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WorksheetsAncient Civilizations Review
Total questions: 66
Worksheet time: 36mins
Which leader is traditionally associated with leading the Israelites out of Egypt?
Hammurabi
Solomon
Moses
Ramses II
The Ten Commandments are best described as:
Economic laws
Religious and moral laws
Military rules
Agricultural guidelines
Which geographic feature was MOST important to ancient Egyptian civilization?
Mediterranean Sea
Sahara Desert
Nile River
Red Sea
What structure served as the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs?
Ziggurats
Pyramids
Temples
Palaces
Which civilization created one of the world’s first sewer and sanitation systems?
Egypt
Ancient Israel
Indus River Valley
Babylon
What major religion developed in ancient India?
Judaism
Hinduism
Christianity
Islam
The caste system in India was closely tied to which religion?
Buddhism
Jainism
Hinduism
Judaism
Which two rivers were essential to early Indian civilization?
Nile and Jordan
Indus and Ganges
Tigris and Euphrates
Yangtze and Yellow
The Israelites settled in the region known as:
Mesopotamia
Canaan
Kush
Mohenjo-Daro
Which advancement is ancient India MOST known for?
Papyrus writing
Mummification
Grid-patterned cities
Iron weapons
The ancient Israelites practiced a belief system known as __________, meaning belief in one God.
The sacred text of Judaism that records laws and history is called the __________.
The annual flooding of the __________ River made agriculture possible in ancient Egypt.
Egyptian rulers were called __________, who were believed to be both kings and gods.
The triangular deposits of fertile soil at the mouth of the Nile are known as the __________.
The earliest Indian civilization developed in the __________ River Valley.
Seasonal winds that bring heavy rainfall to India are called __________.
The __________ Mountains form a natural barrier between India and the rest of Asia.
Ancient India planned their cities on a __________ system, showing advanced urban planning.
The writing system of ancient Egypt, using pictures and symbols, is called __________.
What was the main purpose of the ziggurats in ancient Mesopotamia?
Marketplaces
Military forts
Religious temples
Royal tombs
Which river was central to the development of ancient Chinese civilization?
Amazon
Yangtze
Ganges
Nile
Which ancient civilization is credited with the invention of cuneiform writing?
Chinese
Mesopotamian
Indus Valley
Egyptian
Which river valley civilization is known for its advanced drainage and sewage systems?
Ancient China
Ancient Egypt
Indus Valley
Mesopotamia
- Nile River
- Hieroglyphics
- Pyramids
Sumer
- Tigris and Euphrates
- Cuneiform
- City-States
Sumer
What was the main reason early civilizations settled near rivers?
To find precious metals
For defense against invaders
To access trade routes
For fertile land and water supply
Which ancient civilization built large pyramids as burial places for their rulers?
China
Egypt
Indus Valley
Mesopotamia
What was the main writing material used by ancient Egyptians?
Papyrus
Animal skins
Stone slabs
Clay tablets
Which river was central to the development of the Indus Valley civilization?
Tigris
Indus
Ganges
Nile
Which ancient civilization is known for building the Great Wall?
Egypt
China
Mesopotamia
India
What writing system did ancient Egyptians use?
Latin
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
Sanskrit
Which ancient civilization developed along the Yellow River?
Egypt
China
Mesopotamia
Indus Valley
Which ancient civilization is known for the invention of the wheel?
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Indus Valley
China
What was the main building material used for constructing houses in the Indus Valley civilization?
Baked bricks
Stone
Adobe
Wood
Which ancient civilization is known for its advanced irrigation systems and fertile land between two rivers?
Indus Valley
Mesopotamia
Egypt
China
Which ancient civilization developed the concept of zero in mathematics?
Egypt
China
India
Mesopotamia
What is a dynasty?
A series of rulers from the same family
A series of rulers from the same continent
A series of rulers from the same country
A series of rulers
What is the sea that is located in Israel? It also has a very high salt content that prevents anything from living in it.
Black Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Dead Sea
Red Sea
What major sea is located west of Israel?
Mediterranean Sea
Dead Sea
Red Sea
Black Sea
What is the name of the peninsula that is located between the two narrow strips of water in the Red Sea?
Peloponnesian Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula
Sinai Peninsula
Anatolia Peninsula
What was the major source of freshwater in Israel?
Indus River
Nile River
Tigris River
Jordan River
Why did the Israelites move from Mesopotamia to Canaan?
God called Abraham to move his family to the promise land
Abraham did not like living in Mesopotamia
Abraham wanted to become a nomad
Abraham wanted to help build the pyramids
Why did the Israelites move from Canaan to Egypt?
They wanted to build the pyramids
They wanted to float down the Nile River
The Israelites wanted to trade with Nubia
There was a famine in Israel and Egypt always has food
Why did the Israelites move from Egypt to Canaan?
They had plenty of food
They wanted more gold
They were enslaved by the Egyptians and treated harshly
They did not like the flooding of the Nile
Who led the Israelites when they left Egypt to return to Canaan?
Abraham
Jesus
Moses
Paul
What was it called when the Israelites left Egypt and returned to Canaan?
The fleeing
Israelite revolt
Exit
Exodus
Who is considered the father of the Israelites because he left his home in Mesopotamia and moved to the promised land of Canaan?
Jesus
Paul
Moses
Ahbraham
What was the name of the religion that was started by Abraham and Moses?
Christianity
Judaism
Buddhism
Hinduism
God gave a list of rules for the Jewish people to follow. What is this list of rules called?
Hammurabi's Code
10 Commandments
Four Noble Truths
Eightfold Path
Which of the following is the basic beliefs of Judaism?
dharma, karma, reincarnation, and moksha
Four Noble Truths, Eightfold Path, Nirvana
monotheism, Ten Commandments, emphasis on individual worth and personal responsibility
monotheism, sin and forgiveness, eternal life, and Jesus as the Messiah
Who was the first king of Israel? He also united the 12 tribes of Israel under his rule.
Saul
Paul
David
Solomon
Who was the second king of Israel? He fought a Philistine giant named Goliath and moved the capital of Israel to Jerusalem.
Saul
Paul
David
Solomon
Who was the third king of Israel? He built the first temple to God and he is the son of the second king of Israel.
Saul
Paul
David
Solomon
The 2 southern tribes were conquered by the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar and he forced thousand of people to leave Jerusalem and live in Babylon. What was this called?
Conquering time
Warring States Period
Babylonian captivity
Uniting of Israel
Which of the following empires allowed the Jews that were forced to live in Babylon to return to their homeland?
Roman Empire
Assyrian Empire
The Greeks
Persian Empire
How did the death of Solomon impact the Kingdom of Israel in 930 BCE?
It caused the kingdom of Israel to make Judaism its official religion
It forced the Kingdom of Israel to make an alliance with the Roman Empire
It forced the Kingdom of Israel to block all trade along the Silk Road
It caused the Kingdom of Israel to split into separate kingdoms
divided Indian society in to social groups
Buddhism
Princes
Reincarnation
Caste System
the process of rebirth
reincarnation
nirvana
karma
meditation
the effect that a person’s actions have on the soul
reincarnation
nirvana
karma
meditation
a state of perfect peace
reincarnation
nirvana
meditation
karma
the prince who traveled through India and questioned the meaning of life
Siddhartha Gautama
Aladdin
Lao Tzu
Hammurabi
means “the enlightened one”
Untouchable
Brahma
Buddha
Dharma
was the lowest division of the caste system
Brahman
Kshatriyas
Untouchables
Merchants
