Starter quiz

  • The region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers was known as…
    • Egypt
    • India
    • Mesopotamia  ✓
  • Which of the following is the correct definition for ‘civilisation’?
    • extra or more than is needed
    • when humans live together in large groups in a very organised way  ✓
    • people buying or selling items they need or want
  • A type of ancient ______ invented in Sumer was called cuneiform.
    • song
    • game
    • writing  ✓
  • The areas around the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers were bad for growing crops.
    • True
    • False ✓
  • Select all the similarities between the ancient civilisations of the Egyptians, Sumerians and the Indus Valley.
    • They built cities.  ✓
    • They moved around and did not settle in one place.
    • They had forms of writing.  ✓
    • They worshipped gods and goddesses.  ✓
  • The ancient civilisations of the Egyptians, Sumerians and the Indus Valley existed around ______ years ago.
    • 5000  ✓
    • 1000
    • 500
    • 100
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