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History 1

Total questions: 96

Worksheet time: 3hrs 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

WHERE WAS THE INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION?

a)

BETWEEN THE EUPHRATES AND TIGRIS RIVERS

b)

IT WAS CENTRED ON THE INDUS RIVER

2.

The biggest cities of the Indus valley civilization were: Harappa and _______.

a)

Xia

b)

Sumer

c)

Mohenjo-daro

3.

Pots were made of: _____. 1. WOOD. 2. CLAY. 3. STONE

a)
b)
c)
4.

Indus valley civilization's houses were made of: 1. WOOD 2. MUDBRICKS

a)
b)
5.

Did the houses in the Indus valley have bathrooms?

a)

YES

b)

NO

6.

Did the Indus people use ploughs?

a)

YES

b)

NO

7.

Did the Indus people have their own script?

a)

YES

b)

NO

8.

Did archaeologists decipher the Indus script?

a)
b)
9.

SEALS WERE USED BY ____

a)

TRADERS

b)

THE KING

10.

Were the oldest scales found in the Indus valley civilization?

a)

YES

b)

NO

11.
What river valley would have been here?
a)
China
b)
Mesopotamia
c)
Indus
d)
Egypt
12.
What was the first river valley to appear?
a)
China
b)
Egypt
c)
Indus
d)
Mesopotamia
13.
Which of the following means one god?
a)
Monotheism
b)
Polytheism
14.
What civilization is between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
a)
Egypt
b)
China
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
Indus
15.
Name the civilization: 
- Nile River
- Hieroglyphics
- Pyramids
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
16.
What two rivers are associated with the Indus River Valley?
a)
Ganges and Indus
b)
Tigris and Euphrates
c)
Tigris and Ganges
d)
Nile and Indus
17.
Which two cities were discovered in the Indus River Valley?
a)
Tigris and Euphrates
b)
Sumer and Babylonia
c)
Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
d)
Cairo and Bahgdad
18.
How would historians categorize most early religious organizations?
a)
Monotheistic
b)
Polytheistic
c)
Atheistic
d)
Agnostic
19.
Name the civilization: 
- Huang He (Yellow) River
- Calligraphy writing
- Paper and Silk
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
20.
Using the map, what river valley is shaded in yellow?
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
21.
Using the map, what river valley is shaded in pink?
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
22.
Using the map, what river valley is shaded in purple?
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
23.
What were oracle bones used for?
a)
Cooking
b)
Telling stories
c)
Building the Great Wall of China
d)
Asking for advice from the gods
24.
What did early Chinese writing look like? (Hint: they still use this method today!)
a)
Hieroglyphics
b)
Pictographs & ideographs
c)
Cuneiform
d)
Phonetics
25.

What were the names of the two famous Indus Valley cities?

a)

Tigris and Euphrates

b)

Harappa and Mohenjo Daro

c)

Ganges and Everest

d)

Cairo and Alexandria

26.

Which of the following does NOT describe the Indus Valley cities?

a)

They had lots warriors and weapons

b)

Had water systems for fresh and sewer water

c)

Major streets were paved

d)

Homes had indoor bathrooms

27.

What was the name of the Aryan sacred texts?

a)

Koran

b)

Vedas

c)

Dead Sea Scrolls

d)

Upanishads

28.

What was the language of the Aryans called?

a)

Hindi

b)

Italics

c)

Hieroglyphs

d)

Sanskrit

29.

What something the the Indus and Aryan people have in common?

a)

they shared the same language

b)

they both were people who farmed

c)

they both had same religious beliefs

d)

cows were sacred to both groups

30.

These Indus Valley tiles were found in Mesopotamia, what inference can we make about this discovery?

a)

Both groups people spoke the same language

b)

Mesopotamia conquered Indus and stole them

c)

The Indus and Mesopotamians traded with each other

d)

Both groups worshipped animals

31.

What river was the Ancient Indus Valley Civilization built around?

a)

Nile River

b)

Yellow River

c)

Tigris River

d)

Indus River

32.

What were the cities of the Indus River Valley like? (two answers here)

a)

They were unplanned messes.

b)

They were laid out in a grid pattern.

c)

They had drainage and sewer systems.

d)

They had uneven brick homes.

33.

The mountains to the north of India are called..

a)

The Rocky Mountains

b)

The Andes Mountains

c)

The Himalayas

d)

Caucasus Mountains

34.

Which of the following was a main cause for the decline of the Indus Valley Civilization?

a)

Unemployment problems

b)

Rivers changing course

c)

Civil War

d)

Monsoon season stopped occurring

35.
What two rivers are associated with the Indus River Valley?
a)
Ganges and Indus
b)
Tigris and Euphrates
c)
Tigris and Ganges
d)
Nile and Indus
36.
Using the map, what river valley is shaded in pink?
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
37.

Mohenjo-daro and Harappa are the known twin capitals in Indus Valley. Both cities were planned and built in grid pattern with wide roads dividing them. This is an example them being what?

a)

advanced cities

b)

complex institutions

c)

specialized workers

d)

record keeping

38.

One of the world's oldest and largest religions that was founded in India...

a)

Christianity

b)

Hinduism

c)

Islam

d)

Judaism

39.

Two of the Hindu gods include...

a)

Muhammad and Allah

b)

God and Jesus

c)

Brahma and Shiva

d)

Abraham and Moses

40.

The ultimate goal for a Hindu is to...

a)

Create as much bad karma as possible

b)

To live a fun life

c)

To understand your soul's relationship with the world's soul

d)

To understand how to meditate

41.

The belief that that your soul is reborn again and again after death is called...

a)

karma

b)

sin

c)

reincarnation

d)

brahman

42.

The accumulation of all of your good and bad deeds is called...

a)

reincarnation

b)

karma

c)

shiva

d)

veda

43.

The bottom category of the Caste System in known as...

a)

the warriors

b)

the priests

c)

the academics

d)

the untouchables

44.

What determined which category of the Caste System you belonged to?

a)

You are born into your Caste System category

b)

You get to chose your category of the Caste System

c)

You get to vote which category you belong to

d)

You are randomly chosen into your category

45.

Who created the Caste System according to the Hindus?

a)

God

b)

Allah

c)

Brahma

d)

Ganesh

46.

What river did people in ancient India settle along?

a)

Tigris River

b)

Nile River

c)

Indus River

d)

Euphrates River

47.

Where was the Indus Valley Civilization?

a)

South Africa

b)

Pakistan and India

c)

Iraq and China

48.

Why was the Indus River so important for the Indus Valley civilization?

a)

It got a lot of rain

b)

It was difficult to cross

c)

It made the land fertile

d)

It was fun to swim in

49.

Buildings and streets in Indus Valley cities were arranged in a:

a)

hill

b)

grid system

c)

circle

d)

cul-de-sac

50.

The Indus Valley cities were built with:

a)

Stone

b)

Brick

c)

Wood

d)

Straw

51.

A portion of Indus Valley cities were built on a hill called a citadel.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

The city of Mohenjo-daro had one of the first

a)

pyramids

b)

park systems

c)

drainage and sewage system

53.

What was a "seal"?

a)

Stamp to mark an object made by someone

b)

A way to hold an envelope together

c)

A barking animal

54.

An animal with one horn was commonly found on Indus Valley seals

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

55.

Which is NOT something found in the Indus Valley Civilization?

a)

pottery

b)

toys

c)

paintings

d)

seals

56.

What is this a picture of?

a)

Dock

b)

The Great Bath

c)

Stadium

d)

Sewer

57.

A Granery is a

a)

Storehouse for grain

b)

House

c)

Swimming Pool

d)

Sewage system

58.

Indus Valley people used large ships to travel to and trade with Mesopotamia

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

59.
True or False: The people of the Indus Valley domesticated animals 
a)
True
b)
False
60.

Why do we know very little about the Indus Valley Civilization?

a)

They did not know how to write

b)

It was a very secret society

c)

We cannot read their written language

d)

All of their writings were destroyed

61.

How did the Indus Valley civilization come to the end?

a)

An earthquake

b)

No one is sure what happened

c)

They ran out of food

d)

The river dried up

62.

What river was the Ancient Indus Valley Civilization built around?

a)

Nile River

b)

Yellow River

c)

Tigris River

d)

Indus River

63.

Which was one of the major cities in the Indus Valley?

a)

Babylon

b)

Harappa

c)

Thebes

d)

Ninevah

64.

What were the cities of the Indus River Valley like? (two answers here)

a)

They were unplanned messes.

b)

They were laid out in a grid pattern.

c)

They had drainage and sewer systems.

d)

They had uneven brick homes.

65.

The mountains to the north of India are called..

a)

The Rocky Mountains

b)

The Andes Mountains

c)

The Himalayas

d)

Caucasus Mountains

66.

Which of the following was a main cause for the decline of the Indus Valley Civilization?

a)

Unemployment problems

b)

Rivers changing course

c)

Civil War

d)

Monsoon season stopped occurring

67.
What river valley would have been here?
a)
China
b)
Mesopotamia
c)
Indus
d)
Egypt
68.
What was the first river valley to appear?
a)
China
b)
Egypt
c)
Indus
d)
Mesopotamia
69.
Which of the following means one god?
a)
Monotheism
b)
Polytheism
70.
What civilization is between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
a)
Egypt
b)
China
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
Indus
71.
Name the civilization: 
- Nile River
- Hieroglyphics
- Pyramids
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
72.
What two rivers are associated with the Indus River Valley?
a)
Ganges and Indus
b)
Tigris and Euphrates
c)
Tigris and Ganges
d)
Nile and Indus
73.
Which two cities were discovered in the Indus River Valley?
a)
Tigris and Euphrates
b)
Sumer and Babylonia
c)
Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
d)
Cairo and Bahgdad
74.
Using the map, what river valley is shaded in pink?
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
75.

Mohenjo-daro and Harappa are the known twin capitals in Indus Valley. Both cities were planned and built in grid pattern with wide roads dividing them. This is an example them being what?

a)

advanced cities

b)

complex institutions

c)

specialized workers

d)

record keeping

76.

What river did people in ancient India settle along?

a)

Tigris

b)

Nile

c)

Indus

d)

Euphrates

77.

What is a strong, seasonal wind that brings heavy rain to southern Asia?

a)

hurricane

b)

tsunami

c)

monsoon

d)

typhoon

78.

What prevented ancient India from having much contact with other civilizations?

a)

religion

b)

the Himalayas

c)

no language

d)

it was illegal

79.

Why was the Indus River so favorable to the development of the Indus Valley civilization?

a)

It brought rain to the area

b)

It was hard to cross

c)

It deposited silt in the valley making it fertile for farming

80.

Why were the seasonal monsoons favorable to the development of the Indus Valley civilization?

a)

Brought rain that watered crops

b)

Deposited fertilizer to grow crops

c)

People did not want to live in the terrible climate

81.
Why was fertile soil so favorable to the development of the Indus Valley civilization?
a)
It prevented attacks from enemies
b)
Brought rain and flooding to water crops
c)
It allowed settlers to plant and harvest crops in one location
82.

Why we know very little about the Indus Valley Civilization?

a)

They did not have a system of writing

b)

It was a very secret society that didn't write down any records

c)

We cannot decipher their script or written language

83.
India is a ________________, meaning it is a part of Asia.
a)
subcontinent
b)
continent
c)
region
d)
landform
84.
What were the capital cities of ancient Indus Valley?
a)
Ur and Sumer
b)
Babylon and Thebes
c)
Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa
d)
Harappa and Memphis
85.
Why do we know less about the Indus Valley than other civilizations?
a)
We haven't found ancient artifacts and ruins.
b)
We have not discovered the location of the civilization.
c)
We can't interpret their writing.
d)
We do not have anyone who has survived from the civilization to ask.
86.
What was a "seal"?
a)
A way to mark an object made by someone
b)
A way to hold an envelope together
c)
A barking animal
d)
An ancient ritual of religion
87.
Mohenjo-daro designed and built one of the first 
a)
building complex
b)
park system 
c)
drainage and sewage system
88.
Buildings and streets in Harappa and Mohenjo-daro were arranged in a 
a)
mountain
b)
grid
c)
circle
89.
This mountain range separates India from the rest of Asia.
a)
Alps
b)
Carpathian
c)
Himalayas
d)
Indialius
90.

What advanced technology was developed in the Indus River Valley cities?

a)

sewer system and plumbing

b)

iron plows and weapons

c)

bronze weapons and irrigation

91.
Each city had a large 
a)
room
b)
granary 
c)
house
92.

Why do historians think Indus Valley people may have practiced an early form of Hinduism?

a)

they found sacred writings

b)

they found many temples

c)

they found statues that look like Hindu gods

d)

they found burial sites

93.

What is a granary?

a)

a place for domesticated animals to live

b)

a place for making stone seals

c)

a place for worship

d)

a place to store surplus crops

94.

What are the two main rivers in ancient India?

a)

Ganges, Arabian

b)

Tigris, Euphrates

c)

Ganges, Indus

d)

Ganges, Tigris

95.

Which monsoon brought needed rain to the Indus Valley?

a)

summer

b)

winter

96.

What is a citadel?

a)

a fortified area in a city

b)

a place to store grains

c)

a special temple

d)

a market place

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