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Prentice Hall: World Explorer: The Ancient World Superquiz

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1-1

The Iceman was...

a)

an early human found in the Alps.

b)

Mario's brother.

c)

a Chinese silk-maker.

d)

a human able to form glaciers.

e)

a Hindu priest.

2.

1-1

History started when...

a)

people didn't like prefixes.

b)

people first wrote things down.

c)

humans evolved from the ape.

d)

people settled on the island of Autumn Heights.

e)

people wanted to start it.

3.

1-1

What is the name of a method of passing on information by word of mouth?

a)

Dentistry.

b)

Sawmill Thrill.

c)

Oral Tradition.

d)

Trunk Twister Tradition.

e)

Mouthing.

4.

1-2

Fire was discovered about...

a)

100 MYA.

b)

Last Science class.

c)

5 years ago.

d)

500,000 years ago.

e)

10,000 years ago.

5.

1-2

Farming began...

a)

when someone said so.

b)

1,000 years ago.

c)

at Knight's Farm.

d)

20 seconds ago.

e)

11,000 years ago.

6.

1-2

The Stone Age was split into three parts; the second being a transitional part. What were these parts called, in order?

a)

The Old Stone Age, the Middle Stone Age, and the New Stone Age.

b)

The Old Stone Age, the New Stone Age, and the Newer Stone Age.

c)

The New Stone Age, the Middle Stone Age, and Run Panda Run.

d)

The Middle Stone Age, Stardust Fields, and Toad Harbor.

e)

The Old Stone Age, The New Stone Age, and the Middle Stone Age.

7.

1-3

Surplus food equals...

a)

Constantine.

b)

population growth.

c)

inflation.

d)

melting wheat.

e)

Thutmose III and his singing shoe-box.

8.

1-3

Governments were used to...

a)

make cheese.

b)

create money.

c)

keep order.

d)

bother the public.

e)

keep no peace.

9.

1-3

The top and bottom people of the social ladder were...

a)

slaves at the top, priests and the bottom.

b)

kings and nobles everywhere.

c)

nowhere.

d)

kings at the top, and common workers and farmers at the bottom.

e)

common workers at the top, and farmers at the bottom.

10.

*1*

The Stone Age was an age where everyone used...

a)

copper tools.

b)

no tools.

c)

rose quartz tools.

d)

Rubidium tools.

e)

stone tools.

11.

2-1

The oldest known written language is...

a)

Sumerian.

b)

Urish.

c)

Greek.

d)

Chinese.

e)

Ziggurat Speech.

12.

2-1

Mesopotamia is located between...

a)

the Hylia and Regencia Rivers.

b)

the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.

c)

Upland Zorana and Ulria Grotto.

d)

the Chang Jiang and the Huang He Rivers.

e)

Gorko Lake and Medingo Pool.

13.

2-1

What did the Sumerians use to carry out waste?

a)

Trash Barrels.

b)

Boxes.

c)

Pipes.

d)

Garbage Trucks.

e)

Rivers.

14.

2-2

Babylon was a...

a)

Roman emperor known for mistreating the poor.

b)

Chandragupta's private accountant.

c)

Greek hero.

d)

crossroads of trade.

e)

Roman soldier.

15.

2-2

The capital of the Assyrian Empire was...

a)

Ur.

b)

Rougeport.

c)

Troy.

d)

Babylon.

e)

Nineveh.

16.

2-2

The greatest king of the New Babylonian Empire was...

a)

Nebuchadnezzar II.

b)

Mr. Noice.

c)

Spongebob.

d)

Phileas Fogg.

e)

Chaldea.

17.

2-3

Who made a law code for citizens to obey?

a)

Thutmose III.

b)

Hammurabi.

c)

Mr. Law.

d)

Sargon II.

e)

Mr. Lawful.

18.

2-3

Hammurabi's Code was based off of the idea of...

a)

"an elbow for a Tricep."

b)

"a ticket to the movie theater for a tote bag."

c)

"an eye for an eye."

d)

"milk for a milkshake."

e)

"an arm for a leg."

19.

2-3

The language made up of lines and wedges was called what?

a)

Indian.

b)

Rock.

c)

English.

d)

Cuneiform.

e)

Mandarin.

20.

2-4

Tyre became rich from what?

a)

Rhodium Mines.

b)

Copper Mines.

c)

Silver Mines.

d)

Loess.

e)

Murex Snail Slime.

21.

2-4

The Phoenicians invented the...

a)

alphabet.

b)

water clock.

c)

harness.

d)

collar.

e)

arch.

22.

2-4

Who led the Israelites out of Egypt?

a)

Link.

b)

Moses.

c)

King Rhoam.

d)

Hadrian.

e)

Abraham.

23.

2-5

At the heart of Judaism are the...

a)

Five Commandments.

b)

Gospels.

c)

Ten Commandments.

d)

blood vessels.

e)

blessing shrines.

24.

2-5

Deborah was a...

a)

criminal.

b)

banker.

c)

social worker.

d)

judge.

e)

store clerk.

25.

2-5

Who added to the diaspora in A.D. 135?

a)

The Egyptians.

b)

The Indians.

c)

The Chinese.

d)

The Greeks.

e)

The Romans.

26.

*2*

What body of water bordered the Eastern side of the Fertile Crescent?

a)

The Persian Gulf.

b)

The Mediterranean Sea.

c)

The Strait of Gibraltar.

d)

The Strait of Magellan.

e)

The Atlantic Ocean.

27.

3-1

The two parts of the Nile that branch are called...

a)

the Blue Nile and the Red Nile.

b)

the Blue Nile and the White Nile.

c)

the Black Nile and the White Nile.

d)

the Amazon and the Chang Jiang.

e)

the West Nile and the East Nile.

28.

3-1

Every year, the Nile did what?

a)

Dried up completely.

b)

Exploded.

c)

Flooded.

d)

Disappeared.

e)

Melted.

29.

3-1

Along the Nile, there were...

a)

math papers.

b)

Duane's videos.

c)

carbon films.

d)

cataracts.

e)

leviathan bones.

30.

3-2

Hatshepsut was a...

a)

martyr.

b)

pyramid name

c)

soldier.

d)

king.

e)

pharaoh.

31.

3-2

Egypt's pharaohs were considered to be...

a)

gods.

b)

useless.

c)

worthless.

d)

pesky.

e)

cautious.

32.

3-2

Egypt fell to...

a)

Duane Habacker.

b)

Alexander the Great.

c)

Mr. Kung.

d)

Ancient China.

e)

Stephanie Gomez.

33.

3-3

The Egyptians believed in...

a)

papyrus.

b)

pyramids.

c)

an afterlife.

d)

parades.

e)

monotheism.

34.

3-3

The chief god in Egyptian religion was...

a)

Anubis.

b)

Horus.

c)

Osiris.

d)

Amon-Re.

e)

Asoka.

35.

3-3

The Great Pyramids acted as...

a)

art galleries.

b)

stone bricks.

c)

prisms.

d)

mountains.

e)

great tombs.

36.

3-4

Hieroglyphs are...

a)

pictures that make up a language.

b)

doodles of Romulus Augustulus.

c)

letters to Caligula.

d)

letters to Diocletian.

e)

history books on Ancient India.

37.

3-4

Who decoded the Rosetta Stone?

a)

Prince Taharka.

b)

Jean Francois Champollion.

c)

Mr. Hindu.

d)

Aristotle.

e)

Pericles.

38.

3-4

The Egyptians knew a great deal about...

a)

Octavian.

b)

Hammy the Hamster.

c)

the body.

d)

Zearn.

e)

learning curves.

39.

3-5

Pharaoh Taharka was from...

a)

Armenia.

b)

Japan.

c)

India.

d)

Nubia.

e)

Micronesia.

40.

3-5

The three kingdoms of Nubia were...

a)

Hebra, Faron, and Akkala.

b)

Meroe, Moose, and Mountain.

c)

Napata, Nests, and Nubia.

d)

Kerma, Keratin, and Kites.

e)

Kerma, Napata, and Meroe.

41.

3-5

The rocky desert East of Meroe held large deposits of...

a)

Iron Ore.

b)

Loess.

c)

Applesauce.

d)

Frogs.

e)

Polonium.

42.

*3*

This Egyptian God protected the rich and the poor. Who was this god?

a)

Mr. Sawicki.

b)

Amon-Re.

c)

Mrs. Joseph.

d)

Mr. Kahn.

e)

Ramses II.

43.

4-1

India was blocked off by the very high mountain range called the...

a)

Bay of Bengal.

b)

Indian Ocean.

c)

Himalayas.

d)

Arabian Sea.

e)

Bolan Pass.

44.

4-1

The two mountain passes in the Hindu Kush mountain range are...

a)

Sturdina Pass and Icefall Pass.

b)

Sherfin Pass and Goflam Pass.

c)

Tal Tal Pass and Snowfield Pass.

d)

Bolan Pass and Khyber Pass.

e)

Darunia Pass and Darmani Pass.

45.

4-1

Who conquered the Indus River Valley peoples?

a)

Cleopatra.

b)

The Chinese.

c)

Alexander the Great.

d)

The Greeks.

e)

The Aryans.

46.

4-2

The Hindu god Shiva was the...

a)

destroyer.

b)

creator of Zearn.

c)

leading cause of anger in children.

d)

watcher.

e)

observer.

47.

4-2

The Upanishads are...

a)

a bunch of pans.

b)

one of the Hindu religious texts.

c)

nothing.

d)

a silly word.

e)

a collection of different languages.

48.

4-2

Hinduism teaches that...

a)

you should watch math videos by Duane Habacker at 0.5 speed.

b)

Zearn is horrible.

c)

there is more than one path to the truth.

d)

cows are the most important thing.

e)

you should always be reincarnated as a dog.

49.

4-3

Siddhartha Gautama once lived a

a)

life of suffering.

b)

life of a Roman dictator.

c)

life of terror.

d)

life of luxury.

e)

life of woe.

50.

4-3

Buddhism taught that...

a)

Sparta is for fools!

b)

Caligula is crazy!

c)

Nero is the best!

d)

Hinduism is completely wrong.

e)

all people are equal.

51.

4-3

After understanding the cause of human suffering, Buddha spent the rest of his life...

a)

teaching.

b)

in retirement.

c)

in Shi Huangdi's fan club.

d)

fasting.

e)

listening.

52.

4-4

After ruling harshly, Chandragupta became...

a)

worse.

b)

paranoid.

c)

nice.

d)

forgiving.

e)

sick.

53.

4-4

After the battle of Kalinga, Asoka...

a)

became an economist.

b)

became a journalist.

c)

had a change of heart.

d)

killed himself.

e)

left his ruling position.

54.

4-4

After the battle of Kalinga, Asoka practiced and preached the teachings of...

a)

Phil Plait.

b)

Socrates.

c)

Chandragupta.

d)

Buddha.

e)

Confucius.

55.

*4*

"Right Understanding" is one of the...

a)

books in the New Testament.

b)

Upanishads.

c)

books in the Old Testament.

d)

Gospels.

e)

steps in the Eightfold Path.

56.

5-1

The Chinese thought that rivers were dragons. The dragon's mouth was the...

a)

delta.

b)

smaller streams.

c)

main river.

d)

All of the above.

e)

None of the above.

57.

5-1

This river contains large amounts of loess. What is the name of this river?

a)

The Chang Jiang.

b)

The Huang He.

c)

The Yangzi River.

d)

The Nile River.

e)

The Mississippi River.

58.

5-1

The Chinese were the first people known to use...

a)

four names.

b)

sixteen names.

c)

two names.

d)

Quizizz.

e)

None of the above.

59.

5-2

Confucius thought that his life had been a...

a)

success.

b)

feat of amazement like no other.

c)

way to guide and inspire others.

d)

failure.

e)

victory.

60.

5-2

Confucius was...

a)

the creator of Super Mario World.

b)

a person who lived in the Sky Village.

c)

a Roman emperor.

d)

born in Canada.

e)

not an original thinker.

61.

5-2

The examination system brought...

a)

more able men into the government.

b)

unemployment.

c)

the plague.

d)

the Peloponnesian War.

e)

mercenaries.

62.

5-3

The Qin Dynasty lasted for...

a)

10,000 generations.

b)

two generations.

c)

100,000 generations.

d)

no generations.

e)

one English class.

63.

5-3

Who was Shi Huangdi?

a)

A random civilian.

b)

A ruler who liked Mohenjo-Daro's school district.

c)

A ruler who ordered the construction of the Great Wall of China.

d)

A ruler who disliked Pericles.

e)

A philosopher who ate six olives every day.

64.

5-3

Who was Wudi?

a)

A ruler who tried to control the minds of the people.

b)

A plebeian.

c)

Creator of Shi Huangdi's fan club.

d)

An emperor whose name meant "Warrior Emperor."

e)

Louie BANG's second cousin.

65.

5-4

What was the Silk Road?

a)

A mythical road.

b)

A trade route around town.

c)

A road with silkworms all over it.

d)

A road of silk.

e)

A long trade route from Antioch to Xian.

66.

5-4

The Chinese invented...

a)

the rudder.

b)

the toga.

c)

Sumerian.

d)

Sanskrit.

e)

Concrete.

67.

5-4

The Chinese did not invent...

a)

paper.

b)

the first law code.

c)

wheelbarrows.

d)

the fishing reel.

e)

the compass.

68.

*5*

Today, the Chinese call themselves "The Children of Han." The Chinese invented many things during the...

a)

Qin Dynasty.

b)

First Dynasty.

c)

Han Dynasty.

d)

Second Dynasty.

e)

Duane Dynasty.

69.

6-1

Greece is a peninsula made up of...

a)

nothing.

b)

fertile farmland.

c)

beaches.

d)

peninsulas.

e)

islands.

70.

6-1

To win the Trojan War, the Greeks used the...

a)

Trojan Bunny.

b)

Trojan Flea.

c)

phalanx.

d)

Trojan Cow.

e)

Trojan Horse.

71.

6-1

Athens was...

a)

democratic.

b)

a republic.

c)

socialist.

d)

communist.

e)

fascist.

72.

6-2

Who was Pericles?

a)

An Athenian leader who questioned the gods.

b)

An Athenian leader who improved the look of Athens.

c)

An Athenian leader who did nothing.

d)

An Athenian leader who made math videos.

e)

An Athenian leader who enjoyed comedies and did nothing else.

73.

6-2

Democritus said that everything was made up of...

a)

Iron Oxide.

b)

Krypton.

c)

tiny particles he called atoms.

d)

weathered rock.

e)

Florine.

74.

6-2

Socrates was a Greek...

a)

statesman.

b)

politician.

c)

psychologist.

d)

philosopher.

e)

optometrist.

75.

6-3

In Athens, men...

a)

were forced to fight.

b)

created horrible math websites for kids.

c)

took care of the children.

d)

stayed home.

e)

talked in the Agora all day.

76.

6-3

In Athens, women...

a)

stayed home and cared for the children.

b)

talked all day.

c)

went to the Olympic Games.

d)

bought things in the Agora.

e)

worked in mines.

77.

6-3

In Athens, slaves took up about...

a)

one-half of the population.

b)

one-third of the population.

c)

one-ninety-ninth of the population.

d)

the entire population.

e)

one-fourteenth of the population.

78.

6-4

Spartans killed babies if they...

a)

liked them too much.

b)

had sick fathers.

c)

were not healthy enough.

d)

were too healthy.

e)

didn't care for Tuesdays.

79.

6-4

Pericles died from...

a)

Anthrax.

b)

Smallpox.

c)

a Heart Attack.

d)

a plague.

e)

Influenza.

80.

6-4

Who won the Peloponnesian War?

a)

Alexander the Great.

b)

China.

c)

Rome.

d)

Athens.

e)

Sparta.

81.

6-5

Alexander the Great conquered up to the...

a)

Himalaya Mountains.

b)

Caspian Sea.

c)

Black Sea.

d)

Dead Sea.

e)

Mediterranean Sea.

82.

6-5

Euclid developed a branch of math called...

a)

Combinatorics.

b)

Geometry.

c)

Trigonometry.

d)

Fractions.

e)

Statistics.

83.

6-5

Archimedes discovered that...

a)

levers and pulleys are useless.

b)

pulleys are good for circuses.

c)

people could use levers and pulleys to lift heavy objects.

d)

levers serve no purpose.

e)

the Earth was triangular.

84.

*6*

At the battle of Marathon, the Athenians defeated the...

a)

Gauls.

b)

Aryans.

c)

Romans.

d)

Persians.

e)

Spartans.

85.

7-1

Rome is built on the banks of the...

a)

Rhine River.

b)

Ob River.

c)

Tamio River.

d)

Po River.

e)

Tiber River.

86.

7-1

The Etruscans were...

a)

a mysterious group of people who ruled Rome for some time.

b)

people that made up the Senate.

c)

Chinese Warriors.

d)

A group of Christian patricians.

e)

Julius Caesar's best friends.

87.

7-1

How was Julius Caesar killed?

a)

He was told to walk the plank.

b)

He was stabbed to death.

c)

He was crucified.

d)

He was poisoned.

e)

A Gaul hit his head.

88.

7-2

The first Roman emperor was...

a)

Romulus Augustulus.

b)

Marcus Aurelius.

c)

Augustus.

d)

Nero.

e)

Caligula.

89.

7-2

Who is said to be the greatest Roman emperor?

a)

Constantine.

b)

Diocletian.

c)

Octavian.

d)

Hadrian.

e)

Justinian.

90.

7-2

Early Roman art and architecture copied the...

a)

Indians.

b)

Babylonians.

c)

Egyptians.

d)

Persians.

e)

Etruscans.

91.

7-3

Wealthy Romans were famous for...

a)

overdoing things.

b)

helping the poor.

c)

neglecting the poor.

d)

going to circuses.

e)

treating the Zearn Crew unfairly.

92.

7-3

Circuses were provided by the Roman government to keep the poor from...

a)

leaving.

b)

rioting.

c)

talking.

d)

eating.

e)

laughing.

93.

7-3

A woman's freedom was based off of a man's...

a)

doctor appointment number.

b)

inability to put on a toga.

c)

wealth and status.

d)

decisions and food.

e)

subscribers on his lousy math channel.

94.

7-4

Jesus' disciples thought that he was...

a)

a Gospel.

b)

a disciple.

c)

a martyr.

d)

the messiah.

e)

an epistle.

95.

7-4

Paul's writings helped turn Christianity into...

a)

a forgotten religion.

b)

a book.

c)

a big mess of beliefs.

d)

an unorganized religion.

e)

an organized religion.

96.

7-4

Nero was known for his...

a)

mistreatment of the Christians.

b)

good treatment of the Christians.

c)

architectural skills.

d)

big fires he started.

e)

friendly attitude.

97.

7-5

The Roman Empire fell for...

a)

two reasons.

b)

many reasons.

c)

one reason.

d)

twenty-four reasons.

e)

no reasons.

98.

7-5

Inflation is when there is...

a)

less money, but it is worth less.

b)

less money, but it is worth more.

c)

more money, but it is worth less.

d)

more money, but it is worth more.

e)

None of the Above.

99.

7-5

Who was the last emperor of Rome?

a)

Cicero.

b)

Romulus.

c)

Remus.

d)

Romulus Augustulus.

e)

All of the Above.

100.

*7*

Who was the first emperor of Rome to convert to Christianity?

a)

Seneca.

b)

Solon.

c)

Martial.

d)

Diocletian.

e)

Constantine.

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