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Unit 1 & 2 Test Review: Prehistory, Egypt, Mesopotamia

Total questions: 91

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Paleolithic people were able to survive because they used
a)
Rocks
b)
Water
c)
Caves
d)
Fire
2.
How did people spend their time during the Paleolithic Age?
a)
Building cities
b)
Learning new jobs
c)
Finding food
d)
Weaving and Farming
3.
Which of the following developed after the Paleolithic Age?
a)
Spoken language
b)
Farming
c)
Art
d)
Tools
4.
A person who moves from place to place in search of food
a)
Migration
b)
Culture
c)
Nomad
d)
Artisan
5.
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, or moved, from place to place
c)
They stayed in one place, living in caves and beneath rock shelters.
d)
They lived in small villages and farmed the land. 
6.
Which statement best describes the Neolithic people? 
a)
They lived in caves or built simple shelters.
b)
They migrated from place to place to hunt animals for food.
c)
They could settle in one place because they had a reliable food supply. 
d)
They used simple tools made from stone.
7.
Which statement best explains the greatest effect the emergence of agriculture had on early societies?
a)
The population steadily decreased.
b)
People were not able to specialize in just one trade. 
c)
Agriculture made it harder to find food. 
d)
The population steadily increased. 
8.
The Neolithic Revolution refers to the time when early humans-
a)
mastered fire.
b)
developed agriculture.
c)
migrated from Africa.
d)
organized governments
9.
What were the effects of the Neolithic Revolution?
a)
Surplus Food Supply
b)
Specialization of Jobs
c)
Permanent Settlements
d)
All of the above
10.
The movement of people from one location to another is called______________.
a)
transportation
b)
glaciation
c)
Paleolithic
d)
migration
11.
Which of the following BEST describe an ice age?
a)
A winter where there is a lot of ice and snow.
b)
A year of very low temperatures when all water freeze.
c)
A time when glaciers cover much of the land and sea.
d)
A place where animals and plants cannot survive.
12.
What made specialization possible?
a)
The knowledge of how to grow crops.
b)
The farming surplus.
c)
organized government.
d)
Traders and merchants.
13.
What is another name for the Neolithic Age?
a)
New Stone Age
b)
Old Stone Age
c)
Prehistoric Period
d)
The Ice Age
14.
What is another word for farming?
a)
industry
b)
Paleolithic
c)
agriculture
d)
migration
15.
How did the "Stone Age"get its name?
a)
Man made his homes out of stone.
b)
Man made tools and weapons out of stone.
c)
Man carved sculptures out of stone.
d)
Man worshiped statues made of stone.
16.
In which region did agriculture first begin?
a)
East Asia
b)
Middle East
c)
Northern American
d)
Europe
17.
In which region did agriculture first begin?
a)
East Asia
b)
Middle East
c)
Northern American
d)
Europe
18.
The term "Paleo" means?
a)
old
b)
stone
c)
new
d)
farm
19.
The term pre-history refers to?
a)
before farming
b)
before man
c)
before the use of metals
d)
before writing
20.

An organized society with knowledge of trade, government, art, farming, and science.

a)

Economy

b)

Society

c)

Civilization

d)

Kingdom

21.

During this period of time, stone was no longer considered to be the best material to make tools and weapons.

a)

Pleistocene Epoch

b)

Stone Age

c)

Bronze Age

d)

Ice Ages

22.

When archaeologists really don't know an exact age of an artifact but just use its position in the ground to compare to ages of other artifacts.

a)

Relative dating

b)

DNA testing

c)

Radiocarbon dating

d)

Advanced dating

23.

Objects that earlier humans made and used in their daily lives.

a)

Cultures

b)

Myths

c)

Artifacts

d)

Deities

24.

To tame for purposes to assist or benefit humans, like dogs and goats.

a)

Irrigation

b)

Cultural diffusion

c)

Replicate

d)

Domesticate

25.

To supply water to land in order to help crops grow.

a)

Domesticate

b)

Irrigate

c)

Drain

d)

Fertilize

26.

Writing was first used by which of the following groups of people in cities?

a)

Kings

b)

Military leaders

c)

Priests

d)

Merchants

27.

What types of information was writing first used to record?

a)

Names of Kings

b)

Songs

c)

Myths

d)

Offerings for sacrifices

28.

Term that refers to human beings and the human like creatures that came before them.

a)

Cro-Magnons

b)

Homo habilis

c)

Neanderthals

d)

Hominids

29.

Which of the following was the greatest advancement to occur during the Neolithic Revolution?

a)

Discovery of fire

b)

Hunting

c)

Farming

d)

Invention of writing

30.

Which of the following would be examples of technological advancements?

a)

The wheel

b)

Wooden tools

c)

Bronze tools

d)

Plows

31.

About how many years ago did the last Ice Age end?

a)

500 years ago

b)

1,000 years ago

c)

10,000 years ago

d)

1 million years ago

32.

What do nomads move constantly in search of?

a)

Fire

b)

Farm land

c)

Food

d)

Trading partners

33.

The first Homo sapiens who are not considered to be our direct ancestors.

a)

Neanderthals

b)

Cro Magnons

34.

This is the name for the earliest Homo sapiens sapiens, who are considered to be our direct ancestors.

a)

Neanderthals

b)

Cro Magnons

35.

This researcher would be most likely to study artifacts and how they were used by ancient civilizations.

a)

Paleontologist

b)

Archaeologist

c)

Anthropologist

36.

This researcher would be most likely to study fossils of any kind.

a)

Paleontologist

b)

Archaeologist

c)

Anthropologist

37.

This researcher would be most likely to study the behavior of our earliest human ancestors to learn more about them.

a)

Paleontologist

b)

Archaeologist

c)

Anthropologist

38.

This hominid lived longest ago and is considered to be the least advanced.

a)

Homo erectus

b)

Homo habilis

c)

Homo sapien

d)

Homo sapien sapien

39.

This hominid was the first to walk upright and also the first to discover fire.

a)

Homo habilis

b)

Homo erectus

c)

Homo sapien

d)

Homo sapien sapien

40.

What were irrigation systems in early civilizations?

a)

Fences to keep enemies out

b)

Ditches to move water towards farm fields

c)

Walls to keep water out of cities

d)

Shrines to worship deities

41.
18. In what modern country is Çatal Huyuk located?
a)
Spain
b)
Turkey
c)
France
d)
Germany
42.
The Nile River is in
a)
China
b)
Egypt
c)
India
d)
Mesopotamia
43.
The Indus River is in
a)
China
b)
Egypt
c)
India
d)
Mesopotamia
44.
The Huang He River is in
a)
China
b)
Egypt
c)
India
d)
Mesopotamia
45.
Who settled between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River?
a)
Hebrews
b)
Phoenicians
c)
Nubians
46.
Who settled on the upper (southern) Nile River? 
a)
Hebrews
b)
Phoenicians
c)
Nubians
47.
Who settled along the Mediterranean coast (Fertile Crescent)
a)
Hebrews
b)
Phoenicians
c)
Nubians
48.
During the Paleolithic Era, hunter and gatherer societies did which of the following?
a)
I, II, III, and IV
b)
I and III
c)
I, II, and IV
d)
III, and IV
49.
During the Paleolithic Era, hunter and gatherer societies did which of the following?
a)
I, II, III, and IV
b)
I and III
c)
I, II, and IV
d)
III, and IV
50.
Archaeologists apply which scientific test to estimate age?
a)
Photography
b)
Analyzing cave art
c)
Carbon Dating
51.
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers are in
a)
China
b)
Egypt
c)
India
d)
Mesopotamia
52.
This is
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
Egypt
c)
India
d)
China
53.
This is
a)
India
b)
China
c)
Egypt
d)
Mesopotamia
54.
This is
a)
India 
b)
China
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
Egypt
55.
This is
a)
India
b)
Egypt
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
China
56.
This is
a)
Hebrews
b)
Nubians
c)
Phoenicians
57.
This is
a)
Hebrews
b)
Nubians
c)
Phoenicians
58.
This is
a)
Phoenicians
b)
Nubians
c)
Hebrews
59.
River valleys provided water, rich soil, and _____________ from invasion
a)
Protection
b)
Settlements
c)
rivers
60.
Which rivers are associated with Mesopotamia? 
a)
Nile
b)
Indus
c)
Huang He
d)
Tigris and Euphrates
61.
Which civilization is known as "the land between the rivers"? 
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia
c)
Nubia
d)
Indian
62.
Egypt is associated with the __________ river.
a)
Nile
b)
Tigris
c)
Indus
d)
Huang He
63.
The Indian River Valley civilization has which main river? 
a)
Nile
b)
Tigris
c)
Indus
d)
It doesn't have a river
64.
Another name for the Huang He river is the...
a)
River of Wealth
b)
River of Happiness
c)
River of Sorrows
d)
That river in China
65.
The Chinese civilization is associated with which river? 
a)
Nile
b)
Huang He
c)
Tigris and Euphrates
d)
Indus
66.
What is another name for the Hebrews?
a)
Indians
b)
Jews
c)
Kush
67.
What is another name for the Nubians?
a)
Jews
b)
Kush
c)
Noobs
68.
What are hereditary rulers? 
a)
Generations of leaders
b)
Different leaders from different families
c)
One leader forever
d)
There is no leader
69.
Which civilization is the only one to have a pharaoh? 
a)
China
b)
Mesopotamia
c)
Egypt
d)
India
70.
What is a rigid-class system?
a)
You can never change classes
b)
You always change classes
c)
You don't have a class
71.
What do we call a city and the surrounding villages under city control? 
a)
A city-state
b)
A kingdom
c)
An empire
72.
Which law code has the phrase "an eye for an eye"? It is also the first written law code.
a)
Ten Commandments
b)
Code of Hammurabi
c)
Twelve Tablets
73.
This code was the law and moral code of the Hebrews (Jews).
a)
Ten Commandments
b)
Code of Hammurabi
c)
Justinian's Code
74.
Who were the first to use boats?
a)
Egyptians
b)
Phoenicians
c)
Mesopotamians
d)
Chinese
75.
Was slavery based on race?
a)
Yes
b)
No
76.
Which river valley civilization settled in the Indus River Valley in South Asia?
a)
Indian
b)
Chinese
c)
Nubia
d)
Egyptian
77.
Which river valley civilization settled in the Huang He Valley in East Asia?
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
Chinese
c)
Indian
d)
Hebrew
78.
Which civilization settled between the Mediterranean Sea and Jordan River Valley in Southwest Asia?
a)
Egyptians
b)
Indian
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
Hebrews
79.
Which civilization settled along the Mediterranean coast and became prominent traders?
a)
Nubians
b)
Phoenicians
c)
Chinese
d)
Indians
80.

Which civilization settled on the upper Nile in Africa?

a)

Egyptians

b)

Nubians

c)

Hebrews

d)

Phoenicians

81.
Which one is NOT an example of a state?
a)
city-state
b)
kingdom
c)
empire
d)
Aleppo
82.
What form of written law code was written by a Babylonian king?
a)
Code of Hammurabi
b)
Ten Commandments
c)
US Constitution
d)
Torah
83.
The belief in more than one god is called - 
a)
monotheism
b)
polytheism
84.
The belief in one god is called - 
a)
monotheism
b)
polytheism
85.
Who led the Hebrews out of slavery from Egypt and was given the Ten Commandments from God?
a)
Abraham
b)
Moses
c)
Jesus
d)
Hammurabi
86.
Who is considered the founder of the Hebrew people?
a)
Moses
b)
Jesus
c)
Abraham
d)
Hammurabi
87.
What city is holy to the Hebrews?
a)
Jerusalem
b)
Aleppo
c)
Jericho
d)
Sardis
88.
What is the Hebrews holy scripture called?
a)
Bible
b)
Torah
c)
Quoran
89.
Form of writing that emerged from Egypt is called - 
a)
Pictograms
b)
Cuneiform
c)
Alphabet
d)
Hieroglyphics
90.
What form of writing emerged from Sumer in Southern Mesopotamia?
a)
Hieroglyphics
b)
Cuneiform
c)
Pictograms
d)
Alphabet
91.
What form or writing emerged from Phoenicia?
a)
Pictograms
b)
Hieroglyphics
c)
Cuneiform
d)
Alphabet

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