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Worksheets6 Inventions That Changed the World
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 50mins
Who likely put together the wheel and axle?
the people of ancient Egypt
the people of the Han Dynasty
the people of ancient Mesopotamia
the people of Germany in the Middle Ages
Why did the ancient Egyptians keep their paper-making method a secret?
to have an advantage in war
to make money by selling paper
to avoid having invaders raid their lands for papyrus
to prevent other societies from recording their histories
What did Gutenberg's printing press allow people to do for the first time?
make a book
preserve great works
mass-produce printed material
navigate the seas with confidence
Who funded the experimental computer network that led to the creation of the Internet?
IBM
the Pentagon
students at Harvard University
a European organization
In the section "Papyrus Paper," Sofia Torallas Tovar says, "It was like a revolution in book production." Her tone can best be described as :
admiring
bitter
concerned
sympathetic
Based on details in the section "Compass," you can infer that without the compass
nothing could be magnetized
the Han Dynasty would have quickly collapsed
the Chinese would never have discovered lodestones
the rise of foreign trade by sea woul have developed years later than it did
In the section "Printing Press With Movable Type," the author connects the invention of the printing press with:
the demand for metal
the interest in creating books by hand
the establishment of the Catholic Church
the spread of innovations during the Renaissance
Which word in the first paragraph of the section "Electric Light Bulb" suggests that the author is impressed by the number of patents Thomas Edison had?
young
whopping
answer
glow
How does the author structure the information in this nonfiction text?
cause/effect
chronological/time order
problem/solution
compare/contrast
In what year did the World Wide Web open to the public?
(a)
