Name _______________________ Date_________________

Ancient Civilizations
Unit Assessment
Grade 5

Vocabulary

Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word from the box below.

achievement location civilization

1. The _______________________, or places, where a group of people settle.

2. A Large society of people with a common culture is called a _______________.

3. Ancient civilizations produce lasting ____________________. That is, they

created important things that still remain today.

Essential Understandings

Directions: Answer the following using complete sentences.

4. What was important to ancient people when finding a place to settle?

5. What did governments do to improve ancient civilizations?

6. What role did religion have in the daily life of ancient people?

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7. What achievements of ancient civilizations do we still see and use today?

8. Give one example of how ancient civilizations met their needs over time.

Directions: Circle the letter of the best answer.

9. Which of the following NOT true about ancient civilizations?

A. People believe in gods.

B. Many people worked as farmers.
C. Their languages became the basis for other languages.
D. All young girls went to school.

10. An example of a civilization's achievement is

A. a way of writing.
B. a calendar.
C. a monument.
D. all of the above.

11. Ancient civilizations were ruled by

A. the poor.
B. workers.
C. the wealthy.
D. farmers.

12. In ancient civilizations, people settled

A. near water.
B. in the mountains.
C. in the cities.
D. near deserts.

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Directions: Circle the letter of the best answer.

13. The Great Pyramids were built

A. to store grain and goods.

B. to house workers and their families.
C. as a tomb for Pharaohs and their families.
D. for the protection of the Egyptian civilization.

14. Which of the following is not a reason why the Great Wall of China was built?

A. For protection from invaders.

B. As a means of transportation.
C. As a tomb for Chinese Emperors.
D. To show the strength and power of the Chinese Empire.

Directions: Place the following governments and achievements below in the correct
places on the table. Only use one term per space.

pharaohs dynasties democracy senate

aqueducts hieroglyphics Olympic Games silk

Civilization Types of Government Achievements

15. 16.

Egypt

China

Greece

Rome

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18. 20.

17. 19. 21.

Directions: Place the letter of the following dates and events on the timeline above.

A: 3100 B.C. Egyptians begin using hieroglyphics to write.

B: 2800 B.C. Egyptians begin mining iron.

C: 3500 B.C. Egyptians begin using a form of paper made from reeds.

D: c. 3600 B.C. Egyptians use sails on boats.

E: 2500 B.C. Egyptians build the Great Pyramid of Giza

22. Think about the information in the timeline. What would be an appropriate title?

23. Below each term, write the number of years it represents.

century decade millennium

______ ______ ______

24. Above, circle the best term to refer to how long ago the events above took place.

25. Which era came first in the history of our world? B.C. or A.D.? ____________

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Name _______________________ Date_________________

Ancient Civilizations
Unit Assessment
Grade 5

Rubric

4 3 2 1
Objective Advanced Proficient Basic Minimal
3 correct 2-1 correct 0 correct
Vocabulary

9-7 correct 6-4 correct 3-0 correct

Essential
Understandings

4 correct 3-2 correct 1-0 correct

Critical Content

9-7 correct 6-4 correct 3-0 correct

Skills