WorksheetsAncient History Vocab Review
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a need in a civilization?
a)
Television
b)
Food and water
c)
Farms
d)
Land
2.
What is a need in a civilization?
a)
Emotional security
b)
An IPhone
c)
Pens and Pencils
d)
Children
3.
What is a component of a civilization?
a)
Government
b)
Paper
c)
Grains
d)
Poop
4.
What is a need in a civilization?
a)
Starbucks
b)
Coffee
c)
Physical security
d)
Plants
5.
What was the purpose of creating a writing system in the ancient civilizations?
a)
To keep records of important events
b)
Writing letters
c)
To write a diary
d)
To send emails
6.
Villages grow into what first?
a)
Kingdoms
b)
States
c)
Cities
d)
Countries
7.
What were the three things that separated the social classes?
a)
Wealth, land, clothing
b)
Influence, tools, religion
c)
Wealth, power, influence
d)
Behavior, job, house
8.
What did complicated trades require?
a)
Salt
b)
A writing tool
c)
Paper
d)
A scribe
9.
What happened to social changes as to grew?
a)
Clothing had color
b)
Work got harder
c)
People fought more
d)
Religion dwindled
10.
How did villages grow into cities?
a)
The population grew
b)
Religion grew
c)
They used electicity
d)
They became a complex culture
11.
How did agriculture culture advance?
a)
With an irrigation system
b)
With cows
c)
With food
d)
With a clock
12.
What caused cities to form a government?
a)
Sparta
b)
The animals
c)
The rivers
d)
The population
13.
What is Ur?
a)
A city in Babylon
b)
Earliest cities in Greece
c)
Earliest cities in Sumer
d)
A farm
14.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
a)
A place with dry land
b)
A setting with rich farmland
c)
Great land for animals
d)
A setting with muddy water
15.
Where did Sumer develop?
a)
In Egypt
b)
In Mesopotamia
c)
In Greece
d)
In India
16.
What does Mesopotamia mean?
a)
The rivers between the land
b)
The land between the rivers
c)
A town in Greece
d)
A place in America
17.
What did the Sumerians create?
a)
The first written language
b)
The chromebook
c)
The pencil
d)
The paper
18.
What year did the Sumerians arrive to Mesopotamia?
a)
Around 3300 BC.
b)
Around 4500 BC.
c)
Around 3400 BC.
d)
Around 7000 BC.
19.
What two rivers surround Mesopotamia?
a)
Nile and Tigris
b)
Euphrates and Ganges
c)
Euphrates and Tigris
d)
Indus and Nile
20.
What did each city-state have?
a)
special god, army, and own ruler
b)
farms, government,and a Queen
c)
Stores, malls, and monuments
d)
lakes, markets, and people
21.
What region conquered Sumer?
a)
Rome
b)
Akkad
c)
Egypt
d)
America
22.
The Fertile Cresent was located between what two terrains?
a)
stores and houses
b)
rocks and trees
c)
rivers and waterfalls
d)
mountains and deserts
23.
Which countries are part of present day Mesopotamia?
a)
Iraq, Syria, and Turkey
b)
Iran, Egypt, and America
c)
Japan, China, and Russia
d)
France, Italy, and Iceland
24.
When did civilization develop in Mesopotamia?
a)
last year
b)
40 years ago
c)
6,000 years ago
d)
10,000 years ago
25.
Who created Cuneiform?
a)
Pharoh
b)
Sumerians
c)
George Washington
d)
romains
26.
Who is the "Father Of Cuneiform"?
a)
Henry Rawlinson
b)
Egyptians
c)
Abe Lincoln
d)
Homer
27.
When was Cuneiform invented?
a)
350 bc
b)
20bc
c)
400 bc
d)
3000 bc
28.
What is a scribe
a)
Someone who planted crops for Mesopotamia
b)
A scroll written with all the laws
c)
Someone who learned to read and write using cuneiform
d)
A sudent
29.
What were the Scribes in charge of doing?
a)
Daily events, trade, astronomy, and literature
b)
Law making
c)
Making sure that everyone is happy and healthy
d)
Making sure everybody has there basic needs
30.
What is a Stele
a)
handmade bowls
b)
the ten commandments
c)
Stone that has laws and pictures on it
d)
The Declaration of Independence
31.
What did Gods and Goddesses have control over?
a)
The People
b)
The Cities
c)
The Governemnt
d)
The Food
32.
After 2500 b.c., many Sumerian city-states came under the rule of what?
a)
Democracy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Dynasty
d)
Theocracy
33.
What is a Dynasty?
a)
A Person who takes over by force
b)
A government based on religious authority
c)
A King and a Queen ruling together
d)
A series of rulers from a single family
34.
What is Hammurabi's code?
a)
Rules
b)
Judgements
c)
Laws
d)
All of the above
35.
What river flowed through Egypt?
a)
Nile
b)
Tigris
c)
Indius
d)
Mississippi
36.
What was one of the advantages of the Nile River?
a)
ferry rides
b)
To float the babies down
c)
Water for drinking
d)
Travel and Trade
37.
Which way did the Nile flow?
a)
North to South
b)
East to West
c)
South to North
d)
West to North
38.
What were some of the resources the Nile provided?
a)
Copper, Silver, and Metals
b)
Coal, Shells, and Rocks
c)
Granite, Sandstone, and Limestine
d)
Wood, Shoes, and Food
39.
What ruler united Egypt in 3200 B.C?
a)
Thutmose
b)
Ramses
c)
Menes
d)
Osiris
40.
What were the pharaohs buried in?
a)
Underground
b)
Pyramids
c)
In a mall
d)
In a castle
41.
What prevented the Egyptians from traveling along the Nile?
a)
Crocodiles
b)
Shallow water
c)
Mud
d)
Cataracts
42.
What was the Rosetta Stone used for?
a)
To translate hieroglyphics
b)
To command people
c)
To record past events
d)
To plant roses
43.
What was the yearly flood of the Nile caused by?
a)
Overpopulation
b)
Nearby rivers
c)
Spring rains and melted snow
d)
Water for irrigation
44.
When did Egyptian pyramid building begin?
a)
The Middle Kingdom
b)
The New Kingdom
c)
The Dark Ages
d)
The Old Kingdom
45.
What was kept in Canopic jars?
a)
Organs of a dead person
b)
Spices
c)
Wine
d)
Wheat
46.
Ancient Egyptiancs were what?
a)
Jewish
b)
Polytheistics
c)
Catholic
d)
Christian
47.
Who was the ancient Egyptian god of the Underworld?
a)
Anubis
b)
Isis
c)
Osiris
d)
Horus
48.
How many years did the Egyptian civilization last?
a)
2000 years
b)
1500 years
c)
2500 years
d)
3000 years
49.
What did the pyramid builders use to transport granite?
a)
Oxen pulling carts
b)
Barges
c)
WHat was the process they prerformed on the dead?
50.
What part of modern society has its foundation from Ancient Greek Culture?
a)
Governemnt
b)
Art
c)
Sports
d)
All of the above
51.
what is the last periods of Ancient Greece, before they were conquered by the Romans?
a)
Hellanistic Period
b)
Classical Period
c)
Golden Period
d)
Achaic Period
52.
In Sparta, What did they do with the babies who were not strong and healthy?
a)
Burn them
b)
fed them protien powder
c)
Left them out to die
d)
stabbed them to death
53.
What was the most important thing in the city of Sparta?
a)
art and literature
b)
honesty and love
c)
war and fighting
d)
food and wine
54.
What were the two main cities of Ancient Greece?
a)
Rome and Olympia
b)
Athens and Sparta
c)
Mycenae and Delphi
d)
Cornith and Alexandria
55.
What was one of the many war tactics of Sparta?
a)
Revolt
b)
Attck from behind
c)
Phalanx
d)
Calvary
56.
What is a Phalanx?
a)
A Military formation of foot soldiers with spears and shields
b)
Foot soldiers with bows and aroows
c)
Soldiers riding on horses
d)
Soldiers with cannons
57.
What was the purpose of the Persian War?
a)
To save the people of Greece
b)
Alexander the great lied to the Persians
c)
Persia wanting the gold and silver that Greece had
d)
For Greece to protect its land from the invasion of Persia
58.
What was Pericles plan for Athens?
a)
Glorify Athens
b)
To expand the Empire of AThens
c)
To strengthen Democracy
d)
All of the above
59.
What was the name of the war fought between Athens and Sparta?
a)
Punic wars
b)
Pelopenisian War
c)
Trojan War
d)
Battle of Marathon
60.
What does the Quran include?
a)
The journeys of the founder of Isam
b)
Basic religious duties of all Muslims
c)
Join together and fasting
d)
The rules of fasting
61.
When the Muslim pray five time a day, what direction do they face?
a)
Towards the Allah
b)
Towards the east
c)
Towards Mecca
d)
Towards the Nile RIver
62.
What is one of the religious duties of Muslims?
a)
Pilgrimage
b)
To say thank you to everyone
c)
Cleaning up their local town and working
d)
To enforce their rules upon
63.
Who founded Christianity?
a)
Moses
b)
Virgin Mary
c)
Arbraham
d)
Jesus
64.
Who founded Judaism?
a)
Jesus
b)
Abraham
c)
David
d)
Moses
65.
What is the holy book of Christianity?
a)
The Quran
b)
The Bible
c)
The Torah
d)
The Scroll
66.
What is the holy book of Judaism?
a)
The Torah
b)
The Vedas
c)
The Bible
d)
The Mahaburata
67.
Who is the creator of Hinduism?
a)
God
b)
Brahaman
c)
Buddha
d)
Vishnu
68.
Who is the protector of Hinduism?
a)
Vishnu
b)
Brahaman
c)
Jesus
d)
God
69.
What is a clergy?
a)
the body of all people ordained for religious duties
b)
the people who follow the laws
c)
a citizen
d)
the body of people who like to go to their religious place
70.
What is the holy place of worship for the Buddhist?
a)
A temple
b)
A shrine
c)
A church
d)
The Statue of Liberty
71.
Who was Julius Cesear?
a)
the creater of the ten commandments
b)
the last leader of the Roman Republic
c)
a military leader for sparta
d)
a man known for his victories in Russia
72.
How many Punic Wars were there?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
73.
How did Caesar die?
a)
he was stabbed once
b)
he was assassinated
c)
He died in a war
d)
He died because of a disease
74.
Who was Alexander the Great?
a)
the king of Greece
b)
th king of Egypt
c)
the king of North Korea
d)
the king of Rome
75.
Which Greek city is now Turkey?
a)
Constantinople
b)
Greece
c)
Athens
d)
Macedonia
76.
How old was the last Roman emperor?
a)
21 years old
b)
14 years old
c)
30 years old
d)
19 years old
77.
When the Roman empire fell, which side still stood?
a)
Eastern Empire
b)
Western Empire
c)
Northern Empire
d)
Southern Empire
78.
What was the name of the eastern half of the Roman Empire?
a)
Caesar's Empire
b)
Germanic Empire
c)
New Roman Empire
d)
Byzantine Empire
79.
What was one of the reasons that the Western Empire crumbled?
a)
Invasions by the Germanic people
b)
Lack of food
c)
They had a terrible army
d)
Because Julius Caesar died and the people were panicking
80.
Who was Diocletian?
a)
A slave
b)
A philosopher
c)
An army leader that became emporor of Rome in 284
d)
A new mother in 284 A.D.
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