The Ancient Civilizations Unit Test

Fill in the blank with the correct term:

The very first humans were known as ____.

• Hunter-gatherers

• Farmers

• Traders

• Cavemen

What was the Neolithic Revolution?

• The time period where humans changed from being hunter-gathers to farmers

• The time period where humans started using metal tools.

• The time period where humans began to build cities.

• The time period where humans discovered fire.

Choose 2:

What were 2 major effects of the Neolithic Revolution on human life?

• Permanency

• Social Classes

• Nomadism

• Industrialization

• The Bronze Age

Match the following civilizations with the rivers they are associated with:

• Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

• Egypt

• Indus River

• China

• Yellow River

• Indus River Valley

• Nile River

• Mesopotamia

What was the Fertile Crescent?

• The land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

• The land where the city of Harappa was located

• The fertile land around the Nile River

• 
  The location of China's first civilizations

Match the following types of religions with their correct defintions:

• No gods

• Atheism

• Many gods

• Monotheism

• One God

• Polytheism

Match the following types of governments with their correct defintions:

• Another word for "monarchy"

• Monarchy

• Religious leader is in charge

• Dynasty

• People hold the power through voting

• Democracy

• Group of people hold the power

• Oligarchy

• Power is inherited (passed down)

• Theocracy

Match the following historical artifacts with their correct definitions:

• Earliest form of written laws

• Ten Commandments

• Earliest form of written language

• Cyrus Cylinder

• Set of Roman laws

• Cuneiform

• Held the first human rights declaration

• Code of Hammurabi

• Moral/Ethical laws given to the Hebrews

• Twelve Tables

What was the religion of the Persian Empire?

• Zoroastrianism

• Islam

• Hinduism

• Judaism

Fill in the blank:

The activity of buying and selling goods with other kingdoms/countries is called ______.