WorksheetsSaturday Academy Practice
Total questions: 110
Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Name the smallest continent
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Australia
d)
Europe
2.
In which continent is Egypt a part of?
a)
Australia
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
Africa
3.
Philippines, China, Japan are located in which continent?
a)
Europe
b)
Asia
c)
Africa
d)
Antarctica
4.
Name the coldest place on earth
a)
Asia
b)
North America
c)
South America
d)
Antarctica
5.
Name the largest ocean
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Atlantic
d)
Arctic
6.
This continent has no volcanoes
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Europe
d)
North America
7.
Name Continent A!
a)
North America
b)
Africa
c)
South America
d)
Europe
8.
Name Continent B!
a)
South America
b)
Europe
c)
North America
d)
Africa
9.
Name Continent C!
a)
Antarctica
b)
Europe
c)
Asia
d)
Africa
10.
Name Continent D!
a)
Asia
b)
North America
c)
Europe
d)
Antarctica
11.
Continent E is ________.
a)
North America
b)
Africa
c)
South America
d)
Australia
12.
Continent G is ________.
a)
Asia
b)
Antarctica
c)
Australia
d)
Europe
13.
a)
North America
b)
Antarctica
c)
Australia
d)
Asia
14.
Columbus needed to find someone who would pay for his trip.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
At first King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella said no, but they were too busy _____.
a)
doing laundry
b)
fighting a war
c)
crushing grapes to make wine
d)
getting land in America
16.
Which country ended up sponsoring his trip? (paying for his trip)
a)
Spain
b)
Portugal
c)
France
d)
England
17.
In what year to Columbus come to the new land the 1st time?
a)
1452
b)
1492
c)
1544
d)
1592
18.
Where did Columbus first take foot in the New World?
a)
Florida
b)
Virginia
c)
Bahamas
d)
New York
19.
This animal was introduced to the New World by Columbus.
a)
Llama
b)
Turkey
c)
Horse
d)
Raccoon
20.
Why were countries motivated to colonize the New World?
a)
For land, resources and food
b)
For gold, god and glory
c)
For candy, pizza and tacos
d)
For a fresh start
21.
This was an 18th century philosophical movement of intellectuals, aiming to apply reason to all endeavors.
a)
Reformation
b)
Renaissance
c)
Enlightenment
d)
Scientific Revolution
22.
Life, Liberty and Property or the Pursuit of Happiness
a)
Natural Rights
b)
Democracy
c)
Anarchy
d)
Divine Right of Kings
23.
Formal friendship between nations are called:
a)
treaties
b)
alliances
c)
clubs
d)
democracies
24.
9) WWI began when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia one month after:
a)
Serbia tried to take more of Austria-Hungary's land.
b)
Serbia burned their flag.
c)
Archduke Ferdinand and his wife were killed.
d)
Serbia won more Olympic medals.
25.
Why did America join World War ll?
a)
France bombed the USA and there test
b)
Germany attacked them
c)
CAUSE THEY CAN
d)
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
26.
Where did Japan attack?
a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
Pearl Harbor in Hawaii
d)
Alaska
27.
Why did women get called a rivet?
a)
Because there names start with R
b)
Because a rivet holds things together and the woman where hold the world together
c)
Because the woman wore metal pins
d)
BECAUSE MEN ARE JERKS
28.
The reasons people LEAVE a place are called push factors.
a)
true
b)
false
29.
Pull factors are reasons people move TO a particular place.
a)
true
b)
false
30.
Immigration means to LEAVE your native country and move to another place.
a)
true
b)
false
31.
Widespread disease is what type of factor?
a)
social
b)
political
32.
Natural disasters are environmental factors.
a)
true
b)
false
33.
War has erupted in your country.
a)
social factor
b)
political factor
34.
Crops are dying due to a lack of rainfall/water.
a)
political factor
b)
environmental factor
35.
The average temperature is 98 degrees.
a)
social factor
b)
environmental factor
36.
Your home was destroyed by a tsunami so you move.
a)
political factor
b)
environmental factor
37.
Climate is a political factor.
a)
true
b)
false
38.
There are many high-paying jobs.
a)
social factor
b)
economic factor
39.
Many ethnic groups reside in the city.
a)
social factor
b)
economic factor
40.
Push factors are....
a)
good things that draw a person to another country
b)
reasons that drive a person out of their country
c)
reasons people migrate to a new area
41.
Pull factors are....
a)
good things that draw a person to another country.
b)
reasons people leave an area
c)
reasons that drive a person out of their country
42.
Opportunity to make more money is a .....
a)
push factor
b)
pull factor
43.
Limited food is a ....
a)
pull factor
b)
push factor
44.
Which of the following is an example of a push factor?
a)
religious freedom
b)
a drought or famine
c)
job opportunities
d)
a fair government
45.
A nice, warm climate would be an example of a _________ factor.
a)
push
b)
pull
c)
tropical
d)
climate
46.
If your home country elected Donald Trump, that would be considered a _________ factor.
a)
push
b)
pull
c)
push for some people, pull for others
47.
War is a .....
a)
pull factor
pull factor
pull factor
b)
push factor
48.
The crime rate in New York city is one of the highest in the nation.
a)
push factor
b)
pull factor
49.
On what continent did the earliest humans live?
a)
Africa
b)
North America
c)
Europe
d)
Asia
50.
What is another word for farming?
a)
Domestication
b)
Irrigation
c)
Agriculture
d)
Farming
51.
What is the name of the period of time when glaciers covered most of the earth?
a)
Cold Age
b)
Ice Age
c)
Global Warming
d)
Hunter-Gatherer
52.
What is the Bering Land Bridge?
a)
An area between Asia and North America
b)
An area between Asia and South America
c)
An area between Asia and Europe
d)
An area between Australia and Europe
53.
What was the time period before writing was created called?
a)
Prehistory
b)
Anno Domini
c)
History
d)
Boring
54.
What is one of the most important discoveries of early man?
a)
Fire
b)
Wheel
c)
Electricity
d)
Bones
55.
Stone tools, mammoth bone houses, and spears are characteristics of which group of people?
a)
Neandertals
b)
Europeans
c)
Hunter-Gatherers
d)
The Dutch
56.
This means a person how moves place to place in search of food
a)
Nomad
b)
Hunter Gatherer
c)
Polytheism
d)
Monotheism
57.
We study the Paleolithic age through.
a)
Cave paintings and other Primary sources
b)
Books
c)
Written records
d)
Secondary sources
58.
What were tools made?
a)
Animal bone
b)
Wood
c)
Stone
d)
All of the above
59.
How did Early Humans travel?
a)
Cars
b)
Busses
c)
Walking
d)
Flying
60.
What food would humans during the Paleolithic Age most likely eat
a)
reindeer, mammouths, nuts, berries
b)
mammoths, reindeer, corn, and wheat
c)
Wheat, corn, nuts, berries
d)
Steak, mac and cheese, potatoes
61.
What did people do after Confucius died
a)
his students gathered a collection of his sayings after he died
b)
his students gathered a collection of his body
c)
they cried for weeks
d)
nobody
62.
How do you spell his name?
a)
Confuciius
b)
Confusius
c)
Confucius
63.
Confucius's ideas were put into a book called....
a)
The Analects
b)
The Quran
c)
The Bible
d)
The Buddha
64.
Who was Mansa Musa's Grandfather?
a)
Sundiata, the Lion King
b)
Khalifa
c)
Wati
65.
Under Mansa Musa the of Empire of Mali _________.
a)
collapsed
b)
doubled in size
c)
was founded
66.
How long did Mansa Musa rule?
a)
10 years
b)
18 years
c)
25 years
67.
What religion did Mansa Musa practice?
a)
Islam
b)
Christiantity
c)
Animism
68.
True or False
Mansa Musa did not accept other religions.
Mansa Musa did not accept other religions.
a)
True
b)
False
69.
Why did Mansa Musa build a university in Timbuktu?
a)
He wanted to learned read.
b)
He wanted to build a school for his children.
c)
He wanted scholars to come to Mali.
70.
Which of the following was NOT a method of protest Gandhi used against the British
a)
fighting
b)
nonviolence
c)
boycotting
d)
fasting
71.
Which of the following means "Refusing to follow the laws in a peaceful way."
a)
Boycott
b)
Independence
c)
Civil disobedience
d)
Imperialism
72.
Which of the following means "Refusing to buy something"
a)
Boycott
b)
Civil disobedience
c)
Independence
d)
Imperialism
73.
Which of the following means "Freedom from being controlled by another country"
a)
Civil disobedience
b)
Boycott
c)
Independence
d)
Imperialism
74.
What religion was Gandhi?
a)
Hindu
b)
Christian
c)
Sikh
d)
Jewish
75.
A policy of extending a country's rule over foreign (overseas, distant) countries in order to gain something is called...
a)
Imperialism
b)
Gandhism
c)
Civil disobediance
d)
Boycott
76.
Which two religions had a conflict in India?
a)
Muslims and Jews
b)
Christians and Hindu
c)
Buddhists and Hindus
d)
Muslims and Hindus
77.
How did Gandhi die?
a)
old age
b)
he died during one of his hunger strikes
c)
he was assassinated
d)
He was sentenced to death
78.
When did the British give India their Independence?
a)
1991
b)
1905
c)
2000
d)
1947
79.
Nonviolent leader of Indian independence.
a)
Mohatma Gandhi
b)
Reza Khan
c)
Ali Jinnah
d)
Pandir Nehru
80.
What was "apartheid" ?
a)
Nelson Mandela's middle name
b)
An african country
c)
a fatal disease
d)
Racial segregation
81.
What was one of the reasons that Mandela was put into jail?
a)
Sitting in a whites only seat
b)
Burning his passport
c)
Sabatoge
d)
Poaching
82.
Who led Kenya to getting their Independence and who did they win it from?
a)
Jomo Kenyatta, British
b)
Nelson Mandela, British
c)
Kwame Nkrumah, France
d)
Jomo Kenyatta, France
83.
___________ was the first president of Kenya; he was appointed in 1963.
a)
Nelson Mandela
b)
Abubakar Talewa
c)
F.W. de Klerk
d)
Jomo Kenyatta
84.
Who was Hammurabi?
a)
He was a god.
b)
He was a king of the first city of Ur.
c)
He was the king of the Babylonian empire.
d)
He was a Mesopotamian scribe.
85.
What is he famous for?
a)
He was the first to use cuneiform (writing)
b)
He was the first emperor.
c)
He had a powerful army.
d)
He was the first to produce written laws.
86.
What is cuneiform?
a)
The early letters/symbols.
b)
An early language of the Babylonians.
c)
The big black stone where the code was written.
d)
Hammurabi's language.
87.
How would you describe his laws?
a)
Fair and balanced.
b)
Very harsh by our modern standards.
c)
Too lenient (easy on the offender)
d)
complicated
88.
What were the ancient people like in Mesopotamia?
a)
They were a lot like us. Everyone was treated equally.
b)
They believed that the gods gave their kings authority.
c)
They were very unkind and unjust.
d)
They believed in one god.
89.
Which modern idiom refers to Hammurabi's Code?
a)
An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth
b)
It's raining cats and dogs.
c)
Break a leg!
d)
The wisdom of an old man brings wealth.
90.
What is a debate?
a)
A formal argument done in a professional way
b)
A fight
c)
A classroom discussion
d)
A fun classroom assignment where we get to argue.
91.
What is the most important thing in a classroom debate?
a)
a loud voice
b)
emotion
c)
standing up tall
d)
being prepared with evidence to back up your argument
92.
Who developed the system of writing?
a)
Babylonians
b)
Sumerians
93.
Cuneiform symbols were made with wedge shaped marks on clay tablets
a)
True
b)
False
94.
What was a stylus?
a)
A stick made from a reed plant and pressed into the wet clay
b)
an ink pen
95.
Cuneiform started out using simple pictures or pictograms
a)
True
b)
False
96.
Who was the first king of Babylon?
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
Hammurabi
97.
What were the Code of Laws?
a)
282 laws that dealt with everyday life
b)
rules about how you should look and dress
98.
Who ruled as a dictator and leader of the Nazi party and wanted to build a powerful military and make his country a strong nation?
a)
Hitler
b)
Mussolini
c)
Stalin
99.
Who did Hitler blame for most of the Germany's problems?
a)
Americans
b)
Christians
c)
Muslims
d)
Jews
100.
The Allies and Hitler reached an agreement that Hitler could keep the land he had already taken if he did not invade any more countries. Hitler broke this promise when he invaded __________________.
a)
Denmark
b)
Sweden
c)
France
d)
Poland
101.
Who was the Leader of United States when World War II Started?
a)
George Washington
b)
Frankin Roosevelt
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Harry Truman
102.
Which of the following caused the Great Depression?
a)
Hitler invading Poland
b)
Stock market crash of 1929
c)
Storming of the Bastille
d)
Assassination of the Archduke
103.
Which of the following describes the "Final Solution"?
a)
dropping atomic bombs on Japan
b)
killing of the Jews
c)
secret plan to invade Poland
d)
the official end of World War 2
104.
"the land between the rivers"; an early civilization between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
a)
China
b)
India
c)
Egypt
d)
Mesopotamia
105.
The division of the people in a society by rank or class
a)
Domestication
b)
Social hierarchy
c)
Surplus
d)
Trade Routes
106.
More food than as needed by a person.
a)
Trade
b)
Domestication
c)
Surpus
d)
Irrigation
107.
man made way to water crops
a)
scribe
b)
city-states
c)
irrigation
d)
cunneiform
108.
having more than needed
a)
epic
b)
empire
c)
surplus
d)
leeve
109.
temple in the middle of a sumerian city
a)
ziggurat
b)
city-state
c)
epic
d)
leeve
110.
The trade of one product for another product is called ______________.
a)
trade
b)
banter
c)
barter
d)
artifacts
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