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WorksheetsThe Big Review
Total questions: 112
Worksheet time: 1hrs 23mins
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
51.
What type of government is run by the richest and most powerful citizens?
a)
Democracy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Theocracy
52.
What does the word "Democracy" mean?
a)
"rule by the government"
b)
"rule by the many"
c)
"rule by the wealthy"
d)
"rule by the people"
53.
According to the ancient Greeks, the gods and goddesses lived...
a)
in Athens.
b)
on Mount Olympus.
c)
in Sparta.
d)
in Turkey.
54.
The games held every four years at a festival to honor Zeus were called
a)
Goodwill Games
b)
Marathons
c)
Olympics
d)
Triathlons
55.
What ancient civilization eventually replaced the Minoans as the major power in the Aegean sea, after the Minoan civilization disappeared?
a)
Romans
b)
Spartans
c)
Persians
d)
Mycenaeans
56.
A militaristic city-state where boys were trained from an early age to fight.
a)
Athens
b)
Delphi
c)
Corinth
d)
Sparta
57.
Who was the leader of Athens after the defeat of the Persians and took Athens into a "Golden Age" of prosperity and achievement?
a)
Pericles
b)
Leonidas
c)
Themistocles
d)
Socrates
58.
A city-state which favored democracy and a well-rounded education.
(Also, the largest city-state by a wide margin)
(Also, the largest city-state by a wide margin)
a)
Sparta
b)
Athens
c)
Delphi
d)
Corinth
59.
The economy of Athens was based on...
a)
mining
b)
sewing
c)
trading
d)
sailing
60.
What was the marketplace called in ancient Greek city-states?
a)
the Acropolis
b)
the Aegean
c)
the Alps
d)
the Agora
61.
A certain class of slave in Sparta was called a...
a)
Hilton
b)
Helot
c)
Hermes
d)
Hera
62.
Alexander the Great came to power...
a)
because Aristotle told him to
b)
be seizing the government from his opponents
c)
when he was 35 years old
d)
after his father was murdered
63.
What was Alexander the Great's most important contribution to Greek society?
a)
he conquered all of Europe and Asia
b)
he spread Greek culture to those he conquered
c)
he did not accomplish much in his life
d)
he expanded the boundaries of Persian control
64.
What was a unified formation of Greek soldiers called?
a)
Phalanx
b)
Phylange
c)
Assembly
d)
Ephor
65.
What is another name for a Greek city-state?
a)
Polling Place
b)
Acropolis
c)
Polis
d)
Oligarchy
66.
Who were the ancient people who lived on the island of Crete and built a grand palace in the city of Knossos?
a)
Minoans
b)
Romans
c)
Persians
d)
Spartans
67.
300 Spartan soldiers held the Persian army to a stalemate for three days before the Persians eventually defeated them in what famous battle?
a)
Battle of the Greeks
b)
Battle of Thermopylae
c)
Battle of Little Big Horn
d)
Battle of Pericles
68.
What is the name for thinkers who reflect on the meaning of life?
a)
Soldiers
b)
Philosophers
c)
Ephors
d)
Helots
69.
The love and study of wisdom according to ancient Greeks
a)
constitution
b)
philosophy
c)
assembly
d)
monarchy
70.
A Greek warship designed for speed and distance
a)
battleship
b)
trireme
c)
barge
d)
Mayflower
71.
A conflict in which people within one country fight each other
a)
alliance
b)
civil war
c)
border dispute
d)
cultural borrowing
72.
The winner of the Greco-Persian Wars was ______________________.
a)
Persia
b)
Greece
73.
A unit of soldiers who rode horses as they attacked.
a)
satraps
b)
cavalry
c)
Immortals
74.
The Spartan king who led the Greek army at Thermopylae was
a)
Lycurgus
b)
Themistocles
c)
Leonidas
d)
Pheidippides
75.
The Athenian general who led the Greek navy and devised the plan for the defense of Greece during the second Persian war was
a)
Leonidas
b)
Xerxes
c)
Pheidippides
d)
Themistocles
76.
This naval battle was a Greek victory and destroyed the bulk of the Persian fleet
a)
Salamis
b)
Plataea
c)
Thermopylae
d)
Marathon
77.
______________ controlled and dominated the Delian League.
a)
Athens
b)
a peace keeping Sparta
c)
Persia
d)
Macedonia
78.
Which foreign power came to Sparta's aid to fight the Athenians?
a)
Rome
b)
Macedonia
c)
Persia
d)
Egypt
79.
What new power was rising in the north as Athens and Sparta were fighting each other?
a)
Macedonia
b)
Rome
c)
Persia
d)
Egypt
80.
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
81.
Which of the following best describes the war strategy of Athens?
a)
To meet the Spartans head on and destroy them in a ground battle
b)
To remain inside the walls of their city and use their superior ships to win the war
c)
To lay siege to Sparta and eventually starve them out of their city
d)
None of these
83.
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.
83.
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.
85.
How did Theseus find his way out of the labrinth?
a)
He left a trail of bread crumbs
b)
He marked the walls with his sword
c)
He left a trail of string behind him that Ariadne gave him
d)
He left a trail of rocks
85.
How did Theseus find his way out of the labrinth?
a)
He left a trail of bread crumbs
b)
He marked the walls with his sword
c)
He left a trail of string behind him that Ariadne gave him
d)
He left a trail of rocks
86.
What was Odysseus famous for in the Trojan War?
a)
Killing the most Trojans
b)
Saving the most children
c)
Creating the Trojan Horse
d)
Being the most skilled swordsmen
87.
In the cave of the Cyclops, what did Odysseus tell the Cyclops his name was?
a)
Menelaus
b)
NoBody
c)
Laertes
d)
He disguised himself as a beggar
88.
The Cyclops is the son of...
a)
Zeus
b)
Hermes
c)
Apollo
d)
Poseidon
89.
The term Neolitihic means
a)
Old Stone
b)
Middle Stone
c)
Early Stone
d)
New Stone
91.
The Fertile Crescent....
a)
was a large geographical region
b)
stretched from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea
c)
was the location where the earliest civilization started
d)
all of these
91.
The Fertile Crescent....
a)
was a large geographical region
b)
stretched from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea
c)
was the location where the earliest civilization started
d)
all of these
92.
What were the effects of the Neolithic Revolution?
a)
Surplus Food Supply
b)
Specialization of Jobs
c)
Permanent Settlements
d)
All of the above
93.
During the Ice Age man migrated to
a)
find a good night's sleep at the Holiday Inn.
b)
follow the food source.
c)
find dry land.
d)
get away from enemies.
94.
Paleolithic people first used tools made of
a)
bronze
b)
copper
c)
sticks, stones, & tree branches
d)
flint
95.
The taming of animals for personal use.
a)
domestication
b)
domination
c)
animalization
d)
petting zoo
96.
What river or rivers were important to the civilizations of Mesopotamia?
a)
Nile River
b)
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
c)
Amazon River
d)
Yellow and Yangtze Rivers
97.
Which Civilization built a great wall to isolate themselves?
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
Egypt
c)
India (Indus Valley)
d)
China
98.
Which Civilization used the mummification process to preserve dead bodies?
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
Egypt
c)
India (Indus Valley)
d)
China
99.
Which Civilization was ruled by Pharaohs?
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
Egypt
c)
India (Indus Valley)
d)
China
100.
What does polytheistic mean?
a)
To pray and practice religion.
b)
To worship many gods.
c)
To survive through building an agricultural community.
d)
To develop a language that can be written.
101.
Which continent is farthest to the south?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
South America
d)
Antarctica
102.
Latitude lines measure...
a)
north and south
b)
east and west
103.
0o latitude is called the...
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
equator
c)
International Date Line
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
105.
0o longitude is called the...
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
equator
c)
International Date Line
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
105.
0o longitude is called the...
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
equator
c)
International Date Line
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
106.
Which hemisphere is shaded dark on the map?
a)
northern hemisphere
b)
southern hemisphere
c)
eastern hemisphere
d)
western hemisphere
107.
Which ocean is east of the United States?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Pacific
c)
Indian
d)
Arctic
108.
Plant or animal remains that have been preserved from an earlier time
a)
artifact
b)
fossil
c)
era
d)
archaeology
109.
A person who studies human culture and how it develops over time
a)
anthropologist
b)
archaeologist
c)
technology
d)
species
110.
Paleolithic
a)
Old Stone Age
b)
New Stone Age
c)
Middle Stone Age
d)
Flintstone Age
111.
Neolithic
a)
Old Stone Age
b)
New Stone Age
c)
Middle Stone Age
d)
Flintstone Age
112.
The period of time before written history is known as
a)
B.C.
b)
ancient history
c)
prehistory
d)
B.C.E.
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