WorksheetsAncient Civilizations Contributions
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 2mins
The civilizations in Mesopotamia were ruled by
kings
Pharoah
emperor
parliament
Religion played a significant role in the lives of the Mesopotamians. They believed in many gods and goddesses controlling the forces in nature. The worship or veneration of many gods is called ______
Polytheism
Monotheism
Atheism
Non-theism
Sumerians built temples known as ________ at the center of each city-state. It is a multi-level and multi-purpose structure because, from its religious functions, the temple also served as a focal point of different socio-political and economic activities.
Ziggurat of Ur
Temple of Hatshepsut
Stonehenge
Temple of Apollo
Ancient Egypt was ruled by a king up until the New Kingdom from 1570 until 1069 BCE when they started to call their ruler “pharaoh” which means ________
great bath
great power
great responsibility
great house
The belief in the afterlife was the central tenet of the Egyptian religion. What is the process of embalming the body of the pharaoh?
hypodermic embalming
arterial embalming
mummification
cavity mummifying
The doctrine of the ____________ was central to the Chinese view of government. It was based on the idea that the ruler was a son of Heaven given the mandate rule
Authoritarian rule
Mandate of Heaven
Article of Faith
The belief in the gods
The pattern of rising, decline, fall, and replacement of government in China was called the __________
Imperial cycle
emperor ascendancy
cycle of life
dynastic cycle
One of the greatest inventions of the early civilizations is writing. Egypt is to Hieroglyphics while Mesopotamia is to ________.
linear-b
seals
oracle bone inscription
cuneiform
All of the following are inventions of Egyptian civilization except for ______
papyrus and ink
medicine
wheel
cosmetics
Inventions of China and India. Which of the following is NOT an invention of China?
Kite
chopsticks
well-planned layout cities
metalwork
