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WorksheetsWorld History Study game #2
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Archaeology is the study of past societies through what they ate
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Which of the following is an artifact?
a)
Pottery
b)
Food
c)
Money
3.
Which of the following is not a benefit of river valleys?
a)
Runoff ruins crops
b)
The water can bring attract large amounts of fish
c)
The river provided a source of water for consumption
4.
Where is Mesopotamia located?
a)
Between the Tiger and Ufrates River
b)
Between the Tigris and Euphrates River
c)
Between the Indus and Nile River
5.
What were the social classes of the Sumerians form highest to lowest?
a)
Priests, landowners, kings-Wealthy Merchants-Slaves-Laborers
b)
Wealthy Merchants-Priests, Landowners, kings-Laborers-Slaves
c)
Priests, landowners, kings-Wealthy merchants-Laborers-Slaves
6.
What was not an invention of the Mesopotamia's?
a)
The fishing net
b)
The wheel
c)
The sail
d)
The plow
7.
Theocracy is a form of government in which a country is ruled by a religious leader(s)
a)
True
b)
False
8.
What was the first Dynasty in China?
a)
Shang Dynasty
b)
Zhou Dynasty
c)
Xia Dynasty
d)
Han Dynasty
9.
What sea does the Nile river empty into?
a)
The Red Sea
b)
The Egyptian Sea
c)
The Mediterranean Sea
10.
What the writing system of ancient Egypt?
a)
Hieroglyphics
b)
Hierophants
c)
Hierolympics
d)
Cuneiform
11.
What was the Mycenaean civilization known as?
a)
Hellenic Greece
b)
Ancient Greece
c)
Athens
d)
Rome
12.
What is Athenian democracy?
a)
Direct Democracy
b)
Indirect Democracy
c)
Direct Monarchy
13.
Alexander the Great was from Mesopotamia and was son of Philip the second
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Who was a famous Greek physician during the Golden Age of Athens?
a)
Socrates
b)
Aristotle
c)
Plato
d)
Hippocrates
15.
What was the purpose of the gladiatorial games?
a)
Feeding tigers
b)
Entertaining the masses
c)
Decreasing the population
16.
How did Christianity spread?
a)
A man named Paul had spread Jesus' teachings
b)
Christianity had spread through rumors
c)
Jesus' teachings were put in a book and sold in western Rome
17.
In the eastern Roman government emperors shared their power with the state and church
a)
True
b)
False
18.
Why had the economy of Rome fallen?
a)
Overuse of fields
b)
Too much money spent on gladiatorial fights
c)
Deflation
d)
Too much food
19.
Which of the following was not part of Diocletian's reform?
a)
Doubled the size of the Roman army
b)
Split the empire into 2
c)
Building more houses
d)
Setting fixed prices
20.
What is the Silk road?
a)
A trade route that connected the Nile river and China
b)
A trade route that exclusively traded silks
c)
A trade route that was made of silk
d)
A trade route that connected the Mediterranean Sea and China
21.
The Mongols were a group of barbarians that attacked cities
a)
True
b)
False
22.
How did emperor Hong Wu of the Ming Dynasty reform China?
a)
Increased silk production
b)
Improved irrigation
c)
Encouraged Confusing morals
d)
Became a King
23.
The Ming dynasty fell due to ineffective rulers, corrupt government officials, and lack of money
a)
True
b)
False
24.
What are the two branches of Islam?
a)
Sunni and Shia
b)
Sunmi and Shia
c)
Sunni and Sia
25.
What did Suleiman do for the Ottoman empire?
a)
Dominated the western Mediterranean
b)
He was a priest during 1520 and ruled for 46 years
c)
Created a law code for both criminal and civil actions
26.
Why did the Ottoman empire keep Greek and Latin texts?
a)
The ottomans were archaeologists
b)
The Ottomans wanted to preserve them in their libraries
c)
The Ottomans wanted to read more
27.
The Middle ages was a period of cultural and economic growth in Europe after the fall of Rome
a)
True
b)
False
28.
What was a trait of the European Middle Ages?
a)
Decline of bread sales
b)
Only lasting Entity of Rome was the businesses
c)
Developments of French and Spanish in the 900's
d)
Lack of literacy
29.
What was the Battle of Tours in the Germanic Kingdoms?
a)
Battle against Muslims pushing into the north and was a failure
b)
Battle against Muslims pushing into the south and was a failure
c)
Battle against Muslims pushing into the north and was a success
d)
Battle against Muslims pushing into the south ans was a success
30.
How did the Carolingian Empire fall?
a)
Charlemagne had died
b)
Land was divided into four
c)
Invasions from Pirates, Magmars, and Muslims
31.
Who are the Vikings?
a)
Germanic people from Sweden
b)
Scandinavian pirates
c)
Germanic people from Scandinavia
32.
Feudalism was political system based on rights and obligations
a)
True
b)
False
33.
Which of the following had happened during the crusades?
a)
Western Europe asked the Eastern Roman empire for help against the Muslim Turks
b)
12000 knights approached Jerusalem in 1096
c)
The Crusaders failed to capture Jerusalem
34.
The Italian Renaissance is...
a)
The "rebirth" of Mycenaean and Roman culture
b)
The revival and spread of Greek and Roman culture
c)
A revolution in Italy that only impacted the poor
35.
The Inca empire fell due to Spaniards attacking Atahualpa
a)
True
b)
False
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