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SilasWood Social Studies Final

Total questions: 96

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The time before writing was developed

a)

Present Day

b)

Reform Age

c)

Prehistory

d)

Mercantile Age

2.

During the Old Stone Age, most of the tools were made of what material

a)

plastic

b)

wood

c)

glass

d)

stone

3.

Which of the following terms describes 'hunters and gatherers"

a)

"self sufficient"

b)

"motivated"

c)

"wanderers"

d)

"opinionated"

4.

In order for early civilizations to develop, the land needed to be

a)

dry

b)

deep

c)

moist

d)

fertile

5.

What do you call the training of plants and animals

a)

domestication

b)

behavioralism

c)

fortitude

d)

surplus

6.

Which of the following is not made by someone for a specific purpose

a)

tools

b)

fire

c)

music

d)

crops

7.

What do you call a remain from the past?

a)

memory

b)

artifact

c)

pillar

d)

rebirth

8.

Which of the following was not found with the Iceman

a)

fungus beads

b)

spade

c)

bible

d)

ax

9.

What continent is the Nile River in?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

South America

d)

Europe

10.

What is the length of the Nile River?

a)

400 miles

b)

2000 miles

c)

8000 miles

d)

4000 miles

11.

From which direction does the Nile River flow?

a)

East to West

b)

West to East

c)

South to North

d)

North to South

12.

Why was the Nile River important to the Egyptians?

a)

It overflowed to help grow crops

b)

It allowed them drinking water

c)

They used it to bathe

d)

They worshipped in Malibu, the God of Water

13.

Which of the following is a method of irrigation that 'scooped water using a bucket-lifter?

a)

canal

b)

shadouf

c)

water mill

d)

slocum

14.

Which of the following was a belief of the Egyptians?

a)

life after death

b)

karma

c)

pergatory

d)

eye for eye

15.

Who was trained to read hieroglyphics?

a)

pharaohs

b)

esquires

c)

teachers

d)

scribes

16.

Why was mummification important?

a)

so body didn't smell

b)

because the Egyptians had a surplus of material to use

c)

so when they met god they looked pretty

d)

So a soul could find/recognize its body after death

17.

Structures built for pharaoh's tombs

a)

cathedral

b)

pyramid

c)

mosque

d)

mosaleum

18.

What war was in the Middle Kingdom that took over Lower Egypt?

a)

Egyptian

b)

Mesopotian

c)

Hyksos

d)

Great

19.

One of Egypt's few female rulers

a)

Medina

b)

Tutankamon

c)

Hammurabi

d)

Hatshepsut

20.

Who was the 'boy king'

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Tutankamon

c)

Hatshepsut

d)

Medina

21.

What waste place where tombs of pharoahs were hidden?

a)

Valley of Kings

b)

Sahara Desert

c)

Valley of the Dolls

d)

Valley of the Deseased

22.

Who discovered King Tuts tomb?

a)

Dan Bowman

b)

Hal Mann

c)

Chris Pines

d)

Howard Carter

23.

Which was not a weapon used by the Hyksos to defeat the Egyptians?

a)

Bronze weapons

b)

bow and arrow

c)

pole arm

d)

chariots

24.

Name the pharaoh that promised "outsiders would never again control any part of Egypt"

a)

Caraputha

b)

Ahmose

c)

Benign

d)

Amarosa

25.

What group is at top of Egypt's 'social pyramid'

a)

merchant

b)

scribe

c)

slave

d)

pharaoh

26.

Which of the following is not a group in the middle of Egypt's 'social pyramid'

a)

farmer

b)

merchant

c)

artisan

d)

scribe

27.

What continent is the Fertile Crescent (Mesopotamia) on?

a)

Africa

b)

South America

c)

Asia

d)

Europe

28.

Which of the following means "Land between two rivers"

a)

Fertile Crescent

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Himalayas

d)

Middle Way

29.

The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flow into what body of water?

a)

Nile

b)

Persian Gulf

c)

Lake Nassar

d)

Cairo

30.

Which of the following is not a city state of Sumer?

a)

Ur

b)

Uruk

c)

Emerites

d)

Eridu

31.

What is the written language in Mesopotamia?

a)

scribe

b)

hieroglyphics

c)

cuneiform

d)

braille

32.

Who is the king of Babylon?

a)

Hammurabi

b)

pharaoh

c)

mummy

d)

Hexagon

33.

What is written on the "large stone pillar"?

a)

Noble Truths

b)

hieroglyphics

c)

Bedtime stories

d)

Code of Laws

34.

The Code of Hammurabi main theme is:

a)

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

b)

You only live once

c)

Do onto others

d)

Eye for an eye

35.

Who started the religion of Judaism?

a)

Jesus

b)

Abraham

c)

Moses

d)

Antonio

36.

God told Abraham to go from Sumer to Canaan and start a new religion. This 'deal' was called a

a)

covenant

b)

proposition

c)

forfeit

d)

karma

37.

The term monotheism is the belief

a)

in no gods

b)

in one god

c)

in many gods

d)

in inanimate objects

38.

God gave to Moses the rules Christians must follow in:

a)

Koran

b)

Stone Pillars

c)

Ten Commandments

d)

Meca

39.

Where is the current land where Judiasm originated

a)

Israel

b)

Turkey

c)

Egypt

d)

Rome

40.

What continent is India located?

a)

Africa

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

Australia

41.

What is the major river in India?

a)

Nile

b)

Indus

c)

Mississippi

d)

Himalayas

42.

What is the source for the Indus River in India?

a)

Andes

b)

Mount Everest

c)

Alps

d)

Himalayas

43.

What is the ancient language of the Indian civilization?

a)

sanskrit

b)

habu

c)

cuneiform

d)

latin

44.

Discovery that broke the code of hieroglyphics

a)

wind talkers

b)

cia

c)

Rosetta Stone

d)

blanco note

45.

The name of a massive fort at the West end of city in India

a)

infirmary

b)

citadel

c)

academy

d)

papyrus

46.

The arrival of the Aryans into ancient India was the start of which religion?

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Hinduism

d)

Muslim

47.

What is a person's place or level in Hinduism is based on reincarnation. This is called

a)

caste system

b)

dharma

c)

sewer system

d)

citadel

48.

In Hindu, the rules described in the vedas, describing good and bad is called

a)

pillars

b)

bible

c)

dharma

d)

koran

49.

Buddhists believe if someone does something good or bad they would receive the same act is called

a)

pillar

b)

karma

c)

koran

d)

dharma

50.

The 4 Noble Truths, according to Buddha, are meant to help end what

a)

crimes

b)

slavery

c)

starvation

d)

suffering

51.

The Buddhists believed following Eightfold Path was a way to live without suffering. Another name is called

a)

Low Way

b)

Middle Way

c)

Top Way

d)

Perfect Way

52.

Greece is located on what continent?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

Antartica

53.

The Aegean, Ionean and Mediterranian are bodies of water that surround

a)

Persian Gulf

b)

Africa

c)

Greece

d)

Israel

54.

The geography of Greece is primarily

a)

flat lands

b)

desert

c)

mountainous

d)

lakes

55.

This hills in Greece made it difficult to do all of the following except

a)

travel

b)

farm

c)

attend school

d)

trade

56.

What is the greek word for 'city-state'

a)

mediterranean

b)

polis

c)

souvlaki

d)

ergon

57.

Which of the following is not a city state in Greece?

a)

Sparta

b)

Athens

c)

Olympia

d)

TelAviv

e)

Lindus

58.

What was the battle between Athens and Sparta called

a)

Peloponnesian Wars

b)

Battle of Salamis

c)

Battle of Normandy

d)

Tsikis War

59.

A government that lets citizens vote and make decisions

a)

altheist

b)

dictatorship

c)

monarchy

d)

democracy

60.

Who created the world's first 'democracy'?

a)

Romans

b)

Athenians

c)

Nigerians

d)

Egyptians

61.

Which groups of people in Athens was not allowed to become citizens

a)

children

b)

soldiers and merchants

c)

women and slaves

d)

teachers and fisherman

62.

What was the name of the god that lived in Mt Olympus?

a)

Zeus

b)

Homer

c)

Plato

d)

Medusa

63.

The Greek poet who wrote "The Odyssey"

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Alexander the Great

d)

Homer

64.

Socrates and Plato were teachers of

a)

math

b)

literature

c)

philosophy

d)

history

65.

Who was the creator of Greek-like empires?

a)

Homer

b)

Alexander the Great

c)

Dali Lama

d)

Zeus

66.

Who were the sailors that traveled to ports all across the Mediterranean?

a)

Hypnos

b)

Zephyrus

c)

Phoenecians

d)

Plebians

67.

Name of ancient civilization that got its name form 2 brothers-Romulus and Remus

a)

Rome

b)

Athens

c)

Jerusalem

d)

Nigeria

68.

What is the name of the mountains that separate Italy from Europe?

a)

Alps

b)

Kilamajaro

c)

Himalayas

d)

Apennine

69.

Name of mountains that cut through Italy

a)

Apennine Mountains

b)

Alps

c)

Himalayas

d)

kilamajaro

70.

River in Italy that leads to Rome

a)

Nile

b)

Persian Gulf

c)

Tiber River

d)

Agean Sea

71.

Lower class in Rome

a)

slaves

b)

memes

c)

plebians

d)

patricians

72.

Upper class in Rome

a)

plebians

b)

aristocrats

c)

jesuits

d)

patricians

73.

Name of 1 or 2 elected officials of the Roman Republic who commanded the army and had judges

a)

consul

b)

senate

c)

tribunes

d)

monarch

74.

Name of law-making and most powerful branch of the republic in roman government

a)

consul

b)

senate

c)

tribune

d)

monarch

75.

The elected leader who represented plebeians in the roman Republic

a)

consul

b)

senate

c)

tribune

d)

monarch

76.

What was the name of the place where Rome's laws were posted and also served as marketplace?

a)

senate

b)

forum

c)

flea market

d)

palace

77.

Name of wars between Rome and Carthage

a)

Holy Wars

b)

Hyskos Wars

c)

Punic Wars

d)

Plentiful Wars

78.

General Hannibal from Carthage led an army against Rome led by what animal?

a)

giraffes

b)

horses

c)

dogs

d)

elephants

79.

Which branch of the republic plotted to get rid of Caesar?

a)

consul

b)

senate

c)

tribune

d)

monarch

80.

Which ruler in roman history had to much power so the got rid of him?

a)

Napolean

b)

Abraham

c)

Caesar

d)

Pluto

81.

Name of waterways that carried water into cities

a)

aquaducts

b)

ware slides

c)

water mills

d)

census

82.

A way to track population every 5 years in an empire

a)

census

b)

diagnostic

c)

ELA

d)

algebra

83.

Who was person who started Christianity

a)

Abraham

b)

Muhamed

c)

Jesus

d)

Dali Lama

84.

Which apostle was the closest follower of Jesus?

a)

John

b)

Peter

c)

Luke

d)

Judas

85.

Which emperor accepted Christianity in the Roman empire

a)

Napolean

b)

Zeus

c)

Cesaer

d)

Constantine

86.

What was language spoken by the invaders of the people who eventually took over the Roman empire

a)

French

b)

German

c)

Islam

d)

Spanish

87.

What continent is Arabia in

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

America

88.

A well watered area found in a desert

a)

quick sand

b)

mirage

c)

oasis

d)

desert

89.

Name of person who started new religion of Islam in ancient Arabia

a)

Muhammed

b)

Abraham

c)

Caesar

d)

Hammurabi

90.

Name of the holy book of Islam

a)

bible

b)

hammurabi

c)

covenant

d)

koran

91.

Which one is not one of the 5 Pillars of Islam

a)

Respect and give to unhealthy

b)

travel to Kabba at least once

c)

Believe in multiple gods including Allah

d)

Do not feast during Ramdah

e)

Pray 5 times a day

92.

How many times a day do Islamics pray

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

93.

Muslims traders traveled in groups

a)

herds

b)

caravans

c)

teams

d)

packs

94.

A person with religious and political rights over a land

a)

caravan

b)

patrician

c)

caliph

d)

allah

95.

A simple number system compared to Roman Numerals which was a contribution of Islamic world

a)

Algebra

b)

Arabic # system

c)

astrolabe

d)

algorithm

96.

A calendar created by the Islamic world to help determine directions based on study of stars, planets, and moon

a)

algebra

b)

arabic # system

c)

astrolab

d)

caravan