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Ancient Civilisations

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What country was the Indus Valley found in?

a)

Egypt

b)

Pakistan

c)

China

d)

Germany

2.

The ancient (a)   were the first of the civilisations

3.

The ancient Sumer's began around

a)

5000BC

b)

1500BC

c)

2000BC

d)

3000BC

4.

The Shang Dynasty was located in

a)

Brazil

b)

India

c)

China

d)

Pakistan

5.

Which things are needed for a civilisation?

a)

Water/food supply

b)

Electricity

c)

Governance

d)

Language

e)

Kitchens

6.

In Mesopotamia, this was called a

(a)  

7.

Which civilisation was around at some point during all of the other 3?

a)

Shang Dynasty

b)

Indus Valley

c)

Sumer

d)

Ancient Egypt

8.

Which civilisation had the shortest reign?

4 lines
9.

What did all the civilisation's have in common?

a)

Rivers, next to the sea, fertile soil, warm

b)

Rivers, mountains, volcanoes

c)

Mountains, lots of animals, near the Artic

d)

By the equator, short haired cats, islands near them

10.

The Indus Valley had narrow (a)  

11.

In your opinion, what was the most successful ancient civilisation?

a)

Ancient Sumer

b)

Shang Dynasty

c)

Indus Valley

d)

Ancient Egypt

12.

The _____________ _______________'s were the first people to use farming

(a)  

13.

Some of the things farmed in the ancient civilisation's were

a)

Wheat

b)

Barley

c)

Lettuce

d)

Fish

e)

Potatoes

14.

Irrigation was the process of

a)

directing water to crops and land

b)

stopping flooding

c)

Making boats to fish on

d)

Carrying water to towns to drink

15.

Irrigation involved which 3 things below

a)

Tunnels under rivers

b)

Wooden gates to control the water

c)

Ditches to carry water to fields

d)

Canals from the river

e)

Building bridges to cross

16.

Houses in Egypt, Indus Valley and Ancient Mesopotamia were made with (a)   dried in the sun

17.

The first form of writing was called

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Bone Oracle Script

c)

Indus Script

d)

Hieroglyphics

18.

Ancient communication helped to make keeping (a)   easier.

19.

Ancient communication was important for

a)

Sending love letters

b)

Keeping records

c)

Trading

d)

Communicating over long distance

e)

Writing to tell other countries they were wrong

20.

True or False

The Indus Valley Script was the first that used some phonetical sounds

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Ancient Sumaria is found in which country?

a)

Iraq

b)

Italy

c)

India

d)

Indonesia

22.

All rivers (a)   which gave them fertile land.

23.

Who was the most successful civilisation?

a)

Sumer

b)

Indus Valley

c)

Egypt

d)

Shang

24.

All of these 4 civilisations settled here because of the

a)

Heat

b)

River

c)

Fertile land

d)

Mountains

e)

Animals

25.

What was the first writing used for?

a)

Counting stock

b)

Sending messages

c)

Keeping records

d)

Starting wars

26.

The (a)   people wrote on Oracle bones.

27.

The Indus Valley civilisation were the first to use phonetical characters in writing?

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Why did the Shang Dynasty burn the oracle bones they wrote on?

a)

To ask the Gods questions

b)

To keep records

c)

To send messages to friends

d)

To write birthday cards

e)

Create brilliant rap songs that everyone loves

29.

Who came first, the Shang Dynasty or the Romans?

a)

Romans

b)

Shang Dynasty

30.

Why did they have such fertile land?

a)

Rivers (flood), warmth, good soil

b)

Rivers, sea, rain

c)

Animals, ploughing, ditches

d)

Hot weather, seasons, tractors

31.

Where were the ziggurats first built?

a)

Egypt

b)

Sumer

c)

Indus Valley

d)

Shang Dynasty

32.

The walls were white to keep them (a)   .