Instructions: Identify the ancient civilization (Sumerian, Babylonian, Greek, Roman, or Chinese) that best matches each description
or contribution. Write the correct
civilization on the blank.
1. Invented cuneiform, one of the earliest systems of writing. 14. Discovered how to use paper for writing.
2. Known for the use of the base-60 number system. 15. Developed a systematic approach to logic and classification.
3. Developed the philosophy of natural causes for natural events. 16. Had advanced sewer systems like Cloaca Maxima.
4. Created the earliest known wheel. 17. Introduced democratic political systems.
5. Pioneered the construction of aqueducts. 18. Created bronze tools and weapons for farming and warfare.
6. Known for the invention of gunpowder. 19. Invented the compass used for navigation.
7. Created the “Code of Hammurabi,” an early legal system. 20. Developed geometry, especially through Euclid’s Elements.
8. Famous for Aristotle, the "Father of Biology. 21. Developed irrigation systems using canals and levees.
9. Built the Colosseum and the Pantheon using concrete. 22. Created the first libraries in Mesopotamia.
10. Developed the concept of Yin and Yang. 23. Studied planetary movements and recorded eclipses.
11. Created organized city-states such as Ur and Uruk. 24. Designed buildings with domes and arches.
12. Used silk as a major trade good. 25. Used standardized weights and measures for trade.
13. First to build ziggurats for religious and astronomical purposes.
Identification: Identify what is being described/ asked in the following statements below.
26. The earliest known system of writing developed by the Sumerians. 30. A Chinese invention originally used in fireworks, later in warfare.
27. A massive defensive structure built by the Chinese to protect against 31. A printing method using carved wooden blocks, first used in China.
invasions. 32. A wheel-based transportation innovation first used in Sumer.
28. A Roman innovation used to transport water over long distances. 33. A Greek mechanical device used to calculate astronomical positions.
29. One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, built in Babylon. 34. Roman public bathing and sanitation structure
Instructions: Identify the ancient civilization (Sumerian, Babylonian, Greek, Roman, or Chinese) that best matches each description or contribution. Write the
correct civilization on the blank.
1. Invented cuneiform, one of the earliest systems of writing. 14. Discovered how to use paper for writing.
2. Known for the use of the base-60 number system. 15. Developed a systematic approach to logic and classification.
3. Developed the philosophy of natural causes for natural events. 16. Had advanced sewer systems like Cloaca Maxima.
4. Created the earliest known wheel. 17. Introduced democratic political systems.
5. Pioneered the construction of aqueducts. 18. Created bronze tools and weapons for farming and warfare.
6. Known for the invention of gunpowder. 19. Invented the compass used for navigation.
7. Created the “Code of Hammurabi,” an early legal system. 20. Developed geometry, especially through Euclid’s Elements.
8. Famous for Aristotle, the "Father of Biology. 21. Developed irrigation systems using canals and levees.
9. Built the Colosseum and the Pantheon using concrete. 22. Created the first libraries in Mesopotamia.
10. Developed the concept of Yin and Yang. 23. Studied planetary movements and recorded eclipses.
11. Created organized city-states such as Ur and Uruk. 24. Designed buildings with domes and arches.
12. Used silk as a major trade good. 25. Used standardized weights and measures for trade
13. First to build ziggurats for religious and astronomical purposes.
Identification: Identify what is being described/ asked in the following statements below.
26. The earliest known system of writing developed by the Sumerians. 31. A printing method using carved wooden blocks, first used in China.
27. A massive defensive structure built by the Chinese to protect against 32. A wheel-based transportation innovation first used in Sumer.
invasions. 33. A Greek mechanical device used to calculate astronomical positions.
28. A Roman innovation used to transport water over long distances. 34. Roman public bathing and sanitation structure.
29. One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, built in Babylon.
30. A Chinese invention originally used in fireworks, later in warfare.
1. Invented cuneiform, one of the earliest systems of writing. 15. Developed a systematic approach to logic and classification.
2. Known for the use of the base-60 number system. 16. Had advanced sewer systems like Cloaca Maxima.
3. Developed the philosophy of natural causes for natural events. 17. Introduced democratic political systems.
4. Created the earliest known wheel. 18. Created bronze tools and weapons for farming and warfare.
5. Pioneered the construction of aqueducts. 19. Invented the compass used for navigation.
6. Known for the invention of gunpowder. 20. Developed geometry, especially through Euclid’s Elements.
7. Created the “Code of Hammurabi,” an early legal system. 21. Developed irrigation systems using canals and levees.
8. Famous for Aristotle, the "Father of Biology. 22. Created the first libraries in Mesopotamia.
9. Built the Colosseum and the Pantheon using concrete. 23. Studied planetary movements and recorded eclipses.
10. Developed the concept of Yin and Yang. 24. Designed buildings with domes and arches.
11. Created organized city-states such as Ur and Uruk. 25. Used standardized weights and measures for trade.
12. Used silk as a major trade good.
13. First to build ziggurats for religious and astronomical purposes.
14. Discovered how to use paper for writing.
Identification
Identify what is being described/ asked in the following statements below.
26. The earliest known system of writing developed by the Sumerians.
27. A massive defensive structure built by the Chinese to protect against invasions.
28. A Roman innovation used to transport water over long distances.
29. One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, built in Babylon.
30. A Chinese invention originally used in fireworks, later in warfare.
31. A printing method using carved wooden blocks, first used in China.
32. A wheel-based transportation innovation first used in Sumer.
33. A Greek mechanical device used to calculate astronomical positions.
34. Roman public bathing and sanitation structure.
