Worksheets9th Grade Review
Total questions: 103
Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Chinese invented...
a)
paper
b)
wheelbarrow
c)
compass
d)
all of the above
2.
The Han Dynasty practiced...
a)
Confucianism
b)
Daoism
c)
Legalism
d)
Buddhism
3.
How was ancient Greek democracy different from democracy in the United States today?
a)
citizens listened to the ideas of powerful speakers
b)
citizens voted directly on all issues
c)
citizens gave their leaders total power
d)
citizens elected representatives to make laws
4.
Which best describes the nomadic lifestyle of the Paleolithic people?
a)
They lived in large villages, where they raised crops and livestock.
b)
They migrated, or moved, from place to place
c)
They stayed in one place, living in caves and beneath rock shelters.
d)
They lived in small villages and farmed the land.
5.
What did the hunters and gatherers have to develop before they could effectively work together?
a)
tools
b)
language
c)
fire
d)
domestication of animals
6.
Which statement is true?
a)
During the Neolithic Era people migrated from place to place.
b)
During the Paleolithic Era people migrated from place to place.
c)
During the Neolithic Era people developed language.
d)
During the Paleolithic Era people used animals to help with farming.
7.
What were the effects of the Neolithic Revolution?
a)
Surplus Food Supply
b)
Specialization of Jobs
c)
Permanent Settlements
d)
All of the above
8.
The movement of people from one location to another is called______________.
a)
transportation
b)
glaciation
c)
Paleolithic
d)
migration
9.
Things made by humans long ago
a)
artifacts
b)
obisdian
c)
Catalhoyuk
10.
"New Stone Age" when agriculture was invented
a)
Neolithic
b)
Paleolithic
11.
"Old Stone Age" a time period of hunting and gathering
a)
Neolithic
b)
Paleolithic
12.
The golden age of India was during which empire
a)
Gupta
b)
Mauryan
c)
Indus
d)
Aryan
13.
Which empire had mathematics, medical advances, astronomy, textiles, and literature
a)
Aryan
b)
Indus
c)
Gupta
d)
Mauryan
14.
What change marked the beginning of the Neolithic Revolution?
a)
beginning of hunting and gathering
b)
man learned to write
c)
man began farming
d)
man built towns and cities
15.
What is another name for the Old Stone Age?
a)
Paleolithic Age
b)
Neolithic Age
c)
Archeology Age
d)
Prehistory
16.
__________________________ study artifacts and fossils to help them understand the past.
a)
Astronomers
b)
Archaelogists
c)
Historians
17.
What is the term for a person being reborn after a previous life?
a)
maya
b)
reincarnation
c)
recluse
d)
dharma
18.
This civilization is known as the "gift of the Nile"
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia
c)
India
d)
China
19.
Harrappa and Mohenjo Dahro are located in
a)
Egypt
b)
India
c)
China
d)
Mesopotamia
20.
The first civilization was located at
a)
India
b)
China
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
Egypt
21.
The Haung He and Yangtze rivers are located in
a)
Egypt
b)
China
c)
India
d)
Mesopotamia
22.
This map shows which civilization
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
India
c)
China
d)
Egypt
23.
You would associate the following picture with
a)
India
b)
Egypt
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
China
24.
The belief in many gods is referred to as
a)
polytheism
b)
monotheism
c)
animism
25.
What is polytheism
a)
poly pocket
b)
belief in many gods
c)
Beleif in only one god
d)
Belief in everyone being a god
26.
People were able to establish permanent settlements with the establishment of
a)
advance weapons
b)
weaving skills
c)
fire
d)
agriculture
27.
The written system of communication in ancient Egypt is called __.
a)
Hieroglyphics.
b)
cuneiform.
c)
Sanskrit.
d)
texting.
28.
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
29.
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.
30.
The Indus River Valley is found in ___________.
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
India
c)
China
d)
Egypt
31.
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
32.
Shifting winds that bring heavy rains to India in the summer are called.................
a)
monsoons
b)
mongols
c)
hurricanes
d)
tornados
33.
writing developed by the Sumerians that used wedge-shaped marks made in soft clay
a)
writing
b)
monotheism
c)
cuneiform
d)
fertile crescent
34.
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
35.
This man created one of the earliest sets of laws and it was harsh.
a)
Sargon
b)
Hammurabi
c)
Solomon
d)
Moses
36.
Qin Shi Huangdi helped unify China by creating a single ________ or type of money, that everyone had to use.
a)
grip
b)
cash
c)
currency
d)
dollars
37.
Shi Huangdi used hundreds of thousands of farmers to join together, strengthen, and complete _____________.
a)
ziggurats
b)
canals
c)
Great Wall of China
d)
Buddhist Temples
38.
Vast network of trade routes for Chinese goods stretching as far west as Greece and Rome.
a)
Silk Road
b)
Highway to Heaven
c)
Golden Road
d)
Route 66
39.
Chinese medical practice that eases the pain through the use of needles stuck into the patient's skin.
a)
pressure points
b)
accupuncture
c)
massage
d)
medicine
40.
The spread of ideas from one culture to another
a)
diffusion
b)
acupuncture
c)
mixture
d)
comparison
41.
The Chinese kept their procedure for making __________ a secret punishable by death.
a)
silk
b)
paper
c)
wheelbarrow
d)
sundial
42.
What is a dynasty?
a)
a succession of rulers from the same family
b)
A reality TV show
c)
Monarchy
d)
a family business
43.
All citizens share in running the government
a)
oligarchy
b)
tyranny
c)
democracy
d)
monarchy
44.
What type of democracy did they have in Ancient Athens?
a)
direct
b)
representative
45.
What is Aristotle known for?
a)
lever and value of pi
b)
Alexander the Great's teacher and political philosophy
c)
equation to find the missing side of a triangle
d)
The Academy
46.
What is Socrates known for?
a)
lever and value of pi
b)
The Academy
c)
equation to find the missing side of a triangle
d)
Socratic questioning
47.
Alexander's conquests spread Greek culture and ideas. This is called
a)
polytheistic
b)
hellenistic
c)
monotheistic
d)
socratic
48.
Which two geographical features made Greece isolated?
a)
deserts and mountains
b)
rivers and volcanos
c)
mountains and rivers
d)
mountains and seas
49.
Buddha taught:
a)
people are born into a specific caste
b)
Believers must follow the 10 commandments
c)
Followers must fast during Ramadan
d)
people must follow the eight-fold path
50.
Where would you find this?
a)
Latin America
b)
India
c)
Japan
d)
China
51.
What religion would you associate with the terms dharma and moksha?
a)
Islam
b)
Buddhism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Confucanism
52.
Social Order, Five Relationships
a)
Confucianism
b)
Daoism
c)
Legalism
d)
Hinduism
53.
The religion of Judaism is monotheistic. What does monotheism mean?
a)
Belief in no god
b)
Belief in many gods
c)
Belief in one god
d)
Belief in the worship of animals
54.
Reincarnation is ___________.
a)
Coming back as something else after you die
b)
Never dying
c)
Not being able to live
d)
The inability to breathe
55.
Hinduism strengthened the ______, which is a social system that does not allow socializing outside your own class?
a)
The caste system
b)
The religion
c)
The divine power
d)
The trade in India
56.
What did Siddhartha Gautama found?
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Buddism
d)
Hinduism
57.
What are the duties that Muslims must carry out called?
a)
Eightfold path
b)
10 commandments
c)
Nivana
d)
Five Pillars
58.
Belief in many gods
a)
polytheism
b)
monotheism
59.
Belief in one God
a)
monotheism
b)
polytheism
60.
Identify the Holy Book of Christians
a)
Torah
b)
Quran
c)
Holy Bible
d)
Eightfold Path
61.
Respect for parents
a)
Filial piety
b)
Jihad
c)
Muezzin
d)
Reincarnation
62.
Asoka converted to Buddhism?
a)
True
b)
False
63.
The Pax Romana was
a)
A program to give land to the poor
b)
A period of Civil Unrest, riots, & wars
c)
Period of peace and prosperity
d)
The leader of the senate
64.
The social class made up of craftsmen, merchants, and poor farmers
a)
Ciceros
b)
Patricians
c)
Visogoths
d)
Plebeians
65.
The wealthy ruling class of Rome was called
a)
Ciceros
b)
Plebeians
c)
Visogoths
d)
Patricians
66.
A form of government in which the leader is not a monarch & certain citizens can vote
a)
Dicator
b)
Pax Romana
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Republic
67.
Assassinated by a group of senators
a)
Marc Antony
b)
Julius Caesar
c)
Marcus Aurelius
d)
Augustus
68.
Which group most heavily influenced Roman art and architecture?
a)
Babylonians
b)
Greeks
c)
Egyptians
d)
Persians
69.
Rome was located near what body of water, which was a MAJOR trade route?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Red Sea
d)
Mediterranean Sea
70.
The Pax Romana was a period of
a)
war and disorder
b)
peace, unity, & accomplishments that lasted nearly 200 years.
c)
distrust & conflict between emperors & the Senate.
d)
conquests & fights for control of the empire.
71.
The 12 Tables were the written law of the Roman Republic.
a)
True
b)
False
72.
Which was NOT a cause of the fall of the Empire?
a)
Political Instability
b)
The empire became too small
c)
Economic problems
d)
It became too large to manage effectively.
73.
Rome became a republic
a)
true
b)
false
c)
maybe
d)
never
74.
a republic is a.....
a)
government in which leaders were elected
b)
group of nations
c)
weapon
d)
country
75.
What architectural advancement did the Romans make?
a)
Pillars
b)
Pyramids
c)
Arch
d)
Suspension Bridge
76.
How did Romans get water to their cities?
a)
buckets
b)
aqueducts
c)
water tower
d)
rain
77.
Rome is located in which country?
a)
Greece
b)
Italy
c)
Egypt
d)
France
78.
What are the two most impressive/influential Roman cultural contributions?
a)
Architecture and Law
b)
Philosophy and Law
c)
Architecture and Philosophy
d)
Art and Philosophy
79.
Humanism influences Renaissance art and scholarship by advocating a return to —
a)
feudal traditions of medieval
Europe
b)
monastic traditions of Spain and
Italy
c)
aristocratic traditions of ancient
Persia
d)
classical traditions of Greece and
Rome
80.
Which new artistic technique of the Renaissance is illustrated by the lines on the painting?
a)
chiaroscuro
b)
foreshortening
c)
perspective
d)
sfumato
81.
Secularism, humanism, naturalism, and classicism are the defining characteristics of which European time period?
a)
Middle Ages
b)
Renaissance
c)
Age of Revolutions
d)
Romantic Era
82.
What is one way European society during the Renaissance changed as a result of the printing press?
a)
People abandoned the feudal
system to find work in cities.
b)
People sought fame by publishing
scandalous autobiographies.
c)
People stayed home to read
Shakespeare rather than attend
the theater.
d)
People had increasing
opportunities to read the Bible in
their own language.
83.
Which of the following encouraged theologians to begin a reformation of the Roman Catholic Church?
a)
Humanist ideas from the
Renaissance
b)
Scientific discoveries from the
Enlightenment
c)
The destruction of the Thirty
Years' War
d)
The legacy of the Peace of
Augsburg
84.
One characteristic of Renaissance literature was a greater emphasis on the importance of the —
a)
church
b)
individual
c)
state
d)
village
85.
How did Luther’s ideas in this writing contribute to the start of the Reformation?
a)
They led to the burning of the new
St. Peter’s Basilica.
b)
They introduced the Protestant
idea of buying indulgences.
c)
They directly challenged traditional
Catholic Church teachings.
d)
They criticized Christians for not
giving the Pope enough respect.
86.
How did Machiavelli’s political theory impact Renaissance Europe?
a)
His view encouraged social
revolution in every generation.
b)
His view endangered royal
authority in powerful countries.
c)
His view emphasized political
effectiveness over moral virtue.
d)
His view elevated ethical
responsibility over practical
convenience.
87.
Which of the following had the strongest effect on the spread of Martin Luther’s ideas found in his 95 Theses?
a)
the spread of the plague
b)
the discovery of the New World
c)
the patronage of King Henry VIII
d)
the invention of the printing
press
88.
During the Middle Ages, life was centered around
a)
the church
b)
the farm
c)
the city
89.
Which answer choice shows the order of Feudal Society from highest to lowest?
a)
peasants, knights, nobles, king
b)
king, nobles, knights, peasants
c)
knights, king, peasants, serfs
d)
merchants, knights, commoners, serfs
90.
What is the name for the large estate of land a knight lived on?
a)
castle
b)
manor
c)
chivalry
d)
land
91.
What is the name for the system of promises between lords and vassals that governed Europe in the Middle Ages?
a)
Christianity
b)
Feudalism
c)
Shinto
d)
Chivalry
92.
Which is the most valid generalization about the impact of the Crusades?
a)
They strengthened the power of the serfs in Europe
b)
They increased trade between Europe and Asia
c)
They brought European influence to Asia
d)
They promoted the idea of religious freedom
93.
Manorialism can best be described as
a)
the retaking of land from Germanic tribes
b)
the land given to monasteries by different governments as a show of loyalty to the Church
c)
the economic ties between the nobles and the serfs who worked on their lands
d)
the process of how a nobleman's son in the Middle Ages could become a knight
94.
What impact did the Magna Carta have on England?
a)
It had no impact on England
b)
It created a single, united army
c)
It limited the King’s power and set basic rights for the English people
d)
It allowed serfs to become knights
95.
One of the main causes for the feudal system was
a)
serfs wanted more rights
b)
kings wanted to increase trade with Asia
c)
knights were rebelling against nobles
d)
constant tribal warfare and invasions from barbarian groups
96.
What is true about the boundaries of the Mongol Empire?
a)
It included North and South America
b)
It was very small compared to other empires.
c)
It stretched across Europe and Asia.
d)
It was never peaceful or stable.
97.
A period of peace, prosperity, and cultural achievement.
a)
Pax Mongolica
b)
French Revolution
c)
Establishment of Feudal System
d)
Economic System of Manorialism
98.
What factors contributed to the rise of the Mongol Empire?
a)
Leadership of Genghis Khan
b)
Use of the Stirrup
c)
Excellent horsemanship
d)
All of the above
99.
What was the effect of the extensive Mongol Empire on the people who lived in Europe and Asia in the 1200's?
a)
There was significant increases in trade and travel.
b)
Many tribes and peoples had to change their religions.
c)
Trade was very dangerous along the Silk Road.
d)
The Feudal System became stronger.
100.
What was the purpose of the Great Wall of China?
a)
It became a tourist attraction for modern man.
b)
It was built to protect the Chinese from the nomadic tribes of northern and central Asia.
c)
It acted as an aqueduct and was not truly a wall.
d)
The building of the wall helped decimate the Chinese population.
101.
Who was the fiercest Mongol leader?
a)
Empress Wu
b)
Genghis Khan
c)
Confucius
d)
Marco Polo
102.
This map shows the _________ empire
a)
Mongol
b)
Tong
c)
Khan
d)
Byzantine
103.
What were the two most influential advancements of the Sui, Tang, and Song dynasties?
a)
Gunpowder and movable-type printing
b)
Engineering and art
c)
Poetry and medicine
d)
Astronomy and cartography
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