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Unit 1 Test Review World History

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a form of culture that has cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, & record keeping

a)

civilization

b)

empire

c)

nomad

d)

city-state

e)

dynasty

2.

a collection of states, countries, or people controlled by one government

a)

civilization

b)

empire

c)

nomad

d)

city-state

e)

dynasty

3.

a member of a group that has no permanent home

a)

civilization

b)

empire

c)

nomad

d)

city-state

e)

dynasty

4.

a city and surrounding area acting independently

a)

civilization

b)

empire

c)

nomad

d)

city-state

e)

dynasty

5.

a series of rulers from a single family

a)

civilization

b)

empire

c)

nomad

d)

city-state

e)

dynasty

6.

The first to have indoor plumbing

a)

Indus Valley

b)

Ancient Egypt

c)

Mesopotamia

d)

Ancient China

7.

Wrote on papyrus

a)

Indus Valley

b)

Ancient Egypt

c)

Mesopotamia

d)

Ancient China

8.

Had Summer & Winter Monsoons

a)

Indus Valley

b)

Ancient Egypt

c)

Mesopotamia

d)

Ancient China

9.

Invented the wheel, the sail, & the plow

a)

Indus Valley

b)

Ancient Egypt

c)

Mesopotamia

d)

Ancient China

10.

Believed that 2 powers, the yin yang, governed the natural rhythms of life

a)

Indus Valley

b)

Ancient Egypt

c)

Mesopotamia

d)

Ancient China

11.

Developed a writing system known as cuneiform

a)

Indus Valley

b)

Ancient Egypt

c)

Mesopotamia

d)

Ancient China

12.

Fertile Crescent; Present day Iraq

a)

Indus Valley

b)

Ancient Egypt

c)

Mesopotamia

d)

Ancient China

13.

Rulers are subject to the Mandate of Heaven

a)

Indus Valley

b)

Ancient Egypt

c)

Mesopotamia

d)

Ancient China

14.

Scholars used the Rosetta Stone to decipher hieroglyphics

a)

Indus Valley

b)

Ancient Egypt

c)

Mesopotamia

d)

Ancient China

15.

A patriarchal society where women were treated as inferior & the elder men made decisions

a)

Indus Valley

b)

Ancient Egypt

c)

Mesopotamia

d)

Ancient China

16.

What social change did the Neolithic Revolution cause?

a)

the settlement of people in communities

b)

the decline of complex government

c)

the unchecked growth of populations

d)

the growth of nomadic lifestyles

17.

Hinduism & Buddhism have a common belief in what?

a)

Reincarnation

b)

Many Gods

c)

the Caste System

d)

Sacredness for life

18.

Each of these people is important in Jewish history. __________ is considered to be the father of the Jews; while, ____________ received the 10 Commandments on Mount Sinai; and King __________ built a temple to hold the 10 Commandments.

a)

Moses, Abraham, David

b)

Jesus, Moses, Solomon

c)

David, Abraham, Moses

d)

Abraham, Moses, Solomon

19.

The belief in many gods is called __________ while the belief in one god is called________.

a)

Islam, Christianity.

b)

Multhitheism, Monotheism.

c)

Polytheism, Monotheism.

d)

Paganism, Christianity.

20.

Locate Indus Valley

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

21.

What river(s) were in Ancient China?

a)

Yangtze, Huang He

b)

Nile

c)

Euphrates, Tigris

d)

Indus, Ganges

22.

What river(s) were in Ancient Egypt?

a)

Yangtze, Huang He

b)

Nile

c)

Euphrates, Tigris

d)

Indus, Ganges

23.

What river(s) were in Mesopotamia??

a)

Yangtze, Huang He

b)

Nile

c)

Euphrates, Tigris

d)

Indus, Ganges

24.

Who was the founder of Buddhism?

a)

there was no one founder

b)

Buddha

c)

Moses

d)

Siddhartha Gautama

25.

According to the 2nd Noble Truth of Buddhism, what is the cause of all human suffering?

a)

pain

b)

selflessness

c)

desire

d)

world history class :)

26.

How were the first cities different from early villages?

a)

cities were less densely populated

b)

villages were more formally organized

c)

villages were more diverse

d)

cities were the center for trade

27.

Before the Neolithic revolution, people were nomads because that had no choice but to

a)

flee from the wooly mammoth

b)

escape the pollution they caused

c)

more on after farming had depleted the soil

d)

follow animal migrations & vegetation cycles

28.

the capital of the hebrew kingdom united under Saul, David, & Solomon

a)

Jerusalem

b)

Israel

c)

Judah

29.

a hebrew kingdom united under Saul, David, & Solomon

a)

Jerusalem

b)

Israel

c)

Judah

30.

a hebrew kingdom established when Solomon forced people to pay taxes & work on the temple; this was established when the northerns rebelled

a)

Jerusalem

b)

Israel

c)

Judah