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WorksheetsPetra, Jordan - Kids.Britannica.Students
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
Where was the ancient city of Petra located?
In now Northwestern Jordan.
In now Southewestern Jordan.
In now Southeastern Jordan.
In now Northeastern Jordan.
How were most of Petra's buildings carved?
Built piece by piece and then assembled together.
Directly into marble.
Directly into rocky sandstone cliffs by hand.
First designed by architects and then carved by machines.
What is the Arabic word for "Rock"?
Batra
Petra
Pietra
Piedra
What are the main colours the rocks of the Valley Petra is located in?
Pink, green and yellow
Preen, purple and yellow.
Pink and yellow.
Red, Pink, purple and yellow.
What kind of building is the Al-Khaznah?
A treasury.
A tomb.
A monastery.
A swimming pool.
What is "Al-Dayr"?
A treasury.
An unfinished tomb.
A monastery.
A palace.
What is a common feature of many buildings in Petra?
They have elaborate facades.
They have elaborate interior decorations.
They are small and cosy.
They are full of engravings.
What does the irrigation system of the city NOT contain?
Dams.
Ceramic Pipes
Water channels.
Water taps in each dwelling.
From which periods were remains found in Petra?
From the Stone and Bronze periods.
From the Mesolithic and Neolithic Periods.
From the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods.
From the Stone and Bronze Age.
Who attacked Petra in 312 BC?
The Seleucids.
The Romans.
The Egyptians.
The Edomites.
Petra prospered as a ......
silk trade center.
perfume trade center.
cloth trade center.
spice trade center.
What was Petra's population at its peak?
Around 300,000 people.
Around 30,000 people.
Around 3,000 people.
Around 3,000,000 people.
Who were the Romans defeated by in 106 AD?
By the Seleucids.
By the Egyptians.
By the Romans.
By the Greeks.
What caused Petra's decline?
The change of the climate.
The change of their ruler.
The change of trade routes.
The change of fashion.
Who were the last people to know Petra before its discovery by Johan Ludwig Burckhardt?
The Romans.
The Crusaders.
The Arabs.
The Swiss.
