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1st 9 Weeks' CFA

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Characteristics of the Paleolithic Era include:

a)

stone and bone tools

b)

irrigation

c)

domesticated animals

d)

agriculture

2.

Characteristics of the Neolithic Era include:

a)

nomadic

b)

hunting and gathering

c)

cave art

d)

agriculture

3.

According to the map, when did early humans reach North America?

a)

200,000 years ago

b)

35,000 years ago

c)

30,000 years ago

d)

12,500 years ago

4.

According to the timeline, when did Ancient Egypt become a civilization?

a)

3300 BC

b)

3500 AD

c)

3700 BC

d)

3000 BC

5.

Archaeologists get information by

a)

excavating archaeological digs

b)

interviewing witnesses

c)

cloning DNA from fossils

d)

carbon dating

6.

Which labels below correctly match the labels on the picture of Sumer's social hierarchy?

a)

2 = priests

b)

2 = slaves

c)

3 = farmers/laborers

d)

3 = skilled craftspeople

7.

Which group would be at #4 on the picture of Sumer's social hierarchy?

a)

priests

b)

slaves

c)

farmers/laborers

d)

skilled craftspeople

8.

Characteristics of Judaism include:

a)

monotheism

b)

Torah

c)

Vedas

d)

Ten Commandments

9.

Egyptian writing is called:

a)

calligraphy

b)

symbolism

c)

hieroglyphics

d)

cuneiform

10.

Which civilization developed the alphabet ours is based on?

a)

Egypt

b)

Sumer

c)

Phoenicia

d)

China

11.

What social structure does the attached picture represent?

a)

Sumer's social hierarchy

b)

India's caste system

c)

Egypt's class system

d)

America's economic classes

12.

Characteristics of Hinduism include:

a)

reincarnation

b)

karma

c)

Vedas & Upanishads

d)

Torah

13.

Which religion is based on the Indian caste system?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Christianity

14.

Buddhists believe in:

a)

Vedas & Upanishads

b)

Eightfold Path

c)

reincarnation

d)

Four Noble Truths

15.

Ancestor worship and respect for elders are key parts of which Chinese belief system?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Taoism

d)

Confucianism

16.

Yin and yang are part of which Chinese belief system?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Confucianism

d)

Taoism

17.

Which are two characteristics of Taoism?

a)

people are good

b)

harmony with nature

c)

code of politeness

d)

humility

18.

Which are two characteristics of Confucianism?

a)

people are good

b)

harmony with nature

c)

code of politeness

d)

humility

19.

Sumerian writing is called:

a)

hieroglyphics

b)

cuneiform

c)

alphabet

d)

calligraphy

20.

Which are characteristics of most ancient civilizations?

a)

monotheism

b)

slavery

c)

polytheism

d)

fair laws