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WorksheetsWorld History 1 Sol Review
Total questions: 95
Worksheet time: 1hrs 28mins
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Class
Date
1.
When did early homo sapiens emerge from Africa?
a)
10,000 years ago
b)
100,000 to 400,000 years ago
c)
yesterday
d)
200,000 to 400,000 years ago
2.
Where did Early Homo Sapiens migrate to
a)
Asia
b)
Africa and Asia
c)
Australia
d)
Eurasia, Australia, and the Americas
3.
Hunter-gatherers are also know as ___________
a)
nomads
b)
wanderers
c)
farmers
d)
homo sapiens
4.
Nomads depended on the availability of what?
a)
local farms
b)
trade
c)
wild plants and animals
d)
domesticated animals
5.
The Paleolithic Age may also be known as ___________ _____
a)
Bronze Age
b)
Stone Age
c)
Old Stone Age
d)
New Stone Age
6.
What is the difference between an artifact and a fossil?
a)
fossil-was once living
artifact-made by living things
artifact-made by living things
b)
fossil-made by living things
artifact-was once living
artifact-was once living
c)
there is no difference
7.
What is carbon dating?
a)
a test archaeologists use to study and analyze fossils and artifacts
b)
a test you take to pass high school
c)
dating CO2
d)
when archaeologists find artifacts they do this to them
8.
Where is Stonehenge located?
a)
Jerusalem
b)
England
c)
Anatolia
d)
Australia
9.
When was Stonehenge built?
a)
Bronze Age
b)
New Stone Age
c)
Old Stone Age
10.
2 early cities from the Fertile Crescent
a)
Catalhoyuk and Stonehenge
b)
Richmond and D.C.
c)
Babylon and Athens
d)
Jericho and Aleppo
11.
Which rivers were above and below the Fertile Crescent(in order of above and below)?
a)
Euphrates and Tigris
b)
Indus and Yellow
c)
Tigris and Euphrates
d)
Nubia and Axum
12.
Why did the first civilizations develop in river valleys?
a)
they offered rich soil, irrigation, and protection from invaders
b)
they weren't where early civilizations started
c)
they had non-arable land
d)
they made colonies
13.
Who developed the first alphabet?
a)
Sumerians
b)
Egyptians
c)
Phoenicians
d)
Nubians
14.
Who invented the first written law code?
a)
Julius Caesar
b)
Qin Shi HuangDi
c)
the Egyptians
d)
Hammurabi
15.
Slavery was _________ in ancient river valleys.
a)
accepted
b)
refused
c)
used but not often
d)
banned
16.
What are the origins of Judaism?
a)
Abraham, Moses, and Jerusalem
b)
Monotheism, and the Torah
c)
Egypt
d)
Polytheism
17.
How did Judaism spread?
a)
commerce
b)
trade
c)
exile and diaspora
d)
force
18.
What is the holy book of Judaism?
a)
torah
b)
bible
c)
ten commandments
d)
koran
19.
Where did this form of written language originate?
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
Egypt
c)
Phoenicia
d)
England
20.
What was the first form of written language?
a)
alphabet
b)
cuneiform
c)
hieroglyphics
d)
pictograms
21.
What religion did Persia practice?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Christianity
c)
Judaism
d)
Zoarastrianism
22.
Who created the caste system?
a)
the mauryans
b)
the aryans
c)
the gupta empire
d)
the hebrews
23.
What is one accomplishment of the Mauryan empire?
a)
Golden Age
b)
concept of zero
c)
astronomy
d)
veterinary clinics
24.
What is one accomplishment of the Gupta empire?
a)
concept of round earth
b)
good roads
c)
spread Buddhism
d)
free hospitals
25.
What is one similarity that Hinduism and Buddhism share?
a)
founder is Siddhartha Gautama
b)
reincarnation
c)
Vedas and Upinashads
d)
eightfold path
26.
What is the ultimate goal of Buddhism?
a)
Escape Samsara
b)
Reach Enlightenment
c)
Follow the Eightfold Path
d)
Become one with Brahman
27.
Which word best describes the Caste System?
a)
Flexible
b)
Rigid
c)
Cycle
d)
Unfair
28.
The Buddhist state of ultimate peace and happiness is ________________.
a)
Nirvana
b)
Enlightenment
c)
Samsara
d)
Brahman
29.
The Hindu sacred religious texts are called the ___________.
a)
Four Noble Truths
b)
Vedas
c)
Sanskrit
d)
Eightfold Path
30.
Where did Buddhism become most popular?
a)
India
b)
Asia
c)
Middle East
d)
None of the above
31.
Where did Hinduism become most popular?
a)
India
b)
Asia
c)
Middle East
d)
None of the above
32.
What was the most significant difference between Judaism and other ancient religions?
a)
The Jews had no leaders.
b)
The Jews believed in one god.
c)
The Jews prayed outdoors.
d)
The Jews had no written text.
33.
___________ is considered to be the founder of Judaism.
a)
Abraham
b)
Saul
c)
David
d)
Goliath
34.
Where the religion Judaism they originate from?
a)
Middle East
b)
North America
c)
China
d)
South East
35.
Who is considered the ancestor for ALL 3 monotheistic religions?
a)
Moses
b)
Jesus
c)
Abraham
d)
David
36.
What trade route connects China and Rome?
a)
Royal Road
b)
Hindu Kush
c)
Silk Road
d)
Great Wall of China
37.
Why was the Great Wall of China built?
a)
to protect them from the Mongol invasion
b)
to be a decoration
c)
to protect them from Egyptian invasion
d)
to trade with India
38.
Paper is a contribution from ___________ ________.
a)
Modern China
b)
Ancient China
c)
India
d)
South America
39.
Confucianism consisted of ____________ worship
a)
polytheistic
b)
nature
c)
ancestor
d)
family
40.
Confucius said people should know their place in ___________ and _____________.
a)
family, society
b)
town, kingdom
c)
books, magazines
d)
life, death
41.
Confucius said people with ____________ must set a good example.
a)
authority
b)
jail
c)
love
d)
trouble
42.
Confucius' teachings had a major ___________ on Chinese _____________ .
a)
impact, government
b)
kick, money
c)
story, teachers
d)
influence, families
43.
Confucius and Laozi are examples of Chinese...
a)
Gods
b)
Philosophers
c)
Prophets
d)
Emperors
44.
Who founded Taoism?
a)
Confucius
b)
Ronald Reagan
c)
Laozi
d)
John Cena
45.
What word describes the land of the Greek peninsula?
a)
rocky and mountainous
b)
flat
c)
underwater
d)
rolling
46.
The Greek word for 'city-state' is...
a)
county
b)
town
c)
borough
d)
polis
47.
What type of government is run by the richest and most powerful citizens?
a)
Democracy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Theocracy
48.
What type of government is run by a single ruler?
a)
Democracy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Theocracy
49.
At what age did children in Sparta begin training to defend their city?
a)
5
b)
7
c)
9
d)
11
50.
What does the word "Democracy" mean?
a)
"rule by the government"
b)
"rule by the many"
c)
"rule by the wealthy"
d)
"rule by the people"
51.
The ruler of all the Greek gods was...
a)
Poseidon.
b)
Ares.
c)
Zeus.
d)
Athena.
52.
One of the most famous ancient Greek poets was...
a)
Homer.
b)
Athena.
c)
Marge.
d)
Lisa.
53.
Who was the main rival of ancient Greece?
a)
The Persian Empire
b)
The Ottoman Empire
c)
The American Empire
d)
The Galactic Empire
54.
Why was communication difficult between communities in Ancient Greece?
a)
They did not have telephones
b)
Mountains and Water
c)
communication was easy
d)
most people had horses
55.
How is the influence of ancient greece seen in today's world?
a)
the clothes that they wore
b)
buildings and architecture
c)
everybody walks everywhere
d)
communities are isolated
56.
The ancient Greeks were
a)
Monotheistic
b)
Polytheistic
57.
Who was NOT a Greek philosopher?
a)
Pythagoras
b)
Aristotle
c)
Socrates
d)
Plato
58.
Who formed the delian league
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Thebes
d)
Delphi
59.
Herodotus and Thucydides are known for what type of writing?
a)
poetry
b)
history
c)
drama
d)
philosophy
60.
Which type of column is shown?
a)
Doric
b)
Ionic
c)
Corinthian
d)
Greek? IDK!!
61.
What alliance did the oligarchies of Greece form for mutual protection?
a)
Spartan League
b)
Ionian League
c)
Delian League
d)
Pelopponesian League
62.
What was the Greek phalanx composed of?
a)
soldiers on horseback
b)
Spartan women
c)
aristocrats
d)
foot soldiers
63.
Which of the following was known for promoting equality throughout Athens, he also promoted the arts and literature?
a)
Pericles
b)
Sophocles
c)
Plato
d)
Aristotle
64.
Which of the following was the most famous for a mathematical theorem named after him?
a)
Socrates
b)
Plato
c)
Archimedes
d)
Pythagoras
65.
Which of the following completes the analogy?
Athens is to Democracy as Sparta is to ____________________
Athens is to Democracy as Sparta is to ____________________
a)
military
b)
dictatorship
c)
oligarchy
d)
autocracy
66.
Which of the following was NOT a result of the Pelopponesian War?
a)
Long Walls destroyed
b)
Trade Increased
c)
Cities fell
d)
Democracy crumbled
67.
What was the name of the group whose members agreed to protect each other from Persia and give money or ships for defense?
a)
Persian League
b)
Pelopponesian League
c)
Delian League
d)
Spartan League
68.
Which of the following caused the Peloponnesian War?
a)
Struggles between Greece and Persia
b)
Struggles between Athens and Sparta
c)
Struggles between Greece and Macedonia
d)
Struggles between Greece, Persia and Macedonia.
69.
What language did the western church speak?
a)
Latin
b)
Greek
70.
Where was the eastern church centered?
a)
Constantinople
b)
Rome
71.
Where was the West church centered?
a)
Constantinople
b)
Rome
72.
Who was the head of the Byzantine Church
a)
Patriarch
b)
Pope
c)
Jesus
d)
Biishops
73.
What did Justinian do in the Byzantine Empire?
a)
He made a new paper bill
b)
expanded trading
c)
Renamed the Byzantine Empire
d)
Made Russia
74.
Who conquered Constantinople?
a)
The Vulgars
b)
The Russians
c)
The Ottomans
d)
All of the above
75.
What would the role of Constantinople be?
a)
Capital of Rome
b)
Capital of Russia
c)
Capital of Byzantine Empire
d)
None
76.
Why is the location of Constantinople ideal?
a)
Provided protection of the eastern frontier
b)
far from Germanic invasions in western empire
c)
had crossroads of trade
d)
all of the above
77.
Who was the first ruler of the Byzantine Empire?
a)
John Cena
b)
Pepe
c)
Constantine
d)
Caesar Augustus
78.
King John signed a document that brought significant change to England. What was the name of the document?
a)
Parliament
b)
Magna Carta
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Great Changes
79.
Which two groups fought for control of the Holy Land during a series of wars called the Crusades?
a)
Christians and Muslims
b)
Muslims and Egyptians
c)
Romans and Greeks
d)
Jews and Christians
80.
What was the purpose of the Magna Carta that was signed by King John in 1215?
a)
To extend the power of the king.
b)
To provide power to the serfs.
c)
To limit the power of the king.
d)
To uphold the rights of slaves.
81.
What does 'Magna Carta' mean?
a)
Great Charter
b)
Great Document
c)
Great Changes
d)
Great Parliament
82.
How did the plague spread?
a)
by humans giving it to fleas
b)
by the waste rotting in the streets
c)
by rats and fleas
d)
by traveling on a ship
83.
A King gave his most important lords fiefs, which were
a)
grants of land.
b)
large celebrations.
c)
war horses.
d)
market licenses.
84.
Serfs were required to
a)
manage the actions of the church.
b)
fight against the king's enemies.
c)
move to nearby cities and towns.
d)
stay on the land that they worked.
85.
In AD 330, what did Emperor Constantine do that led to the beginning of the Byzantine Empire?
a)
He angered Roman nobility, leading to a civil war between the east and the west.
b)
He founded Constantinople and moved the Roman Empire's capital there.
c)
He converted to Christianity and decreed that all other religions were banned.
d)
He divided the Roman Empire into several different kingdoms and empires.
86.
The Middle Ages came after the fall of which great empire in Europe?
a)
Greek Empire
b)
Egyptian Empire
c)
Roman Empire
d)
Chinese Empire
87.
What area of Europe did the Vikings come from?
a)
Byzantine
b)
Middle East
c)
Rome
d)
Scandinavia
88.
Which of the following would most likely be found in Byzantine art?
a)
woven tapestries of emperors
b)
mosaics of Christian religious figures
c)
portraits of ordinary people
d)
marble statues of Roman gods
89.
What year did the Byzantine Empire collapse?
a)
1492
b)
476
c)
1453
d)
732
90.
Fill in the Blank
____ was the person to help the Byzantine Empire in the first Crusade.
____ was the person to help the Byzantine Empire in the first Crusade.
a)
Pop Urban II
b)
Pop Uruban III
c)
Pope URURBAN IV
d)
Pope Urban II
91.
Fill in the Blank
_____ was a respected Islam leader.
_____ was a respected Islam leader.
a)
Saladin
b)
Aladin
c)
Saladin II
d)
Saladin IV
92.
False or True
King John signed the Magna Carta.
King John signed the Magna Carta.
a)
True
b)
False
93.
The Black Death killed about how much of Europe
a)
¼
b)
½
c)
⅓
d)
⅔
94.
The Black Plague originated from ______.
a)
Central Asia
b)
the Meditteranean
c)
England
d)
Spain
95.
A council of nobles that advised the king eventually became _________.
a)
Spanish Inquisition
b)
Parliament
c)
the Reconquista
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