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WorksheetsMid-Term Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the intersection of latitude and longitude called?
a)
Relative Location
b)
Absolute Location
c)
Absolute Value
d)
Relative Value
2.
Is the Equator a line of latitude or line of longitude?
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
3.
When giving absolute location, which line is named first (latitude or longitude)?
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
4.
True or False: The purpose of a physical map is to show borders, names of places, cities, countries, and states.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
What type of map shows natural land forms?
a)
Special Purpose Map
b)
Political Map
c)
Physical Map
d)
Navigation Map
6.
Time before written history
a)
Prehistory
b)
Post-history
c)
Living History
d)
Real history
7.
The Paleolithic Era=
a)
The Old Stone Age
b)
The New Stone Age
c)
The Used Stone Age
d)
The Cold Stone Age
8.
The Neolithic Era=
a)
The Old Stone Age
b)
The Cold Stone Age
c)
The New Stone Age
d)
The Middle Stone Age
9.
What does the acronym B.C.E. stand for
a)
Before Common Era
b)
Before Christian Era
c)
Before Castiello Explains
d)
Before Chronological Era
10.
What does the acronym C.E. stand for
a)
Christian Era
b)
Common Era
c)
CNBC Editorial
d)
Chronological Era
11.
Is this a fossil or artifact?
a)
Fossil
b)
Artifact
12.
Is this a fossil or artifact?
a)
Fossil
b)
Artifact
13.
Latitude lines measure...
a)
North and South
b)
East and West
14.
0o latitude is called the...
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
International Date Line
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
15.
0o longitude is called the...
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
International Date Line
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
16.
People who migrate from place to place are called...
a)
Farmers
b)
Brahmins
c)
Helots
d)
Nomads
17.
Domestication, Specialization and Systematic Farming all took place during what event?
a)
Agricultural Revolution
b)
Nomadic Revolution
c)
Specialized Revolution
d)
Kosher Revolution
18.
Who invented “embalming,” or the process of preserving bodies for burial?
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
Egypt
c)
China
d)
India
19.
In this type of government, the ruler is in charge of the government and the religion
a)
Monarchy
b)
Theocracy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Democracy
20.
Training an animal to live and work alongside human beings is called?
a)
Domestication
b)
Specialization
c)
Systematic Farming
d)
Revolution
21.
This Greek word translates as "land between the rivers."
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
Persia
c)
Egypt
d)
Lariver
22.
What is the Egyptian style of writing called?
a)
Hieroglyphics
b)
Latin
c)
Cuneiform
d)
Symbols
23.
The writing system of Mesopotamia was called
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Hieroglyphs
c)
English
d)
Sargon
24.
The worship of many gods.
a)
Monotheism
b)
Agnosticism
c)
Polytheism
d)
Atheism
25.
What is a dynasty?
a)
A collection of queens
b)
A collection of kingdoms
c)
A series of rulers from different families
d)
A series of rulers from the same family
26.
What language were the ancient writings of India written in?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Edicts
c)
Sanskrit
d)
Vedas
27.
The belief that the Chinese king’s right to rule came from the gods
a)
Confucianism
b)
Mandate of Heaven
c)
Dao
d)
Daoism
28.
The Chinese written language is a form of
a)
Hieroglyphics
b)
Sanskrit
c)
Pictographs
d)
Cuneiform
29.
Which of these are Mesopotamian inventions?
a)
Plow
b)
Wheel
c)
Sailboat
d)
All of them
30.
A Mesopotamian temple to honor their chief god was called a
a)
Pyramid
b)
Stoopa
c)
Shrine
d)
Ziggurat
31.
Rule by one person, a king or queen
a)
Dictatorship
b)
Theocracy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Oligarchy
32.
Building dams, channels, canals, and ditches to bring water to crops
a)
Irrigation
b)
Insulation
c)
Irritation
d)
Saturation
33.
This river is known as the "Lifeblood," because of the nutrient rich soil it provides for farming
a)
Ganges
b)
Nile
c)
Tigris
d)
Euphrates
34.
The way of life of a given people at a given time, including language, behavior and religious beliefs, etc.
a)
Artifact
b)
Culture
c)
Fossil
d)
Domestication
35.
In the Caste System, a person’s occupation and position in life is determined by the circumstances of his birth
a)
True
b)
False
36.
What is the Buddha's real name?
a)
Gangas Khan
b)
Asoka
c)
Siddartha Guatama
d)
Finn
37.
A person's earthly duty or obligation is known as
a)
Karma
b)
Kosher
c)
Dynasty
d)
Dharma
38.
What is the central idea of Daoism
a)
Duty to community
b)
Living in harmony with nature
c)
Enforcing laws with harsh punishments
d)
Humans are naturally evil
39.
Which of the following Chinese philosophies teaches that strict laws and harsh punishments are key to maintaining an orderly society?
a)
Confucianism
b)
Legalism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Taoism
40.
An autobiography is a
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
41.
A document or other record of past events created by someone who was present during the events or the time period in which they occurred.
a)
Secondary Source
b)
Primary Source
42.
A dictionary, an almanac, and an encyclopedia are all examples of
a)
Primary Sources
b)
Secondary Sources
43.
A biography about Abraham Lincoln
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
44.
The _____ divides the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
a)
Equator
b)
Tropic of Cancer
c)
Tropic of Capricorn
d)
Prime meridian
45.
The imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Eastern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere is the _______.
a)
Equator
b)
Tropic of Cancer
c)
Tropic of Capricorn
d)
Prime Meridian
46.
What tool is used to display the symbols on a map and what they mean?
a)
Cardinal Directions
b)
Compass Rose
c)
Map Legend
d)
Map Scale
47.
Shows the cardinal directions on a map
a)
Compass Rose
b)
Map Scale
c)
Map Legend
d)
Map Grid
48.
What tool is used to show distance on a map?
a)
Map Grid
b)
Map Scale
c)
Compass Rose
d)
Map Legend
49.
Which type of Historian would study Culture?
a)
Paleontologist
b)
Archaeologist
c)
Anthropologist
d)
Biologist
50.
What is Loess?
a)
A River in Mesopotamia
b)
Yellow Silt
c)
An Israelite Prophet
d)
The opposite of a Win
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