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Ancient Civilizations Map

Total questions: 99

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)
Egypt
b)
Assyria
c)
Babylon
d)
Anatolia
2.
a)
Euphrates River
b)
Tigris River
c)
Nile River
d)
Red Sea
3.
a)
Sumer
b)
Luxor
c)
Red Sea
d)
Egypt
4.
a)
Euphrates River
b)
Tigris River
c)
Nile River
d)
Assyria
5.
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
Jerusalem
c)
Persian Gulf
d)
Mediterranean Sea
6.
a)
Persian Gulf
b)
Mediterranean Sea
c)
Red Sea
d)
Nile River
7.
This picture shows an area known as the..
a)
Farming Curve
b)
Fertile Crescent
c)
Green C
d)
Fertile Curve
8.
What body of water is 1?
a)
Black Sea
b)
Mediterranean Sea
c)
Caspian Sea
9.
What mountains are these?
a)
The Atlas Mts.
b)
The Andes Mts.
c)
The Zagros Mts.
d)
The Alps
10.
What sea is in the Northwest section of this map?
a)
The Caspian Sea
b)
The Red Sea
c)
The Mediterranean Sea
d)
The Black Sea
11.

What 2 rivers supported civilization in Mesopotamia?

a)

Tigris and Euphrates

b)

Socrates and Euphrates

c)

Tigris and Lioness

d)

Nile and Huang He

12.
What river runs through Egypt? 
a)
Red River
b)
Mediterranean River 
c)
Mississippi River 
d)
Nile River
13.
What is the sea to the NORTH of Egypt where the Nile River flows into? 
a)
Red Sea
b)
Mediterranean Sea
c)
Nile Sea
d)
Gulf of Mexico 
14.
What is the triangle-shaped area at the mouth of the Nile River that has really fertile soil? 
a)
Nile River Delta
b)
Sahara Delta
c)
Mediterranean Delta
d)
Mississippi River Delta 
15.
Which kingdom is farther SOUTH?
a)
Upper Egypt
b)
Lower Egypt
16.
Where is the fertile land in Egypt? 
a)
In the deserts
b)
On the banks of the rivers
17.
What is silt? 
a)
Good soil deposited by the rivers
b)
Bad soil deposited by the rivers
c)
Good soil deposited through windstorms in the desert
d)
Bad soil deposited by windstorms in the desert
18.
What is the triangular green location on the map?
a)
Nile river
b)
Nile delta
c)
Mediterranean Sea 
d)
Nile valley
19.
The Nile flooded:
a)
At the same time every year.
b)
Unexpectedly
c)
Never
d)
All the time
20.
Upper Egypt is called "upper" because:
a)
It is where the Nile ends.
b)
It is where the pharaohs and priests live.
c)
It is near the gods.
d)
It is at a higher elevation.
21.
The most important piece of geography in Ancient Egypt was:
a)
Cataracts
b)
The Valley of Kings
c)
The Desert
d)
The Nile River
22.
Which of the following did the Egyptians create based off the the Nile River's seasons?
a)
A daily worship
b)
Calendar
c)
Egyptian Gods
d)
pyramids
23.
Which word below matches this definition: steep rapids along a river that are created with large boulders
a)
papyrus
b)
stream
c)
cataracts
d)
dynasty
24.
Small rivers and streams that feed into a larger one
a)
Black Land
b)
Red Land
c)
Tributaries
d)
Irrigation
25.
Egyptian writing using symbols
a)
hieroglyphics
b)
dynasty
c)
pyramid
d)
diety
26.

Which desert does the Nile River run through?

a)

Kalahari

b)

I love desserts! Oh, never mind. You said, "Desert."

c)

Gobi

d)

Sahara

27.

Name the geographical feature indicated by the top box. It is pointing at the large desert.

a)

Nile River

b)

Sahara

c)

Gobi

d)

Kalahari Desert

28.

Name the geographical feature indicated by the box to the right side of Africa. Please notice the arrow is pointing at a geographical feature.

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Kalahari Desert

c)

Sahara

d)

Nile River

29.

Lower Egypt is located at the top part of the map. It has ____ elevation than the southern part of Egypt.

a)

the same

b)

a higher

c)

a lower

d)

Delta Dawn is my favorite song!

30.

______ Egypt is located at the bottom part of the map. It is higher in elevation than the northern part of ancient Egypt.

a)

Eastern

b)

Western

c)

Lower

d)

Upper

31.

What is indicated by the "1" in the top left corner of this map?

a)

Lower Egypt

b)

Upper Egypt

c)

Red Sea

d)

Nile Delta

32.

Name the geographical feature indicated by a "2."

a)

Nile River

b)

Red Sea

c)

Dead Sea

d)

Mediterranean Sea

33.

What is "3?"

a)

Delta Dawn

b)

Nile Delta

c)

Delta Airlines

d)

Mississippi Delta

34.

Name the item indicated by a "4."

a)

Lower Egypt

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Red Sea

d)

Upper Egypt

35.

Look carefully at what the "5" box is pointing to on the map. What is it?

a)

Nile River

b)

Upper Egypt

c)

Lower Egypt

d)

Nile Delta

36.

Name the area indicated by Box 6.

a)

Lower Egypt

b)

Upper Egypt

c)

Nile Delta

d)

Nile River

37.

This was the ruler of Ancient Egypt:

a)

pharaoh

b)

Ka

c)

dynasty

d)

obelisk

38.
A time of very little water is called a _____.
a)
thirsty
b)
flood
c)
drought
d)
delta
39.
The northern part of Egypt is referred to as...
a)
Fertile Egypt
b)
Northern Egypt
c)
Upper Egypt
d)
Lower Egypt
40.
On which continent can ancient Egypt be found?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
South America
d)
Eurpoe
41.

What is the location of Jerusalem?

a)

H

b)

F

c)

J

d)

D

42.

Where is the Jordan River located?

a)

C

b)

E

c)

H

d)

G

43.

Where is the Red Sea located?

a)

G

b)

A

c)

F

d)

B

44.

What is the location of Canaan?

a)

I

b)

J

c)

E

d)

D

45.

Where is the Sinai Peninsula?

a)

B

b)

C

c)

D

d)

E

46.

Where is the Dead Sea?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

G

d)

J

47.

Where is Mesopotamia located?

a)

F

b)

D

c)

I

d)

J

48.

What continent is China in?

a)

North America

b)

Australia

c)

Asia

d)

Europe

49.

What river is colored in red?

a)

Yangtze River

b)

Huang He River

c)

James River

d)

Rio Grande

50.
Which group of people built the Great Wall?
a)
Ancient Egyptians
b)
Ancient Chinese
c)
Powhatan Indians
d)
Americans
51.
Which river is located on the map?
a)
Huang He
b)
Mississippi
c)
Amazon
d)
Nile
52.

Ancient Chinese civilization flourished on which two rivers?

a)

Indus and Ganges

b)

Xun and Brahmaputra

c)

Yangtze and Huang He

d)

Huang He and Mekong River

53.

What is located at Letter C?

a)

Himalayas

b)

Tibetan Plateau

c)

the Great Wall

d)

North China Plain

54.

What is located at Letter D?

a)

Beijing

b)

North China Plain

c)

the Great Wall

d)

Guangxi Zhungzu

55.

What is located at Letter E?

a)

Chiang Jang River

b)

Huang River

c)

Gobi Desert

d)

Tibetan Plateau

56.

What is another name for the Huang He river

a)

Yellow River

b)

Xi Jiang

c)

Yangte

57.

What is another name for the Chang Jiang River

a)

Yellow River

b)

Yangtze

c)

Xi Jiang Y

d)

Yellow Sea

58.
Which elevated landform caused China's isolation from the southwest, dividing China and India?
a)
Gobi Desert
b)
North China Plain
c)
Himalayas
d)
Deccan Plateau
59.
Which number on the map represents the Plateau of Tibet?
a)
6
b)
3
c)
8
d)
9
60.
Which number on the map represents the Himalayas?
a)
6
b)
9
c)
8
d)
1
61.
Which number on the map represents the Yellow (Huang He) River?
a)
7
b)
8
c)
1
d)
4
62.
Which number on the map represents the Gobi Desert?
a)
3
b)
6
c)
9
d)
8
63.
2. Which letter represents the Himalayas?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
D
d)
H
64.
3. Which letter represents the Indus River?
a)
C
b)
F
c)
G
d)
H
65.
What location?
a)
Thar Desert
b)
Deccan Plateau
66.
What location?
a)
Western Ghat Mountains
b)
Hindu Kush Mountains
67.
Which body of water?
a)
Arabian Sea
b)
Ganges River
68.
Which body of water?
a)
Arabian Sea
b)
Bay of Bengal
69.
Which mountains?
a)
Eastern Ghat Mountains
b)
Western Ghat Mountains
70.
Which location?
a)
Thar Desert
b)
Deccan Plateau
71.
Because of its large size and its position in relation to large masses of land and water, India is called ______________________.
a)
a subcontinent
b)
a mini continent 
c)
a megacontinent
d)
a special continent
72.

What mountain range is circled in this picture?

a)

Hindu Kush

b)

Himalayas

c)

Mt. Everest

73.
Besides the Indus River, what other river was critical to the development of Indian civilization?
a)
Huang He
b)
Euphrates
c)
Ganges
d)
Rhine
74.

Which river is shown in the dark blue line in the image?

a)

Bay of Bengal

b)

Indus River

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arabian Sea

75.
What major body of water touches Greece
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Mediterranean Sea
c)
Red Sea
d)
Bay of Biscay
76.
A peninsula is.......
a)
land surrounded by water on three sides
b)
land completely surrounded by water
c)
part of a sea that extends into land
d)
land at the mouth of a river
77.
The peninsula of Greece known as Peloponnesus is represented by what letter?
a)
B
b)
H
c)
J
d)
I
78.
The Mediterranean Sea is represented by what letter?
a)
G
b)
J
c)
E
d)
C
79.

What landform does letter B represent?

a)

Greece

b)

Italy

c)

Macedonia

d)

Asia Minor

80.

What city-state does letter J represent?

a)

Troy

b)

Athens

c)

Troy

d)

Marathon

81.

What city-state does letter P represent?

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Marathon

d)

Olympia

82.

What body of water does letter I represent?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Adriatic Sea

c)

Ionian Sea

d)

Southern Ocean

83.
The Greek word for 'city-state' is:
a)
monos
b)
archon
c)
polis
d)
acro
84.

Mediterranean Sea

a)

F

b)

G

c)

I

d)

L

85.

Athens

a)

C

b)

E

c)

B

d)

H

86.

Sparta

a)

C

b)

N

c)

E

d)

A

87.
True or False?  
The ancient Greeks were excellent sailors.
a)
True
b)
False
88.

What was the most prized export of the ancient Greeks that was popular for trading and used for cooking, fuel, and lotion?

a)

Wine

b)

Olive Oil

c)

Fish

d)

Spices

89.

Which peninsula was Sparta located on?

a)

Peloponnesus

b)

Phoenicia

c)

Mount Olympus

d)

Attica

90.

Which statement compares the geography of the ancient Greek civilization with other ancient civilizations?

a)

Unlike other European civilizations, ancient Greece occupied a large territory.

b)

Similar to most ancient civilizations, ancient Greece developed in a fertile river valley.

c)

Unlike most ancient civilizations, ancient Greece was made up of a series of islands and peninsulas.

d)

Similar to other Mediterranean civilizations, ancient Greece had a long, sandy coastline with an abundance of

deep-water harbors.

91.
Which location matches letter "I" on the map of Rome?
a)
Sicily
b)
Rome
c)
Sardinia
d)
Carthage
92.
The mountain range to the north of the Italian peninsula (letter M on the map) is called...
a)
The Alps Mountains
b)
The Appenine Mountains
c)
The Ionian Mountains
d)
The Zagros Mountains
93.

Which number shows where Roman civilization first developed?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

94.

What continent is 8?

a)

North America

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

Australia

95.

What sea is #1?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Adriatic Sea

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Red Sea

96.

What River is number 5?

a)

Tigris

b)

Tiber

c)

Nile

d)

Adriatic

97.

What mountains make up #7?

a)

Olympic

b)

Alps

c)

Mt. Hood

d)

Mt. Everest

98.

What is #4?

a)

Rome

b)

Persia

c)

Greece

d)

Macedonia

99.
Why was the location of Rome so ideal?
a)
Fresh Water, Good Land
b)
Sea Access, Ideal Climate
c)
Protection
d)
All of the above

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