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World History Final Test

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Wedge shape writing is known as (DOK 1)

a)

cuneiform

b)

heiroglyphics

c)

wedging

d)

writing

2.

How would you classify skilled workers who made metal, cloth, or pottery products , or make-up? DOK (2)

a)

Priests

b)

Artisans

c)

Scribes

d)

Heroes

3.

Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers? (DOK 1)

a)

the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean

b)

the Tigris and the Persian Gulf

c)

the Persian Gulf and the Euphrates

d)

the Euphrates and the Tigris

4.

How are Hammurabi's laws related to USA laws? ( DOK 3 )

a)

They are laws that help keep societies keep structure and order.

b)

They are a set of laws that are broken.

c)

They are laws that include going to church.

d)

They are laws that include an eye for an eye.

5.

How would you classify the following social hierarchy? (DOK 2

a)

Kings, Priests, Merchants and traders, farmers and laborers, and slaves.

b)

Kings, Priests, slaves, merchants, and farmers

c)

Priests, scribes, slaves, and merchants

d)

Priests, farmers, slaves, artisans, and traders.

6.

This picture shows an area known as the.. DOK 1

a)

Farming Curve

b)

Fertile Crescent

c)

Green C

d)

Fertile Curve

7.
Which of these are Sumerian inventions?
a)
Plow
b)
Wheel
c)
Sailboat
d)
All of them
8.
A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a
a)
scribe.
b)
cradle.
c)
Gilgamesh.
d)
ziggurat.
9.

What was the main religion of the Sumerians? (DOK 1)

a)

Monotheism

b)

Christianity

c)

Polytheism

d)

Judaism

10.
A type of picture writing is called ________________.
a)
hieroglyphics
b)
papyrus
c)
alphabet
d)
cuneiform
11.
Which river did the Egyptians live along?
a)
MIssissippi River
b)
Amazon River 
c)
Nile River
d)
Danube River 
12.
What happened to wealthy Egyptians after they died?
a)
They were mummifed
b)
They were buried in a casket
c)
They floated down the Nile River
d)
They were burned
13.
Land around the Nile River was _____________________________.
a)
dry and sandy
b)
wet and swampy
c)
fertile farming land
d)
snow covered mountains
14.
The Egyptians were known for architecture  called ________________________.
a)
Statues
b)
Homes
c)
Pyramids
d)
Cubes
15.
The Phoenicians were the first people to create what?
a)
writing
b)
goverment
c)
alphabet
d)
cedar wood
16.
The definition of Monotheistic means believing in ?
a)
Many Gods
b)
Sea Gods and Sun Gods
c)
Two Gods
d)
One God
17.
The Israelites are known for what religion? 
a)
Christianity 
b)
Judaism
c)
Islamic
d)
Buddhism
18.
The Jews are___________
believing in one God, who is the Creator of the world and everything in it.
a)
Atheist
b)
Buddist
c)
Monotheistic
d)
Christian 
19.
The most common of the various titles for ancient Egyptian monarchs
a)
King
b)
Queen
c)
Sphinx
d)
Pharoh
20.
The movement of people from one location to another is called______________.
a)
transportation
b)
glaciation
c)
Paleolithic
d)
migration
21.
This is the name of the social system in India.
a)
Untouchables
b)
ancient
c)
caste
d)
Vedas
22.
What Mountain Range is located in the Northern part of India
a)
Himalayas
b)
Alps
c)
Cacuses
d)
Rocky 
23.
Government with "rule by the people"
a)
Oligarchy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Democracy
d)
Tyranny
24.
The worship of many gods is known as...?
a)
Monotheism
b)
Ziggurat
c)
Priests
d)
Polytheism
25.
Which caste system does janitors and street sweepers fall under?
a)
Sudra
b)
Untouchables
c)
Vaishya
d)
Brahmin
26.

Where did humans originate?

a)

Africa

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

Australia

27.
____________________ is the study of the ancient and recent human past through material remains. 
a)
Archaeology
b)
Anthropologist
c)
History
d)
Aeropostaleogy
28.
Opposable thumbs allow humans to...
a)
hold utensils
b)
write
c)
tie knots
d)
all of the above
29.

Which of these did the hunters and gatherers NOT have to develop before they could effectively work together?

a)

tools

b)

language

c)

fire

d)

domestication of animals

30.

Paleontologists study fossils which are...

a)

plant or animal remains preserved in rock

b)

Human remains in man-made trenches

c)

Animal made remains in funeral pyres

d)

Dinosaur culture of current animal kingdom

31.
The era also known as the "New Stone Age".
a)
Mesolithic Era
b)
Neolithic Era
c)
Paleolithic Era
d)
Mesozoic Era
32.
The era also known as the "Middle Stone Ages".
a)
Neolithic Era
b)
Mesozoic Era
c)
Paleolithic Era
d)
Mesolithic Era
33.
The process of changing plants and animals to make them more useful to humans.
a)
migrate
b)
culture
c)
tools
d)
domestication
34.
An early ancestor of humans.
a)
Artifact
b)
Megaliths
c)
Hominid
d)
Archeologist
35.
A strip of land that early humans used to migrate across two continents.
a)
land bridge
b)
geography
c)
domestication
d)
hominid
36.
The era also known as the "Stone Age". 
a)
Mesozoic Era
b)
Mesolithic Era
c)
Neolithic Era
d)
Paleolithic Era
37.
Handheld objects that are modified to help a person accomplish a task.
a)
Climate
b)
Culture
c)
Tools
d)
Prehistory
38.
The study of earth's physical features.
a)
Geography
b)
Archeology
c)
Astronomy
d)
Biography
39.
Knowledge, beliefs, customs, and values of a group of people.
a)
Environment
b)
Climate
c)
Culture
d)
Artifact
40.
Average weather conditions in a certain are over a long period of time.
a)
Environment
b)
Climate
c)
Culture
d)
Artifact
41.
How did hunter-gatherers express ideas to each other?
a)
written language
b)
primitive spoken language
c)
cave paintings
d)
hieroglyphics
42.
Which of the following was a major discovery of hunter-gatherers during the Old Stone Age (Paleolithic Era)?
a)
fire for protection, heat and cooking
b)
a number system to count and trade
c)
a writing system to communicate
d)
iron plows to use on farms
43.
Which of the following was NOT a way that hunter-gatherers adapted to their environment?
a)
use of fire
b)
simple tools
c)
hunt and make clothes
d)
make settlements
44.
Which of the following is a role for women in hunter-gatherer societies?
a)
gathering fruit, nuts, and roots
b)
sharpening tools
c)
trapping animals
d)
leading the clan
45.
Which of the following are roles of men in hunter-gatherer societies?
a)
maintain fire
maintain fire
b)
take care of children
c)
stay close to settlement
d)
follow, hunt and kill animals
46.
What does the term prehistory mean?
a)
time period before writing was invented
b)
an object made by a human
c)
human knowledge used to create better tools and equipment
d)
food
47.
Because of this, man in the Neolithic time period could transfer water to their land from far
a)
surplus
b)
domestication
c)
irrigation
d)
stone tools
48.
Which term BEST describes the lifestyle of hunter-gatherers?
a)
isolated
b)
nomadic
c)
reliable
d)
effortless
49.
Which of the following describes the importance of cave art?
a)
cave art had no importance
b)
it was how hunter-gatherers communicated
c)
writing their history down took too long
d)
they used advanced techniques to create the cave art
50.

Rapids along a river

a)

noble

b)

cataract

c)

ka

d)

obelisk

51.

Area around the Nile covered with rich silt

a)

cataract

b)

pharaoh

c)

Red Land

d)

Black Land

52.

Title used by Egyptian rulers

a)

pharaoh

b)

Ka

c)

dynasty

d)

obelisk

53.

Series of rulers from the same family

a)

pharaoh

b)

dynasty

c)

noble

d)

delta

54.

Period from 2700 to 2200 BC in Egyptian history that began shortly after Egypt was unified.

a)

Old Kingdom

b)

Middle Kingdom

c)

New Kingdom

d)

Ancient Kingdom

55.

Long-lasting, paper-like material made from reeds that Egyptians used to write on

a)

obelisk

b)

hieroglyphics

c)

papyrus

d)

delta

56.

Tall, pointed, four-sided pillar

a)

obelisk

b)

delta

c)

dynasty

d)

noble

57.
Which way did the Nile flow?
a)
North to South
b)
South to North
c)
East to West
d)
West to East
58.
Ancient Egyptians believed their king was ___________________
a)
a normal person
b)
a representative of the gods
c)
a god
d)
a cat that came back to life
59.
Because one physical feature was so vital to ancient settlers of Egypt and Kush, MOST of their settlements were
a)
on hills
b)
in a desert
c)
near a river
d)
around trees
60.
How did the desert help the people of Egypt and Kush?
a)
It had fertile land for crops.
b)
It made trade and travel easier.
c)
It was grassy for grazing sheep.
d)
It gave protection from invaders.

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