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Worksheets24/25 Beeghly/Murphy Characteristics of a Civilizations
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 41mins
Which characteristic describes buildings/structures created to help the civilization?
Architecture
Organized Religion
Surplus Food
System of Tribute
Which characteristic describes exchanging one item for another item?
Trade
Organized Religion
System of Tribute
Government
Which characteristic describes the way a civilization expresses themselves?
Organized Religion
System of Tribute
Art
Economy & Job Specialization
The Chinese used a complex system of government officials to enforce the laws of their emperor. What characteristic is this related to?
Cities and Agriculture
Public Works
Art and Architecture
Centralized Government
Ancient civilizations had complex labor systems with each person performing a specific task or job. What is this an example of?
Writing System
Central Government
Job Specialization
Religion
What is a set of beliefs and worship of a god or gods?
social structure
religion
government
writing
What is an area where many people live, work, spend money, and celebrate together?
public works
architecture
religion
cities
What is government?
how people act and live together based on how much power they have
the system of rules, laws, and leaders that rule a city or country
a set of beliefs and worship of a god or gods
special jobs that people have that need training and specific tools
Job specialization is...
buildings, roads, and bridges that are built by the government for everyone to use
to communicate with others using sumbols
jobs that certain people have that need specific tools, supplies, and training
the different ways crops are grown in different areas
To communicate with others using specific symbols is ...
art
writing
religion
social structure
What is art?
paintings, music, dance
communication with others
types of crops that are grown in an area
a set if beliefs and worship of gods
What are agricultural products?
the ways crops are grown in an area and how animals are raised
the types of crops and resources that are grown in an area
the design of buildings
how people live and act based on how much power they have
Buildings, roads, bridges that are built by the government for everyone to use is....
architecture
social structure
agricultural practice
public works
What is architecture?
the design of buildings
the ways crops are grown in different areas
buildings, bridges, and roads that are build by the government for everyone to use
paintings, music, dance
What are the different ways crops are grown in a specific area?
agricultural products
agricultural practice
public works
job specialization
What is another word for agriculture?
religion
buildings
farming
government
What geographic feature did most civilizations develop near?
Water
Mountains
Deserts
Cities
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic that all civilizations share?
Religion
Job Specialization
Technology
Population
Which characteristic of civilization divides society between a Upper Class, Middle Class, and Lower Class.
Social Hierarchy
Job Specialization
Government
Cities
This characteristic was the result of surplus food,
which drew more and more people to settle in one place.
Writing
Cities
Government
Religion
"The gods called on me, Hammurabi, to bring about the rule of righteousness in the land."
Who gives Hammurabi the power to write his laws?
The prince
The gods
The people
He gave himself the power
"A son strikes his father, his hand shall be cut off. If a man put out the eye of another man, his eye shall be put out. If he breaks another man's bone, his shall be broken..."
Based on this quote, what statement best describes Hammurabi's idea of punishment?
Punishment should not cause harm to the person who committed the crime
Harsh punishment should be avoided
A criminal act will have an equal punishment
There was no punishment in Babylon
Which of the following shows evidence of a stable food supply?
Hanging Gardens
Many gods with human personalities
Taxes
An irrigation system with canals and levees
Which of the following is NOT a necessary characteristic of a civilization?
Religion
Writing
Education
Government
What is irrigation?
the practice of gathering nuts
the control of water for farming
hunting for large animals
the control of mud for farming
--Code of Hammurabi
Which statement is best supported by this excerpt from Hammurabi's code of laws?
Who was at the bottom of Egyptian society?
priests
slaves
farmers
pharaoh
Their role was to trade goods such as grain, rope, jewelry out of Egypt to other countries.
Merchants
Artisans
Scribes
Government Officials
Producing more goods or crops than needed is called a
Surplus
Merchant
Artisan
Scribe
"The most important gods in Egypt were Re, the sun god and Osiris, the god of the dead."
What does this quote tell you about Egyptian religion?
It was monotheistic
It was polytheistic
It was located in the Americas
It had slaves
Which classes usually made up the "middle classes" in the social hierarchy of ancient civilization?
Kings and Priests
Merchants and Artisans
Slaves and Peasants
Kings and Slaves
How much food supply do you need to have a successful civilization
Stable
Weak
Scarce
Limited
What is the definition of colonialism
When one country rules another
Country with the most money
Country with the most people
A group of countries
What is the most important piece of a civilization?
Location
The people in charge
History
Being well liked
What starts a civilization
Trade
Farming
Organized Government
All of the above
Write a brief (3 sentences) description of the following characteristic of Civilizations.
Organized Government
Write a brief (3 sentences) description of the following characteristic of Civilizations.
Complex Religions
Write a brief (3 sentences) description of the following characteristic of Civilizations.
Job Specialization
Write a brief (3 sentences) description of the following characteristic of Civilizations.
Written Communication
Write a brief (3 sentences) description of the following characteristic of Civilizations.
Social Classes
