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WorksheetsARVC Unit test review
Total questions: 58
Worksheet time: 58mins
Why would geographical features, such as mountains and deserts, be helpful to Early Civilizations?
They helped keep invaders out of the area
They made them ethnocentric
They made trade easier
They made farming difficult
If you have a timeline with these events:
3500 BCE - Cuneiform writing is developed in Mesopotamia
3100 BCE - The unification of Upper and Lower Egypt
2500 BCE - The Indus Valley Civilization reaches its height
1792 BCE - Hammurabi becomes king of Babylon
Which event should come first on the timeline?
The unification of Upper and Lower Egypt
Hammurabi becomes king of Babylon
The Indus Valley Civilization reaches its height
Cuneiform writing is developed in Mesopotamia
On a timeline, which of the following events would be placed last?
A. The invention of the wheel in Mesopotamia (3500 BCE)
B. The rise of the Shang Dynasty in China (1600 BCE)
C. The fall of the Harappan Civilization in the Indus Valley (around 1900 BCE)
D. The construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt (2580 BCE)
A
B
C
D
f you are reading a timeline that shows events from 3000 BCE to 1000 BCE, and you see "2000 BCE" and "1500 BCE," which date happened more recently?
A. 2000 BCE
B. 1500 BCE
C. Both happened at the same time
D. It cannot be determined
A
B
C
D
Place these events in chronological order from earliest to latest:
1. Hammurabi writes his code of laws.
2. The unification of Upper and Lower Egypt.
3. The development of cuneiform writing in Mesopotamia.
4. The peak of the Indus Valley Civilization.
A. 1, 2, 3, 4
B. 3, 2, 4, 1
C. 2, 1, 3, 4
D. 4, 3, 2, 1
What was the first step in the development of agriculture in ancient river valley civilizations?
A. The invention of writing systems
B. The domestication of plants and animals
C. Building large cities with walls
D. The development of a currency system
Civilizations were able to form after the invention of agriculture. These civilizations developed a division of labor. What caused this to occur?
small populations
written language
large armies
surplus of food
The ancient Egyptian empire began along the...
Tigris River
Amazon River Basin
Nile River Delta
Mediterranean Sea
What was a pharaoh know for?
Creating gold towers
Living god and ruler of Egypt,
Fighting wars against the Swedish.
Discovery of the Americas.
A belief in many gods is known as...
Polytheism
Monotheism
Plagiarism
Theocracy
Buddhism believes that...
you can reach enlightenment only by following the Eightfold Path.
you will go to Heaven during the afterlife.
you have to pray towards Mecca.
you will fight alongside Thor in the afterlife.
Which ancient civilization was isolated by mountains and desert and was home of the Yellow and Yangzte Rivers.
China
Mesopotamia
Rome
India
Which of the following were major rivers for Ancient India?
Indus
Euphrates
Ganges
Nile
Ancient Egypt practiced what form of government?
Oligarchy
Monarchy
Democracy
Socialism
Which were the rivers of Mesopotamia
Nile
Huang He
Yangtze
Euphrates
Tigris
The first written code of laws was written by which ruler of ancient Mesopotamia?
Abraham
Darius
Confucius
Hammurabi
What was the name of the religious buildings in Sumer?
Ziggurats
Temples
Mosques
Churches
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
The ruler of China was a god
Pharaoh was divinely ordained
belief that the gods chose who was in power in Shang China
the Pope is chosen by God
Which early civilization is known for using a plumbing and sewage system?
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Indus Valley
Shang China
Sumer
Sumer
During the Neolithic Revolution, early humans transformed from hunter-gatherers to the development of
strategies of war
agricultural techniques and domestication of animals
slash and burn methods
industrial production methods
Religion in Mesopotamian society identified nearly three thousand gods and goddesses, which can be described as ______________.
polytheistic
Hindu
monotheistic
agnostic
Which of these are a characteristic of a civilization?
Specialized Workers
Record Keeping
Complex Institutions
Advanced Cities
Improved Technology
_______________ is government run by religious leaders.
Iran
Republic
Theocracy
Catholicism
To raise animals in a controlled way that is beneficial to humans is _______________.
Farming
Domestication
Dumbledorf
Sandwich Making
Mesopotamia, India, China, and Egypt all depended on which of the following.
The belief in only one god.
Earthquakes
The flooding of their local rivers.
Strong winds known as Monsoons
- Huang He (Yellow) River
- Calligraphy writing
- Paper and Silk
Sumer
Sumer
The earliest written record in China, using animal bones and shells that had symbols carved in them
Orca Whales
Oracle Bones
The Oracle at Delphi
The Oracle Tales
Hammurabi was the king of the ...
Sumer Civilization
Akkadian Empire
Babylonian Empire
Assyrian Empire
Chaldean Empire
What limited India's contact with surrounding areas?
mountains
armies
oceans and seas
river
Which civilization characteristic is described by a class system where some people held more power/fortune than others
specialization
social hierarchy
the state
cultural diffusion
Earliest form of writing ever invented?
Cuniform
Pictographs
Hieroglyphics
Demotic
"The gods called on me, Hammurabi, to bring about the rule of righteousness in the land."
Who gives Hammurabi the power to write his laws?
The prince
The gods
The people
He gave himself the power
What is the Silk Road?
An Indian folk song
An important set of trade routes
A road made of Silk
What was India's social hierarchy called?
The Caste System
The Coin System
The Call System
What was a pharaoh know for?
Creating gold towers
Living god and ruler of Egypt,
Fighting wars against the Swedish.
Discovery of the Americas.
Buddhism believes that...
you can reach enlightenment only by following the Eightfold Path.
you will go to Heaven during the afterlife.
you have to pray towards Mecca.
you will fight alongside Thor in the afterlife.
Which varna was considered the highest in the caste system?
Brahmins
Kshatriyas
Vaishyas
Shudras
What were the four main varnas in the caste system?
Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Shudras
Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Untouchables
Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Sudras
Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Dalits
Where was ancient Mesopotamia located?
What were ancient Egypts natural barriers
Choose the correct major advancements that are credited to ancient India?
Concept of zero, decimal system, Electricity generation techniques
Theory of relativity, decimal system, advanced surgery, and astronomy.
Concept of zero, decimal system, advanced surgery, and astronomy.
What were Siddhartha Gautama's major beliefs
Who is known for being the founder of Buddhism?
In ancient India finding ways to eliminate pain and suffering was a part of what religion
Which of these facts relating to the Silk Road is an example ofcultural diffusion?
Europeans learned how to make silk.
What is Emperor Qin known for?
Creating a common weights & measurements system
Creating a common writing system
The Great Wall
The Terracotta Army
All of these
What is Emperor Shi Huangdi most known for?
Building the Forbidden City
Uniting China under one rule
Establishing trade on the Silk Road
Keeping China as a series of states
