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WorksheetsWorld History Midterm
Total questions: 81
Worksheet time: 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. These were the two powers that represented the natural rhythm of life
a)
Yin & Yawn
b)
Yin & Yang
c)
Yang and Yawn
d)
Yang and Chin
2.
____________ were the upper class landowners in the Feudal System
a)
Knights
b)
Kings
c)
Peasants
d)
Nobles
3.
Sparta and Athens fought each other in this war
a)
Peloponnesian War
b)
Punic Wars
c)
War of 1812
d)
Hundred years War
4.
Sparta and Athens fought each other in this war
a)
Peloponnesian War
b)
Punic Wars
c)
War of 1812
d)
Hundred years War
5.
He was China’s first emperor and built the great wall
a)
Nobunaga
b)
Tokugawa
c)
Confucius
d)
a. Qin Shi Huang-di
6.
_______________ means that an individual's soul is born again.
a)
Born Again
b)
Rebirth
c)
Reincarnation
7.
This means "Roman Peace"
a)
Pax Rome
b)
Pax Romana
8.
Through the Gold /salt trade, West Africa was introduced what religion
a)
Christianity
b)
Hinduism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Islam
9.
Spartan Society was based on ____________ and _____________?
a)
War and Education
b)
Military and War
c)
Education and Wealth
d)
Wealth and Culture
10.
Who was Rome led by?
a)
King
b)
Senate
c)
Council
11.
Which were part of the River Valley Civilization? (More than one answer)
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
Egypt
c)
Japan
d)
England
12.
What is the Torah?
a)
First Five Books of the Old Testament
b)
First Five Books of the New Testament
13.
This is the form of government in which citizens have the power to elect their leaders
a)
Republic
b)
Monarchy
c)
Oligarchy
14.
What is the belief in only one God?
a)
Polytheism
b)
Diffusion
c)
Monotheism
15.
This is the holy book of Judaism
a)
Koran
b)
Gospels
c)
Torah
16.
Who is the founder of Judaism?
a)
Mohammed
b)
Jesus
c)
Abraham
17.
In Judaism they were monotheistic. What does monotheism mean?
a)
Belief in no god
b)
Belief in many gods
c)
Belief in one god
d)
Belief in the worship of animals
18.
The Silk Road was what?
a)
One road that was the color of silk.
b)
A network of roads used for trading.
c)
A road that only silk was traded on.
d)
The name of the first road in Asia.
19.
Which river valley civilization was home to King Hammurabi:
a)
Ancient Egypt
b)
Ancient Mesopotamia
c)
Ancient China
d)
Ancient Indus River Valley
20.
Which river valley civilization was home to King Hammurabi:
a)
Ancient Egypt
b)
Ancient Mesopotamia
c)
Ancient China
d)
Ancient Indus River Valley
21.
Which Ancient Civilization developed writing on the bones of animals (bonescript):
a)
Ancient Greece
b)
Ancient Rome
c)
Ancient Egypt
d)
Ancient China
22.
"The land between the two rivers":
a)
Moksha
b)
Samsara
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
Mycenae
23.
Which two rivers surrounded Ancient Mesopotamia:
a)
Tiber and Nile
b)
Tigris and Euphrates
c)
Tiger and Yellow
d)
Indus and Tiber
24.
This ancient law code is known for violent and harsh punishments for wrong-doings:
a)
Code of Hammurabi
b)
12 Tables of Rome
c)
The Vedas
d)
The Four Noble Truths
25.
Which civilization is responsible for the development of ziggurats:
a)
Egypt
b)
Indus River Valley
c)
China
d)
Mesopotamia
26.
Which civilization developed pyramids:
a)
Egypt
b)
Greece
c)
Rome
d)
Mesopotamia
27.
Which civilization built the "Great Bath":
a)
Ancient China
b)
The Indus River Valley
c)
Ancient Egypt
d)
Ancient Mesopotamia
28.
The famous writing system of Ancient Egypt:
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Linear B
c)
Bonescript
d)
Hieroglyphics
29.
The first Greek civilization first emerged:
a)
In Athens
b)
In Macedonia
c)
On the Island of Crete
d)
On the Italian Peninsula
30.
"Senate", "Republic", "Plebeians", "Patricians":
a)
Greece
b)
Rome
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
China
31.
"Democracy", "Polis", "Socrates", "Parthenon":
a)
Rome
b)
Persia
c)
Egypt
d)
Greece
32.
Which civilization built innovative roads that still last to this day:
a)
Greece
b)
Rome
c)
Egypt
d)
China
33.
Polytheism:
a)
The belief in one god
b)
The belief in the divine feminine
c)
The belief in many deities
d)
The belief in sacred geometry
34.
The oldest of the five major world religions:
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Judaism
d)
Christianity
35.
The belief in only one god:
a)
Polythesim
b)
Singularity
c)
Monotheism
d)
Paganism
36.
Which is not a religion:
a)
Daosim
b)
Hinduism
c)
Christianity
d)
Islam
37.
Which is not a monotheistic religion:
a)
Christianity
b)
Islam
c)
Hinduism
d)
Judaism
38.
Buddhism developed near present day:
a)
Pakistan
b)
Israel
c)
Crete
d)
Nepal
39.
Received the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai:
a)
Jesus of Nazareth
b)
Moses
c)
Abraham
d)
Ishmael
40.
The sacred text of the Jewish faith:
a)
The Holy Bible
b)
The Torah
c)
The Vedas
d)
12 Tables of Rome
41.
"Love of Wisdom"
a)
Samsara
b)
Moksha
c)
Philosophy
d)
Quran
42.
Which is not a philosophy of Ancient China:
a)
Confucianism
b)
Judaism
c)
Daoism
d)
Legalism
43.
Symbolizes the balance of the opposing forces of nature:
a)
Yin and Yang
b)
Reincarnation
c)
Ying Yang
d)
Yoga
44.
Who is known as the father of the three monotheistic religions:
a)
Ishmael
b)
Jesus
c)
Abraham
d)
Isaac
45.
"Action" in Hinduism:
a)
Karma
b)
Yin and Yang
c)
Yoga
d)
Samsara
46.
"All life is suffering":
a)
Four Noble Truths
b)
Samsara
c)
Rosh Hashanah
d)
Yin and Yang
47.
Ancient Greek Philosopher:
a)
Socrates
b)
Homer
c)
Julius Caesar
d)
Hapshetsut
48.
Founder of influential Chinese Philosophy which focuses on relationships:
a)
Julius Caesar
b)
Confucius
c)
Homer
d)
Quran
49.
Roman dictator assassinated in 44 BC by conspirators:
a)
Julius Caesar
b)
Alexander the Great
c)
Caesar Augustus
d)
Siddhartha Gautama
50.
The major Greek City-State which rivaled with Athens:
a)
Sparta
b)
Crete
c)
Minoans
d)
Mycenae
51.
The period of time before the existence of writing is known by scholars as:
a)
The Land Before Time
b)
Ancient Times
c)
Prehistory
d)
The Dark Ages
52.
The Fertile Crescent is located in what Modern Day Country:
a)
Russia
b)
Egypt
c)
Chile
d)
Iraq
53.
The writing of Ancient Mesopotamia is known as:
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Linear B
c)
Hieroglyphics
d)
Linear A
54.
The chronological designation "BC" stands for:
a)
Before Common Era
b)
Before Cats
c)
Before Christ
d)
Before Culture
55.
Which formation is in the provided image:
a)
Greek Peloponnesus
b)
Italian Peninsula
c)
Crete
d)
Mesopotamia
56.
Which formation is provided in the image:
a)
Greek Peloponnesus
b)
Italian Peninsula
c)
Crete
d)
Tigris River
57.
Which river is further northeast:
a)
Tigris River
b)
Euphrates River
c)
Nile River
d)
Black Warrior River
58.
Which river is further southwest:
a)
Tigris River
b)
Yellow River
c)
Euphrates River
d)
Ganges River
59.
Which island is colored in RED in the image:
a)
Sicily
b)
Puerto Rico
c)
Japan
d)
Crete
60.
What country is this?
a)
Italy
b)
Germany
c)
Greece
d)
Egypt
61.
What two rivers are these?
a)
Tigris and Euphrates
b)
Yangtze and Yellow
c)
Indus and Valley
d)
Rhine and Elba
62.
What city is highlighted here?
a)
London
b)
Athens
c)
Constantinople
d)
Baghdad
63.
One of the earliest written languages was _______, which used a wedge-shaped stylus to imprint signs into clay tablets.
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Animism
c)
Zoroastrianism
d)
Papyrus
64.
During which time period did the Egyptians build the Pyramids of Giza?
a)
Old
Kingdom
b)
Middle
Kingdom
c)
New
Kingdom
d)
Alexandrian
Kingdom
65.
What was the concept in Ancient China where a dynasty was overthrown by a new dynasty because they had become corrupt?
a)
Survival of the Fittest
b)
Confucianism
c)
Mandate of Heaven
d)
Religious Ritualism
66.
What major military technology did Assyria and other Mesopotamian civilizations primarily use?
a)
Primitive firearms
b)
Chariots
c)
Crossbows
d)
Lightsabers
67.
Who was the first major Babylonian ruler famous for his law code?
a)
Hammurabi
b)
Nebuchadnezzar
c)
Darius
d)
Shalmanessar
68.
Why did Sparta go to war with Athens in the Peloponnesian War?
a)
Athens had dominated the Delian League and enriched itself to the point of threatening Sparta
b)
Athens had allied with Persia
c)
Athens was smelly
d)
Pericles had murdered Spartan diplomats
69.
The famed philosopher who argued for self-reasoning and questioning in Athens, and was killed for in, was:
a)
Socrates
b)
Zeno
c)
Anaximander
d)
Confuscius
70.
The highest elected office in the Roman Republic was the two ____, executive officials who served for one-year terms and enacted the decrees and will of the Senate.
a)
Consuls
b)
Tribunes
c)
Senators
d)
Dictators
71.
The Roman wars with Carthage were called the:
a)
Punic Wars
b)
Samnite Wars
c)
Pyrrhic Wars
d)
Macedonian Wars
72.
Where did Caesar serve as governor and win fame and fortune?
a)
Gaul
b)
Macedonia
c)
Parthia
d)
Thrace
73.
Which of the following is one of Buddhism's Four Noble Truths?
a)
all life is full of suffering, pain, and sorrow
b)
before all, honor your father and your mother
c)
superior men and women understand righteousness
d)
nirvana may be reached through harsh self-denial
74.
Why did Shi Huangdi order the construction of the Great Wall of China?
a)
to discourage invasion from the north
b)
to protect his system of feudalism
c)
to establish the borders of China
d)
to keep peasants from escaping his kingdom
75.
Why did Shi Huangdi order the construction of the Great Wall of China?
a)
to discourage invasion from the north
b)
to protect his system of feudalism
c)
to establish the borders of China
d)
to keep peasants from escaping his kingdom
76.
Hindus believe that the ultimate goal of existence is...
a)
achieving the meditative state of Jainism
b)
achieving moksha, or union with brahman
c)
practicing ahimsa, or nonviolence
d)
following dharma, or life’s duties
77.
A key difference between Buddhism and Hinduism is that...
a)
Buddhists focus on enlightenment through meditation
b)
Hindus believe in reincarnation, or a cycle of rebirth
c)
Hindus reject priests, formal rituals, and the caste system
d)
Buddhists believe only the highest caste can reach nirvana
78.
A key difference between Buddhism and Hinduism is that...
a)
Buddhists focus on enlightenment through meditation
b)
Hindus believe in reincarnation, or a cycle of rebirth
c)
Hindus reject priests, formal rituals, and the caste system
d)
Buddhists believe only the highest caste can reach nirvana
79.
When the new National Convention met in 1792, what form of government did the radicals create?
a)
a constitutional monarchy
b)
a republic
c)
a dictatorship
d)
an absolute monarchy
80.
In France's old order, which of the following groups were members of the bourgeoisie?
a)
nobles
b)
clergy
c)
peasants
d)
merchants
81.
When radicals took control of the Legislative Assembly in the fall of 1792, they extended voting rights to...
a)
all citizens
b)
all male citizens
c)
all male property owners
d)
all male and female property owners
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