WorksheetsWORLD HISTORY (5TH EDITION) (BJU)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Along which river did the Shang and Zhou dynasties rise to power?
Euphrates
Yellow
Nile
Indus
The Egyptian civilization was centered around which river?
Euphrates
Yellow
Nile
Indus
The name Mesopotamia means "land between the
rivers
mountains
oceans
cities
What is the Sumerian wedge-shaped writing system called?
Hieroglyphics
Sanskrit
Alphabet
Cuneiform
Egyptian picture-writing is known as
Hieroglyphics
Sanskrit
Alphabet
Cuneiform
Which writing system was used to write the Epic of Gilgamesh?
Hieroglyphics
Sanskrit
Alphabet
Cuneiform
What is Hammurabi best remembered for?
Conquests
Law code
Building projects
Technological achievements
Tyre and Sidon were major cities of which civilization?
Hebrew
Phoenician
Mesopotamia
Assyrian
Where were the cities of Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa located?
India
China
Sumerians
Canaan
Which of these civilizations existed last?
Amorites
Chaldeans
Persians
Amorites
Which civilization had its capital at Nineveh?
Moses
Hammurabi
Abraham
Gilgamesh
What is the ultimate goal of Hinduism?
To purge yourself of all suffering
To live with right relationships
To find the balance between good and evil
Be reunited with Brahman
What is the ultimate goal of Buddhism?
To purge yourself of all suffering
To live with right relationships
To find the balance between good and evil
Be reunited with Brahman
Which religion was founded by Siddhartha Gautama?
Confucianism
Taoism
Buddhism
Hinduism
Who led the Hebrews out of Egypt to Canaan?
David
Solomon
Moses
Abraham
Who is believed to have united the land of Egypt around 3000 BC?
Menes
Sargon II
Hammurabi
Gilgamesh
During which period of Egypt's history were the largest pyramids built?
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
Which period of Egyptian history was known as the Age of the Empire?
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
Which period of Egyptian history was known as the Age of the Pharaohs?
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
Which period of Egyptian history was known as the Age of the People?
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
