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Total Review (Unit 1)

Total questions: 112

Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following locations was most favorable for growing crops and raising livestock?

a)

A desert

b)

A peninsula

c)

A river valley

d)

An archipelago

2.

What was a positive effect of the flooding of Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

a)

The rivers provided a natural protection from invaders

b)

Improvement of fishing techniques

c)

Mud build-up trapping animals near the villages

d)

Deposits of silt creating fertile soil

3.

Where is the Fertile Crescent, a large arc of farmland in Mesopotamia, located?

a)

Middle East

b)

North America

c)

South America

d)

Asia

4.

What was the writing system of Mesopotamia called?

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Hieroglyphics

c)

Sanskrit

d)

Calligraphy

5.

Which of the following best describes Mesopotamian religious beliefs?

a)

Polytheistic

b)

Neothistic

c)

Monotheistic

d)

Idealistic

6.

Which of the following are examples of Mesopotamian inventions and achievements?

a)

cave drawings, wheels, the calculator

b)

gunpowder, the plow

c)

the plow, cuneiform, and zigguarats

d)

public baths, schools

7.

What was a long lasting achievement of the Phoenicians?

a)

The alphabet

b)

Ziggurats

c)

Pictographs

d)

Architecture

8.

What is a political unit consisting of an urban area and the surrounding rural countryside called?

a)

City-state

b)

Kingdom

c)

Country

d)

Empire

9.

What is a ziggurat?

a)

Jewish house of worship

b)

A pyramid shaped tower used for religious ceremonies

c)

A horse drawn carriage

d)

A Sumerian city-state

10.

Which of the following civilizations were located in the region of Mesopotamia?

Check all that apply.

a)

Greek

b)

Babylonian

c)

Egyptian

d)

Sumerian

11.
This picture shows an area known as the..
a)
Farming Curve
b)
Fertile Crescent
c)
Green C
d)
Fertile Curve
12.
Skilled workers who made metal, cloth, or pottery products were called
a)
Priests
b)
Artisans 
c)
Scribes
d)
Heros
13.
Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
Hammarabui
c)
Nineveh
d)
Sargon
14.
Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers?
a)
the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean
b)
the Tigris and the Persian Gulf
c)
the Persian Gulf and the Euphrates
d)
the Euphrates and the Tigris
15.
A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a
a)
scribe.
b)
cradle.
c)
Gilgamesh.
d)
ziggurat.
16.
The few Sumerians who learned how to write often held high positions in society as what?
a)
artisans
b)
scribes
c)
heads of households
d)
merchants
17.
Sumerian artisans, merchants, farmers, and fishers made up this group.
a)
business class
b)
lower class
c)
middle class
d)
upper class
18.
Building dams, channels, canals, and ditches to bring water to crops 
a)
irrigation
b)
nomads
c)
ziggurat
d)
scribes
19.
The word "Mesopotamia" means
a)
middle of the fertile crescent
b)
land in the middle of the desert 
c)
land between the rivers
d)
land north of the sea
20.
Belief in more than one god
a)
Polytheism
b)
Monotheism
c)
Theocracy
d)
Theology
21.

The following terms are associated with which religion?

-Torah

-Yahweh

-Canaan

a)

Judaism

b)

Islam

c)

Buddhism

d)

Hinduisum

22.

Judaism is the first major monotheistic religion of the Hebrew people.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

What were the Ten Commandments?

a)

a set of moral and ethical laws guiding Hebrews in their daily life

b)

a set of laws guiding the Hebrews diet

c)

a philosophy on family values

d)

a philosophy on harmony with nature

24.

Who do the followers of Judaism believe will one day restore the nation of Israel?

a)

The Messiah

b)

Muhammad

c)

Brahman

d)

Moses

25.

God made a covenant with Abraham. What is a covenant?

a)

a binding promise or agreement that can not be broken

b)

a legal agreement

c)

a way of recovering damages

d)

a law passed by Congress

26.

Who is considered the founder of Judaism and the "Father of the Hebrews"?

a)

Abraham

b)

Moses

c)

David

d)

Saul

27.

What laws did Moses give?

a)

The Clans Laws

b)

The Ten Commandments

c)

The Four Noble Truths

d)

The Laws of Hammurabi

28.

God told Moses to lead the Hebrews out of Egypt. What are people called that receive messages from God?

a)

Saints

b)

Religious leaders

c)

Prophets

d)

Holy communicators

29.

Which of the following fundamental beliefs are associated with the religion of Judaism?

Check all that apply.

a)

It is the first major monotheistic religion

b)

The Torah contains sacred writings

c)

There will be a Messiah one day that restores the nation of Israel

d)

The core of the faith is based on the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path

30.

What is the religious text of Judaism?

a)

The Holy Bible

b)

The Torah

c)

The Vedas

d)

The Upanishads

31.

Who led the people out of Egypt and back towards the land of Canaan?

a)

Abraham

b)

Moses

c)

David

d)

Muhammed

32.

What does Canaan represent?

a)

The Fertile Crescent

b)

The promised land

c)

Mesopotamia

33.

What is the name of this tall pillar monument that Egyptians generally built as pairs near the entrance to their temples?

a)

obelisk

b)

sphinx

c)

ziggurat

d)

pyramid

34.

The Nile River flows north through Egypt and into what body of water?

a)

Persian Gulf

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Red Sea

d)

Tigris River

35.
What does ancient mean?
a)
new
b)
different
c)
old
d)
forever
36.

What was the economy of ancient Egypt based on?

a)

agriculture

b)

religion

c)

architecture

d)

travel

37.

What was the religion of the Nile River Valley based upon?

a)

gods were based on ka

b)

gods were based on nature

c)

gods were based on pharaohs

d)

gods were based on monotheism

38.

Which is an accurate comparison of the governments of Egypt and Mesopotamia?

a)

Both governments were theocracies

b)

Both governments were democratic

c)

Both governments were monarchies

d)

Both governments were monotheistic

39.

Where did ancient Egyptians believe they would go after they died?

a)

heaven

b)

afterlife

c)

a pyramid

d)

eternity

40.

What physical feature gave ancient Egypt natural protection?

a)

Fertile Crescent

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Sahara Desert

d)

Himalayan Mountains

41.

What was the Egyptian writing system that used a combination of pictures and symbols?

a)

cuneiform

b)

alphabet

c)

hieroglyphics

42.

Which of the following were considered natural barriers along the Nile River? Check all that apply.

a)

cataracts

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

deserts

d)

pyramids

43.

Why did the ancient Egyptians build the structures depicted in the picture above?

a)

as monuments to the glory of Egypt

b)

as temples to their gods

c)

as meeting places for the leaders of their country

d)

as burial sites for the pharaohs

44.
What is a dynasty?
a)
a collection of queens
b)
a collection of kingdoms
c)
series of rulers from different families
d)
series of rulers from the same family
45.
Who would the people blame if crops did not grow or if disease struck?
a)
the farmers
b)
the mummies
c)
the pharaoh
d)
the dynasty that was in power
46.
Describe the burial practices of Egyptians?
a)
They used a funeral pyre for the dead.
b)
They carried the dead to a nearby country.
c)
They preserved bodies as mummies.
d)
They were buried in the river.
47.
Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, etc.....?
a)
Tombs were museums.
b)
Tombs were private storage for the pharaoh.
c)
Tombs were the safest place in the kingdom.
d)
They believed the dead enjoyed their materials in the afterlife.
48.
What was learned through studying King Tut's tomb?
a)
He was a king.
b)
The burial practices of Egyptians.
c)
He was wealthy.
d)
He had many wives.
49.
Pharaoh means
a)
great king
b)
great house
c)
great family
d)
great friend
50.
Who would write and record information?
a)
slaves
b)
scribes
c)
farmers
d)
craftspeople
51.
Where is the most fertile soil in Egypt?
a)
Nile Delta
b)
desert
c)
far south
d)
cataracts
52.
What is papyrus?
a)
mud used in building
b)
plant from which paper is made
c)
rock used to make tools
d)
animal skin
53.
Rich soil carried and mixed with water is 
a)
pebbles
b)
silt
c)
dust
d)
clouds
54.
This device helped lift water from the river
a)
ladle
b)
scoop
c)
shaduf
d)
jar
55.
Steep river rapids, almost impossible to sail by boat
a)
delta
b)
canal
c)
dam
d)
cataracts
56.
What is the famous river in Egypt?
a)
Tigris
b)
Euphrates
c)
Nile
d)
Hudson
57.
What did the Egyptians build around the floods?
a)
New Life
b)
Calendar
c)
Pyramids
d)
Deserts
58.
The earliest period of human history is called the 
a)
Paleolithic age
b)
Neolithic age
c)
Bronze age
d)
African age
59.
Paleolithic people were nomads because they had no choice but to 
a)
Flee from neighboring people
b)
Search for new food sources
c)
Move to fertile soil
d)
search for better jobs
60.
What led to the first permanent settlements?
a)
agriculture
b)
megaliths
c)
migration
d)
language
61.
Which of the following were Stone Age tools NOT made of?
a)
stone
b)
bone
c)
bronze
d)
wood
62.
Which concept is being depicted in the picture above?
a)
Migration
b)
polytheism
c)
cultural diffusion
d)
division of labor
63.
Use the bullets below to answer the following
-surplus food
-division of labor-settle in villages
-creation of government  
What do the bullets represent?
a)
invention various of stone tools
b)
reasons why the Ice Age ended
c)
causes of human migrations
d)
effects of the emergence of agriculture
64.
Which of the following summarizes the relationship between agriculture and the growth of towns?
a)
Agriculture prevented the development of civilizations
b)
A food surplus helped establish permanent settlements.
c)
A food surplus led to more hunter-gatherer groups migrating.
d)
 Agriculture competed with hunting and gathering practices.
65.
According to the timeline, when did humans begin to farm?
a)
10,000 BC
b)
3,000 BC
c)
1 million years BC
d)
25 million BC
66.
What is domestication?
a)
 the process of changing plants and animals to make them more useful to humans
b)
the period when people moved from food gathering to food producing
c)
building homes in order to stay in one place without moving again
d)
the condition in which one has more than is needed
67.
Which statement best describes the Neolithic Revolution?A. major battles fought between people of Asia and AfricaB. the shift from food gathering to food producingC. the shift from food gathering to huntingD. major battles between the peoples of Asia
a)
major battles fought between people of Asia and Africa
b)
the shift from food gathering to food producing
c)
he shift from food gathering to hunting
d)
major battles between the peoples of Asia
68.
What impact did the Neolithic Revolution have on early humans?
a)
Early humans began to live in permanent settlements.
b)
Early humans began to depend less on animals for labor.
c)
Early humans began to use irrigation to trade with others
d)
Early humans became more nomadic and migrated to new places.
69.
What are permanent settlements?
a)
he process of changing plants and animals to make them more useful to humans
b)
the period when people moved from food gathering to food producing
c)
the creation of villages in order to stay in one place without moving again
d)
the condition in which one has more than is needed
70.
What is a surplus?
a)
the process of changing plants and animals to make them more useful to humans
b)
the period when people moved from food gathering to food producing
c)
building homes in order to stay in one place without moving again
d)
the condition in which one has more than is needed
71.
Which of the following were created to help irrigate crops grown in the new permanent settlements?
a)
Dams and Water Screws
b)
Canals and Dams
c)
Water Screws and Canals
d)
Plows and Dams
72.

The Indian language is

a)

Hieroglyphics

b)

Cuneiform

c)

Chinese

d)

Sanskrit

73.
Reincarnation
a)
The process of recycling
b)
The process of rebirth
c)
The process of decomposition
d)
The process of farming
74.
Nirvana
a)
Band
b)
State of perfect peace
c)
City state in India
d)
Buddah's nickname
75.
Going without food?
a)
Starving
b)
Hungry
c)
Fasting
d)
Empty bowl
76.
The effects that good or bad actions have on a person's soul?
a)
Karma
b)
Carma
c)
Beliefs
d)
Charisma
77.
Divided India's society into groups?
a)
Social Hierarchy
b)
Caste System
c)
Social Classes
d)
Hinduism
78.
The focusing of the mind on spiritual ideas?
a)
Meditation
b)
Mediation
c)
Mentioning
d)
Medical
79.
The belief that one can be reborn many times is called
a)
karma
b)
nirvana
c)
reincarnation
80.

Which group of people ranked highest in the caste system?

a)

warriors

b)

priests

c)

farmers

d)

merchants

81.

Which word best describes a large land mass that is smaller than a continent?

a)

country

b)

subcontinent

c)

state

d)

region

82.

What is the name of the seasonal winds that cause wet and dry seasons in India?

a)

hurricane

b)

monsoon

c)

tsunami

d)

tornado

83.

Both Harappa and Mohenjo Daro were well planned cities. What inference can you make about the people who lived in the Indus valley?

a)

They all wanted the cities to be identical

b)

They had difficulty completing task

c)

They were intelligent and talented

d)

They knew how to deal with monsoons

84.

What physical feature gave the Indus valley natural protection?

a)

Red Sea

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Fertile Crescent

d)

Himalayan Mountains

85.

In which language did Aryans write their poems and hymns?

a)

Indian

b)

Vedic

c)

Sanskrit

d)

Harappan

86.

Where did the civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, and China develop?

a)

in river valleys

b)

in mountain ranges

c)

in coastal regions

d)

in rain forest regions

87.

The Himalayan Mountains acted as a barrier for India. How did this impact the people in India?

a)

Helped protect them from invasions but also separated them from the outside world

b)

Helped improve communication and spread new ideas with Asia and Europe

c)

Helped build relationships with the government and military

d)

Helped make traveling easier to trade with the rest of Asia

88.

Which of the following were Indian achievements? Check all that apply.

a)

Concept of zero

b)

Algebra

c)

Wood Block Printing

d)

Arabic Numbers

89.
Who founded Buddhism?
a)
Buddha
b)
Theravada
c)
Siddhartha Guatama
d)
Mahayana
90.
What was the only way that someone could gain entrance into a higher caste?
a)
Become a skilled warrior or buy land
b)
Live a good life and be reincarnated into a higher caste
c)
Marry someone in a higher caste
d)
Provide money and sacrifices to the priests
91.
Nirvana
a)
Band
b)
State of perfect peace
c)
City state in India
d)
Buddah's nickname
92.
The effects that good or bad actions have on a person's soul?
a)
Karma
b)
Carma
c)
Beliefs
d)
Charisma
93.

What did Chinese kings believe gave them the power to rule?

a)

loyalty

b)

nobility

c)

heaven

d)

courage

94.

What invention of the ancient Chinese uses the earth's magnetic field to determine direction?

a)

compass

b)

gunpowder

c)

seismograph

d)

woodblock printing

95.

Which river is sometimes classed "China's Sorrow?"

a)

Huang-He river (AKA Yellow river)

b)

Tigris river

c)

Indus river

d)

Yangtze river

96.

Why was the Great Wall of China built?

a)

to unify the nation

b)

to protect the nation

c)

to beautify the nation

d)

to energize the nation

97.

What effect did the popularity of silk have on China?

a)

China became wealthy

b)

China stopped farming

c)

China stopped trading

d)

China started a war

98.

The belief that Chinese rulers had the right to be king was called_________?

a)

China's Sorrow

b)

Mandate of Heaven

c)

Warring States

d)

Yin and Yang

99.

Which of the following increased China's contact with other cultures?

a)

chariots on Roman roads

b)

war with the Mongols

c)

Great Wall of China

d)

The Silk Road

100.

Which of the following were inventions or achievements of the Chinese? Check all that apply

a)

Woodblock printing

b)

Compass

c)

Sewer systems

d)

Gunpowder

101.
____ is fine, windblown yellow soil
a)
Loess
b)
Clan
c)
Oracle Bone
d)
Yangzi
102.
Line of rulers from the same family
a)
Legalism
b)
long Chinese line
c)
filial piety
d)
dynasty
103.
What is the central idea of Daoism
a)
Duty to community
b)
Living in harmony with nature
c)
Enforcing laws with harsh punishments
d)
Humans are naturally evil
104.
How was Chinese civilization affected by mountains and deserts?
a)
They became wealthy.
b)
They were isolated from other civilizations.
c)
They made it easier to travel.
d)
They made China easy to be attacked.
105.
A soft fabric made from worms and a major invention of the Chinese.
a)
Cotton
b)
Silk
c)
Cloth
d)
Paper
106.

A type of printing in which text is carved into a block of wood and the block is then coated with ink and pressed on the page

a)

Scribe

b)

Woodblock Printing

c)

Cave Paintings

d)

Copying

107.
"beautiful writing" or ornamental writing as a decorative art
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Hieroglyphics 
c)
Sanskrit 
d)
Calligraphy
108.
Who was at the bottom of the Chinese Social Hierarchy 
a)
Farmers
b)
Kings
c)
Nobles
d)
Merchants
109.
Why is the Huang He/Yellow River also known as "China's Sorrow."
a)
Hurricane force winds
b)
Tsunami's
c)
Catastrophic Flooding
110.
What did Daoism teach?
a)
Belief in one god
b)
To live a long life, go with the flow
c)
Obey out of fear
d)
Belief in many gods
111.
What is this?
a)
Yin Yang
b)
Tai Chi
c)
Feng Shui
d)
Wu Wei
112.
Yin Yang is a symbol of:
a)
Confucianism
b)
Daoism

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