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WorksheetsAncient World History Review
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the two distinct groups the Homo Sapiens split into?
a)
Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens Sapiens
b)
Cro-magnon and Neandertals
c)
Paleolitic and Cro-magnon
d)
Paleolithic and Homo Sapien Sapiens
2.
Homo Sapiens emerged in ________ between ________ and _______ years ago.
a)
India; 300,000; 400,000
b)
Africa; 100,000; 400,000
c)
Africa; 20,000; 40,000
d)
India; 10,000; 40,000
3.
Instead of staying in one place, the first humans were ________.
a)
Nomadic
b)
Simple
c)
Movers
d)
Paleolithic
4.
Humans in the Neolithic Era -
a)
Used advanced tools
b)
Made pottery
c)
Developed weaving skills
d)
All options are correct
5.
Agriculture was developed in the Paleolithic Era.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Who was the king of the Gods?
a)
Hera
b)
Apollo
c)
Zeus
d)
Athena
7.
Archaeology is the study of past societies through an analysis of what people have left behind.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
The consistent growing of crops on a continuing basis
a)
Agrarian Revolution
b)
Systematic Agriculture
c)
Domestication of Animals
d)
Archaeology
9.
Where were the Mesopotamian River Valley Civilizations located?
a)
Southwest Asia
b)
South Asia
c)
East Asia
d)
Africa
10.
The Hebrews settled between the Mediterranean Sea and the Tiber River Valley.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Which is an example of social patterns in the ancient civilizations?
a)
Hereditary Rulers
b)
Rigid Class Systems
c)
Democracy
d)
Both A and B
12.
Where was Cuneiform created?
a)
Phoenicians
b)
Egypt
c)
Sumer
13.
Who is considered the founder of the Jewish religion?
a)
Abraham
b)
Moses
c)
Phoenician
d)
Twelve Tribes of Israel
14.
At the time, the Persian Empire was -
a)
very small
b)
the largest empire in the world
c)
declining
d)
nonexistent
15.
In the Persian Empire, what was the dominant religion?
a)
Christianity
b)
Buddhism
c)
Zoroastrianism
d)
Judaism
16.
Asoka was known for -
a)
spreading Buddhism
b)
developing medicine
c)
the Ptolemaic theory
d)
invading Russia
17.
The development of _________ was an important contribution to Indian culture.
a)
Zoroastrianism
b)
Hindusim
c)
Buddhism
d)
Toaism
18.
What were the Four Noble Truths?
a)
The idea that suffering in life is connected to desire
b)
the choices of Yin and Yang
c)
the belief that all will perish if ecommunicated
d)
The idea that we will always be happy
19.
The Great Wall of China was built by
a)
Gupta
b)
Siddhartha Gautama
c)
Asoka
d)
Qin Shi Huangdi
20.
Who fought in the Peloponnesian War?
a)
Sparta and Marathon
b)
Persia and Sparta
c)
Athens and Persia
d)
Athens and Sparta
21.
Where is considered the birthplace of democracy?
a)
Troy
b)
Marathon
c)
Sparta
d)
Athens
22.
Who is known for classic Greek sculpture, like that of the Athena Parthanos?
a)
Herodotus
b)
Phidias
c)
Homer
d)
Virgil
23.
"Clergy" is also known as...
a)
Church officials
b)
common people
c)
Soldiers
d)
slaves
24.
Marius...
a)
ran 150 miles to Sparta.
b)
recruited from the poor landless and unemployed of the cities to fight in combat.
c)
was considered one of the greatest Roman poets ever.
d)
did nothing.
25.
The 200 year period of peace in the Mediterranean region is known as -
a)
The Agricultural Revolution
b)
The Pax Romana
c)
The Ides of March
d)
Civil War
26.
Octavian becomes
a)
Augustus
b)
Marius
c)
Caesar
d)
Mike
27.
What does the word Paleolithic mean?
a)
The Fire Age
b)
New Stone Age
c)
Old Stone Age
d)
The Homo Sapiens Sapiens Age
28.
Monotheism was practiced by who?
a)
Nubians
b)
Phoenicians
c)
Hebrews
d)
Sumer
29.
What type of column is this?
a)
Doric
b)
Ionian
c)
Corinthian
30.
What type of column is this?
a)
Doric
b)
Ionian
c)
Corinthian
31.
Which Emperor Split Rome into two parts?
a)
Diocletian
b)
Constantine
c)
Attila
d)
The Citizens not an Emperor
32.
The Paleolithic Era was a time when the majority of humans used
a)
agriculture to produce food
b)
religious temples for sacrifices
c)
stone tools and hunting methods
d)
Farmland to build houses
33.
Archaeologists have been able to use fossil and geographic data to trace the first human activity back to which continent?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
North America
d)
Australia
34.
What is the name of the Babylonia King who created a law code that showed social inequalities?
a)
Justinian
b)
Ceasar
c)
Alexander
d)
Hammurabi
35.
Which statement would be supported by a Spartan citizen?
a)
"Let's vote on our options."
b)
"We must unite all of Greece under equal rule"
c)
"Battle is our strongest option."
d)
"Slavery is inhumane."
36.
Which religion does this symbol represent?
a)
Christianity
b)
Islam
c)
Hinduism
d)
Confucius
37.
Which world religion believes in striving to reach enlightenment?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Judaism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Christianity
38.
Which of the following castes is at the top of the Hindu social hierarchy and represents the priests?
a)
Vaisyas
b)
Sudras
c)
Untouchables
d)
Brahmins
39.
The nobility and the knights offered two things to serfs in exchange for hard work and a portion of the serfs' crops?
a)
land to work and food
b)
land to work and protection
c)
access to the church and food
d)
safety and religious blessings
40.
The Crusades were a number of military battles over the religious city of
a)
Mecca
b)
Medina
c)
Arabia
d)
Jerusalem
41.
Which of the following was a NOT a reason Rome fell?
a)
Barbarian invasions
b)
Weak Central government
c)
corrupt leadership
d)
powerless navy
42.
The Mongols conquered which large Asia country?
a)
Japan
b)
Russia
c)
China
d)
Korea
43.
How many pillars of belief does Islam have?
a)
4
b)
3
c)
8
d)
5
44.
Mohammed's main message to the Arabian people was?
a)
Worship all the gods equally.
b)
You must fight for everything.
c)
There is one god who should be worshiped.
d)
Muslims are the strongest and best.
45.
Alexander the Great was a king from?
a)
Greece
b)
Persia
c)
Macedonia
d)
Rome
46.
The Mongols practiced what type of warfare by throwing infected plague bodies into cities?
a)
chemical
b)
nuclear
c)
biological
d)
destructive
47.
Which Greek city-state was the first to create a democratic government?
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Thebes
d)
Corinth
48.
Which is the most holy city in Islam?
a)
Medina
b)
Jerusalem
c)
Constantinople
d)
Mecca
49.
Which two religions fought during the Crusades?
a)
Judaism/ Islam
b)
Islam/ Hinduism
c)
Islam/ Christianity
d)
Judaism/ Christianity
50.
The Byzantine Empire is what portion of the original Roman empire?
a)
north
b)
south
c)
east
d)
west
51.
In Western Europe, what economic and social system grew out of an unsafe post-Roman world?
a)
government control
b)
feudalism
c)
dictatorships
d)
caste system
52.
Who was the father of medicine?
a)
Homer
b)
Herodotus
c)
Hoppocrates
d)
Socrates
53.
Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?
a)
Virgil
b)
Homer
c)
Socrates
d)
Plato
54.
Who was the Athenian leader during the Golden Age who extended democracy and rebuilt the city after the Persian Wars?
a)
Alexander the Great
b)
Zues
c)
Xerxes
d)
Pericles
55.
What alliance was headed by Athens?
a)
Delian
b)
Atenian
c)
Peloponnese
d)
Spantan
56.
A result of the Persian War for the Greeks was control of what sea?
a)
Black Sea
b)
Aegean Sea
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Red Sea
57.
Which of the following was NOT a battle of the Persian Wars?
a)
Marathon
b)
Salamis
c)
Bull Run
d)
Thermopyle
58.
What type of government is ruled by a small group?
a)
Democracy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Tyranny
d)
Monarchy
59.
What city-state had a direct democracy?
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Troy
d)
Carthage
60.
Who ended debt slavery in Athens?
a)
Socrates
b)
Plato
c)
Draco
d)
Solon
61.
What government is ruled by a small group of nobles?
a)
Aristocracy
b)
Tyranny
c)
Monarchy
d)
Democracy
62.
What government is ruled by one person who seized power?
a)
Aristocracy
b)
Tyranny
c)
Democracy
d)
Monarchy
63.
What geographic feature isolated and hindered the development of Greece city-states?
a)
deserts
b)
mountains
c)
rivers
d)
islands
64.
What Replaced the Roman Republic?
a)
The Roman Catholic Church
b)
The Roman Empire
c)
The Roman Monarchy
d)
The Roman Authority
65.
What term describes that when the value of money decreases prices increase?
a)
Deflation
b)
Inflation
c)
Interest
d)
Opportunity Cost
66.
Which of the following was NOT a member of the First Triumvirate?
a)
Crasseus
b)
Augustus Ceasar
c)
Julius Caesar
d)
Pompey
67.
Who was assassinated by the Senate on the Ides of March?
a)
Julius Ceasar
b)
Augustus Ceasar
c)
Pompey
d)
Crasseus
68.
This map shows the spread of
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Buddhism
d)
Hinduism
69.
You would associate this structure with?
a)
Judaism
b)
Islam
c)
Christianity
d)
Buddhism
70.
This structure is most likely associated with
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Buddhism
d)
Hinduism
71.
Which African king traveled to Mecca on Hajj and decided to turn his capital, Timbuktu into a center of Islamic learning?
a)
Mansa Musa
b)
Kunda Kinda
c)
Ramses II
d)
Qin Shiuangdi
72.
What were the main trade items of African civilizations?
a)
Gold and Salt
b)
Pepper and Salt
c)
Salt and Ivory
d)
Gold and Silver
73.
Who was the Frankish king who was named Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day 800?
a)
Charles "the Hammer" Martel
b)
Peppin "the Short"
c)
Charlemagne
d)
Philip "The Fair"
74.
Vikings...
a)
Invaded Northern France
b)
Invaded Russia
c)
Invaded Germany
d)
You kidding me, they invaded everywhere
75.
History..
a)
is based on evidence
b)
can be biased in primary documents
c)
is sometimes forgotten
d)
All are correct
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