1. where did the earliest civilizations develop? a.mountainous areas b.river valleys c.islands
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1. Where did the earliest civilizations develop?
A. mountainous areasB. river valleysC. islands
2. What is the arc of fertile land stretching from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean
called ?
A.Fertile Crescent
B.Arabian Desert
C.Valley of the Kings
Persian Gulf
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
3. All of the following civilizations arose in the Fertile Crescent EXCEPT
A.Sumer (Mesopotamia)B.AxumC.Israel (Hebrews)D.Phoenicia
Phoenicia
Palestine
4. The land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers was calledA. MesopotamiaB. IndiaC. Israel
5. Which is the earliest known civilization?
A. India
B. Egypt
C. Sumer
D. China
6. What was the earliest written language?
A.cuneiform
B. hieroglyphics
C. alphabet
7. Which civilization developed on this delta?
A. China
B. Egypt
C. Ghana
8. Which form of writing was used in Ancient Egypt?
A.hieroglyphics
B.cuneiform
C.alphabet
9. Which civilization is pictured in the map?
A. Aztec
B. India
C. China
10. What protected Egypt from invasion?
A. The Himalayas and the Gobi desert and the Pacific Ocean
B. The Sahara and Arabian Deserts and the Mediterranean and Red Seas
11. Who was thought to be responsible for making the sun rise,
the Nile flood and crops grow?
A. high priestess
B. pharoah
C. caliph
12. What civilization is being described?• Mandate of Heaven
• Ancestor Worship
• Silk Cloth
A. Axum
B. China
C. Kush
13. The Himalayan Mountains separate A. India and China
B. India and SumerC. China and Mongolia
14. Which civilization is being described?• First to make cotton cloth• First to use plumbing• Made up of independent city states including Harappa and
Mohenjo-Daro
A. Egypt
B. China
C. Indus Valley
15. Silk-making technology was a closely guarded secret of the ancient
A. Sumerians
B. Indians
C. Chinese
16. What was the first published set of
laws?
A. Code of Justinian
B. Code of Hammurabi
C. Twelve Tables
17. Which ancient civilization is being described?
• Cuneiform writing
• Ziggurats
• Invented wheeled vehicles and bronze
• Number system based on 60
A. Egypt
B. Sumer (Mesopotamia)
C. Indus Valley
18. Which civilization was located in present-day Pakistan?
A. ChinaB. KushC. Indus Valley
19. Which civilization was located in present-day Iraq?
A. Egypt
B. Mesopotamia (Sumer)
C. India Iraq
20. What geographic features protected India from
invasion?A. Himalayas, Hindu
Kush, and Indian Ocean
B. Sahara Desert and Red Sea
C. Alps and Mediterranean Sea
21. Which civilization arose on the Huang He River?
A.MongoliaB.ChinaC.Kush
22. What was the main reason that the earliest civilizations arose in
river valleys?A. Protection from invaders
B. Rich soil for agriculture
C. Fish supply
Match letters on the map to civilizations
A C
D
B
23. _____ Mesopotamia (Sumer) 24. _____ India25. _____ Egypt 26. _____ China (Shang dynasty)
B
A
CD
27. Who is responsible for unifying China and building the Great Wall?
A. Confucius
B. Shi Huangdi
C. Wudi
28. The Great Wall was built to protect China from
A. Germanic invaders from the West
B. Mongol invaders from the North
C. Japanese invaders from the East
29. Which Chinese philosopher thought that inner peace could be reached
through harmony with nature?
A. Han Fezi
B. Confucius
C. Laozi
30. Which religion was founded by Laozi?
A.BuddhismB.ShintoismC.Taoism
32. What did the Chinese believe gave a dynasty the right to rule?
A. The Yin/Yang
B. The Mandate of Heaven
C. The People
33. Xi’an and Samarkand were cities that prospered due to their location on the
A. Great Royal RoadB. Yellow SeaC. Silk Roads