SS Revision 2

Most ancient civilisations began as settlements along _____ (Hint* starts with the letter r)

Which of the following are features of a civilisation? (Select 4 options, refer to TB 6A p.6-7 for answer)

• Arts, crafts and sciences

• cities with public buildings

• government

• trading

• fishing

Answer explanation

The 5 features of a civilisation are

1) System of government

2) Cities with public buildings

3) Arts, crafts and sciences

4) Economic activities (e.g. trading)

5) Writing

Ancient Egypt started along the ____ river.

• Tigris

• Euphrates

• Nile

• Tiber

Which ancient civilisation made use of the papyrus plant to make items such as rope and sandals?

• Chinese

• Indian

• Sumer

• Egypt.

The ancient _____ was one of the world's first civilisations. (*Hint: start with an S)

Look at the image. This building was built by the Mugals from the Indus Valley Civilisation. It is found in India. What building is this?

• Great Wall of China

• Taj Mahal

• Ziggurat

• Pyramid

The ancient Egyptians invented the earliest method of telling time. This four-sided figure is called an ______.

• analog clock

• pyramid

• compass

• obelisk

What is the most ancient language in the Indian civilisation?

• Sanskrit

• Hindi

• Telugu

• Punjabi

This word means that the people are in power.

This is a legacy of Greece where people can vote the government into power. (stars with the letter 'd')

The ancient Greeks has a system of writing. It is similar to _________ which we use for writing today.

• Hanyu pinyin

• hieroglyphs

• Behasa Melaya

• alphabets