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WorksheetsBenchmark 3 review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the term "mesoamerican" mean?
a)
Middle Passage
b)
Middle America, between North and South America
c)
Middle America, including states like Texas and Oklahoma
d)
Messy America
2.
• Cultivation of corn, tomatoes, and beans • pictorial writing system • Human sacrifices to the sun god • Accurate calendar of 365 days • Use of the number zero * Abandoned cities around year 900 AD
a)
Aztec
b)
Mayan
c)
Inca
3.
*terrace farming
* quipu (knots on strings)
* road system
* Machu Piccu
* quipu (knots on strings)
* road system
* Machu Piccu
a)
Maya
b)
Aztec
c)
Inca
4.
Why did the Mayans have two separate calendars?
a)
1 was for religious festivals and the other was for farming
b)
1 was for the upper class and the other was for the lower class
c)
1 was for the day and the other was for the night
d)
The different kings could not agree on just one calendar
5.
One effect of rugged, mountainous geography on the civilization of ancient Greece was the development of
a)
Absolute monarchies
b)
Extensive trade
c)
Separate, independent city states
d)
Belief in one God
6.
Roman women could own property and make wills, leaving their property to whomever they chose. What conclusion could be drawn from this statement?
a)
Roman women had the right to vote.
b)
Roman women enjoyed some legal rights.
c)
Roman women were equal to men.
d)
Roman women could hold political offices.
7.
In what way were the Code of Hammurabi and the Twelve Tables of Rome similar?
a)
They allowed for belief in one God
b)
They established written legal standards
c)
They provided records of economic activity
d)
They legalized democratic government
8.
Which statement would most likely represent the view of a citizen of ancient Athens visiting Sparta?
a)
"The government and society of Sparta are too strict. The people have little voice in government."
b)
"I feel as though I have never left home. Everything here is the same as it is in Athens."
c)
"This society allows more freedom of expression that I have ever experienced in Athens."
d)
"I have never seen a society that so valued its citizens as here in Sparta."
9.
Which religions was based on the teachings of Jesus who preached forgiveness, mercy, and sympathy for the poor and helpless?
a)
Christianity
b)
Zoroastrianism
c)
Judaism
d)
Islam
10.
Which statement describes a characteristic of democracy?
a)
Religious leaders control government policy
b)
The government limits the thoughts and actions of the people
c)
The decisions of government are made by influential military leaders
d)
Citizens are the source of power in government
11.
Who was tutored by Aristotle and wanted to conquer the known world?
a)
Emperor Qin
b)
Xerxes
c)
Alexander the Great
d)
Donald Trump
12.
This is the longest river in the world:
a)
Amazon River
b)
Niger River
c)
Nile River
d)
Orange River
13.
“ The gods shook like beaten dogs, hiding in the far corners of heaven. [The goddess]Ishtar screamed and wailed [cried out moaning or screaming]: ‘The days of old haveturned to stone: We have decided evil things in our assembly [council]! Why did wedecide those evil things in our assembly? Why did we decide to destroy our people? Wehave only just now created our beloved humans; we now destroy them in the sea!’ Allthe gods wept and wailed along with her. All the gods sat trembling and wept. ”
—Shin-eqi-unninni, Gilgamesh, Tablet 11
According to this excerpt, what “evil thing” did the gods decide in their assembly?
—Shin-eqi-unninni, Gilgamesh, Tablet 11
According to this excerpt, what “evil thing” did the gods decide in their assembly?
a)
to destroy their people
b)
to tremble and weep
c)
to turn to stone
d)
to beat animals
14.
Source: The Code of Hammurabi. The stated goal for his code of laws.
“to render good to the people, to make justice shine in the land, to destroy the evil and the wicked, that the strong do not oppress the weak.”
Which of the following did Hammurabi want his code of laws to do for his society?
“to render good to the people, to make justice shine in the land, to destroy the evil and the wicked, that the strong do not oppress the weak.”
Which of the following did Hammurabi want his code of laws to do for his society?
a)
keep the priest and kings at the top of class system
b)
allow for the sale of slaves
c)
To create a good, fair, and just society
d)
To punish thieves, allow strong empires to conquer weak empires, preserve the kings power
15.
"The victorious Constantine immediately ended the persecution of Christians. Then, in the Edict of Milan, he made Christianity one of the empire's legal religions and returned property that had been seized during the persecutions. Constantine also built churches, used Christian symbols on coins, and made Sunday a holy day of rest and worship. But Rome's first Christian emperor delayed his own baptism, or formal conversion, until the end of his life."
Based on the passage, all of the following are ways that Constantine helped spread Christianity EXCEPT which one?
Based on the passage, all of the following are ways that Constantine helped spread Christianity EXCEPT which one?
a)
Symbols on coins
b)
Built churches
c)
Persecuted Christians
d)
Made Sunday a holy day
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