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Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the alloy that makes bronze?
a)
Copper and Charcoal
b)
Copper and Tin
c)
Copper and Aluminum
d)
Copper and Iron
2.
Which continent were the earliest humans originally from?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
North America
d)
South America
3.
Which statement is true?
a)
Paleolithic people never migrated to the Americas.
b)
The Americas were completely covered by ice during the Pleistocene.
c)
Paleolithic people walked across a land bridge to get from Asia to the Americas.
d)
The only way to reach the Americas during the Pleistocene was by boat.
4.
How did a longer growing season help early humans?
a)
led to surplus
b)
led to migration
c)
led to farming
d)
led to the agricultural revolution
5.
Shifting winds that bring heavy rains to India in the summer are called............
a)
monsoons
b)
typhoons
c)
hurricanes
d)
tornados
6.
The Indus Valley civilization is identified by which number on the map?
a)
2
b)
5
c)
1
d)
3
7.
What is unique about Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa?
a)
people were warriors
b)
cities were well planned with streets and plumbing
c)
they imported grain
d)
women were rulers
8.
Which of these is a physical barrier protecting India?
a)
Himalaya Mountains
b)
Hindu Kush Mountains
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
All are correct
9.
______________ and Mohenjo-Daro were very well organized cities in the Indus River Valley.
a)
Hamahama
b)
Harappa
c)
Himalaya
d)
Hindu Kush
10.
Who is considered the father of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
a)
Abraham
b)
Isaac
c)
Jesus
d)
Moses
11.
What is the main concept of the Four Noble Truths?
a)
Return to God
b)
Overcome suffering
c)
Help others
d)
Love one another
12.
How did Buddha become the enlightened one?
a)
God chose him
b)
Meditation and overcoming suffering
c)
He conquered the Hindus
d)
He learned the true art of Kung Fu
13.
What is a similarity between Hinduism and Buddhism
a)
Similar number of member
b)
Many gods
c)
Reincarnation
d)
Caste system
14.
What decides where you end up in the caste system in India?
a)
Karma
b)
Good Luck
c)
Bad Luck
d)
Faith
15.
The Israelites were united into a single nation by
a)
Goliath
b)
Abraham
c)
David
d)
Moses
16.
What are the names of the two major rivers in China?
a)
Tigris and Euphrates
b)
Indus and Ganges
c)
Yellow and Yangtze
d)
Nile and Yellow
17.
What was the name of China's FIRST dynasty?
a)
Shang
b)
Zhou
c)
Hanfeizi
d)
Huang He
18.
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
19.
What was the purpose of the Great Wall?
a)
protect Chinese from the nomadic tribes of the South and from India
b)
supply food from the south to Beijing
c)
Protect the Chinese from the Mongols of the North
d)
Protect the port city of Guangzhou
20.
Who were considered citizens in the democracy of ancient Athens
a)
all men & women
b)
all men born in Athens
c)
all men
d)
all men & women born in Athens.
21.
In 508 BCE this leader divided the citizens into 10 new tribes and increased the council from 400 to 500. He also introduced the practice of Ostracism
a)
Solon
b)
Peisistratus
c)
Cleisthenes
d)
Pericles
22.
Spartan slaves who farmed the land in Sparta were called
a)
Helots
b)
Ephors
c)
Perioki
d)
Spartiates
23.
Spartan society was notable for
a)
a higher standard of living than most Greek city-states
b)
an emphasis on military and athletic ability
c)
great intellectual and artistic accomplishment
d)
being the birthplace of democracy
24.
Spartan boys began training for the army at age
a)
7
b)
21
c)
18
d)
13
25.
What were the two reasons why the Persians invaded Greece?
a)
the Greeks owed them money & to punish them for helping the Ionians revolt
b)
the Greeks wouldn’t buy Persian goods & to punish them for helping the Ionians revolt
c)
they wanted to punish the Greeks for helping the Ionians revolt & to increase their territory
d)
none of the above (the Greeks invaded Persia)
26.
An important Greek victory that showed the Greeks that they could defeat the Mighty Persian Empire took place at
a)
Thermopylae
b)
Plataea
c)
Aegeospotami
d)
Marathon
27.
The Persian king Darius demanded what two items from the Greeks to show they would accept him as their king
a)
Money & Slaves
b)
Ships & Olives
c)
Earth & Water
d)
Olives & Money
28.
The Persian king during the second Persian war (480 BCE) was
a)
Darius
b)
Xerxes
c)
Themistocles
d)
Leonidas
29.
Sparta’s most glorious defeat took place at the battle of
a)
Marathon
b)
Thermopylae
c)
Salamis
d)
Plataea
30.
This naval battle was a Greek victory and destroyed the bulk of the Persian fleet
a)
Salamis
b)
Plataea
c)
Thermopylae
d)
Marathon
31.
This was the final battle where the Persian army was defeated by a combined Greek force
a)
Plataea
b)
Salamis
c)
Marathon
d)
Thermopylae
32.
The first historian to try to separate fact from legend and document the Persian Wars was
a)
Aristotle
b)
Herodotus
c)
Sophocles
d)
Thales
33.
The Shang and Zhou kings used the Mandate of ______ to prove that God had chosen them to rule.
a)
Gods
b)
Heaven
c)
Kings
d)
Men
34.
A philosophy based on respect for elders and authority.
a)
Daoism
b)
Legalism
c)
Confucianism
d)
Qin
35.
What were oracle bones used for?
a)
Cooking
b)
Telling stories
c)
Building the Great Wall of China
d)
Asking for advice from the gods
36.
The responsibility children have to respect, obey, and care for their parents is
a)
pictograph
b)
cultural diffusion
c)
ideograph
d)
filial piety
37.
Buddhism spreading from India along the Silk Road is an example of
a)
Christianity
b)
cultural diffusion
c)
Legalism
d)
filial piety
38.
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
39.
Who was the leader of the Qin dynasty and used harsh rules and strict punishments?
a)
Liu Bang
b)
Wudi
c)
Confucious
d)
Shi Huangdi
40.
Animism
a)
The act of domesticating an animal
b)
Believed the natural world was filled with spirits
c)
a Chinese philosophy based on the writings of Lao-tzu
d)
a major religious and cultural tradition of Southwest Asia
41.
Siddhartha Gautama was the founder of _____________
a)
Judaism.
b)
Christianity.
c)
Shinto.
d)
Buddhism.
42.
What is the name of the religious temples of ancient Mesopotamia?
a)
irrigation
b)
land between the rivers
c)
ziggurats
d)
Sumer
43.
A person's earthly duty or obligation is known as ______________.
a)
karma
b)
vishnu
c)
moksha
d)
dharma
44.
Alexander the Great is from
a)
Greece
b)
Macedonia
c)
Sparta
d)
Persia
45.
What did Alexander do to cities that resisted being conquered?
a)
He recruited the people into his army
b)
He let the people go
c)
He burned the city to the ground and sold the people into slavery
d)
His soldiers adopted the children of the conquered people
46.
Which idea was first suggested by the Hellenists?
a)
The earth was the center of the universe.
b)
The sun was actually a nearby star.
c)
The moon was made of cheese.
d)
All planets (including Earth) revolved around the sun.
47.
Which monarch was able to conquer Greece in 338 BC?
a)
Philip II
b)
Alexander
c)
Henry IV
d)
Darius
48.
Alexander dies suddenly due to
a)
battle
b)
a plague
c)
a sudden fever
d)
murdered
49.
At the heart of the Hellenistic world stood the city of _______________________ located in Egypt
a)
Cairo
b)
Alexandria
c)
Giza
d)
Aswan
50.
Who was the founder of Stoicism?
a)
Plato
b)
Socrates
c)
Zeno
d)
Aristotle
51.
Which civilization replaced Greece as the dominant power in the Mediterranean world?
a)
Persia
b)
Rome
c)
France
d)
Spain
52.
__________ = the worship of many gods.
a)
Monotheism
b)
Ziggurat
c)
Priests
d)
Polytheism
53.
Which statement best describes hunters and gatherers?
a)
They followed animal herds and gathered fruits, berries, etc along the way.
b)
The tools they made from metal helped them to survive.
c)
They domesticated animals to help with daily activities.
d)
They developed ways to bring water to their crops.
54.
Which of the following would you most likely find in the Paleolithic Era?
a)
jewelry made of smooth stones
b)
farms
c)
cave paintings
d)
domesticated animals
55.
Which statement best describes the Neolithic people?
a)
They lived in caves or built simple shelters.
b)
They migrated from place to place to hunt animals for food.
c)
They could settle in one place because they had a reliable food supply.
d)
They used simple tools made from stone.
56.
Which statement best explains the greatest effect the emergence of agriculture had on early societies?
a)
The population steadily decreased.
b)
People were not able to specialize in just one trade.
c)
Agriculture made it harder to find food.
d)
The population steadily increased.
57.
The Neolithic Revolution refers to the time when early humans-
a)
mastered fire.
b)
developed agriculture.
c)
migrated from Africa.
d)
organized governments
58.
What were the effects of the Neolithic Revolution?
a)
Surplus Food Supply
b)
Specialization of Jobs
c)
Permanent Settlements
d)
All of the above
59.
The taming of animals and plants for human use
a)
Specialization
b)
Domestication
c)
Education
d)
Archaeology
60.
Tools and methods to help humans perform tasks
a)
technology
b)
specialization
c)
domestication
d)
historian
61.
Which ancient civilization was found on the island of Crete?
a)
Phoenicians
b)
Minoans
c)
Assyrians
d)
Nubians
62.
Name the River Valley Civilization shaded in purple on the map
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
63.
Name the River Valley Civilization shaded in orange on the map
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
64.
Name the River Valley Civilization shaded in pink on the map
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
65.
Name the River Valley Civilization shaded in yellow on the map
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
66.
What did the Hyksos poses that made them stronger in battle?
a)
Guns and tanks
b)
bronze weapons and war chariots
c)
bows and arrows and horses
d)
hand grenades and jeeps
67.
A person who moves from place to place in search of food
a)
Migration
b)
Culture
c)
Nomad
d)
Artisan
68.
_______ is the way of life of people, including their beliefs, customs, and practices.
a)
Culture
b)
Customs
c)
Beliefs
d)
Social Classes
69.
What ancient Sumerian most likely spoke these words? "I live in a two-story house near the center of the city. I like to throw parties where my guests eat from gold plates and drink from gold cups."
a)
a
craftsperson
b)
a
merchant
c)
a farmer
d)
a
govenrment official
70.
The Sumerian writing system was called
a)
Cyrillian
b)
Sargon
c)
heiroglyphics
d)
cuneiform
71.
Which of the following is NOT true of Hammurabi's code?
a)
It covered many aspects of Babylonian life, not just crimes.
b)
t was used by many later civilizations as a model
c)
It treated all people the same under the law.
d)
It was carved in stone.
72.
Why was Sargon important?
a)
He united Babylon to create the first empire
b)
He united Mesopotamia and created the first Empire
c)
He united Mesopotamia and made the first civilization
d)
He united Babylon and created the first civilization
73.
Babylonian leader who created the first written code of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
Sargon
c)
Hammurabi
d)
Sumer
74.
The word "Mesopotamia" means
a)
middle of the fertile crescent
b)
land in the middle of the desert
c)
land between the rivers
d)
land north of the sea
75.
In Phoenicia, they need this type of writing to keep track of their trade encounters
a)
Pictograms
b)
Hieroglyphics
c)
Cuneiform
d)
Alphabet
76.
What type of writing is this?
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Hieroglyphics
c)
Pictograms
d)
Alphabet
77.
The written language of the Ayrans was called _____.
a)
Hieroglyphics
b)
Ayrantic
c)
Sanskrit
d)
Indra
78.
What do scholars think ended the Indus civilization?
a)
Invaders and attackers
b)
Environment, floodings, and earthquakes
c)
Stavatio
d)
Volcanic eruptions
79.
Why did the Egyptians embalm the bodies of their dead pharaohs?
a)
to learn how human bodies worked
b)
to honor and show respect for the dead
c)
to prove that pharaohs were humans, not gods
d)
to preserve them while the souls traveled to the afterlife
80.
Who made up the largest social class in Egypt's social structure?
a)
merchants and artisans
b)
pharaoh and his family
c)
farmers and unskilled workers
d)
priests and nobles
81.
The most successful pharaoh of the New Kingdom was ____________.
a)
Amenhotep IV
b)
Tutankhamen
c)
Akhenaton
d)
Ramses II
82.
What did the double crown of Egypt symbolize?
a)
interdependence of red land and black land
b)
joint rule of pharaohs and viziers
c)
shared importance of farming and trade
d)
union of Upper and Lower Egypt
83.
What accomplishment marked the reign of Hatshepsut?
a)
destruction of momuments
b)
separation of Upper and Lower Egypt
c)
defeat of Hyksos
d)
expansion of trade
84.
Who united the Medes and the Persians making one big empire?
a)
President Obama
b)
Cyrus the Great
c)
Darius
d)
Zoroaster
85.
Which Greek used a style of teaching where he questioned his students?
a)
Hippocrates
b)
Socrates
c)
Pythagorus
d)
Aristotle
86.
Which Greek said that society would be fair if it were led by philosopher-kings?
a)
Plato
b)
Socrates
c)
Aristotle
d)
Archimedes
87.
What Greek said that people needed to use reason or think about how your actions will affect others?
a)
Plato
b)
Socrates
c)
Aristotle
d)
Archimedes
88.
Which Greek was a physician and is regarded as the father or modern day medicine?
a)
Plato
b)
Socrates
c)
Archimedes
d)
Hippocrates
89.
What was the name for a person who could read and write in Sumer?
a)
king
b)
government official
c)
scribe
d)
writer
90.
the guiding principles at the heart of the Buddha's teachings
a)
Four Noble Truths
b)
The Eightfold Path
c)
meditation
d)
nirvana
91.
Government where the people rule
a)
Oligarchy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Dictatorship
d)
Democracy
92.
The wealthy people who owned all of the land.
a)
Aristocrats
b)
Presidents
c)
Tyrants
d)
Democrats
93.
Type of democracy where citizens participate directly in government.
a)
Representative
b)
Popular
c)
Authoritarian
d)
Direct
94.
A ruler who seized power with force or inherited such power.
a)
Prime Minister
b)
President
c)
Homer
d)
Tyrant
95.
Who is the Creator god?
a)
Shiva
b)
Brahma
c)
Vishnu
d)
Ganesha
96.
Which statement is true?
a)
Meriotic was decoded using the Rosetta Stone.
b)
Meroe was the capital of Napata.
c)
Egyptian cursive and Greek on the Rosetta Stone helped decode hieroglyphics.
d)
The Rosetta Stone helped decode the language of the Nubians.
97.
The first civilization arose _______ because the conditions for farming were good
a)
near the sea
b)
in river valleys
c)
in the mountains
d)
in the desert
98.
Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
Hammurabi
c)
Nineveh
d)
Sargon
99.
I was the child of King Minos's wife and the White Bull, who was half man, half bull, and all awesome.
a)
Sphinx
b)
Chimera
c)
Centaur
d)
Minotaur
100.
He reorganized and strengthened the Persian Empire.
a)
Xerxes I
b)
Cyrus II (the Great)
c)
Darius I
d)
Asurbanipal
101.
The historical reason the Trojan War was fought:
a)
Queen Helen of Sparta was kidnapped by Prince Paris of Troy.
b)
The Trojans were encroaching on Mycenean lands.
c)
The trade routes between the Mediterranean and Black seas.
d)
The Persians wanted revenge for the Ionian revolt.
102.
Who was the mentor of Alexander?
a)
Epicurus
b)
Socrates
c)
Zeno of Citium
d)
Aristotle
103.
Why was Alexander considered Great?
a)
He never lost a single battle.
b)
He unified Greece and Persia.
c)
His lasting legacy; the Hellenistic Civilization.
d)
His ability to inspire those he led.
104.
The scientific study of ancient cultures through the examination of artifacts, buildings, and other remaining material evidence.
a)
Relative Dating
b)
Absolute Dating
c)
Anthropology
d)
Archeology
105.
The main belief of Zoroastrianism is
a)
there are many gods
b)
a battle between good and evil
c)
the four noble truths
d)
reincarnation
106.
The remains of an early hominid that lived more than 3 million years ago was discovered by an American paleoanthropologist who nicknamed her _________.
a)
Susan
b)
Donald
c)
Hillary
d)
Lucy
107.
This early human ancestor's name means "Handy Human"
a)
Australopithecus
b)
Homo Habilis
c)
Homo Erectus
d)
Neanderthal
108.
Which hominid was the first to care for the sick and to bury their dead?
a)
Australopithecus
b)
Homo Habilis
c)
Homo Erectus
d)
Neanderthals
109.
What does the name Homo Habilis mean?
a)
Wise Human
b)
Upright Human
c)
Handy Human
d)
Early Human
110.
What does the name Homo Erectus mean?
a)
Wise Human
b)
Upright Human
c)
Handy Human
d)
Early Human
111.
What is the lowland at the mouth of a river called?
a)
silt
b)
delta
c)
fjiord
d)
bay
112.
This ruler united Upper and Lower egypt
a)
Imhotep
b)
RamsesII
c)
Narmer
d)
Tutankhamen
113.
The Persian Empire was connected by what road system?
a)
Broad road
b)
Blue Road
c)
Great road
d)
Royal Road
114.
Who reorganized the Persian Empire to make it run more efficiently?
a)
Pericles
b)
Darius I
c)
Cyrus the Great
d)
Xerxes
115.
The Assyrians are most known for their achievements in...
a)
government and laws
b)
culture and arts
c)
religion and architecture
d)
military and warfare
116.
Which city was the capital of the Assyrian Empire?
a)
Ur
b)
Agad
c)
Babylon
d)
Nineveh
117.
The Assyrians had an advantage over other civilizations because of :
a)
chariots, horses, and iron weapons
b)
slingshots, arrows, and spears
c)
horses, cows, and bunnies
d)
steel, catapults, and crossbows
118.
The term PHILOSOPHERS means...
a)
lovers of war
b)
lovers of wisdom
c)
lovers of government
d)
lovers of science
119.
Philosopher who wrote the famous book "The Republic" describing his vision of a perfectly governed society, and it wasn't a democracy
a)
Plato
b)
Socrates
c)
Aristotle
120.
Why was Alexandria, Egypt, important to the Hellenistic period?
a)
As a center of scholarship, Alexandria became second only to Sparta.
b)
While working in Alexandria, Ptolemy correctly placed earth at the center of the solar system.
c)
It became the foremost center of commerce and Hellenistic culture.
d)
It became the foremost center of the Greek army and weapons production.
121.
Which of the following fought in the Peloponnesian War?
a)
Athens and Sparta
b)
Greece and Persia
c)
Athens and Thrace
d)
Greece and Macedonia
122.
Which of the following did Athens and Sparta have in common?
a)
They were both city-states.
b)
The were both democracies.
c)
They were both military states.
d)
They were both leaders of the Delian League.
123.
Why do archaeologist think the Trojan War actually took place?
a)
Troy still exists today but is called Istanbul.
b)
A German archaeologist found the remains of the Trojan Horse.
c)
The stories about the war in the Iliad are too realistic not to be true.
d)
An archaeologist discovered the possible remains of ancient Troy.
124.
Who wrote the well-known book, Elements, which is the basis for modern geometry?
a)
Homer
b)
Archimedes
c)
Euclid
d)
Plato
125.
What battle formation produced the most powerful fighting force in the ancient world?
a)
hoplites
b)
phalanx
c)
cavalry
d)
immortals
126.
Who was sentenced to death for corrupting the youth of Athens and neglecting the city's gods?
a)
Socrates
b)
Plato
c)
Artistotle
d)
Sophocles
127.
Which of these is considered an ancient wonder of the world?
a)
The Acropolis
b)
Great Wall of China
c)
Landis the Colossus
d)
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
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