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Worksheets50 question SS Final Review Part 1
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 26mins
The period of time before writing was invented is known as
Old Stone Age.
New Stone Age.
history
prehistory
Neolithic cave paintings a Sumerian vase Cuneiform clay tablets a journal written by an Athenian youth were all examples of
primary sources
secondary sources
published records
official records
Which of these activities would an archaeologist do?
Study the phases of the moon.
Make maps.
Study Earth’s features.
Examine Artifacts.
Where did our human ancestors originate from?
The Fertile Crescent
Africa
Asia
Europe
What does studying artifacts such as bones and stone help archaeologists understand?
the population of a region.
the beginnings of mythology.
the culture of the people of the Stone Age.
how modern technology affects culture
How did people in the Old Stone Age get their food?
Hunting animals and gathering wild plants
hunting animals and domesticating them
hunting animals and farming the land
hunting animals and selling the food they grew
Why was Civilization able to developed in the Fertile Crescent?
the Nile River made it a prosperous area.
it was an important mining area
the rivers there created very rich farmland.
the area was difficult to defend.
Based on its name, what do you know about Mesopotamia?
It is located between two rivers.
It was home for a large population.
It is located in mountain foothills.
It was home of the world’s first cities.
Ancient Sumerians invented irrigation systems and plows. How did these inventions helped them?
Helped create a system of government.
Provided a safe home for people.
Gave them a partner with whom to trade.
Provided a steady supply of food.
Which rivers influenced settlement in Mesopotamia?
Nile & First Cataract
Tigris & Euphrates
Jordan & Sinai
Persian Gulf & Red Sea
What evidence shows that the Sumerians had developed architecture?
ziggurats
statues
written language
an army
To escape the cycle of death and rebirth Hindu’s must follow their ______, the religious and moral duties of each person.
reincarnation
nirvana
dharma
caste
What is made up of the all good and evil that a person has done in their past lives?
Dharma
Karma
Samsara
Deities
What is the Hindu idea of nonviolence?
karma
ahimsa
dharma
reincarnation
What is the lasting peace that Buddhists seek?
karma
ahimsa
dharma
nirvana
What is the Middle Way?
A path through the Himalayas.
Another word for the Indus River.
The Eightfold Path to nirvana.
The endless wheel of reincarnation.
What did Buddha teach was the cure for human suffering?
worship many gods.
give up selfish desires.
gain wealth through hard work.
exercise and eat healthy food.
Before becoming “The Buddha” Siddhartha was a _________.
priest
farmer
prince
soldier
Believes that Karma determines what body a person is reborn into.
Hinduism
Buddhism
Both
Samsara ends when a soul becomes one with Brahman.
Hinduism
Buddhism
Both
What do Hinduism and Buddhism have in common?
A belief in many gods.
Bathing rituals.
The caste system.
A belief in many lifetimes.
The first farming settlements in China developed __________.
near the highlands.
on the level plains.
along the rivers.
near the mountains
The earliest form of China’s written language was developed during the _______ Dynasty, China’s first civilization.
Han
Shang
Qin
Zhou
Because of the government examinations based on Confucius’s teachings, government jobs _______.
were filled based on ability and knowledge.
were held only by the sons of important people.
were not highly prized.
were held by anyone who wanted one
Why was the teaching of Confucian philosophy important?
It influenced the civilization of India.
It ruled many aspects of Chinese life.
It stressed the need to educate only the rich.
It urged rulers to extend China’s empire. .
Why was the Han Dynasty is known as “the Golden Age?"
Confucius taught his beliefs to many students
Because of the many new ideas and technologies.
Everybody could read and write
Rulers ordered The Great Wall of China to be built
During the Han Dynasty, many aspects of life were ruled by the ____ of Confucius.
science
mandates
civil service
philosophy
Which of the following could the emperor do to lose the Mandate of Heaven?
The government raises taxes and forces men into the emperor’s service.
The people rebel and unite under a strong leader, who defeats the emperor.
Life improves for the people because the government provided prosperity and protection.
Disasters such as droughts, floods and famine, or enemy invasions make life worse
Greek city- states were built around a(n)__________, a high hill.
peninsula
polis
acropolis
mountain
Due to its geography many Greeks became __________.
soldiers
farmers
traders and sailors
artisans
What type of government do the following describe?
Rule by the people. Citizens participate in government by voting. An example is Ancient Athens
democracy
monarchy
oligarchy
tyranny
Which city – state does the following describe?
Economy was based on trade. Was the leading naval power in Ancient Greece. Was a democracy. The purpose of education was to produce good citizens.
Athens
Sparta
Macedonia
Thebes
Which of the following is evidence that Spartan women had more rights than Athenian women?
Spartan women could own their own property.
Spartan women served in the army until they were 60.
Spartan women could speak at the assembly
Spartan women were allowed to wear jewelry, cosmetics, and perfume.
U.S. buildings that are built using columns shows that
Americans value the teachings of Ancient Greek philosophers.
Americans use stone from Greece to build monuments.
Americans are influenced by Ancient Greek architecture.
Immigrants from Greece were hired to build the Lincoln Memorial.
In Greek mythology, there were ___________.
12 great gods & goddesses, led by Zeus.
no goddesses.
both human and animal gods.
many dragons.
Which of the present day countries was not a part of Alexander the Great’s Empire?
Egypt
China
Turkey
Iran
Alexander never lost a battle, but was forced to return to Babylon because________.
disease killed many of his troops.
too many of his troops were wounded.
his troops refused to go further.
his army ran out of supplies.
The laws introduced by the Athenian leader Solon helped the city become
a free city with no slaves.
an empire that extended to Egypt.
a leading democracy.
an empire that extended to China.
King ___________ lead an army of 300 Spartans against the Persian invaders.
Leonidas
Salamis
Xerxes
Darius
According to Daoism, how should rulers rule?
lead by example
punish very severely
rulers should have absolute power
rulers should rule as little as possible
The Code of Hammurabi and Chinese legalism both rely on the idea that
all subjects are equal under the law
governments must provide their people with rights
religion and government must be brought closer together
harsh laws are needed to control society
Why did the goods along the Silk Road pass from trader to trader?
It was difficult to travel the entire length of the Silk Road
They were robbed
The food they were carrying may get bad
They had to be home before dark because it was dangerous
China’s rulers claimed the ________, that they had the right to rule because it was their fate or destiny.
Legalism
Confucianism
Daoism
Mandate of Heaven
What was the purpose of building the Great Wall?
To provide work for peasants who had no jobs.
To prevent scholars from criticizing the emperor.
To protect the empire from invaders.
To promote wealth among the empire’s landowners.
Which of the following actions did Shi Huangdi take in order to control Chinese thought?
He outlawed the ideas of Confucius and others.
He built the only library in the empire.
He trained all the scholars himself.
He wrote the philosophy books read by the people.
What is true about life in Paleolithic times?
People lived in permanent structures made of mud bricks.
People lived in large communities and moved frequently.
People developed special skills such as weaving and farming.
People spent most of their time finding enough food to eat.
This led to the decline of Sumerian Civilization.
The climate in the region changed.
They fought with each other leaving them vulnerable to attack
Famine and disease swept the region.
The rivers dried up.
Why did Phoenicia become a thriving and wealthy region?
The warlike Phoenicians conquered their neighbors.
Gold was discovered near the city of Tyre
Phoenicia controlled access to the cities of Sumer.
Phoenicians sold valuable wood and dyed cloth to neighboring peoples.
Phoenicians were able to control trade throughout the Mediterranean __________.
by refusing to trade their purple dye.
by having warriors on their ships.
by bribing other kings.
by telling stories of monsters that lived in the deep water.
