WorksheetsWorld History
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 4mins
How many continents are there?
5
6
7
8
What country is not in Europe?
England
Poland
France
Egypt
What country is not part of North America?
Canada
The USA
Colombia
The USA
In which area of the world did the Ancient Mayan population live?
Southern Mexico, South America
Eastern Peru, South America
Western Japan, East Aisa
Northern Hungary, Eastern Europe
What does the term “civilization” mean?
Larger groups of people living together in one place in more complex societies with social hierarchies and specialization of labor.
The process by which people change plants and animals over time at a genetic level to increase their productivity or other desired traits.
A group of people considered to be the best in a particular society or category because of their power, talent, wealth, or other characteristic.
A way of life where a group of people survives from the secondary products of herds. People follow patterns of grazing to keep their herds alive.
Civilizations in Afro-Eurasia developed around rivers. Which of the following is NOT one of those rivers?
Tigris and Euphrates in Mesopotamia
The Nile in Egypt
The Indus River in modern India/Pakistan
The Amazon in Brazil
Who is the historical leader who is said to have been responsible for the deaths of anywhere between 10 and 70 million people?
Genghis Khan
Ganghis Ken
Napolean Bonaparte
Fu Sheng
The native religion of Japan was developed in prehistoric times. What is it called?
Sikhism
Zen
Shinto
Mayan
What does polytheistic mean?
Worshipping or believing in more than one god.
A person who was able to read and write, allowing for the creation of written records and messages.
Large groups of domesticated animals like sheep or goats.
A series of rulers in a particular place considered members of the same family.
What is social hierarchy?
A rule of conduct or action that is binding and enforced by a controlling authority.
A type of civilization that developed near or around a major river and considered the earliest known large human civilizations.
An order of social classes with producers at the bottom and leaders or kings at the top.
A group of people considered to be the best in a particular society or category because of their power, talent, wealth, or other characteristic.
Who is the ex-US President pictured here? (Clue: he was a TV actor before becoming president and he was friends with Margaret Thatcher)
Ronald Reagan
George Bush Senior
John F. Kennedy
Jimmy Carter
