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World History CFE Review

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the difference between a primary and secondary source?

a)

A primary source is written by people who saw or experienced an event; Secondary sources are created after an event by people who were not part of the event.

b)

A primary source happens first and a secondary source happens second.

c)

A secondary source is written by people who saw or experienced an event; Primary sources are created after an event by people who were not part of the event.

d)

A secondary source happens first and a primary source happens later.

2.

What are the 5 themes of geography?

a)

location, place, environment, human relationships

b)

regions, human interactions, movement, place

c)

location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, regions

d)

physical systems, human systems, region, place

3.

The 6 essential elements of geography are . . .

a)

Human systems, animals, movement, regions, plave, location

b)

World in spatial terms, places/regions, physical systems, movement, location

c)

people, location, animals, regions, environment, movement

d)

World in spatial terms, places/regions, physical systems, human systems, environment/society, geography

4.

What event ended prehistoric time and started history?

a)

Sumerian civilization and the development of writing (cunieform)

b)

The discovery of fire

c)

Egyptian gods

d)

Farming

5.

What is prehistory?

a)

Ancient times

b)

Modern times

c)

Before recorded history

d)

After recorded history

6.

During the New Stone Age, food surpluses allowed more people to become

a)

slaves and merchants

b)

specialized in a trade

c)

sacrificed to the gods

d)

hunters and gatherers

7.

What river is associated with the Fertile Crescent?

a)

Nile

b)

Ganges

c)

Tigris

d)

Euphrates

8.

What river is associated with Egyptian civilization?

a)

Ganges

b)

Nile

c)

Huang He

d)

Tiber

9.

What river is associated with the civilization of India?

a)

Euphrates

b)

Tiber

c)

Nile

d)

Ganges

10.

What river is associated with the Ancient China civilization?

a)

Huang He

b)

Ganges

c)

Tigris

d)

Tiber

11.

What river is associated with Ancient Roman civilization?

a)

Tiber

b)

Ganges

c)

Euphrates

d)

Tigris

12.

Mesopotamia was located between which two rivers?

a)

Tiber and Tigris

b)

Huang He and Euphrates

c)

Tigris and Euphrates

d)

Ganges and Tiber

13.

Name of the type writing that came from Sumer

a)

hieroglyphics

b)

scroll

c)

cunieform

d)

calligraphy

14.

Nomadic people who hunted and gathered food wherever they could find it lived in the . . .

a)

Ancient Age

b)

Old Stone Age

c)

Middle Ages

d)

New Stone Age

15.

The shift from hunting and gathering to systematic agriculture (people growing their own food) is called . . .

a)

Old Stone Age

b)

Ancient Ages

c)

New Stone Age

d)

Middle Ages

16.

What important event occurred during the Old Stone Age?

a)

the invention of the wheel

b)

the creation of the calendar

c)

the discovery of dinosaurs

d)

the discovery of fire

17.

Why was Hammurabi's code important?

a)

Because it applied only to the rich

b)

Because it applied to everyone, rich and poor

c)

Because it applied only to the poor

d)

Because it applied only to the king

18.

Monotheism is the belief . . .

a)

many gods

b)

one God

c)

animals

d)

witchcraft

19.

The Phoenician alphabet made it easier to . . .

a)

spell difficult words

b)

write and keep better records

c)

print notices and books

d)

keep track of business dealings

20.

Polytheism is . . .

a)

belief in animals as gods

b)

belief in one God

c)

the belief in more than one god

d)

belief in spirits

21.

Hammurabi is known for . . .

a)

being the first pharaoh of Egypt

b)

first social structure

c)

first written code of laws

d)

being the first emperor of China

22.

The ruler of Ancient Egypt was called . . .

a)

pharaoh

b)

king

c)

emperor

d)

dynasty

23.

"An eye for an eye" is a common way to describe . . .

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Babylon

c)

Hinduism

d)

Hammurabi's code

24.

This was used to make an early form of paper in Ancient Egypt

a)

corn

b)

papyrus

c)

brick

d)

mud

25.

Ancient Egyptians developed _____________ (system of writing) to keep track of the kingdom's growing wealth

a)

cuneiform

b)

hammurabi

c)

hieroglyphics

d)

polytheism

26.

Which group in Ancient Egypt was responsible for accounting and writing down laws?

a)

scribes

b)

soldiers

c)

merchants

d)

farmers

27.

Who was the founder of Buddhism?

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Siddhartha Gautama

c)

Hammurabi

d)

King Tut

28.

Who founded Hinduism?

a)

Vedas

b)

No one

c)

Brahman

d)

Priests

29.

Hinduism is the result of the mixing of local beliefs with . . .

a)

Confucianism

b)

Nirvana

c)

Christian beliefs

d)

Aryan beliefs

30.

Asoka was the ____________ of Chandra Gupta

a)

father

b)

grandson

c)

son

d)

brother

31.

Asoka was the first ruler to . . .

a)

promote Christianity

b)

promote Hinduism

c)

promote Buddhism

d)

be tolerant of all beliefs

32.

Narmer's greatest achievement was . . .

a)

he unified Lower and Upper Egypt

b)

he attacked Lower and Upper Egypt

c)

he made all people slaves in Egypt

d)

he built the Great Wall

33.

Buddhists believe that the cause of pain and suffering comes when . . .

a)

people care about their family and not the Buddha

b)

people disrespect their parents

c)

people care too much about the wrong things (fame, money, power) and do not seek the truth

d)

people seek to be better than others

34.

The Buddha teaches that the cure for all human suffering and pain is . . .

a)

Follow the Eightfold Path and seek the Four Noble Truths

b)

Follow Christianity and the Ten Commandments

c)

Follow your heart wherever it leads you

d)

Follow goodness and mercy all the days of your life

35.

The Nile River flooded along the nearby land and made it perfect for . . .

a)

animals to drink

b)

planting crops

c)

harvesting crops

d)

burying bodies

36.

The city of Alexandria in Egypt was famous for . . .

a)

being the smallest city in the Mediterranean world

b)

being the oldest city in the Mediterranean world

c)

being the largest city in the Mediterranean world

d)

being the youngest city in the Mediterranean world

37.

Rome's first adopted written code of laws were called . . .

a)

Ten Commandments

b)

Twelve Tables

c)

Four Directions

d)

Three Levels

38.

The 5 relationships that Confucius taught to be honored were parents, husband, wife, ____________ and __________.

a)

grandparents, grandchildren

b)

parents, grandparents

c)

children, elderly

d)

students, teachers

39.

The _______ dynasty built the Great Wall of China.

a)

Han

b)

Zhou

c)

Tan

d)

Qin

40.

The rebirth of the soul is called ____________________ .

a)

redistribution

b)

reincarnation

c)

revolution

d)

redemption

41.

The social classes of India are called _____________ .

a)

Siddhartha

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Varnas

d)

hieroglyphics

42.

People from other parts of the world brought their culture, language and beliefs with them along __________________.

a)

The Silk Road

b)

The Great Wall

c)

The Long and Winding Road

d)

The Himalayas

43.

Pictographs and ideographs were used to develop writing in ________________ and _____________ civilizations.

a)

India, Egypt

b)

China, Roman

c)

Egypt, China

d)

India, China

44.

The great barrier north of India is _______________________.

a)

The Nile River

b)

The Himalaya Mountains

c)

The Ganges River

d)

Mount Everest

45.

The Indian city of Monhenjo-Daro had a drainage system made of ______________________.

a)

bricks

b)

pipes

c)

mud

d)

sandstone

46.

Women in ancient Athens were expected to . . .

a)

have children

b)

work on the farm

c)

take care of their household

d)

attend school

47.

Direct democracy is a from of government in which all citizens can . . .

a)

participate indirectly in the decision making process

b)

participate in the decision making process by signing a petition

c)

participate firsthand in the decision making process

d)

participate in the decision making process through their family

48.

Rome had _____________ branches of government.

a)

5

b)

3

c)

4

d)

2

49.

How did Greek and Roman governments influence the government of the United States?

a)

"a person is innocent until proven guilty"

b)

rule of law

c)

they also had a president

d)

they also had Congress

50.

Name 3 important achievements of Mesopotamian society are . . .

a)

writing, technology, mathematics

b)

technology, mathematics, science

c)

cooking, technology, writing

d)

mathematics, technology, farming

51.

Name 3 important achievements of Egyptian society

a)

hieroglyphics

b)

papyrus

c)

ziggurats

d)

mummification

52.

The 3 important achievements of Chinese society are . . .

a)

civil service exam

b)

gun powder

c)

paper

d)

pyramids

53.

Name 2 important achievements of Greek society

a)

paper

b)

philosophy

c)

democracy

d)

wheel

54.

What are 2 important achievements of Roman Society?

a)

roads

b)

fire crackers

c)

mummification

d)

aqueducts

55.

Which group in Ancient Egypt had the least amount of power?

a)

pharaoh

b)

scribes

c)

slaves

d)

merchants

56.

Who is the all-powerful leader in ancient Egyptian society?

a)

merchant

b)

pharaoh

c)

scribe

d)

farmer