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Neolithic Revolution, Mesopotamia, Egypt

Total questions: 96

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How might the development of spoken language have influenced the religious beliefs of Stone Age people?

a)

Spoken language would have made family groups more suspicious of outsiders.

b)

Spoken language would have allowed religious beliefs to spread more quickly.

c)

Spoken language would have created a new class of religious leaders.

d)

Spoken language would have encouraged humans to create religious cave paintings.

2.

Why are the roots of the Neolithic Revolution traced to the development of farming?

a)

Farming provided more wealth than hunting and gathering.

b)

Farming taught people new skills necessary for planning cities.

c)

Farming allowed people to live in permanent villages year-round.

d)

Farming helped people to develop techniques for making stone tools.

3.

What would be different about modern society if the Neolithic Revolution had not occurred?

a)

The human population would be much more numerous.

b)

All societies would be ruled by monarchs.

c)

People would not live in large towns and cities.

d)

People would not use tools to do work.

4.

One of the basic features of civilization is

a)

equal rights for women.

b)

fewer social divisions and classes.

c)

increased job specialization.

d)

simpler religious beliefs.

5.

As villages grew into cities, social organization became more complex. People were ranked according to

a)

their religious beliefs.

b)

their jobs.

c)

their political affiliations.

d)

their family lineage.

6.

In what way was the Nile both a benefit and a disadvantage for Egypt?

a)

It provided water and fertility, but also drew water from the surrounding desert, making it less fertile.

b)

It provided water and fertility, but also divided Upper Egypt from Lower Egypt.

c)

It provided water and fertility, but also brought destruction through flooding.

d)

It provided water and fertility, but also prevented Egyptians from reaching the Mediterranean.

7.

Which of the following is a cultural achievement of the Ancient Egyptians?

a)

They developed a monotheistic religion.

b)

They used concrete as a building material.

c)

They developed the first horse-drawn war chariots.

d)

They used hieroglyphics to record information.

8.

Why is Hammurabi's Code a great Babylonian achievement?

a)

It established laws that created peace and stability.

b)

It created a system of roads that unified the empire.

c)

It made people financially responsible for their military.

d)

It listed all of the powers of the rulers of the empire.

9.

What geographic feature of the Fertile Crescent led to the rise of Sumerian civilization?

a)

It was very dry.

b)

It flooded often.

c)

It had hard clay soil.

d)

It had insufficient topsoil.

10.
What was the change of life from hunting and gathering to farming?
a)
Paleolithic Revolution
b)
Change in Civilization
c)
Neolithic Revolution
d)
Surplus Evolution
11.
What is the belief in many gods?
a)
Monotheistic
b)
Polytheistic
c)
Animism
d)
Symbolism
12.
What is the beleif in one god?
a)
Polytheism
b)
Monotheism
c)
Animism
d)
Autocracy
13.
The term for a skilled craftsperson
a)
Blacksmith
b)
Specialization
c)
Artisan
d)
Career
14.
How were social classes dictated?
a)
Whoever had the most children
b)
Whoever was oldest
c)
Whoever had the best job and economic status
d)
Whoever had the most skill in war
15.
Who was in charge or writing?
a)
Artisans
b)
Poets
c)
Artists
d)
Scribes
16.
The literal translation of "Mesopotamia"
a)
Between the rivers
b)
Where civilization began
c)
The neolithic revolution
d)
Kingdom
17.
Mesopotamia was located between which rivers
a)
Nile and Amazon
b)
Yellow and Yangtze
c)
Tigris and Euphrates
d)
Hammurabi and Mississippi
18.
Mesopotamia is also referred to as the "fertile crescent" because of what reason
a)
The rich soil and farmland
b)
The place where  civilization started
c)
The land between the two rivers
d)
The first place humans settled after the neolithic revolution
19.
Hammurabi ruled in which river valley civilization
a)
Egyptian
b)
Chinese
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
Indus
20.
Which of the following principles is Hammurabi famous for
a)
Ruling with an iron fist
b)
Speak softly but carry a big stick
c)
Organized government
d)
Eye for an eye
21.
Hammurabi is most famous for his 
a)
Military leadership
b)
Law Code
c)
Farming practices
d)
Treatment of the poor
22.
What river did ancient Egypt flourish around?
a)
Amazon
b)
Yangtze
c)
Nile
d)
Brazos
23.
Who ruled ancient egypt
a)
Kings
b)
Pharoahs
c)
Deities
d)
Presidents
24.
Where did Egyptian rulers claim to receive their power from?
a)
The Gods
b)
The Earth
c)
The People
d)
The Electoral College
25.
Egyptians were
a)
Monotheistic
b)
Polytheistic
c)
Animists
d)
Buddist
26.
What was the purpose of mummification and burial with their belongings
a)
To hold on to the persons spirit
b)
To prepare them for the afterlife
c)
To lead spiritual war
d)
To preserve keep thieves from their belongings
27.
Egyptian writing was known as
a)
Cuniform
b)
Latin
c)
Hierogliphics
d)
Pictographs
28.
What technological/social achievement did ancient Egyptians not excel in
a)
Medicine
b)
Mathmatics
c)
Astronomy
d)
Liberty
29.
What change in life happened during the Neolithic Revolution?
a)
Hunting and Gathering : Growing Food (Agriculture)
b)
Fishing : Farming
c)
Growing Food : Hunting Food
d)
Use of Advanced Tools : Use of Stone Tools
30.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Neolithic Revolution?
a)
Permanent Settlements
b)

Domestication of Plants and Animals
c)

Use of Stone Tools
d)
Advanced Tools
31.
Ancient Civilizations were able to survive because they settled around what?
a)
Mountains
b)
Rivers
c)
Plains
d)
Deserts
32.
This map shows the:
a)
Rome Empire
b)
Persian Empire
c)
Western Civilizations
d)
Ancient River Valley Civilizations
33.
Which of the following is NOT  a characteristic of Civilizations?
a)
Specialization (Division of Labor)
b)
Advanced Technology
c)
Complex Social Institutions (Government, Religion, etc.)
d)
Standing Army
34.
"Eye for an Eye"
a)
Hammurabi's Code
b)
Justinian Code
c)
10 Commandments
d)
12 Tables
35.
Where did the World's first cities develop?
a)
Sumer
b)
Babylonia
c)
Rome
d)
Athens
36.
What was the first written language?
a)
Hieroglyphics
b)
English Alphabet
c)
Cave Drawings
d)
Cuneiform
37.
What was the first monotheistic religion?
a)
Christianity
b)
Islam
c)
Judaism
d)
Buddhism
38.
Which is not a characteristic of Judaism?
a)
Founded by Jesus
b)
1st Monotheistic Religion
c)
Holy Book - Torah
d)
10 Commandments
39.
Which was the FIRST River Valley Civilization?
a)
Egypt
b)

Mesopotamia
c)
India
d)
China
40.
Egypt's form of record keeping and written language:
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Hieroglyphics
c)
Alphabet
d)
Mummies
41.
Another word for King (God-King):
a)
Pharaoh
b)
Mummy
c)
Cleopatra
d)
Narmer
42.

A person who copies documents, especially one employed to do this before the printing press was invented.

a)

Pharaoh

b)

Scribe

c)

Journalist

d)

Priestess

43.

Cuneiform

a)

wedge-shaped writing system of Mesopotamia

b)

a system of pulleys and levers

c)

Egyptian writing system

d)

a form of writing fond in the Indus River Valley

44.

Where did the earliest civilizations develop?

a)

in the deserts of west Africa

b)

in Eastern China

c)

in river valleys and along rivers

d)

along the coast of present-day Canada

45.

Why did early civilizations develop around rivers?

a)

civilizations did not develop around rivers

b)

for fresh water and fertile land

46.

Egyptian pharaohs built ______________ as their tombs.

a)

ziggurats

b)

mosoleum

c)

pyramids

d)

graves

47.

Mesopotamia is known for what type of architecture?

a)

pyramids

b)

bridges

c)

skyscrapers

d)

ziggurats

48.

Where was Mesopotamia was located?

a)

Fertile Crescent

b)

Northeast Africa

c)

Modern-day Thailand

d)

Egypt

49.

Which of the following was NOT a region of Mesopotamia?

a)

Assyria

b)

Babylonia

c)

Sumer

d)

Indus

50.

The Neolithic Revolution occurred when people discovered how to --

a)

grow food and domesticate animals

b)

trade with others in the same river valley

c)

fight wars using metal weapons

d)

make stone temples for religious ceremonies

51.
Name the River Valley Civilization shaded in purple on the map
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
52.
Name the River Valley Civilization shaded in orange on the map
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
53.
Name the River Valley Civilization shaded in pink on the map
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
54.
Name the River Valley Civilization shaded in yellow on the map
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
55.
Name the civilization: 
- Nile River
- Hieroglyphics
- Pyramids
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
56.
Name the civilization: 
- Tigris and Euphrates
- Cuneiform
- City-States
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
57.
Most early religious traditions can be categorized as -
a)
Monotheistic
b)
Polytheistic
c)
Atheistic
d)
Agnostic
58.

The ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt were similar in that both cultures

a)

established trade routes to China

b)

used the ziggurat form for their temples

c)

developed along rivers

d)

used a hieroglyphic writing system

59.

Which action is most closely associated with the early Mesopotamian civilizations?

a)

building floating gardens to grow corn

b)

establishing representative democracies

c)

developing a writing system using cuneiform

d)

constructing Hindu temples

60.
What is a city state?
a)
A city surrounded by agricultural land.
b)
A city.
c)
A city with a wall.
d)
An empire.
61.
What made Hammurabi famous?
a)
He was a powerful king who built an empire.
b)
He had some harsh laws.
c)
He conquered and enslaved the Jewish people.
d)
He created the first written laws.
62.

In which river valley civilization would an archaeologist find a preserved mummy and hieroglyphics written on stone walls?

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Egypt

c)

Indus River Valley

d)

China

63.

Which of these developments was necessary for the other 3 to happen?

a)

surplus of food

b)

domestication of plants and animals

c)

division of labor

d)

complex civilizations

64.

Which of these was the reason river valleys were centers of civilization?

a)

they were easy to defend from invasion

b)

were isolated from other cultures

c)

had fertile soil, fresh water, and warm climates

d)

had rich deposits of iron ore and coal

65.

A major characteristic of Judaism was

a)

praying 5 times a day

b)

following the Eightfold path

c)

worshipping many gods

d)

belief in one just and all-powerful GOD

66.

The "land between the rivers" is commonly known as

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Egypt

c)

Indus

d)

Huang He

67.

The Mesopotamians believed in many gods and goddesses which is also known as a _________________ religion

a)

patriarchal

b)

polytheistic

c)

monotheistic

d)

theocracy

68.

Who created the writing called Cuneiform?

a)

Sumerians

b)

Gilgamesh

c)

Egyptians

d)

Chinese

69.

Egypt's important cities developed at the tip of the delta of what river?

a)

Amazon

b)

Guadalupe

c)

Huang He

d)

Nile

70.

Ziggurats were

a)

a massive stepped pyramid

b)

a family of rulers

c)

Egyptian writing

d)

belief in one god

71.

A dynasty is

a)

an Egyptian pyramid

b)

a large palace

c)

a form of weapon

d)

a family of rulers whose right to rule is passed on within the family

72.
Which geographic event contributed to the beginning of the Neolithic Revolution?
a)
The Ice Age began 
b)
Nomads continued migrating to new areas
c)
The climate warmed creating longer growing seasons
d)
Changing sea levels forced hunter-gathers to relocate 
73.
Which lasting impact did Hammurabi's Code have on law?
a)
Laws were made more consistent and predictable 
b)
Laws were created by representatives
c)
Laws no longer suggested punishments
d)
Laws needed to be interpreted by judges
74.
Why is the government of Egypt considered a theocracy? 
a)
The government had representatives 
b)
The wealthy upper class controlled most of the government 
c)
Leadership passed from father to son
d)
The pharaoh is considered a god-king
75.
Which is an example of technological diffusion?
a)
The Sumerians created a number system based on 60
b)
The Indus valley civilization built cities in a grid fashion
c)
The Chinese introduced coins into their economy 
d)
The Egyptians used chariots to drive the Hyksos from power
76.
As agriculture spread, early communities traded handcrafted goods such as baskets, pottery, and bronze tools. 
a)
Record keeping
b)
Specialization of labor
c)
Monumental structure construction
d)
Government organization
77.
How did the transition to farming influence the development of government? 
a)
Governments were needed to protect local religions 
b)
Governments were needed to conquer better farmlands
c)
Governments were needed to establish social classes
d)
Governments were needed to organize large community projects
78.
Which civilization developed a writing system that used cuneiform script on wet clay tablets?
a)
Egyptian
b)
Sumerian
c)
Indus River Valley
d)
Chinese Zhou Dynasty
79.
Which of the following is one change to human societies as a result of the Neolithic Revolution?
a)
Elections for political leadership
b)
emergence of monotheistic religion
c)
development of specialization of labor 
d)
social equality between men and women
80.
Why was Egypt called "the gift of the Nile?"
a)
Irrigation from the Nile provided farming in a desert region
b)
Protection from the Nile kept invaders from entering from the north
c)
Fish and wildlife from the Nile were traded with neighboring civilizations
d)
Egyptians believed the gods had placed the Nile in Egypt as a sign of supremacy
81.
Which of the following was a direct result of the development of farming?
a)
It led to the creation of permanent settlements
b)
It led to political rights for women
c)
It led to the production of stone tools
d)
It led to the increase in nomadic groups
82.
What is technological diffusion?
a)
the spreading of a product from one area or culture to another. 
b)
the concentration of products in a particular culture
c)
The spreading of food from one culture to another 
d)
The sharing of products within a culture
83.
Which of the following rivers are associated with Mesopotamia?
a)
Tigris
b)
Tigris & Euphrates
c)
Nile
d)
Indus
84.
The defining characteristic of polytheistic religion is the idea that
a)
there is an eternal struggle between good and evil
b)
beings undergo many cycles of rebirth
c)
past actions control the destiny of each person
d)
there are many gods and goddesses in existence
85.
Which two ancient civilizations that we've talked about were polytheistic? 
a)
The Hebrews and the Sumerians 
b)
The Persians and the Babylonians 
c)
The Sumerians and Egyptians 
d)
None - everyone worshipped one god 
86.
The earliest cities were located next to which important geographical feature?
a)
Caves 
b)
Oceans
c)
Rivers
d)
Mountains
87.
The first groups of people to practice monotheism were the
a)
Persians
b)
Phoenicians
c)
Sumerians
d)
Hebrews
88.
Which of the following is  NOT true of Hammurabi's code?
a)
It covered many aspects of Babylonian life, not just crimes.
b)
t was used by many later civilizations as a model
c)
It treated all people the same under the law.
d)
It was carved in stone.
89.
What were the temples of Mesopotamia called? 
a)
Ziggurats 
b)
Pyramids
c)
Tombs 
d)
A temple has no name 
90.
This picture shows an area known as the..
a)
Farming Curve
b)
Fertile Crescent
c)
Green C
d)
Fertile Curve
91.
A specially treated body wrapped in cloth for preservation is a ______.
a)
Mummy
b)
Noble
c)
Dynasty
d)
Elite
92.
Why was the Rosetta Stone such an important archaeological discovery? 
a)
It allowed us to be able to translate greek 
b)
It allowed to be able to translate hieroglyphics 
c)
It told us the history of King Hammurabi 
d)
It had Hammurabi's code written on it
93.

What can be inferred from the picture?

a)

Cultivation of crops helped spark the neolithic revolution.

b)

Hunting and gathering played a vital role in the neolithic era

c)

Nomadic peoples relied on crops and farming

94.

Nomadic lifestyle can be described as

a)

Living in permanent dwellings

b)

Traveling from place to place living in temporary conditions

c)

Relying heavily on the domestication of animals

95.

What are the major defining factors of the Neolithic Revolution?

a)

Nomadic lifestyle

b)

Sporadic temporary living conditions

c)

Domestication of animals and cultivation of crops

96.

One reason why early civilizations developed in river valleys was

a)

Easy access to trade routes

b)

Fertile soil used for agriculture

c)

Accessible drinking water

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