Which of the following are the features of a civilisation? (1) People form a government. (2) People know how to hunt. (3) People can write. A. (1), (2) B. (1), (3) C. (2), (3) D. (1), (2), (3)
B
Which of the following are not the four centres of early civilisation? A. The Nile Valley B. The Fertile Crescent C. The Changjiang Valley D. The Indus Valley
C
Where did the early civilisation mostly begin in? A. Mountains B. Highlands C. Forests D. River valleys
D
Why did the early civilisation mostly begin in river valleys?
(1) The climate was good. It was not too cold or too hot.
(2) The land on the river banks was fertile. It was good for farming.
(3) River Valleys was isolated from the outside world, and this can reduce conflicts among different tribes.
(4) There were enough water and food supplies for people.
A. (1), (2), (3)
B. (1), (2), (4)
C. (1), (3), (4)
D. (2), (3), (4)
B
Which of the following statement is not correct?
A. Huangdi founded the civilisation in Huanghe Valley.
B. The Dravidians founded the civilisation in Indus Valley.
C. The Sumerians founded the civilisation in the Fertile Crescent.
D. The Egyptians founded the civilisation in Nile Valley.
A
Where did the world’s first civilisation begin? A. The Nile Valley B. The Fertile Crescent C. The Indus Valley D. The Huanghe Valley
B
How many kingdoms were there in ancient Egypt at first? A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five
A
Which of the following statement about King Menes is correct? A. He failed to unite Egypt. B. He wore his red and white crown. C. He built the Great Pyramid. D. He was overthrown by the slaves.
B
The Rosetta Stone provides the key to the understanding of Egyptian \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A. calendar B. mummies C. hieroglyphs D. irrigation system
C
Which of the following had the lowest social status in ancient Egypt? A. priests B. craftsmen C. slaves D. farmers
C
The Egyptians used \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in building pyramids. A. brick B. clay C. mud D. stone
D
Which of the following was not invented by the Egyptians? A. The sundial B. The water clock C. The plough D. The compass
D
Which of the following Egyptian invention could not be used to tell the time? A. The water clock B. The calendar C. The sundial D. The plough
D
Which of the following Egyptian invention was advantageous to farming? A. The papyrus B. The plough C. The wheel D. The axe
B
Which of the following statement is not true?
A. The pharaoh was the most powerful person in ancient Egypt
B. The Egyptian farmers brought water into their fields through channels.
C. The Egyptians built many temples for worship.
D. Only the slaves were poor in the ancient Egyptian society.
D
The Ancient Egyptian writing was mostly written on \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A. clay B. papyrus C. board D. silk
B
The four centres of early civilisation all began in _____________ valleys.
river
The four centres of early civilisation were _____________, _____________, _____________, and _____________.
Fertile Crescent; River Nile; River Indus; Huanghe
The _____________ of river valley was not too cold or too hot.
climate
Rich _____________ beside river made crops grow well.
soil
_____________ near the river was easy because people could go to other places in boats.
Traffic
People who live in river valleys could easily get _____________ to drink from the rivers.
water
The civilised people know how to use _____________to note down.
writings
Historians called ancient Egypt ‘the ____________’s gift’.
River Nile
An Egyptian king was called the _____________. People thought he was a god from_____________ and obeyed him.
pharaoh; heaven
Egypt was divided into two parts, Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt, before _____________ united it.
King Menes
The ancient Egyptians believed that a person’s soul would never die. Due to their belief in life after death, they used special medicines and pieces of cloth to preserve the _____________ properly so as to make a ____________.
dead body; mummy
According to ancient Egyptians’ belief in life after death, only good people could go to ____________.
heaven
____________ is the tomb of a pharaoh. There were many valuable and beautiful things.
Pyramid
The ____________ has the body of a lion and the face of a man.
Sphinx
The ____________ is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World standing today.
Great Pyramid
Archaeologists learnt to read the Egyptian hieroglyphs with the help of the ____________.
Rosetta Stone
The ancient Egyptian writing is called ‘____________’. Each sign may stand for a ____________ or an object.
hieroglyphs; sound
There were different classes of people in ancient Egypt. At the top was the ____________. Next came the chief priests, ____________ and ____________. Then came the craftsmen and ____________. At the bottom were the ____________.
king (pharaoh); nobles; officials; farmers; slaves
In ancient Egypt, many sheets of papyrus, which were made from____________.
reeds
Ancient Egyptians used ____________and ____________ to tell the time.
water clocks; sundials
True or False
‘Civilisation’ can be used to describe the stage of development of human culture during the Stone Age
False
True or False
The four centres of early civilisation all began in river valleys.
True
True or False
The four centres of early civilisation located in the Fertile Crescent, the Nile Valley, the Indus Valley and the Changjiang Valley.
False
True or False
The Nile Valley located in Southern Africa.
False
True or False
River Nile flooded in winter every year in ancient times.
False
True or False
The Egyptians thought that the pharaoh was an angel from heaven.
False
True or False
Egypt was conquered by Julius Caesar, and the rule of pharaoh ended.
False
True or False
Sundials and water clocks were used by the Egyptians to tell the time.
True
True or False
Shadufs and ploughs were invented by the Egyptians.
True
True or False
Three kinds of writing were carved on the Rosetta Stone.
True
True or False
The Sphinx has the body of a woman and the head of a lion.
False
True or False
An Egyptian king was called the pharaoh.
True
True or False
The Great Pyramid was built for King Tutankhamun.
False
True or False
Papyrus was made from reeds.
True
True or False
The ancient Egyptians believed that the spirit of a dead person would live on if his body was preserved.
True
True or False
Many treasures in Tutankhamun’s tomb were stolen by robbers.
False
Khafre ‧ ‧ He united Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt.
Menes ‧ ‧ He built the Great Pyramid.
Ancient Egyptian writing ‧ ‧ Hieroglyphs
Water clock ‧ ‧ The tomb of a pharaoh.
Pyramid ‧ ‧ A clock used by ancient Egyptians.
Mummy ‧ ‧ A dead body kept for a long time.
Khafre - He built the Great Pyramid.
Menes - He united Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt.
Ancient Egyptian writing - Hieroglyphs
Water clock - A clock used by ancient Egyptians
Pyramid - The tomb of a pharaoh.
Mummy - A dead body kept for a long time.
Nobles in ancient Egypt ‧ ‧ They were very rich.
Farmers in ancient Egypt ‧ ‧ They lived in small houses built with dried
mud bricks.
‧ They helped the pharaoh rule the country.
‧ They had to give part of their crops to the pharaoh.
‧ They lived in big stone houses.
Nobles in ancient Egypt - They were very rich.
They helped the pharaoh rule the country.
They lived in big stone houses.
Farmers in ancient Egypt - They lived in small houses built with dried mud bricks.
They had to give part of their crops to the pharaoh.
