WorksheetsUnit1: Ancient Civilizations Assessment
Total questions: 63
Worksheet time: 35mins
Which of the following is NOT referred as "People of the Book"?
Christianity
Buddhism
Islam
Judaism
The Caste System created five levels of social order. Which caste included commoners, peasants, and laborers?
Bhramin
Untouchables
Vaisyas
Sudra
The Caste System created five levels of social order. Which caste included the king and warriors?
Kshatriya
Untouchables
Brahmin
Vaisyas
The Caste System created five levels of social order. Which caste included priest, and was at the top of the Caste!
Sudra
Brahmin
Kshatriyas
Vaisyas
The Caste System created five levels of social order. Which caste included skilled traders and merchants?
Pariah
Sudras
Vaisyas
Brahmin
What Civilization was created in Mesopotamia?
Chininese
Egyptiam
Indus Valley
Sumerian
Mesopotamia is situated between which rivers?
Tigris River and Indus River
Tigris River and Euphrates River
Euphrates River and Ganges River
Ganges River and Yangtze River
What is the writing system developed by the Sumerian civilization?
Cuneiform
Hanunuo
Hieroglyph
Katakana
What is the structure built by Sumerians that served as a sacred place, home of the priestess, treasury, and administrative center?
pyramids
ziggurat
aqueduct
irrigation
The modern-day countries of Iraq, Kuwait, Syria, Iran, and Turkey occupied what important area known the "The Fertile Crescent" and "The Land between Two Rivers".
The Big Valley
Mesopotamia
Ancient China
Ancient Egypt
If the King or Queen rules, the type of government is a/an
What was the name of the literature created by the Sumerians?
Disney Tales
Hammurabi's code
Epic of Gilgamesh
Aesop Fables
The head of Ancient Egyptian society was known as the __________.
president
emperor
dictator
pharaoh
Which writing system was used by the Ancient Egyptians?
pictographs
sanskrit
cuneiform
hieroglyphs
The Rosetta Stone was important because
it is a unique artifact
it led to the decoding of hieroglyphics
it had Greek, Cuneiform, and Egyptian writing on it
it represented peace
The ancient Egyptian practice of mummification MOST reflected a belief in
healing rituals
an afterlife
technology
education
A series of rulers from the same family
Succession
Inheritance
Dynasty
Utopia
King Tut, along with many Pharaohs of the New Kingdom was buried where?
In a pyramid
In the Valley of the Kings
In the Nile River Valley
In a secret tomb
The Egyptians practiced a _________________ religion believing in many Gods.
Monotheistic
Hieroglyphic
Agnostic
Polytheistic
What were the 2 major regions of ancient Egypt?
Northern & Southern
Upper & Lower
Memphis & Cairo
Upper & Southern
The process of a dead body becomes dried or preserved so they will not decay
Acidification
Decomposition
Lithification
Mummification
Name the world's earliest form of paper that was invented by the Egyptians.
papyrus
cuneiform
hieroglyphics
bone script
The Rosetta Stone was important because
it is a unique artifact
it led to the decoding of hieroglyphics
it had Greek, Cuneiform, and Egyptian writing on it
it represented peace
The ancient Egyptian practice of mummification MOST reflected a belief in
healing rituals
an afterlife
technology
education
A series of rulers from the same family
Succession
Inheritance
Dynasty
Utopia
King Tut, along with many Pharaohs of the New Kingdom was buried where?
In a pyramid
In the Valley of the Kings
In the Nile River Valley
In a secret tomb
What is the longest river in the world and provided life for Ancient Egypt?
Amazon River
Tigris River
Nile River
Euphrates River
The process of a dead body becomes dried or preserved so they will not decay
Acidification
Decomposition
Lithification
Mummification
During the mummification process, the organs were removed and placed into special containers known as __________________.
organ jars
canopic jars
sarcophagus
preserver jars
During the mummification process, all of the organs were removed except the _____________.
intestines
lungs
heart
liver
brain
All of the following are names of the river associated with Ancient Chin's First Civilization EXEPT...
Indus River
River of Sorrow
Yellow River
Huang He
What Ancient Chinese emperor commissioned the building of thousands of terracotta warriors to help protect him in the after life?
Shi Huang-di
Ramses the Great
Chandragupta I
Qin Shang ZHou
Calligraphy is a form of
sculpture
landscape painting
virtue
writing
What are yin and yang?
two Chinese emperors
opposing natural forces
a type of ancient Chinese jade carving
the force of evil in the world
The Shang Dynasty was
China's longest dynasty.
China's oldest dynasty.
China's most studied dynasty.
China's first dynasty.
How did the Yellow River get its name?
First Chinese emperor named it.
Soil from the Sahara Desert turns the river yellow.
Soil from the Gobi Desert turns the river yellow.
A native fish named the yellowfin tuna lives there.
China's golden age was during which dynasty?
Zhou
Shang
Ming
Han
A philosophy based on the ideas that focus on morality, family order, social harmony, and government is called?
Confucianism
Daoism
Buddhism
Legalism
A philosophy that developed in China and stressed the belief that one should live in harmony, believed that people should avoid interfering with nature or each other.
Legalism
Confucianism
Daosim
Hinduism
The Chinese belief that people were bad by nature, needed harsh punishments and must be controlled is called?
Confucianism
Daoism
Legalism
Buddhism
Life began in India along the __________ river.
Nile
Amazon
Mississippi
Indus
The _______ was the Golden Age of Indian culture.
Gupta Empire
Maurya Empire
Vaishya Empire
Buddhist Empire
Which of the following is a significant achievement of India?
Algebra
Swahili
Pyramids
Ziggurat
A prince who discovered enlightenment and became known as the Buddha or the 'Enlightened One'.
Hinduism
Siddhartha Gautama
Nirvana
Atman
A religion centered on the teachings of the Buddha.
Subcontinent
Varna
Meditation
Buddhism
A place of perfect peace and happiness, like heaven.
Buddhism
Karma
Nirvana
Siddhartha Gautama
All actions (good or bad) in this life that affect your next life.
Varna
Karma
Buddhism
Nirvana
A social system determined by birth.
Monsoon
Meditation
Nirvana
Caste System
A world religion that has many gods and teaches that people have another life on earth after they die.
Hinduism
Meditation
Siddhartha Gautama
Subcontinent
The first civilization of India, located along the Indus River.
Harappa
Caste System
Subcontinent
Karma
The cycle of life, death, and rebirth
Monsoon
Meditation
Reincarnation
Harappa
an ancient language of India (the language of the Vedas and Hinduism)
varnas
Sanskrit
karma
dharma
The highest mountain in the world reaching 29,029 feet.
Mt. Kilimanjaro
Mt. Washington
Mt. Whitney
Mt. Everest
the lowest class of people in the Hindu caste system, they do all the dirty work of society
Brahmins
varnas
Kshatriyas
Untouchables
Spiritual duties of one
reincarnation
karma
dharma
moksha
Achieved when one is freed from the cycle of rebirth
reincarnation
karma
dharma
moksha
What is the most interesting thing you have learned from Unit 1: Ancient Civilizations?
What word means "the way people live"?
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