Unit 3: Ancient Civilizations Test Review

Ancient pyramids were

• tombs for the pharaohs

• temples for people to pray in

• houses the pharaohs lived in

• houses for the priests

Select two things people in Mesopotamia would fight over?

(select only the most important)

• farmland

• access to tools

• access to water

• access to better healthcare

What is a scribe?

• someone who rules the government

• a peasant

• a farmer

• an ancient writer

Why were scribes considered to be powerful people?

• because only two people in the entire ancient world could be scribes

• because only farmers could be scribes

• because not everyone was allowed to read and write

• because scribes were warriors only

What object would priests read in ancient China in order to get predictions of the future from their ancestors?

• oracle bones

• clay tablets

• gold cups

• scrolls

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Shaduf

,

(b) Canal

,

(c) water wheel

,

(d) levee/ dike

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Match the following

• your moral job in life

• moksha

• you earn this when you follow the dharma

• move up the caste system

• when you earn good karma

• karma

• reuniting with the gods

• dharma

Match the following

• iron weapons

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• wheel

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• chariot

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• calendar

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• coins

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Why were the ancient rivers good places to settle?

a

b

c

the river had silt (soil good for farms)

you could farm by the river

there were resources like wood

Why were ziggurats (in Mesopotamia) built with so many steps?

• ancient mesopotamians liked heights

• people wanted to be closer to their gods

• ancient people liked tall buildings

• ancient people wanted cool places to bury their leaders