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Ancient Civilizations Contributions

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The civilizations in Mesopotamia were ruled by

a)

kings

b)

Pharoah

c)

emperor

d)

parliament

2.

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 ______

a)

Polytheism

b)

Monotheism

c)

Atheism

d)

Non-theism

3.

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.

a)

Ziggurat of Ur

b)

Temple of Hatshepsut

c)

Stonehenge

d)

Temple of Apollo

4.

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 ________

a)

great bath

b)

great power

c)

great responsibility

d)

great house

5.

The belief in the afterlife was the central tenet of the Egyptian religion. What is the process of embalming the body of the pharaoh?

a)

hypodermic embalming

b)

arterial embalming

c)

mummification

d)

cavity mummifying

6.

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

a)

Authoritarian rule

b)

Mandate of Heaven

c)

Article of Faith

d)

The belief in the gods

7.

The pattern of rising, decline, fall, and replacement of government in China was called the __________

a)

Imperial cycle

b)

emperor ascendancy

c)

cycle of life

d)

dynastic cycle

8.

One of the greatest inventions of the early civilizations is writing. Egypt is to Hieroglyphics while Mesopotamia is to ________.

a)

linear-b

b)

seals

c)

oracle bone inscription

d)

cuneiform

9.

All of the following are inventions of Egyptian civilization except for ______

a)

papyrus and ink

b)

medicine

c)

wheel

d)

cosmetics

10.

Inventions of China and India. Which of the following is NOT an invention of China?

a)

Kite

b)

chopsticks

c)

well-planned layout cities

d)

metalwork