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WorksheetsWorld History Pretest
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 3590secs
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Class
Date
1.
The movement of people from one location to another is called______________.
a)
transportation
b)
glaciation
c)
Paleolithic
d)
migration
2.
Paleolithic people were _____________.
a)
farmers
b)
hunter-gatherers
c)
only in Africa
d)
extinct after the last ice age
3.
Which of the following BEST describe an ice age?
a)
A winter where there is a lot of ice and snow.
b)
A year of very low temperatures when all water freeze.
c)
A time when glaciers cover much of the land and sea.
d)
A place where animals and plants cannot survive.
4.
Which continent were the earliest humans originally from?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
North America
d)
South America
5.
Cultural Diffusion
a)
The spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group to another.
b)
How culturally similar a people can be.
c)
The arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively.
d)
The principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.
6.
Surplus
a)
A type of lifestyle with no or irregular physical activity.
b)
The early phase of the Stone Age.
c)
The stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced.
d)
An amount of something left over when requirements have been met.
7.
Monotheistic
a)
The belief in a single all-powerful god.
b)
The principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.
c)
A type of lifestyle with no or irregular physical activity.
d)
The worship of or belief in multiple deities usually assembled into a pantheon of gods and goddesses, along with their own religions and rituals.
8.
Irrigation
a)
An amount of something left over when requirements have been met.
b)
A non-monetary economy which relies on natural resources to provide for basic needs, through hunting, gathering, and subsistence agriculture.
c)
A type of economy that relies primarily on agricultural industry including livestock farming or crop production.
d)
The watering of land to make it ready for agriculture.
9.
What is this?
a)
Austronesian Migrations
b)
Lascaux Cave Paintings
c)
Dreamtime
d)
Insulting the Meat
10.
What does Paleolithic mean?
a)
New Stone Age
b)
Pre-History
c)
Old Stone Age
d)
Ancient
11.
Almost all humans in the Paleolithic Age _____________.
a)
were hunters and gatherers
b)
were nomadic
c)
used simple stone tools
d)
all of the above
12.
What does the word revolution mean?
a)
turn
b)
change
c)
rotate
d)
rebel
13.
What was the Agricultural Revolution?
a)
people stopped hunting and gathering and began planting crops
b)
A new type of corn was developed
c)
people began inventing tools
d)
they invented fire
14.
Which geographical feature is a necessity for early settlements?
a)
plains
b)
fresh water
c)
mountains
d)
warm climate
15.
On which continent did humanity begin?
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
Africa
d)
South America
16.
Which of the following is the most important impact of the annual floods on Egyptian civilization?
a)
During the floods, farmers could work on building projects.
b)
The annual floods made transportation and trade on the river possible.
c)
Floods left behind fertile soil making agricultural surplus possible.
d)
The floods proved that the gods were pleased with the people.
17.
All of the following were members of the Egyptian upper class EXCEPT
a)
farmers
b)
Pharoh
c)
priests
d)
government officals
18.
The main reason for embalming a dead body was
a)
to show respect for the dead.
b)
in hopes the person would come back to life on earth.
c)
to help the the person enter the afterlife
d)
a gesture of love.
19.
The written system of communication in ancient Egypt is called __.
a)
hieroglyphics.
b)
cuneiform.
c)
Sanskrit.
d)
texting.
20.
This group invaded India and imposed the Caste system on the people.
a)
Indo-Europeans
b)
Vedas
c)
Untouchables
d)
Indo-Aryans
21.
This is the name of the social system in India.
a)
Untouchables
b)
ancient
c)
caste
d)
Vedas
22.
The two major rivers located in Mesopotamia are the ________________ and _______________.
a)
Tigris and Euphrates
b)
Indus and Ganges
c)
Indus and Euphrates
d)
Nile and Yellow
23.
The major ocean south of India is called the _________________.
a)
Pacific
b)
Atlantic
c)
North
d)
Indian
24.
______________ and Mohenjo-Daro were very well organized cities in the Indus River Valley.
a)
Hamahama
b)
Harappa
c)
Himalaya
d)
Hindu Kush
25.
Monsoons with too much wind and rain came _______________.
a)
in winter months
b)
year round
c)
in the spring time
d)
in summer months
26.
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
27.
The Indus River Valley is found in ___________.
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
India
c)
China
d)
Egypt
28.
a belief in one God
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
monotheism
c)
polytheism
d)
scribe
29.
a group of merchants traveling together for safety, usually with a large number of camels; a group of traveling merchants and animals
a)
bazaar
b)
province
c)
irrigation
d)
caravans
30.
Land between two rivers
a)
Fertile Crescent
b)
city-state
c)
empire
d)
Mesopotamia
31.
a pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the tops, has many terraces
a)
pyramid
b)
ziggurat
c)
Ishtar
d)
battering ram
32.
writing developed by the Sumerians that used wedge-shaped marks made in soft clay
a)
writing
b)
monotheism
c)
cuneiform
d)
fertile crescent
33.
a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory
a)
city-state
b)
province
c)
empire
d)
Mesopotamia
34.
What are the two main rivers in Mesopotamia?
a)
Tigris and Nile
b)
Tigris and Amazon
c)
Tigris and Euphrates
d)
Euphrates and Mississippi
35.
Why was writing first invented?
a)
for texting
b)
to write stories
c)
for fun
d)
to keep records
36.
What materials did the scribes of Mesopotamia use to write on and with?
a)
paper and pencil
b)
clay and pens
c)
clay and stylus
d)
paper and stylus
37.
Who invented the wheel?
a)
Mr. Sharples
b)
Nebuchadnezzar
c)
Hammurabi
d)
Sumerians
38.
For what purpose would a Shang leader most likely use an oracle bone made from a turtle shell?
a)
to serve as a ceremonial meal
b)
to make music for his family
c)
to send messages to the nobles
d)
to ask for advice from ancestors
39.
According to belief in the Mandate of Heaven, earthquakes and floods might be signs that
a)
the king did not govern well
b)
the end of the world is near
c)
the people did not obey the laws
d)
the natural world ignored humans
40.
Daoists taught that people could gain happiness by
a)
reading the ancient texts
b)
serving in government jobs
c)
living in harmony with nature
d)
working hard to become wealthy
41.
What was the purpose of building the Great Wall?
a)
to keep invaders out
b)
to provide jobs for peasants
c)
to reward loyal supports with land
d)
to punish critics of the emperor
42.
Which of the following is true of the Sumerian, Egyptian, and Harappan civilizations?
a)
All were sudras
b)
Developed near rivers
c)
All were monothesistic
d)
All were hunter gatherer communities
43.
What were the ancient cities discovered by archaeologists along the Indus River?
a)
Memphis and Thebes
b)
Athens and Sparta
c)
Rome and Florence
d)
Mohenjo-Dara and Harappa
44.
What was unique about Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa?
a)
People were warriors
b)
The cities were well planned
c)
They imported grain
d)
Women were the rulers
45.
When the Aryans arrived writing changed from pictographs to what?
a)
Hieroglyphics
b)
Cuneiform
c)
English
d)
Sanskrit
46.
Explain how the natural environment shaped Ancient China.
a)
Mountains provided natural barriers and the rivers provided fertile land.
b)
Mountains provided a cold climate.
c)
Beaches attracted tourists.
d)
The Great Wall protected people and allowed the population to grow.
47.
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
48.
Give some notable examples from China.
a)
Pyramids and papyrus
b)
Ziggurats and obelisks
c)
Silk and the Great Wall
d)
Sanskrit and Algebra
49.
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
50.
line of rulers from the same family
a)
Legalism
b)
long Chinese line
c)
filial piety
d)
dynasty
51.
group of people who share a similiar position in society
a)
social class
b)
rudder
c)
aristocrat
d)
Buddhists
52.
trade route that stretched from western China to southern Asia
a)
filial piety
b)
Silk Road
c)
Great Wall
d)
Anyang
53.
a river in china also known as the Yellow River; flows from Mongolia to the Pacific Ocean
a)
Dao
b)
Zhou
c)
Shang
d)
Huang He
54.
What Mountain Range is located in the Northern part of India
a)
Himalayas
b)
Alps
c)
Cacuses
d)
Rocky
55.
Indian civilization began around the
a)
Ganges River
b)
Indus River
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Arabian Sea
56.
The _______________ and the _________________ rivers were the two most important waterways in early India
a)
Nile, James
b)
Indus, Ganges
c)
Indus, Ganges Tigrus, Euphrates
d)
Huang He, Yangtze
57.
· Himalayas
· Indian Ocean
· Hindu Kush
The box above is referring to the ______________ of India
· Indian Ocean
· Hindu Kush
The box above is referring to the ______________ of India
a)
geography
b)
economy
c)
religion
d)
education
58.
What does the diagram represent?
a)
Feudal system of Japan
b)
Caste system of India
c)
Political system of Greece
d)
Class system of China
59.
What battle although a Persian victory, is a symbol of Greek independence and nationalism?
a)
Sparta
b)
Peleponnessus
c)
Thermopylae
d)
Salamis
60.
What did the Greeks call other peoples?
a)
Traitors
b)
Barbarians
c)
Huns
d)
Northerners
61.
Why did the Geography of Greece prevent unification of the Balkan peninsula?
a)
There was not enough sea going trade
b)
The peninsula was divided by mountains so that the city-state predominated Greek Politics
c)
There was too much sea going trade
d)
Slavery had not developed yet
62.
What were the two leading city-states of Greece?
a)
Olympus and Athens
b)
Sparta and Athens
c)
Sparta and Corinth
d)
Athens and Thebes
63.
What Athenian leader led Athens into its' Golden Age of power, wealth, democracy and culture in the 5th century B.C.E.?
a)
Solon
b)
Cliesthenes
c)
Pericles
d)
Socrates
64.
What was the result of Peleponnesian Wars?
a)
Athens defeated Sparta
b)
Sparta defeated Athens
c)
Sparta defeated Athens but so weakened Greece that it was conquered by Macedonia
d)
Persia lost to Athens and Sparta
65.
What is a Greek city-state?
a)
Polis
b)
acropolis
c)
agora
d)
Parthenon
66.
Government with "rule by the people"
a)
Oligarchy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Democracy
d)
Tyranny
67.
What is a helot?
a)
a Greek land owner
b)
a hired soldier
c)
a person who studies truth and knowledge
d)
a slave
68.
On which peninsula is Greece located?
a)
Iberian
b)
Balkan
c)
Floridian
d)
Italian
69.
What is the relationship between GREECE and ROME?
a)
Greece copied Roman culture
b)
Greece conquered Rome in the Punic Wars
c)
Rome conquered Greece but did not copy it's culture
d)
Rome copied many aspects of Greek culture
70.
What form of government did Rome have after 509 B.C.E.?
a)
Republic
b)
Democracy
c)
Empire
d)
Monarchy
71.
Who did the Romans defeat in the PUNIC WARS?
a)
Macedonia
b)
Egypt
c)
Israel
d)
Carthage
72.
Who was the brilliant general who almost defeated Rome?
a)
Alexander the Great
b)
Scipio
c)
Hannibal
d)
Hasdrubal
73.
What Roman general moved Rome away from it's Republican form of government when he was declared Dictator for Life?
a)
Brutus
b)
Cassius
c)
Lepidus
d)
Julius Ceasar
74.
Who became the first emperor of Rome in 27 B.C.E.?
a)
Augustus
b)
Marc Antony
c)
Tiberius
d)
Caligula
75.
What is the name of the 200 year period from the first emperor to the fall of Emperor Marcus Aurelius in 187 B.C.E. called?
a)
Pax Germanica
b)
Pax Romana
c)
Pax Mongolia
d)
Pax Augustus
76.
In the Roman Republic, what was the most powerful legislative or law-making body?
a)
The Tribunes
b)
The Senate
c)
The Consuls
d)
The Legion
77.
How many Consuls were elected as the executive power in Rome?
a)
One
b)
Two
c)
Three
d)
Four
78.
In times of war or crisis, what is the title of office that the Senate could choose to resolve the crisis?
a)
Tyrant
b)
Tribune
c)
Dictator
d)
Censor
79.
What was the first Roman law code, written in 450 B.C.E., called?
a)
The Ten Commandments
b)
The Constitution
c)
The Twelve Tables
d)
The Five Relationships
80.
A wealthy, upperclass person in the Ancient Roman Republic
a)
patrician
b)
plebian
c)
counsul
d)
dictator
81.
An ordinary citizen in the ancient Roman Republic
a)
patrician
b)
plebian
c)
counsul
d)
mercenary
82.
Which emperor made Christianity the official religion of Rome?
a)
Caesar
b)
Augustus
c)
Diocletian
d)
Constantine
83.
Which group most heavily influenced Roman art and architecture?
a)
Babylonians
b)
Greeks
c)
Egyptians
d)
Persians
84.
Why did the Romans create the republic?
a)
So they would not have a king in control.
b)
To defend themselves.
c)
So that every person could be a citizen.
d)
So that judges could make laws.
85.
Who were the two main characters in the story that tells the beginnings of Rome?
a)
Romulus & Remus
b)
Zeus & Hera
c)
Ronulus & Roman
d)
Bill & Ted
86.
Who divided the empire into 2 parts, to make it easier to rule?
a)
Constantine
b)
Nero
c)
Caesar
d)
Diocletian
87.
Rome was located near what body of water?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Red Sea
d)
Mediterranean Sea
88.
What is the name of the amphitheater/arena which still stands today in Rome?
a)
Colosseum
b)
Parthenon
c)
aqueduct
d)
city-state
89.
Rome was located on the _________ River.
a)
Danube
b)
Euphrates
c)
Nile
d)
Tiber
90.
The Pax Romana was a period of
a)
peace, unity, & accomplishments that started during Hannibal's reign.
b)
peace, unity, & accomplishments that lasted nearly 200 years.
c)
distrust & conflict between emperors & the Senate.
d)
conquests & fights for control of the empire.
91.
Which of the following is a form of government in which the people elect representatives to make decisions for them, rather than having a direct voice?
a)
democracy
b)
monarchy
c)
oligarchy
d)
republic
92.
What event brings an end to the Roman Republic?
a)
Julius Caesar is assassinated by Senators.
b)
Civil war breaks out while Julius Caesar is conquering Gaul.
c)
After crossing the Rubicon, Julius Caesar defeats his enemies & becomes dictator for life.
d)
While Julius Caesar is away on campaigns, his generals fight for control of the government.
93.
Which of the following officials was appointed in times of emergency & given absolute power?
a)
dictator
b)
consul
c)
praetor
d)
tribune
94.
The 12 Tables defined the legal rights of the...
a)
plebeians & patricians
b)
magistrates & bishops
c)
consuls & rabbis
d)
Greeks & Romans
95.
mountains that separate Italy from the European lands to the north
a)
Appennines
b)
Alps
96.
The two most powerful government officials in Rome
a)
President and VP
b)
Magistrates
c)
Consuls
d)
Patricians
97.
Which city did Rome fight against in the Punic Wars?
a)
Sparta
b)
Constantinople
c)
Rome
d)
Carthage
98.
What leaders threatened the Senators so much they murdered him?
a)
Augustus
b)
Julius Caesar
c)
Nero
d)
Constantine
99.
Who were the earliest inhabitants of Italy?
a)
Phoenicians
b)
Latins
c)
Etruscans
d)
Inuits
100.
Who struggled to gain social and political equity?
a)
Patricians
b)
Plebians
c)
consuls
d)
aristocrats
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