WorksheetsEarly Farmers + River Valley
Total questions: 69
Worksheet time: 42mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The event that took us from the Paleolithic Era to the Neolithic Era
a)
discovery of fire
b)
usage of bronze
c)
discovery of farming
d)
development of cities
2.
to change the growth of plants or behavior of animals in ways that are useful to humans
a)
technology
b)
revolution
c)
domesticate
d)
culture
3.
Which of these was NOT a new tool invented by early farmers?
a)
sickle
b)
axe
c)
hand mills
d)
tractor
4.
having more than is needed
a)
specialization
b)
technology
c)
surplus
d)
extra
5.
when people focus working on a single job or activity
a)
surplus
b)
specialization
c)
technology
d)
practice
6.
What is true about life in Paleolithic times?
a)
People spent most of their time finding enough food to live.
b)
People live in large communities and moved frequently
c)
People developed specialized jobs
d)
People lived in permanent structures made of mud and brick
7.
How did people migrate to North America?
a)
Canoed from Hawaiian Islands
b)
Walked across the Bering Land Bridge
c)
Sailed from island to island from Europe
d)
Used Kayak.com and booked the cheapest trip
8.
On which continent did humans first appear?
a)
Australia
b)
Asia
c)
Africa
d)
Europe
9.
The tern Neolitihic means
a)
Old Stone
b)
Middle Stone
c)
Early Stone
d)
New Stone
10.
What were the effects of the Neolithic Revolution?
a)
Surplus Food Supply
b)
Specialization of Jobs
c)
Permanent Settlements
d)
All of the above
11.
Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers?
a)
the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean
b)
the Tigris and the Persian Gulf
c)
the Persian Gulf and the Euphrates
d)
the Euphrates and the Tigris
12.
Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
Hammarabui
c)
Nineveh
d)
Sargon
13.
When Hammurabi came to power, he established what was known as
a)
Akkadian Empire
b)
Babylonian Empire
c)
Chaldean Empire
d)
Persian Empire
14.
Sumerians were
a)
Monotheistic
b)
Polotheistic
15.
The Sumerian writing system was called
a)
Cunieform
b)
Hieroglyphzs
c)
English
d)
Sargon
16.
In the Sumerian form of writing,
a)
paper made of linen was stretched over wet clay
b)
sharpened reeds made wedge shaped marks on paper made from papyrus
c)
symbols that looked like animals were drawn on clay tablets
d)
harpened reeds made wedge-shaped marks on wet clay
17.
Which of the following is NOT true of Hammurabi's code?
a)
It covered many aspects of Babylonian life, not just crimes.
b)
t was used by many later civilizations as a model
c)
It treated all people the same under the law.
d)
It was carved in stone.
18.
The word "Mesopotamia" means
a)
middle of the fertile crescent
b)
land in the middle of the desert
c)
land between the rivers
d)
land north of the sea
19.
Which of the following facts serves as evidence that the Mesopotamians were polytheists?
a)
Mesopotamian government was centered within each city state
b)
Goods in India and Egypt were brought to Mesopotamia by traders
c)
The Sumerian story about the Great Flood is similar to the Bible story about Noah's Ark.
d)
the city of Ur had temples dedicated to worshiping the goddess Ishtar and the god Enki.
20.
What were the rivers effect on people?
a)
provided fertile soil
b)
killed crops
c)
they were calming
d)
were pretty to look at
21.
a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory
a)
city-state
b)
province
c)
empire
d)
Mesopotamia
22.
a pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the tops, has many terraces
a)
pyramid
b)
ziggurat
c)
Ishtar
d)
battering ram
23.
King Hammurabi was best known for what?
a)
The Hanging Gardens
b)
Owning Slaves
c)
Ruling the First Empire
d)
Writting down Laws
24.
What is the Nile Delta?
a)
fertile soil at the end of a river
b)
part of the Sahara Desert
c)
America's favorite airline
d)
fertile soil on either side of the Nile River
25.
Why did embalmers use natron salt?
a)
dry out body
b)
to make it rot faster
c)
better taste
d)
to make it smell better
26.
The ancient Egyptians believed that dead pharaohs needed to reach the __ to continue to protect Egypt.
a)
shadoof
b)
pyramids
c)
Nile Valley
d)
afterlife
27.
Egyptian ruling families were members of a __.
a)
polytheism
b)
dynasty
c)
nobility
d)
clan
28.
The Nile River is the longest river in the world.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
29.
Who was found at the top of all social classes in ancient Egypt?
a)
nobles and priests
b)
farmers
c)
artisans
d)
pharaoh
30.
The written system of communication in ancient Egypt is called __.
a)
hieroglyphics.
b)
cuneiform.
c)
Sanskrit.
d)
texting.
31.
Why is King Tut often referred to as the most famous pharaoh of ancient Egypt?
a)
He died at a young age.
b)
His death was mysterious.
c)
His tomb was never robbed and has many treasures.
d)
All of the answers are true.
32.
How did the Egyptian settlement benefit by being surrounded by a desert?
a)
The desert had good land for growing crops.
b)
The desert made trade and travel easy.
c)
The desert offered protection from invaders.
d)
The desert had plants sheep could graze on.
33.
Which is NOT a similarity between Egypt and Mesopotamia?
a)
located along rivers
b)
work of artisans
c)
same written language
d)
agriculture and trade economy
34.
The Egyptian religion is ___.
a)
ditheistic
b)
monotheistic
c)
polytheistic
d)
tri theistic
35.
Which of these was a result of the Nile River’s flooding?
a)
making of paper
b)
fertile soil
c)
development of surveying
d)
development of sailboats
36.
What is the Egyptian writing system that uses thousands of pictographs and phonograms?
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Hieroglyphics
c)
Sanskirt
d)
Rosetta Stone
37.
The Aryans were _______________ from the North.
a)
friends of the Indus River Valley people
b)
towns in the Indus River Valley
c)
invaders
d)
a social system
38.
The Indus River Valley is found in ___________.
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
India
c)
China
d)
Egypt
39.
______________ and Mohenjo-Daro were very well organized cities in the Indus River Valley.
a)
Hamahama
b)
Harappa
c)
Himalaya
d)
Hindu Kush
40.
The Vedas is ______________________
a)
language created by Indo-Aryans.
b)
Sacred text of Egyptians
c)
religious words of Indo-Aryans
d)
a class system
41.
Shifting winds that bring heavy rains to India in the summer are called.................
a)
monsoons
b)
mongols
c)
hurricanes
d)
tornados
42.
This group of people are at the TOP of the social class system.
a)
Untouchables
b)
Priests
c)
Peasants
d)
Laborers
43.
The written language used by the Indo-Aryans is called ________________.
a)
Script
b)
Vedas
c)
Cuneiform
d)
Sanskrit
44.
This is the name of the social system in India.
a)
Untouchables
b)
ancient
c)
caste
d)
Vedas
45.
Who is the founder of Buddhism?
a)
The Hebrews
b)
Hammurabi
c)
Pharaoh
d)
Siddhartha Gautama
46.
Which contributes most to the fertility of the land in the Nile delta?
a)
heavy tropical storms in Ethiopia
b)
rich sediment deposits from upriver in Africa
c)
abundant rainfall near the Mediterranean Sea
d)
irrigation systems developed by Egyptians
47.
Why was irrigation so important to the ancient Egyptian civilization?
a)
Without irrigation,there would not have been such a large agricultural surplus.
b)
Irrigation gave farmers a chance to rest.
c)
Building irrigation projects was a way for Egyptian men to feel proud of their villages.
d)
None of these
48.
What did items found in Tutankhamen's tomb tell us about the ancient Egyptians?
a)
They understood medicine almost as well as modern doctors do.
b)
They had a much higher level of technology than the archaeologists had once believed.
c)
They groomed themselves in ways that are similar to the ways people today groom themselves
d)
They believed that possessions on earth were needed in the afterlife and their possessions went with them
49.
Who is considered the father of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
a)
Abraham
b)
Isaac
c)
Jesus
d)
Moses
50.
Which religion came first - Christianity, Judaism, or Islam?
a)
Christianity
b)
Judaism
c)
Islam
51.
What river(s) is(are) nearby the Ancient Chinese civilization?
a)
Nile River
b)
Indus River
c)
Yangtze and Yellow Rivers
d)
Tigris and Euphrate Eivers
52.
a belief in one God
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
monotheism
c)
polytheism
d)
scribe
53.
writing developed by the Sumerians that used wedge-shaped marks made in soft clay
a)
writing
b)
monotheism
c)
cuneiform
d)
fertile crescent
54.
What was the purpose of irrigation?
a)
keep crops dry
b)
to provide water to crops
c)
provide indoor plumbing
d)
give people drinking water
55.
Why was the Silk Road significant?
a)
It connected China to the West which allowed goods and ideas to flow
b)
It made travel more comfortable
c)
Introduced goods from China to North America
d)
The cocoons of silk were a delicacy
56.
What were the important philosophies and religions in China?
a)
Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism
b)
Hinduism, Polythesism, Christianity
c)
Monothesism, Paganism, Catholic
d)
Islam, Judaism, Shintoism
57.
What major religion teaches both reincarnation and the conformity to a caste system?
a)
Judaism
b)
Zoroastrianism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Buddhism
58.
This image represents the founder of?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Islam
d)
Confucianism
59.
A system of beliefs based on the teachings of Confucius
a)
Doa
b)
Legalism
c)
Daoism
d)
Confucianism
60.
How was Chinese civilization affected by mountains and deserts?
a)
They became wealthy.
b)
They were isolated from other civilizations.
c)
They made it easier to travel.
d)
They made China easy to be attacked.
61.
What were oracle bones used for?
a)
Cooking
b)
Telling stories
c)
Building the Great Wall of China
d)
Asking for advice from the gods
62.
What was the name of China's FIRST dynasty?
a)
Shang
b)
Zhou
c)
Hanfeizi
d)
Huang He
63.
What is the central idea of Daoism
a)
Duty to community and humanity
b)
Living in harmony with nature
c)
Enforcing laws with harsh punishments
d)
Humans are naturally evil
64.
Chinese farmers built this with stone and sand; pilled rubble in order to keep out invaders
a)
rudder
b)
Great Wall
c)
Huang He
d)
ideograph
65.
Chinese philosophy based on the teachings of Laozi; taught that people should turn to nature and give up their worldly concerns
a)
Daoism
b)
Legalism
c)
filial piety
d)
Zhou
66.
Trade route that stretched from western China to southern Asia
a)
filial piety
b)
Silk Road
c)
Great Wall
d)
Anyang
67.
The foundations of Buddhism are based on these four principles...
a)
The four pillars
b)
The four noble truths
c)
The four great pathways
d)
The four commandments
68.
The Silk Road refers to...
a)
A giant factory where silk is made
b)
A road made entirely of a stringy material called silk
c)
A road lined with Mulberry trees
d)
A series of trade routes that crisscrossed Asia
69.
Which of the following describes an invention the Chinese made that expanded trade?
a)
The compass
b)
Gunpowder
c)
The Wheel
d)
Porcelain
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