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Early Societies 3500 BCE to 1500 CE

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Ancient Egyptians used pictures words to write called:

a)

Cursive

b)

Hieroglyphics

c)

Calligraphy

d)

Handwriting

2.

This early societies did not rely on currency or trading.

a)

Inca Empire

b)

Ancient Rome

c)

Medieval England

d)

Indus Valley

3.

This early society had 3 main belief systems: Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism.

a)

Ancient China

b)

Ancient Rome

c)

Medieval England

d)

Indus Valley

4.

Some people in this early society lived in homes called long houses.

a)

Ancient China

b)

Six Nations

c)

Inca Empire

d)

Indus Valley

5.

The name of this early society means "the people" in its native language.

a)

Six Nations

b)

Inca Empire

c)

Indus Valley

d)

Inuit

6.

An ________is someone who studies the past by exploring early society and searching for artifacts

a)

Architect

b)

Archaeologist

c)

Paleontologist

d)

Geologist

7.

_____ is a word to for the way of life of groups of people.

a)

Beliefs

b)

Artifact

c)

Trade

d)

Culture

8.

An______ is an object that was made by a person.

a)

Culture

b)

Artifact

c)

Trade

d)

Beliefs

9.

_______ are an acceptance that something is true or that something exists.

a)

Trade

b)

Artifact

c)

Beliefs

d)

Culture

10.

______ is exchanging something for something else.

a)

Beliefs

b)

Trade

c)

Culture

d)

Artifact

11.

Which is an example of Ancient Egyptian architecture?

a)

Water Clocks

b)

Pyramids

c)

Sundials

d)

Hieroglyphics

12.

Which word means the act of giving or doing something?

a)

Architecture

b)

Pharaohs

c)

Irrigation

d)

Contribution

13.

The Egyptians irrigation system helped them...

a)

move water inland for farming

b)

Make more homes

c)

Build the pyramids

d)

Catch more fish

14.

Ancient Egypt is located on the continent of...

a)

Asia

b)

Australia

c)

Africa

d)

North America

15.

The land of Ancient Egypt was mostly...

a)

rainforest

b)

desert

c)

grassland

d)

tundra

16.

The Ancient Egyptians settled along what river?

a)

Rio Grande

b)

Mississippi

c)

Huang He

d)

Nile

17.

What was one of the main reasons for building Roman roads?

a)

to allow tribunes to travel throughout the empire

b)

to allow Rome's armies to travel quickly across the empire

c)

to allow invasions from barbarians throughout the empire

d)

to allow slaves to travel the countryside in the empire

18.

How did the Romans get fresh water to their large cities?

a)

They used ocean water to drink

b)

They dug deep wells that provided water

c)

They built aqueducts to carry it from the countryside

d)

They traded with the Greeks who had large freshwater lakes

19.

What is the name of this great Roman achievement?

a)

Stupa

b)

Coliseum

c)

Ziggurat

d)

Pathenon

20.

What Roman achievement does the picture emphasize?

a)

dome

b)

arch

c)

aqueduct

d)

pillar

21.

Which Roman achievement is depicted above?

a)

arch

b)

dome

c)

pillar

d)

coliseum

22.

What was the name of the elite social class in Rome?

a)

Plebeians

b)

Patricians

c)

Consuls

23.

What was the term used to refer to common people in Rome?

a)

Plebeians

b)

Patricians

c)

Consuls

24.

Select all of China's natural barriers

a)
b)
c)
d)
25.

A Plateau is....

a)

similar to the Central valley

b)

Flat land, BUT with high elevations where the air is thin.....

26.

The Yellow River got its nickname from the yellow, rich top soil that was left after floods.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

How could the natural barrier of the ocean be of use to the Ancient Chinese? CHOOSE TWO

a)

Fishing

b)

Some trading

c)

Gave them drinking water

d)

Provided a hot, sandy, waterless natural barrier.

28.

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?

a)

The Pyramids

b)

The Temple in Jerusalem

c)

The Great Wall of China

d)

Buddhist Stupas

29.

The Chinese developed irrigation which helped them to grow more crops.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Famous Chinese Philosopher

a)

Abraham

b)

Ramses II

c)

Confucius

d)

Jake Paul

31.

Name the two great rivers of Ancient China

a)

Tigris and Euphrates

b)

Yellow and Yangtze

c)

Indus and Ganges

d)

Nile and Jordan

32.

Where is China located?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

India

d)

North America

e)

South America

33.

The Inca Empire was located in which mountain range?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Andes Mountains

d)

Carpathian Mountains

34.

What is remarkable about the Inca's stone building techniques?

a)

Their buildings were the tallest in South America

b)

They didn't use stone in their building

c)

The stones fit together perfectly without mortar

d)

The buildings were easy to rebuild after earthquakes

35.

Which medieval European would be least likely to move to someplace new?

a)

King

b)

Knight

c)

Noble

d)

Serf

36.

During the Middle Ages, the economy began to center around what?

a)

The kingdom

b)

The manor

c)

The silk trade

d)

The crop production

37.

What physical feature helps contribute to the warmer climate in Southern Europe?

a)

The rivers that run across Europe.

b)

The ocean surrounding parts of Southern Europe.

c)

The mountain ranges that block cooler northern winds.

d)

The desert, which contributes to hotter weather.

38.

Why did feudalism develop in Europe in the Middle Ages?

a)

To give knights a purpose for fighting

b)

For the kings to have people to rule

c)

So manors would be useful again

d)

To provide protection and security

39.

What is the black plague?

a)

Another name for the Guillotine

b)

A disease that killed many people in Europe

c)

A religious cult during the Middle Ages

d)

The name for secret soldiers in the Roman army

40.

What animal carried the Black Death and transferred it to humans?

a)

Fleas

b)

Birds

c)

Mosquitos

d)

Cows

41.

Very powerful, God’s representative on Earth

a)

King

b)

Pope

c)

Cardinal

d)

Archbishop