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Yearlong Ancient World Vocabulary 18-19

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

One who moves from place to place with no permanent home.

a)

Ziggurat

b)

Merchant

c)

Nomad

d)

Scribe

2.

Writing that uses wedge-shaped characters from Mesopotamia.

a)

Scribe

b)

Cuneiform

c)

Ziggurate

d)

Myth

3.

To train a wild animal to be useful to humans.

a)

Agriculure

b)

Capability

c)

Domesticate

d)

Migrate

4.

To move from one geographic region to another.

a)

Migrate

b)

Domesticate

c)

Nomad

d)

Merchant

5.
Area in Central America where the Mayans, Olmec and Aztecs lived
a)
Terrace farming
b)
Machu Picchu
c)
Mesoamerica
d)
Conquistador
6.
A king of ancient Egypt, considered a god as well as a political and military leader.
a)
Pharaoh 
b)
Emperor
c)
Autocrat
d)
Tyrant
7.
Belief in one God
a)
Monotheism
b)
Polytheism
c)
Animism
d)
Atheism
8.

First written set of laws

a)

Vedas

b)

Ten Commandments

c)

Hamurabi's Code

d)

Constitution

9.
What is the time before writing referred to as?
a)
Ancient History
b)
Bronze Age
c)
Prehistory
d)
Stone Age
10.
Which of the following fits with the Paleolithic era?
a)
Specialized Jobs
b)
Planted Crops in settlements
c)
Hunting and Gathering
d)
Permanent Shelter
11.
What starts the Neolithic Age?
a)
Cultural Revolution
b)
Agricultural Revolution
c)
Creation of Fire
d)
Information Revolution
12.
What ends the Stone Age?
a)
Wooden Tools
b)
Metal Tools
c)
Kryptonite Tools
d)
Obsidian Tools
13.
Why do governments collect taxes?
a)
To help pay for services provided by the Government
b)
To help load the pockets of public officials
c)
To help give to other countries in need.
d)
They are greedy.
14.

A belief in one God

a)

Gilgamesh

b)

monotheism

c)

polytheism

d)

scribe

15.
Most early religious traditions can be categorized as -
a)
Monotheistic
b)
Polytheistic
c)
Atheistic
d)
Agnostic
16.
What allows for the opportunity of job specialization?
a)
surplus of goods 
b)
entertainment 
c)
more civilizations 
d)
government 
17.

To tame animals and plants for human use.

a)

Technology

b)

Domesticate

c)

Specialization

d)

Artifact

18.

A skilled craftsperson

a)

Scribe

b)

Empire

c)

Anthropologist

d)

Artisan

19.
What does the term "mesoamerican" mean?
a)
Middle Passage
b)
Middle America, between North and South America
c)
Middle America, including states like Texas and Oklahoma
d)
Messy America
20.
What was the staple crop (most important food source) for the Maya people?
a)
Avocados
b)
Rubber
c)
Maize (corn)
d)
Bananas
21.
Climate
a)
Weather over a long period of time
b)
Daily conditions of rain, sun, clouds...
c)
Volcanic ash
d)
Annual changes in rain
22.
Conformity
a)
To behave like everyone else
b)
To behave differently from others
c)
Rules by a king
23.
Covenant
a)
Agreement with God
b)
Agreement with bankers
c)
Agreement with farmers
24.
Dialect
a)
Local differences in the sounding of words
b)
City in neolithic Turkey
c)
Different spellings of words in different countires
25.
Fertile
a)
Ground that can easily grow plants
b)
Ground that has minerals
c)
Ground with a good water source
26.

Fertile crescent

a)

Land of the first civilizations

b)

Modern-day Iraq and Syria

c)

Land between the rivers

d)

All of these are correct

27.

Hereditary

a)

To be shared from previous generations

b)

To give to a neighbor

c)

To share with a farmer

d)

Hatmaker

28.
Indigenous
a)
People native to a land
b)
People who move to a land
c)
People who love an area
d)
People who own the land
29.

Judaism

a)

Religion of the Jews

b)

Religion of Ancient Canaan

c)

Religion of the Old Testament

d)

All of these are correct

30.
Lunar month
a)
Calendar based on the moon cycle
b)
Calendar based on the Sun cycle
c)
Calendar based on Runes
d)
Month of the Lunar people
31.
Monsoon
a)
A seasonal prevailing wind in the region of South and Southeast Asia,
b)
Massive windstorm
c)
Tornado
d)
Cyclone
32.
Reign
a)
Time in which a ruler is in control
b)
Time of intense rain in Australia
c)
Bibilcal time period
33.

Semi-divine

a)

Ruler who is part human, part god

b)

Ruler who is a son of a god

c)

Son of a mortal

d)

Percy Potter

34.

Solar year

a)

Calendar based on the moon cycle

b)

Calendar based on the Sun cycle

c)

Calendar based on Runes

d)

Month of the Sola'ar people

35.
Topography
a)
The arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area
b)
The arrangement of socal classes
c)
The top of a economic region
d)
Map legend
36.
Torah
a)
The law of God revealed to Moses
b)
The writings of religious leaders in Ur
c)
The 10 Commandments
d)
The New Testament
37.
Treaty
a)
Agreement between countries
b)
Agreement between farmers
c)
A treat provided for good work in the Aztec world
d)
A banking term for saving.
38.

Weather

a)

Weather over a long period of time

b)

Daily conditions of rain, sun, clouds...

c)

Volcanic ash

d)

Annual changes in rain

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