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Ancient River Valley Civilizations

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ancient Egyptian empire began along the...

a)

Tigris River

b)

Amazon River Basin

c)

Nile River Delta

d)

Mediterranean Sea

2.

What civilization is known for hieroglyphics, papyrus, and pyramids?

a)

Egypt

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

India

d)

China

3.

What was a pharaoh know for?

a)

Creating gold towers

b)

Living god and ruler of Egypt,

c)

Fighting wars against the Swedish.

d)

Discovery of the Americas.

4.

A belief in many gods is known as...

a)

Polytheism

b)

Monotheism

c)

Plagiarism

d)

Theocracy

5.

Which ancient civilization was founded on the African Continent?

a)

Egypt

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

English

d)

Greek

6.

This religion is the 3rd most popular in the world and began in Ancient India.

a)

Islam

b)

Buddhism

c)

Judaism

d)

Hinduism

7.

Buddhism believes that...

a)

you can reach enlightenment only by following the Eightfold Path.

b)

you will go to Heaven during the afterlife.

c)

you have to pray towards Mecca.

d)

you will fight alongside Thor in the afterlife.

8.

Which ancient civilization was isolated by mountains and desert and was home of the Yellow and Yangzte Rivers.

a)

China

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Rome

d)

India

9.

Which ancient civilization was home to the major cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-daro, as well as the Indus River

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Egypt

d)

Aztecs

10.

Mesopotamia, India, China, and Egypt all depended on which of the following.

a)

The belief in only one god.

b)

Earthquakes

c)

The flooding of their local rivers.

d)

Strong winds known as Monsoons

11.

Which of the following formed in river valleys?

a)

Egypt

b)

Sumer

c)

Harappa

d)

Qin Dynasty

e)

Athens, Greece

12.

Cuneiform, Papyrus, and Sanskrit all deal with what?

a)

Writing

b)

Trade

c)

Transportation

d)

Economics

13.

Which of the following were major rivers for Ancient India?

a)

Indus

b)

Euphrates

c)

Ganges

d)

Nile

14.

Ancient Egypt practiced what form of government?

a)

Oligarchy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Socialism

15.

Flooding of the Nile brought what to ancient Egypt?

a)

Locust that ate all their crops

b)

Invaders from Western Africa

c)

Water buffalo for hunting

d)

Silt which helped with agriculture

16.

Which were the rivers of Mesopotamia

a)

Nile

b)

Huang He

c)

Yangtze

d)

Euphrates

e)

Tigris

17.

Which group of people were at the bottom of the social structure in ancient Egypt?

a)

Farmers

b)

Pharaohs

c)

gods

d)

Slaves

18.

Confucius is an ancient philosopher who taught that children should respect their parents. Where is he from?

a)

Greece

b)

England

c)

China

d)

India

19.

The first written code of laws was written by which ruler of ancient Mesopotamia?

a)

Abraham

b)

Darius

c)

Confucius

d)

Hammurabi

20.

Hieroglyphic originated where?

a)

India

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

China

d)

Egypt