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WorksheetsWorld History 9 Midterm Review
Total questions: 111
Worksheet time: 2hrs 41mins
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1.
The Golden Age of India's Gupta Empire is known for its
a)
development of gunpowder
b)
sea trade routes to Europe
c)
acceptance of Christianity as an official religion
d)
advancements in mathematics and medicine
2.
What religion did Ashoka turn to that changed the way he ruled the Maurya Empire?
a)
Christianity
b)
Islam
c)
Buddhism
d)
Hindusim
3.
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
4.
India was the home of which empires?
a)
Tang and Song
b)
Mauryan and Gupta
c)
Roman and Byzantine
d)
Mongol and Russian
5.
Gupta rulers earned the largest profits from
a)
agriculture
b)
fishing
c)
literature
d)
trade
6.
Who was the first leader of the Persian Empire?
a)
Xerxes
b)
Darius the Great
c)
Cyrus the Great
d)
Alexander the Great
7.
Cyrus as a leader refused to_______________ which was very rare in the ancient world.
a)
make his conquered enemies slaves
b)
kill any enemies in war
c)
pay taxes to the capital
d)
leave the capital city
8.
Zoroastrianism is considered a "dualistic" faith this means. . .
a)
It believes in opposing sides such as good and evil.
b)
It believes in fighting and dueling as an artform.
c)
Believes all people are bad and need strict laws to control.
d)
None of these are true.
9.
Put the Persian leaders in order from earliest to latest.
a)
Darius, Xerxes, Cyrus
b)
Cyrus, Xerxes, Darius
c)
Xerxes, Cyrus, Darius
d)
Cyrus, Darius, Xerxes
10.
Spartan slaves
a)
helots
b)
agoras
c)
officials
d)
barbarians
11.
An open air market below an acropolis
a)
policy
b)
agora
c)
democracy
d)
storefront
12.
Government where few people from a ruling class make decisions for everyone (Spartan's government)
a)
oligarchy
b)
democracy
c)
aristocracy
d)
dictatorship
13.
A Greek city-state
a)
polis
b)
phalanx
c)
colony
d)
agora
14.
Under the Greek definition of citizen, who qualified for citizenship?
a)
free, native-born men who owned land
b)
any man, whether he owned land or not
c)
wealthy men or women who owned slaves and land
d)
foreign-born or native-born men, who may or may not have been landowners.
15.
a person who takes power by force and rules with total authority
a)
tyrant
b)
democracy
c)
helot
d)
ephor
16.
He wrote more than 200 works on topics such as government, astronomy, and political science. He started a school called the Lyceum. At this school, he taught his students the "golden mean."
a)
philosophy
b)
Plato
c)
Aristotle
d)
Herodotus
17.
This Greek thinker wrote a history of the Persian Wars. Historians consider him "the father of history."
a)
Hippocrates
b)
Herodotus
c)
Pythagoras
d)
Thucydides
18.
Homer's epic about the Trojan War.
a)
Ajax
b)
Illiad
c)
Priam
d)
Odyssey
19.
Civilization to the North of Greece. Home of Alexander the Great, and his father Philip II.
a)
Macedonia
b)
Darius
c)
Gaugamela
d)
Babylon 323 B.C.
20.
These Greek thinkers pondered deep questions about truth. The most famous of these thinkers is Socrates.
a)
philosophy
b)
sophists
c)
Herodotus
d)
philosophers
21.
Herodotus wrote
a)
Odyssey
b)
History of Persian Wars
c)
Book of the Dead
d)
Antigone
22.
Who is Pericles?
a)
One of Zeus' son's - the god of farmland
b)
The leader of the Persian empire that defeated the weary Greek city-states.
c)
A leader of anceint Athens who set out to strengthen democracy and expand the Athenian empire.
d)
The king of Macedonia that renamed many cities in honor of himself.
23.
Tragedy writer whose most famous work is the Orestia
a)
Aeschylus
b)
Sophocles
c)
Menander
d)
Eratosthenes
24.
Tragedy writer whose most famous work is Oedipus Rex
a)
Sophocles
b)
Aeschylus
c)
Euripides
d)
Herodotus
25.
Greek philosopher; teacher of Alexander the Great; knowledge based on observation of phenomena in material world and wrote "Politics"
a)
Aristotle
b)
Agamemnon
c)
Plato
d)
Socrates
26.
Greek scientist who first stated that the Earth revolved around the Sun, and rotated on its axis.
a)
Aristarchus
b)
Eratosthenes
c)
Euclid
d)
Archimedes
27.
the mathematician who developed geometry and wrote the textbook "Elements"
a)
Euclid
b)
Epicurus
c)
Zeno
d)
Phillip of Macedon
28.
School of thought developed by Zeno, Says happiness can be achieved only when people live in harmony with the will of god
a)
Stoicism
b)
Epicureanism
c)
Zenoism
d)
Socratism
29.
What is the name for the four social classes described in the Vedas?
a)
Hinduism
b)
caste
c)
varnas
d)
vaishuas
30.
"What comes around goes around" is a way to describe ____________.
a)
karma
b)
dharma
c)
shiva
d)
caste
31.
The universal spirit of the Hindu faith is?
a)
Vishnu
b)
Shiva
c)
Brahma
d)
Jesus
32.
Code of conduct or path of righteousness for Hindu is called?
a)
Karma
b)
Dharma
c)
Nirvana
d)
Enlightenment
33.
Which of the following is NOT a major belief of Buddhist compared to Hindu?
a)
Reincarnation
b)
Caste System
c)
Baptism
d)
Karma
34.
To reach Nirvana for a Buddhist one must follow the Middle Way - otherwise known as the...
a)
10 Commandments
b)
5 Pillars
c)
Eight-fold path
d)
4 Noble Truths
35.
Which form of government in a Greek city-state came first
a)
tyranny
b)
oligarchy
c)
monarchy
d)
democracy
36.
This Athenian became the leader of Athens in 594 BCE placed limits on the amount of land people could own, urged farmers to grow cash crops to promote trade, extended citizenship to foreign born artisans, and allowed wealthy citizens to participate in the Assembly and law courts.
a)
Solon
b)
Peisistratus
c)
Pericles
d)
Cleisthenes
37.
Which Athenian leader softened Draco's law code, ended debt slavery, and let poor men attend the assembly?
a)
Draco himself
b)
Solon
c)
Pericles
d)
Cleisthenes
38.
In 508 BCE this leader divided the citizens into 10 new tribes and increased the council from 400 to 500. He also introduced the practice of Ostracism and the direct vote by casting different color pebbles into a pot for voting.
a)
Solon
b)
Peisistratus
c)
Cleisthenes
d)
Pericles
39.
Democracy was completely attained during this leaders rule in Athens, all government offices were payable and all offices were elected by lottery rather than by vote, so even the poorest citizens could participate in the government
a)
Solon
b)
Peisistratus
c)
Cleisthenes
d)
Pericles
40.
Greek word for a city-state
a)
Polis
b)
Acropolis
c)
Agora
d)
Boule
41.
Athens was the birthplace of what kind of political system?
a)
Democracy
b)
Aristocracy
c)
Tyranny
d)
Monarchy
42.
What word best describes the land of the Greek peninsula?
a)
rocky and mountainous
b)
flat
c)
desert
d)
rolling plains
43.
Every citizen votes on all important decisions.
a)
Direct Democracy
b)
Indirect Democracy
c)
Monarchy
d)
I was picking my nose when we discussed this!
44.
________are 2 officials elected by the senators who serve for 1-year terms.
a)
Consuls
b)
Senate
c)
Tribunes
d)
Dictators
45.
This group was part of the lower or middle class. Common people.
a)
Patricians
b)
Plebeians
c)
Slaves
d)
Priests
46.
Composed of 300 men that advised consuls and dictated political appointments.
a)
Consuls
b)
Senate
c)
Tribunes
d)
Tribal Assembly
47.
Representatives from the Plebeian class that were elected to protect Plebeian interests.
a)
Consuls
b)
Slaves
c)
Plebeians
d)
Tribunes
48.
We were posted in the Forum for all to see, the recorded laws of Rome
a)
The Ten Commandments
b)
Hammurabi's Code
c)
The Twelve Taboos
d)
The Twelve Tables
49.
What was the name of the general who led the Carthaginians through Europe and attacked Rome from north?
a)
Scipio
b)
Hamilcar
c)
Leonidias
d)
Hannibal
50.
What was the result of the Punic Wars? Fill in the blank.
______________ became the leading power in the ______________ world.
______________ became the leading power in the ______________ world.
a)
Rome, Asian
b)
Carthage, Mediterranean
c)
Rome, Mediterranean
d)
Carthage, Asian
51.
What type of government did Rome have, after they threw out their king?
a)
Democracy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Republic
52.
What does Republic mean?
a)
Common people in Rome.
b)
A form of government with elected leaders,
c)
Wars fought in Rome.
d)
A person trained to fight.
53.
Rome is situated along which river?
a)
Tiber
b)
Rubicon
c)
Adige
d)
Po
54.
He, like Homer, was a writer and wrote famous Roman legends and epic tales.
a)
Horatius
b)
Aeneas
c)
Virgil
d)
Hannibal
55.
Which Egyptian ruler is most known for expanding Egyptian trade in the New Kingdom by establishing trade routes all the way to Greece and Asia Minor?
a)
Ramses the Great
b)
Queen Hatshepsut
c)
Ahmose of Thebes
56.
What is the Egyptian writing system called?
a)
cuneiform
b)
alphabet
c)
hieroglyphics
57.
This pharaoh expanded trade routes in Egypt, but was most well known as the first female Egyptian pharaoh
a)
Pharaoh Ramses
b)
Pharaoh Akhenaten
c)
Pharaoh Hatshepsut
d)
Pharaoh Ptolemy
58.
___________ is considered to be the founder of Judaism.
a)
Abraham
b)
Saul
c)
David
d)
Goliath
59.
____________ leads the Israelites out of Egypt and parts the Red Sea.
a)
Moses
b)
Saul
c)
David
d)
Maccabees
60.
The Israelite's are in the Sinai Desert for forty years. During this time Moses is given the ______________ at the top of Mount Sinai.
a)
Prophet
b)
Diaspora
c)
10 Commandments
d)
Directions to Canaan
61.
The Israelites have three kings while they are a large kingdom. They are Saul, ___________, and Solomon.
a)
Jacob
b)
Moses
c)
David
d)
Goliath
62.
______ is the Jewish holy book.
a)
Torah
b)
Synagogue
c)
Monotheism
d)
Vedas
63.
______ is a person who claims to be instructed by God.
a)
Proverb
b)
warrior
c)
king
d)
prophet
64.
______ is an agreement between God and humanity.
a)
covenant
b)
messiah
c)
tribute
d)
contract
65.
A satrap in the Persia empire was what?
a)
Governor
b)
Tax collector
c)
Judge
d)
Preist
66.
The Persian Empire was connected by what road system?
a)
Broad road
b)
Blue Road
c)
Great road
d)
Royal Road
67.
The Persian empire was built on what princpal?
a)
Destruction
b)
Economic
c)
Tolerance
d)
Military
68.
Darius ....
a)
built the Royal Road
b)
extended Persian Empire from Indus River to Egypt (canal was built in Egypt)
c)
established a tax-collecting system
d)
All of the above
69.
What city in Egypt, founded by Alexander, became home to the largest library in the ancient world?
a)
Tyre
b)
Ninevah
c)
Babylon
d)
Alexandria
70.
The Phoenicians were known for_________ in the Mediterranean?
a)
Military technology
b)
War against other countries
c)
Island Technology
d)
Sea trading
71.
Which of the following is an important contribution of the Phoenicians
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Hieroglphics
c)
Alphabet
d)
Quipo
72.
What was the purpose of Phoenician settlements that were established along the coastline of the Mediterranean sea
a)
Helped to make the Mediterranean region a destination for travelers
b)
they helped to spread goods across the Mediterranean region
c)
helped defend the Mediterranean region from invaders
d)
helped create schools
73.
After Ceasar was killed, Rome set up a ___________ or group of three rulers.
a)
trio
b)
triumvirate
c)
duo
d)
duomvirate
74.
Octavian became known as _________ after he was appointed emperor of Rome.
a)
Octopus
b)
Juneipus
c)
Julyupus
d)
Augustus
75.
Who was the first declared emperor of Rome?
a)
Romulus
b)
Remus
c)
Augustus (Octavian) Caesar
d)
Julius Caesar
76.
What do we call the 200 years of peace and prosperity during the Roman Empire?
a)
Pax Romana
b)
Augustus Caesar
c)
Pax Caesar
d)
Romana di Pizza
77.
All of the following are accomplishments of Augustus except:
a)
beautifying Rome
b)
creating a common currency
c)
bringing peace to Rome
d)
creating the Twelve Tables
78.
How do we know so much about the Peloponnesian War?
a)
Socrates explained it to his students in great detail.
b)
Alexander the Great demanded a book to be written to preserve the war.
c)
The Greeks painted the events of the war on pottery.
d)
Thucydides, the father of history, wrote a detailed unbiased account of the war.
79.
What happened that weakened Athens during the First Peloponnesian War?
a)
Many of their ships were sunk in a huge storm
b)
They were attacked by the Persians
c)
There was a plague in the city that killed many people including their leader
d)
Much of the wall protecting the city collapsed due to poor construction
80.
The most important consequence of the Peloponnesian War was that
a)
Athens emerged as the undisputed leader of Greece.
b)
the war left Greece exhausted and vulnerable to attack.
c)
Persia was able to take advantage of Greek divisions to complete its conquest.
d)
Sparta's victory propelled it to lasting domination of Greece.
81.
_____________ controlled and dominated the Peloponnesian League
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Ionia
d)
Troy
82.
Which of the following Greek city-states fought each for domination of the Aegean Sea?
a)
Troy and Sparta
b)
Athens and Persia
c)
Sparta and Athens
d)
Athens and Troy
83.
One cause of the Peloponnesian War:
a)
Many Greeks outside of Athens resented Athenian domination.
b)
Pericles got sick.
c)
Sparta destroyed the Acropolis in Athens.
d)
Sparta was against oligarchy, while Athens was for it.
84.
What was a major consequence of the Peloponnesian War?
a)
There were no significant consequence following the war
b)
Athens became the central governing authority of all Greece
c)
Greece was weekend and divided, allowing for Macedonia's rise to power
d)
Sparta created a Greek Empire after winning the war
85.
1. The Indus Valley Civilization is associated with what two rivers?
a)
Ganges and Indus
b)
Tigris and Euphrates
c)
Tigris and Ganges
d)
Nile and Indus
86.
This is the name of a huge Sumerian building with a temple for the city god at the top
a)
church
b)
ziggurat
c)
pyramid
d)
cave
87.
Hammurabi's Code was based on
a)
the decision of a judge
b)
a statement given by a witness
c)
social class of the criminal and victim
d)
the criminal's intent
88.
Hieroglyphics and cuneiform encouraged the development of
a)
farming
b)
painting and sculpture
c)
jewelry
d)
recorded history
89.
One reason archaeologists are interested in the ruins of Harappa and Mohenjo Daro is that
a)
beautifully preserved homes have been uncovered
b)
many skeletons have been found
c)
they show that cities were well planned
d)
the skulls of ice age dinosaurs were discovered
90.
Which was the first major civilization to appear in the Americas?
a)
Olmecs
b)
Aztecs
c)
Incas
d)
Maya
91.
Which pre-Columbian civilization is known for having carved gigantic stone heads?
a)
Aztecs
b)
Incas
c)
Maya
d)
Olmecs
92.
Which way of governing China did Shi Huangdi use to bring order back to China?
a)
Legalism
b)
Confucianism
c)
Daoism
d)
Qinism
93.
With the same money and written language, ___ between regions became much easier!
a)
relationships
b)
trade
c)
travel
d)
vacationing
94.
To unify the very divided China, Shi implemented all of the following EXCEPT...
a)
Same written language
b)
Uniform laws & punishments
c)
Enforced the same religion
d)
New $$ system
95.
largest public works project put in place by Shi Huangdi
a)
Great Pyramid
b)
Shaolin Temple
c)
Taj Mahal
d)
Great Wall
96.
Which best describes the nomadic lifestyle of the Paleolithic people?
a)
They lived in large villages, where they raised crops and livestock.
b)
They migrated, or moved, from place to place
c)
They stayed in one place, living in caves and beneath rock shelters.
d)
They lived in small villages and farmed the land.
97.
Which statement best describes hunters and gatherers?
a)
They followed animal herds and gathered fruits, berries, etc along the way.
b)
The tools they made from metal helped them to survive.
c)
They domesticated animals to help with daily activities.
d)
They developed ways to bring water to their crops.
98.
Which of the following would you most likely find in the Paleolithic Era?
a)
jewelry made of smooth stones
b)
farms
c)
cave paintings
d)
domesticated animals
99.
What is the greatest change between the Paleolithic and Neolithic cultures?
a)
the shelters people used
b)
the way people got food for themselves
c)
the tools people used
d)
the clothes people wore
100.
The Neolithic Revolution refers to the time when early humans-
a)
mastered fire.
b)
developed agriculture.
c)
migrated from Africa.
d)
organized governments
101.
What were the effects of the Neolithic Revolution?
a)
Surplus Food Supply
b)
Specialization of Jobs
c)
Permanent Settlements
d)
All of the above
102.
Which continent were the earliest humans originally from?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
North America
d)
South America
103.
What aspects of its culture did Nubia take from Egypt?
a)
The use of iron, gold, and ivory
b)
Its writing system
c)
Gods and the use of pyramids
d)
A system of rule by queens
104.
The soil of the Nile River Valley is best characterized as
a)
fertile
b)
dry
c)
rocky
d)
barren
105.
According to legend, the first pharaoh and the leader who united the kingdoms of Upper and Lower Egypt was _________.
a)
pharoaohs
b)
artisans
c)
menes
d)
scribes
106.
Confucius' ideas were put into a book called....
a)
The Analects
b)
The Quran
c)
The Bible
d)
The Buddha
107.
According to Confucius, rulers should govern by _______
a)
the law.
b)
military might.
c)
a monopoly on natural resources.
d)
setting a good example.
108.
Legalists believed that rulers should create a stable society with...
a)
Free food
b)
Parties
c)
Harsh Punishments
d)
Drawn-out Meetings
109.
People who followed Legalism believed people were naturally _____
a)
Shellfish
b)
Selfish
c)
Stupid
d)
Awesome
110.
How is legalism different from Taoism?
a)
They both believed people were good
b)
They both wanted war
c)
Legalism used punishments, while Taoists believed the government should not interfere in the lives of people
d)
Legalism used rewards, while Taoism used punishments
111.
Taoism,Confucianism, and Legalism have their roots in...
a)
China
b)
India
c)
Korea
d)
Japan
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