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WorksheetsSUPO #2
Total questions: 59
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which river is located in northeast Africa?
a)
Nile
b)
Euphrates
c)
Tigris
d)
Zambezi
2.
What is oral history?
a)
History told in writing
b)
History told by word of mouth
c)
History that is written
d)
History that is heard
3.
Who was the wealthiest man in Africa?
a)
Mansa Musa
b)
Timbuktu
c)
King Tut
d)
Alexander the Great
4.
Which two kingdoms dominated eastern Africa?
a)
Kush and Aksum
b)
Kush and Egypt
c)
Persia and Aksum
d)
Timbuktu and Aksum
5.
The kingdoms of Kush and Aksum were located on which bodies of water?
a)
Mediterranean Sea and Nile
b)
Red Sea and Nile
c)
Read Sea and Persian Gulf
d)
Tigris and Euphrates River
6.
Which item was traded within each African civilization in early history?
a)
Slaves
b)
Tortoise Shells
c)
Gold
d)
Iron
7.
Greek civilization began on which island?
a)
Hawaii
b)
Crete
c)
Sicily
d)
Greece
8.
What is a city or town that had its own government and laws?
a)
Capital
b)
Athens
c)
Democracy
d)
City-State
9.
Which city-state made boys learn to be part of the army at age 7?
a)
Athens
b)
Rome
c)
Sparta
d)
Persia
10.
Athens took part in which type of government?
a)
Republic
b)
Democracy
c)
Direct Democracy
d)
Monotheism
11.
What is a direct democracy?
a)
All citizens votes
b)
Only children vote
c)
Only some people vote
d)
A king makes all decisions
12.
Who was the most influential leader of the Greeks around 300 BCE?
a)
King Phillip
b)
Julius Caesar
c)
Alexander the Great
d)
Mansa Musa
13.
One of Alexander the Great's best achievements was _________
a)
Conquering Africa
b)
Making trade routes and spreading Greek culture
c)
Sailing the Tigris River to the Persian Gulf
d)
Conquering Mesopotamia and becoming King
14.
Who conquered the Greeks?
a)
Romans
b)
Persians
c)
Jesus
d)
British
15.
Italy and Greece are both...
a)
Peninsulas
b)
Islands
c)
City-States
d)
In Africa
16.
The Roman Empire used which type of government?
a)
Direct Democracy
b)
Republic
c)
Monarchy
d)
Communism
17.
Julius Caesar was part of which empire?
a)
Greeks
b)
Spartans
c)
Romans
d)
Persians
18.
Why was Julius Caesar assassinated?
a)
His friends believed he was too powerful
b)
The citizens hated him
c)
The Egyptians tortured him
d)
Alexander the Great killed him
19.
What means "Roman Peace"?
a)
Roma Peace
b)
Roma Pax
c)
Peace de Rome
d)
Pax Romana
20.
What is a sloped bridge-like structure that carries water?
a)
Aquifer
b)
Aquaduct
c)
Aquameridian
d)
Aquadex
21.
Pax Romana comes from which language?
a)
Greek
b)
Latin
c)
Roman
d)
Persian
22.
The Romans captured and killed __________
a)
Jesus
b)
Alexander the Great
c)
Mansa Musa
d)
Jonah Johnson
23.
Why did the Roman Empire fall?
a)
Corrupt Generals
b)
Citizens didn't trust their leaders
c)
Leaders would get assassinated often
d)
All of these are correct
24.
Which Roman Emperor accepted Christianity?
a)
Jesus
b)
Julius Caesar
c)
Constantine
d)
Plato
25.
When Rome split into to Empires the one furthest east was called the ___________ Empire
a)
Byzantine
b)
Persian
c)
Greek
d)
Bylander
26.
The main factor to creating a civilization is to have a _________ of food
a)
scarcity
b)
surplus
c)
average amount
d)
just enough
27.
What is history called before writing occurred?
a)
prehistory
b)
before history
c)
It's still called history
d)
Hi-Sto-Ry
28.
A person that travels from place to place is called a ___________
a)
Traitor
b)
Trader
c)
Nomad
d)
Hominid
29.
What does it mean to bring water to crops?
a)
Watering
b)
Irrigation
c)
Rivers
d)
Domesticate
30.
What is it called where people perform a specific job in a civilization?
a)
Specific Job
b)
Division of Labor
c)
Democracy
d)
Organization
31.
Which civilization created the first writing system?
a)
Sumerians
b)
Persians
c)
Babylonians
d)
Phoenicians
32.
What are the Phoenicians known for?
a)
Creating an alphabet
b)
Creating the wheel
c)
Creating rope
d)
Creating boats
33.
What were the rulers called in Egypt?
a)
Pharoah
b)
Emperor
c)
King
d)
Dynasty
34.
What is a dynasty?
a)
A family line of rulers
b)
A single ruler for a long period of time
35.
The Indus River Valley is located in which continent?
a)
Africa
b)
Europe
c)
Asia
d)
North America
36.
The Huang River Valley is located in which country?
a)
China
b)
Asia
c)
Russia
d)
India
37.
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers make up one of the worlds first civilizations known as
a)
Nile River Valley
b)
Crete
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
Indus River Valley
38.
Sumerians used levees, canals, and dams to
a)
keep water away from the town
b)
control the amount of water in the valley
c)
make ponds
d)
create waterfalls and fountains
39.
The Sumerians invented irrigation systems and plows. What did these two inventions help provide?
a)
A system of government
b)
A partner to trade
c)
A steady supply of food
d)
An honor of the gods
40.
Another name for Egypt is
a)
"Jewel of the Nile"
b)
"Awesome"
c)
"Fun Town"
d)
"City of Pharaohs"
41.
Western African cities didn't exactly live by water for transportation, but they used _____________ to travel and get money
a)
trade routes
b)
water
c)
The Red Sea
d)
cars
42.
What event occurred where Europeans divided up African countries?
a)
Berlin Conference
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
London Conference
d)
Creation of the Eiffel Tower
43.
A major problem with Africa not succeeding is
a)
they had very experienced leaders
b)
There were no civil wars
c)
They had too many resources
d)
Most Africans could not compete in the global market
44.
The purpose of creating global organizations is to
a)
encourage economic and political cooperation between members
b)
end colonization
c)
get a large military
d)
control the population
45.
The European Union was created to
a)
Get a large military
b)
adopt a single language
c)
Eliminate trade barriers
d)
be awesome
46.
Two trading goods found in most African countries are...
a)
Gold and Salt
b)
Grapes and Wine
c)
Grain and Camels
d)
Timber and Olive Oil
47.
A major contribution that communication technology has contributed to Africa is...
a)
No need for business travel
b)
Global business deals can be made over the internet
48.
Which calendar is mostly used worldwide that was created by the Romans?
a)
Gregorian
b)
Aztec
c)
Mayan
d)
Julian
49.
Why is it important for the world to use similar calendars (contemporary secular calendar)?
a)
unite the world on the same calendar
b)
predict the future
c)
erase religious holidays
d)
decrease the amount of weekends
50.
The Sumerians created the first form of writng called
a)
alphabet
b)
cuneiform
c)
letters
d)
heirloglyphics
51.
The role of women in Greek society was to
a)
educate the men
b)
develop businesses
c)
create laws
d)
manage the household
52.
Which of these is NOT a cause of the formation of a civilization
a)
Development of farming
b)
development of written language
c)
Government
d)
Invention of Gun Powder
53.
Egyptian Pharaohs...
a)
were considered a god
b)
used a democratic ruling style
c)
educated peasants and slaves
d)
hated slavery
54.
The Indus River Valley is important for its
a)
farmland
b)
iron deposits
c)
gold deposits
d)
cities
55.
What was the greatest benefit when people began farming?
a)
People had time to relax
b)
There were better tasting food
c)
They had a stable food supply
d)
They had water for crops
56.
Which ancient civilization is located in India?
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
Indus River Valley
c)
Ancient Egypt
d)
Fertile Crescent
57.
Which government was used in Athens, Greece?
a)
Republic
b)
Direct Democracy
c)
Communism
d)
Monarchy
58.
Which continent is NOT linked to the Silk Road?
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
Australia
59.
Which aspect of culture did the Greeks inherit from the Phoenicians?
a)
Theater
b)
Alphabet
c)
Cooking Techniques
d)
Islamic Religion
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