WorksheetsUnit 3 River Civilizations Test 3/4
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 4hrs 0mins
Match the following
allowed Chinese rulers to remain in power only as long as they were just and effective
Mandate of Heaven
government headed by religious leaders or a leader regarded as god
theocracy
a term that describes the rise and fall of dynasties
dynastic cycle
large land mass that juts out from a continent
subcontinent
used by Shang Kings to talk with their ancestors and predict the future
Oracle Bones
Match the following
one of two great cities of the Indus Valley Civilization
Harappa
triangular area of marshland formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of some rivers
delta
united Lower and Upper Egypt
King Menes
ruler who signed the first known peace treaty
Ramses II
a political unit consisting of a city and surrounding land
city-state
What was found in 1801 that allowed us to decipher hieroglyphics?
papyrus
Egyptian pyramid at Giza
Rosetta Stone
Great Egyptian Wall
What evidence suggests that the Indus Valley cities had a well-organized government?
well planned cities
writings on stone seats
records left by kings
statues of goddesses
Which of the following is a true statement about the Indus Valley Civilization?
it lasted thousands and thousands of years
it spread to other parts of Asia
it thrived until modern times
it disappeared without a trace and was only rediscovered in 1922
The Chinese system of writing was difficult to learn because it used
a complex alphabet
hundreds of letters
thousands of characters
numbers instead of letters
The Mandate of Heaven is the idea behind which of the following?
the feudal system
the dynastic cycle
ancestor worship
the Shang social order
Most Egyptians were members of which of the following groups?
farmers
slaves
merchants
nobles
Where did the first cities emerge?
along trade routes
in river valleys
along the Mediterranean coast
in the Americas
Which of the following was first achieved by the Chinese?
ironworking
the horse-drawn chariot
a writing system based on the alphabet
silk making
The Egyptians believed in which of the following?
life after death
that God would lead them to the promised land
one god
Ahriman and Ahura Mazda
How did ancient Egyptians view their pharaohs?
as gods
as cruel rulers
as father figures
as equals
Ancient people are called _______ because they believed in many gods
atheists
polytheists
monotheists
Burt Block
China was more isolated from the rest of the world than other early civilizations because
it is an island
Chinese rulers forbade travel
it is surrounded by mountains, jungles, deserts and an ocean
no one wanted to trade with China
Which of the following geographic features had the greatest influence on ancient Egypt
Mediterranean Sea
the Nile River
the Nubian Desert
the Red Sea
During what Kingdom were the Ancient Pyramids of Giza?
Medium Kingdom
New Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
Old Kingdom
The need to keep records led to the development of which of the following in Egypt?
cuneiform
pharaohs
pyramids
hieroglyphics
The Code of Hammurabi was a major achievement for which of the following reasons?
it was the first major collection of laws
it treated men and women as equals
it ended capital punishment
it rejected the principal of an "eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth"
Match the following
chief minister who supervised the business of government in Egypt
vizier
Sumerian writing system
cuneiform
a pyramid-shaped temple built by the Sumerians
ziggurat
United the Sumerian city states into the first Empire
Sargon I
Name meaning "land between 2 rivers"
Mesopotamia
How did the Sumerians differ from the Egyptians in the way they viewed an afterlife?
They saw life after death to be pleasant
They believed they themselves would be gods
They saw life after death as horrible
The believed they would be with their gods.
