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Ancient River Civilization

Total questions: 71

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

ancient civilization and historical region in Southern Mesopotamia

a)

Indus valley

b)

Sumerian

c)

Shang

d)

Egyptian

2.

Indus Valley Civilization is a _ age civilization

a)

Early Bronze

b)

Bronze

3.

What word means "the land between two rivers"

(a)  

4.

Writing system was largely pictographic which included many abstract signs

a)

Indus Valley Civilization

b)

Sumerian Civilization

c)

Egyptian

d)

Shang

5.

first to use the potter's wheel

a)

Sumerian Civilization

b)

Indus Valley Civilization

c)

Egyptian Civilization

d)

Shang Civilization

6.

what do you call the writing system used by Sumerian civilization where they used triangular of wedge-shaped reeds to write on clay tablets

(a)  

7.

TRUE OR FALSE: The Indus people followed the GRID SYSTEM in which roads were cut, dividing the town into large rectangular or triangular blocks

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

8.

no clear idea of political organization

a)

Sumerian Civilization

b)

Indus Valley Civilization

c)

Shang Civilization

d)

Egyptian Civilization

9.

TRUE OR FALSE: The Sumerians worshipped not one, but many gods and goddesses

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

10.

What age did Sumerian Civilization exists?

a)

Early Bronze

b)

Bronze

11.

Indus Valley Civilization is located in ___ region of Indian subcontinent

a)

Northeastern

b)

Southwestern

c)

Northwestern

d)

Southeastern

12.

Indus Valley Civilization is also known as (a)   civilization

13.

By the late __ BC, Sumer was divided into a dozen of independent city-states, which were then divided by canals and boundary stones

a)

1st millenium

b)

2nd millenium

c)

3rd millenium

d)

4th millenium

14.

TRUE OR FALSE: Sumerian agriculture depended heavily on irrigation

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

15.

TRUE OR FALSE: Sumerians were the first to produce, weave and spin cotton

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

16.

buries their dead and conduct cremations

a)

Sumerian Civilization

b)

Indus Valley Civilization

17.

the belief in many gods

a)
pantheism
b)
atheism
c)
monotheism
d)
polytheism
18.

What do you call the giant stone building found at the center of the cities which Sumerian people worship?

(a)  

19.

discovered new techniques in metallurgy which produced copper, bronze, lead and tin

a)

Sumerian Civilization

b)

Indus Valley Civilization

20.

it is where the loading, unloading, building or repairing of ship occurs

a)

dockyard

b)

backyard

c)

landyard

21.

Each city of Indus featured a fortified area called (a)   which contain the major buildings of the city

22.

TRUE OR FALSE: Sumerian Civilization's government is ruled by a priestly governor or by a king

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

23.

Today, Mesopotamia is the modern day ____

a)

Syria, Iraq, Dubai, Kuwait

b)

Turkey, Iraq, Kuwait, Syria

c)

Iraq, Kuwait, Syria, Oman

24.

they caught fish and hunted fowls and gazelles

a)

Indus Valley civilization

b)

Sumerian Civilization

25.

The indian subcontinent which Indus Valley is part civilization consists of the following countries:

a)

Pakistan, Afghanistan, parts of India, Iraq

b)

parts of India, Kuwait, Afghanistan, Iraq

c)

Iran, parts of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan

26.

Had good drainage system

a)

Indus Valley Civilization

b)

Sumerian Civilization

27.

The (a)   dockyard is one of the sites of Indus Valley Civilization in Gujarat

28.

invented instruments used in measuring whole sections of horizon and tidal dock

a)

Sumerian Civilization

b)

Indus Valley Civilization

29.

TRUE OR FALSE: Sumerians used silver metal to make strong tools and weapons

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

30.

some of their crops were dates, onions, wheat, garlic, mustard and barley

a)

Sumerian civilization

b)

Indus Valley Civilization

31.

They domesticated animals

a)

Indus Valley civilization

b)

Sumerian Civilization

c)

Egyptian Civilization

d)

Shang Civilization

32.

grew crops like wheat, barley, peas, mustard, rice, cotton, dates and melon

a)

Sumerian civilization

b)

Indus valley civilization

c)

Egyptian civilization

d)

Shang Civilization

33.

used looms to weave cloth from wool

a)

Sumerian civilization

b)

Indus Valley civilization

c)

Shang Civilization

d)

Egyptian Civilization

34.

what do you call the 2 rivers that composed Mesopotamia?

(a)  

35.

What Country did Shang civilization began?

(a)  

36.

TRUE OR FALSE: Egyptians also believed in polytheism

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

37.

practiced ancestor worship

a)

Egyptian

b)

Indus Valley

c)

Shang

d)

Sumerian

38.

what do Egyptians used as tombs?

(a)  

39.

has merchants concerned with trade relations

a)

Sumerian

b)

Indus Valley

c)

Egyptian

d)

Shang

40.

grew crops such as wheat, millet, rice, grapes, peaches and green onions

a)

Egyptian

b)

Sumerian

c)

Indus Valley

d)

Shang

41.

Indus Valley flourished around _ basin

(a)  

42.

believes in life after death

a)

Sumerian

b)

Egyptian

c)

Shang

d)

Indus Valley

43.

what metal does Egyptians believe that represented power, wealth and luxury?

a)

Gold

b)

Silver

c)

Bronze

44.

united under one central government

a)

Egyptian

b)

Shang

c)

Sumerian

d)

Indus valley

45.

the earliest form of writing by Shang civilization was called the oracle bone script or _ ?

(a)  

46.

Sumerians used number system with base _ known as sexagesimal system

a)

10

b)

20

c)

50

d)

60

47.

what do Egyptians used to measure land?

a)

Trigonometry

b)

Geometry

c)

Algebra

48.

used calendar

a)

Sumerian

b)

Indus Valley

c)

Egyptian

d)

Shang

49.

depends heavily on farming

a)

Indus Valley

b)

Egyptian

c)

Shang

d)

Sumerian

50.

TRUE OR FALSE: Yellow (Huang He) river carries its rich yellow silt all the way from Mongolia to Indian Ocean

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

51.

believed that pharaoh (or king) was a god

a)

Sumerians

b)

Egyptians

c)

Indus valley

d)

Shang

52.

Shang civilization discovered how to make _ from cocoons of silkworm

(a)  

53.

what civilizations used pictographic as form of writing? check all that applies

a)

Sumerian

b)

Indus Valley

c)

Egyptian

d)

Shang

54.

What do you call the writing system used by Egyptians which is more flexible than pictographs?

(a)  

55.

what is china's most valuable export?

(a)  

56.

pottery were mass produced and exported throughout Mediterranean basin

a)

Sumer

b)

Indus Valley

c)

Egyptian

d)

Shang

57.

TRUE OR FALSE: Shang civilization used irrigation on their crops

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

58.

what is the largest pyramid?

a)

Pyramid of Gaza

b)

Pyramid of Giza

c)

Pyramid of Nile

59.

invented and used many basic machines such as ramp and lever to aid construction

a)

Egyptian

b)

Sumerian

c)

Shang

d)

Indus Valley

60.

Shang Civilization existed during China's _ Age

a)

Early Bronze

b)

Bronze

c)

Golden

61.

the coffins in Egypt are also called (a)   or "neb ankh" which means possessor of life

62.

scientists worked in fields of alchemy, biology, chemistry, dentistry, anesthisiology, air flight, etc.

a)

Shang

b)

Egyptian

c)

Indus Valley

d)

Sumerian

63.

TRUE OR FALSE: Kingdoms during Shang civilization were small

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

64.

Egyptians made paper from (a)  

65.

what did Egyptians used to stiffen beams of ships?

a)

rope

b)

ramp

c)

lever

66.

Nile River would flood every year starting ___ until ____

a)

January, December

b)

July, October

c)

June, November

d)

July, November

67.

(a)   river provides easy access to Egyptians to water their plants and crops?

68.

TRUE OR FALSE: Mesopotamian astronomers used advanced math to follow movements of stars, planets and moons

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

69.

TRUE OR FALSE: Kingdoms in Shang are ruled by nobles

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

70.

Priests in Shang civilization predict the future by using?

a)

crystal ball

b)

oracle stones

c)

oracle bones

d)

stars

71.

TRUE OR FALSE: Nobles in Shang civilization are usually the King's friends who were required to pay tribute or military service to the king

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

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