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WorksheetsWorld History Midterm Review
Total questions: 76
Worksheet time: 38mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
"AD" stands for:
a)
Anno Domino
b)
Anno Domini
c)
After Death
d)
After Dionysus
2.
Longitude runs in which direction:
a)
East to West
b)
North to South
c)
Diagonally
d)
In a never-ending spiral
3.
The North Pole is a:
a)
Continent
b)
Country
c)
Government Conspiracy
d)
Location
4.
Latitude runs in which direction:
a)
In a never-ending spiral
b)
North to South
c)
East to West
d)
Diagonally
5.
The Earth is divided into four major sections known as:
a)
Hemicircles
b)
Hemispheres
c)
Longitude
d)
Latitude
6.
Which ocean is closest to Raleigh, NC?
a)
The Indian Ocean
b)
The Pacific Ocean
c)
The Arctic Ocean
d)
The Atlantic Ocean
7.
Which Ocean touches both Japan and California:
a)
The Atlantic Ocean
b)
The Pacific Ocean
c)
The Indian Ocean
d)
The Arctic Ocean
8.
Name that continent:
a)
Oceania
b)
Europe
c)
South America
d)
Asia
9.
Name that continent:
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
Africa
d)
North America
10.
Name that continent:
a)
South America
b)
Africa
c)
North America
d)
Australia
11.
Name that continent:
a)
Asia
b)
Australia
c)
North America
d)
Antarctica
12.
The major tool historians use to learn about the past:
a)
Potassium Argon Dating
b)
Radio Carbon Dating
c)
Writing
d)
Magic
13.
What separates History from Prehistory:
a)
The invention of gunpowder
b)
The invention of writing
c)
Agriculture
d)
The invention of government
14.
The transition from foraging to farming:
a)
Agricultural Revolution
b)
Aryan Migration
c)
Passover
d)
Moksha
15.
Which particular geographic feature was vital to the development of ancient civilizations:
a)
Mountains
b)
Oceans
c)
Rivers
d)
Peninsulas
16.
Which river valley civilization was home to King Hammurabi:
a)
Ancient Egypt
b)
Ancient Mesopotamia
c)
Ancient China
d)
Ancient Indus River Valley
17.
Which Ancient Civilization developed writing on the bones of animals (bonescript):
a)
Ancient Greece
b)
Ancient Rome
c)
Ancient Egypt
d)
Ancient China
18.
"The land between the two rivers":
a)
Moksha
b)
Samsara
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
Mycenae
19.
Which two rivers surrounded Ancient Mesopotamia:
a)
Tiber and Nile
b)
Tigris and Euphrates
c)
Tiger and Yellow
d)
Indus and Tiber
20.
"China's Sorrow"
a)
The Yellow River
b)
The Golden River
c)
The Tiber River
d)
The Nile River
21.
These set of laws inspired later laws developed in the United States:
a)
The Code of Hammurabi
b)
12 Tables of Rome
c)
The Vedas
d)
The Five Pillars
22.
This ancient law code is known for violent and harsh punishments for wrong-doings:
a)
Code of Hammurabi
b)
12 Tables of Rome
c)
The Vedas
d)
The Four Noble Truths
23.
Which civilization is responsible for the development of ziggurats:
a)
Egypt
b)
Indus River Valley
c)
China
d)
Mesopotamia
24.
Which civilization developed pyramids:
a)
Egypt
b)
Greece
c)
Rome
d)
Mesopotamia
25.
Which civilization built the "Great Bath":
a)
Ancient China
b)
The Indus River Valley
c)
Ancient Egypt
d)
Ancient Mesopotamia
26.
The famous writing system of Ancient Egypt:
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Linear B
c)
Bonescript
d)
Hieroglyphics
27.
The first Greek civilization first emerged:
a)
In Athens
b)
In Macedonia
c)
On the Island of Crete
d)
On the Italian Peninsula
28.
Which civilization is associated with Crete and the legend of the Minotaur:
a)
Mycenaean
b)
Macedonians
c)
Minoans
d)
Mesopotamians
29.
Famous female pharoah whose history was once stripped from historical record:
a)
Hammurabi
b)
Cleopatra
c)
Hatshepsut
d)
Tutankhamun
30.
The period of Chinese history marked by political instability and turmoil:
a)
Chinese Dark Ages
b)
Feudal China
c)
Warring States Period
d)
Exodus
31.
"Senate", "Republic", "Plebeians", "Patricians":
a)
Greece
b)
Rome
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
China
32.
"Democracy", "Polis", "Socrates", "Parthenon":
a)
Rome
b)
Persia
c)
Egypt
d)
Greece
33.
The last Roman Monarch:
a)
Superbus
b)
Romulus
c)
Remus
d)
Severus Snape
34.
Which civilization built innovative roads that still last to this day:
a)
Greece
b)
Rome
c)
Egypt
d)
China
35.
Polytheism:
a)
The belief in one god
b)
The belief in the divine feminine
c)
The belief in many deities
d)
The belief in sacred geometry
36.
The oldest of the five major world religions:
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Judaism
d)
Christianity
37.
The belief in only one god:
a)
Polythesim
b)
Singularity
c)
Monotheism
d)
Paganism
38.
Which is not a religion:
a)
Daosim
b)
Hinduism
c)
Christianity
d)
Islam
39.
Which is not a monotheistic religion:
a)
Christianity
b)
Islam
c)
Hinduism
d)
Judaism
40.
Buddhism developed near present day:
a)
Pakistan
b)
Israel
c)
Crete
d)
Nepal
41.
Received the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai:
a)
Jesus of Nazareth
b)
Moses
c)
Abraham
d)
Ishmael
42.
The sacred text of the Jewish faith:
a)
The Holy Bible
b)
The Torah
c)
The Vedas
d)
12 Tables of Rome
43.
"Love of Wisdom"
a)
Samsara
b)
Moksha
c)
Philosophy
d)
Quran
44.
The sacred text of Islam
a)
Quran
b)
Torah
c)
Holy Bible
d)
Vedas
45.
Which is not a philosophy of Ancient China:
a)
Confucianism
b)
Judaism
c)
Daoism
d)
Legalism
46.
Who created the idea of "filial piety":
a)
Alexander the Great
b)
Confucius
c)
Julius Caesar
d)
Darius I
47.
"Filial Piety" can be summed up as:
a)
Respect for the divine
b)
Respect for teachers
c)
Respect for ones elders and parents
d)
Respect for government authority
48.
Symbolizes the balance of the opposing forces of nature:
a)
Yin and Yang
b)
Reincarnation
c)
Ying Yang
d)
Yoga
49.
Who is known as the father of the three monotheistic religions:
a)
Ishmael
b)
Jesus
c)
Abraham
d)
Isaac
50.
The prophet associated with Christianity:
a)
Jesus of Nazareth
b)
Muhammad
c)
Confucius
d)
Hammurabi
51.
The prophet associated with Islam
a)
Jesus of Nazareth
b)
Muhammad
c)
Abraham
d)
Moses
52.
This civilization brought elements of Hinduism to India:
a)
Ancient Greeks
b)
Ancient Rome
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
Aryans
53.
This Chinese philosophy used harsh punishments for bad behavior and rewards for good behavior:
a)
Confucianism
b)
Legalism
c)
Daosim
d)
Buddhism
54.
"Action" in Hinduism:
a)
Karma
b)
Yin and Yang
c)
Yoga
d)
Samsara
55.
To unite or discipline the mind, body, and spirit:
a)
Reincarnation
b)
Samsara
c)
Yoga
d)
Karma
56.
The Founder of Rome:
a)
Moses
b)
Homer
c)
Julius Caesar
d)
Romulus
57.
The endless wandering of the reincarnation cycle:
a)
Yoga
b)
Anno Domini
c)
Samsara
d)
Karma
58.
"All life is suffering":
a)
Four Noble Truths
b)
Samsara
c)
Rosh Hashanah
d)
Yin and Yang
59.
Wrote The Odyssey and The Iliad:
a)
Socrates
b)
Homer
c)
Romulus
d)
Superbus
60.
Ancient Greek Philosopher:
a)
Socrates
b)
Homer
c)
Julius Caesar
d)
Hapshetsut
61.
Received the word of God from the angel Gabriel according to Muslims:
a)
Jesus
b)
Moses
c)
Muhammad
d)
Ishmael
62.
Founder of influential Chinese Philosophy which focuses on relationships:
a)
Julius Caesar
b)
Confucius
c)
Homer
d)
Quran
63.
Roman dictator assassinated in 44 BC by conspirators:
a)
Julius Caesar
b)
Alexander the Great
c)
Caesar Augustus
d)
Siddhartha Gautama
64.
Jewish New Year:
a)
Passover
b)
Rosh Hashanah
c)
Samsara
d)
Ziggurat
65.
The celebration commemorating the liberation of the Hebrew people from Egyptian Enslavement:
a)
Passover
b)
Rosh Hashanah
c)
Anno Domini
d)
Karma
66.
The major Greek City-State which rivaled with Athens:
a)
Sparta
b)
Crete
c)
Minoans
d)
Mycenae
67.
The period of time before the existence of writing is known by scholars as:
a)
The Land Before Time
b)
Ancient Times
c)
Prehistory
d)
The Dark Ages
68.
The Fertile Crescent is located in what Modern Day Country:
a)
Russia
b)
Egypt
c)
Chile
d)
Iraq
69.
The writing of Ancient Mesopotamia is known as:
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Linear B
c)
Hieroglyphics
d)
Linear A
70.
The chronological designation "BC" stands for:
a)
Before Common Era
b)
Before Cats
c)
Before Christ
d)
Before Culture
71.
Which formation is in the provided image:
a)
Greek Peloponnesus
b)
Italian Peninsula
c)
Crete
d)
Mesopotamia
72.
Which formation is provided in the image:
a)
Greek Peloponnesus
b)
Italian Peninsula
c)
Crete
d)
Tigris River
73.
Which river is further northeast:
a)
Tigris River
b)
Euphrates River
c)
Nile River
d)
Black Warrior River
74.
Which river is further southwest:
a)
Tigris River
b)
Yellow River
c)
Euphrates River
d)
Ganges River
75.
Which island is colored in RED in the image:
a)
Sicily
b)
Puerto Rico
c)
Japan
d)
Crete
76.
What is Ms. Barkley's dog's name:
a)
Buddha
b)
Bama
c)
Betsy
d)
Betty
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