ANNUAL REVISION WORKSHEET-GRADE 5

SUBJECT: MORAL SOCIAL & CULTURAL STUDIES

I. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words.

1. In 330 CE the capital of the Roman Empire was changed to Byzantium by Emperor ____________.
Name: _________________________
2. The Romans used _____________ as a means of transportation.
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3. The Achaemenid Empire was conquered by Alexander in _____________.
4. King _____________was the father of Alexander, the Great.
5. The Indus River was important to the success of the _____________.
6. The ____________ and ____________rivers helped Mesopotamia develop into a civilization.
7. The period in Europe after the end of the Western Roman Empire is known as ___________.
8. Historians and Archaeologists thoughtpaper
This question that the center3 of
contains the road
printed was used for ______________.
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9. In ___________ the Romans built buildings and government offices.

10. ________________settlements were established in Mesopotamia by 7000 BC

II State whether the following statements are true or false.

1. City of Byzantium in the present day is known as Istanbul, Turkey. ______________
2. Constantinople was a trading center located on both sides of the Hormuz Strait connecting the
Sea of Marmara with the Black Sea. ______________
3. Europe, the Near East, the entire Mediterranean Coast, and Egypt were included in the Roman
Empire at its peak in 117 CE. ______________
4. When cities are organized in straight lines and squares it is called rural planning. ______________
5. The Achaemenid Empire was conquered by Alexander in 329 BCE. ______________
6. The ‘Hellenistic’ culture was the Greek culture that existed during and after the time of
Alexander, the Great. ______________
7. In the winter, snow, and ice were stored in the glaciers high in the mountains. ______________
8. Despite the growth of cities the society in Mesopotamia was still based on farming. __________

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III. Answer the following questions in brief:

1. Who was Constantine?

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2. Where was Constantinople located in the Roman Empire?.

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3. How did the Romans construct their roads?

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4. Why was the Roman Empire known as one of the largest civilizations in the world?
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5. What was Phalanx?

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6. Why was Alexander called ‘Alexander, the Great’?

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7. How did the Mesopotamian Civilization decline?
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8. Where does the Indus River get its water from?

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IV. Identify the following personalities and describe them in two sentences:

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