WorksheetsHCE - End of year review
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 39mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What made the Neolithic Age different from the Paleolithic Age?
a)
Settled communities
b)
Increased Agriculture
c)
Pottery & Weaving skills
d)
All of the above
2.
What development enabled man to live as farmers?
a)
Warm clothing
b)
Domestication of plants & animals
c)
Pottery
d)
Wheel
3.
Paleolithic homes were _______ so they could move a lot; Neolithic homes could be ______ because they didn't move.
a)
temporary; permanent
b)
permanent; temporary
c)
strong; weak
d)
tall; short
4.
Which best describes the nomadic lifestyle of the Paleolithic people?
a)
They lived in large villages, where they raised crops and livestock.
b)
They migrated from place to place
c)
They stayed in one place, living in caves and under rock shelters
d)
They lived in small villages and farmed the land
5.
What is the name of the FIRST or OLD Stone Age?
a)
Neolithic era
b)
Mesolithic era
c)
Paleolithic era
d)
Prehistory
6.
What materials were the first tool made from?
a)
Stones and bones
b)
Glass and bones
c)
Metal and bones
d)
Plastic and metal
7.
According to science, Homo Sapiens and our ancestors originated in
a)
Australia
b)
Asia
c)
Africa
d)
America
8.
Which of the following is not one of the five Characteristics of a civilization?
a)
Advanced technology
b)
Advanced Cities
c)
Specialize Labor
d)
Nomadism
9.
This image depicts technology from the
a)
Paleolithic Era
b)
Neolithic Era
10.
What does technology mean?
a)
A new creation
b)
Anything digital
c)
A hand-held device
d)
The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry.
11.
What is prehistory?
a)
the time before written history
b)
the period of time before we could speak
c)
the period of time before humans
d)
the time before anything important happened
12.
Which of the following best describes the advancements of the New Stone Age
a)
using tools
b)
gathering food
c)
using fire to hunt animals
d)
using seeds to grow crops
13.
Which of the following was a effect of agricultural communities emerging?
a)
Farming forced people to continue hunting small game.
b)
Farming provided a surplus of food which caused an increase in population.
c)
Farming caused individuals to starve leading the women to resort back to gathering food, while the men hunted.
d)
Farming did not impact the society at all.
14.
The Sumerian writing system was call
a)
Cyrillic
b)
Sargon
c)
hieroglyphics
d)
cuneiform
15.
Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?
a)
Hammurabi
b)
Gilgamesh
c)
Nebuchadnezzar
d)
Nineveh
16.
Things made by humans long ago
a)
Paleolithic
b)
fossils
c)
artifacts
d)
artisans
17.
Way to bring water to crops
a)
nomads
b)
irritation
c)
plowing
d)
irrigation
18.
Which of the following were members of the upper class in Mesopotamia?
a)
kings and priests
b)
artisans
c)
merchants and traders
d)
scribes
19.
Skilled workers who made metal products, cloth, or pottery
a)
priests
b)
artisans
c)
scribes
d)
heroes
20.
A community found in present-day Turkey dating back between 6700 B.C. - 5700 B.C.
a)
Catal Huyuk
b)
Jericho
c)
Babylon
d)
Jerusalem
21.
"the land between the rivers"; an early civilization between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
a)
China
b)
India
c)
Egypt
d)
Mesopotamia
22.
The division of the people in a society by rank or class
a)
Domestication
b)
Social hierarchy
c)
Surplus
d)
Trade Routes
23.
The type of arrangement in which each worker specializes in a particular task or job
a)
Division of Labor (Specialization)
b)
Polytheism
c)
Work Force
d)
Domestication of Labor
24.
Belief in more than one god
a)
Polytheism
b)
Monotheism
c)
Theocracy
d)
Theology
25.
A form of writing that uses groups of wedges and lines. It originated in Mesopotamia.
a)
Heiroglyphics
b)
Cuneiform
c)
Sumerian
d)
Sanskrit
26.
Babylonian leader who created the first written code of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
Sargon
c)
Hammurabi
d)
Sumer
27.
Curved strip of land that runs from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
Fertile Crescent
c)
silt
d)
Babylon
28.
An Egyptian king was called a ___________
a)
scribe
b)
servant
c)
papyrus
d)
pharaoh
29.
What the major river that was in Ancient Egypt?
a)
Amazon
b)
Mississippi
c)
Nile
d)
Tiber
30.
Which of the following classes would have been the largest on the Egyptian social pyramid?
a)
scribes
b)
peasants
c)
pharaoh
d)
government officials
31.
This picture shows an area known as the ______________.
a)
Farming Curve
b)
Fertile Crescent
c)
Farming Crescent
d)
Fertile Curve
32.
Why was the period between 460 and 429 B.C.E. called Athens' "Golden Age?"
a)
Coins/weapons from that era were made from gold
b)
Athens conquered all its neighboring city-states at that time, making it very rich
c)
At that time, most Athenians worshipped golden statues of gods and goddesses
d)
Art, science, and philosophy flourished at that time
33.
I am owned by a private citizen or a city state. I can not become a citizen. Who am I?
a)
Slave
b)
Metic
c)
Citizen
34.
What is a metic?
a)
A citizen in Athens
b)
A type of slave
c)
people who lived in Athens but werent born there
d)
People who were chosen for the Council of 500
35.
Form of government found in Athens, it comes from two Greek words Demos meaning people and Kratos meaning rule.
a)
Oligarchy
b)
Tyranny
c)
Democracy
d)
Monarchy
36.
Greek word for a city-state
a)
Polis
b)
Acropolis
c)
Agora
d)
Boule
37.
These carried water from the country to the city for drinking and washing.
a)
Arches
b)
Aqueducts
c)
Cement
d)
Colosseum
38.
The Greeks used these building materials.
a)
Concrete
b)
Limestone
c)
Marble
d)
Quartz
39.
The triangular space on top, often filled with sculpture
a)
Architrave
b)
Pediment
c)
Cornice
d)
Capital
40.
This band of carved decoration may consist of alternating triglyphs & metopes (Doric) OR a continuous scene or pattern.
a)
Podium
b)
Architrave
c)
Frieze
d)
Column
41.
A legionnaire was a Roman
a)
poet
b)
senator
c)
soldier
d)
lawyer
42.
The peace of Rome
a)
Pax Romania
b)
Pax Romana
c)
Pax Republic
d)
Pax Rwanda
43.
Who made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire?
a)
Commodus
b)
Augustus
c)
Claudius
d)
Constantine I
44.
Why was Rome's geographic setting important?
a)
Strong winds brought heavy spring rains to the land.
b)
Its position was central to Italy and the known Western world.
c)
It was surrounded by deserts which kept is safe from invasion.
d)
Farmers depended on yearly flooding to plant crops.
45.
Which of the following is NOT a reason that led to the fall of the Roman Empire?
a)
Empire was hard to defend because of size.
b)
The economy was failing.
c)
Invasions from barbarian tribes.
d)
Science convinced people the earth was flat and they fell off the edge.
46.
Which group most heavily influenced Roman art and architecture?
a)
Babylonians
b)
Greeks
c)
Egyptians
d)
Persians
47.
Why did the Romans create the republic?
a)
So they would not have a king in control.
b)
To defend themselves.
c)
So that every person could be a citizen.
d)
So that judges could make laws.
48.
The magistrates are made up of ___, and the two most powerful are called ____.
a)
elected officials; presidents
b)
elected officials; consuls
c)
consuls; presidents
d)
judges; senators
49.
Eventually, Rome's code of law was written on tablets and was called __.
a)
12 Laws
b)
Law of 12 Tables
c)
12 Laws of Rome
d)
Roman Law of 12
50.
In the early years of the Roman Republic real political power belonged to which group?
a)
The Senate
b)
The Tribunes
c)
The Assemblies
d)
The Judges
51.
Could women in Rome vote or hold office?
a)
only wealthy women
b)
only married women
c)
No, women could not vote
d)
yes, women could vote
52.
The purpose of dividing power in the Roman republic was to prevent
a)
the Patricians from having too much power.
b)
One person from becoming as powerful as king.
c)
to slow down the lawmaking process.
d)
Plebeians from having a say in government.
53.
Rome is situated along which river?
a)
Tiber
b)
Rubicon
c)
Adige
d)
Po
54.
Representatives from the Plebeian class that were elected to protect Plebeian interests.
a)
Consuls
b)
Slaves
c)
Plebeians
d)
Tribunes
55.
What year did the Roman empire collapse?
a)
350 A.D.
b)
476 A.D.
c)
200 A.D.
d)
632 A.D.
56.
Rome had enemies attacking their borders in too many places because the empire was too large?
a)
True
b)
False
57.
The eastern Roman empire entered into an era of uncertainty. Rulers changed frequently, as one leader attacked and defeated another. This was known as the beginning of the ______?
a)
The Old Ages
b)
The New Ages
c)
The Middle Ages
58.
How did the emergence of medieval feudalism in Europe influence the Christian Church?
a)
The Church encouraged voyages of exploration.
b)
The Church published the Bible in the vernacular.
c)
The Church adopted Latin as the official language.
d)
The Church served as the unifying power in society.
59.
A major goal of the Catholic Church during the Crusades (1096-1291) was to –
a)
Unite Arab peoples
b)
Establish Christianity in Western Europe
c)
Capture the Holy Land from Islamic rulers
d)
Strengthen the power of European rulers
60.
Which is the most valid generalization about the impact of the Crusades?
a)
They strengthened the power of the serfs in Europe
b)
They increased trade between Europe and Asia
c)
They brought European influence to Asia
d)
They promoted the idea of religious freedom
61.
Why was the time immediately following the fall of Rome called the Dark Ages?
a)
Emperors kept tight control of the people.
b)
There was little formal education for the masses.
c)
Artwork from Greece, not Rome, survived.
d)
There was no building being done.
62.
Who was never a vassal in a Feudal relationship?
a)
king
b)
noble
c)
knight
d)
peasant
63.
Roman Catholics view this person as their religious leader
a)
pope
b)
serf
c)
knight
d)
lord
64.
The period of history known as the Middle Ages is also called:
a)
Renaissance Times
b)
Feudal Times
c)
Common Times
d)
Medieval Times
65.
The Crusades were fought over which city?
a)
Mecca
b)
Jerusalem
c)
Rome
d)
Yathrib
66.
What is Feudalism?
a)
A Religion
b)
A system of Government
c)
A piece of land
d)
A type of war
67.
The Inquisition was
a)
group who enjoyed torture and execution
b)
court created by the Catholic Church to find and try heretics
c)
remarkably effective in its hunt for heretics
d)
was to increase the political power of the
Catholic Church
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Catholic Church
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68.
This city was on a crossroads between Europe and the Middle East.
a)
Cairo
b)
Constantinople
c)
Paris
d)
Moscow
69.
Feudal societies are generally characterized by
a)
an emphasis on social order
b)
a representative government
c)
many economic opportunities
d)
the protection of political rights
70.
The period including ancient Greece and ancient Rome:
a)
Enlightenment
b)
Antiquity
c)
Classical
d)
Modern
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