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Ancient History Midterm

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the names of all of the lines on maps and globes that help you find places on the Earth?

a)

degrees and minutes

b)

Equator and Prime Meridian

c)

latitude and longitude

d)

Northern and Southern Hemispheres

2.

When a good is scarce, it means that ______.

a)

nobody is interested in buying it

b)

it is inexpensive and easy to make

c)

demand drops while supplies rise

d)

it is hard to find and likely to cost more

3.

What are the four major kinds of resources?

a)

farmers, merchants, sellers, and buyers

b)

land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship

c)

supply, demand, recession, and inflation

d)

traditional, command, market, and mixed

4.

Which duties are REQUIRED of all United States citizens? Select ALL that apply.

a)

serve on a jury when called upon

b)

vote for public officials in elections

c)

petition the government for changes

d)

obey all federal, state, and local laws

e)

pay federal, state, and local taxes

5.

What type of map would show the names and borders of countries?

a)

physical map

b)

hemisphere map

c)

political map

d)

territory map

6.

Throughout history, populations have moved from one place to settle in another place. What is this movement called?

a)

culture

b)

density

c)

migration

d)

projection

7.

From where do many of the United States’s key ideas for government come?

a)

ancient Greece and Rome

b)

the Constitution

c)

the judicial branch

d)

the U.S. Congress

8.

Why does the United States government have separation of powers?

a)

to make sure that Americans have the right to seek life, liberty, and happiness

b)

to make sure that no one branch can become too powerful

c)

to make sure that citizens can elect government officials

d)

to make sure that part of the government can interpret laws

9.

What is the name of this object?

a)

map symbol

b)

map key

c)

map scale

d)

compass rose

10.

What map feature can help you determine the approximate distance between two locations?

a)

map scale

b)

key

c)

title

d)

distance calculator

11.
What kind of map will show me the states in the United States?
a)
Physical
b)
Climate
c)
Economic/Product or Resource
d)
Political
12.

People who migrate from place to place are called...

a)

farmers

b)

paleolithic

c)

laborers

d)

nomads

13.

The organized growing of food on a regular schedule called,_________ allowed people to produce a constant food supply.

a)

shrines

b)

farming

c)

systematic agriculture

d)

river valley

14.

Because the conditions for farming were good, the first civilizations arose...

a)

in the mountains

b)

near the sea

c)

in river valleys

d)

in the desert

15.

What was the most important and long-lasting effect that the Agricultural Revolution had on people's lives?

a)

People began eating wild grains

b)

The population grew at a faster rate, and people settled into communities

c)

People completely stopped hunting and gathering

d)

New types of stone tools were made

16.

Living a nomadic lifestyle is an example of which culture?

a)

paleolithic

b)

neolithic

17.

The steady supply of food in the Neolithic Age allowed people to do different types of work that did not involve farming. What do we call this?

a)

Hunting

b)

Specialization

c)

Religion

d)

Technology

18.

Rivers were most important to civilization because...

a)

They made travel easier

b)

They helped people cool off when it got too hot

c)

They provided irrigation to crops

d)

Gave animals drinking water

19.

tools and methods to perform task.

a)

technology

b)

domesticate

c)

nomads

d)

specialization

20.

The finding of _________ in Catalhuyuk is evidence that religion was becoming an important part of people's lives.

a)

shrines

b)

farming

c)

systematic agriculture

d)

river valley

21.

What is a surplus?

a)

the process of changing plants and animals to make them more useful to humans

b)

the historical period when people moved from food gathering to food producing

c)

building homes in order to stay in one place without relocating

d)

the condition in which one has more than is needed

22.

What is a social hierarchy?

a)

a club

b)

a European soccer team

c)

the division of society into ranks or classes

d)

an amateur surf team

23.

Which term describes music, language, clothing, and other aspects of human life?

a)

culture

b)

artifacts

c)

technology

d)

government

24.

Paleolithic people’s tools/technology were made of what material?

a)

iron

b)

glass

c)

stone and bone

d)

gold

25.

Why was the agricultural revolution significant in human history?

a)

People learned to work together to kill large animals.

b)

More people began living as nomads and were able to travel to better climates.

c)

People began living in smaller family groups and depending less on others.

d)

People became farmers and no longer had to depend on hunting and gathering.

26.
Early humans were hunter-gatherers. This means?
a)
They found their food growing wild, hunted, or fished
b)
They grew crops
c)
They traded for food at the market
d)
They were only scavengers
27.
What is a fossil?
a)
An object from the past made by humans
b)
Anything old you dig up from the dirt
c)
Dinosaur bones in a museum
d)
Hardened remains or imprints of something once living
28.

What is an artifact?

a)

The remains of something that was once living

b)

The remains of objects that were made and used by humans

c)

Dinosaur bones

d)

an imprint of a leaf

29.
A culture that has a developed complex system of religion, learning, arts, and government.
a)
civilization
b)
agriculture
c)
domestication
d)
trade
30.
How did bronze improve human life?
a)
It was stronger than gold, copper, or tin.
b)
Bronze was made into jewelry.
c)
It was traded with other communities.
d)
It was malleable enough to be shaped into better weapons and tools.
31.
Events that happened in the past help explain why _________
a)
We speak the language that we do
b)
We use the technologies that we use
c)
We enjoy certain pastimes (activities)
d)
All answers are correct
32.

True or False: 10 year and 100 year periods of time are called eras and epochs.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

True or False: Large blocks of time, such as Prehistory or Ancient History, are known as (called) milleniums.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

True or False: The era of time before people invented writing is called Prehistory.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

True or False: Timelines help historians show patterns of events across a long division of time (era).

a)

True

b)

False

36.
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
37.

True or False: Empires of Mesopotamia built pyramids to honor their gods.

a)

True

b)

False

38.
This picture shows an area known as the..
a)
Farming Curve
b)
Fertile Crescent
c)
Green C
d)
Fertile Curve
39.
The few Sumerians who learned how to write often held high positions in society as what?
a)
artisans
b)
scribes
c)
heads of households
d)
merchants
40.
Why was Sargon important?
a)
He united Babylon to create the first empire
b)
He united Mesopotamia and created the first Empire
c)
He united Mesopotamia and made the first civilization
d)
He united Babylon and created the first civilization
41.
Babylonian leader who created the first written code of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
Sargon
c)
Hammurabi 
d)
Sumer
42.
Building dams, channels, canals, and ditches to bring water to crops 
a)
irrigation
b)
nomads
c)
ziggurat
d)
scribes
43.
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
44.
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
45.

The people of Sumer and Egypt practiced _____________ , the worship of many gods.

a)

polytheism

b)

monotheism

c)

Christianity

d)

Catholicism

46.

Why were river valleys good areas 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)

47.
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
48.
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
49.
What result did agricultural surplus have?
a)
decline in wealth
b)
growth in population
c)
equality of social class
d)
reduction in trade
50.
What did ancient Sumerians house in ziggurats?
a)
government leaders
b)
trade markets
c)
religious shrines
d)
slaves
51.

How did the Assyrians come to rule so many lands and peoples?

a)

through economic prosperity

b)

through fair laws and peaceful rulers

c)

through brutal force and superior iron weapons

d)

through unified religious faith

52.

Once civilizations could grow excess food thousands of years ago, people in those societies soon learned to

a)

make weapons to attack their rivals.

b)

create religions with specific rules.

c)

specialize in specific forms of labor.

d)

build ships to begin exploring the world.

53.

When civilizations began to form

a)

people began to hunt.

b)

people stopped hunting.

c)

the world began to expand.

d)

world population increased.

54.

This is one of the most powerful city-states along the Euphrates River in Ancient Mesopotamia.

a)

Ziggurat

b)

Tigris

c)

Babylon

d)

Cuneiform

e)

Polytheism

55.

Analyze the map of the Assyrian Empire. What geographical features limited the expansion of their empire?

a)

Syrian Desert and Zagros Mountains

b)

Red Sea

c)

Caspian Sea and Red Sea

d)

Zagros Mountains

56.

What caused the Chaldeans to burn the Assyrian capital Nineveh to the ground?

a)

They accidentally left a campfire on

b)

They hated the harsh Assyrian empire and how they ruled

c)

They thought it would be cool to see

d)

None of the above

57.

Ancient Egyptian writing system that used picture symbols

a)

sphinx

b)

Rosetta Stone

c)

hieroglyphics

d)

papyrus

58.
What aspects of its culture did Nubia take from Egypt?
a)
System of rules by queens
b)
Gods and pyramids
c)
Writing system
d)
Use of iron, gold and ivory
59.
What effect did continued trading with Egypt have on Nubian civilization?
a)
Adopted many of the elements of Egyptian culture
b)
Learned to navigate the Nile River
c)
Stopped trading with other African countries
d)
Wanted to leave their country and move to Egypt
60.

How did ancient Egyptian settlements benefit from their physical landscape and geographic location that surrounded them?

a)

Had good land for growing crops

b)

Had plants that sheep could graze on

c)

Made travel and trade easy

d)

It offered protection from invaders

61.
What does the social pyramid show about Egypt's social classes?
a)
Fewest number of people were in the highest classes
b)
Largest numbers of people were in the artisan classes
c)
Many people advised the pharaoh
d)
More rich people than poor people in Egypt
62.

A government in which the same person is both the political and religious leader is called a

a)

dynasty

b)

theocracy

c)

bureaucrat

d)

pharaoh

63.

What did the development of hieroglyphics allow Egyptians to do?

a)

write the first medical books

b)

invent the chariot

c)

build pyramids and temples

d)

preserve dead bodies

64.

How did developing papyrus help the Ancient Egyptians?

a)

it led to the construction of temples

b)

it increased demand for silk

c)

it allowed for wide-spread record keeping

d)

it inspired the creation of money.

65.

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

a)

plow

b)

chariot

c)

365 day calendar

d)

sail boat

66.

Which of these activities was permitted only to men in Egyptian civilizations?

a)

working as a scribe

b)

running a business

c)

owning land

d)

asking for a divorce

67.
What area is shown in the picture? (Marshy fertile fan shaped area)
a)
Cataracts
b)
Delta
c)
Desert
d)
Plateaus 
68.
Egyptians used _____ to prepare bodies for the after life like the one picture.
a)
Reincarnation
b)
Theocracy
c)
Embalming
d)
Frontalism
69.
What are the reasons the Nile River was important to the people of Egypt?
a)
Transportation, Defense (Cataracts), Flooding (Silt)
b)
Transportation, Trade, Leisure
c)
Leisure, Trade, Flooding
d)
Transportation, Trade, Helped to control dry weather
70.

What was a result of Egypt's conquest of Kush?

a)

A) The Kushites refused to worship Egyptian gods.

b)

B) Many Kushites left their country to become nomads

c)

C) The Kushites fought Egypt for years

d)

D) Many Kushites used Egyptian names and wore Egyptian clothing. (Cultural diffusion)