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WorksheetsAncient History Midterm
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 46mins
What are the names of all of the lines on maps and globes that help you find places on the Earth?
degrees and minutes
Equator and Prime Meridian
latitude and longitude
Northern and Southern Hemispheres
When a good is scarce, it means that ______.
nobody is interested in buying it
it is inexpensive and easy to make
demand drops while supplies rise
it is hard to find and likely to cost more
What are the four major kinds of resources?
farmers, merchants, sellers, and buyers
land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship
supply, demand, recession, and inflation
traditional, command, market, and mixed
Which duties are REQUIRED of all United States citizens? Select ALL that apply.
serve on a jury when called upon
vote for public officials in elections
petition the government for changes
obey all federal, state, and local laws
pay federal, state, and local taxes
What type of map would show the names and borders of countries?
physical map
hemisphere map
political map
territory map
Throughout history, populations have moved from one place to settle in another place. What is this movement called?
culture
density
migration
projection
From where do many of the United States’s key ideas for government come?
ancient Greece and Rome
the Constitution
the judicial branch
the U.S. Congress
Why does the United States government have separation of powers?
to make sure that Americans have the right to seek life, liberty, and happiness
to make sure that no one branch can become too powerful
to make sure that citizens can elect government officials
to make sure that part of the government can interpret laws
What is the name of this object?
map symbol
map key
map scale
compass rose
What map feature can help you determine the approximate distance between two locations?
map scale
key
title
distance calculator
People who migrate from place to place are called...
farmers
paleolithic
laborers
nomads
The organized growing of food on a regular schedule called,_________ allowed people to produce a constant food supply.
shrines
farming
systematic agriculture
river valley
Because the conditions for farming were good, the first civilizations arose...
in the mountains
near the sea
in river valleys
in the desert
What was the most important and long-lasting effect that the Agricultural Revolution had on people's lives?
People began eating wild grains
The population grew at a faster rate, and people settled into communities
People completely stopped hunting and gathering
New types of stone tools were made
Living a nomadic lifestyle is an example of which culture?
paleolithic
neolithic
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?
Hunting
Specialization
Religion
Technology
Rivers were most important to civilization because...
They made travel easier
They helped people cool off when it got too hot
They provided irrigation to crops
Gave animals drinking water
tools and methods to perform task.
technology
domesticate
nomads
specialization
The finding of _________ in Catalhuyuk is evidence that religion was becoming an important part of people's lives.
shrines
farming
systematic agriculture
river valley
What is a surplus?
the process of changing plants and animals to make them more useful to humans
the historical period when people moved from food gathering to food producing
building homes in order to stay in one place without relocating
the condition in which one has more than is needed
What is a social hierarchy?
a club
a European soccer team
the division of society into ranks or classes
an amateur surf team
Which term describes music, language, clothing, and other aspects of human life?
culture
artifacts
technology
government
Paleolithic people’s tools/technology were made of what material?
iron
glass
stone and bone
gold
Why was the agricultural revolution significant in human history?
People learned to work together to kill large animals.
More people began living as nomads and were able to travel to better climates.
People began living in smaller family groups and depending less on others.
People became farmers and no longer had to depend on hunting and gathering.
What is an artifact?
The remains of something that was once living
The remains of objects that were made and used by humans
Dinosaur bones
an imprint of a leaf
True or False: 10 year and 100 year periods of time are called eras and epochs.
True
False
True or False: Large blocks of time, such as Prehistory or Ancient History, are known as (called) milleniums.
True
False
True or False: The era of time before people invented writing is called Prehistory.
True
False
True or False: Timelines help historians show patterns of events across a long division of time (era).
True
False
True or False: Empires of Mesopotamia built pyramids to honor their gods.
True
False
The people of Sumer and Egypt practiced _____________ , the worship of many gods.
polytheism
monotheism
Christianity
Catholicism
Why were river valleys good areas for growing crops?
The land was covered with heavy vegetation
the rivers flooded, making it easier for planters to pull out weeds that might harm crops
the area did not have any agricultural pests
the rivers flooded and deposited rich soil (silt)
How did the Assyrians come to rule so many lands and peoples?
through economic prosperity
through fair laws and peaceful rulers
through brutal force and superior iron weapons
through unified religious faith
Once civilizations could grow excess food thousands of years ago, people in those societies soon learned to
make weapons to attack their rivals.
create religions with specific rules.
specialize in specific forms of labor.
build ships to begin exploring the world.
When civilizations began to form
people began to hunt.
people stopped hunting.
the world began to expand.
world population increased.
This is one of the most powerful city-states along the Euphrates River in Ancient Mesopotamia.
Ziggurat
Tigris
Babylon
Cuneiform
Polytheism
Analyze the map of the Assyrian Empire. What geographical features limited the expansion of their empire?
Syrian Desert and Zagros Mountains
Red Sea
Caspian Sea and Red Sea
Zagros Mountains
What caused the Chaldeans to burn the Assyrian capital Nineveh to the ground?
They accidentally left a campfire on
They hated the harsh Assyrian empire and how they ruled
They thought it would be cool to see
None of the above
Ancient Egyptian writing system that used picture symbols
sphinx
Rosetta Stone
hieroglyphics
papyrus
How did ancient Egyptian settlements benefit from their physical landscape and geographic location that surrounded them?
Had good land for growing crops
Had plants that sheep could graze on
Made travel and trade easy
It offered protection from invaders
A government in which the same person is both the political and religious leader is called a
dynasty
theocracy
bureaucrat
pharaoh
What did the development of hieroglyphics allow Egyptians to do?
write the first medical books
invent the chariot
build pyramids and temples
preserve dead bodies
How did developing papyrus help the Ancient Egyptians?
it led to the construction of temples
it increased demand for silk
it allowed for wide-spread record keeping
it inspired the creation of money.
What innovation helped Egyptians know when to irrigate and when to prepare for floods?
plow
chariot
365 day calendar
sail boat
Which of these activities was permitted only to men in Egyptian civilizations?
working as a scribe
running a business
owning land
asking for a divorce
What was a result of Egypt's conquest of Kush?
A) The Kushites refused to worship Egyptian gods.
B) Many Kushites left their country to become nomads
C) The Kushites fought Egypt for years
D) Many Kushites used Egyptian names and wore Egyptian clothing. (Cultural diffusion)
