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SS8: Mesopotamia, Indian, and Chinese Civilization

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

 

Identify the Civilization based on the given characteristic.

Hinduism

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Indian

c)

Chinese

2.

 

Identify the Civilization based on the given characteristic.

Oracle Bone Script

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Indian

c)

Chinese

3.

 

Identify the Civilization based on the given characteristic.

Ziggurat

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Indian

c)

Chinese

4.

 

Identify the Civilization based on the given characteristic.

Cuneiform

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Indian

c)

Chinese

5.

 

Identify the Civilization based on the given characteristic.

seals for their products/possessions

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Indian

c)

Chinese

6.

 

Identify the Civilization based on the given characteristic.

Hammurabi Code

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Indian

c)

Chinese

7.

 

Identify the Civilization based on the given characteristic.

Epic of Ramayana and Mahabharata

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Indian

c)

Chinese

8.

 

Identify the Civilization based on the given characteristic.

political dynasty

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Indian

c)

Chinese

9.

 

Identify the Civilization based on the given characteristic.

chariots

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Indian

c)

Chinese

10.

 

Identify the Civilization based on the given characteristic.

sewage system

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Indian

c)

Chinese

11.

 

Identify the Civilization based on the given characteristic.

zero and decimal system

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Indian

c)

Chinese

12.

 

Identify the Civilization based on the given characteristic.

sundial

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Indian

c)

Chinese

13.

 

Identify the Civilization based on the given characteristic.

caste system

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Indian

c)

Chinese

14.

 

Identify the Civilization based on the given characteristic.

Great Wall

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Indian

c)

Chinese

15.

 

Identify the Civilization based on the given characteristic.

Sanskrit

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Indian

c)

Chinese

16.

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Which among the following situation is a characteristic of civilization?

a)

People live together or in groups.

b)

People get food from the environment.

c)

People can travel from one place to another.

d)

People write a common language.

17.

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Which among the following situation is a characteristic of civilization?

a)

People created and followed a law system.

b)

People learned to protect themselves.

c)

People need to go to school to learn.

d)

People use money to buy needs.

18.

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Which among the following situation is a characteristic of civilization?

a)

People use natural resources for their basic needs.

b)

People developed technology for their livelihood.

c)

People should live near the river.

d)

People should be with their family.

19.

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Which among the following situation is a characteristic of civilization?

a)

People use a calendar for their celebrations.

b)

People celebrated different occasions.

c)

People have a monumental architecture for their community rituals.

d)

People use branded clothing.

20.

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Which among the following situation is a characteristic of civilization?

a)

People shared the same philosophy / religious system.

b)

People fight for their land.

c)

People learn to catch fish.

d)

People shared food and water with their families.

21.

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Why is Mesopotamia called Fertile Crescent?

a)

because when it's a full moon, there will be high tide which can give more water to the river

b)

because of its crescent moon shaped of rich fertile farmland

c)

because half of the land can be cultivated and half of the land is flooded

22.

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How was each Sumerian city state protected?

a)

It was protected by warriors riding in chariots.

b)

It was protected by the people following their leader.

c)

It was protected by a large wall.

23.

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Why did the Sumerian city-states go to war?

a)

because Sargon I ruled them

b)

because there was a scarce water supply

c)

because they want to go inside the wall

24.

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Which caste was the highest with priests and intellectuals?

a)

Shudra

b)

Brahmin

c)

Vaishyas

d)

Kshatriyas

25.

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Which was the lowest of the caste system?

a)

Shudra

b)

Dalits

c)

Vaishyas

d)

Kshatriyas

26.

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Which caste were the warriors and rulers?

a)

Shudra

b)

Dalits

c)

Vaishyas

d)

Kshatriyas

27.

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Which caste were the Dravidians?

a)

Shudra

b)

Brahmin

c)

Vaishyas

d)

Kshatriyas

28.

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What was not inscribed in the Oracle Bone script?

a)

important events of royal families and how people lived in Shang time

b)

prayers

c)

wars and military affairs

d)

immortality training

29.

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What is the meaning of "Mandate of Heaven"?

a)

will of gods

b)

law of leaders

c)

required belief

30.

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What dynasty used the concept of the "Mandate of Heaven"

when they conquer the Shang dynasty?

a)

Zhou Dynasty

b)

Xia Dynasty

c)

Chin Dynasty

31.

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What did Sumerians do when the plains flooded?

a)

moved onto the plains

b)

created irrigation systems

c)

built strong walls and dug moats

32.

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Which civilization invented the wheel?

a)

Ancient Mesopotamia

b)

Ancient India

c)

Ancient China

33.

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Where do Hinduism and Buddhism originate?

a)

Ancient Mesopotamia

b)

Ancient India

c)

Ancient China

34.

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Which Chinese philosophy emphasizes proper behavior?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Daoism

c)

Legalism

35.

The good and evil done in a past life determines the nature of that person’s next life.

a)

brahman

b)

dharma

c)

karma

d)

atman

36.

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How would historians categorize most early religious organizations?

a)
Monotheistic
b)
Polytheistic
c)
Atheistic
d)
Agnostic
37.

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Which was a major city in the Indus Valley?

a)

Babylon

b)

Harappa

c)

Sumer

d)

Ur Namuk

38.

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The Indian civilization believes that a soul survives

death to be reborn in a new body. This rebirth is known as

a)

reincarnation

b)

deity

c)

caste

d)

artisan

39.

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Each city-state of Sumerians is ruled by a priest-king called ___.

a)

patesi

b)

emperor

c)

chariot

d)

artisan

40.

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They are the natives who first settled in the land of India.

a)

Patesi

b)

Dravidians

c)

Mojenjo

d)

Aryans

41.

Complete the analogy.

Mesopotamia Civilization : (a)   = Indian Civilization : Indus River

42.

Complete the analogy.

Mesopotamia Civilization : Cuneiform = Indian Civilization : (a)  

43.

Complete the analogy.

Chinese Civilization : Great Wall = Indian Civilization : (a)  

44.

Complete the analogy.

Mesopotamia Civilization : Sumerians = Indian Civilization : (a)  

45.

Complete the analogy.

Mesopotamia Civilization : (a)   = Indian Civilization : Epic of Ramayana and Mahabharata

46.

Complete the analogy.

Akkadian Empire : (a)   = Mauryan Empire : Chandragupta Maurya

47.

Complete the analogy.

New Babylon : (a)   = Golden Age : Gupta Empire

48.

Complete the analogy.

First Emperor of Akkadians: Sargon 1 = First Emperor of China : (a)  

49.

Complete the analogy.

Mesopotamia : Sexagesimal System = India : (a)  

50.

Complete the analogy.

China : (a)   = India : Indus River

51.

Choose who contributed the following:

cuneiform

a)

Sumerian

b)

Akkadian

c)

Babylonian

d)

Assyrian

e)

Chaldean

52.

Choose who contributed the following:

ziggurat

a)

Sumerian

b)

Akkadian

c)

Babylonian

d)

Assyrian

e)

Chaldean

53.

Choose who contributed the following:

library

a)

Sumerian

b)

Akkadian

c)

Babylonian

d)

Assyrian

e)

Chaldean

54.

Choose who contributed the following:

irrigation system

a)

Sumerian

b)

Akkadian

c)

Babylonian

d)

Assyrian

e)

Chaldean

55.

Choose who contributed the following:

chariots

a)

Sumerian

b)

Akkadian

c)

Babylonian

d)

Assyrian

e)

Chaldean

56.

Choose who contributed the following:

Hammurabi Code

a)

Sumerian

b)

Akkadian

c)

Babylonian

d)

Assyrian

e)

Chaldean

57.

Choose who contributed the following:

Hanging Garden of Babylon

a)

Sumerian

b)

Akkadian

c)

Babylonian

d)

Assyrian

e)

Chaldean

58.

Choose who contributed the following:

Epic of Gilgamesh

a)

Sumerian

b)

Akkadian

c)

Babylonian

d)

Assyrian

e)

Chaldean

59.

Which of the following is described as the:

World's first empire

a)

Sumerian

b)

Akkadian

c)

Babylonian

d)

Assyrian

e)

Chaldean

60.

Which of the following is described as the:

New Babylonia

a)

Sumerian

b)

Akkadian

c)

Babylonian

d)

Assyrian

e)

Chaldean

61.

Nebuchadnezzar is the leader of ______

a)

Sumerian

b)

Akkadian

c)

Babylonian

d)

Assyrian

e)

Chaldean

62.

Sargon I is the leader of ______

a)

Sumerian

b)

Akkadian

c)

Babylonian

d)

Assyrian

e)

Chaldean

63.

Tiglath-Pileser I is the leader of ______

a)

Sumerian

b)

Akkadian

c)

Babylonian

d)

Assyrian

e)

Chaldean

64.

Hammurabi is the leader of ______

a)

Sumerian

b)

Akkadian

c)

Babylonian

d)

Assyrian

e)

Chaldean

65.

Click the correct dynasty.

longest reign in Chinese history

a)

Xia

b)

Shang

c)

Zhou

d)

Chin

66.

Click the correct dynasty.

Emperor Yu the Great

a)

Xia

b)

Shang

c)

Zhou

d)

Chin

67.

Click the correct dynasty.

Shih Huang Ti

a)

Xia

b)

Shang

c)

Zhou

d)

Chin

68.

Click the correct dynasty.

Great Wall of China

a)

Xia

b)

Shang

c)

Zhou

d)

Chin

69.

Click the correct dynasty.

First Empire that unified China

a)

Xia

b)

Shang

c)

Zhou

d)

Chin

70.

In your opinion, what weakens a civilization?

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