WorksheetsMidterm
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
a form of writing developed by the people of Sumer
a)
cuneiform
b)
civilization
c)
city-state
d)
Mesopotamia
2.
has its own government but is not part of any larger unit
a)
irrigation
b)
city-states
c)
civilization
3.
a method that brings water to crops
a)
cuneiform
b)
city-states
c)
irrigation
4.
complex societies that have organized governments, culture, and writing
a)
civilization
b)
cuneiform
c)
irrigation
5.
Where did the first civilizations rise?
a)
near the sea
b)
in the desert
c)
Near rivers valleys
6.
The Sumerian temples that were built to honor their chief gods were called what?
a)
ziggurat
b)
scribe
c)
cradle
7.
Skilled workers, such as metal workers, cloth makers, and pottery makers.
a)
priests
b)
artisans
c)
merchants
8.
Those who learned how to write and became record keepers were called what?
a)
artisans
b)
merchants
c)
scribes
9.
The Babylonian king Hammurabi is best known for his what?
a)
inventions
b)
laws
c)
writing skills
10.
Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?
a)
Nebuchadnezzar
b)
Gilgamesh
c)
Hammurabi
d)
Nineveh
11.
People who study and write about the human past are called?
a)
nomads
b)
Historians
c)
astronomers
d)
merchants
12.
The Sumerian writing that looked like wedge shapes was called?
a)
Calligraphy
b)
Cuneiform
c)
Sanskrit
13.
Priests were high in social position because:
a)
they were masters at building
b)
they had direct communication with the gods
c)
they owned much of the land
14.
The earliest period of human history is called the
a)
Paleolithic age
b)
Neolithic age
c)
Bronze age
d)
African age
15.
Paleolithic people were nomads because they had no choice but to
a)
Flee from neighboring people
b)
Search for new food sources
c)
Move to fertile soil
d)
search for better jobs
16.
In the ________ age, humans settled in small farming villages
a)
Ice
b)
Paleolithic
c)
Neolithic
d)
Bronze
17.
Which factor had the greatest effect on the movements of early nomadic societies?
a)
Survival needs
b)
Tribal treaties
c)
Mineral deposits
d)
Religious beliefs
18.
The ability to acquire food on a regular basis meant humans
a)
Became better at hunting and gathering
b)
Could stop being nomads and settled in communities
c)
Could continue as nomads and become more specialized
d)
Could use fire to cook their food
19.
______ is a characteristic of a civilization?
a)
Government
b)
Writing
c)
Religion
d)
All of the above
20.
Since people needed fertile soil for farming the first cities emerged in
a)
River valleys
b)
tropical islands
c)
trade routes
d)
the Australian coast
21.
Which of the following helped ideas spread around the world?
a)
trade
b)
farming
c)
fishing
d)
heroes
22.
Historians have identified the basic characteristics of a civilization as:
a)
Vehicles, use of fire, nomadic lifestyle, hunting and gathering, and technology
b)
Villages, temples, trade, use of tools, use of fire, armies
c)
Use of metal, weapons, houses, food, religion, and art
d)
Cities, governments, religion, social structure, writing, and art
23.
In order to express ideas, early humans
a)
wrote letters
b)
painted in caves
c)
played music
d)
posted on Facebook
24.
Which of the following were Stone Age tools NOT made of?
a)
stone
b)
bone
c)
bronze
d)
wood
25.
In the Neolithic Age, what geographical feature would be the most important for a settlement?
a)
river
b)
mountain
c)
desert
d)
ocean
26.
Which of the following was considered a role of men during the Stone Age?
a)
hunting animals for food
b)
leading the community
c)
protecting the community
d)
All of the above
27.
Why is this period of time known as the Stone Age?
a)
People preferred using stones to build shelter
b)
Everybody lived in caves
c)
Tools were mostly made from stone
d)
The climate was always cold
28.
Which was NOT one of the roles of women during the Stone Age?
a)
cooking food
b)
hunting wild animals
c)
taking care of young
d)
gathering plants and berries
29.
The period of time before written history is known as
a)
B.C.
b)
ancient history
c)
prehistory
d)
B.C.E.
30.
Which of the following is NOT an example of an artifact?
a)
clay pot
b)
animal bones
c)
stone spear
d)
arrow head
31.
Historians believe that people first lived in
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
Europe
d)
North America
32.
___ are a group of people who wander and follow herds of animals which they hunt.
a)
Warriors
b)
Nomads
c)
Cave People
d)
Climate
33.
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.
34.
The taming of animals for personal use.
a)
domestication
b)
domination
c)
animalization
d)
petting zoo
35.
What is a dynasty?
a)
a collection of queens
b)
a collection of kingdoms
c)
series of rulers from different families
d)
series of rulers from the same family
36.
Which of these is a fossil?
a)
Pottery
b)
Bone
c)
Arrowhead
d)
Jewelry
37.
Besides providing a stable food diet, what other advantage did Egypt's location provide for early Egyptians?
a)
Temples to worship in
b)
Sumerian artwork
c)
Natural barriers to protect them
d)
2 dynasties to celebrate religious tradtion
38.
Who would the people blame if crops did not grow or if disease struck?
a)
the farmers
b)
the mummies
c)
the pharaoh
d)
the dynasty that was in power
39.
Which of the following beliefs was central to Egyptian religion?
a)
the afterlife
b)
the pyramids
c)
the pharaohs
d)
the heavens
40.
Describe the burial practices of Egyptians?
a)
They used a funeral pyre for the dead.
b)
They carried the dead to a nearby country.
c)
They preserved bodies as mummies.
d)
They were buried in the river.
41.
Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, etc.....?
a)
Tombs were museums.
b)
Tombs were private storage for the pharaoh.
c)
Tombs were the safest place in the kingdom.
d)
They believed the dead enjoyed their materials in the afterlife.
42.
What was learned through studying King Tut's tomb?
a)
He was a king.
b)
The burial practices of Egyptians.
c)
He was wealthy.
d)
He had many wives.
43.
The worship of many gods.
a)
monotheism
b)
irrigation
c)
polytheism
d)
epic
44.
Egyptian writing system
a)
papyrus
b)
alaphabet
c)
cuneiform
d)
heiroglyphics
45.
Where is the most fertile soil in Egypt?
a)
Nile Delta
b)
desert
c)
far south
d)
cataracts
46.
What is papyrus?
a)
mud used in building
b)
plant from which paper is made
c)
rock used to make tools
d)
animal skin
47.
Rich soil carried and mixed with water is
a)
pebbles
b)
silt
c)
dust
d)
clouds
48.
Why was the Rosetta Stone so important?
a)
It helped archaeologists decipher Egyptian writing?
b)
It gave clues about building.
c)
It was a book of the dead.
d)
It told how pharaoh's rules.
49.
The queen that ruled as pharaoh and traded with Punt
a)
Khufu
b)
Menes
c)
Pianki
d)
Hatsheput
50.
Who is at the top of the Egyptian social hierarchy?
a)
slaves
b)
pharaoh
c)
scribe
d)
merchant
51.
What was the Egyptian economy based on?
a)
farming
b)
sale of artwork
c)
mining
d)
painting temples
52.
Steep river rapids, almost impossible to sail by boat
a)
delta
b)
canal
c)
dam
d)
cataracts
53.
The Nile River flows through two important regions in Egypt called
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
Upper and Lower Egypt
c)
Eastern and Western Egypt
d)
Nubia and Cairo
54.
Whose tomb was discovered in 1922?
a)
King Tutankhamen
b)
Ahmose
c)
Ramese
d)
Queen Hatsheput
55.
This name means "Land between two rivers" and was a name given by the Greeks.
a)
empire
b)
Fertile Crescent
c)
polytheism
d)
Mesopotamia
56.
A belief in many gods is often referred to as
a)
polytheism
b)
mesopotamia
c)
irrigation
d)
civilization
57.
Without this, ancient farmers would not have been able to water their crops in the hot, dry months.
a)
civilization
b)
cuniform
c)
empire
d)
irrigation
58.
A community of people becomes this when it develops a large population with high levels of cultural and technological development.
a)
civililization
b)
polytheism
c)
irrigation
d)
scribe
59.
The Mesopotamian civilization appears to have risen in the valley between what two rivers?
a)
Euphrates and Tigris
b)
Zagros and Taurus
c)
Tigris and Karun
d)
Ishtar and Tammuz
60.
The region of Mesopotamia is located in the present day country of...?
a)
Iraq
b)
Iran
c)
Syria
d)
Turkey
61.
Which of the following phrases best describe the Phoenicians?
a)
expert sailors
b)
fierce warriors
c)
successful farmers
d)
thoughtful scribes
62.
Which technology was developed by the peoples of Mesopotamia?
a)
steel plow blade
b)
system of writing
c)
class system
d)
farming
63.
Which of the following was NOT part of the Sumerian civilization?
a)
worship of single god
b)
walls surrounding their city-states
c)
ziggurats
d)
mud-brick houses
64.
Who developed an alphabet to make words?
a)
Babylonians
b)
Phoenicians
c)
Hebrews
d)
Lydians
65.
What effect did the Phonenicans' trading have on the world?
a)
More people lived in peace.
b)
Fewer people battled.
c)
More lands were conquered.
d)
Goods and ideas were spread.
66.
Hammurabi's code was significant because
a)
it was part of the oral traditions of Babylonia
b)
For the first time, laws were written down
c)
Everyone in the ancient world followed it
d)
The laws applied to everyone equally
67.
What is the monotheism?
a)
belief in more than one god
b)
means of transportation
c)
belief in one god
68.
What was the name of the written language of the Ancient Indian civilization?
a)
cuneiform
b)
Sanskrit
c)
hieroglyphics
d)
Hindi
69.
The four classes (varnas) in the caste system are:
a)
Pharaoh, priests, artisans, slaves
b)
Brahman, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras
c)
King, queen, princes, lords
d)
Shogun, samurai, governors, artisans
70.
A social group that one is born into and cannot be change is called a
a)
cast
b)
family
c)
raja
d)
caste
71.
Nirvana is...
a)
a state of wisdom
b)
the idea of passing through many lives to be united with Brahman
c)
the consequences of how a person lives
d)
divine law that requires people to perform the duties of their caste
72.
Karma is...
a)
a state of wisdom
b)
the idea of passing through many lives to be united with Brahman
c)
the consequences of how a person lives
d)
divine law that requires people to perform the duties of their caste
73.
Dharma is...
a)
a state of wisdom
b)
the idea of passing through many lives to be united with Brahman
c)
the consequences of how a person lives
d)
divine law that requires people to perform the duties of their caste
74.
Who founded Buddhism?
a)
Siddhartha Gautama
b)
The Brahman
c)
Ramayana
d)
Mahabharata
75.
Buddhists believe that you must give up what to get rid of suffering?
a)
your job
b)
all your money
c)
all your worldly desires
d)
your family
76.
Buddhists follow the guidance of which set of rules?
a)
Four Noble Truths & Eightfold Path
b)
Ten Commandments
c)
Book of the Living & Book of the Dead
d)
Torah & the Bible
77.
What did King Ashoka help spread by building roads, hospitals, and shrines?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Christianity
d)
Islam
78.
What was the name for the people that were not considered to be part of the caste system?
a)
Brahmans
b)
Vaisyas
c)
Untouchables
d)
Sudras
79.
The earliest civilizations in India developed along which river?
a)
Indus
b)
Ganges
c)
Brahmaputra
d)
Krishna
80.
According to Hindu teachings, the universal spirit of which everything in the world is part of is called:
a)
Vishnu
b)
Brahman
c)
Siva
d)
Buddha
81.
The Hindu belief that each person has many lives known as:
a)
karma
b)
nirvana
c)
dharma
d)
reincarnation
82.
Which empire is credited with the creation of the Caste System?
a)
Gupta
b)
Mauryan
c)
Qin
d)
Aryan
83.
Which empire's beliefs blended with local culture to create Hinduism?
a)
Mauryan
b)
Gupta
c)
Qin
d)
Aryan
84.
Which empire experienced a time period of peace, prosperity, and progress called the Golden Age?
a)
Qin
b)
Aryan
c)
Gupta
d)
Mauryan
85.
True or False: You could you move out of your assigned caste if you married into another one.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
86.
What did the caste system do for India's society?
a)
Created Order and Division of Labor
b)
Made it difficult to get a job
c)
Made everyone poor
d)
Caused chaos
87.
What is the first (highest) class in the caste system?
a)
Brahmin
b)
Vaishya
c)
Kshatriya
d)
Dalits
88.
What mountains provided protection form invaders in Northern India?
a)
Appalachian
b)
Zargros
c)
Himalayas
d)
Taurus
89.
The Harappan civilization developed in which river valley?
a)
the Nile River
b)
the Indus River
c)
the Tigris River
90.
Entering India from the north was difficult because of which mountain range?
a)
the Himalayas
b)
the Andes
c)
the Appalachian
91.
What are the seasonal wind patterns called that cause India's wet and dry seasons?
a)
monsoons
b)
typhoons
c)
hurricanes
92.
In what language were the sacred hymns and poems of the Aryans composed?
a)
Sanskrit
b)
Aryan
c)
Hindi
93.
India is a subcontinent of which continent?
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
Africa
94.
What do historians call the civilization that developed in the Indus River Valley?
a)
the Harappan civilization
b)
the Indus civilization
c)
the Hindi Kush civilization
95.
The greatest sources of information we have about the Harappan civilization are the ruins of major cities.
a)
true
b)
false
96.
What are the names of the two major cities of the Harappan civilization?
a)
Harappa and Mohenjo Daro
b)
Harappa and Pakistan
c)
Mohenjo Daro and Hindu Kush
97.
Harappan civilizations were very advanced and included bathrooms with indoor plumbing.
a)
true
b)
false
98.
Much of what we know about the Aryan society comes from religious writings known as the...
a)
Vedas
b)
Rajas
c)
Harappan Hymns
99.
No one really knows for certain why the Harappan civilization ended but historians suspect natural disasters or invaders.
a)
true
b)
false
100.
The cities of Harappa and Mohenjo Daro were remarkably similar, both well-planned and advanced for their time.
a)
True
b)
False
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