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Ancient Civilizations Asia/Africa

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The trade route that stretched from China (Asia) to Europe and Africa was called ______________

a)

The Super Highway

b)

The Silk Route

c)

The Trade Route

d)

The Bartering System

2.

Religions that worship more than one god are called what?

a)

Polysynthetic

b)

Monotheistic

c)

Polytheistic

d)

Atheistic

3.

The major river of ancient Egypt used for farming and trade was the

a)

Euphrates River

b)

Nile River

c)

Tigris River

d)

Indus River

4.

What ancient civilization was in modern day Pakistan?

a)

Indus Valley

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

China

5.

What is hieroglyphics?

a)

first language developed by Mesopotamians

b)

same as cuneiform

c)

Ancient Egyptian writing using sounds and pictures

d)

language Shang dynasty developed

6.

Why was the great wall built?

a)

impress visitors

b)

give people a job

c)

to keep the empire safe from invasion

7.

Happening a long time ago.

a)

artifact

b)

ancient

c)

empire

d)

modern

8.
India is a ________________, meaning it is a part of Asia.
a)
subcontinent
b)
continent
c)
region
d)
landform
9.

Which vocabulary word means: "ancient sacred writings of India"?

a)

subcontinent

b)

resided

c)

abandon

d)

indigenous

e)

Vedas

10.

Which definition matches the word: "monsoon"?

a)

strong seasonal winds that influence India’s climate

b)

a social group that one is born into and cannot change

c)

the prince or leader of an Aryan tribe

d)

mountain range blocking Indian subcontinent from Asia

e)

the written language developed in Aryan villages

11.

A ruling family that hold power for many years

a)

dynasty

b)

chiefdom

c)

kingdom

12.

Chinese political philosophy that was used in ancient and imperial China to legitimize the rule of the King or Emperor of China

a)

Divine Right of Kings

b)

coup d'état

c)

Mandate of Heaven

d)

democratic elections