WorksheetsExam 1
Total questions: 87
Worksheet time: 3hrs 44mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What time period does "prehistoric" refer to?
a)
Before the year 1999
b)
Before the modern era
c)
Before written records
2.
What is a "ritual"?
a)
An animal
b)
An artifact
c)
A ceremony
3.
What does a historian do?
a)
Studies records of the past
b)
Studies old sandwiches
c)
Studies the Earth's features
4.
What does an archaeologist do?
a)
Studies the past by examining artifacts
b)
Studies the future through aliens
c)
Studies modern humans
5.
Social Scientists use clues and evidence, just like these people...
a)
Detectives
b)
Teachers
c)
Artists
6.
All of these artifacts were found in caves EXCEPT:
a)
Bits of rope
b)
Lamps
c)
Tools
d)
iPhone 7
7.
What can cave paintings teach us about life back then?
a)
Kinds of animals
b)
Methods of hunting
c)
People's beliefs
d)
All of the above
8.
TRUE or FALSE:
Cave paintings often have humans in them.
Cave paintings often have humans in them.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
What might hand prints found in cave paintings mean?
a)
Artist signing his work
b)
Children playing in paint
c)
They don't mean anything
10.
An artifact is
a)
an object made or used by people in the past
b)
a mineral
c)
a person who studies paintings
11.
An expert who studies and records the past is called an
a)
explorer
b)
archeologist
c)
geographer
d)
historian
12.
An expert who studies and creates maps of natural and man-made features is called a
a)
historian
b)
geographer
c)
explorer
d)
archeologist
13.
_______________ specialize in studing the earliest hominids.
a)
Scientists
b)
Historians
c)
Zoologists
d)
Paleoanthropologists
14.
The remains of an early hominid that lived more than 3 million years ago was discovered by an American paleoanthropologist who nicknamed her _________.
a)
Susan
b)
Donald
c)
Hillary
d)
Lucy
15.
An animal that walks on two feet is called _______.
a)
Moped
b)
Triped
c)
Biped
d)
Ape
16.
Named Homo habilis in honor of its ability to make tools, this hominid was also called __________.
a)
Java
b)
Handy Henry
c)
Handy Tool
d)
Handy Man
17.
Homo sapiens sapiens invented the spear thrower and the ________________.
a)
flame thrower
b)
bow and arrow
c)
musket
d)
wheel
18.
Neanderthals survived longer by working __________.
a)
together
b)
alone
c)
individually
d)
long hours
19.
Homo sapiens sapiens is also known as......
a)
Doubly Wise Man
b)
Wise Man
c)
Cave Man
d)
Upright Man
20.
Lucy was named after __________________________.
a)
the Peanuts character
b)
The Beatles song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"
c)
the actress Lucile Ball
d)
The TV show "I Love Lucy"
21.
Prehistoric humans are called _________________.
a)
Homo anthroape
b)
Hominids
c)
Lucy
d)
Cavemen
22.
What is the Neolithic Age also called?
a)
New Stone Age
b)
Old Stone Age
c)
Ancient Stone Age
d)
Stone Age
23.
What is the Paleolithic Age also called?
a)
The New Stone Age
b)
The Old Stone Age
c)
The Ancient Stone Age
d)
The Stone Age
24.
The Neolithic Age, also called the New Stone Age, began with what discovery?
a)
metal tools
b)
stone tools
c)
hunting
d)
farming
25.
What was the greatest benefit when people began farming?
a)
they had more time to relax
b)
they had better-tasting food
c)
they had a stable food supply
d)
they had enough water for crops
26.
What is true about life in Paleolithic times?
a)
In Paleolithic times, people spent most of their time finding enough food to live
b)
In Paleolithic times, people lived in large communities and moved frequently
c)
In Paleolithic times, people developed special skills
d)
In Paleolithic times, people lived in permanent structures made of mud bricks
27.
Why did people live in larger communities during the Neolithic Age than in earlier times?
a)
They needed more people for hunting and gathering
b)
They could grow enough food to support more people
c)
They created better ways of getting along with people
d)
They could trade their crops with other groups
28.
What does domesticate mean?
a)
to train a wild animal to be useful to humans
b)
to clean the house
c)
to live in the stone age
d)
to build a permanent shelter
29.
What is agriculture?
a)
gardening
b)
hunting
c)
working
d)
growing crops and domesticating animals
30.
What does fertile mean?
a)
a stable food supply
b)
farming
c)
good for growing crops
d)
clay
31.
Why was the Fertile Crescent the site of many early settlements?
a)
Many caves in the area
b)
Many animals roamed the area
c)
The soil was good for crops
d)
It was easier to build homes
32.
Which animal was domesticated mainly for meat AND milk ?
a)
mule
b)
goat
c)
dog
d)
chickens
33.
Archaeologists have found houses in which the doorways were built high up on the walls. What was the most likely reason for this?
a)
The fertile land sunk quickly
b)
They wanted to be safe from wild animals and enemies
c)
People from this time were taller than we are now
d)
They liked to climb
34.
Why did the Neolithic people trade?
a)
To meet new people
b)
To learn new cultures
c)
To show off their tools
d)
To get the resources they lacked
35.
How did trade help Neolithic people make stronger tools?
a)
They got special materials such as obsidian from other areas.
b)
They became stronger
c)
They learned how to work with new material
d)
It didn't create stronger tools.
36.
If you were a Neolithic trader, what would most likely happen as you traveled and traded?
a)
You would study cave art
b)
You would become a better hunter
c)
You would spend a lot of money buying new things
d)
You would find out how other groups lived
37.
The name of Mesopotamia comes from its location, which was
a)
between two rivers
b)
in mountain foothills
c)
near a region of many conflicts
d)
. at the site of the earliest cities
38.
Why were Sumerian communities called city-states?
a)
Each of them kept written records.
b)
They were all part of one great empire
c)
They all depended on each other for water
d)
Each of them had its own ruler and farmland
39.
Which fact allowed Neolithic people to farm in the foothills of the Zagros Mountains?
a)
Goats can live on dry grass.
b)
The region had plenty of rain.
c)
Shallow canals watered the fields.
d)
Harsh climates are good for grains.
40.
What development caused food shortages in the Zagros foothills?
a)
overuse of the soil
b)
change in the climate
c)
increase in population
d)
fighting between villages
41.
What solution did people in the Zagros foothills find to fix the problem of food shortages?
a)
building terraces
b)
moving to the south
c)
constructing reservoirs
d)
joining villages together
42.
One factor that made farming difficult in the area of Sumer was
a)
rocky soil.
b)
steep hillsides.
c)
lack of rainfall.
d)
growth of weeds.
43.
Why did the rivers flood in the spring?
a)
Heavy rain fell throughout the area
b)
Strong winds blew from the Persian Gulf
c)
Ice that had formed on the rivers broke into bits.
d)
Snow melted in the mountains where the rivers began
44.
What was the chief purpose of dams and reservoirs?
a)
to allow travel by boat
b)
to make it easier to fish
c)
to store water for later use
d)
to protect villages from attack
45.
What was the chief purpose of dams and reservoirs?
a)
to allow travel by boat
b)
to make it easier to fish
c)
to store water for later use
d)
to protect villages from attack
46.
If you were in ancient Sumer, you might see a levee beside a river. Why was the levee built?
a)
to load barges
b)
to irrigate crops
c)
to prevent floods
d)
to control workers
47.
Why did the villages of Sumer depend on each other?
a)
They formed caravans to safely visit the mountains.
b)
They cooperated to keep the water systems working.
c)
They exchanged different kinds of natural resources
d)
They had to fight off attacks from empires to the east
48.
Using natural resources found in the environment, Sumerians built strong walls with
a)
bricks made of mud.
b)
logs with pointed tips
c)
reeds cut near the rivers.
d)
rocks shaped into squares.
49.
The people of Sumer constructed moats to
a)
get crops to grow better
b)
protect cities from attack.
c)
make villagers work together.
d)
bring drinking water into towns.
50.
The environment of Sumer was
a)
low and flat, with little rain.
b)
hilly and dry, with many stones
c)
thickly forested, with heavy storms
d)
high and cold, with sharp mountain peaks
51.
What change, caused by farming in northern Mesopotamia, led people to move south?
a)
The population increased, and there wasn’t enough food
b)
The people fought, and they needed to find new places to live
c)
The climate changed, and it got too dry to keep living there
d)
The soil got overused, and plants could no longer grow there
52.
Which of these leaders of empires came first?
a)
Cyrus
b)
Sargon
c)
Hammurabi
d)
Nebuchadrezzar
53.
The Akkadians used steles to
a)
attack enemy forces
b)
get water for farming
c)
record important events
d)
make objects from metal
54.
For what is Hammurabi best remembered?
a)
a code of laws
b)
a style of battle
c)
a hanging garden
d)
a system of canals
55.
What modern country is located in the region once known as Mesopotamia?
a)
India
b)
China
c)
Iraq
d)
Egypt
56.
An Akkadian achievement included
a)
building a beautiful temple garden
b)
creating the world's first empire
c)
writing harsh but fair laws
d)
spreading tales of cruelty
57.
What is an empire?
a)
a group of states, nations, or people under a single authority
b)
a group with same laws, religion and language
c)
a group with a single ruler
d)
a group that shares the same culture or way of life
58.
The world's first "code of laws" was created under what empire?
a)
Akkadian
b)
Babylonian
c)
Assyrian
d)
Neo-Babylonian
59.
What was the significance of the Code of Hammurabi?
a)
The government officials did not have to obey the laws.
b)
It was the first major collection of laws in history.
c)
No one was put to death.
60.
Read the list:
- Siege technique
- Battering rams
- Movable towers
The Assyrians use the things on the list mainly to:
- Siege technique
- Battering rams
- Movable towers
The Assyrians use the things on the list mainly to:
a)
collect taxes
b)
train soldiers
c)
destroy crops
d)
conquer cities
61.
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were a wonder of the ancient world. Where were they planted?
a)
high on the royal palace
b)
along the irrigation canals
c)
in the Tigris River marshes
d)
in front of the imperial prison
62.
The area of rich soil and water that stretches from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf is called...
a)
the Babylonian Empire
b)
The Fertile Crescent
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
Southwest Asia
63.
The ancient Egyptians settled
a)
along the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
b)
to the south of the Kushites along the southern Nile River.
c)
in southwestern Asia in the Fertile Crescent.
d)
in the northeast corner of Africa along the Nile River.
64.
The most important environmental factor in early human settlement was
a)
vegetation.
b)
climate.
c)
water.
d)
flat land.
65.
Which of the following was a physical feature in ancient Egypt and Kush?
a)
a wet climate
b)
farms
c)
grassy plains
d)
the Nile River
66.
Shape and elevation of the land refers to
a)
climate.
b)
topography.
c)
vegetation.
d)
land area.
67.
An ancient farmer would have been most likely to settle in which of the following areas?
a)
a hillside
b)
a forest
c)
a valley
d)
a desert
68.
How did the desert help the people of Egypt and Kush?
a)
It gave protection from invaders.
b)
It provided fresh water for drinking.
c)
It had rich farmland for growing wheat.
d)
It provided a pleasant climate.
69.
Three important environment factors that affect where Egyptians, Kushites, and Israelites settled were
a)
minerals, topography, and vegetation.
b)
climate, topography, and vegetation.
c)
water, topography, and vegetation.
d)
temperature, vegetation, and ocean currents.
70.
One of the ways that settlers used the Mediterranean Sea was for
a)
irrigating farmland.
b)
traveling to other places.
c)
getting drinking water.
d)
watering cattle.
71.
Which sea in Canaan was a freshwater lake?
a)
Sea of Galilee
b)
Red Sea
c)
Dead Sea
d)
Mediterranean Sea
72.
Why did the Nile River valley have better farmland than the Jordan River?
a)
The Nile River valley had plenty of rainfall.
b)
The Jordan River valley was mostly forested.
c)
Regular flooding made the soil more fertile.
d)
People transported fertile soil to the Nile River valley.
73.
The Age of Pyramids was also known as the ....
a)
Old Kingdom
b)
New Kingdom
c)
Middle Kingdom
d)
Late Kingdom
74.
Ancient Egypt's power reached its height during the . . .
a)
Old Kingdom
b)
New Kingdom
c)
Middle Kingdom
d)
Late Kingdom
75.
The pyramids were built . . .
a)
as military fortresses, where Egyptians could seek protection during times of invasion.
b)
as great tombs for pharaohs, who were thought to enter an after life that would never end.
c)
as centers of religious worship, where Egyptians gathered inside to honor their gods.
d)
as massive homes for the pharaohs, who enjoyed every luxury known to ancient Egyptians.
76.
Pharaoh Khufu is best known as . . .
a)
a patron of the arts.
b)
a great military commander.
c)
the first female pharaoh.
d)
the builder of the Great Pyramid.
77.
How did Hatshepsut come to power?
a)
She led an army to overthrow the previous pharaoh and seize power.
b)
She shared power with her male relatives at first, then took over as sole ruler.
c)
She inherited her position as an older woman and ruled on her own from the beginning.
d)
She campaigned for the position as a young woman and was elected to rule on her own.
78.
Why did Hatshepsut often portray herself as a man?
a)
By law, the pharaoh had to be a man so Hatshepsut had to disguise herself for the rest of her life.
b)
Hatshepsut had always wished that she had been born a man, so she dressed and acted like a man.
c)
Egyptians had always followed and respected male rulers, and Hatshepsut wanted that same respect.
d)
Hatshepsut came to power through the army, where she had disguised herself as a man to fit in.
79.
Hatshepsut left a stunning monument to her reign. The monument was . . .
a)
The Great Pyramid of Giza
b)
the great temple at Dayr-al-Bahri
c)
the White Chapel
d)
the temple complex at Abu Simbel
80.
Which Paraoh's tomb was uncovered in 1922, revealing a wealth of ancient treasures?
a)
Khufu
b)
Senusret I
c)
Hatshepsut
d)
King Tut
81.
This list describes the jobs of people in which social class?
* Decided difficult court cases
* Collected taxes
* Led the army
* Decided difficult court cases
* Collected taxes
* Led the army
a)
Scribes
b)
Artisans
c)
Government Officials
d)
Pharaoh
82.
Why did ancient Egyptians believe having social classes was a good idea?
a)
They believed there wasn't enough money for everyone.
b)
They believed society worked when people knew their roles.
c)
They believed Egypt should focus on Egyptians rather than fight wars.
d)
They believed there would not be enough farmers without a class system.
83.
If you were a peasant and wanted to raise your status, what one route might be open to you?
a)
To marry an official.
b)
To work for the rich.
c)
To take care of a temple.
d)
To become a scribe.
84.
Only men could be scribes.
a)
True
b)
False
85.
Every year when the Nile flooded its banks, all of Egypt celebrated the........
a)
Flooding season
b)
Olympics
c)
Opet Festival
d)
Planting season
86.
This ancient wonder was built for Nebuchadrezzar's homesick wife
a)
The Great Bath
b)
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
c)
The Great Pyramid
87.
The Nile River is in
a)
Africa
b)
Europe
c)
Antarctica
d)
Asia
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