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Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 22mins
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Class
Date
1.
An artifact is
a)
a fossil.
b)
something people made long ago.
c)
amber.
d)
none of these.
2.
The study of artifacts is called
a)
anthropology.
b)
paleontology.
c)
artifactology.
d)
archaeology.
3.
Nomads are
a)
domesticated goats.
b)
canals that brought fresh water to the people.
c)
types of stone tools.
d)
people who move from place to place.
4.
The process of people moving from place to place is called
a)
migration.
b)
dispersal.
c)
Diaspora.
d)
removal.
5.
Which two rivers are located along the Fertile Crescent?
a)
the Nile and the Ganges
b)
the Amazon and the Yangtze
c)
the Tigris and Euphrates
d)
the Red Sea and the Dead Sea
6.
Cuneiform is a type of
a)
writing.
b)
temple.
c)
food.
d)
tribal leader.
7.
The empire of Hammurabi was
a)
Assyria.
b)
Sumeria.
c)
Babylon.
d)
none of these.
8.
The religious practice of worshiping one god is called
a)
polytheism.
b)
atheism.
c)
Christianity.
d)
monotheism.
9.
Religious temples of the Mesopotamian people were called
a)
pyramids.
b)
towers.
c)
hanging gardens.
d)
ziggurats.
10.
Why was the Nile River so critical to the development of the Egyptian Empire?
a)
because it was full of fish
b)
because the Egyptians prayed to the water gods
c)
because there was very little rain and the river was used to irrigate crops
d)
because it protected the Egyptians from their enemies
11.
What is the significance of the Rosetta Stone?
a)
It helped archaeologists learn about Egyptian tools.
b)
It was the oldest stone tool ever discovered.
c)
It helped archaeologists decode hieroglyphics.
d)
none of these
12.
Which river flows through the North China Plain?
a)
the Huang He River (Yellow River)
b)
the Nile River
c)
the Indus River
d)
the Yangtze River (Yellow River)
13.
Which was the first Chinese Dynasty?
a)
Ming
b)
Zhou
c)
Han
d)
Shang
14.
What is Sanskrit?
a)
a language
b)
a religion
c)
a form of irrigation
d)
an Indian leader
15.
Where is the Indus River Valley located?
a)
China
b)
India
c)
Africa
d)
South America
16.
Hinduism and Buddhism are religions that both believe in
a)
reincarnation.
b)
animal sacrifice.
c)
the Ten Commandments.
d)
Ra.
17.
What are myths usually about?
a)
wars
b)
feats of strength
c)
gods and goddesses
d)
climatic events
18.
Who is believed to have written the epic poem "The Odyssey"?
a)
Ulysses
b)
Virgil
c)
Euripides
d)
Homer
19.
With whom did the Athenians join with to defeat the Persian Empire?
a)
the Egyptians
b)
the Nubians
c)
the Spartans
d)
the Mongols
20.
The agreement between Greek city-states was called
a)
the Delian League.
b)
the Great Compromise.
c)
the Delian Alliance.
d)
the Spartan-Athenian Coalition.
21.
Who was the king of Macedonia?
a)
Plato
b)
Hippocrates
c)
Alexander
d)
Euclid
22.
Who were the patricians?
a)
the poorest people in Roman society
b)
the educated class in Roman society
c)
the richest people in Roman society
d)
the Roman soldiers
23.
To what does Pax Romana refer?
a)
a long period of peace in the Roman Empire
b)
an alliance of Roman city-states
c)
a period of great turmoil
d)
a slave rebellion
24.
Which structure was a venue for Roman entertainment?
a)
the Acropolis
b)
Mount Olympus
c)
the Colosseum
d)
all of these
25.
Which of the following was considered a great Roman emperor?
a)
Caligula
b)
Nero
c)
Marcus Aurelius
d)
none of these
26.
What was the role of the tribunes?
a)
they maintained order in the Roman Senate
b)
they represented the plebeians in the Roman Senate
c)
they represented the patricians in the Roman Senate
d)
none of these
27.
What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
a)
Rome
b)
Thebes
c)
Constantinople
d)
Cairo
28.
The Justinian Code
a)
organized the laws of the Romans.
b)
was the precursor of the Magna Carta.
c)
was the code of the Roman soldier.
d)
none of these
29.
What was the significance of the Magna Carta?
a)
It consolidated power in the hands of the nobles.
b)
It divided the church into factions.
c)
It marked the end of the Norman Conquest.
d)
It limited the power of the king.
30.
The predominant social structure of the middle ages was
a)
constructionism.
b)
industrialism.
c)
feudalism.
d)
monarchism.
31.
What was the mission of the Crusades?
a)
to spread Christianity
b)
to establish new trade routes to the Middle East
c)
to retake control of Palestine
d)
to conquer Persia
32.
What two animals were significant in the transmission of the plague?
a)
rats and snakes
b)
rats and fleas
c)
fleas and dogs
d)
rats and mosquitoes
33.
What caused the decline of the Mayan civilization?
a)
disease
b)
political turmoil
c)
drought
d)
no one really knows for sure
34.
Tenochtitlan is associated with what civilization?
a)
Aztec
b)
Maya
c)
Inca
d)
Olmec
35.
What did the Aztecs sacrifice to their gods?
a)
maize
b)
goats
c)
humans
d)
bananas
36.
What brought an end to the Inca civilization?
a)
the bubonic plague
b)
the arrival of Pizzaro
c)
a civil war
d)
an earthquake
37.
What river was significant in the development of the kingdom of Mali?
a)
the Nile
b)
the Amazon
c)
the Niger
d)
the Indus
38.
What does an aqueduct carry?
a)
grain
b)
mules
c)
water
d)
none of these
39.
What important technique did artists master during the Renaissance?
a)
selective coloration
b)
perspective
c)
realism
d)
none of these
40.
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
a)
Raphael
b)
Michelangelo
c)
Leonardo da Vinci
d)
Galileo
41.
Both Copernicus and Galileo believed that
a)
the Earth moved around the sun
b)
the sun moved around the earth.
c)
the moon moved around the sun.
d)
the Earth moved around the moon.
42.
If you purchased an indulgence from the church it meant that
a)
you were favored by the priests.
b)
your sins were immediately forgiven.
c)
Martin Luther would get angry with you.
d)
you were helping to alleviate poverty.
43.
The movement to break away from the Catholic Church was called
a)
excommunication.
b)
the Counter-Reformation.
c)
Lutheranism.
d)
the Reformation.
44.
How did the printing press fuel the Renaissance?
a)
It increased literacy.
b)
It enabled information and ideas to spread quicker than they had previously.
c)
The economy improved.
d)
all of the above
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