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7th Grade chp 3 & 4 Practice

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Egyptians made paper from:
a)
papyrus
b)
grains
c)
corn
d)
sheep's wool
2.
Egypt was mostly an/a _____________ -based economy.
a)
agricultural
b)
mechanical
c)
suburban
d)
mining
3.
Who owned everything in Ancient Egyptian kingdoms?
a)
The Pharoah
b)
Vizier
c)
Slaves
d)
Priests
4.
Who was the daughter of Thutmose who was believed to have found and raised Moses?
a)
Hatsheput
b)
Cleopatra
c)
Nefertiti
5.
A monotheist is someone who:
a)
worships 1 god
b)
worships many gods
c)
is married to only 1 person
d)
has many spouses
6.
What discovery made the deciphering of hieroglyphics possible?
a)
The Rosetta Stone
b)
The Tower of Babel
c)
The Step Pyramid of Sakarra
d)
The Great Pyramid
7.
This was a "spirit double" the Ancient Egyptians thought lived inside of them:
a)
ka
b)
Knufu
c)
nomes
d)
karma
8.
Egypt borders what 2 seas?
a)
Mediterranean Sea & Red Sea
b)
Dead Sea & Red Sea
c)
Dead Sea & Mediterranean Sea
9.

Rapids along a river

a)

noble

b)

cataract

c)

ka

d)

obelisk

10.

Title used by Egyptian rulers

a)

pharaoh

b)

Ka

c)

dynasty

d)

obelisk

11.

Series of rulers from the same family

a)

pharaoh

b)

dynasty

c)

noble

d)

delta

12.

Rich and powerful person

a)

Ka

b)

obelisk

c)

noble

d)

afterlife

13.

Huge triangular tomb built by the Egyptians

a)

delta

b)

Red Land

c)

Rosetta Stone

d)

pyramid

14.

Ancient Egyptian writing system that used picture symbols

a)

sphinx

b)

Rosetta Stone

c)

hieroglyphics

d)

papyrus

15.

Imaginary creature with a human head and the body of a lion

a)

obelisk

b)

sphinx

c)

cataract

d)

papyrus

16.

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

a)

obelisk

b)

hieroglyphics

c)

papyrus

d)

delta

17.

Triangle-shaped area of land made from soil deposited by a river

a)

obelisk

b)

papyrus

c)

delta

d)

spinx

18.

Which conintent is Egypt located on?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

North America

19.

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

a)

South

b)

West

c)

East

d)

North

20.

What innovation helped Egyptians know when to irrigate and when to prepare for floods?

a)

plow

b)

chariot

c)

calendar

d)

sail boat

21.

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

22.

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

23.

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

24.

What is the longest river in the World?

a)

Amazon River

b)

Tigris River

c)

Nile River

d)

Euphrates River

25.

Egypt is surrounded by desert, what is a benefit of this?

a)

Too Hot

b)

The sand was soft

c)

Gave Natural Protection

d)

Winds provided diseases

26.

Who was the religious and political leader of Egypt?

a)

Pharaoh

b)

Temple Priest

c)

Scribes

d)

Vizier

27.

What does polytheistic mean?

a)

believe in 1 god

b)

believe in Allah

c)

belief in many gods

28.

Who was on top of ancient Egypt's social structure?

a)

Scribes

b)

Peasants

c)

Artisans

d)

Pharaoh

29.

How did the Nile River help trade in ancient Egypt?

a)

It flowed south into the rest of Africa

b)

It made traveling easier because of boats

c)

It flooded every year, killing crops

d)

It was too slow flowing to sail on

30.
who was the youngest Egyptian king
a)
hatshepsut
b)
king tut
c)
randy
d)
khfu
31.
An Egyptian king was called a ___________
a)
scribe
b)
servant
c)
papyrus
d)
pharaoh
32.
What the major river that was in Ancient Egypt?
a)
Amazon
b)
Mississippi
c)
Nile
d)
Tiber
33.
Which way did the Nile flow?
a)
North to South
b)
South to North
c)
East to West
d)
West to East
34.
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
35.
What was a MAJOR purpose for building the pyramids?
a)
temples for religious worship
b)
storehouses for reserves of grain
c)
homes for the pharaohs' servants
d)
tombs for pharaohs when they died
36.
Which period is often called the Golden Age, a time when Egypt had reached the height of its power?
a)
the Old Kingdom
b)
the Middle Kingdom
c)
the New Kingdom
d)
after the New Kingdom
37.
Of these four groups, which one had the LOWEST social status?
a)
priests
b)
scribes
c)
artisans
d)
government officials
38.
The Old Kingdom is also known as the 
a)
Age of the Nobles
b)
Age of the Empire
c)
Age of the Pyramids 
39.
How did most people in Egypt earn a living?
a)
trade
b)
fishing 
c)
farming
d)
metal working
40.
What was an effect of increased farming and trade in early Egypt?
a)
A complex writing system was formed
b)
An organized government developed
c)
Geometry was developed
d)
The deserts became populated
41.
In what two ways are Mesopotamia and Egypt the same?
a)
Farming surpluses meant people could become artisans and traders.  Both economies grew as a result.
b)
Both civilizations had the same religion and government
c)
Both had the same natural defense and flooding schedules
d)
Both had major rivers and dependable floods
42.
a line of rulers from one family
a)
delta
b)
papyrus
c)
hieroglyphic
d)
dynasty
43.
Ancient Mesopotamia was located between what two rivers?
a)
Mississippi and Rock
b)
Tigris and Euphrates
c)
Missouri and Wisconsin
d)
Nile and Amazon
44.
Ancient Mesopotamia is often referred to as the ...
a)
Fertile Crescent
b)
Garden of Eden
c)
The Holy Grail
d)
Mr. Tavs' backyard
45.
What 3 major civilizations occupied the Fertile Crescent during Ancient Mesopotamia?
a)
Seminoles, Sioux, and Fox
b)
Sumerians, Babylonians, and Assyrians
c)
Chinese and Japanese and British
d)
Egyptians, Africans ,and Spanish
46.
There were, at one time, 282 laws that had to be followed. They were known as ...
a)
Rock River Intermediate Code of Conduct
b)
Code of Nebechudezzar
c)
Code of Hammurabi
d)
Code of Gilgamesh
47.
The Assyrians had an advantage over other civilizations because of :
a)
Chariots, horses, and iron weapons
b)
slingshots, arrows, and spears
c)
horses, cows, and bunnies
d)
New Nike shoes
48.
Mesopotamians wrote on
a)
dirt
b)
rocks
c)
Paper
d)
Clay tablets
49.
Many of the early Mesopotamians were
a)
monotheistic
b)
polytheistic
c)
atheist
d)
worshipping Mr. Tavs
50.
Empires of Mesopotamia built __________________ to honor their gods.
a)
statues
b)
pyramids
c)
ziggurats
d)
roads
51.
Who was the Babylonian King who created the earliest known collection/ code of laws?
a)
Sargon
b)
Hammurabi
c)
Eannatum
d)
Nebuchadnezzar
52.
What is the term for the writing system developed by the Sumerians that used wedge-shaped marks made in soft clay?
a)
writing
b)
monotheism
c)
cuneiform
d)
fertile crescent
53.
a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory
a)
city-state
b)
province
c)
empire
d)
Mesopotamia
54.
a system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams
a)
Fertile Crescent
b)
polytheism
c)
cuneiform
d)
irrigation
55.
Why was writing first invented?
a)
to display laws
b)
to communicate with foreign lands
c)
to act as a form of entertainment 
d)
to keep record of business transactions
56.
What is the name of the earliest piece of  written literature that still survives today?
a)
The epic of Gilgamesh
b)
The Ballad of the Babylonian Wars
c)
The Elegy of Enkidu
d)
Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
57.
What modern day country is Mesopotamia mostly in?
a)
India
b)
Egypt
c)
China
d)
Iraq
58.
a long poem that records the deeds of a legendary or real hero
a)
myth
b)
caravans
c)
bazaar
d)
epic
59.
Professional writers
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
pictographs
c)
scribes
d)
stylus
60.
The people of Sumer practiced _____________ , the worship of many gods. 
a)
polytheism
b)
monotheism
c)
Christianity
d)
Catholicism
61.
Why was Mesopotamia such a good area for growing crops?
a)
The land was covered with heavy vegetation
b)
the rivers flooded, making it easier for planters to pull out weeds that might harm crops
c)
the area did not have any agricultural pests
d)
the rivers flooded and deposited rich soil (silt)
62.
Which of the following civilizations invented the wheel?
a)
The Babylonians
b)
The Assyrians
c)
The Phoenicians
d)
The Sumerians
63.
Which tools did the Mesopotamians use for writing? 
a)
a sharpened piece of reed, called a stylus, used on clay tablets
b)
a slender piece of wood that they dipped in colorful dyes
c)
a large, feather pen that they dipped in ink
d)
a darkened reed that they dipped into a mixture of charcoal and water
64.
A __________ is a complex society that has cities, organized governments, art, religion, class divisions, and a writing system.
a)
ziggurat
b)
city-state
c)
civilization
d)
epic
65.
Sumer is important because it was...
a)
the world's first civilization
b)
the world's largest empire
c)
where humans evolved
d)
where fishing villages first developed
66.
The Fertile Crescent soil is...
a)
dry
b)
rich
c)
rocky
d)
unproductive
67.
The only people in Mesopotamia who could read or write were...
a)
kings
b)
merchants
c)
priests
d)
scribes
68.
A system of watering crops is...
a)
cuneiform
b)
irrigation
c)
levees
d)
ziggurats
69.
The Code of Hammurabi was carved into stone and placed around Babylon to...
a)
allow people to comment and change unjust laws.
b)
help visitors understand their customs.
c)
make sure everyone could see and follow the same laws.
d)
show his power for punishment over his people.
70.

Which idea from Hammurabi's Code describes the concept of "innocent until proven guilty"?

a)

forces of nature such as the sun and the sky

b)

A man who says another had done wrong must be able to show that what he says is true

c)

Increased food production made it possible for people to specialize in different tasks, which created different levels of wealth.

d)

Criminals are punished by the people they have wronged

71.

Which statement best explains how social classes developed in ancient Mesopotamia? (GLE 6.6.1)

a)

Job specialization allowed the government to set up a large organization to manage its population and territory.

b)

Increased food production made it possible for people to specialize in different tasks, which created different levels of wealth.

c)

the Phoenician

d)

People settled where crops could grow. The population grew. Villages and cities formed.

72.

Which sequence of events shows how Mesopotamia developed?

a)

Criminals are punished by the people they have wronged

b)

Increased food production made it possible for people to specialize in different tasks, which created different levels of wealth.

c)

Job specialization allowed the government to set up a large organization to manage its population and territory.

d)

People settled where crops could grow. The population grew. Villages and cities formed.

73.
Which statement best describes the geographical location of Mesopotamia?
a)
along the Persian Gulf
b)
between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
c)
in a valley in Southwest Asia
d)
to the east of the Mediterranean Sea
74.
What result did agricultural surplus have?
a)
decline in wealth
b)
growth in population
c)
equality of social class
d)
reduction in trade
75.
What did ancient Sumerians house in ziggurats?
a)
government leaders
b)
trade markets
c)
religious shrines
d)
slaves
76.
Which ruler conquered Sumer to establish the powerful Akkadian Empire?
a)
Cyrus the Great
b)
Darius I
c)
Nebuchadnezzar II
d)
Sargon the Great
77.
How did Hammurabi change Mesopotamian society?
a)
He began seafaring trade.
b)
He codified laws.
c)
He introduced cuneiform.
d)
He organized provinces. 
78.
What basic form of writing based on images of objects was first invented by the Sumerians?
a)
pictographs
b)
cuneiform
c)
hieroglyphics
d)
petroglyphs
79.
What happened before city-states formed?
a)
Farming began.
b)
Phoenicians started trading.
c)
The Babylonian Empire began.
d)
The Persian Empire fell.
80.

First Civilization and collection of city-states

a)

Ziggurat

b)

Turkey

c)

Sumer

d)

Israel

81.

Oldest written language

a)

Hieroglyphics

b)

sign language

c)

Spanish

d)

cuneiform

82.

_______ created Cuneiform

a)

Sumerians

b)

Egyptians

c)

Africans

d)

Aborigines

83.

Monotheism

a)

Belief in one God

b)

Belief in systematic thoughts

c)

Free will

d)

Belief in octo beliefs

84.

Polytheism

a)

Belief in many wives

b)

Having many political beliefs

c)

Having a difference in belief in culture

d)

Belief in many Gods

85.

Class

a)

A classification used to place people in society

b)

An idea adopted by Indians

c)

A royal lineage of people who are rich

86.

Theocracy

a)

Government controlled by parliament

b)

Government controlled by religious leaders

c)

An ideology of finding results

d)

an concept of controlling government

87.

Monarchy

a)

Government ruled by democrat and republican

b)

Government ruled by older parents

c)

Government ruled by axis of powers

d)

Government ruled by King or Queen

88.
Where was the ancient land known as Mesopotamia?
a)
in northern Africa near the Nile River
b)
in eastern Europe along the Danuble River
c)
in central Asia between the Syr Darya and Amu Darya
d)
in southwest Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
89.
Why was Hammurabi's code an important achievement?
a)
It was the first set of laws to apply to everyone.
b)
The laws and punishments treated all people equally.
c)
It was the first time laws had ever been created.
d)
The code described the structure of government and became the first constitution.
90.
Unlike in most ancient societies, Babylonian women could
a)
choose their husbands
b)
own property
c)
rule the empire
d)
serve in the army

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