Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 6 (ICSE) · History and Civics
Chapter: Chapter 4 — Chapter 4: Egyptian, Mesopotamian and Chinese Civilisations
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What river did ancient Egypt develop along? [1]
(A) The Nile River
(B) The Yellow River
(C) The Tigris River
(D) The Ganges River
2. What is Egypt known for building? [1]
(A) Pyramids
(B) Only huts
(C) Only bridges
(D) Nothing significant
3. What writing system did Egypt develop? [1]
(A) Hieroglyphics
(B) Cuneiform
(C) The alphabet
(D) No writing system
4. Where was Mesopotamia located? [1]
(A) Between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
(B) Along the Nile
(C) Along the Yellow River
(D) In the Himalayas
5. What writing did Mesopotamia develop? [1]
(A) Cuneiform
(B) Hieroglyphics
(C) The alphabet
(D) No writing
6. What is Hammurabi's Code? [1]
(A) An early law code
(B) A type of pyramid
(C) A type of river
(D) A modern law
7. What river did ancient China develop along? [1]
(A) The Yellow River
(B) The Nile
(C) The Tigris
(D) The Ganges
8. What is China known for inventing? [1]
(A) Paper and silk
(B) Only pyramids
(C) Only cuneiform
(D) Nothing significant
9. What river did ancient Egypt develop along? [1]
(A) The Nile River
(B) The Yellow River
(C) The Tigris River
(D) The Ganges River
10. What is Egypt known for building? [1]
(A) Pyramids
(B) Only huts
(C) Only bridges
(D) Nothing significant
11. What writing system did Egypt develop? [1]
(A) Hieroglyphics
(B) Cuneiform
(C) The alphabet
(D) No writing system
12. Where was Mesopotamia located? [1]
(A) Between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
(B) Along the Nile
(C) Along the Yellow River
(D) In the Himalayas
13. What writing did Mesopotamia develop? [1]
(A) Cuneiform
(B) Hieroglyphics
(C) The alphabet
(D) No writing
14. What is Hammurabi's Code? [1]
(A) An early law code
(B) A type of pyramid
(C) A type of river
(D) A modern law
15. What river did ancient China develop along? [1]
(A) The Yellow River
(B) The Nile
(C) The Tigris
(D) The Ganges
16. What is China known for inventing? [1]
(A) Paper and silk
(B) Only pyramids
(C) Only cuneiform
(D) Nothing significant