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Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the difference between History and Pre-History?

a)

History is passed by word of mouth

b)

Sumerian Records

c)

Written Records of History

d)

Pre-History is saved in written records

2.

What does MIGRATE mean?

a)

Relocate from one place to another.

b)

A group of people living together

c)

A synonym for Hunter Gatherers

d)

That thing birds do sometimes.

3.

Paleolithic means...

a)

New Stone Age

b)

Stone Age

c)

Old Stone Age

d)

Queens of the Stone Age

4.

Neolithic means...

a)

New Stone Age

b)

Old Stone Age

c)

Stone Age

d)

Common Era

5.
A peninsula is
a)
a fortified hill of an ancient city.
b)
an area of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.
c)
a public market and meeting place in ancient Greece.
d)
an antibiotic used to treat infection.
6.
During the Hellenistic period, there were important achievements in 
a)
tragedy and comedy.
b)
mathematics and science.
c)
writing and printing.
d)
warfare and government.
7.
Ancient people built their cities near hills because
a)
it gave them a scenic view.
b)
it helped them get exercise.
c)
it had better farmland.
d)
it made them easier to defend.
8.
People Who Move To A Different Area to Spread Religion
a)
Priest
b)
Missionary
c)
Bishop
d)
Pope
9.

What is the name of the region formed by the Nile Delta?

a)

Lower Egypt

b)

Nubia

c)

The Red Land

d)

Upper Egypt

10.

Where did most the Egyptian population live?

a)

along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea

b)

along the coast of the Red Sea

c)

along the coast of the Nile River

d)

in the desert

11.

Who was the first pharaoh and leader who united the Kingdoms of Egypt?

a)

Hatshepsut

b)

Menes

c)

Ramses II

d)

Seth

12.
How did ancient Egyptian settlements benefit by being surrounded by desert?
a)
Had good land for growing crops
b)
Had plants that sheep could graze on
c)
Made travel and trade easy
d)
Offered protection from invaders
13.
What is ancient Egyptian writing called?
a)
Hieroglyphics
b)
Cuneiform
c)
Sanskrit
d)
Scribe
14.
What is the belief in more than one god called?
a)
Polytheism
b)
Monotheism
c)
Atheism
d)
Pantheism
15.
Which technological advancement helped farmers irrigate their crops by using a long pole with a bucket attached to one end and a counterweight attached to the other?
a)
Shadoof
b)
Pyramid
c)
Basin
d)
Canal
16.
Who ruled all of Egypt as a god-king?
a)
Pharaoh
b)
Farmer
c)
Artisan
d)
Slave
17.
The Fertile Crescent soil is...
a)
dry
b)
rich
c)
rocky
d)
unproductive
18.
A system of watering crops is...
a)
cuneiform
b)
irrigation
c)
levees
d)
ziggurats
19.
The Babylonian King who wrote 282 laws...
a)
Cyrus
b)
Abraham
c)
Hammurabi
d)
Moses
20.
Why did historians name the area Mesopotamia?
a)
It has highly fertile soil.
b)
It is bordered by rivers on two sides.
c)
It contained the first unified nation.
d)
A diverse group of people lived there.
21.
The main river in China is __________. 
a)
Mississippi
b)
Huang He
c)
James
d)
Rio Grande
22.
________________________ is a type of cloth invented by the Ancient Chinese. 
a)
Cotton
b)
Silk
c)
Jeans
23.
Which is an example of Ancient Chinese architecture?
a)
Pyramids
b)
Teepee's
c)
The Great Wall
d)
School
24.
The Chinese philosophy that has the belief that people are evil and only do what is right through strict laws and harsh punishment is.........
a)
Feudalism
b)
Taoism
c)
Confucianism
d)
Legalism
25.
What religion was brought to China from India during the Silk Road?
a)
Islam
b)
Buddhism
c)
Judaism
d)
Christianity
26.

Which two rivers influenced Chinese civilizations?

a)

Tigris and Euphrates

b)

Nile and Tigris

c)

Indus and Yellow

d)

Yangtze and Yellow

27.

What Dynasty was the first in China?

a)

Qin

b)

Zhou

c)

Shang

d)

Kowloon

28.

Famous Chinese Philosopher

a)

Abraham

b)

Ramses II

c)

Confucius

d)

Jake Paul

29.
How many tribes were formed in Israel?
a)
11
b)
15
c)
12
d)
14
30.
Definition: Exodus
a)
A book in the Qur'an 
b)
The King of Ancient Israel
c)
The name of Jacob's oldest son
d)
The departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt
31.
Who built the first temple in ancient Israel?
a)
David
b)
Nebuchadnezzar
c)
Solomon
d)
Neboplassor
32.
What is a "synagogue?" 
a)
A Jewish house of worship
b)
An Islam house of worship
c)
A Christian house of worship
33.
What was the job of a "prophet?"
a)
To make sure everyone was following the rules 
b)
To light the candles on the Menorah during Hanukkah
c)
A messenger sent by God to share God's word with people
d)
To lead the army in battle
34.
Definition: monotheism
a)
The belief in more than one god
b)
The belief in one god
35.
Which Babylonian leader was responsible for the Babylonian Captivity? 
a)
Hammurabi 
b)
Nebuchadnezzar 
c)
Ashurbanipal 
d)
Sargon 
36.
Who destroyed the second temple? 
a)
Nebuchadezzar
b)
Greeks
c)
Romans 
d)
Cyrus 
37.
Where was the Promised Land that the Torah says God promised to the Israelites as a permanent home 
a)
Canaan 
b)
Egypt 
c)
Mesopotamia 
d)
Ur 
38.
Religious abbreviation of years before zero. 
a)
circa 
b)
century 
c)
B.C. 
d)
A.D. 
39.
100 years 
a)
circa 
b)
decade 
c)
century 
d)
A.D. 
40.

Ashoka was the first ruler to promote . . .

a)

Jainism

b)

Hinduism

c)

ahisma

d)

Buddhism

41.

______________ became known as the Buddha.

a)

Siddhartha Gautama

b)

Vedas

c)

Dalai Lama

d)

Stupas

42.

Sacred books that recorded Aryan hymns, stories, poems and prayers are called . . .

a)

Stupas

b)

Guru

c)

Buddha

d)

Vedas

43.

Reincarnation is ____________________________________.

a)

Hindu prayers

b)

language of the Vedas

c)

personal duty

d)

the rebirth of the soul

44.

Dharma refers to one's ________________________________

a)

family status

b)

personal duty

c)

nirvana

d)

prayer life

45.
The Indian language?
a)
Hieroglyphics
b)
Cuneiform
c)
Chinese
d)
Sanskrit
46.
The effects that good or bad actions have on a person's soul?
a)
Karma
b)
Carma
c)
Beliefs
d)
Charisma
47.
Divided India's society into groups?
a)
Social Hierarchy
b)
Caste System
c)
Social Classes
d)
Hinduism
48.
The Roman government _________ Christians, or treated them unfairly and punished them.
a)
praised
b)
worshipped
c)
persecuted
d)
taxed
49.
A form of government where the supreme power is held by a king or queen.
a)
presidential democracy
b)
parliamentary democracy
c)
oligarchy
d)
monarchy
50.
He was a dictator of Rome and later killed by senators because he became too powerful.
a)
Julius Ceasar
b)
Ceasar Augustus
c)
Constantine
d)
Sparticus 
51.
A modern soccer stadium is similar to which Roman accomplishment?
a)
Pont du Gard
b)
The Colosseum
c)
Basilica of Constantine
d)
The Pantheon
52.
The Pax Romana was a 200 year period of 
a)
Peace
b)
War
c)
Conflict
d)
Conquests
53.
In addition to their own developments, the Romans borrowed many ideas from the 
a)
Chinese
b)
Greeks
c)
Egyptians
d)
Mesopotamians
54.

A wealthy, upperclass person in the Ancient Roman Republic

a)

patrician

b)

plebian

c)

counsul

d)

dictator

55.
A structure that carries water over long distances
a)
colosseum
b)
dome
c)
aqueduct
d)
arch
56.
An ordinary citizen in the ancient Roman Republic
a)
patrician
b)
plebian
c)
counsul
d)
mercenary
57.

Which group most heavily influenced Roman art and architecture?

a)

Babylonians

b)

Greeks

c)

Egyptians

d)

Persians

58.
In what sea was Rome a peninsula, which allowed it to prosper in trade and interact with and conquer other lands? 
a)
Red
b)
Black
c)
Mediterranean
d)
Arabian
59.

What were the wars called that were fought for 20 years between Rome and Carthage?

a)

Twenty-year Wars

b)

Mediterranean Wars

c)

Punic Wars

d)

Elephant Wars

60.
Who were the two main characters in the story that tells the beginnings of Rome?
a)
Romulus & Remus
b)
Zeus & Hera
c)
Ronulus & Roman
d)
Bill & Ted

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