WorksheetsEarly Civ practice
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 19mins
James, Aiden, and Kai are having a debate. James thinks that Mesopotamia was the first civilization to write down their laws. Is James correct?
True
False
Ava, Abigail, and Aiden are on a thrilling adventure to discover ancient civilizations. They stumble upon a fact that cuneiform symbols were made with wedge shaped marks on clay tablets. Is this true or false?
True
False
Imagine Benjamin and Mason are time-traveling historians. They land in ancient times and discover a new system of writing. Who do you think they learned this system from?
Babylonians
Sumerians
Imagine Arjun and Sophia are time-traveling to ancient times. They meet a group of people. Arjun thinks they are traders, but Sophia believes they are scribes. Who is correct?
People who traded with other regions.
People who could read and write
Hey Avery, Maya, and Scarlett! Let's take a trip back in time. Do you think Cuneiform, one of the earliest systems of writing, started out using simple pictures or pictograms?
True
False
David, Maya, and Luna are having a debate about ancient Mesopotamia. David thinks that girls were forced to go to school in ancient Mesopotamia. Is David correct?
True
False
Imagine Abigail, Noah, and Emma are time-traveling archaeologists. They stumble upon a cuneiform from 3000 BC. What would they consider it as?
A Primary source
A secondary source
Imagine Abigail, Scarlett, and Rohan are time-traveling archaeologists in ancient Sumer. They discover some writings and want to preserve them. What method do the Sumerians use that they could replicate?
Dried the tablets using natural winds
Put the tablets under water
Baked the clay tablets in the sun
Baked the tablets in the oven
Michael, Jackson, and Priya are playing a game where they have to identify ancient tools. They come across a tool used to write on clay. What is this tool called?
Pencil
Pen
Stylus
Stick
Samuel, Abigail, and Sophia are time travelers! They discovered that Cuneiform was first developed around
500 BC
2000 AD
1500 AD
3500 BC
Charlotte, Mia, and Nora are on a treasure hunt and come across a map with a River Valley Civilization shaded in purple. Can you help them identify the civilization?
Egypt
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
India
China
Polytheism is... (Hint: Think about what Michael, Luna, and Priya learned in their mythology class)
a religious belief system involving many gods and goddesses.
a practice of taking care of parrots.
a religious belief that aliens built all the temples of the ancient world and that the Earth is flat.
the belief that Mr. Sullivan is all powerful and knowing.
Imagine Benjamin, Scarlett, and Liam are time-traveling historians, exploring the cultures of Egypt and the Greeks and Romans. They notice something interesting about the gods and goddesses of these cultures. Can you guess what they discovered?
(PICK THREE)
The gods and goddesses were fair, kind, and sensible.
The gods and goddesses were very dramatic.
The gods and goddesses were flawed, similar to the humans they rule over.
The gods and goddesses were in control of every aspect of life.
Imagine you're in a time machine with Abigail, Aria, and Avery. You all land in different eras - Mesopotamia (Sumer), Egypt, the Greeks, the Romans, and Mesoamerica (Maya, Aztec, Inca). You notice that all these cultures had a common belief in...
the one and only Holy Sheep.
the mummification of their dead.
building temples and giving sacrifice/offerings to honor their gods and goddesses.
rainbows, unicorns, and the true power of Justin Bieber's voice.
If woodchucks were gods, what would we give them as offerings???
Umm...wood?
Firm handshakes.
Nothing, because I don't like woodchucks.
A simple and sincere Thank You, because it is the little gestures that make a big difference.
Noah, Emma, and Abigail are playing a game of 'Ancient Temple'. In this game, who among them, pretending to be Priests and Priestesses, would be the only ones allowed to...
do the chicken dance at the top of the temple.
enter the inner parts of the temple.
eat the offerings given to the gods and goddesses.
bring their pets to work with them.
Elijah, Avery, and Mason are on a quest to understand polytheistic religions better...
(DEFINITELY MORE THAN ONE ANSWER)
They discovered that these religions have many gods/goddesses.
They learned that followers often give sacrifices/offerings to the gods/goddesses.
They found out that people pray to their gods/goddesses.
They realized that these religions have stories that explain and teach lessons about life.
If Mr. Houghton were the High Priest of a civilization he would...
make stuff up (sometimes) just to confuse people.
work hard to be kind and fair.
wear a helmet to rituals. (This is the way.)
Probably not sacrifice humans...probably.
William, James, and Grace are having a debate about ancient civilizations. They're trying to figure out which civilization built the Ziggurat. Can you help them?
Greeks
Aztecs
Egypt
Mesopotamia (Sumer)
Who does Grace, Anika, and Benjamin agree is the coolest goddess of the Greeks?
Artemis
You should go back up to the top and answer Artemis.
No, seriously...click on Artemis.
You obviously do not want to ace this quiz...UP TOP, Artemis!
True or False:
Anika, Noah, and Avery all agree that this Core is Mr. Houghton's favorite one.
TRUE
FALSE
Which are ancient cities for Mesopotamia?
Babylon
Memphis
Ur
Sumer
Rome
Which are ancient cities for Egypt?
Memphis
Babylon
Uruk
Thebes
Ur
Which geographic feature was vital to farming in Ancient Mesopotamia?
Tigris River
Nile River
Euphrates River
Andes Mountains
What was the system of writing like in Ancient Mesopotamia?
Hieroglyphics on papyrus
Feather/quill pen on paper
Cuneiform on clay tablets
Which was the type of government in Ancient Mesopotamia?
Democracy - people voted for leaders
Tribes handled their own rules and discipline
Theocracy - government by divine authority with a king
Who was a the top of the social system in Ancient Mesopotamia?
slaves
scribes
king and nobility
craftsmen
priests
What kind of religious system was found in Ancient Egypt?
Christianity - 1 god
Judaism - 1 god
Polytheism - multiple gods
What kind of religious system was found in Ancient Mesopotamia?
Polytheism - many gods
Buddhism
Christianity - 1 god
What are some complex technology found in Ancient Mesopotamia?
(a)
