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WorksheetsEarly Societies 3500 BCE to 1500 CE
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 21mins
The Ancient Egyptians used pictures words to write called:
Cursive
Hieroglyphics
Calligraphy
Handwriting
This early societies did not rely on currency or trading.
Inca Empire
Ancient Rome
Medieval England
Indus Valley
This early society had 3 main belief systems: Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism.
Ancient China
Ancient Rome
Medieval England
Indus Valley
Some people in this early society lived in homes called long houses.
Ancient China
Six Nations
Inca Empire
Indus Valley
The name of this early society means "the people" in its native language.
Six Nations
Inca Empire
Indus Valley
Inuit
An ________is someone who studies the past by exploring early society and searching for artifacts
Architect
Archaeologist
Paleontologist
Geologist
_____ is a word to for the way of life of groups of people.
Beliefs
Artifact
Trade
Culture
An______ is an object that was made by a person.
Culture
Artifact
Trade
Beliefs
_______ are an acceptance that something is true or that something exists.
Trade
Artifact
Beliefs
Culture
______ is exchanging something for something else.
Beliefs
Trade
Culture
Artifact
Which is an example of Ancient Egyptian architecture?
Water Clocks
Pyramids
Sundials
Hieroglyphics
Which word means the act of giving or doing something?
Architecture
Pharaohs
Irrigation
Contribution
The Egyptians irrigation system helped them...
move water inland for farming
Make more homes
Build the pyramids
Catch more fish
Ancient Egypt is located on the continent of...
Asia
Australia
Africa
North America
The land of Ancient Egypt was mostly...
rainforest
desert
grassland
tundra
The Ancient Egyptians settled along what river?
Rio Grande
Mississippi
Huang He
Nile
What was one of the main reasons for building Roman roads?
to allow tribunes to travel throughout the empire
to allow Rome's armies to travel quickly across the empire
to allow invasions from barbarians throughout the empire
to allow slaves to travel the countryside in the empire
How did the Romans get fresh water to their large cities?
They used ocean water to drink
They dug deep wells that provided water
They built aqueducts to carry it from the countryside
They traded with the Greeks who had large freshwater lakes
What is the name of this great Roman achievement?
Stupa
Coliseum
Ziggurat
Pathenon
What Roman achievement does the picture emphasize?
dome
arch
aqueduct
pillar
Which Roman achievement is depicted above?
arch
dome
pillar
coliseum
What was the name of the elite social class in Rome?
Plebeians
Patricians
Consuls
What was the term used to refer to common people in Rome?
Plebeians
Patricians
Consuls
Select all of China's natural barriers
A Plateau is....
similar to the Central valley
Flat land, BUT with high elevations where the air is thin.....
The Yellow River got its nickname from the yellow, rich top soil that was left after floods.
True
False
How could the natural barrier of the ocean be of use to the Ancient Chinese? CHOOSE TWO
Fishing
Some trading
Gave them drinking water
Provided a hot, sandy, waterless natural barrier.
The Chinese wanted to keep out the Mongolians so they built large mounds of dirt and rock as barriers. These were the very beginnings of the what?
The Pyramids
The Temple in Jerusalem
The Great Wall of China
Buddhist Stupas
The Chinese developed irrigation which helped them to grow more crops.
True
False
Famous Chinese Philosopher
Abraham
Ramses II
Confucius
Jake Paul
Name the two great rivers of Ancient China
Tigris and Euphrates
Yellow and Yangtze
Indus and Ganges
Nile and Jordan
Where is China located?
Asia
Africa
India
North America
South America
The Inca Empire was located in which mountain range?
Rocky Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Andes Mountains
Carpathian Mountains
What is remarkable about the Inca's stone building techniques?
Their buildings were the tallest in South America
They didn't use stone in their building
The stones fit together perfectly without mortar
The buildings were easy to rebuild after earthquakes
Which medieval European would be least likely to move to someplace new?
King
Knight
Noble
Serf
During the Middle Ages, the economy began to center around what?
The kingdom
The manor
The silk trade
The crop production
What physical feature helps contribute to the warmer climate in Southern Europe?
The rivers that run across Europe.
The ocean surrounding parts of Southern Europe.
The mountain ranges that block cooler northern winds.
The desert, which contributes to hotter weather.
Why did feudalism develop in Europe in the Middle Ages?
To give knights a purpose for fighting
For the kings to have people to rule
So manors would be useful again
To provide protection and security
What is the black plague?
Another name for the Guillotine
A disease that killed many people in Europe
A religious cult during the Middle Ages
The name for secret soldiers in the Roman army
What animal carried the Black Death and transferred it to humans?
Fleas
Birds
Mosquitos
Cows
Very powerful, God’s representative on Earth
King
Pope
Cardinal
Archbishop
