WorksheetsSemester 1 Review
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Epic of Gilgamesh, cuneiform, ziggurats, Code of Hammurabi [all of these come from...]
a)
Egypt
b)
Indus
c)
Huang He
d)
Mesopotamia
2.
The first group to practice monotheism was...
a)
Christians
b)
Confucians
c)
Hebrews
d)
Muslims
3.
Two things that Ramses the Great (an Egyptian Pharaoh) accomplished were...
a)
1- long reign 2- monuments, cities, temples
b)
1- monuments, cities, temples 2- shrinking Egyptian empire
c)
1-allowing Hittites to take control of Egypt 2- his love for Nefertari
d)
1- shortest reign as pharaoh 2- peace treaty with the Hittites
4.
The invaders that caused Rome the most trouble in *400s CE* were MOST likely to have come from....
a)
Persia
b)
Greece
c)
Southern Italy
d)
Germanic territories
5.
The purpose of Hammurabi's Code in Babylonia was...
a)
to free the slaves
b)
to give all people the right to vote
c)
to tell everyone the laws
d)
to give commoners more rights
6.
"...property is a part of the household...acquiring property us a part of managing the household...a slave is a living possession...the slave himself is a living instrument...the slave is not only the slave of his master, but wholly belongs to him." What did Aristotle say, here?
a)
slavery is God's will
b)
no slaves allowed in Greece
c)
slaves are possessions
d)
slaves are family
7.
The earliest civilizations (Nile River Valley, Mesopotamia, Indus River Valley, & Huang He River Valley) and their major cities like Egypt, Sumer, and Harrapa were all...
a)
centered around rivers that flooded regularly
b)
destroyed by drastic climate changes
c)
found in subtropical climates
d)
located along coastal areas.
8.
Constantinople is located in modern day...
a)
Greece
b)
Turkey
c)
Rome
d)
China
9.
hunting and gathering societies...
a)
women and men both did the hunting
b)
began in Asia and migrated to Europe
c)
were very mobile and followed large herds of animals
d)
used their ability to write to record hunting patterns.
10.
the earliest known domesticated animal was the...
a)
pig
b)
chicken
c)
dog
d)
cat
11.
Hunter-gatherer societies were led by
a)
chiefs
b)
kings
c)
respected elders
d)
the military
12.
Hunter gatherers were..
a)
nomadic
b)
stable
c)
excessive
d)
isolated
13.
Which two rivers can be found in Mesopotamia?
a)
Tigris and Euphrates
b)
Nile and Euphrates
c)
Huang He and Yangtze
d)
Tigris and Nile
14.
Egyptians were...
a)
Monotheistic
b)
Polytheistic
15.
The purpose of the Olympic games in Ancient Greece were...
a)
to honor the gods
b)
to eliminate the weak people
c)
settle conflict between city-states
d)
to allow for athletic competition
16.
The stories about Greek gods and goddesses are called...
a)
mythology
b)
theology
c)
sociology
d)
anthropology
17.
Emperor Dioclotian, in an attempt to save the Roman Empire...
a)
ordered the execution of Jesus
b)
successfully defended his country against Atilla
c)
divided the empire into eastern and western parts
d)
outlawed all faiths except Christianity
18.
Hinduism and Buddhism originated in
a)
India
b)
China
c)
Japan
d)
Middle East
19.
Shinto has elements of ___________ in it.
a)
monotheism
b)
animism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Christianity
20.
India is a..
a)
continent
b)
subcontinent
c)
geocontinent
d)
adcontinent
21.
1- life is full of suffering 2- the desire for possessions causes suffering 3-elimination of desires ends suffering 4- 8 fold path leads to enlightenment [these are all a part of...]
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Christianity
d)
Confucianism
22.
praying 5 times a day is...
a)
one of the 5 pillars of Islam
b)
part of the 8 fold path
c)
one of the 4 noble truths
d)
a great thing to do
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