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Ancient Civilization Review

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the names of the two rivers that run through Mesopotamia?

a)

Tiger and Europe

b)

Tigris and Euphrates

c)

Nile and Tigris

d)

Nile and Euphrates

2.

What does the word "fertile" mean

a)

Land that has been flooded

b)

When ice melts on the tops of mountains

c)

Land that is good for farming

d)

Drying clay tablets so that they are harden and preserved

3.

The name that Sumerians gave their System of Writing that uses wedge shaped symbols

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Rubix Cube

c)

Language

d)

Pictogram

4.

King who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life

a)

Gilgamesh

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Nebuchadnezzar

d)

Nineveh

5.

An epic poem from Mesopotomia; considered on of the earliest known works of literary writing

a)

Illiad

b)

Odyssey

c)

Epic of Gilgamesh

d)

Hamlet

6.

A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god

a)

scribe

b)

cradle

c)

caravan

d)

ziggurat

7.

An arc of land from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf that is considered the cradle of civilization

a)

Golden Valley

b)

Grand Canyon

c)

Fertile Cresent

d)

Land of Sorrow

8.

A professional writer in Mesopotamia

a)

chef

b)

scribe

c)

accountant

d)

merchant

9.

How did Mesopotamians use cuneiform and clay tablets?

a)

to record laws and important information

b)

to produce a food surplus

c)

for transportation of crops and people

d)

to build large temples known as ziggurats

10.

What continent is Mesopotamia located on?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

Iraq

11.

Define irrigation.

a)

digging canals to let water flow from a water source to fields for farming

b)

side by side, but never crossing

c)

made up of; composed of

d)

The land between two rivers (Greek)

12.

division of society by rank or class

a)

ziggurat

b)

cuneiform

c)

social hierarchy

d)

city-state

13.

worship of many gods

a)

polytheism

b)

monotheism

c)

dualism

d)

molytheism

14.

area of Mesopotamia where the world´s first civilization was developed

a)

Babylon

b)

Sumer

c)

Akkad

d)

Egypt

15.

arrangement in which people specialize in specific tasks/jobs

a)

irrigating

b)

civilzation

c)

cuneiform

d)

specialized labor

16.

What is the name of the region formed by the Nile Delta?

a)

Lower Egypt

b)

Nubia

c)

The Red Land

d)

Upper Egypt

17.

Where did most the Egyptian population live?

a)

along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea

b)

along the coast of the Red Sea

c)

along the coast of the Nile River

d)

in the desert

18.

What was the importance of the Book of the Dead?

a)

explained the succession of pharaohs

b)

served as a guide to the afterlife for dead souls

c)

told the story of an Egyptian official who killed a pharaoh

d)

was a list of important citizens and officials who had died

19.
How did ancient Egyptian settlements benefit by being surrounded by desert?
a)
Had good land for growing crops
b)
Had plants that sheep could graze on
c)
Made travel and trade easy
d)
Offered protection from invaders
20.
How did Egyptians and Kushites benefit when the Nile River flooded?
a)
Helped the leaders to stay in power
b)
Kept the two civilizations separate from each other
c)
Left silt behind that was good for farming
d)
Made it easier to keep enemies away
21.
What does the social pyramid show about Egypt's social classes?
a)
Fewest number of people were in the highest classes
b)
Largest numbers of people were in the artisan classes
c)
Many people advised the pharaoh
d)
More rich people than poor people in Egypt
22.
What discovery made the deciphering of hieroglyphics possible?
a)
The Rosetta Stone
b)
The Tower of Babel
c)
The Step Pyramid of Sakarra
d)
The Great Pyramid
23.

Ancient Egyptian writing system that used picture symbols

a)

sphinx

b)

Rosetta Stone

c)

hieroglyphics

d)

papyrus

24.

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

25.
Why did the ancient Egyptians build the structures depicted in picture above?
a)
as monuments to the glory of Egypt
b)
as temples to their gods
c)
as meeting places for the leaders
d)
as burial sites for the pharaohs
26.

A strong wind that brings heavy rain to the southern Asia in the summer

a)

Monsoons

b)

Plateau

c)

Subcontinent

d)

Citadel

27.

Where was Mohenjo Daro located?

a)

India

b)

China

c)

Egypt

d)

Pakistan

28.

What river was the Ancient Indus Valley Civilization built around?

a)

Nile River

b)

Yellow River

c)

Tigris River

d)

Indus River

29.

What were the cities of the Indus River Valley like? (two answers here)

a)

They were unplanned messes.

b)

They were laid out in a grid pattern.

c)

They had drainage and sewer systems.

d)

They had uneven brick homes.

30.

The mountains to the north of India are called..

a)

The Rocky Mountains

b)

The Andes Mountains

c)

The Himalayas

d)

Caucasus Mountains

31.

a device for making an impression in wax, clay, paper, or some other medium

a)

seal

b)

celt

c)

tranchet

d)

scabbard

32.

One of India's earliest cities, located along the banks of the Indus River, was

a)

Citadel

b)

Mohenjo-Daro

c)

India

d)

Mesopotamia

33.

Special building used to store grain. It was used for surplus (extra) crops.

a)

Granary

b)

Building

c)

Pyramid

d)

Grain building

34.
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
35.
River Valleys were a good place for civilizations to grow because they offered
a)
religion
b)
rich soils for agriculture
c)
government
d)

protection

36.

Which civilization began with a language that is still undeciphered today?

a)

Ancient China

b)

Indus River Valley

c)

Sumer

d)

Ancient Egypt

37.

Which early civilization had a well organized, grid city with advanced plumbing?

a)

Indus River Valley

b)

Ancient China

c)

Egypt

d)

Mesopotamia

38.

What is a line of rulers from one family called?

a)

monarchy

b)

dynasty

c)

diaspora

d)

hereditary

39.

What justified rule in Ancient China?

a)

ten commandmenets

b)

mandate from heaven

c)

oracle bones

d)

merchant seals

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