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SS Final Exam Review

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which selection shows places of worship?

a)

ziggurat, church, temple, Mosque

b)

colosseum, manor, pyramid

2.

__________ is the worshipping of more than one god.

a)

monotheism

b)

polytheism

3.

__________ is the belief in only one God.

a)

monotheism

b)

polytheism

4.

Which is a person that helps others by reading and writing documents?

a)

apostle

b)

citizen

c)

noble

d)

scribe

5.

Why were droughts dangerous to the people of Mesopotamia?

a)

They provided too much water.

b)

They would dry out the farm lands.

c)

They would eat all of the crops.

d)

They would flood all of the crops.

6.

What is a democracy?

a)

a ruler who has all of the power

b)

the ruler is a king or queen

c)

the people vote on governmental decisions

d)

a line of rulers who belong to the same family

7.

What is a dynasty?

a)

a ruler who has all of the power

b)

the ruler is a king or queen

c)

the people vote on governmental decisions

d)

a line of rulers who belong to the same family

8.

What was the major purpose of the Great Wall of China?

a)

keep citizens within the Chinese borders

b)

allow travel from one place to another

c)

defend Chinese from invaders

9.

Which is not a belief of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam?

a)

a holy book

b)

monotheism

c)

polytheism

d)

a place of worship

10.

Muslims have religious duties that they must perform. These duties are called _______________________.

a)

Ten Commandments

b)

Five Pillars

c)

Code of Laws

d)

Vedas

11.

What is a subcontinent?

a)

It is a piece of land that is a large plateau.

b)

It is a piece of land separated by mountains.

c)

It is a piece of land surrounded by water.

d)

none of the above

12.

Which is considered to be a subcontinent?

a)

Egypt

b)

India

c)

China

d)

Mesopotamia

13.

The collection of sacred songs in Hinduism are called ______________.

a)

Bible

b)

Torah

c)

Five Pillars

d)

Vedas

14.

Which make Hinduism and Buddhism similar?

a)

belief in karma

b)

originated in Asia

c)

belief in reincarnation

d)

all of the above

15.

In Buddhism, people could achieve the end of suffering by following the ____________________________.

a)

Four Noble Truths

b)

Ten Commandments

c)

Twelve Tables

d)

Five Pillars

16.

Which would not be a part of a Greek city-state?

a)

agora

b)

acropolis

c)

temple

d)

pyramid

17.

Which is not an achievement of the Greek Empire?

a)

the Olympics

b)

columns in architecture

c)

Roman numerals

d)

democracy

18.

What is an oligarchy?

a)

a single ruler or king

b)

a small group of wealthy, powerful men

c)

leaders elected by the people

d)

the citizens

19.

Sparta or Athens? participated in the Olympics

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Both

20.

Sparta or Athens? enjoyed stories by Homer, a philosopher

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Both

21.

Sparta or Athens? boys spent most of their time training for the military

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Both

22.

Sparta or Athens? worshiped Zeus

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Both

23.

Which is the first set of written laws in ancient Mesopotamia?

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Code of Hammurabi

d)

Ten Commandments

24.

According to the Jews, who freed the slaves?

a)

Abraham

b)

King David

c)

Solomon

d)

Moses

25.

The Muslims holy book is called _______________________.

a)

Five Pillars

b)

Bible

c)

Quran

d)

Vedas

26.

Why is the Rosetta Stone so important to understanding hieroglyphics?

a)

It was found in Rosetta.

b)

It was made of basalt.

c)

It was written in Greek, Demotic, and Hieroglyphics.

d)

It told us stories about King Tut.

27.

Why were Egyptian tombs filled with riches?

a)

The tombs were a museum.

b)

The tombs were a storage room for the pharaohs.

c)

The tombs were the safest place in the kingdom.

d)

The tombs served as a way for the riches to get to the afterlife.

28.

What is a land bridge?

a)

bones laid out over water

b)

a mountain range near a body of water

c)

a strip of land connecting two continents

d)

a strip of coast along a rocky shore

29.

How did the invention of tools help early humans?

a)

increased the chance of survival

b)

made getting food easier

c)

enabled them to hunt animals from a distance

d)

all of the above

30.

A surplus of food enabled people of ancient times to _______________.

a)

specialize a a particular job

b)

spend more time hunting

c)

spend more time farming

d)

set up permanent homes

31.

In Sumer, a person's social class was based on their

a)

wealth.

b)

occupation.

c)

wealth and occupation.

32.

Early people would settle near

a)

a place with enough fresh water.

b)

a place with a lot of culture.

c)

a place with transportation.

33.

Egypt, Mesopotamia, China, and India all originated near

a)

mountains

b)

rivers

c)

oceans

d)

deserts

34.

Which is not a primary source?

a)

photograph

b)

diary

c)

encyclopedia

d)

letter

35.

The red and white crown of ancient Egypt known as the double crown represents

a)

the great Sphinx.

b)

the pharaoh's burial ground.

c)

a king and queen being married.

d)

the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt.

36.

Lines that run east to west separating the earth in the northern and southern hemisphere are called

a)

the prime meridian

b)

latitude

c)

south pole

d)

longitude

37.

What do we use to determine distance on a map?

a)

prime meridian

b)

map scale

c)

hemisphere

d)

grid

38.

Which of the following would an archaeologist not study?

a)

graves

b)

journals

c)

bones

d)

art

39.

Oil, water, and iron are examples of

a)

tools

b)

natural resources

c)

man made items

d)

minerals