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WorksheetsEOG Review
Total questions: 141
Worksheet time: 1hrs 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Julius Caesar was governor of...
a)
France
b)
Italy
c)
Germany
d)
Gaul
2.
In 49 BC the Senate ordered Caesar to return to Rome, and leave what behind?
a)
His wife
b)
His army
c)
His children
d)
His weapons
3.
What river did Julius Caesar cross on his march back to Rome?
a)
Indus
b)
Tigris
c)
Rubicon
d)
Mississippi
4.
Why did the senators kill Julius Caesar?
a)
They were afraid that he had gained too much power
b)
They were sick of him
c)
They thought he was crazy
d)
They were jealous of him
5.
What is one of the changes that Julius Caesar made in Rome?
a)
He put honest men in government positions
b)
He helped the poor
c)
He created the Julian calendar
d)
All of the above
6.
What is a dictator?
a)
A ruler with absolute power
b)
A position in the Senate
c)
One of the 2 consuls
d)
A person from the plebeian class
7.
People used the Indus for which of the following reasons?
a)
Irrigation
b)
Bathing
c)
Religious Ceremonies
d)
All of the above
8.
Which mountain range is found north of Ancient India?
a)
Ganges Mountains
b)
Indian Mountains
c)
Himalaya Mountains
d)
All of the above
9.
How many bodies of water surround Ancient India?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
10.
Which of the following is not one of the seas surrounding India?
a)
Arabian Sea
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Bay of Bengal
d)
Indian Ocean
11.
The two major cities of Ancient India are Harappa and....
a)
India
b)
Arab
c)
Egypt
d)
Mohenjo Daro
12.
Where were the Aryans originally from?
a)
Caspian Sea
b)
Egypt
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
America
13.
Cities were built with roads intersecting at 90 degree angles
a)
True
b)
False
14.
The cities of Harappa and Mohenjo Daro were built with what in mind?
a)
Laws
b)
Money
c)
Defense
d)
Peace
15.
Collections of poems, hymns, myths, and rituals that were written by Aryan priests
a)
Vedas
b)
Epics
c)
Books
d)
Artifacts
16.
A leader who ruled a village and all of the land around it.
a)
King
b)
Priest
c)
Farmer
d)
Raja
17.
What is the most important language of Ancient India?
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Sanskrit
c)
Pictographs
d)
English
18.
How many castes were there in India?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
19.
What were the people who did not belong to a caste known as?
a)
Kshatrya
b)
Brahmin
c)
Untouchable
d)
Nobles
20.
The two cities of Ancient India are the Indus River and the...
a)
Ganges River
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Indus River
d)
Tigris River
21.
Hinduism is monotheistic or polytheistic?
a)
Monotheistic
b)
Polytheistic
22.
The Indus Valley Civilization was one of the first civilizations in the world. What two cities were at the center of this civilization?
a)
Hormuz and Rome
b)
Mohenjo Daro and Harappa
c)
Indus and Brahmaputra
d)
Ganges and Indus
23.
The Indus Valley Civilization was one of the first civilizations in the world. What two cities were at the center of this civilization?
a)
Hormuz and Rome
b)
Mohenjo Daro and Harappa
c)
Indus and Brahmaputra
d)
Ganges and Indus
24.
The caste system was first put in place in India thousands of years ago. Which of the following describes the caste system?
a)
It is a system that treats certain people inferior to others
b)
You cannot be removed from your caste, no matter what you do
c)
Your children will be in the same caste that you are
d)
All of the above are true
25.
Mountain range north of India that affects the Winter Monsoon:
a)
Hindu Kush
b)
Himalayas
c)
Andes
d)
Rockies
26.
The Untouchables are the lowest of the caste system.
a)
True
b)
False
27.
The highest Caste is called this:
a)
Vaisya
b)
Sudra
c)
Brahmin
d)
Kshatriya
28.
Hinduism is a religion that followers worship
a)
many gods
b)
one god
29.
The "destroyer" god is called:
a)
Shiva
b)
Ganesha
c)
Bhrama
d)
Vishnu
30.
What is reincarnation?
a)
The belief that one's soul is reborn into the next life based on the actions of your present life
b)
Your soul is gone forever
c)
The reward for your life force
d)
The belief that if you do something bad, you'll be rewarded
31.
Siddartha Gautama is know as
a)
Vishnu
b)
Bhraman
c)
Buddha
d)
Shiva
32.
What causes human suffering in Buddhism?
a)
food
b)
desires
c)
needs
d)
hate
33.
Buddhism and Hinduism both believe in reincarnation
a)
true
b)
false
34.
Buddhism and Hinduism both believe in reincarnation
a)
true
b)
false
35.
The Eightfold Path is a belief of Hinduism
a)
True
b)
False
36.
Buddhism is the belief of many gods.
a)
True
b)
False
37.
Both Hinduism and Buddhism originated in China.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
Life began in India along the __________ River.
a)
Nile
b)
Amazon
c)
Mississippi
d)
Indus
39.
A feature of Mohenjo Daro and Harappa ancient cities was
a)
citadel
b)
running water and sewage
c)
brick homes
d)
all of the choices
40.
A unique feature of Mohenjo Daro and Harappa were the
a)
streets laid out in a grid like fashion
b)
subways
c)
asphalt paved roads
d)
road signs
41.
Earliest civilization known in India
a)
Arabian
b)
Harrapan
c)
Mohenjo-Daro
d)
Mesopotamian
42.
The language developed by Aryans was _____________.
a)
heiroglyphics
b)
Sanskrit
c)
Mandala
43.
What word describes the land of the Greek peninsula?
a)
rocky and mountainous
b)
flat
c)
underwater
d)
rolling
44.
True or False?
The ancient Greeks were excellent sailors.
The ancient Greeks were excellent sailors.
a)
True
b)
False
45.
The Greek word for 'city-state' is...
a)
county
b)
town
c)
borough
d)
polis
46.
At what age did children in Sparta begin training to defend their city?
a)
5
b)
7
c)
9
d)
11
47.
What does the word "Democracy" mean?
a)
"rule by the government"
b)
"rule by the many"
c)
"rule by the wealthy"
d)
"rule by the people"
48.
According to the ancient Greeks, the gods and goddesses lived...
a)
in Athens.
b)
on Mount Olympus.
c)
in Sparta.
d)
in Turkey.
49.
The ruler of all the Greek gods was...
a)
Poseidon.
b)
Ares.
c)
Zeus.
d)
Athena.
50.
One of the most famous ancient Greek poets was...
a)
Homer.
b)
Athena.
c)
Marge.
d)
Lisa.
51.
Why was communication difficult between communities in Ancient Greece?
a)
They did not have telephones
b)
Mountains and Water
c)
communication was easy
d)
most people had horses
52.
Which of the following is NOT a physical feature of Greece?
a)
Mountians
b)
lots of coastline
c)
peninsulas and islands
d)
vast open plains
53.
Greece is a peninsula which means
a)
a mountain range with a river running through it.
b)
land surrounded by water on 3 sides
c)
an area with major rivers running through it
d)
a very mountainous region
54.
The ancient Greeks were
a)
Monotheistic
b)
Polytheistic
55.
Which of these was NOT a requirement for citizenship in Athens?
a)
Born there
b)
Male or female
c)
Over age 18
d)
Free male
56.
Who was NOT a Greek philosopher?
a)
Pythagoras
b)
Aristotle
c)
Socrates
d)
Plato
57.
How was ancient Greek democracy different from democracy in the United States today?
a)
a. citizens listened to the ideas of powerful speakers
b)
b. citizens voted directly on all issues
c)
c. citizens gave their leaders total power
d)
d. citizens elected representatives to make laws
58.
Which Greek philosopher had the method of asking questions?
a)
Socrates
b)
Aristole
c)
Plato
d)
Alexander
59.
Where did democracy first arise in ancient Greece?
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Mycenae
d)
Knossos
60.
Democracy in Greece was a __________.
a)
representative democracy
b)
illegal democracy
c)
council democracy
d)
direct democracy
61.
The form of government in which all citizens can participate directly in government is a _____.
a)
representative democracy
b)
direct democracy
c)
oligarchy
d)
tyranny
62.
Who is the hero of the Odyssey?
a)
Hercules
b)
Pericles
c)
Odysseus
d)
Solon
63.
Which sea lies to the east of Greece?
a)
Black
b)
Ionian
c)
Mediterranean
d)
Aegean
64.
What is the geography of Greece like?
a)
flat and fertile
b)
rocky and mountainous
c)
hilly with lots of trees
d)
cold and barren
65.
To the other Greeks, Sparta was best known for its...
a)
oligarchy
b)
slavery
c)
military power
d)
democracy
66.
Who could vote in Greek city-states?
a)
male and female citizens
b)
only male citizens
c)
anyone who lived in the city-state
d)
all adults
67.
The Iliad tells the story of a war between the early Greeks and ...
a)
Athens
b)
Delphi
c)
Knossos
d)
Troy
68.
what is a hilltop in a Greek city state called?
(It housed a fort and a temple to the city-state's local god or goddess)
(It housed a fort and a temple to the city-state's local god or goddess)
a)
Agriculture
b)
Thermopylae
c)
Acropolis
d)
Ephor
69.
What is a form of government in which all citizens get a vote?
a)
Democracy
b)
Assembly
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Tyranny
70.
A militaristic city-state where boys were trained from an early age to fight.
a)
Athens
b)
Delphi
c)
Corinth
d)
Sparta
71.
A city-state which favored democracy and a well-rounded education.
(Also, the largest city-state by a wide margin)
(Also, the largest city-state by a wide margin)
a)
Sparta
b)
Athens
c)
Delphi
d)
Corinth
72.
What is the name for thinkers who reflect on the meaning of life?
a)
Soldiers
b)
Philosophers
c)
Ephors
d)
Helots
73.
The Parthenon was built to honor ___________________, goddess of war.
a)
Artemis
b)
Athena
c)
Demeter
d)
Hera
74.
A person who was allowed to take place in the government in is called a...
a)
Republican
b)
Democrat
c)
Senator
d)
Citizen
75.
One of the main causes of the fall of Rome was poor leadership and corruption.
a)
True
b)
False
76.
The two most powerful government officials in Rome; served 1 year terms.
a)
President and VP
b)
Magistrates
c)
Consuls
d)
Plebians
77.
Who was the first emperor of Rome?
a)
Caligula
b)
Augustus
c)
Nero
d)
Claudius
78.
According to legend, Romulus and Remus were raised by a _____.
a)
elephant
b)
dog
c)
wolf
d)
bear
79.
A council made up of 300 patricians that gave advice to the city's leaders
a)
consuls
b)
Senate
c)
tribune
d)
Forum
80.
The Pax Romana was a 200 year period of
a)
Peace
b)
War
c)
Conflict
d)
Conquests
81.
Which society was the first to practice democracy?
a)
Greece
b)
Rome
c)
Carthage
d)
America
82.
A form of government where the supreme power is held by a king or queen.
a)
presidential democracy
b)
parliamentary democracy
c)
oligarchy
d)
monarchy
83.
What did the Romans use to bring water to their cities?
a)
columns
b)
mosaics
c)
aqueducts
d)
roads
84.
What do we call the trained fighters in ancient Rome?
a)
slaves
b)
gladiators
c)
Olympians
d)
gods
85.
What do we call the trained fighters in ancient Rome?
a)
slaves
b)
gladiators
c)
Olympians
d)
gods
86.
What is the name of the amphitheater/arena which still stands today in Rome?
a)
Colosseum
b)
Parthenon
c)
aqueduct
d)
city-state
87.
Why did the Romans persecute the early Christians?
a)
Because they looked different.
b)
Because they liked them.
c)
Because they were afraid they would get too much power.
d)
Because they believed in Jesus's teachings.
88.
Why did the Romans persecute the early Christians?
a)
Because they looked different.
b)
Because they liked them.
c)
Because they were afraid they would get too much power.
d)
Because they believed in Jesus's teachings.
89.
Which area was NOT a part of the Roman Empire?
a)
North Africa
b)
Russia
c)
Britain
d)
Gaul
90.
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
91.
A modern soccer stadium is similar to which Roman accomplishment?
a)
Pont du Gard
b)
The Colosseum
c)
Basilica of Constantine
d)
The Pantheon
92.
Augustus was Julius Caesar's
a)
nephew
b)
son
c)
brother
d)
grandson
93.
Which emperor made Christianity the official religion of Rome?
a)
Caesar
b)
Augustus
c)
Diocletian
d)
Constantine
94.
The first dictator of Rome was
a)
Julius Ceasar
b)
Ceasar Augustus
c)
Constantine
d)
Spartacus
95.
In what sea was Rome a peninsula, which allowed it to prosper in trade and interact with and conquer other lands?
a)
Red
b)
Black
c)
Mediterranean
d)
Arabian
96.
A set of beliefs about the world and how to live
a)
Lacquer
b)
Ancestor Worship
c)
Philosophy
d)
Censor
97.
Honoring the spirits of the dead
a)
Ancestor Worship
b)
Mandate of Heaven
c)
Daoism
d)
Philosophy
98.
A philosophy created by a man named Confucius that said peace and order comes when people act according to their roles in society
a)
Legalism
b)
Daoism
c)
Confucianism
d)
Silk Road
99.
A philosophy created by a man named Confucius that said peace and order comes when people act according to their roles in society
a)
Legalism
b)
Daoism
c)
Confucianism
d)
Silk Road
100.
The right for a king or ruler to rule with heaven's (gods) support and approval
a)
Philosphy
b)
Pictograph
c)
Mandate of Heaven
d)
Oracle Bones
101.
A tool to detect earthquakes
a)
dike
b)
seisometer
c)
censor
d)
calligraphy
102.
Long wall running east and west to defend the empire from nomads
a)
Warring States
b)
The Great Wall
c)
Loess
d)
Silk Road
103.
Therapy that uses needles to cure sickness and pain
a)
Pedicure
b)
Accupuncture
c)
Envoy
d)
Chaos
104.
Single group or person that controls the production of a good or service
a)
Civil Service
b)
Loess
c)
Official
d)
Monopoly
105.
Single group or person that controls the production of a good or service
a)
Civil Service
b)
Loess
c)
Official
d)
Monopoly
106.
A network of trade routes stretching across China going west toward Mesopotamia, named for China's biggest export-silk
a)
Legalism
b)
Envoy
c)
Silk Road
d)
Warring States
107.
A time of wars and conflict where millions of people died (45-221 BC)
a)
Accupuncture
b)
Standardize
c)
Chaos
d)
Warring States
108.
A time of wars and conflict where millions of people died (45-221 BC)
a)
Accupuncture
b)
Standardize
c)
Chaos
d)
Warring States
109.
In ancient times, a large population of China was
a)
farmers
b)
kings
c)
rich people
110.
A food staple for the poor people of ancient China was
a)
beef
b)
rice
c)
lamb
111.
In ancient China, who was a head of the household?
a)
women
b)
men
c)
oldest son
112.
China is famous for it's luxurious silk fabric?
a)
true
b)
false
113.
Two major rivers in China.
a)
Missouri and Mississippi
b)
Atlantic and Pacific
c)
Huang He and Yellow River
114.
China is located in what continent?
a)
Asia
b)
North America
c)
Africa
115.
What is the Nile Delta?
a)
fertile soil at the end of a river
b)
part of the Sahara Desert
c)
America's favorite airline
d)
fertile soil on either side of the Nile River
116.
Who is buried in the Great Pyramid?
a)
Tut
b)
Hatshepsut
c)
Ramses II
d)
Khufu
117.
Why did embalmers use natron salt?
a)
dry out body
b)
to make it rot faster
c)
better taste
d)
to make it smell better
118.
The liver, lungs, stomach, and intestines were put into __ once they were removed from the body.
a)
pyramids
b)
boiled water
c)
sarcophagus
d)
canopic jars
119.
Which process was created by the Egyptians to preserve a dead body?
a)
mummification
b)
embalming
c)
pickling
d)
broasting
120.
What was the sarcophagus?
a)
outermost coffin
b)
fertile soil near a river
c)
room where the pharaoh was buried
d)
tool the embalmers used to dry the body
121.
In order for a body to be mummified in ancient Egypt, what must happen?
a)
Anubis must pray over it
b)
place body in a sarcophagus
c)
wrapped in linen
d)
placed in a pyramid
122.
In order for a body to be mummified in ancient Egypt, what must happen?
a)
Anubis must pray over it
b)
place body in a sarcophagus
c)
wrapped in linen
d)
placed in a pyramid
123.
The ancient Egyptians believed that dead pharaohs needed to reach the __ to continue to protect Egypt.
a)
shadoof
b)
pyramids
c)
Nile Valley
d)
afterlife
124.
After mummification and burial, the body still needed to go through the __ before entering the afterlife.
a)
sarcophagus
b)
judgement day
c)
weighing of the heart
d)
removal of the brain
125.
After mummification and burial, the body still needed to go through the __ before entering the afterlife.
a)
sarcophagus
b)
judgement day
c)
weighing of the heart
d)
removal of the brain
126.
Who was the famous female pharaoh who was known for her trading expeditions?
a)
Hatshepsut
b)
Cleopatra
c)
Tutankhamen
d)
Akhenaton
127.
The Egyptians relied of their geography for eating, drinking, travel, trade, and __.
a)
communication.
b)
protection from invasion.
c)
entertainment.
d)
navigation.
128.
The written system of communication in ancient Egypt is called __.
a)
hieroglyphics.
b)
cuneiform.
c)
Sanskrit.
d)
texting.
129.
Why is King Tut often referred to as the most famous pharaoh of ancient Egypt?
a)
He died at a young age.
b)
His death was mysterious.
c)
His tomb was never robbed and has many treasures.
d)
All of the answers are true.
130.
Re was god of the __.
a)
Nile River
b)
sun
c)
irrigation
d)
embalming
131.
An Egyptian king was called a ___________
a)
scribe
b)
servant
c)
papyrus
d)
pharaoh
132.
True or False? There was an Upper and Lower Egypt.
a)
True
b)
False
133.
Which way did the Nile flow?
a)
North to South
b)
South to North
c)
East to West
d)
West to East
134.
Egyptians had a written language using pictures. It was called ____________.
a)
cuneiform
b)
English
c)
hieroglyphics
d)
Cursive
135.
How did the yearly flooding of the Nile River affect the people of Egypt and Kush?
a)
It isolated the settlements.
b)
It left silt that improved the soil.
c)
It spread diseases that destroyed whole empires.
d)
It attracted hunters and gatherers looking for wildlife.
136.
What was a MAJOR purpose for building the pyramids?
a)
temples for religious worship
b)
storehouses for reserves of grain
c)
homes for the pharaohs' servants
d)
tombs for pharaohs when they died
137.
What is a delta?
a)
Area where the desert and river connect.
b)
Triangular area of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river.
c)
Area for merchants to launch their trade route.
d)
Area to pray to the gods.
138.
The Nile River is the _____________ river in the world.
a)
widest
b)
shortest
c)
fastest
d)
longest
139.
What is papyrus?
a)
A paper-like material from a reed plant.
b)
A line of rulers from the same family.
c)
A jar that held the organs of a dead king.
d)
The Egyptian god of the floods.
140.
If the events below were put into chronological order, which one would be listed first?
a)
1100 BC
b)
1200 AD
c)
1300 BC
d)
1600 AD
141.
Who were the powerful Egyptian kings that established the central government that controlled many aspects of Egyptian life?
a)
Dynasties
b)
Priests
c)
Pharaohs
d)
Nobles
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