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WorksheetsEnd of the year review
Total questions: 121
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is papyrus?
a)
remains of ancient buildings
b)
paper made out of reed plants
c)
set of symbols used to read and write
d)
object from an ancient civilization
2.
Which direction does the Nile River flow?
a)
South to north
b)
East to west
c)
West to east
d)
North to south
3.
Which word below matches this definition: steep rapids along a river that are created with large boulders
a)
papyrus
b)
stream
c)
cataracts
d)
dynasty
4.
Egyptian writing using symbols
a)
hieroglyphics
b)
dynasty
c)
pyramid
d)
diety
5.
a line of hereditary rulers of a country, also known as passing down from family generation to generation
a)
dynasty
b)
theocracy
c)
tribute
d)
pass it along
6.
Wedge-shaped writing
a)
ziggurat
b)
silt
c)
irrigation
d)
cuneiform
7.
largest and most impressive temples
a)
ziggurat
b)
silt
c)
cuneiform
d)
Mesopotamia
8.
methods for watering crops
a)
silt
b)
plantations
c)
cuneiform
d)
irrigation
9.
a mix of soil and rocks brought by rivers
a)
ziggurat
b)
silt
c)
irrigation
d)
cuneiform
10.
A professional writer
a)
Sargon
b)
Nebuchadnezzar
c)
polytheism
d)
scribe
11.
the worship of many gods
a)
monotheism
b)
polytheism
c)
multitheism
d)
tritheism
12.
He was known for writing a set of laws in Mesopotamia
a)
Nebuchadnezzar
b)
Sargon
c)
Scribe
d)
Hammurabi
13.
In which area did one of the first civilizations settle?
a)
farmland on a mountain
b)
island in a gulf
c)
land between two rivers
d)
desert area
14.
How did early people in Mesopotamia make farming successful?
a)
they domesticated crops
b)
they waited for the rainy season
c)
they migrated
d)
they irrigated crops
15.
What is the name of the region formed by the Nile Delta?
a)
Lower Egypt
b)
Nubia
c)
The Red Land
d)
Upper Egypt
16.
Who were the individuals responsible for using hieroglyphics to record information?
a)
artisans
b)
bureaucrats
c)
pharaohs
d)
scribes
17.
The war that was a result of Sparta's jealousy and distrust of powerful Athens
a)
Persian War
b)
Peloponnesian War
18.
A single ruler who passes their reign on to their son
a)
Monarchy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Tyranny
d)
Democracy
19.
A body of water with water on three sides is called a
a)
continent
b)
island
c)
peninsula
d)
isthmus
20.
The Greeks believed that the gods lived in
a)
Athens
b)
Cyprus
c)
Mount Olympus
d)
Mount Etna
21.
In Greek, the word for a city-state was
a)
civitas
b)
barracks
c)
democracy
d)
polis
22.
Helots were
a)
citizens
b)
oligarchs
c)
slaves
d)
merchants
23.
Rome was located near what body of water?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Red Sea
d)
Mediterranean Sea
24.
A system in which a small and powerful group controls the government.
a)
dictatorship
b)
democracy
c)
oligarchy
d)
autocracy
25.
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
26.
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
27.
A wealthy, upperclass person in the Ancient Roman Republic
a)
patrician
b)
plebian
c)
counsul
d)
dictator
28.
Why was trading easy in for the Romans?
a)
Was near the
Tiber River
Tiber River
b)
Build many roads
c)
Used the same
language
language
d)
All Choices
Correct
Correct
29.
The Pax Romana was a 200 year period of
a)
Peace
b)
War
c)
Conflict
d)
Conquests
30.
What was the name for the large, open, market in the center of town within Ancient Rome?
a)
Agora
b)
Forum
c)
Market
d)
Mercado
31.
1. What did the Neolithic Revolution bring about?
a)
a. Storms
b)
a. Drought
c)
a. Agriculture
32.
One Way that farming changed the way people lived was____________________.
a)
They no longer were nomads
b)
Life expectancy was shorter
c)
They had to move around to new farms
33.
Nomadic means to
a)
Sleep in tents
b)
Move around frequently
c)
Stay in one place
34.
A example of technology for the earliest civilizations was the
a)
Hammer
b)
Wheel
c)
Matches for fire
35.
study prehistoric and historic people and their cultures by studying artifacts
a)
Archaeologist
b)
Paleontologist
c)
Geographer
d)
Anthropologist
36.
study how places change and how people interacted with their environment
a)
Archaeologist
b)
Paleontologist
c)
Geographer
d)
Anthropologist
37.
Early human settlements settled along major rivers.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
What happens to the population when a hunter gatherer community is healthy (there are enough resources for everyone) ?
a)
Increase
b)
Decrease
39.
What change marked the beginning of the Neolithic Revolution?
a)
beginning of hunting and gathering
b)
man learned to write
c)
man began farming
d)
man built towns and cities
40.
What is another word for farming?
a)
industry
b)
Paleolithic
c)
agriculture
d)
migration
41.
What is silt?
a)
fertile soil that makes land ideal for farming
b)
the belief in many gods
c)
the science of building
d)
first writing system
42.
What is irrigation?
a)
a ruler
b)
a way to divide society
c)
a way of supplying water to an area of land
d)
a way of practicing religion
43.
What is a picture symbol called?
a)
pictographs
b)
scribe
c)
epic
d)
cuneiform
44.
What did Mesopotamians write on?
a)
paper
b)
wood
c)
clay tablets
d)
leaves
45.
Which invention greatly increased farm production?
a)
Plow
b)
Lawnmower
c)
Ax
d)
Tractor
46.
What allowed people to live in one place?
a)
A social hierarchy
b)
Hammurabi's Code
c)
Mountains and deserts nearby
d)
Agriculture and Domestication
47.
What was Hammurabi's Code?
a)
The first set of written laws
b)
The first set of laws
c)
The first set of records
d)
The first set of written names
48.
Egyptian Hieroglyphs compares to Mesopotamian ?
a)
Cuneiform
b)
text messages
c)
scribes
d)
taekwwanodo
49.
Why did the Egyptians protect their bodies after death?
a)
For the afterlife
b)
The Gods told them to
c)
their teddy bears would get lonely
d)
it was a way to become the perfect Egyptian
50.
a reed that grew wild along the nile that was used to make paper
a)
papyrus
b)
cat tails
c)
bermuda
d)
cotton
51.
a line of rulers from one family
a)
spoiled rotten
b)
inheritance
c)
entitlement
d)
dynasty
52.
Why was flooding so important to Egyptian life
a)
It only happened once every five years
b)
It wasn't
c)
It destroyed dozens of villages and cities every year
d)
It brought fertile silt to the farmland
53.
______________ became known as the Buddha.
a)
Siddhartha Gautama
b)
Vedas
c)
Dalai Lama
d)
Stupas
54.
Reincarnation is ____________________________________.
a)
Hindu prayers
b)
language of the Vedas
c)
personal duty
d)
the rebirth of the soul
55.
Dharma refers to one's ________________________________
a)
family status
b)
personal duty
c)
nirvana
d)
prayer life
56.
The Indian language?
a)
Hieroglyphics
b)
Cuneiform
c)
Chinese
d)
Sanskrit
57.
Nirvana
a)
Band
b)
State of perfect peace
c)
City state in India
d)
Buddah's nickname
58.
The effects that good or bad actions have on a person's soul?
a)
Karma
b)
Carma
c)
Beliefs
d)
Charisma
59.
Divided India's society into groups?
a)
Social Hierarchy
b)
Caste System
c)
Social Classes
d)
Hinduism
60.
The mountain range to the north, in India, is the __________________.
a)
Adirondacks
b)
Rockies
c)
Himalayas
d)
Alps
61.
What word best describes the land of the Greek peninsula?
a)
rocky and mountainous
b)
flat
c)
desert
d)
rolling plains
62.
Greece is a peninsula which means
a)
a mountain range with a river running through it.
b)
land surrounded by water on three sides
c)
an area with major rivers running through it
d)
a very mountainous region
63.
The ancient Greeks were
a)
Monotheistic
b)
Polytheistic
c)
Atheist
d)
Scientologist
64.
During which Age did the Greeks make great advances in art, architecture, medicine, and philosophy?
a)
The Hellenistic Age
b)
The Golden Age
c)
The Peloponnesian Age
d)
The Bronze Age
65.
According to the ancient Greeks, the gods and goddesses lived...
a)
in Athens.
b)
on Mount Olympus.
c)
in Sparta.
d)
in Turkey.
66.
What is a person who seizes power in an illegal way called?
a)
King
b)
Savage
c)
Tyrant
d)
Aristocrat
67.
What was the raised, fortified area that was the highest place in the city called?
a)
Agora
b)
Acropolis
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Parthenon
68.
Which of the following would be an advantage to living in Athens over Sparta?
a)
Athenian woman had more power in the government.
b)
Athens valued education more than Sparta.
c)
Athens had better military training than Sparta.
d)
Athens had less people involved in the government.
69.
Which society was the first to practice democracy?
a)
Greece
b)
Rome
c)
Carthage
d)
America
70.
In addition to their own developments, the Romans borrowed many ideas from the
a)
Chinese
b)
Greeks
c)
Egyptians
d)
Mesopotamians
71.
What were the two top officials in the Roman government chosen to serve one year?
a)
Consuls
b)
Praetors
c)
Tribunes
d)
Senators
72.
What was the name for the large, open, market in the center of town?
a)
Agora
b)
Forum
c)
Market
d)
Mercado
73.
A war between two groups within a country is called a
a)
battle
b)
argument
c)
civil war
d)
scrimmage
74.
If you were apart of a wealthy family, you would be a
a)
patrician
b)
plebeian
c)
slave
d)
raja
75.
If you were a farmer or laborer in Rome, you were a
a)
patrician
b)
plebeian
c)
slave
d)
raja
76.
This brings water into a city. Some still work in Rome today!
a)
copper pipes
b)
aqueducts
c)
an irrigation system
d)
wells
77.
What is the name of the wild man that the gods send to challenge Gilgamesh?
a)
Murdok
b)
Enkidu
c)
Shamash
d)
Humbaba
78.
What happens when Enkidu and Gilgamesh fight?
a)
They fight to a tie and the become best friends
b)
They end up destroying the city of Uruk
c)
Enkidu kills Gilgmesh
d)
They both end up dying in the fight
79.
Gilgamesh's friend and sidekick
a)
Miso
b)
Enkidu
c)
Gilligan
d)
Humbaba
80.
True or False: Gilgamesh learns how to defeat death by the end of the story.
a)
True
b)
False
81.
Main belief of Hinduism
a)
Reincarnation - people live their lives over and over to reach spiritual perfection
b)
Becoming one with Brahman
c)
follow the caste system
d)
Cows are holy
82.
Religious Practices/Rules for Hinduism
a)
follow the 10 Commandments
b)
Follow the Caste System
c)
Four Noble Truths
d)
worship in synagogue
83.
Ultimate Goal for Hinduism
a)
Reach Nirvana
b)
Reach spiritual perfection (becoming one with Brahman)
c)
Reach Canaan, the Promise Land
d)
Have a lighter heart than the feather
84.
Main belief of Buddhism
a)
You can end suffering by not being greedy.
b)
A messiah will come to bring world peace.
c)
Reincarnation
d)
Enlightenment
85.
Founder of Buddhism
a)
Moses
b)
Siddhartha Gautama
c)
Aryans
d)
Abraham
86.
Religious Practices/Rules for Buddhism
a)
Follow the 10 Commandments
b)
Follow the caste system
c)
Follow the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path
d)
Follow the king's laws
87.
Ultimate Goal for Buddhism
a)
Reach Brahman
b)
Reach the afterlife
c)
Reach Nirvana (Enlightenment)
d)
Reach Canaan
88.
Where was Alexander the Great from?
a)
Macedonia
b)
Greece
c)
North Africa
d)
Spain
89.
A form of government in which power is held by the people
a)
Artistocracy
b)
Democracy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Oligarchy
90.
A government or country ruled by a king or queen
a)
Aristocracy
b)
Democracy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Oligarchy
91.
Who won the Punic Wars in order of their victories?
a)
Carthage, Rome, Rome
b)
Rome, Carthage, Carthage
c)
Carthage, Carthage, Carthage
d)
Rome, Rome, Rome
92.
How many Punic Wars were there?
a)
Two
b)
Three
c)
Four
d)
Five
93.
The Punic Wars was a war between
a)
Rome and Greece
b)
Rome and Carthage
c)
Greece and Egypt
d)
Rome and Persia
94.
All of the following are nonrenewable resources EXCEPT
a)
Coal
b)
animals
c)
petroleum (oil)
d)
natural gas
95.
To go from New Jersey (NJ) to Florida (FL) you go _________.
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
96.
Which city-state was famous for its art, architecture and culture?
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Both
97.
Which city-state used democracy as their main form of government?
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Both
98.
The type of government the Spartans practiced was
a)
Democracy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Tyranny
99.
Greece is surrounded by
a)
the Mediterranean Sea
b)
the Ionian Sea
c)
the Agean Sea
d)
all the above
100.
What river runs through Egypt?
a)
Red River
b)
Mediterranean River
c)
Mississippi River
d)
Nile River
101.
What is the triangle-shaped area at the mouth of the Nile River that has really fertile soil?
a)
Nile River Delta
b)
Sahara Delta
c)
Mediterranean Delta
d)
Mississippi River Delta
102.
Silt formed from the Nile flooding helped with:
a)
Embalming
b)
Pyramids
c)
Making Papyrus
d)
Growing Crops
103.
Which word below matches this definition: steep rapids along a river
a)
papyrus
b)
Piankhi
c)
cataracts
d)
dynasty
104.
What device helped Egyptians lift water from the rivers?
a)
Shadoof
b)
Plow
c)
Buckets
d)
Wheels
105.
Why couldn't farmers irrigate their crops in Ancient Greece?
a)
not enough coastline
b)
they did not have the tools
c)
no major rivers
d)
to many fish
106.
____________ is a piece of land surrounded by water on three sides.
a)
Subcontinent
b)
Peninsula
c)
Mount Everest
d)
Summer Monsoon
107.
The tallest single mountain peak in the world.
a)
Mount Everest
b)
Himalyas
108.
____________ bring a great deal of rainfall and destruction to India.
a)
Summer Monsoons
b)
Winter Monsoons
109.
Hindus believe in reincarnation, which is
a)
a caste system.
b)
rebirth in new bodies or forms of life.
c)
the sum of good and bad actions in one's present and past lives.
d)
the belief in a higher power.
110.
What river or rivers were important to the civilizations of Mesopotamia?
a)
Nile River
b)
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
c)
Amazon River
d)
Yellow and Yangtze Rivers
111.
Why was Mesopotamia also called the Fertile Crescent?
a)
It was a crescent cookie
b)
good water
c)
had rich soil and was shaped as a crescent
d)
it was in Iraq
112.
The system of levees and canals used to divert water to crops is called __.
a)
Irrigation
b)
Agriculture
c)
specialization
d)
ziggurats
113.
What does the word Mesopotamia literally mean in Greek?
a)
the land under the mountains
b)
the land between the rivers
c)
the land beyond the great desert
d)
the land of the Fertile Crescent
114.
the taming of wild animals for people's use
a)
agriculture
b)
civilization
c)
specialization of labor
d)
domestication
115.
more of something than needed
a)
specialization of labor
b)
surplus
c)
civilization
d)
domestication
116.
True or False:
Mesopotamians used irrigation canals to bring water to crops during droughts.
Mesopotamians used irrigation canals to bring water to crops during droughts.
a)
True
b)
False
117.
A person that someone is descended from ...
a)
ancestor
b)
aristocrat
c)
bureaucrat
d)
civil service
118.
A Chinese philosophy concerned with obtaining long life and living in harmony with nature...
a)
Confucianism
b)
Daoism
c)
Legalism
d)
Mandate of Heaven
119.
China's civilization developed between which two rivers?
a)
Yin and Yang
b)
Chang Jiang and Yangtze
c)
Shang and Zhou
d)
Huang He (Yellow River) and Yangtze (Long River)
120.
What were oracle bones used for?
a)
Cooking
b)
Telling stories
c)
Building the Great Wall of China
d)
Asking for advice from the gods
121.
Confucius a very famous ____________, in Ancient China
a)
emperor
b)
philosopher
c)
army leader
d)
god
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