Font size
S
M
L
XL
WorksheetsSocial Studies Total Review
Total questions: 163
Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins
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.
Where were the Mesopotamian River Valley Civilizations located?
a)
Southwest Asia
b)
South Asia
c)
East Asia
d)
Africa
12.
The Hebrews settled between the Mediterranean Sea and the Tiber River Valley.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
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
14.
Where was Cuneiform created?
a)
Phoenicians
b)
Egypt
c)
Sumer
15.
Who is considered the founder of the Jewish religion?
a)
Abraham
b)
Moses
c)
Phoenician
d)
Twelve Tribes of Israel
16.
At the time, the Persian Empire was -
a)
very small
b)
the largest empire in the world
c)
declining
d)
nonexistent
17.
In the Persian Empire, what was the dominant religion?
a)
Christianity
b)
Buddhism
c)
Zoroastrianism
d)
Judaism
18.
Asoka was known for -
a)
spreading Buddhism
b)
developing medicine
c)
the Ptolemaic theory
d)
invading Russia
19.
The development of _________ was an important contribution to Indian culture.
a)
Zoroastrianism
b)
Hindusim
c)
Buddhism
d)
Toaism
20.
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
21.
The Great Wall of China was built by
a)
Gupta
b)
Siddhartha Gautama
c)
Asoka
d)
Qin Shi Huangdi
22.
Who fought in the Peloponnesian War?
a)
Sparta and Marathon
b)
Persia and Sparta
c)
Athens and Persia
d)
Athens and Sparta
23.
Where is considered the birthplace of democracy?
a)
Troy
b)
Marathon
c)
Sparta
d)
Athens
24.
Who is known for classic Greek sculpture, like that of the Athena Parthanos?
a)
Herodotus
b)
Phidias
c)
Homer
d)
Virgil
25.
"Clergy" is also known as...
a)
Church officials
b)
common people
c)
Soldiers
d)
slaves
26.
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.
27.
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
28.
Octavian becomes
a)
Augustus
b)
Marius
c)
Caesar
d)
Mike
29.
What does the word Paleolithic mean?
a)
The Fire Age
b)
New Stone Age
c)
Old Stone Age
d)
The Homo Sapiens Sapiens Age
30.
Monotheism was practiced by who?
a)
Nubians
b)
Phoenicians
c)
Hebrews
d)
Sumer
31.
What type of column is this?
a)
Doric
b)
Ionian
c)
Corinthian
32.
What type of column is this?
a)
Doric
b)
Ionian
c)
Corinthian
33.
Which Emperor Split Rome into two parts?
a)
Diocletian
b)
Constantine
c)
Attila
d)
The Citizens not an Emperor
34.
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
35.
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
36.
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
37.
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."
38.
Which religion does this symbol represent?
a)
Christianity
b)
Islam
c)
Hinduism
d)
Confucius
39.
Which world religion believes in striving to reach enlightenment?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Judaism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Christianity
40.
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
41.
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
42.
The Crusades were a number of military battles over the religious city of
a)
Mecca
b)
Medina
c)
Arabia
d)
Jerusalem
43.
Which of the following was a NOT a reason Rome fell?
a)
Barbarian invasions
b)
Weak Central government
c)
corrupt leadership
d)
powerless navy
44.
The Mongols conquered which large Asia country?
a)
Japan
b)
Russia
c)
China
d)
Korea
45.
How many pillars of belief does Islam have?
a)
4
b)
3
c)
8
d)
5
46.
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.
47.
Alexander the Great was a king from?
a)
Greece
b)
Persia
c)
Macedonia
d)
Rome
48.
The Mongols practiced what type of warfare by throwing infected plague bodies into cities?
a)
chemical
b)
nuclear
c)
biological
d)
destructive
49.
The Mongols practiced what type of warfare by throwing infected plague bodies into cities?
a)
chemical
b)
nuclear
c)
biological
d)
destructive
50.
Which Greek city-state was the first to create a democratic government?
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Thebes
d)
Corinth
51.
Which is the most holy city in Islam?
a)
Medina
b)
Jerusalem
c)
Constantinople
d)
Mecca
52.
Which two religions fought during the Crusades?
a)
Judaism/ Islam
b)
Islam/ Hinduism
c)
Islam/ Christianity
d)
Judaism/ Christianity
53.
The Byzantine Empire is what portion of the original Roman empire?
a)
north
b)
south
c)
east
d)
west
54.
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
55.
Who was the father of medicine?
a)
Homer
b)
Herodotus
c)
Hoppocrates
d)
Socrates
56.
Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?
a)
Virgil
b)
Homer
c)
Socrates
d)
Plato
57.
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
58.
What alliance was headed by Athens?
a)
Delian
b)
Atenian
c)
Peloponnese
d)
Spantan
59.
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
60.
Which of the following was NOT a battle of the Persian Wars?
a)
Marathon
b)
Salamis
c)
Bull Run
d)
Thermopyle
61.
What type of government is ruled by a small group?
a)
Democracy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Tyranny
d)
Monarchy
62.
What city-state had a direct democracy?
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Troy
d)
Carthage
63.
Who ended debt slavery in Athens?
a)
Socrates
b)
Plato
c)
Draco
d)
Solon
64.
What government is ruled by a small group of nobles?
a)
Aristocracy
b)
Tyranny
c)
Monarchy
d)
Democracy
65.
What government is ruled by one person who seized power?
a)
Aristocracy
b)
Tyranny
c)
Democracy
d)
Monarchy
66.
What geographic feature isolated and hindered the development of Greece city-states?
a)
deserts
b)
mountains
c)
rivers
d)
islands
67.
What Replaced the Roman Republic?
a)
The Roman Catholic Church
b)
The Roman Empire
c)
The Roman Monarchy
d)
The Roman Authority
68.
What term describes that when the value of money decreases prices increase?
a)
Deflation
b)
Inflation
c)
Interest
d)
Opportunity Cost
69.
Which of the following was NOT a member of the First Triumvirate?
a)
Crasseus
b)
Augustus Ceasar
c)
Julius Caesar
d)
Pompey
70.
Who was assassinated by the Senate on the Ides of March?
a)
Julius Ceasar
b)
Augustus Ceasar
c)
Pompey
d)
Crasseus
71.
This map shows the spread of
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Buddhism
d)
Hinduism
72.
You would associate this structure with?
a)
Judaism
b)
Islam
c)
Christianity
d)
Buddhism
73.
This structure is most likely associated with
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Buddhism
d)
Hinduism
74.
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
75.
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
76.
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"
77.
Vikings...
a)
Invaded Northern France
b)
Invaded Russia
c)
Invaded Germany
d)
You kidding me, they invaded everywhere
78.
History..
a)
is based on evidence
b)
can be biased in primary documents
c)
is sometimes forgotten
d)
All are correct
79.
Which early American civilization centered its city-states entirely on the Yucatan peninsula?
a)
Aztec
b)
Inca
c)
Maya
d)
Spanish
80.
What was the Maya civilization best known for?
a)
defeat of conquistadores
b)
written language
c)
advanced weapons
d)
network of roads
81.
What do Aztec, Maya, and Inca agricultural systems show about their civilizations?
a)
relied on mechanized agricultural techniques
b)
carried on extensive food trade with each other
c)
adapted to their environments with new farming techniques
d)
relied on the growth of single-crop
82.
Which agricultural technique was used by the Incas?
a)
Chinampas
b)
Slash and burn
c)
Terrace farming
d)
Plantations
83.
What do both the Aztec use of the calendar and the Maya writing system show about their cultures before the arrival of the Europeans?
a)
they traded a lot with Africa
b)
they made many advancements
c)
they declined because of invasion and disease
d)
they converted others to Catholicism
84.
What religious ideas did the Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas all share in common?
a)
Christianity
b)
Monotheism
c)
Polytheism
d)
Protestantism
85.
What is one way in which the Aztec, Maya, and Inca civilizations are similar?
a)
defeated the Spanish conquistadors
b)
developed distinct agricultural techniques
c)
lacked strong central governments
d)
settled primarily in and around river valleys
86.
What agricultural technique was used by the Mayans?
a)
Slash and burn
b)
Chinampas
c)
Terrace farming
d)
Plantations
87.
Which geographic factor had the most influence on the development of the Inca society?
a)
monsoons
b)
deserts
c)
mountains
d)
rain forests
88.
What is rule by proxy?
a)
use of military might
b)
local leaders remain in power
c)
democratic congress
d)
constitutional monarchy
89.
The use of scientific knowledge for practical purposes is known as what?
a)
Astrolabe
b)
Technology
c)
Mercantilism
d)
Renaissance
90.
Explorers could determine their latitude while at sea by using the stars. What device could accomplish this?
a)
Compass
b)
GPS Device
c)
Three-Masted Caravel
d)
Astrolabe
91.
Ferdinand Magellan's crew was the first to sail around the world. This is known as what?
a)
Circumnavigation
b)
Compass
c)
Mercantilism
d)
Northwest Passage
92.
Spanish towns in the Americas that became the center of trade were known as what?
a)
Pueblos
b)
Conquistador
c)
Colombian Exchange
d)
Technology
93.
Spanish explorers searching for gold and glory in the Americas during the 1500s were known as what?
a)
Mercantilism
b)
Renaissance
c)
Conquistador
d)
Astrolabe
94.
What economic theory states that a nation's power is based on its wealth?
a)
Capitalsim
b)
Mercantilism
c)
Communism
d)
Socialism
95.
Spanish towns in the Americas that became the center of trade were known as what?
a)
Pueblos
b)
Conquistador
c)
Colombian Exchange
d)
Technology
96.
Spanish explorers searching for gold and glory in the Americas during the 1500s were known as what?
a)
Mercantilism
b)
Renaissance
c)
Conquistador
d)
Astrolabe
97.
Many Europeans risked their lives searching for a water route to Asia through North America. This water route was known as what?
a)
Northwest Passage
b)
Southeast Passage
c)
Northeast Passage
d)
Southwest Passge
98.
What are the names of the two rivers in Mesopotamia?
a)
Thames and Erie
b)
Tigris and Euphrates
c)
Tangeer and Elephantus
99.
The fair treatment of people is called
a)
judgement
b)
equality
c)
justice
100.
A long poem about heroes is called an
a)
Epic
b)
engaging
c)
Euphrates
101.
worship one god
a)
monotheism
b)
polytheism
c)
monarchy
d)
polycentric
102.
payment for protection
a)
terminate
b)
trade
c)
tribute
103.
group of nations under single ruler
a)
imperial
b)
empire
c)
country
d)
region
104.
wheeled horse drawn cart used in battle
a)
chariot
b)
wagon
105.
set of written laws to obey
a)
code of justice
b)
code of law
c)
code of ethics
106.
someone who specializes in writing
a)
scripting
b)
scribe
c)
specialization
107.
worship of many gods
a)
monotheism
b)
polygenics
c)
monarchy
d)
polytheism
108.
land between the rivers
a)
Fertile Crescent
b)
Mesopotamia
c)
Neolithic Revolution
109.
worship took place in this temple
a)
temple
b)
ziggurat
c)
mosque
110.
The rich soil and its shape gave this region the nickname
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
Fertile Crescent
c)
Cradle of Civilization
111.
to direct the flow of water to crops
a)
irrigation
b)
domestication
c)
agriculture
112.
to direct the flow of water to crops
a)
irrigation
b)
domestication
c)
agriculture
113.
system of wedge shaped writing
a)
hieroglyphics
b)
phoenetics
c)
cuneiform
114.
they have their own governments, traditions, religion, and are independent of each other
a)
region
b)
city state
c)
crescent shapes
115.
this is the first civilization so sometimes it is said to be the
a)
Fertile Crescent
b)
Cradle of Civilization
c)
Mesopotamia
116.
This element deals with laws and the need to keep order
a)
religion
b)
division of labor
c)
system of writing
d)
government
117.
this element includes cuneiform, scribes, and the Epic of Gilgamesh
a)
religion
b)
system of writing
c)
government
d)
surplus of food
118.
This element relies on farming, irrigation, domestication of animals
a)
division of labor
b)
system of writing
c)
surplus of food
d)
religion
119.
Used to communicate with ancestors and the gods by the Chinese
a)
prayer
b)
oracle bones
c)
meditation
d)
yoga
120.
Chinese philosopher who believed that people should closely follow their roles in society
a)
Loa Tzu
b)
Li Bo
c)
Confucius
d)
Shang Li
121.
Belief that a rulers right to rule comes from and is controlled by the gods
a)
Divine Right theory
b)
Nirvana
c)
Mandate of Heaven
d)
Mahayana
122.
Chinese philosophy that believes in strict punishments and a strong government
a)
Confucianism
b)
Daoism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Legalism
123.
Respect shown by children for their parents and elders
a)
Filial Piety
b)
Reincarnation
c)
Ancestorism
d)
Mandate of Heaven
124.
Chinese philosophy that says people should be guided by a universal force and live in harmony with nature
a)
Legalism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Daoism
d)
Diaspora
125.
Belief in the inherently superior status of ones own race
a)
Racism
b)
Prejudice
c)
Ethnocentrism
d)
discrimination
126.
Respect shown by children for their parents and elders
a)
Filial Piety
b)
Reincarnation
c)
Ancestorism
d)
Mandate of Heaven
127.
Chinese philosophy that says people should be guided by a universal force and live in harmony with nature
a)
Legalism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Daoism
d)
Diaspora
128.
A conflict between Britain and China, lasting from 1839-1842 over trade issues between the two countries
a)
Cold Wars
b)
Opium Wars
c)
Qing Wars
d)
Three Year's War
129.
A series of protective barriers built to keep out invaders from the north
a)
Lebensraum
b)
Isolationism
c)
Great Wall of China
d)
Berlin Wall
130.
A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, economically, or socially
a)
Impressionism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Domination Theory
d)
Joint-stock Company
131.
A foreign region in which a nation has control over trade and other economic activities
a)
Open Door Policy
b)
Imperialism
c)
Spheres of Influence
d)
Command Economy
132.
A native religion to Japan, primarily a system of nature and ancestor worship
a)
Shintoism
b)
Animism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Theravadaism
133.
A supreme military commander who ruled in the name of the emperor
a)
Caesar
b)
Kaizer
c)
Shogun
d)
Mogul
134.
A Japanese form of poetry, consisting of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables
a)
Haiku
b)
Kabuki
c)
Prose
d)
Kuomintang
135.
a waterfall
a)
delta
b)
cataract
c)
papyrus
d)
dynasty
136.
a fan-shaped area of silt near where a river flows into the sea
a)
absolute power
b)
pyramid
c)
theocracy
d)
delta
137.
fine particles of fertile soil
a)
regent
b)
bureaucrat
c)
silt
d)
embalming
138.
a reed plant that grew wild along the Nile
a)
papyrus
b)
delta
c)
afterlife
d)
shadoof
139.
ruler of ancient Egypt
a)
cataract
b)
dynasty
c)
pharaoh
d)
embalming
140.
a line of rulers from one family
a)
mummy
b)
dynasty
c)
theocracy
d)
embalming
141.
Complete control over someone or something
a)
regent
b)
bureaucrate
c)
delta
d)
absolute power
142.
Someone who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule
a)
pharoah
b)
dynasty
c)
regent
d)
bureaucrat
143.
life afte death
a)
afterlife
b)
mummy
c)
regent
d)
pyramid
144.
A dead body preserved in lifelike conditions
a)
regent
b)
embalmer
c)
silt
d)
mummy
145.
great stone tomb built for an Egyptian pharaoh
a)
delta
b)
cataract
c)
pyramid
d)
absolute power
146.
a bucket attached to a long pole used to transfer river water to storage basins
a)
cataract
b)
papyrus
c)
mummy
d)
shadoof
147.
the study of religious faith, practice, and experience
a)
theocracy
b)
absolute power
c)
regent
d)
bureaucrat
148.
a government official
a)
theocracy
b)
bureaucrat
c)
pharaoh
d)
embalmer
149.
the process of treating a body to keep it from decaying
a)
dynasty
b)
shadoof
c)
embalming
d)
mummy
150.
a large landmass that is smaller than a continent
a)
subcontinent
b)
guru
c)
reincarnations
d)
karma
151.
seasonal wind, especially in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia
a)
varna
b)
caste
c)
monsoon
d)
stupa
152.
an Indian social class whose members are restricted in the jobs they may take and in their association with others
a)
dharma
b)
karma
c)
Brahman
d)
caste
153.
a teacher
a)
nirvana
b)
guru
c)
raja
d)
pilgrim
154.
a teacher
a)
nirvana
b)
guru
c)
raja
d)
pilgrim
155.
each of the four Hindu castes, Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaishya, and Shudra.
a)
varna
b)
karma
c)
dharma
d)
stupa
156.
a member of the highest Hindu caste, that of the priesthood
a)
Brahman
b)
Kshatriyas
c)
Vaisya
d)
Sudras
157.
the rebirth of the soul
a)
dharma
b)
epics
c)
Sanskrit
d)
reincarnation
158.
a force that decides the form that people will be reborn into in their next lives
a)
dharma
b)
karma
c)
Ahimsa
d)
nirvana
159.
a person's personal duty, based on the individual's place in society
a)
Ahimsa
b)
raja
c)
varna
d)
dharma
160.
in Buddhism, a state of perfect happiness and peace
a)
nirvana
b)
Brahman
c)
caste
d)
Sanskrit
161.
an Indian prince
a)
guru
b)
raja
c)
epics
d)
dharma
162.
the first written language of India
a)
caste
b)
subcontinent
c)
dharma
d)
Sanskrit
163.
a long poem that records the deeds of a legendary or real hero
a)
epics
b)
stupa
c)
dharma
d)
Ahimsa
Reset
