WorksheetsRiver Valley Civilizations
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following events do you think occurred most recently?
Around 1974 CE a vaccine for chickenpox was developed.
In approximately 300 BCE, a Greek book was written about the human body.
A Dutch scientist discovered blood cells around 1670 CE.
Smallpox was recognized as an illness by a Persian doctor around 910 CE.
Which of the following dates do you think occurred FIRST (the oldest date)?
2012 CE
2012 BCE
2023 CE
2023 BCE
Which physical feature do you think was the most important to the ancient Egyptians? Because of its importance, people settled…
In a desert.
On hills.
Around trees.
Near a river.
What do you think is true about ancient Egyptian pharaohs (leaders)?
People believed the pharaohs were gods.
There were never female pharaohs.
People believed the pharaohs had special healing powers.
The pharaohs lived in pyramids.
What was built in Egypt with over 2 million stone blocks?
The Great Pyramid of Giza.
The Sphinx.
The White Chapel.
The temple at Abu Simbel.
What do you think Egyptian Scribes did?
Decorated pyramids.
Cleaned priests’ robes.
Performed mummification rituals.
Kept official records.
Floods are often considered natural disasters, but in some cases, ancient civilizations benefited from them.. How did floods help the ancient Egyptians?
The floods made it easier to keep enemies away.
The floods helped the leaders stay in power.
The floods left behind silt which was good for farming.
The floods were included in mummification rituals.
Why do you think Ancient Egyptian priests preserved human bodies?
They wanted to keep bodies for medical testing.
They hoped to bring people back to life in the future.
They believed people needed their bodies in an afterlife.
They thought only whole bodies could enter heaven.
Which artifact do you think was NOT discovered in the ancient Indian city of Mohenjo Daro?
Tombs for the dead.
A sewer system.
Games for people to play.
Weights and scales for measuring.
Which geographic feature is NOT present in or near India?
Amazon Rainforest.
Ganges River.
Himalaya Mountains.
Thar Desert.
All of the following occurred in India's golden age EXCEPT:
Unification of religion.
Creation of universities.
Writing literature.
Experiments in mathematics.
What do you think made silk so valuable in ancient times?
Indian cotton was too expensive.
Only the Romans knew where to buy it.
Only the Chinese knew how to make it.
All of the above.
What do you think was the purpose of building the Great Wall?
To provide jobs for the people of China.
To prevent scholars from criticizing the emperor.
To protect the empire from invaders.
To promote wealth among the landowners.
Why do you think a Chinese emperor would standardize (make the same) laws throughout an empire?
To maintain power.
To unify the people.
To establish Confucianism.
To punish enemies.
Many philosophies were developed in ancient China. Why?
There were such great schools in China at the time.
The Zhou Dynasty wanted to maintain its power.
The emperor wanted the people to believe in something.
There was much disorder in China at the time.
