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WorksheetsSemester Exam 2018
Total questions: 150
Worksheet time: 2hrs 31mins
Which of these sets of dates are in chronological order?
100 BC > 200 BC > 300 BC > 50 BC
2000 AD > 4000 AD > 200 BC > 50 BC
1000 AD > 5000 AD > 3000 BC > 8000 BC
3000 BC > 1000 BC > 100 AD > 2000 AD
Which of these are an example of a PRIMARY source?
Diary
Biography
Textbook
What does A.D. stand for on a timeline?
After Death
Anno Domini
After Donkeys
Ants Dance
What does B.C.E stand for on a timeline?
Before Columbus Existed
Before Common Era
Before Christ Excelled
Before Cats Eat
An AUTOBIOGRAPHY is an example of which kind of source?
Primary
Secondary
A decade is:
10 years
100 years
1,000 years
10,0000 years
Which of these dates came first/is the oldest?
5000 BCE
8000 BCE
5000 CE
8000 CE
Which era do we learn about in this class, that goes from 3500 BC to 500 AD?
Prehistory
Middle Ages
Ancient History
Modern History
How many years are in a millennium?
10 years
100 years
1,000 years
10,000 years
A primary source is
never important because it is so old
a second hand account of an event, written by people who were not there
the only important source there is
a first hand account of an event, written by people who were there
What does B.C. stand for on a timeline?
Before Canaries
Before Camping
Before Civilization
Before Christ
If you were a paleontologist, what kinds of objects would you study?
Fossils and Bones
The clothing of Christopher Columbus
What people in Mexico eat
Stone weapons
Which of these is NOT a reason we study history?
To make decisions about the future
To teach us who we are and how we fit in the human story
To write very interesting textbooks
To learn about our past and present
If you were to dig up artifacts from the past and study them, you would be a
historian
anthropologist
archaeologist
paleontologist
What does C.E. stand for?
Christ Eats
Common Exits
Common Era
Christ Era
100 years is a
decade
century
millenium
giganticum
Which of these came first?
900 BC
700 BC
800 BC
600 BC
Which of these came first?
2000 AD
2007 AD
2011 AD
2018 AD
A person who studies, analyzes, and interprets events in the past is a:
paleontologist
anthropologist
archaeologist
historian
A secondary source is:
a piece of useless information in history
the most important document we can use in history
a first hand account of an event, when the person was actually there
a second hand account of an event, when the person was not actually there
A textbook is a
primary source
secondary source
Do we live in AD/CE or in BC/BCE?
AD/CE
BC/BCE
An anthropologist would probably study something like
fossils
dinosaur bones
how humans interact with one another
the first wheel ever created
What is the difference between BC and BCE?
I don't know
There is absolutely no difference
BCE is the religious term BC is not
BC is the religious term BCE is not
Which of these are the most recent?
2018 AD
2018 BC
1000 AD
1000 BC
What is cultural diffusion?
When a hurricane grows and spreads from one state to another
When a human moves from one place to another in search for food/shelter
When beliefs, behaviors, and traits spread from one group of people to another
When a specific smell spreads to another and they make a new scent.
Why were rivers so important to early settlers?
They provided transportation, food, fresh water, irrigation systems, and fertile soil.
They provided bathing water, dry soil, flooding, and wood for boats.
They provided cataracts that defended them from enemies.
If you were to travel from Greece to France you would be going
northeast
northwest
southeast
southwest
Which of these are natural/ physical characteristics of geography?
the Eiffel tower
a school building
the ocean
a bridge
If you have a surplus of supplies, it means you have
not enough supplies
more supplies than needed
just enough supplies
no supplies at all
Which of these places are early humans more likely to settle near and why?
Mountains so they are isolated from other people
Deserts so they can always be warm.
A frozen tundra so they can never get too hot.
A river so they have an irrigation system to help grow crops.
What is culture?
The amount of people living in a city
The amount of food a settlement grows
the beliefs, behaviors, and traits of a group of people
the spread of rain from one city to another.
What problem could you face when living in a desert?
It being too cold and frozen to grow food.
It being too hot with little rainfall to grow food.
It having a surplus of water, flooding your crops.
It having too many mountains, cutting off trade to other people.
If I am traveling from Algeria to Italy I am going
northeast
northwest
southeast
southwest
If you were to travel from Germany to Rome you would be traveling
north
east
south
west
Which of these would be an example of cultural diffusion?
A hurricane starting in Puerto Rico and moving to Florida
the creation of the first government ever
the growth of a wheat plants in fertile soil
the opening of a Panda Express in America
If you have a scarcity of sources it means you have
too many resources
not enough resources
just enough resources
no resources at all
Natural resources are made by
the planet Earth
scientists in a lab
humans
Android Phones
Which of these physical features might make travel and cultural diffusion difficult?
mountains
plains
rivers
canals
Rivers help people
drink clean water
trade ideas and goods
make food by providing fertile soil and irrigation
all of the above
If a resource is scarce, how might people get more of it?
Trading with another group of people for it.
Asking fortnite players to buy them more.
Praying to the gods to make more appear.
Asking the local magician to magically create more.
According to the map, approximately how far is it from Luderitz to Keetmanshoop?
0 miles
200 miles
20 miles
1000 miles
Approximately how far is it from Louberg to Luluville?
5 miles
3 miles
100 miles
10 miles
What part of a map do you use to help you measure how far of a distance it is from one place to another?
map key
map legend
map compass
map scale
Which of these are natural resources?
Rivers and mountains
Schools and Government buildings
Clay tablets and ipads
Mount Rushmore and the White House
As food supply increases, what happens to the population?
It decreases.
It stays the same.
It increases.
Cave Painting, Hunting and Gathering, and Stone Tools are all a part of the :
Bronze Age
Paleolithic Age
Neolithic Age
Which of these describe the role of Neolithic men?
Being community leaders, farming, domesticating animals.
Hunting animals and making clothing from the fur.
Taking care of the food supply, the household, and the children.
Gathering nuts, berries, etc. and cave painting.
What is term for growing food on a regular schedule?
Agricultural Revolution
Systematic Agriculture
Domestication
Specialization
What did Paleolithic people make tools out of?
Aluminum and copper
Berries and Animal Fur
Stone and Wood
Stone and Tin
What is domestication?
Taming/training animals for the benefit of humans
Growing food on a regular schedule
Being able to specialize in many jobs
Hunting animals for food and warmth.
What was the term for when humans stopped only hunting and gathering and began to farm?
Systematic Agriculture
Specialization
Agricultural Revolution
Scarcity
Neolithic people at first used tools of stone, but later they began making tools of ______________ and _____________.
bronze and copper
aluminum and wood
titanium and diamonds
glass and aluminum
Where did people create holy places to worship?
Pyramids
Malls
Specialization
Shrines
What is a nomad?
A person that travels from place to place
A person that stays in one area
A person that trains and tames animals
A person that worships in shrines
Which of these describe the Neolithic achievement of domestication?
Hunting an animal and eating its meat.
Killing animals and using their skin for clothing.
Putting items on an animal to help carry them.
What are the 4 major ancient river valley civilizations?
China, Florida, Georgia, India
Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, China
Africa, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Asia
Mesopotamia, Asia, Europe, Rome
Which of these is true of BOTH the Paleolithic and Neolithic Age?
They both domesticated animals
They both farmed and grew crops
They both lived in permanent settlements
They both had different roles for men and women
Why did the specialization of jobs occur in the Neolithic Age?
People got smarter and wanted to do more things.
With the population increasing, not everyone had search/grow food, so they had time to specialize.
People got tired of hunting and gathering so they wanted to find new jobs.
It paid more money to do things other than hunting and gathering and farming
Which of these is NOT a characteristic of the Neolithic Age?
Domestication
Systematic Agriculture
Nomadic lifestyle
Specialization
With more farming, the population began to grow. How did this change the roles of women in the Neolithic Age?
They were still the ones to gather berries.
They began to take charge of the household and children.
They became community leaders and protectors.
They were the ones to farm and domesticate animals.
Which characteristic of civilization describes the tools and advancements that make life easier?
Technology and Achievements
Religion
Writing and the Arts
Food Supply and Geography
This characteristic explained the world around them, such as the forces of nature and roles of humans
Technology and Achievements
Writing and the Arts
Cities and Government
Religion
Which characteristic describes the land of an area?
Religion
Food Supply and Geography
Social Structure
Writing and the Arts
This characteristic divides people into levels based on the type of work that they do
Cities and Government
Social Structure
Writing and the Arts
Technology and Achievements
This characteristic helps protect the people and the food supply, creating laws to help make life run more smoothly
Food Supply and Geography
Writing and the Arts
Technology and Achievements
Cities and Government
This characteristic has to do with record keeping and keeping information
Writing and the Arts
Food Supply and Geography
Social Structure
Religion
Civilizations used rivers for things like fresh water and fertile soil. How else did rivers help them develop communities?
Providing trade and transportation
Flooding their crops
Creating barriers from others
They didn't use rivers for anything else.
Which of the following describe the Paleolithic Age?
Nomadic lifestyles
Growing crops
Domesticating animals
Specializing in jobs
What age does this picture show?
The Paleolithic Age
The Neolithic Age
The Ice Age
The Bronze Age
This person created the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Nebuchadnezzar
Sargon
Hammurabi
Gilgamesh
This characteristic of civilization shows that Mesopotamia WAS NOT PREHISTORIC because it pertains to recording information
technology and achievements
writing and the arts
food supply and geography
religion
Which of these were NOT created by the people of Mesopotamia?
sailboat
wheel
plow
paper
What characteristic of civilization helps make like easier/more efficient through the development of new tools?
Writing and the Arts
Food Supply and Geography
Technology and Achievements
Social Structure
What was the oldest written epic in history?
the Epic of Gilgamesh
the Code of Hammurabi
the Code of Harambe
the Epic of Nebuchadnezzar
What was the name of the first written language that was created in Mesopotamia?
Hieroglyphics
the Code of Hammurabi
Cuneiform
Ziggurats
What is irrigation?
a group of merchants traveling on camels
a system that supplies dry land with water
a place where people worship
when people believe in more than one god
Who created the world's first empire?
Hammurabi
Nebuchadnezzar
Sargon
Cyrus the Great
What is the belief of many gods called?
Monotheism
Ziggurats
Caravans
Polytheism
This characteristic of civilization refers to ordering people in classes from highest to lowest
religion
food supply and geography
cities and government
social structure
Why did ancient civilizations settle near rivers?
For the fertile land, trade and transportation, fresh water, etc.
it was easier to worship the gods
it was better to create technology
for bathing, going swimming, and playing Marco Polo
Who created a strict law code in Mesopotamia?
Nabopolassar
Sargon
Gilgamesh
Hammurabi
Where did people worship their gods?
Rivers
Ziggurats
Caravans
Silt
Plows and irrigation systems......
helped people grow crops
helped people build ziggurats
helped people specialize in jobs
helped people build cities
Which characteristic of civilization helped people explain the forces of nature and the world around them?
writing and the arts
cities and government
social structure
religion
Which of these people conquered the Assyrians?
Hammurabi
Nebuchadnezzar
Nabopolassar
Sargon
Wheels were used for
Transportation
Pottery
Plows
ALL THE ABOVE
Why was cuneiform important?
It was the first written law
It was the first written language
It was the first temple created
It was the first empire ever
What two rivers surrounded Mesopotamia?
Fertile and Crescent
Blue Nile and White Nile
Assyrian and Iran
Tigris and Euphrates
Which of the following was a major import of ancient Egypt that they received from the Phoenicians?
Wood
Papyrus
Slaves
Linen
What is the term for the Egyptian invention of a long balancing pole with a weight and bucket used to get water from a river?
Shadoof
Irrigation
Sickel
Canal
Who is Narmer (Menes) and what did he accomplish?
last pharaoh to conquer the Persians.
First pharaoh of Egypt to be buried in a pyramid.
Main Egyptian god who controlled the flooding of the Nile
First pharaoh, united Upper and Lower Egypt
What were the pyramids built for?
So that this country is popular all around the world
To serve as tombs for Pharaohs
To put dogs and cats inside
To keep gold and all the king´s treasures safe
Why is King Tutankhamen famous?
He was the youngest pharaoh
His reign lasted 50 years
He was originally from Kush
The Great Pyramid was built for him
Artwork in Ancient Egypt most closely related to
religious ideas of the afterlife
hunting and gathering
pyramids being built
the Egyptian government
What achievements did the Egyptians create while building the pyramids?
A number system based on 10, fractions, and a 365 day calendar
A sailboat, a wheel, and a pulley system
Hieroglyphics, Papyrus, and artwork
A shadoof, a wheel, and a calculator
Which of these served as a guide for the afterlife in ancient Egypt?
The Book of the Dying Egyptian
The Book of the Living
The Book of the Theocracy
The Book of the Dead
What was the name of the process developed by the ancient Egyptians of preserving a person's body after death
Irrigation
Embalming
Theocracy
Tombs
Who made up the upper class in Egypt?
Farmers, Scribes, Merchants, Bureaucrats, Slaves
Priests, Farmers, Fishermen, Pharaohs, Craftsmen
Craftsmen, Scribes, Priests, Nobles, Farmers
Pharaohs, Bureaucrats, Pyramid Architects, Priests, Scribes
What were the first Egyptian books written on?
Medicine
Irrigation
Gilgamesh
The Nile River
Which is a reason that the Nile has been called “the lifeblood” of Egypt?
Its valley and delta provide fertile soil for farming.
It borders the important deserts of Egypt.
It flows from North to South.
It is the longest river in the world.
One of the reasons for the success of early civilizations such as those in Egypt and Mesopotamia was because
they formed democratcailly elected governmnets
they were able to find ways to make stone tools
they were geographically protected from outside invaders
they used rivers and bodies of water for food and trade
Which pharaoh of Egypt defied traditions and ruled as a women for over 20 years in the 1400s bce?
Cleopatra
Hatshepsut
Thutmose
Ramses III
What was Imhotep known for?
Being the first female pharaoh.
Being the first great engineer of the pyramids.
Being the youngest pharaoh to have ruled.
Building multiple temples in Egypt.
Which Pharaoh changed Egypt's religion from polytheistic to monotheistic?
Ramses II
Akhenaton (Amenhotep IV)
Thutmoses III
Hatshepsut
Who was known as the peaceful and most successful pharaoh that built many temples during the New Kingdom?
Imhotep
Narmer (Menes)
Ramses II
Tutankhamen
What did the Egyptians create to help solve the problem of the Nile River flooding?
Irrigation systems and canals
The shadoof
Pyramids
A water fountain
Both Egypt and Mesopotamia settled on _______________________ for their fertile soil, transportation, and fresh water.
lakes
seas
rivers
oceans
The silt in the river made the land...
Fertile
Dry
Red
Dusty
The _____________________ , which was written in India, is considered to be the world's longest epic.
Mahabharata
Epic of Gilgamesh
Ramayana
Romulus and Remus
What physical feature gave the Indus Valley civilizations natural protection?
Sahara Desert
The Mediterranean Sea
the cataracts
the Himalayan Mountains
What is the name of the writing system of Ancient India that developed from the group of people called the Aryans?
scribe
calligraphy
Sanskrit
Cuneiform
What are some contributions of the Aryan people to the people in Ancient India?
They created the caste system, papyrus, and the wheel.
They brought hieroglyphics to record information, the caste system, and cataracts.
They created the sailboat, the plow, and the written language of cuneiform.
They created a new social class system, new farming techniques, and the written language of Sanskrit.
How did the Aryans treat the Indians?
They pushed them out of India and made them move to Egypt.
They mixed with the Indian people and helped influence their culture.
They went to war with Ancient India for 700 years then took them over
They slaughtered all the women and children, and made the men their slaves.
What was the name of the group of people that came into the Indus River Valley around 1500 BC?
The Egyptians
The Indians
The Aryans
The Sudras
Hinduism teaches that each person has a ______________, a set of spiritual duties to fulfill in each life.
Mahavira
Samskara
Karma
Dharma
What is generally accepted as the oldest religion in the world? (still practiced)
Buddhism
Hinduism
Islam
Sikhism
Which of these are some medical advancements of Ancient India?
Dental surgery, plastic surgery, setting broken bones, dressing wounds, ect.
embalming bodies, creating pyramid tombs, mummification, etc.
Dental surgery, mummification, setting broken bones, etc.
Who founded Buddhism?
Chandra Gupta Maurya
Hinduism
Siddhartha Gautama
Ashoka
What is the Caste System?
The rules followed by doctors to help set broken bones
The social structure that determined a person's marriage, job, and place in society.
The system of writing in India
What people follow to get to the Brahman
Ashoka is known for.....
creating the first empire in India
Creating an efficient postal system.
Going from a violent person to a peaceful one who promoted Buddhism throughout India
Riding elephants across the Himalaya mountains
The Mauryan Empire was the first empire in India. Who was the second?
Chandra Gupta Maurya
Ashoka
Persian
Gupta
Which of these are not one of the four noble truths?
Life is full of suffering
People suffer because they desire worldy things
To stop suffering you must give up worldy things
To stop desiring things you must read the Four Noble Truths
What did the Indians propose about the earth?
That it was round and revolved around the sun
That it was flat and orbited around it's moons
That it's tilted axis created seasons
That there were aliens on it's moons
During the Gupta Empire, India entered a _____________________ Age where they made many achievements in math, science, art, literature, etc.
Dark
Golden
Spiritual
Educational
The Buddha believed that in order to stop suffering in life, you must give up __________________________
the four noble truths
the eightfold path
suffering
desiring things
Which of these are the mathematical concepts that the Indians created?
Fractions, Number system based on 10, Calculus
The concept of 0, numbers 1-9, Algebra
Infinity, Fractions, Trigonometry
Numbers based on 100, pie charts, percentages
What language group were the Aryans a part of?
Indo-Arabic
European
Indo-European
Indian
What helped the Gupta empire become very wealthy and prosperous?
Isolating themselves from others
Creating Iron
Trading with other civilizations
Inventing Algebra
Buddhism grew out of what major religion?
Judaism
Islam
Christianity
Hinduism
Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa were
the two major religions of India
the two famous rulers of India
the two rivers the Indians settled on
the first two planned cities in India
Seasonal winds in Ancient India
brahman
monsoons
himilaya
vedas
What were the two main empires in India?
ganges and indus
mohenjo-daro and harappa
indian and arabian
gupta and mauryan
