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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
1. What development ended the Paleolithic Age and started a new way of life for early people?
The discovery of new artifacts
The creation of bronze weapons
The invention of the written language
The creation of agriculture.
How did farming immediately change people’s lives in the Neolithic Age?
They began to hunt and gather near their homes.
They traded to get the things they needed to survive
It allowed for a stable food supply and domestication of animals
It allowed for the development of roads and a strong central government
What two inventions allowed the Ancient Sumerians to have a stable food supply?
Wheelbarrow and chariot
Irrigation system and plow
Written language and concept of zero
Rake and Shadoof
Which of these is NOT evidence that Sumer was considered a civilization by historians?
The building of palaces for their kings
The walls built around the city for protection
The discovery of clay tablets with cuneiform writing.
The creation of the Ten Commandments
The Steele of Hammurabi’s Code of Laws, is an example of what type of document?
Secondary Source Document
Scholarly Document
Biased Document
Primary Source Document
What role did pyramids play in the religious beliefs of the Ancient Egyptians?
Pyramids were temples where the Pharaohs worshiped their many gods
Pyramids were tombs where the Pharaoh’s body was placed as he waited to journey to the afterlife
Pyramids were palaces where the Pharaohs lived
Pyramids were used as places to hide when Egypt was under attack from their enemies
What is Monotheism and which religion is an example of this?
A belief in many gods; Judaism
The belief in one god; Judaism
The belief in reincarnation; Hinduism
The idea of the Eight Fold Path; Buddhism
Two of the major religious beliefs that originated in Ancient India were…
Christianity and Judaism
Buddhism and Christianity
Buddhism and Hinduism
Hinduism and Judaism
What were two great achievements of the Gupta Empire in the areas of Math and Science?
Addition, Subtraction and the theory of relativity
The idea of zero and that the earth is round and revolves around the sun
Decimals and that the earth is flat and rotates on its axis
Division and that earth was not the only planet in the solar system
Which of the following is a Buddhist belief?
Desire is the cause of suffering
No one can reach the highest spiritual plane
The cow is a sacred animal
The right ceremonies and rituals will result in enlightenment
Which of these statements regarding Ashoka is true?
He grew to hate violence and became a Hindu
He grew to hate violence and became a Buddhist
He did not tolerate other religions in his kingdom
He was the first Mauryan leader
Which of these is a Hindu belief?
Anyone can achieve nirvana
An individual does not have a soul
A person's status in life is a result of how they lived their previous life
Demonic forces keep people from living good lives
A decade is a period of time that lasts ...
10 years
100 years
20 years
1000 years
If an event happened in 500 B.C. what date is it 1000 years later?
1500 B.C.
15000 B.C
A.D. 500
A.D. 1500
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of civilization
religion
government
social structure
wealth
