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ANCIENT RIVER VALLEY CIVILIZATIONS (ALL OF THEM)

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

China is on which continent?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

North America

d)

Europe

2.

China's civilization developed between which two rivers?

a)

Yin and Yang

b)

Chang Jiang and Yangtze

c)

Shang and Zhou

d)

Huang He (Yellow River) and Yangtze (Long River)

3.
What were oracle bones used for?
a)
Cooking
b)
Telling stories
c)
Building the Great Wall of China
d)
Asking for advice from the gods
4.
The Shang and Zhou kings used the Mandate of ______ to prove that God had chosen them to rule.
a)
Gods
b)
Heaven
c)
Kings
d)
Men
5.
What is the central idea of Daoism
a)
Duty to community
b)
Living in harmony with nature
c)
Enforcing laws with harsh punishments
d)
Humans are naturally evil
6.

What is the belief that a ruler is chosen by the gods?

a)
Heavenly appointment
b)
Godly choice
c)

Mandate of Heaven

d)
Divine selection
7.

What is the name of the trade network that started in X'ian, China and extended into Europe?

a)
Tea Trail
b)
Silk Road
c)
Spice Route
d)
Cotton Road
8.

The knowledge of making this product was a closely guarded secret. Telling others how to make this textile could result in severe punishment by the Chinese government. What is this fabric?

a)
linen
b)
wool
c)
cotton
d)
silk
9.

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.

10.

What makes ancient Chinese civilizations different than other ancient civilizations?

a)

They invented things we still us.

b)

They made bronze tools.

c)

Their civilization has an unbroken history.

d)

They produced more great thinkers than other civilizations.

11.

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.

12.

China's golden age was during which dynasty?

a)

Zhou

b)

Shang

c)

Ming

d)

Han

13.

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

14.

Calligraphy is a form of

a)

sculpture

b)

landscape painting

c)

virtue

d)

writing

15.

What did the ancient Chinese use to try to predict the future?

a)

oracle bones

b)

oracle beads

c)

Confucius

d)

Taoism

16.

Why does the Huang River have a distinctive yellow color?

a)

Yellow flowers grow on its banks.

b)

Yellow silt is dissolved in the river water.

c)

It reflects the yellow light of the sun.

d)

It reflects the yellow light of the moon.

17.

Why has the Huang River been called "China's Sorrow"?

a)

The river runs through both the desert and the loess valley.

b)

The river's tributaries pick up and carry large amounts of silt.

c)

The river is light blue, the same color as human tears.

d)

The river's flooding has wiped out crops and left people homeless.

18.

Why was Emperor Qin buried with the Terrra Cotta Army?

a)

To protect him from foreign invaders

b)

To protect him from tomb raiders

c)

To protect him in the afterlife

d)

To support him in his transition to the afterlife

19.

Where did civilization FIRST begin in China

a)

Huang He (Yellow) River

b)

Yangtze River

c)

Indus River

d)

Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

20.

Mountain ranges and rivers acted as a natural source of protection for ancient Chinese civilizations

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

21.

What geographical features of China kept it separated from the rest of the word? (pick 3)

a)

The Gobi Desert

b)

Rainforests

c)

The Himalayas

d)

Pacific Ocean

22.

Who did the "mandate of heaven" refer to?

a)

gods

b)

The emperor

c)

peasants

d)

officials and the emperor

23.

In the Mandate of Heaven, where did the kings' right to rule come from?

a)

the people

b)

the army

c)

the bureaucracy

d)

the gods

24.

Who were the least respected in Ancient China's social hierarchy?

a)

merchants

b)

artisans

c)

bureaucrats

d)

nobles

25.

What is the definition of an ancestor?

a)

a royal family

b)

An ancestor is a person from whom one is descended. Usually, it refers to a remote person, rather than the immediate parents or grandparents

c)

Great Wall of China

d)

a person who is next in line to rule the government

26.

Which river is not part of the great 3 rivers that flow through China

a)

Yellow River (Huang He)

b)

Euphrates River

c)

Yangtze River

d)

Xi River

27.

The Mandate from Heaven was

a)

right to rule decided by god.

b)

directions on how to get to heaven.

c)

A recipe for bread.

d)

was written by Confucius.

28.

What is a dynasty?

a)

A series of rulers from the same family

b)

A series of rulers from the same continent

c)

A series of rulers from the same country

d)

A series of rulers

29.

How is Ancient China's government SIMILAR to Ancient Egypt's?

a)

They both have governments

b)

They both use dynasties to rule.

c)

They both were developed near a great river

d)

They both are civilizations

30.
to take over the land of others
a)
technology
b)
conquer
c)
government
d)
polytheism
31.
belief in many supreme beings or gods
a)
polytheism
b)
monarchy
c)
government
d)
monotheism
32.
the use of tools and skills to make a product or achieve a goal
a)
technology
b)
city-state
c)
civilization
d)
monarchy
33.
culture with well-developed forms of government, religion, writing, and learning
a)
polytheism
b)
civilization
c)
city-state
d)
irrigation
34.
belief in one supreme being or god
a)
technology
b)
ziggurat
c)
polytheism
d)
monotheism
35.
the largest building in most Sumerian cities; was a huge mud-brick temple
a)
conquer
b)
civilization
c)
irrigation
d)
ziggurat
36.
a city or village and the farm lands around it; has its own leaders and government
a)
conquer
b)
irrigation
c)
city-state
d)
civilization
37.
to supply dry land with water by means of ditches, pipes, or streams
a)
irrigation
b)
polytheism
c)
technology
d)
conquer
38.

Ancient Mesopotamia was separated into smaller independent kingdoms called what?

a)

City-States

b)

Provinces

c)

Counties

d)

Territories

39.

Writing in Mesopotamia was called what?

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Hieroglyphics

c)

Sanskrit

d)

Phoenecian

40.

What were temples called in Mesopotamia?

a)

Ziggurat

b)

Pyramid

c)

Cathedral

d)

Mosque

41.

Which civilization invented paper?

a)

Egypt

b)

China

c)

Neither of These

d)

Both of These

42.

The kings and queens of Ancient Egypt were called what?

a)

Pharaoh

b)

Emperor

c)

Sir

d)

Majesty

43.

The belief in many gods is called what?

a)

Polytheism

b)

Monotheism

c)

Decatheism

d)

Prototheism

44.

The process of preserving a body in Ancient Egypt was called what?

a)

Mummification

b)

Cremation

c)

Funeral Pyre

d)

Burial

45.

Which of the following is the main river system that runs through Egypt?

a)

Nile

b)

Tigris/Euphrates

c)

Indus/Ganges

d)

(Huang He/Yellow)/(Chang Jiang/Yangtze)

46.

Which civilization invented the wheel?

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Egypt

c)

Indus Valley

d)

China

47.

Which civilization was the first to invent indoor plumbing?

a)

Indus Valley

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Ancient Egypt

d)

Ancient China

48.

Rulers of Ancient China were called what?

a)

Emperor

b)

Pharaoh

c)

King

d)

President

49.

A language that uses pictures or symbols instead of letters is called a what?

a)

Pictograph

b)

Symbology

c)

Phonetics

d)

Alchemy

50.

The idea that a ruler has the blessings of the gods as long as they are good to their people is called what?

a)

Mandate of Heaven

b)

Mandate of the Gods

c)

Mandate of Divinity

d)

Mandate of the Pantheon

51.

Match the following definition:

"a government where the leader is believed to be divine."

a)

Theocracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Neolithic Revolution

d)

Reincarnation

52.
The Sumerians believed in many gods. This is called...
a)
monotheism
b)
polygods
c)
polytheism
d)
crazy!
53.
Cuneiform is...
a)
a system of government
b)
the world's first system of writing
c)
a type of poem or story
d)
a seal
54.
The people in the region were able to water their crops by ...
a)
rain
b)
praying
c)
singing
d)
irrigation
55.
The early people of Mesopotamia invented...
a)
the wheel
b)
writing
c)
the plow
d)
all of the above
56.
The first civilization in Mesopotamia were the
a)
Babylonians
b)
Egyptians
c)
Iranians
d)
Sumerians
57.
What made Hammurabi famous?
a)
He was a powerful king who built an empire.
b)
He had some harsh laws.
c)
He conquered and enslaved the Jewish people.
d)
He created the first written laws.
58.
What continent is India in?
a)
Europe
b)
Africa
c)
Asia
d)
Australia
59.
What are two reasons we know very little about the Indus Valley Civilization?
a)
The Indus River in northern India and the Ganges in modern day Pakistan
b)
Large fortified citadels, organized well planned cities
c)
Citadels are fortified and have 40 foot walls
d)
We cannot decipher their script or written language.  Much of their civilization is buried under a water table.  
60.
Where do high mountains border northern India?
a)
Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
b)
2500-1500 BCE
c)
Global climate change
d)
Himalayas and Hindu Kush
61.

Which ancient river valley civilization is shown at D?

a)

Ancient Mesopotamia

b)

Ancient Egypt

c)

Ancient India

d)

Ancient China

62.

Which ancient river valley civilization is shown at A?

a)

Ancient India

b)

Ancient Greece

c)

Ancient India

d)

Ancient Egypt

63.

Letter C is know as the

a)

Nile River Valley civilization (Egypt)

b)

Indus River Valley civilization (India)

c)

Yellow River Valley civilization (China)

d)

Tigris/Euphrates River Valley civilization (Mesopotamia)

64.

The Yellow (Huang He) River is a part of

a)

Ancient Egypt

b)

Ancient Mesopotamia

c)

Ancient India

d)

Ancient China

65.

Which civilization has the world's longest river?

a)

Nile River Valley-Egypt

b)

Tigris/Euphrates River Valley-Mesopotamia

c)

Indus River Valley-India

d)

Yellow (Huange He) River Valley-China

66.

Which of the following river valley civilizations is shown at letter B?

a)

Indus River-Ancient India

b)

Tigris/Euphrates Rivers-Ancient Mesopotamia

c)

Yellow (Huang He) River-Ancient China

d)

Nile River-Egypt

67.

Select the river valley civilizations on the continent of Asia.

a)

Ancient Egypt-Nile River

b)

Ancient Mesopotamia-Tigris/Euphrates Rivers

c)

Ancient India-Indus River

d)

Ancient China-Yellow (Huang He) River

68.

Which ancient river valley civilization is depicted at B?

a)

Ancient Egypt-Nile River

b)

Ancient Mesopotamia-Tigris & Euphrates Rivers

c)

Ancient India-Indus River

d)

Ancient China-Yellow (Huang He) River

69.

Which river is known as the "river of sorrows" due to its unpredictable and dangerous flooding?

a)

Nile River (Egypt)

b)

Tigris/Euphrates Rivers (Mesopotamia)

c)

Indus River (India)

d)

Yellow (Huang He) River (China)

70.

Which rivers have deltas? You may select two (2).

a)

Nile River (Egypt)

b)

Tigris/Euphrates Rivers (Mesopotamia)

c)

Indus River (India)

d)

Yellow (Huang He) River (China)

71.

The writing of Mesopotamia and Sumeria on clay tablets is called what?

a)

Clay tablets

b)

Hieroglyphics

c)

Pictographs

d)

Cuneiform

72.

The major river of ancient Egypt used for farming and trade was the

a)

Euphrates River

b)

Nile River

c)

Tigris River

d)

Indus River

73.

List the 8 features of a civilization

a)

Excess food, advanced cities, specialized workers, trade, social structure, government, religion, writing

b)

Excess food, advanced cities, specialized workers, trade, taxes, welfare, entertainment

c)

trade, social structure, government, religion, writing, education, transportation

d)

Advanced cities, writing, schools, banks, trade, government, taxes, writing

74.

Which civilization was in modern day Iraq?

a)

Mesopotamia/

Sumeria

b)

Egypt

c)

Aztec

d)

Inca

75.

What ancient civilization was in modern day Pakistan?

a)

Indus Valley

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

China

76.

What is the location of the Mesopotamia civilization?

a)

Modern-day Greece

b)

Modern-day China

c)

Modern-day Iraq, Kuwait, and parts of Syria and Turkey

d)

Modern-day Egypt

77.

Which river is associated with the Indus Valley civilization?

a)

Indus River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Amazon River

d)

Nile River

78.

What were the key features of the urban planning in the Indus Valley civilization?

a)

Well-planned cities and advanced drainage systems

b)

Well-planned cities and primitive drainage systems

c)

Poorly planned cities and no advanced drainage systems

d)

Randomly scattered cities and no drainage systems

79.

What was the primary form of government in the Ancient Egypt civilization?

a)

Democracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Communism

d)

Anarchy

80.

What were the major architectural achievements of the Mesopotamia civilization?

a)

Construction of skyscrapers and modern cities

b)

Construction of pyramids and sphinx

c)

Construction of ziggurats and temples

d)

Construction of the Great Wall

81.

The kings and queens of Ancient Egypt were called what?

a)

Pharaoh

b)

Emperor

c)

Sir

d)

Majesty

82.

The process of preserving a body in Ancient Egypt was called what?

a)

Mummification

b)

Cremation

c)

Funeral Pyre

d)

Burial

83.

The social class structure of the Indus Valley was called what?

a)

Caste System

b)

Constructive System

c)

Economic System

d)

Craft System

84.

A family that rules over a kingdom for at least 3 generations is called a what?

a)

Dynasty

b)

Pod

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Pack

85.
the study of material remains, such as graves, tools, and pottery from past human life and culture
a)
surplus
b)
scribe
c)
archeology
d)
cultural diffusion
86.
groups with different levels of importance
a)
scribe
b)
social classes
c)
authority
d)
innovations
87.
a land of many conquered peoples and places ruled by one ruler
a)
empire
b)
merchants
c)
surplus
d)
innovations
88.
new ways of doing things
a)
innovations
b)
emperor
c)
authority
d)
cultural diffusion
89.
extra supply of a good or resource
a)
empire
b)
archeology
c)
surplus
d)
social classes
90.
people who bought and sold goods for a living
a)
emperor
b)
merchants
c)
social classes
d)
authority
91.
the ruler of an empire
a)
innovations
b)
surplus
c)
authority
d)
emperor
92.
person who knew how to write
a)
scribe
b)
surplus
c)
archeology
d)
innovations
93.
Name the civilization: 
- Nile River
- Hieroglyphics
- Pyramids
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
94.
Name the civilization: 
- Tigris and Euphrates
- Cuneiform
- City-States
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
95.
Name the civilization: 
- Huang He (Yellow) River
- Calligraphy writing
- Paper and Silk
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
96.
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
97.
What river did these people in the ancient India settle along?
a)
Tigris
b)
Nile
c)
Indus
98.
Shang China established a series of rulers from the same family.  What is each family rule called? 
a)
Monarchy
b)
Dynasty
c)
Dictatorship
d)
Empire
99.

Who was King Menes?

a)

The first Pharaoh

b)

The Grinch

c)

Ronald McDonalds

d)

Your dog

100.

Choose the answers that are true of Sargon  (multiple answers)

a)

postal system

b)

1st Empire

c)

Many roads were built

d)

Made a professional full time army

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