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Ancient History Review

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Ancient Egyptians and Greeks were BOTH
a)
Monotheistic 
b)
Polytheistic 
c)
Of Japanese Descent 
d)
Of Arabian Descent
2.
The earliest populations were 
a)
Farmers
b)
Herbivores
c)
Carnivores 
d)
Hunter-Gatherers 
3.
Before Rome became an Empire, it was a 
a)
Republic
b)
Democracy
c)
Dictatorship
d)
Oligarchy 
4.
The river that split Ancient Egypt was the 
a)
Tigris 
b)
Euphrates
c)
Babylon
d)
Nile
5.
The land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers is often referred to as the 
a)
Cradle of Civilization
b)
Fertile Crescent 
c)
Land of the Lost
d)
Assyrian Empire
6.
Julius Caesar was assassinated by
a)
His family
b)
Barbarians
c)
The senate
d)
Greeks
7.
The world's first democracy was created in 
a)
Greece
b)
Athens
c)
Sparta
d)
Thebes
8.
Plato, Aristotle, and Socrates were all famous Greek
a)
Emperors
b)
Soldiers
c)
Architects
d)
Philosophers 
9.
Egyptian Pharoes were commonly buried in a 
a)
Canyon
b)
Pyre
c)
Sarcophagus 
d)
Trojan Horse
10.
something made to bring water into a city
a)
heir
b)
aqueduct
c)
civil war
d)
prison
11.
get weaker
a)
decline
b)
fertile
c)
protect
d)
heir
12.
fighting between 2 groups in the same country
a)
decline
b)
civil war
c)
structure
d)
Colosseum
13.

How did geography play a key role in the early development of civilizations?

a)

Societies developed near oceans.

b)

Societies developed in river valleys.

c)

Societies developed in the desert.

d)

Societies developed in the tundra.

14.

All early civilisations...

a)

lived near rivers

b)

grew rice

c)

built pyramids (金字塔)

d)

moved to a new place every year

15.
The Mandate of Heaven is: 
a)
a Chinese expression that means that a ruler had been chosen by the gods to rule over the people.
b)
means that the gods rule over people.
16.

Which Chinese teacher taught the importance of maintaining harmony and order in society by developing proper relationships?

a)

Lao-tzu

b)

Qin Shi Huang

c)

Confucius

d)

Li Po

17.

Perhaps the most remarkable achievement of the Qin dynasty was

a)

The Great Wall

b)

The Tera-Cotta Army

c)

The Great Pagoda

d)

The Great Tunnel

18.

Which became the guiding philosophy of China’s educational, social, and political systems?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Taoism

19.

The cult of ____________ worship became the leading religion in China.

a)

ancestor

b)

dragon

c)

emperor

d)

river

20.

The earliest Chinese lived in the fertile valleys of China’s two major river systems. What are they?

a)

the Huang He (or Yellow) and the Yangtze

b)

the Indus and Ganges

c)

the Tigris and Euphrates

d)

the Yangtze and Ganges

21.
A religion that believes in one god, thrived throughout Mesopotamia, and has important men like Abraham, Moses, and David associated with it.  It is __________________________.
a)
Islam
b)
Greek Mythology
c)
Judaism
d)
Pilgrimage
22.
A religion that thrived throughout the Roman Empire, is monotheistic, and is associated with God and Jesus.                                                     It is _____________________.
a)
Jerusalem
b)
Christianity
c)
Buddhism
d)
Hinduism
23.
_________________ is the religion that studies the Quran, started in Arabia, and is associated with Muhammad.
a)
Catholic
b)
Roman Mythology
c)
Buddhism
d)
Islam
24.
In India, this religion believes in 4 noble truths and the eightfold path, that the Buddha found.  It is _______________.
a)
Arabic
b)
Christianity
c)
Buddhism
d)
Judaism
25.
What is feudalism?
a)
It is disobeying your master
b)
It is a land ownership form of government where the lords gave land to peasants (serfs) and in exchange for protection and they worked the land.
c)
It is a form of religion.
d)
It is taking what you want from peasants.
26.
Which tool would you use to measure distance on a map?
a)
key
b)
scale
c)
cardinal directions
d)
symbols
27.
The land bridge that appeared during the Ice Age connected which two continents?
a)
North America and Europe 
b)
North America and Asia
c)
North America and South America 
d)
North America and Africa
28.
This landform is called a 
a)
 iceberg 
b)
 snowcap 
c)
river
d)
glacier 
29.
 In Mesopotamia, floods deposited silt, which made the soil 
a)
 dry
b)
 fertile 
c)
 barren 
d)
rocky
30.
Who developed the first set of laws in Mesopotamia?
a)
Sargon 
b)
Hammurabi
c)
Nabopolassar 
d)
Ashurbanipal
31.
 The two rivers in Mesopotamia are 
a)
the White Nile and Blue Nile 
b)
The Euphrates and the Nile 
c)
 Euphrates and Tigris 
d)
Mississippi and the Amazon 
32.
What tools did Mesopotamians use for writing?
a)
a feather pen
b)
a piece of wood dipped in ink
c)
 a reed called a stylus and a clay tablet
d)
a reed dipped in charcoal
33.
Sumerians developed the first system of writing called 
a)
Hieroglyphics 
b)
Sanskrit
c)
Alphabet
d)
 Cuneiform
34.
BCE stands for before common era.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
AD stands for after death. 
a)
True
b)
False
36.
Prehistory is the time before writing was developed.
a)
 True
b)
False
37.
 The movement of people from one place to settle in another place is
a)
migration
b)
culture
c)
supply
d)
demand

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