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History Semester Exam 2018

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Code of Hammurabi in Babylonia was intended to

a)

free slaves from oppression

b)

give all people voting rights

c)

let all people know all the laws.

d)

allow commoners to have more rights.

2.

Which statement regarding hunting and gathering societies is accurate?

a)

women hunted and men joined in the hunting duties

b)

they first were found in Asia, but migrated into Europe

c)

they were highly mobile and followed herds of large animals

d)

writing allowed them to record hunting patterns for future generations

3.

The number of hunting and gathering societies decreased because

a)

they were conquered by Eurasian empires.

b)

animal predators overpowered human hunters.

c)

people learned how to grow crops and domesticate animals.

d)

the Ice Age caused human life to become extinct on earth.

4.

Which of these BEST describes the importance of mankind's first use of fire approximately 1 million years ago?

a)

people were more protected from predators

b)

humans could now invent tools to make life easier

c)

harnessing fire meant that dinosaur meat could now be cooked

d)

hunter gatherers' ability to hunt at night meant they could eat more

5.

The Agricultural Revolution replaced hunting and gathering as the primary means of procuring food by 5,000 BCE mainly because

a)

a widely diverse diet was created by farming.

b)

farming provided a fairly reliable food supply.

c)

by then humans had perfected the skills required by farming.

d)

farming did not require as much work as hunting and gathering.

6.

Which of these is the BEST explanation of the immediate effect of the Agricultural Revolution?

a)

people quit hunting

b)

writing was invented

c)

humans began to form towns and villages

d)

periods of starvation decreased worldwide population

7.

Which of these is an accurate description of a Mesopotamian ziggurat?

a)

a burial place for emperors

b)

a religious and civic center

c)

a ship with triangular sails

d)

a weapon used to destroy walls

8.

The Agricultural Revolution was historically important because it led to

a)

a decrease in population.

b)

increases in size of cities.

c)

the abandonment of hunting and gathering.

d)

permanent settlements and the domestication of animals.

9.

Which of these BEST explains why people in hunter-gather communities owned few private possessions?

a)

they tended to be communists

b)

there were many roaming bandits

c)

there were no possessions to be had in that era

d)

they were forced to move constantly to find food

10.

The earliest major cities in the history of the world became centers of population because they were

a)

considered holy centers.

b)

located along major trade routes.

c)

centers of intellectual curiosity.

d)

militarily important to their country.

11.

One of the main reasons societies settled along rivers in the Neolithic Era was because

a)

the village elders demanded it.

b)

the land there was more valuable.

c)

it was more safe and secure there.

d)

it provided irrigation for farming.

12.

This style of writing would have been found in which civilization?

a)

Egyptian

b)

Indus

c)

Shang

d)

Sumerian

13.

Which ancient tale, written in cuneiform, echoes certain stories described in the Bible?

a)

The Upanishads

b)

Classic of Songs

c)

The Epic of Gilgamesh

d)

The Iliad and the Odyssey

14.

The BEST known set of formal, written laws in the ancient Middle East studied by scholars today is called

a)

The Qur'an.

b)

The Upanishads.

c)

Hammurabi's Code.

d)

Cheops' Commandments.

15.

About 10,000 years ago, human civilization changed in a major way. What was this change?

a)

Humans began to make tools.

b)

Humans began to use spoken language.

c)

Humans increasingly became literate.

d)

Humans began to farm and domesticate animals.

16.

What human advancement led to the formation of villages?

a)

farming

b)

use of fire

c)

use of tools

d)

hunting and gathering

17.

Which term BEST describes the lifestyle of hunter-gatherers?

a)

effortless

b)

isolated

c)

nomadic

d)

stable

18.

Which number marks the location of the Mesopotamian civilization?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

19.

The arrow on this map is pointing to what river?

a)

Euphrates

b)

Indus

c)

Nile

d)

Tigris

20.

The arrow on this map is pointing to what river?

a)

Euphrates

b)

Ganges

c)

Nile

d)

Tigris

21.

How is the Code of Hammurabi an example of how cuneiform, a type of writing, influenced the lives of ancient Babylonians?

a)

Cuneiform did not influence the lives of ancient Babylonians, they did not use writing.

b)

Without cuneiform, the Babylonians could not have remembered the epic story of Hammurabi's heroic deeds.

c)

Without cuneiform, the Babylonians would not have been able to remember the sacred poems in order to worship Hammurabi.

d)

Without cuneiform, the Babylonians would not have been able to follow the 282 laws that Hammurabi created during his reign.

22.

22) Early nomadic cultures that depended on wild plants and animals as their source of food are known as

a)

Archaics.

b)

Primitives

c)

Hunter-gatherers.

d)

Subsistence farmers.

23.

Prior to the Agricultural Revolution, societies were

a)

hunter gatherers.

b)

based on fishing.

c)

based on mining and forestry.

d)

involved mostly with long distance trade.

24.

Which of these resources would be of greatest importance to the survival of a civilization?

a)

gold

b)

lumber

c)

oil

d)

water

25.

Many Native American cultures were nomadic. What does nomadic mean?

a)

relying on hunting

b)

hostile to outsiders

c)

planters and farmers

d)

moving from place to place

26.

When civilizations began to form

a)

people began to hunt.

b)

people stopped hunting.

c)

the world began to expand.

d)

world population increased.

27.

When thinking of world history, what would be the BEST title for this list?

a)

The Fall of Rome

b)

Fundamental Rights

c)

The Paleolithic Era

d)

Characteristics of Civilization

28.

What is one reason many of the earliest agricultural communities were centered in Southwest Asia and on the Nile River Valley?

a)

The climate was cool and provided snow.

b)

The location was close to America and increased trade.

c)

There was a large population living in the desert nearby.

d)

Many great rivers provided fertile land and easy transport of goods.

29.

Hammurabi is BEST known for which of these?

a)

rebelling against the Egyptian pharaoh

b)

establishing a kingdom based on Judaism

c)

writing down a set of laws for his kingdom

d)

creating the first civilization in the world

30.

Which of these is MOST associated with the Neolithic Era?

a)

invention of stone tools

b)

the end of the Bronze Age

c)

development of agriculture

d)

development of medicine and languages

31.

The invention of the plow would be directly related to what development?

a)

walled cities

b)

building styles

c)

math and geometry

d)

larger food supply

32.

Trade increased in Mesopotamia as a result of

a)

new farming tools and job specialization.

b)

walled cities and more weapons.

c)

religious beliefs and myths.

d)

a strict code of law.

33.

Mesopotamian religion was polytheistic. Polytheistic means

a)

"the belief in gods in nature."

b)

"the belief in more than one god."

c)

"the belief that priests were kings."

d)

"the belief that god was everywhere."

34.

The development of agriculture replaced

a)

fishing.

b)

metallurgy.

c)

subsistence farming.

d)

hunting and gathering.

35.

The creation of irrigation would have had the BIGGEST effect on which of these?

a)

agriculture

b)

buildings

c)

metallurgy

d)

politics

36.

In history, civilizations were able to form once there was

a)

a priestly class.

b)

a surplus of food.

c)

an understanding of other languages.

d)

an army to conquer surrounding peoples.

37.

The first complex society to develop in Mesopotamia was the

a)

Babylonians.

b)

Chaldeans.

c)

Persians.

d)

Sumerians.

38.

The first people in Mesopotamia to build irrigation canals were the

a)

Hittites.

b)

Sumerians.

c)

Assyrians.

d)

Babylonians.

39.

This is the name given to a society that existed before the Agricultural Revolution and that survives on the subsistence method.

a)

Hunter Gatherers

b)

Paleolithic

c)

Neolithic

d)

Agricultural Revolution

40.

This prehistoric era, known as the "old stone age," is characterized by the development of stone tools.

a)

Hunter Gatherers

b)

Paleolithic

c)

Neolithic

d)

Agricultural Revolution

41.

This is the name given to the period of history in which farming developed and ended with the development of metal tools.

a)

Hunter Gatherers

b)

Paleolithic

c)

Neolithic

d)

Agricultural Revolution

42.

This was the transition from hunting and gathering societies to permanent settlements resulting from the adoption of early farming techniques.

a)

Subsistence Agriculture

b)

Agricultural Revolution

c)

Neolithic

d)

Paleolithic

43.

This is the bipedal human ancestor who likely emerged from Africa over 200,000 years ago.

a)

Neanderthal

b)

Paleolithic

c)

Homo Sapiens

d)

Neolithic

44.

This is a situation in which farmers grow only enough food to support themselves and their families.

a)

Neanderthal

b)

Subsistence Agriculture

c)

Agricultural Revolution

d)

Homo Sapiens

45.

This is the process by which plants and/or animals become controlled by humans for the benefit of humans.

a)

Subsistence Agriculture

b)

Neanderthal

c)

Domestication

d)

Neolithic

46.

An extinct sub-species of homo sapiens that existed over 50,000 years ago.

a)

Homo Sapiens

b)

Hunter Gatherers

c)

Neanderthal

d)

Paleolithic

47.

This is the name given to the rich agricultural land in the ancient Middle East, from the Tigris and Euphrates westward to the Mediterranean Sea.

a)

Metallurgy

b)

Fertile Crescent

c)

Qanat

d)

Irrigation

48.

This term refers to one way that humans can adapt land in a dry climate for farming.

a)

Qanat

b)

Metallurgy

c)

Irrigation

d)

Fertile Crescent

49.

Process of taking metal and making goods and useful items, such as horseshoes and tools.

a)

Qanat

b)

Irrigation

c)

Metallurgy

d)

Fertile Crescent

50.

This tool has been used for thousands of years to help prepare soil for the planting of seeds.

a)

Irrigation

b)

Plow

c)

Fertile Crescent

d)

Qanat

51.

This is a system of irrigation used to supply water in desert environments, particularly in Middle Eastern countries.

a)

Sail

b)

Irrigation

c)

Qanat

d)

Plow

52.

This has been used by ships for thousands of years to harness the wind.

a)

Plow

b)

Qanat

c)

Metallurgy

d)

Sail

53.

Why is Hammurabi's Law Code so important in history?

a)

It was the first law code to give some basic rights to women.

b)

It was the first written law code of any ancient civilization.

c)

Hammurabi was the first person to identify slaves as private property.

d)

The death penalty was only used in the case of extremely violent crimes.

54.

Based on the passage which of these statements appears to be true of Hammurabi's Law Code?

a)

Slavery was outlawed in ancient Babylon.

b)

Individuals who broke the law were tried by a jury.

c)

The law code was based on violence and retaliation.

d)

Women were treated as equal to men in all legal matters.