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Unit1: Ancient Civilizations Assessment

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT referred as "People of the Book"?

a)

Christianity

b)

Buddhism

c)

Islam

d)

Judaism

2.

The Caste System created five levels of social order. Which caste included commoners, peasants, and laborers?

a)

Bhramin

b)

Untouchables

c)

Vaisyas

d)

Sudra

3.

The Caste System created five levels of social order. Which caste included the king and warriors?

a)

Kshatriya

b)

Untouchables

c)

Brahmin

d)

Vaisyas

4.

The Caste System created five levels of social order. Which caste included priest, and was at the top of the Caste!

a)

Sudra

b)

Brahmin

c)

Kshatriyas

d)

Vaisyas

5.

The Caste System created five levels of social order. Which caste included skilled traders and merchants?

a)

Pariah

b)

Sudras

c)

Vaisyas

d)

Brahmin

6.

What Civilization was created in Mesopotamia?

a)

Chininese

b)

Egyptiam

c)

Indus Valley

d)

Sumerian

7.

Mesopotamia is situated between which rivers?

a)

Tigris River and Indus River

b)

Tigris River and Euphrates River

c)

Euphrates River and Ganges River

d)

Ganges River and Yangtze River

8.

What is the writing system developed by the Sumerian civilization?

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Hanunuo

c)

Hieroglyph

d)

Katakana

9.

What is the structure built by Sumerians that served as a sacred place, home of the priestess, treasury, and administrative center?

a)

pyramids

b)

ziggurat

c)

aqueduct

d)

irrigation

10.

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".

a)

The Big Valley

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Ancient China

d)

Ancient Egypt

11.
A city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside
a)
City-State
b)
Country
c)
Villiage
d)
Culture
12.
Belief in more than one god
a)
Polytheism
b)
Monotheism
c)
Theocracy
d)
Theology
13.
Babylonian leader who created the first written code of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
Sargon
c)
Hammurabi 
d)
Sumer
14.
The Sumerians invented something that made it possible for their armies to use chariots. What was it?  
a)
harnesses
b)
swords
c)
wheels
d)
horseshoes
15.

If the King or Queen rules, the type of government is a/an 

a)
oligarchy
b)
dictatorship
c)
monarchy
d)
theocracy
16.

What was the name of the literature created by the Sumerians?

a)

Disney Tales

b)

Hammurabi's code

c)

Epic of Gilgamesh

d)

Aesop Fables

17.

The head of Ancient Egyptian society was known as the __________.

a)

president

b)

emperor

c)

dictator

d)

pharaoh

18.

Which writing system was used by the Ancient Egyptians?

a)

pictographs

b)

sanskrit

c)

cuneiform

d)

hieroglyphs

19.

The Rosetta Stone was important because

a)

it is a unique artifact

b)

it led to the decoding of hieroglyphics

c)

it had Greek, Cuneiform, and Egyptian writing on it

d)

it represented peace

20.

The ancient Egyptian practice of mummification MOST reflected a belief in

a)

healing rituals

b)

an afterlife

c)

technology

d)

education

21.

A series of rulers from the same family

a)

Succession

b)

Inheritance

c)

Dynasty

d)

Utopia

22.

King Tut, along with many Pharaohs of the New Kingdom was buried where?

a)

In a pyramid

b)

In the Valley of the Kings

c)

In the Nile River Valley

d)

In a secret tomb

23.

The Egyptians practiced a _________________ religion believing in many Gods.

a)

Monotheistic

b)

Hieroglyphic

c)

Agnostic

d)

Polytheistic

24.

What were the 2 major regions of ancient Egypt?

a)

Northern & Southern

b)

Upper & Lower

c)

Memphis & Cairo

d)

Upper & Southern

25.

The process of a dead body becomes dried or preserved so they will not decay

a)

Acidification

b)

Decomposition

c)

Lithification

d)

Mummification

26.

Name the world's earliest form of paper that was invented by the Egyptians.

a)

papyrus

b)

cuneiform

c)

hieroglyphics

d)

bone script

27.

The Rosetta Stone was important because

a)

it is a unique artifact

b)

it led to the decoding of hieroglyphics

c)

it had Greek, Cuneiform, and Egyptian writing on it

d)

it represented peace

28.

The ancient Egyptian practice of mummification MOST reflected a belief in

a)

healing rituals

b)

an afterlife

c)

technology

d)

education

29.

A series of rulers from the same family

a)

Succession

b)

Inheritance

c)

Dynasty

d)

Utopia

30.

King Tut, along with many Pharaohs of the New Kingdom was buried where?

a)

In a pyramid

b)

In the Valley of the Kings

c)

In the Nile River Valley

d)

In a secret tomb

31.

What is the longest river in the world and provided life for Ancient Egypt?

a)

Amazon River

b)

Tigris River

c)

Nile River

d)

Euphrates River

32.

The process of a dead body becomes dried or preserved so they will not decay

a)

Acidification

b)

Decomposition

c)

Lithification

d)

Mummification

33.

During the mummification process, the organs were removed and placed into special containers known as __________________.

a)

organ jars

b)

canopic jars

c)

sarcophagus

d)

preserver jars

34.

During the mummification process, all of the organs were removed except the _____________.

a)

intestines

b)

lungs

c)

heart

d)

liver

e)

brain

35.

All of the following are names of the river associated with Ancient Chin's First Civilization EXEPT...

a)

Indus River

b)

River of Sorrow

c)

Yellow River

d)

Huang He

36.

What Ancient Chinese emperor commissioned the building of thousands of terracotta warriors to help protect him in the after life?

a)

Shi Huang-di

b)

Ramses the Great

c)

Chandragupta I

d)

Qin Shang ZHou

37.

Calligraphy is a form of

a)

sculpture

b)

landscape painting

c)

virtue

d)

writing

38.

What are yin and yang?

a)

two Chinese emperors

b)

opposing natural forces

c)

a type of ancient Chinese jade carving

d)

the force of evil in the world

39.

The Shang Dynasty was

a)

China's longest dynasty.

b)

China's oldest dynasty.

c)

China's most studied dynasty.

d)

China's first dynasty.

40.

How did the Yellow River get its name?

a)

First Chinese emperor named it.

b)

Soil from the Sahara Desert turns the river yellow.

c)

Soil from the Gobi Desert turns the river yellow.

d)

A native fish named the yellowfin tuna lives there.

41.

China's golden age was during which dynasty?

a)

Zhou

b)

Shang

c)

Ming

d)

Han

42.
What was the name of the major land trade route that connected China to the rest of the world?
a)
Gold Route
b)
Silk Road
c)
Trans-Saharan Route
d)
Bronze Road
43.

A philosophy based on the ideas that focus on morality, family order, social harmony, and government is called?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Daoism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Legalism

44.

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.

a)

Legalism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Daosim

d)

Hinduism

45.

The Chinese belief that people were bad by nature, needed harsh punishments and must be controlled is called?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Daoism

c)

Legalism

d)

Buddhism

46.

Life began in India along the __________ river.

a)

Nile

b)

Amazon

c)

Mississippi

d)

Indus

47.

The _______ was the Golden Age of Indian culture.

a)

Gupta Empire

b)

Maurya Empire

c)

Vaishya Empire

d)

Buddhist Empire

48.

Which of the following is a significant achievement of India?

a)

Algebra

b)

Swahili

c)

Pyramids

d)

Ziggurat

49.

A prince who discovered enlightenment and became known as the Buddha or the 'Enlightened One'.

a)

Hinduism

b)

Siddhartha Gautama

c)

Nirvana

d)

Atman

50.

A religion centered on the teachings of the Buddha.

a)

Subcontinent

b)

Varna

c)

Meditation

d)

Buddhism

51.

A place of perfect peace and happiness, like heaven.

a)

Buddhism

b)

Karma

c)

Nirvana

d)

Siddhartha Gautama

52.

All actions (good or bad) in this life that affect your next life.

a)

Varna

b)

Karma

c)

Buddhism

d)

Nirvana

53.

A social system determined by birth.

a)

Monsoon

b)

Meditation

c)

Nirvana

d)

Caste System

54.

A world religion that has many gods and teaches that people have another life on earth after they die.

a)

Hinduism

b)

Meditation

c)

Siddhartha Gautama

d)

Subcontinent

55.

The first civilization of India, located along the Indus River.

a)

Harappa

b)

Caste System

c)

Subcontinent

d)

Karma

56.

The cycle of life, death, and rebirth

a)

Monsoon

b)

Meditation

c)

Reincarnation

d)

Harappa

57.

an ancient language of India (the language of the Vedas and Hinduism)

a)

varnas

b)

Sanskrit

c)

karma

d)

dharma

58.

The highest mountain in the world reaching 29,029 feet.

a)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

b)

Mt. Washington

c)

Mt. Whitney

d)

Mt. Everest

59.

the lowest class of people in the Hindu caste system, they do all the dirty work of society

a)

Brahmins

b)

varnas

c)

Kshatriyas

d)

Untouchables

60.

Spiritual duties of one

a)

reincarnation

b)

karma

c)

dharma

d)

moksha

61.

Achieved when one is freed from the cycle of rebirth

a)

reincarnation

b)

karma

c)

dharma

d)

moksha

62.

What is the most interesting thing you have learned from Unit 1: Ancient Civilizations?

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63.

What word means "the way people live"?

(a)