WorksheetsWorld History Quarter 1 Exam
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 46mins
Which of the following is a specialized job?
What did Mesopotamians use to build their houses?
Which of the following is NOT true of the Great Pyramid
An estimated 20,000 workers worked on it.
It took 60 years to build.
King Khufu ordered its construction.
The city of Giza was built to house the workers.
What probably happened in 8,000 BC?
jobs began to specialize
a war broke out
civilizations ended
agriculture began
Which empire created a Royal Road for government purposes?
Babylon
Assyria
Persia
Akkad
Which of the following is true about the Nile River?
has a large delta
floods at different times every year
world’s shortest river
flows from north to south
Who was the first woman to rule as pharaoh?
Hatshepsut
Piye
Tutankhamen
Ramses II
Which of the following did early humans use fire for?
heat
protection from animals
irrigation
light
What is Ramses II known for?
being the first woman pharaoh
leading Egyptian to monotheism
uniting Egypt and Kush
creating the first peace treaty
Who is known as the creator of the first empire in world history?
Hammurabi
Sargon of Akkad
Ramses II
Abraham
Which of the following did the Egyptians invent?
linen
wheel
plow
number system based on 60
Catal Huyuk ...
was in modern-day Turkey
contained specialized trades
had up to 8,000 inhabitants
all of the above
What did the Maccabees do?
invaded and conquered Egypt, with the help of their iron weapons
invented a number system based on 60
created a Royal Road
revolted against the Syrians and regained Jerusalem
What was the first civilization?
Egypt
Sumer
Assyria
Israelites
What did Nebuchadnezzar II create?
What's another name for the desert area in Egypt?
Black Land
Red Land
What was developed as a result of people needing to work together?
cuneiform
number system
religion
language
What was the first city to fall for the Israelites in Canaan?
Jerusalem
Jericho
Ur
Catal Huyuk
Sumerians developed a number system based on...
20
40
60
80
180
What was a temple built atop a series of increasingly smaller platform?
delta
pyramid
synagogue
ziggurat
Who were people who hunted animals and gathered plants for food?
priest/shamens
mummy
Persians
hunter-gatherer
What is an ancient Egyptian structure, built over or around a tomb?
synagogue
obelisk
shadoof
pyramid
What is triangle-shaped deposit of rich soil near a river’s mouth?
delta
pyramid
synagogue
ziggurat
What is an amount produced in excess of what is needed?
irrigation
cuneiform
surplus
religion
What is the belief in one God?
polytheism
monotheism
domestication
specialization
What is family or group that rules for several generations?
hunter-gatherers
empire
dynasty
civilization
What is to adapt or breed plants or animals for human use?
domesticate
irrigation
specialization
monotheism
What is the belief in many gods and goddesses?
monotheism
polytheism
domestication
specialization
What is the paperlike material made from the stem of a reed?
silt
linen
papyrus
cuneiform
What is fine, fertile soil carried by rivers and deposited on nearby lands?
swell
cataract
papyrus
silt
What is the movement of the Jews to other parts of the world?
Diaspora
Mesopotamia
exile
Royal Road
What are places for Jewish prayer and worship?
ziggurat
synagogue
pyramid
obelisk
What was an advanced form of culture that developed in cities?
specialization
toleration
civilization
covenant
What's another name for the body prepared for burial according to ancient Egyptian practice?
cataract
prophets
scribe
mummy
What is watering dry land by using ditches?
irrigation
specialization
domestication
succession
What is a group of territories and people brought together under one supreme ruler?
dynasty
empire
civilization
monotheism
What was the first know writing system which used wedge-shaped symbols?
ravines
surplus
cuneiform
currents
Migration may have been the result of people following...
gods to worship
plants to harvest
people to fight
animals to hunt
Saul was...
the Israelites first king
the Persian's first king
the Egyptian's first pharaoh
the Egyptian god of ward
Egyptians worshiped...
What was an Egyptian tool to move water?
swell
floodplain
shadoof
satraps
What was an area that a king ruled known as?
synagogue
satraps
province
kingdom
Who was picked by Moses to lead the Israelites into Canaan?
Joshua
Abraham
Saul
David
In Egyptian society, who were at the bottom and worked on public building projects, in mines, or in people’s houses?
scribes
slaves
artisans
farmers
Where were a lot of early art creations found?
Mesopotamia means...
land between two mountains
land between two valleys
land between two rivers
land between two empires
