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World History Semester I Exam

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
scientist who studies human history by digging up artifacts
a)
archaeologists
b)
anthropologists
c)
scientists
d)
none of the choices
2.
study the origin, behavior and cultural development of humans
a)
archaeologists
b)
anthropologists
c)
scientists
d)
none of the choices
3.
the earliest part of the Stone Age where stone tools were used
a)
Ice Age
b)
Paleolithic
c)
Byzantine
d)
Dark Age
4.
means New Stone Age
a)
Neolithic
b)
Ice Age
c)
Dark Age
d)
none of the choices
5.
Neolithic Age- 5,500- 3,500 BC; shift from ______ to farmers in a community
a)
settlers
b)
hunters
c)
warriors
d)
cave men
6.

land between Tigris and Euphrates rivers

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

present day Israel, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria

c)

Fertile Crescent

d)

all of the choices

7.

first law system of laws and punishment

a)

Mesopotamian code

b)

Babylonian code

c)

Hammurabi codex

d)

Hammurabi code

8.

famous for being the capital city of the Babylonian Empire, had the hanging gardens

a)

Babylon

b)

Chaldean

c)

Ninevites

d)

Assyrians

9.

Chaldean king of the Babylonian Empire; famous for attacking Judah and destroying Solomon's temple; rebuilt Babylon;

a)

Nebuchadnezzar

b)

Balthazar

c)

Babylon

d)

Hammurabi

10.

Stone was transported to the pyramids by rolling the stones onto _____, loading them onto barges and floating them down to the building sites.

a)

donkeys

b)

camels

c)

pillars

d)

logs

11.

Egyptians learned_________ from embalming bodies; how to set bones; how to treat different body parts

a)

human anatomy

b)

mathematics

c)

about viruses

d)

none of the choices

12.

Pyramid building led to advancements in ____________by using measurements and geometry and by aligning pyramids with astronomy

a)

math and science

b)

literature and science

c)

math and geology

d)

none of the choices

13.

__________ focused their time on the after life by making great plans and burial chambers. They saw the afterlife as most important

a)

Egyptians

b)

Mesopotamians

c)

Phoenecians

d)

Persians

14.

______ era of peace, prosperity, and expansion; golden age of art; became an empire from the Fertile Crescent to Nubia.

a)

New Kingdom

b)

Old Kingdom

c)

Middle Kingdom

d)

all of the above

15.

first powerful female pharaoh who focused on trade rather than war

a)

Phoenecia

b)

Hatshepsut

c)

Isis

d)

none of the choices

16.

a reed plant used for making baskets, sandals, rafts, and paper

a)

sugar cane

b)

cotton

c)

papyrus

d)

hemp

17.

__________women's rights: own property, buy and sell goods, make wills, get divorced

a)

Mesopotamian

b)

Chaldean

c)

Phoenecian

d)

Egyptian

18.

signified unity between upper and lower Egypt

a)

double crown

b)

double staff

c)

double headress

d)

double coin

19.

_____is located south of Egypt along the Nile and it also has a port on the east side of the Red Sea

a)

Phoenecia

b)

Chaldea

c)

Babylon

d)

Kush

20.

Lots of ______ goods traveled through Kush to other places

a)

common

b)

exotic

c)

household

d)

domestic

21.

was located along the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea

a)

Persia

b)

Chaldea

c)

Phoenecia

d)

none of the above

22.

cedar wood, metal goods, pottery, glass, animal skins, red dyed cloth are major goods traded by:

a)

Phoenecia

b)

Egyptians

c)

Persia

d)

Assyria

23.

_______ alphabet had 22 symbols for consonant sounds and was used for trade and business; it was simple to use and increased literacy

a)

Egyptian

b)

Phoenecian

c)

Chaldean

d)

Babylonian

24.

The _________controlled much of southern Greece from 1500 to 1100 BCE.

a)

Myceneans

b)

Persians

25.

In Athens, all people were citizens who had one voice and one vote.

a)

true

b)

false

26.

_______ was a culturally rich city-state with art, music, and literature.

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

27.

_______ was a militaristic city-state where all of its citizens were trained warriors.

a)

Sparta

b)

Athens

28.

Athens and _______ fought each other in the Peloponnesian War.

a)

Persia

b)

Sparta

29.

Athens and _______ fought each other in the Peloponnesian War.

a)

Persia

b)

Sparta

30.

________ used a method of teaching involving questioning known as the Socratic method.

a)

Plato

b)

Socrates

31.

__________ the Great conquered Persia and spread Greek ideas and culture throughout the world.

a)

Cyrus

b)

Alexander

32.

The Hellenistic Age was the time period after Alexander the Great, where Greek and _______ cultures mixed.

a)

Roman

b)

Asian

33.
Alexander helped the Greek city-states unite by
a)
forcing them to speak the same language
b)
taking away many of their freedoms
c)
focusing their attention on a common enemy 
d)
having Sparta's leader lead all of Greece
34.
After his military victory, how did Alexander keep his power in Persia?
a)
He had the Persians worship Greek gods.
b)
He adopted many Persian practices.
c)
He had the Persians read Egyptian books.
d)
He adopted a Persian boy to succeed him.
35.

Where was Alexander the Great from?

a)

Macedonia

b)

Greece

c)

North Africa

d)

Spain

36.

Alexander's father was:

a)

Philip II

b)

Aristotle

c)

Sophocles

d)

Hammurabi

37.

Which city-state first fell to the Macedonians?

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Corinth

d)

Troy

38.

When did Alexander take power over Macedonia?

a)

After Philip II was murdered

b)

After Alexander's mother died

c)

After Alexander killed his father

d)

After Philip II became ill and died

39.

TRUE OR FALSE: As Alexander conquered other regions, he adopted some of their culture.

a)

True

b)

False

40.
Wife of Zeus; goddess of marriage
a)
Athena
b)
Hera
c)
Aphrodite
d)
Persephone
41.
God of Prophecy, Music, and Healing; plays the lyre
a)
Poseidon
b)
Zeus
c)
Hermes
d)
Apollo
42.
goddess of the hunt; twin of Apollo
a)
Artemis
b)
Aphrodite
c)
Hera
d)
Athena
43.
Goddess of the harvest; sister of Zeus and mother of Persephone.
a)
Hera
b)
Demeter
c)
Athena
d)
Aphrodite 
44.
Sprouted fully armed from Zeus's head; goddess of wisdom, battle strategy
a)
Hera
b)
Persephone
c)
Athena
d)
Aphrodite
45.
God of the sky; chief god; weapon is a lightning bolt
a)
Zeus
b)
Athena
c)
Hades
d)
Poisidon
46.
Who is the goddess of love and beauty? 
a)
Hades
b)
Hera
c)
Aphrodite
d)
Athena
47.
Who is the god of the sun and light,God of music and healing ?
a)
Apollo
b)
Zeus
c)
Hades
d)
Ares
48.
Who is the god of fire ;blacksmith to the gods ?
a)
Hephaestes 
b)
Troy
c)
Zeus
d)
Achilles 
49.
The home of the Greek gods
a)
Titans
b)
Styx
c)
Perseus
d)
Mt. Olympus
50.

Who is the god of the sea?

a)

Perseus

b)

Poseidon

c)

Percy

d)

Pegasus