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WorksheetsAncient Civilisations
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 25mins
What country was the Indus Valley found in?
Egypt
Pakistan
China
Germany
The ancient (a) were the first of the civilisations
The ancient Sumer's began around
5000BC
1500BC
2000BC
3000BC
The Shang Dynasty was located in
Brazil
India
China
Pakistan
Which things are needed for a civilisation?
Water/food supply
Electricity
Governance
Language
Kitchens
In Mesopotamia, this was called a
(a)
Which civilisation was around at some point during all of the other 3?
Shang Dynasty
Indus Valley
Sumer
Ancient Egypt
Which civilisation had the shortest reign?
What did all the civilisation's have in common?
Rivers, next to the sea, fertile soil, warm
Rivers, mountains, volcanoes
Mountains, lots of animals, near the Artic
By the equator, short haired cats, islands near them
The Indus Valley had narrow (a)
In your opinion, what was the most successful ancient civilisation?
Ancient Sumer
Shang Dynasty
Indus Valley
Ancient Egypt
The _____________ _______________'s were the first people to use farming
(a)
Some of the things farmed in the ancient civilisation's were
Wheat
Barley
Lettuce
Fish
Potatoes
Irrigation was the process of
directing water to crops and land
stopping flooding
Making boats to fish on
Carrying water to towns to drink
Irrigation involved which 3 things below
Tunnels under rivers
Wooden gates to control the water
Ditches to carry water to fields
Canals from the river
Building bridges to cross
Houses in Egypt, Indus Valley and Ancient Mesopotamia were made with (a) dried in the sun
The first form of writing was called
Cuneiform
Bone Oracle Script
Indus Script
Hieroglyphics
Ancient communication helped to make keeping (a) easier.
Ancient communication was important for
Sending love letters
Keeping records
Trading
Communicating over long distance
Writing to tell other countries they were wrong
True or False
The Indus Valley Script was the first that used some phonetical sounds
True
False
Ancient Sumaria is found in which country?
Iraq
Italy
India
Indonesia
All rivers (a) which gave them fertile land.
Who was the most successful civilisation?
Sumer
Indus Valley
Egypt
Shang
All of these 4 civilisations settled here because of the
Heat
River
Fertile land
Mountains
Animals
What was the first writing used for?
Counting stock
Sending messages
Keeping records
Starting wars
The (a) people wrote on Oracle bones.
The Indus Valley civilisation were the first to use phonetical characters in writing?
True
False
Why did the Shang Dynasty burn the oracle bones they wrote on?
To ask the Gods questions
To keep records
To send messages to friends
To write birthday cards
Create brilliant rap songs that everyone loves
Who came first, the Shang Dynasty or the Romans?
Romans
Shang Dynasty
Why did they have such fertile land?
Rivers (flood), warmth, good soil
Rivers, sea, rain
Animals, ploughing, ditches
Hot weather, seasons, tractors
Where were the ziggurats first built?
Egypt
Sumer
Indus Valley
Shang Dynasty
The walls were white to keep them (a) .
