History Skills
Which type of expert studies human history by excavating sites and analysing physical remains?
Archaeologist
The earliest civilisations emerged around which geographical feature?
Rivers
Which famous Chinese philosopher, born in 551 BCE, was the founder of a prominent ancient Chinese religion?
Confucius.
Name two of China's natural barriers.
Yellow River, Yangtze River, Yellow Sea, East/South China Sea, The Himalayas, Tamaklan and Gobi Deserts, Tibetan Plateau.
What is the name of the important river that flowed through Egypt?
The Nile.
Which date is the earliest?
500 CE, 5 BCE, 5 CE, or 500 BCE?
The earliest humans are thought to have migrated from which continent?
Africa.
What is the name of the First Emperor of China?
Qin Shi Huang.
Which group had the lowest social status in ancient China out of peasants, merchants, and artisans?
Merchants.
What is the name of the process used by ancient Egyptians to preserve dead bodies?
Mummification.
Which century is the year 1345 CE in?
14th century CE
Name three features of civilisations.
Answers include urban areas, governments, economies, social classes, labour specialisation, complex religion, shared communication, art and architectural styles.
Which Egyptian pharaoh established a monotheistic religion of the god Aten?
What were the three major religions in ancient China?
Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism.
Which Egyptian sun god was considered the king of the gods?
Ra.
What is the audience of a source?
Who the source was originally meant to be read/viewed by.
Prior to the Neolithic Period, people were nomadic hunter-gatherers. What does this term mean?
They moved from place to place hunting animals and gathering food, rather than living in one place.
Which famous military leader took over Egypt and began the Macedonian and Ptolemaic Period?
Alexander the Great.
Name three foods that were eaten by Chinese peasants.
Rice, wheat, vegetables, tofu, beans, fish.
What is the name of the stone coffins used in ancient Egypt?
Sarcophagi
What is the origin of a source?
Which early civilisation emerged around the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
Mesopotamia
What was the name of the first female pharaoh of Egypt?
Hatshepsut.
Name three things that were exchanged along the Silk Roads.
Silk, spices, tea, porcelain, ideas, religion, diseases.
What is the name of the stone slab that was used to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics?
The Rosetta Stone.