Grade 4History & geographyquiz16 questions

Ancient civilisations

Grade 4: Ancient Egypt, Ancient China, Ancient Greece, Indus Valley, early writing.

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Questions

  1. Which river was the centre of life in Ancient Egypt?

    • The Amazon
    • The Danube
    • The Nile
    • The Tigris
    Show answerThe Nile

  2. What were the huge stone tombs built for Egyptian pharaohs called?

    • Palaces
    • Pyramids
    • Temples
    • Theatres
    Show answerPyramids

  3. Ancient Egyptians preserved the bodies of important people as mummies. (True or false?)

    Show answerTrue

  4. Which long wall was built in Ancient China to help protect its lands?

    • The Great Wall
    • The Long Bridge
    • The Red Wall
    • The Stone Gate
    Show answerThe Great Wall

  5. Ancient China was the first place to make which material, used for clothes?

    • Cotton
    • Nylon
    • Silk
    • Wool
    Show answerSilk

  6. What name was given to the trade routes linking China with lands to the west? (Answer out loud)

    Show answerThe Silk Road

  7. In which place in Greece were the first Olympic Games held?

    • Babylon
    • Cairo
    • Olympia
    • Rome
    Show answerOlympia

  8. In Ancient Athens, citizens helped make decisions by voting, an early form of democracy. (True or false?)

    Show answerTrue

  9. Which Greek building on a hill in Athens is still famous today?

    • The Colosseum
    • The Pantheon
    • The Parthenon
    • The Sphinx
    Show answerThe Parthenon

  10. Mohenjo-daro was a major city of which ancient civilisation?

    • Ancient China
    • Ancient Egypt
    • Ancient Greece
    • The Indus Valley
    Show answerThe Indus Valley

  11. Indus Valley cities had no drains or water systems. (True or false?)

    Show answerFalse

  12. On which continent was the Indus Valley civilisation? (Answer out loud)

    Show answerAsia

  13. Which people of Mesopotamia wrote by pressing wedge shapes into clay?

    • The Aztecs
    • The Romans
    • The Sumerians
    • The Vikings
    Show answerThe Sumerians

  14. What is the name of Egyptian picture writing?

    • Alphabets
    • Hieroglyphs
    • Numerals
    • Runes
    Show answerHieroglyphs

  15. What is the name of the wedge-shaped writing of Sumer? (Answer out loud)

    Show answerCuneiform

  16. Which plant did Egyptians use to make a paper-like material for writing?

    • Bamboo
    • Ivy
    • Papyrus
    • Wheat
    Show answerPapyrus

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