Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Egyptian & Persian Empire

Total questions: 94

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who invaded Egypt from Asia in 1670 BC?

a)

Persians

b)

Thutmose

c)

Hyksos

2.

What new technology did the Hyksos have?

a)

horse-drawn chariot

b)

better bows

c)

scale armor

d)

all of the above

3.

What Egyptian leader helped drive out the Hyksos?

a)

Thutmose

b)

Ramses

c)

Nubia

d)

Ahmose

4.

What is Hatshepsut know for?

a)

good food

b)

traveling

c)

her interests in trading and building

5.

I am the first woman Pharaoh. Who am I?

a)

Thutmose III

b)

Ramses II

c)

Tut

d)

Hatsheput

6.

I am the pharaoh who was more interested in trade than war. Who am I?

a)

Ramses II

b)

Amenhotep IV

c)

Thutmose III

d)

Hatshepsut

7.

I am the pharaoh known as the conqueror. Who am I?

a)

Hatsheput

b)

King Tut

c)

Ramses II

d)

Thutmose III

8.
Which pharaoh came to power when her husband died and their son was too young to rule?
a)
Ramses the Great 
b)
Hatshepsut
c)
Ahmose
d)
Thutmose III
9.
Hatshepsut is known for expanding Egypt's _______.
a)
trade
b)
army
c)
religion
d)
irrigation systems
10.

How did the New Kingdom come to an end?

a)

Egypt could not control conquered lands

b)

Egypt's leaders fought for power

c)

Both A & B

11.

How did the Hyksos influence Egypt?

a)

bronze

b)

new crops

c)

animals & fashion

d)

all of the above

12.

What was strong about the Egyptian armies in the New Kingdom?

a)

bronze weapons

b)

2 wheeled chariots

c)

archers

d)

all of the above

13.

Which pharaoh was victorious over Syria & Persia?

a)

Hatshepsut

b)

Thutmose III

c)

Ramses II

14.

What did they cut in rocks at the Valley of the Kings for?

a)

art

b)

tombstone

c)

passages

d)

storage

15.

Who built several major temples used to how gods?

a)

Thutmose

b)

Ramses II

c)

Hatshepsut

16.
What was the name of Nubia's capital city during the reign of Piankhi?
a)
Meroe
b)
Napata
c)
Kush
d)
Aksum
17.
The Assyrians were able to conquer Egypt using
a)
a calvary and foot soldiers
b)
donkey drawn chariots
c)
steel weapons
d)
a Trojan horse
18.
What was one way Nubia was similar to Egypt?
a)
They both always used hieroglyphics
b)
They both built pyramids for their dead kings
c)
they both had large amounts of iron they could mine
d)
they both had lots of elephants they could kill for ivory
19.
Kush was eventually conquered by
a)
the Assyrians
b)
Aksum
c)
Sumer
d)
Babylon
20.
Aksum was very well located for 
a)
invasion
b)
trade
c)
flooding
d)
mining diamonds
21.

Who defeated Moroe?

a)

Persians

b)

Aksum

c)

Kush

22.
Money paid by weaker nation to a stronger nation, for peace
a)
Tax
b)
Tithe
c)
Tribute
23.
Capital of the Assyrian Empire was
a)
Sumer
b)
Babylon
c)
Nineveh
24.
Nineveh had one of the ancient world’s largest….
a)
museums
b)
libraries
c)
science labs
d)
pyramids
25.
The Assyrians originally came from....
a)
Southern Mesopotamia
b)
Northern Africa
c)
Northern Mesopotamia
d)
Southern Africa
26.
The Assyrians developed a war-like behavior due to constant invasions
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
27.
Assyrians had a highly advanced military AND state-of-the-art weaponry
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
28.
The Assyrians glorified military strength.
a)
TU
TRUE
b)
FALSE
29.
Library at Nineveh contained 20,000 ______, organized in rooms, by subject matter
a)
wine bottles
b)
clay statues
c)
clay tablets
d)
scrolls
30.
From learning objective #1, list the three military strategies used by the Assyrians to conquer other people.
a)
Iron weapons, armor
b)
Advanced planning, military skill
c)
Professional "standing army"
d)
All of the above
31.

This empire had different kings due to being divided into provinces (it covered present day Turkey, Syria, Iran and Iraq)...

a)

Chaldean

b)

Assyrian

c)

Babylonian

d)

Akkadian

32.

The first library was built in the capital of Ninevah during this empire...

a)

Akkadian

b)

Babylonian

c)

Assyrian

d)

Chaldean

33.

Who was the king of Assyria

a)

Nebuchadnezzar

b)

Sennecherib

c)

Ramses

34.

How did Assyria gain new territory & money?

a)

trade

b)

military campaigns

c)

negotiations

35.

Where did Chaldean astronomers observe the stars from?

a)

towers

b)

center ziggurat

c)

palaces

36.

Under what king did the astronomers discover Earth & 5 planets in the solar system?

a)

Ramses

b)

Nebuchadnezzar

c)

Thutmose

37.
Which empire had a vast network of roads?
a)
Assyrians
b)
Chaldeans
c)
Persians
d)
All of the above
38.
The Chaldeans were credited with being the first _______________
a)
wrestlers
b)
astronomers
c)
fire fighters
d)
to play base ball
39.
The Persian empire was built on what princpal? 
a)
Destruction
b)
Economic
c)
Tolerance
d)
Military
40.

Who founded the first Persian empire?

a)

King Sogdianus

b)

The Hobo I found on the side of the road.

c)

Xerxes I

d)

Cyrus the Great

e)

King Nebuchadnezzar

41.
The Persian Empire was connected by what road system?
a)
Broad road
b)
Blue Road
c)
Great road
d)
Royal Road
42.
What did the satraps do?
a)
They were Persian leaders
b)
They went around giving out presents
c)
They acted like governors and collected taxes
d)
They collected taxes independently
43.

Persian King

a)

Persepolis

b)

Darius

c)

Zoroaster

d)

Litter

44.

What group did the Persians allow to return to Jerusalem to rebuild their temple?

a)

Syrians

b)

Hebrews

c)

Egyptians

45.
Conquered the Medes in 550 BC and became king
a)
Cyrus the Great
b)
Cambyses
c)
Darius
d)
Xerxes
46.
Cyrus the Great's Son (After Cyrus's death he became king)
a)
Cyrus the Great
b)
Cambyses
c)
Darius 
d)
Xerxes
47.

Persian King who Conquered Egypt

a)

Cyrus the Great

b)

Cambyses

c)

Darius

d)

Xerxes

48.

Persian king who created the first road system known as the Royal Road

a)

Cyrus the Great

b)

Cambyses

c)

Darius

d)

Xerxes

49.

Which Persian king burned images of Egyptian gods?

a)

Cyrus

b)

Darius

c)

Cambyses

50.

Which Persian king had conquests in modern Afghanistan, the river valleys of India?

a)

Cyrus

b)

Cambyses

c)

Darius

51.

Which Persian King used metal coins?

a)

Cyrus

b)

Cambyses

c)

Darius

52.

How long did the dynasty of Cyrus last by growing into a large empire?

a)

100 years

b)

200 years

c)

1000 years

53.

Who was the scholar who formed an ethical system based on accepting right or wrong?

a)

Dao

b)

Laozi

c)

Confucious

54.
Who was the king of the Qin State?
a)
Huang He
b)
Confucius
c)
Shi Huangdi
d)
Laozi
55.
Which way of governing China did Shi Huangdi use to bring order back to China?
a)
Legalism
b)
Confucianism
c)
Daoism
d)
Qinism
56.
Which of the following was NOT one of the changes Shi made?
a)
Took all power for himself
b)
Forced all to worship the Dao
c)
Began major building projects
d)
Divided China into districts
57.
Daoism was developed by the philosopher: 
a)
Confucius
b)
Mencius
c)
Xunzi
d)
Laozi
58.
Respect shown by children for their parents and elders.
a)
Veneration of ancestors
b)
Yin & Yang
c)
Legalism
d)
Filial piety
59.
Filial Piety
a)
respect for elders
b)
kindness towards others
c)
respect for women
d)
kindness towards young people
60.
The statement below refers to which of the THREE philosophies:
Qin Dynasty
a)
confucianism
b)
daoism
c)
legalism
61.
The statement below refers to which of the THREE philosophies:
strict laws and punishments were needed to maintain control in society
a)
confucianism
b)
daoism
c)
legalism
62.

respect for one's parents

a)

virtue

b)

harmony

c)

opposing

d)

filial piety

63.
What did the Qin use to build the Great Wall?
a)
Nomadic migrants
b)
Forced labor
c)
The military
d)
Bureaucrats
64.
Shi Huangdi used hundreds of thousands of farmers to join together, strengthen, and complete _____________. 
a)
ziggurats
b)
canals
c)
Great Wall of China
65.
The Qin followed what philosophy?
a)
Taoism
b)
Legalism
c)
Confucism
d)
Buddhism
66.
What was Shi Huangdi's greatest achievement?
a)
The construction of his tomb
b)
Building of the Great Wall of China
c)
The unification of China
d)
The construction of the Terra Cotta Warriors
67.
Yin Yang is a symbol of:
a)
Confucianism
b)
Daoism
68.
symbolizes a balance between opposing forces (dark & light, feminine & masculine...)
a)
Yin Yang
b)
Feng Shui
c)
Wu Wei
d)
Tai Chi
69.

5 basic relationships

a)

confucious

b)

filial piety

c)

laozi

d)

daoism

70.

The 5 basic relationships of Confucious are:

a)

ruler & subject

b)

father & son

c)

husband & wife

d)

older & younger bro; friend & friend

e)

all of the above

71.

code of proper conduct regulated each relationship

a)

Confucious

b)

Daoism

c)

Laoism

d)

Legalism

72.

Importance of following the natural order instead arguing about right & wrong

a)

Confucious

b)

legalism

c)

Laozi

73.

Who contributed to alchemy, astronomy, and medicine?

a)

Confucious

b)

Laozi/daoism

c)

Legalists

74.

What was the book of oracles used to solve ethical/practical problems?

a)

Yin & Yang

b)

I Ching

c)

Filial Piety

75.

What ethical system threw a set of coins & interpreted them to solve problems?

a)

Yin & Yang

b)

I Ching

c)

Legalism

76.

What replaced the Zhou dynasty

a)

Qin

b)

Han

77.

What were Shi Huangi's accomplisments?

a)

stopped international battles

b)

defeated invaders

c)

crushed resistance

d)

doubled China's size

e)

all of the above

78.

What was Shi Huangi like?

a)

forced noble families to move to city & seized their land

b)

ordered murder of Confucious scholars

c)

burned Confucious teachings

d)

established autocracy (unlimited govt power)

e)

all of above

79.

Who built the Great Wall of China

a)

Qin - Shi Huangi

b)

Thutmose

c)

Han Dynasty

80.

What is needed for an advanced civilization?

a)

advanced cities; architecture; diverse jobs

b)

complex institutions - gov with organized laws & leaders

c)

advanced technology that helps economy

d)

record keeping

e)

specialized workers

81.

(China) trained civil service or those who run the gov

a)

filial piety

b)

bureaucracy

c)

daoism

d)

legalism

82.

philosophy based on the ideas of Laosi; people should be led by universal force

a)

legalism

b)

daoism

c)

confucious

83.

dynasty that replaced the zhou dynasty; used legalistic ideas to unify the country

a)

Qin dynasty

b)

Zhou dynasty

84.

First Chinese emperor who halted international battles to regain China's strength and to be able to defeat invaders

a)

I ching

b)

shi Huangdi

c)

autocracy

85.

gov has unlimited power and uses it randomly

a)

legalism

b)

daoism

c)

autocracy

86.

philosophy that favored punishment & rewards; wanted to control ideas as well as actions

a)

daoism

b)

autocracy

c)

legalism

87.

which king collected 20,000 clay tablets from the fertile crescent

a)

nebuchadnezzar

b)

ashurbanipal

c)

sennacherib

88.

What was difficult about Assyrian land that made them often invaded?

a)

mountains

b)

rivers

c)

flat land

89.

who were Asiatic invaders that ruled Egypt from 1640-1570 bc?

a)

Persians

b)

Hyksos

c)

Meroe

90.

What Nubian kingdom lasted for about 1000 years?

a)

Meroe

b)

Nubia

c)

Kush

91.

How did the new pharoahs strengthen the New Kingdom

a)

by building an empire

b)

bringing together people and states

c)

both a & b

92.

In which order did these Persian kings come?

a)

Cyrus, Cambyses, Darius

b)

Darius, Cyrus, Cambyses

c)

Cambyses, Cyrus, Darius

93.

Who was a Persian prophet that began a prominent religion?

a)

satrap

b)

Darius

c)

Zoroaster

94.

What did each province have that Darius allowed?

a)

own religion

b)

own language

c)

own laws

d)

all of above

Similar Resources on Wayground

2016 US History STAAR Review

95 questions

2016 US History STAAR Review

quiz

Worksheet

•

8th Grade

历史备考复习题（第三册单元二&三日治时的马来亚，马来亚联合邦&马来西亚）

94 questions

历史备考复习题（第三册单元二&三日治时的马来亚，马来亚联合邦&马来西亚）

quiz

Worksheet

•

7th - 9th Grade

Unit 5 Case Review (Standards 8.34-8.43) Sectionalism and Reform

93 questions

Unit 5 Case Review (Standards 8.34-8.43) Sectionalism and Reform

quiz

Worksheet

•

8th Grade

U.S. History important people

89 questions

U.S. History important people

quiz

Worksheet

•

8th Grade

RL 7.4 Rl 7.9

92 questions

RL 7.4 Rl 7.9

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th - 8th Grade

Course of the Civil War

94 questions

Course of the Civil War

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th - 12th Grade

Unit 2: Colonization (EJHMS)

89 questions

Unit 2: Colonization (EJHMS)

quiz

Worksheet

•

5th - 10th Grade

8th gr Final Exam Quiz

90 questions

8th gr Final Exam Quiz

quiz

Worksheet

•

8th Grade