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World History Unit 1 Check up

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were the names of the early civilizations in modern day North Africa and the Middle east? (More than on right answer.)

a)

Egypt

b)

Inca

c)

Mesopotamia

d)

Indus Valley

2.

Egypt's main life giving river was called?

a)

Euphrates

b)

Nile

c)

Tigris

d)

Yellow

3.

Mesopotamia's main life giving rivers was called? (More than one right answer.)

a)

Euphrates

b)

Nile

c)

Tigris

d)

Yellow

4.

What does Mesopotamia mean in Greek?

a)

The land between the two mountains.

b)

The land between the two rivers.

c)

The land between the two deserts.

d)

Land of giants.

5.

What is the name of the people that lived in Mesopotamia?

a)

Greeks

b)

Egyptians

c)

Phoenicians

d)

Sumerians

6.

Which civilization's river was predictable and as a result they were able to develop quicker?

a)

Egyptians

b)

Sumerians

c)

Greeks

d)

Phoenicians

7.

Which civilization's create irrigation ditches and channels in repose to their river being unpredictable?

a)

Egyptians

b)

Sumerians

c)

Greeks

d)

Phoenicians

8.

Which civilization had a much more positive outlook on religion and the after live due to their environmental factors?

a)

Egyptians

b)

Sumerians

c)

Greeks

d)

Phoenicians

9.

What was the purpose the Egyptians elaborate burial structures, burial practices, Book of the Dead, and mummification?

a)

A s way to honor those that served and fought for the Egyptian Kingdom.

b)

A show of gratitude and thanks for their contributions to the kingdom.

c)

To help the individual's journey to the afterword and also to provide them with materials for the afterlife.

10.

The Sumerian's negative and fearful perspective of their gods and religious is directly related to what?

a)

The unpredictability of their rivers and a life full of constant invasions.

b)

The predictability of their rivers and a constant source of security.

c)

The oppressive governments they lived under.

d)

The fact that they were constantly subject to earthquakes and flooding.

11.

What is a city-State?

a)

When one state\country controls a bunch of other states\countries

b)

The idea that each city and surrounding area acted as their own sovereign state.

12.

What is an Empire?

a)

When one state\country controls a bunch of other states\countries

b)

The idea that each city and surrounding area acted as their own sovereign state.

13.

What is the name of the Group that conquered all the Sumerian City-State, brought about massive political reforms, and created the first Empire?

a)

Egyptians

b)

Greeks

c)

Babylonians

d)

Phoenicians

14.

What is the significance of Hammurabi's Code

a)

The first religious text.

b)

The idea that Kings should held accountable for their actions.

c)

A set laws that applied to everyone.

d)

Created the first monotheistic religion.

15.

What are some of the following characteristics of Hammurabi's Code? (More than one right answer.)

a)

The idea of retaliation. "An eye for an eye."

b)

Punishments based on their strict religious ideas.

c)

Different punishments for different social classes.

d)

The idea that laws applied to everyone.