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History Mega Quiz

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

Why did skilled artists create paintings on the interior wall of the pyramids?

a)

to decorate and beautify the resting place of the pharaoh

b)

encourage sight-seeing and visitors to the tombs

c)

increase the value of the tomb and pyramid

d)

provide the person buried with servants and things they needed

3.

What did Egyptians believed they needed to do in order to overcome death like Osiris?

a)

burn their bodies in the temple

b)

have their bodies buried in the waters of the Nile

c)

pay tribute to the pharaoh in gold and grain

d)

preserve their bodies for the afterlife

4.
Who were the individuals responsible for using hieroglyphics to record information?
a)
artisans
b)
bureaucrats
c)
pharaohs
d)
scribes
5.

What subject besides engineering did the Egyptians use to construct the pyramids?

a)

anatomy

b)

astronomy

c)

chemistry

d)

mathematics

6.
How were Egyptians able to predict when the Nile would flood each year?
a)
they read ancient manuscripts that traced the history of the Nile
b)
they used a lunar calendar and noted the event on the same date each year
c)
they watched the horizon for the star Sirius to appear
d)
they were not able to predict it because the flooding varied from year to year
7.

Which conintent is Egypt located on?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

North America

8.

Which direction does the longest river in the World(the Nile) flow?

a)

South

b)

West

c)

East

d)

North

9.

How did the Nile River benefit Egyptians? (select all that apply)

a)

fresh drinking water

b)

floods destroyed homes and crops

c)

floods provided silt

d)

papyrus grew near the river

e)

a waterway for transportation

10.

Why are the social classes of ancient Egypt described by the shape of a pyramid?

a)

Triangle represented the 3 season

b)

Most people at bottom, fewest people at the top

c)

Scientists like pyramids

d)

Pharaohs had pyramids built

11.

Who built the giant temples and the pyramids for the pharaohs?

a)

Scribes

b)

Government Officials

c)

Peasant farmers during flood season

d)

Priests

12.

Which of these activities was permitted only to men?

a)

working as a scribe

b)

running a business

c)

owning land

d)

asking for a divorce

13.

What is the longest river in the World?

a)

Amazon River

b)

Tigris River

c)

Nile River

d)

Euphrates River

14.

How did Egyptians get water to their crops?

a)

Plow

b)

Chariot

c)

Wagon

d)

Irrigation

15.

Mesopotamians used cuneiform to write, what did Egyptians use?

a)

hieroglyphics

b)

english

c)

greek

d)

spanish

16.

What allowed archaeologists to decode the ancient hieroglyphs by comparing them to Greek?

a)

Silk Road

b)

Code of Hammurabi

c)

King Tut's Tomb

d)

Rosetta Stone

17.

What invention did Egyptians create using papyrus

a)

fireworks

b)

wheel

c)

paper

d)

silk

18.

Who was the religious and political leader of Egypt?

a)

Pharaoh

b)

Temple Priest

c)

Scribes

d)

Vizier

19.

Why did Egyptians build pyramids?

a)

They loved triangles and pizza

b)

They buried their Pharaohs and Queens in the pyramids

c)

Pyramids were easy to build

d)

To copy Mesopotamian Ziggurats

20.
What is the belief in more than one god called?
a)
Polytheism
b)
Monotheism
c)
Atheism
d)
Pantheism
21.
The Roman government _________ Christians, or treated them unfairly and punished them.
a)
praised
b)
worshipped
c)
persecuted
d)
taxed
22.
The teachings of Jesus of Nazareth led to what religion's development?
a)
Nazarene
b)
Christianity
c)
Judaism
d)
Protestantism
23.
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 
24.
A wealthy, upperclass person in the Ancient Roman Republic
a)
patrician
b)
plebian
c)
counsul
d)
dictator
25.
Which society was the first to practice democracy?
a)
Greece
b)
Rome
c)
Carthage
d)
America
26.
A modern soccer stadium is similar to which Roman accomplishment?
a)
Pont du Gard
b)
The Colosseum
c)
Basilica of Constantine
d)
The Pantheon
27.
Which emperor made Christianity the official religion of Rome?
a)
Caesar
b)
Augustus
c)
Diocletian
d)
Constantine
28.
A structure that carries water over long distances
a)
colosseum
b)
dome
c)
aqueduct
d)
arch
29.
What was Roman law based on?
a)
revenge
b)
inequality
c)
fairness
d)
absolute rule
30.
Augustus was Julius Caesar's
a)
nephew
b)
son
c)
brother
d)
grandson
31.
Which group most heavily influenced Roman art and architecture?
a)
Babylonians
b)
Greeks
c)
Egyptians
d)
Persians
32.
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
33.

Why was Rome's geographic setting important?

a)

Strong winds brought heavy spring rains to the land.

b)

Its position was central to Italy and the known Western world.

c)

It was surrounded by deserts which kept is safe from invasion.

d)

Farmers depended on yearly flooding to plant crops.

34.
Which area was NOT a part of the Roman Empire?
a)
North Africa
b)
Russia
c)
Britain
d)
Gaul
35.
Which of the following would you NOT see during a day at the Roman circus?
a)
Clowns squeezing into a tiny chariot
b)
Gladiator fights
c)
Bread given to all people
d)
Wild animals from other nations
36.

Italy looks like a _________ and is a ___________.

a)

boot, boot

b)

flower, peninsula

c)

boot, peninsula

d)

hand, island

37.

Augustus was the first ____________ of Rome.

a)

dictator

b)

general

c)

emperor

d)

Mrs. Jones

38.
Rome was located near what body of water?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Red Sea
d)
Mediterranean Sea
39.
What do we call the trained fighters in ancient Rome?
a)
slaves
b)
gladiators
c)
Olympians
d)
gods
40.
Who did the Romans believe controlled everything?
a)
gods and goddesses
b)
emperor
c)
kings
d)
senators
41.

What is one thing the Shang dynasty is known for?

a)

building China's first cities

b)

building the Great Wall

c)

using the Silk Road

d)

using Daoism

42.

Along which river in China did the first cities develop?

a)

Yellow River

b)

Nile River

c)

Tigris River

d)

Gobi River

43.

Which mountain range forms the southwestern boarder of China? Between China and Nepal.

a)

The Gobi Mountains

b)

The Himalayas

c)

The Mongolian Mountains

d)

The Yangtze Mountains

44.

Mt. Everest is ______________.

a)

The tallest mountain in the world

b)

in the Himalayan mountains.

c)

along the border of China and Nepal

d)

all of the above

45.

Much of the northern part of China is covered by __________.

a)

The Himalayan Mountains

b)

The Gobi Desert

c)

The Yellow Sea

d)

Loess soil

46.

A leader of China who named himself "First Emperor of China"

a)

Wu Di

b)

Qin Shi Huangdi

c)

Liu Bang

d)

Beyonce

47.
_________________ is the largest man-made monument. 
a)
Washington Monument
b)
Lincoln Memorial
c)
the bridge
d)
The Great Wall China
48.
The land in China is: 
a)
hilly, forests and deserts
b)
icy and cold only
c)
blazing hot and deserts
49.
________________________ is a type of cloth invented by the Ancient Chinese. 
a)
Cotton
b)
Silk
c)
Jeans
50.
Which is an example of Ancient Chinese architecture?
a)
Pyramids
b)
Teepee's
c)
The Great Wall
d)
School
51.

Who did the authority of the family in Chinese culture belong to?

a)

The Mother

b)

The Father

c)

The Children

d)

The Grandparents

52.

What was China’s main crop?

a)

Rice

b)

Millet

c)

Wheat

d)

Corn

53.
What boundary was created during reign of Shi Huangdi of the Qin Dynasty to defend the empire from nomadic invaders living on the north?
a)
the Great Wall
b)
the Forbidden City
c)
the Hanging Gardens
d)
the Enchanted Castle
54.
The Yin and Yang which symbolizes light and dark to represent the importance of balance in life is a tenet of which philosophy?
a)
Confucianism
b)
Legalism
c)
Taoism
d)
Feudalism
55.
The Chinese philosophy that is based on respect, and treating others the way you want to be treated, as well as behaving a certain way leads to moral character is........
a)
Feudalism
b)
Confucianism
c)
Taoism
d)
Legalism
56.
What religion was brought to China from India during the Silk Road?
a)
Islam
b)
Buddhism
c)
Judaism
d)
Christianity
57.
Which number on the map represents the Gobi Desert?
a)
3
b)
6
c)
9
d)
8
58.
Which of the following made its way from China to Europe by way of the Silk Road?
a)
cocoa
b)
wheat
c)
gunpowder
d)
cuneiform
59.
Which product was commonly traded along the Silk Road?
a)
spice
b)
wool
c)
rubber
d)
timber
60.
What is the central idea of Daoism
a)
Duty to community
b)
Living in harmony with nature
c)
Enforcing laws with harsh punishments
d)
Humans are naturally evil

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