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Early Civ

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

BCE is an abbreviation for...

a)

before common era

b)

before Christ

c)

by counting eras

d)

before China emerged

2.
What were pyramids?
a)

a place to store food surplus

b)
prisons
c)
tombs for pharaohs
d)
tombs for nobles
3.

Which two rivers were important in Mesopotamia?

a)

Euphrates and Nile

b)

Euphrates and Tigris

c)

Besòs and Llobregat

d)

Tigris and Ebre

4.
What were the time periods in ancient China broken up into?
a)
Dynasties
b)
Decades
c)
Cycles
d)
Kingdoms
5.

In Divine Right , the monarch considered him/herself to be God's Representative. True/False

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The Mandate of Heaven and Divine Right are similar because they claim their power is

a)

natural

b)

heavenly

7.

The development of agriculture meant that

a)

Early people had to become nomads

b)

There was no longer a need for water

c)

Crops could be grown in the tundra

d)

People had a reliable food source

8.

With the development of agriculture

a)

Everyone kept hunting

b)

Some people stayed in year round villages

c)

Everyone remained in the same place

d)

People became more alike

9.

Complex societies that have a government, written language, organized religion, jobs, and cities.

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Civilization

c)

States

10.
Government, writing, and religion are characteristics of a civilization. 
a)
True
b)
False