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WorksheetsFinal Exam
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 44mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Spartan warriors would fight by standing close together in a square during battle; this military strategy was called a ______________________.
a)
Cavalry
b)
Phalanx
c)
Persian Wars
d)
Hellenistic
2.
Alexander the Great spread Greek culture throughout his empire which mixed with Egyptian and Persian culture. This new type of culture was named ____________________________ culture.
a)
Alexandrian
b)
Persian
c)
Hellenistic
d)
Arabian
3.
The city-state of Ancient Greece that focused on tough military training and strength was called _______________________.
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Corinth
d)
Delphi
4.
The city state of _______________________ valued both physical and mental strength and had a powerful navy.
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Persia
d)
Corinth
5.
One of the greatest conquerors in history, _________________________ (from Macedonia) built the largest empire of his time.
a)
Cyrus the Great
b)
Alexander the Great
c)
Sargon the Great
d)
Catherine the Great
6.
A decorative coffin used for the Pharaohs and the wealthy in Egypt was called a
a)
tomb
b)
sarcophagus
c)
grave
d)
mummy
7.
The writing system of Ancient Egypt
a)
hieroglyphics
b)
embalming
c)
delta
d)
papyrus
8.
A line of rulers from one family
a)
theocracy
b)
pharaoh
c)
dynasty
d)
shadoof
9.
A great stone tomb built for an Egyptian pharaoh
a)
shadoof
b)
dynasty
c)
pyramid
d)
dynasty
10.
Ruler of ancient Egypt
a)
pharaoh
b)
delta
c)
savanna
d)
cataract
11.
What continent is Egypt on?
a)
South America
b)
Asia
c)
North American
d)
Africa
12.
What system of writing did the Ancient Egyptians use?
a)
Hieroglyphics
b)
Greek
c)
English
d)
Cueniform
13.
Longest river in the world, made settlement possible in Ancient Egypt
a)
Amazon
b)
Nile
c)
Tigris
d)
Euphrates
14.
What is the invention in the picture called?
a)
Shadoof
b)
Wheel
c)
Crane
d)
Thing-a-ma-jig
15.
Eastern Roman Empire, lived on after Rome fell
a)
Byzantine Empire
b)
Istanbul
c)
Turkey
d)
Gullah Gullah Island
16.
religion based on the worship of God and his son Jesus, persecuted and then accepted by Rome
a)
Christianity
b)
Islam
c)
Hinduism
d)
Buddhism
17.
the most important language of Ancient India
a)
Sanskrit
b)
Calligraphy
c)
Mandarin
d)
Denali
18.
Social Structure that divided Indian society into very strict groups.
a)
Caste System
b)
Social Pyramid
c)
Caucasus System
d)
Division of Labor
19.
Polytheistic religion, largest in India today
a)
Buddhism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Confucianism
d)
Catholicism
20.
Number system developed in India and spread to Europe by the Arabs. We still use it today!
a)
Hindu-Arabic Numerals
b)
Calculus
c)
Hindu-American Numerals
d)
Calcutta
21.
a series of rulers from the same family
a)
Dynasty
b)
Communism
c)
Democracy
d)
Mandate
22.
wall used to protect China from Invaders
a)
Great Wall
b)
Taj Mahal
c)
Forbidden City
d)
Great Pyramid
23.
device that measures the strength of an earthquake
a)
Seismograph
b)
Great Wall
c)
Scope
d)
Scanner
24.
4,000 mile long series of trade routes connecting China tot he Mediterranean Sea
a)
Silk Road
b)
Cotton Road
c)
Spice Road
d)
Sand Road
25.
spreading cultural ideas to other places. Ex. Buddhism spread to China.
a)
Cultural Diffusion
b)
Culture Trait
c)
Culture Group
d)
Cultural Sensitivity
26.
A powerful noble
a)
Plebeian
b)
Republic
c)
Patrician
d)
Checks and Balances
27.
a form of government where people elect their leaders to govern them.
a)
Plebeian
b)
Republic
c)
Patrician
d)
Checks and Balances
28.
a common person, 95% of Rome's population.
a)
Plebeian
b)
Republic
c)
Patrician
d)
Checks and Balances
29.
What was the name of Rome's written laws?
a)
The U.S. Constitution
b)
Law of the 12 Tables
c)
Laws of Rome and Greece
d)
Code of the Tribunes
30.
The land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
a)
Fertile Crescent
b)
Mesopotamia
c)
Plain of Syria
d)
Nile River Delta
31.
writing developed by the Sumerians that used wedge-shaped marks made in soft clay
a)
writing
b)
monotheism
c)
cuneiform
d)
fertile crescent
32.
a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory
a)
city-state
b)
province
c)
empire
d)
Mesopotamia
33.
Curved strip of land that runs from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
Fertile Crescent
c)
silt
d)
Babylon
34.
a system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams
a)
Fertile Crescent
b)
polytheism
c)
cuneiform
d)
irrigation
35.
What are the two main rivers in Mesopotamia?
a)
Tigris and Nile
b)
Tigris and Amazon
c)
Tigris and Euphrates
d)
Euphrates and Mississippi
36.
What were the rivers effect on people?
a)
provided fertile soil
b)
killed crops
c)
they were calming
d)
were pretty to look at
37.
What was the purpose of irrigation?
a)
keep crops dry
b)
to provide water to crops
c)
provide indoor plumbing
d)
give people drinking water
38.
Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
Hammarabui
c)
Nineveh
d)
Sargon
39.
The Sumerian writing system was called
a)
Cunieform
b)
Hieroglyphzs
c)
English
d)
Sargon
40.
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
41.
Mesopotamia is called the "cradle of civilization" because
a)
many ideas and inventions used by other later civilizations came from Mesopotamia
b)
it was the world's first civilization
c)
none of the above
d)
It was were most babies were born
42.
The word "Mesopotamia" means
a)
middle of the fertile crescent
b)
land in the middle of the desert
c)
land between the rivers
d)
land north of the sea
43.
King Hammurabi was best known for what?
a)
The Hanging Gardens
b)
Owning Slaves
c)
Ruling the First Empire
d)
Writting down Laws
44.
After the rivers flooded a mixture of rich soil called ___________ covered the land and made it good for farming.
a)
Ziggurat
b)
Silt
c)
Polytheism
d)
Top Soil
45.
Legendary twins raised by a wolf, who were said to have built the city of Rome
a)
Romulus and Remus
b)
Tom and Huck
c)
Ben and Jerry
d)
SpongeBob and Patrick
46.
River near which the city of Rome was built.
a)
Tiber River
b)
Yellow River
c)
Nile River
d)
Tigris River
47.
Ruler with absolute power
a)
President
b)
Dictator
c)
Consuls
d)
Representative
48.
Rome's first written law code
a)
Law of the 12 Tables
b)
Hammurabi's Code
c)
10 Commandments
d)
10 Amendments
49.
Wealthy landowners with the power in Rome
a)
Patricians
b)
Plebeians
c)
Magistrates
d)
Dictators
50.
the common people of Rome
a)
Patricians
b)
Plebeians
c)
Magistrates
d)
Consuls
51.
Form of government where people elect leaders to govern them.
a)
Republic
b)
Monarchy
c)
Tyranny
d)
Oligarchy
52.
to prohibit, the ability to stop a law for going into effect
a)
Veto
b)
Impeach
c)
Elect
d)
Elmo
53.
The bridge between ancient history and modern times that lasted between 500 AD-1500 AD
a)
Middle Ages
b)
Divine Right of Kings
c)
Knights
d)
Feudalism
54.
Latin word for Middle Ages
a)
Charlemagne
b)
Medieval
c)
Chivalry
d)
Serfs
55.
Warrior King of the Franks; built a huge empire in Europe trying to re-make the Roman Empire
a)
Charlemagne
b)
Lord
c)
Vikings
d)
Fief
56.
Invaders from Scandinavia who attacked European villages
a)
Peasants
b)
Vikings
c)
Guild
d)
Crusades
57.
A system of promises and loyalty between lords and vassals
a)
Feudalism
b)
Divine Right of Kings
c)
Guild
d)
Magna Carta
58.
Warriors who fought on horseback
a)
Lord
b)
Knight
c)
Peasant
d)
Serf
59.
The Christian Church of the Middle Ages
a)
Roman Catholic Church
b)
Lutheran Church
c)
Baptist Church
d)
Methodist Church
60.
An organization of people in the same craft or trade
a)
Guild
b)
Manor
c)
Holy Land
d)
Magna Carta
61.
A long series of wars between Christians & Muslims in the Holy Land
a)
Crusades
b)
Hundred Years War
c)
Middle Ages
d)
Bubonic Plague
62.
A deadly contagious disease spread by fleas on rats
a)
Bubonic Plague
b)
Ebola
c)
Small Pox
d)
Flu
63.
Great Charter; written laws that limited the power of the king
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Constitution of France
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Law of 12 Tables
64.
After invading England in 1066, ______________________ took the throne after defeating Harold at the Battle of Hastings.
a)
William the Conqueror
b)
Edward I
c)
King Bob
d)
Charlemagne
65.
Renaissance means...
a)
Rebirth
b)
Redo
c)
Remake
d)
Revise
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