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SOCIAL STUDIES - TEST

Total questions: 115

Worksheet time: 1hrs 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where did the Hittites live?

a)

Western Anatolia

b)

North-central Anatolia

c)

Southern Anatolia

2.
Which of these is an invention of the Hittites?
a)
Carriage 
b)
Spears
c)
Chariots
3.
The Hittites are well know for?
a)
Trading
b)
Conquering 
c)
Fighting
4.

Agriculture and trading were the main activity in the Hittite lands.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Citizen rights and humanity were not valued for the Hittites.

a)

true

b)

False

6.

During the gold age, the Hittite empire came to an end.

a)

False

b)

True

7.

What was the Hittites' form of writing?

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Pictogra

c)

Syllabic

8.

Group of fearsome warlike people who settled in Middle east Region.

a)

Arabian

b)

Phoneticians

c)

Hittites

9.

Assyrians started to be known around 2300 BC.

a)

true

b)

false

10.

Who occupied areas which surrounded by stronger civilizations?

a)

Hittites

b)

Assyrians

c)

Phoneticians

11.

What did the Assyrians use for transportation?

a)

ship

b)

donkey

c)

galleon

12.

Assyrians were hated and despised by all people.

a)

true

b)

false

13.

Cedar trees and purple dye were used by?

a)

Hittites

b)

Assyrians

c)

Chaldeans

d)

Phoenicians

14.

Which civilization wrote the first written code of laws?

a)

Assyrian

b)

Phoenician

c)

Babylonian

d)

Chaldean

15.

The Code of Hammurabi belongs to which civilization?

a)

Phoenician

b)

Chaledean

c)

Assyrian

d)

Babylonian

16.

Which civilization terrorized citizens of the area through burning of crops before attacking?

a)

Chaldean

b)

Phoenician

c)

Hittite

d)

Assyrian

17.

Powerful civilization thanks to sea trade.

a)

Babylonian

b)

Assyrian

c)

Phoenician

d)

Chaldean

18.

Which civilization controlled empire with roads, local leaders, messengers on horseback, and heavy taxes?

a)

Chaldean

b)

Assyrian

c)

Phoenician

d)

Babylonian

19.

Who were great sea traders?

a)

Assyrians

b)

Phoenicians

c)

Medes

d)

Persians

20.

What is the belief in one god?

a)

monotheisitic

b)

polytheistic

21.

What is the belief in many god?

a)

monotheisitic

b)

polytheistic

22.

It was the Babylonians who first referred to the Hebrews as ___.

a)

monotheistic

b)

polytheistic

c)

Diaspora

d)

Jews

23.

Who invented the form of writing called cuneiform?

a)

Hebrews

b)

Babylonians

c)

Hittities

d)

Persians

24.

Who used cuneiform to write down the first set of formal laws?

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Hebrews

c)

Gilgamesh

d)

Egyptians

25.

Who was the first to develop iron?

a)

Hebrews

b)

Babylonians

c)

Hittites

d)

Assyrians

26.

Who had designed and built well-planned cities?

a)

Hebrews

b)

Babylonians

c)

Hittites

d)

Assyrians

27.

Who were fierce and effective warriors making them feared by other cultures in the Fertile Crescent?

a)

Hebrews

b)

Babylonians

c)

Hittites

d)

Assyrians

28.

Who traded glass and purple dye?

a)

Assyrians

b)

Phoenicians

c)

Medes

d)

Persians

29.

Who developed the most important invention - the alphabet?

a)

Assyrians

b)

Phoenicians

c)

Medes

d)

Persians

30.
1st civilization to develop iron weapons and chariots.
a)
Hittites
b)
Persians
c)
Nubia Kush
d)
Phoenicians
31.
In the Ancient Middle East, slavery was based on 
a)
Conquest
b)
Race
c)
Religion
d)
Wealth
32.
Founder of Judiasm
a)
Abraham
b)
Jesus
c)
Siddhartha Gautama
d)
Asoka
33.
Where did the Phoenicians settle?
a)
Nile River Valley
b)
Along the Mediterranean Sea
c)
Indus River valley
d)
Fertile Crescent
34.
Holy Jewish text
a)
Torah
b)
New testament
c)
Vedas
d)
Koran
35.
Who led the Israelite Exodus from Egypt?
a)
Moses
b)
David
c)
Abraham
d)
Abram
36.
Who was an Israelite king who established a capital in Jerusalem?
a)
David
b)
Abraham
c)
Paul
d)
Atman
37.
Groups were fighting over fertile land and fresh water in the Fertile Crescent.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
Which was strict, harsh, and specific in its punishments?
a)
Hammurabi's code
b)
Twelve Tables
c)
Ten Commandments
d)
Eight-fold path
39.

Merchants of the Mediterranean, Mollusk, and Cedar and Fir Trees.

a)

Hittites

b)

Phoecinicans

c)

Assyrians

d)

Hebrews

40.
Israelites trace their roots back to a man named:
a)
Saul
b)
Abraham
c)
Solomon
d)
David
41.
What happened once the Israelites migrated to Egypt?
a)
A great flood occurred
b)
The Israelites were forced into exile
c)
They took over and ruled Egypt
d)
They were enslaved by the pharaoh
42.
What term describes the scattering of the Jewish population?
a)
Diaspora
b)
Exodus
c)
Departure
d)
None of the above
43.
What does the term "exodus" mean?
a)
To go back somewhere
b)
Departure
c)
Back luck
d)
Covenant
44.

Jewish religious leaders and scholars.

a)

exile

b)

jews

c)

homeland

d)

rabbis

45.

The departure of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt.

a)

Exodus

b)

Torah

c)

covenant

d)

move away

46.

An agreement with god.

a)

covenant

b)

commandments

c)

promise

d)

kosher

47.

The city that is holy to the Jews, Christians and Muslims.

a)

Egypt

b)

Caanan

c)

Jerusalem

d)

Mecca

48.

The official language of Israel.

a)

Yiddish

b)

Shebrew

c)

Hebrew

d)

Arabic

49.

The ancient name for Palestine

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Egypt

c)

Canaan

d)

Jerusalem

50.

Who built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?

a)

Darius

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Cyrus

d)

Nebuchadnezzar

51.
What is the Exodus?
a)
the Israelites escape from Egypt
b)
the Israelites escape from Babylon
c)
the Israelites exile to Babylon
d)
the Israelites moving to Egypt
52.
What is the Promised Land? 
a)
Egypt
b)
Canaan
c)
India
d)
Babylon
53.
What is the Diaspora?
a)
a change in the way Jews worshipped
b)
a holiday
c)
communities of Jews living outside Israel
d)
a leader in the Bible
54.

What was the promised land/ modern day Israel called?

a)

The Fertile Crescent

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Canaan

d)

Babylon

55.
What is a synagogue ?
a)
home to the God
b)
an imaginary place 
c)
a place of Jewish worship
d)
place of religion
56.

What religion did Judaism inspire?

a)

Christianity

b)

Buddhism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Baha'i

57.
Where did the Phoenicians get the purple dye from?
a)
Barney
b)
sea shell
c)
snails
d)
America
58.

Canaan is known today by what name?

a)

Syria

b)

Egypt

c)

Mesopotamia

d)

Israel

59.
Who is considered to be the father of Judaism?
a)
Abraham
b)
Isaac
c)
Jacob
d)
Moses
60.
Who led the Hebrews out of slavery in Egypt to the Promised Land?
a)
Abraham
b)
Isaac
c)
Jacob
d)
Moses
61.
What river is associated with Israel?
a)
Nile River
b)
Jordan River
c)
Tigris River
d)
Euphrates River
62.
What religious symbol is associated with Judaism? 
a)
Star of David
b)
Star of Israel
c)
Star of Solomon
d)
Star of Daniel 
63.

Radical Jews who supported rebellion against the Romans.

a)

Rabbis

b)

Zealots

c)

Diaspora

d)

Exodus

64.

A holiday in which Jews remember the Exodus.

a)

Passover

b)

High Holy Days

c)

Diaspora

d)

Ten Commandments

65.

The religion of the Hebrews; it is the world’s oldest monotheistic religion.

a)

Hinduism

b)

Christianity

c)

Judaism

d)

Buddhism

66.
What is a Region
a)
Tells us ways in which the places in an area are alike
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area
c)
Tells us where people and places are
67.

What is movement?

a)

Tells us how people, goods, resources, and ideas move from one place to another

b)

Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area

c)

Tells us ways in which the places in an area are alike.

68.
What is location?
a)
Tells us where people and places are
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area.
c)
Tells how people, goods, resources, and ideas move from one place to another.
69.
Latitude lines run
a)
East/West
b)
North/South
70.
Longitude lines run _________.
a)
East/West
b)
North South
71.
The imaginary line that runs through the middle of the earth east and west is called?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
Date Line
72.
Cutting down trees to build houses is an example of which?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
73.
People leaving their homes in Syria and travelling to Turkey to avoid ISIS is an example of which?
a)
Human-Environment Interaction
b)
Movement
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Relative Location
74.
The Middle East is an example of which?
a)
Human-Environment Interaction
b)
Relative Location
c)
Movement
d)
Region
75.
The fact that Africa is south of Europe is an example of which?
a)
Movement
b)
Absolute Location
c)
Relative Location
d)
Place
76.
The states in the area known as the "Southwest" of the United States are often grouped together because they are very hot and dry desert-like areas.
a)
Region
b)
Location
c)
Human Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
77.
Where is it exactly on the Earth?
a)
Place
b)
Perfect Location
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Relative Location
78.
Where is it?
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
Movement
d)
Region
79.
The Five Themes of Geography are the Following:
a)
Place, Region, Interaction, Land-forms, Movement
b)
Place, Region, Interaction, Location, Movement
c)
People, Race, Interaction, Location Movement
d)
Power, Region, Interaction, Location Movement
80.

Places with things in common.

a)

Region

b)

Place

c)

Movement

d)

Landform

81.
Cutting down trees to build houses is an example of which?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
82.
Describes characteristics of people, Culture, Religion, Buildings, Landmarks, Landforms, and Climate
a)
Movement
b)
Region
c)
Human interaction
d)
Place
83.
This picture best represents which of the following?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Movement of Ideas
84.
The study of the Earths surface, climate, landforms, and bodies of water.
a)
Migration
b)
Geography
c)
Social Studies
d)
Geology
85.

The people who were most cruel in conquering and governing their empire were the

a)

Assyrians

b)

Babylonians

c)

Medes

d)

Persians

86.

The ruler who built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world, was

a)

Ashurbanipal

b)

Darius

c)

Nebuchadnezzer

d)

Sargon

87.
The Phoenicians helped spread civilization throughout the Mediterranean area by
a)
using ships to trade goods with other peoples.
b)
Traveling by caravan across the lands westward .
c)
conquering all the lands west of the Persian Gulf.
d)
controlling the supply of a valuable purple dye.
88.
Phoenicians were able to control trade throughout the Mediterranean __________. 
a)
by telling stories of monsters that lived in the deep water.
b)
 by bribing other kings.
c)
by having warriors on their ships.
d)
by refusing to trade their purple dye. 
89.
The Phoenician ____ was a writing system made up of 22 symbols, each symbol representing a sound of the language. 
a)
alphabet 
b)
scribes
c)
cuneiform
d)
city - state 
90.
Historians believe that ancient Phoenicians established trade routes in all of the following areas except...
a)
along the coast of Europe
b)
along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea
c)
Along the coast of Africa
d)
Along the coast of North America
91.
What were the Phoenicians most important tools for finding their way on trade voyages?
a)
compasses
b)
maps from earlier explorers
c)
landmarks and stars
d)
windsocks 
92.
Why did the Phoenicians become sailors and traders instead of farmers?
a)
there were no rivers for irrigation of crops
b)
there was not much land available for farming
c)
there was not enough rainfall for their crops
d)
they did not like farming
93.

Which two rivers is Babylonia located between?

a)

Nile and Amazon

b)

Tigris and Euphrates

c)

Mississippi and Missouri

d)

Thames and Rio Grande

94.

Where is Babylonia located?

a)

Syria

b)

Iran

c)

Iraq

d)

Lebanon

95.

The Babylonians were polytheistic.

a)

True

b)

False

96.

Who was the Babylonian leader?

a)

Hammurabi

b)

King Tut

c)

Sekhmet

d)

Alexander the Great

97.

What did most of the Babylonian's money come from?

a)

Playing Sports

b)

Fishing

c)

Farming

d)

Trade

98.

What was the law system the Babylonians created?

a)

Hammurabi's code

b)

Lipit-Ishtar law code

c)

The Cuneiform law code

99.
Phoenicia was mostly located in an area that is now the modern day country of
a)
Lebanon.
b)
Turkey.
c)
Egypt.
d)
Iraq.
100.
A map showing mountains, rivers, oceans, elevation is what type of map?
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Nothing
101.
A map showing boundaries of countries is what type of map?
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Nothing
102.
A map showing the climate zones of North America is which type of map?
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Nothing
103.
A map showing bodies of water, lakes, and islands is what type of map?
a)
Political 
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Nothing
104.
A map showing cities, capitals, and states is which type of map?
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Nothing
105.
What map would you use if you wanted to find the natural resources in an area?
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Nothing
106.

What type of map is this?

a)

Physical

b)

Political

107.
What type of map is this?
a)
Physical
b)
Political
108.
What type of map is this?
a)
Physical
b)
Political
109.
What type of map is this?
a)
Physical 
b)
Political
110.
What type of map is this?
a)
Physical
b)
Political
111.
What type of map is this?
a)
Physical
b)
Political
112.
What type of map is this?
a)
Physical
b)
Political
113.
What type of map is this?
a)
Physical
b)
Political
114.
What type of map is this?
a)
Physical
b)
Political
115.
What type of map is this?
a)
Physical
b)
Political

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