WorksheetsEOC Review Part One : Early Civilizations
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 42mins
A belief in one God Judaism is thought to be the first.
Polytheism
Monotheism
Atheism
worship
a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory
city-state
empire
Province
Country
Hieroglyphics, sanscrit, Cuneiform were all...?
Early religions
Early Cities
Early forms of writing
Types of government
King Hammurabi was best known for what?
The Hanging Garden
Ruling the first empire
Owning slaves
Writing down laws
The worship of many gods is, which was common in many early civilizations is known as...?
Polytheism
Monotheism
Atheism
Animism
What river(s) is(are) nearby the Ancient Chinese civilization?
Nile
Yangtze and yellow
indus
Tigris and Euphrates
What are the names of the two rivers that would flood regularly in Mesopotamia, thus making the land more fertile for agriculture?
Nile
Yangze and Yellow
Tigris and Euphrates
Indus
Why do populations grow in size with irrigation?
Irrigation provides a more stable food supply and thus more food can be grown.
irrigation systems require large populations for building them in the first place.
What is a government controlled by religious leaders?
A monarchy
A dictatorship
A democracy
A theocracy
What was the first legal code that came out of Mesopotamia that was meant to protect people and their property?
The Code of Hammurabi
The Torah
The New Testament
The Quran
What river did the Egyptians rely on for annual flooding?
Tigris
Nile
Yellow
Indus
What was so impressive about the Phoenicians?
These people conquered the Sumerians.
They were the first to develop writing
They were the first to develop laws
They developed a great trading empire along the Mediterranean seas
In Chinese history, how is “dynasty” defined?
a family that passed the imperial title from generation to generation
any emperor who lasted more than two decades
kings dominated by foreign interests
powerful bureaucrats who ran the state
What was the main purpose of the Egyptian pyramids?
They served as tombs for the pharaohs.
They were temples used in worship of Egyptian gods.
They were where the Pharaohs lived
They were the centers of learning
In ancient India, the Aryans developed a distinctive social class system. What was it called?
Social Pyramid
Caste System
Nirvana
Reincarnation
In traditional Chinese culture, which philosophy had the greatest influence on the development of culture, society, and politics due to the emphasis on relationships?
Confucianism
Shintoism
Taoism
Buddhism
What are the most sacred writings of the Jewish religion, the first five books of the Hebrew Bible called?
The Torah
the Bible
The Quran
The Ten Commandments
Often referred to as the “enlightened one” by his followers, who was the founder of Buddhism?
Muhammad
Jesus
Hammurabi
Siddhartha Gautama
Neolithic Period is known as
"New" Stone age
"Old" Stone Age
"Great" stone age
"Current" Stone Age
The Paleolithic Period is known as
"New" Stone age
"Old" Stone Age
"Great" Stone Age
"Current" Stone Age
Which of the following terms best refer to the idea of coming back in another form after death?
Karma
Reincarnation
Nirvana
Caste System
