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Worksheets1-5 Rise of Civilizations
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 32mins
What were the most important resources for early civilizations?
Timber and Iron Ore
Hunters and gathers
Soil, water, seeds and workers
Meat, furs, and skins
Which feature of civilization is a set of shared spiritual beliefs?
Religion
The Arts
Government
Job Specialization
Which shape could you use to describe the structure of social classes in early civilizations?
Circle
Square
Hexagon
Pyramid
Where did the earliest civilization develop?
Egypt
India
Sumer
Greece
Which best defines a civilization?
A community ruled by customs and a council to settle disputes.
A community built on farming instead of hunting and gathering.
A community with cities, government, and specialized workers.
A community that has many different social classes.
A civilization is a complex society that cities, a well-organized government, and (a) with specialized job skills.
The rise of early civilizations depended on the creation of a food (a) .
Most early civilizations shared (a) basic features: cities; governments; established religion; job specialization; social classes; public works; arts and architecture; and a system of writing. pg. 34
One role of government is (a) society's resources so that people get the things they need to survive.
The highest social class in most early societies was made up of priests and (a) .
Who was the lowest social class in early society?
Merchants
Artisans
Priests
Peasants/slaves
What development directly allowed for the keeping of records?
Paper
Written language
Government
Specialized Jobs
What is a set of shared spiritual beliefs?
Tradition
Government
Religion
Community
Why was the development of agriculture so important?
It allowed for a food surplus
People could settle in one place for longer periods of time
People had new food to eat
It didn't make much of a difference to the way of life
All civilizations need this. It's leadership and laws.
religion
government
social order
art & architecture
These are roads, buildings, temples, and walls etc.
religion
public works
job specialization
social order
This is organized worship and beliefs.
religion
social order
job specialization
government
This is done by scribes to make records and work for the King.
public works
art & architecture
social order
written language
A place for people usually walled and protected.
public works
cities
art & architecture
job specialization
How people are ranked in a civilization.
social order
job specialization
public works
government
Every civilization have their own style and look.
job specialization
art & architecture
religion
government
The many jobs done by people who were good at what they did.
government
social order
job specialization
religion
The discovery that turned hunter-gatherers into advanced civilizations.
electricity
wifi
agriculture
steam power
When civilizations traded, what was traded? (Choose 2.)
ideas
oil
pottery
goods
In Ancient Civilization social order, who was the most important AFTER the King?
soldiers
religious/priests
craftsmen
farmers
In Ancient civilizations, most religions were?
polytheistic
monotheistic
Buddhist
atheist
In Ancient Civilizations, most governments were?
republic-democracy
dictatorship
monarchy
theocracy
Hunter-gatherer cave paintings were the earliest written language?
true
false
when humans discovered agriculture what 3 things occurred? (Choose 3)
more food
more population
more electricity
more jobs
This characteristic was the result of surplus food,
which drew more and more people to settle in one place.
Writing
Cities
Public Works
Religion
This feature created laws, collected taxes, and
organized defense of the city.
Cities
Job Specialization
Government
Arts & Architecture
Polytheistic, monotheistic, and atheistic people exist in civilizations. This characteristic often included prayers, ceremonies, dances, and sometimes sacrifices.
Cities
Arts & Architecture
Government
Religion
This feature freed people from doing every task
and allowed them to do the work they were good at.
Job Specialization
Arts & Architecture
Religion
Public Works
This characteristic included royalty, priests, merchants,
artisans, workers, and slaves. Status relates to importance or wealth.
Writing
Religion
Social Classes
Government
This feature was needed to keep records of many things, like crops grown, laws, taxes paid, and trades made.
Religion
Cities
Government
Writing
This feature included buildings, paintings, sculptures. Used to show power and wealth.
Job Specialization
Arts & Architecture
Social Classes
Public Works
This characteristic produced projects that helped all citizens,
like defensive walls and irrigation systems.
Writing
Government
Public Works
Job Specialization
Which one of these is not a characteristic of a civilization?
Government
Cities
Rivers
Specialized jobs
Which of these is not a characteristic of a civilization?
Location
Writing
Art and Architecture
Religion
Technology and Public Works
This characteristic was established to keep order and provide protection in society's.
Cities
Religion
Specialized jobs
Government and Laws
When someone is trained in a job such a basket weaving or pottery this is showing what characteristic of a civilization?
Religion
Technology
Specialized jobs
Cities
In ancient times cities were built mainly by highways.
True
False
In ancient time written records were used for recording farming records, laws and religious documents.
True
False
What characteristic would include an irrigation system, plow and wheel?
Technology and Public Works
Religion
Art
Cities
A complex society that has cities, a well-organized government and workers
hunters and gatherers
a civilization
a village
When people are put into different ranks or levels in society based on their job, amount of money or power.
cities
social classes
job specialization
When civilizations all have shared beliefs
religion
social classes
writing
This was used to keep track of laws, prayers and stories.
religion
social classes
writing
When workers build roads, water systems, city walls and granaries to store food
organized government
public works
arts and architecture
Civilizations creates beautiful temples tombs and palaces. They also created statues, paintings and jewelry
organized government
public works
arts and architecture
