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1st Nine Weeks Test Review

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the capital of Assyria?

a)

Sumeria

b)

Babylon

c)

Sargon

d)

Nineveh

2.

Which of the following is not one of the Five Themes of Geography?

a)

Region

b)

Nature

c)

Location

d)

Movement

3.

What was the passing information from generation to generation through spoken word and memorization instead of writing it down?

a)

Oral Tradition

b)

Oral History

c)

History Talk

d)

History Discussion

4.

What was the name of the valley where the first civilizations settled?

a)

Fertile Crescent

b)

Indus River Valley

c)

Nile River Valley

d)

Mesopotamian Valley

5.

Who was the last great pharaoh of Egypt?

a)

Ramses II

b)

King Tut

c)

King Menes

d)

Queen Cleopatra

6.

Who was the most famous king of Babylon?

a)

Sargon II

b)

Sargon I

c)

Hammurabi

d)

Menes

7.

What was the passing of information from generation to generation through spoken word and memorization instead of by writing it down?

a)

Truthing

b)

Fables

c)

Oral Tradition

d)

Story Time

8.

What were the names of the two rivers that flowed through the Fertile Crescent?

a)

Tigris River

b)

Indus River

c)

Ganges River

d)

Euphrates River

e)

Nile River

9.

How many gods did the Mesopotamians believe in?

a)

3

b)

30

c)

300

d)

3000

10.

What was the name of the first civilization in Mesopotamia?

a)

Babylon

b)

Assyria

c)

Sumeria

d)

Akkadia

11.

What is a temple shaped pyramid made of clay bricks with stairs leading to the top?

a)

Pyramid

b)

Ziggurat

c)

Citadel

d)

Grand Temple

12.

What is a large area of land and peoples all controlled by one government?

a)

United States

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Empire

d)

Great Britain

13.

What is a form of social organization where the father has all of the power?

a)

Patriarchy

b)

Dynasty

c)

Theocracy

d)

Empire

14.

What is the belief in many gods?

a)

Monotheism

b)

Multiworship

c)

Polytheism

d)

Shamwow

15.

What is form of government in God or gods have the supreme power?

a)

Godvernment

b)

Theocracy

c)

Keanuism

d)

Taoism

16.

What was the list of 282 laws that governed everyday life, and were the first set of laws ever written?

a)

Constitution

b)

10 Commandments

c)

Hammurabi's Code

d)

Eye for an Eye

17.

What means whatever the kings wants becomes a law?

a)

Absolute Dominance

b)

Absolute Control

c)

Absolute Rule

d)

Absolute Power

18.

Who were masters of mathematics and astronomy and were responsible for Babylon rising again?

a)

Chaldeans

b)

Akkadians

c)

Babylonians

d)

Assyrians

19.

What was a form of writing based on making wedge-shaped marks on clay tablets?

a)

Hieroglyphics

b)

Impressions

c)

Cuneiform

d)

None of these

20.

Who was the most important leader of the Assyrian Empire and ruled with absolute power?

a)

King Sargon I

b)

King Hammurabi

c)

King T'challa

d)

King Sargon II

21.

What is the acronym Starving Apes Attack Bananas used to remember?

a)

Kingdoms of Mesopotamia

b)

Pharaohs of Egypt

c)

Sea Monsters of Phoenicia

d)

Gods of Hinduism

22.

What is the belief in one god?

a)

Polytheism

b)

Unotheism

c)

Onotheism

d)

Monotheism

23.

Who united Upper and Lower Egypt to create the first Egyptian Dynasty?

a)

Menes

b)

Ramses II

c)

Khufu

d)

Khafre

24.

What means to have complete rule over the people?

a)

Absolute Dominance

b)

Absolute Power

c)

Absolute Rule

d)

Absolutes

25.

What are the customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group?

a)

GRAPES

b)

Society

c)

Culture

d)

Life

26.

What was the most important thing to come from Nineveh?

a)

Library

b)

School

c)

Cuneiform

d)

Writing

27.

Which modern nation is the Fertile Crescent located in today?

a)

Pakistan

b)

Iraq

c)

Afghanistan

d)

Iran

28.

What was a city that acted as and had the full powers of a State?

a)

State-State

b)

State-City

c)

City-State

d)

Country

29.

What is the acronym for Geography, Religion, Achievements, Politics, Economics, and Social Structure?

a)

CULTURE

b)

LAND

c)

SEPARG

d)

GRAPES

30.

What are Location, Place, Region, Movement, and Human/Environment Interaction known as?

a)

Five Themes of Culture

b)

Five Themes of Geography

c)

Five Themes of Civilizaiton

d)

Five Themes of Country

31.

What is paper made from the papyrus plant?

a)

Paper

b)

Papyrus

c)

Chimangus

d)

Sudowoodo

e)

None of the These

32.

Who was the Egyptian god of chaos

a)

Obelisk the Tormentor

b)

Horus

c)

Seth

d)

Apophis

e)

Anubis

33.

What was payment from conquered people?

a)

Lunch Money

b)

Allowence

c)

Loan

d)

Tribute

e)

None of the These

34.

Who was the goddess of lions, fire, and vengeance?

a)

None of the These

b)

Isis

c)

Hathor

d)

Ma'at

e)

Sekhmet

35.

Who was the god of wisdom?

a)

Ra

b)

Ma'at

c)

Seth

d)

Thoth

e)

Sobek

36.

Who was the pharaoh whose tomb was never disturbed and died at the young age of 19?

a)

Tut

b)

Ramses II

c)

Khufu

d)

Khafre

e)

Menkaure

37.

Why did the Sumerians want to serve the gods in a good way?

a)

Good Harvest

b)

Stop Flooding

c)

Good Weather

d)

Puppies

38.

What was the form of writing based on making symbols instead of an alphabet?

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Alphabet

c)

Hieroglyphics

d)

Picture Writing

e)

None of These

39.

Where did King Menes establish the first capital of Egypt?

a)

Khafre

b)

Cairo

c)

Egypt

d)

Memphis

e)

Giza

40.

Who was the protective goddess of the dead?

a)

Isis

b)

Nephthys

c)

Sekhmet

d)

Hathor

e)

Bastet

41.

Who was the goddess of magic, marriage, protection, and healing?

a)

Bastet

b)

Ma'at

c)

Isis

d)

Thoth

e)

Nephthys

42.

Which civilization was built along the banks of the river Nile around 5000 BC?

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Sumeria

c)

Assyria

d)

Egypt

e)

Babylon

43.

Who was the goddess of love?

a)

Isis

b)

Bastet

c)

Hathor

d)

Nephthys

44.

Who was the archaeologist that discovered King Tut's tomb in 1922?

a)

Alfred Pennyworth

b)

Howard Carter

c)

George Herbert

d)

Charles Buckingham

45.

What was the name of the land that had the first highly organized civilizations?

a)

Iraq

b)

Iran

c)

Greece

d)

Mesopotamia

46.

Who adopted the Hyksos' military technology and used it to overthrow the foreign rules to become the ruler of Egypt and usher in the New Kingdom?

a)

Ahmose

b)

Thutmose III

c)

Khafre

d)

Khufu

47.

Who came from Western Asia with advanced weapons technology to conquer Egypt?

a)

Hyksos

b)

Huns

c)

Foot Clan

d)

Faa Clan

48.

Who was the god of the dead, funerals, and embalming?

a)

Osiris

b)

Ra

c)

Horus

d)

Anubis

e)

Seth

49.

Who was the god of the sun?

a)

Ra

b)

Horus

c)

Osiris

d)

Amun

50.

Who was the god of the underworld and the afterlife?

a)

Ra

b)

Horus

c)

Osiris

d)

Isis

51.

What was the purple dye made from

a)

Octopus Ink

b)

Squid Ink

c)

Snails

d)

Purple Beetles

52.

What was commissioned at Giza that was said to require a riddle to be answered?

a)

Step Pyramid

b)

Great Sphinx

c)

Great Pyramid

d)

Red Pyramid

53.

What is a family of rulers where the right to rule passes within the family?

a)

Inheritance

b)

Kingdom

c)

Hokage

d)

Dynasty

54.

Who moved Egypt's capital from Thebes and believed that Aten was the only true god?

a)

King Tut

b)

Ramses II

c)

Amenhotep IV

d)

Hatshepsut

55.

What is the process of preserving the body for the afterlife?

a)

Dehydration

b)

Mummification

c)

Embalming

d)

Skinning

56.

Who was the first known female pharaoh?

a)

Hatshepsut

b)

Nefertiti

c)

Cleopatra

d)

Sheara

57.

Who was the god of vengeance and the sky?

a)

Ra

b)

Amun Ra

c)

Horus

d)

Osiris

58.

Who was the cat goddess and protector of Ra?

a)

Bastet

b)

Ma'at

c)

Isis

d)

Sekhmet

59.

Which part of Buddhism teaches that all the suffering in our lives will end when we stop trying to satisfy selfish goals, overcome the desire for material objects, and begin to see others as extensions of ourselves?

a)

Eightfold Path

b)

Hinduism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Four Noble Truths

60.

Who was the goddess of truth, justice, and order?

a)

Ma'at

b)

Bastet

c)

Isis

d)

Sekhmet

61.

What is a fortress or stronghold that commands the city?

a)

Acropolis

b)

Polis

c)

Pyramid

d)

Citadel

62.

What was the name of the Egyptian king who was also worshiped as the Egyptian god, Horus?

a)

King

b)

Chubamba

c)

Menes

d)

Suquancha

e)

Pharaoh

63.

What was the color of the dye that was used to dye clothes that would also represent royalty?

a)

Blue

b)

Green

c)

Orange

d)

Red

e)

Purple

64.

What were the TWO things that the Phoenicians were famous for?

a)

Myths

b)

Alphabet

c)

Legends

d)

Trade

e)

Boats

65.

What is traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural being or events?

a)

Legend

b)

Myth

66.

What coastal town did the Phoenicians set sail from?

a)

Phoenicia

b)

Cairo

c)

Tyre

d)

Azulon

67.

What story is sometimes popularly regarded as historical, but not proven true?

a)

Legend

b)

Myth

68.

How many characters did the Phoenician alphabet have?

a)

20

b)

21

c)

22

d)

23

e)

24

69.

Who was The Destroyer?

a)

Vishnu

b)

Buddha

c)

Brahma

d)

Shiva

e)

Ganesha

70.

What means to make a living by sea?

a)

Trade

b)

Barter

c)

Seafaring

d)

Totes My Boats

71.

Which body of water did the Phoenicians settle on?

a)

Red Sea

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Black Sea

d)

South Sea

e)

Pacific Ocean

72.

What was built by Egyptian kings and queens to be their future tombs?

a)

Sarcophagus

b)

Ceramic Jar

c)

Temple

d)

Ziggurat

e)

Pyramid

73.

What did the Phoenicians tell stories of to scare off their competition for trade?

a)

Scylla and Charybdis

b)

Loch Ness Monster

c)

The Krakken

d)

Sea Monsters

e)

EL Cookmungo

74.

What is thinking deeply or focusing one's mind with silence or with chanting?

a)

Ninjutsu

b)

Meditation

c)

Genjutsu

d)

Taijutsu

75.

What was a system of writing developed in 1550 BC?

a)

Heiroglyphics

b)

Cuneiform

c)

Sanskrit

d)

Phoenician

76.

What is behavior or intention that brings about a result according to that behavior, either in a person's current life or next life?

a)

Dharma

b)

Karma

c)

Shwarma

d)

Ninkarma

77.

What is a divine law or religious and moral duties unique to each individual?

a)

Dharma

b)

Karma

c)

Shwarma

d)

Genkarma

78.

What is the belief that after death the soul returns to Earth in another body or form?

a)

Karma

b)

Rejuvination

c)

Reserection

d)

Reincarnation

79.

What is a social structure in which classes are determined by birthright?

a)

Paste System

b)

Birth System

c)

Caste System

d)

India System

80.

Who were the highest caste, they performed religious services?

a)

Brahmans

b)

Brahman

c)

Brahma

d)

Brashoman

81.

Who were people considered to be so impure the only work they could have was burying bodies or collecting trash?

a)

No Touchy

b)

Dirty Dirt

c)

Untouchables

d)

Scrambamba

82.

What is the highest mountain range in the world?

a)

Andes

b)

Appalachian

c)

Himalayas

d)

Alps

83.

Who was the Enlightened One?

a)

Vishnu

b)

Buddha

c)

Brahma

d)

Shiva

e)

Ganesha

84.

Who was The Creator?

a)

Vishnu

b)

Buddha

c)

Brahma

d)

Shiva

e)

Ganesha

85.

Who was The Preserver?

a)

Vishnu

b)

Buddha

c)

Brahma

d)

Shiva

e)

Ganesha

86.

Who was The Supreme Deity

a)

Vishnu

b)

Buddha

c)

Brahma

d)

Shiva

e)

Ganesha

87.

What is everlasting peace where the self ends and reunites with the Great World Soul?

a)

Nirvana

b)

Meditation

c)

Hinduism

d)

Buddhism

e)

Enlightenment

88.

What was the belief that there is one prevailing spiritual power that lives in everything?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Caste System

d)

Four Noble Truths

e)

The Force

89.

What were the spiritual center of the universe?

a)

Brashoman

b)

Brahma

c)

Brahmans

d)

Brahman

90.

What was the collection of sacred texts that describe the Hindu philosophy?

a)

VEDAS

b)

Eightfold Path

c)

Four Noble Truths

d)

Upanishads

91.

What is the name of the oldest text written in Sanskrit?

a)

Upanishads

b)

Eightfold Path

c)

Four Noble Truths

d)

VEDAS

e)

The Cloud Messenger

92.

What is the primary good or goods used by a country for trade?

a)

Export

b)

Import

c)

Trade Good

d)

Copper

93.

What is the name of the valley where the people of India first settled?

a)

Nile River Valley

b)

Indus River Valley

c)

Fertile River Valley

d)

India River Valley

94.

What is the name of the river that flows in West India and empties into the Arabian Sea

a)

Ganges River

b)

West River

c)

India River

d)

Indus River

95.

What is the name of the lessons in Buddhism that taught that we must overcome selfish desires for power and wealth and learn to be wise so that we may reach Nirvana?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Four Noble Truths

c)

Hinduism

d)

Eightfold Path

96.

What is the name of the river that flows in East India and empties in the Bay of Bengal?

a)

Indus River

b)

Ganges River

c)

East River

d)

India River

97.

The Ancient Indian cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro were carefully laid out in what type of system?

a)

Block

b)

Zepplin

c)

Grid

d)

Crease

98.

What is the name of the popular Sanskrit poem written by Kalidasa?

a)

Eightfold Path

b)

The Cloud Messenger

c)

The Scorpion and the Frog

d)

The Turtle and the Hair

99.

What was the great new invention of the Indians thanks to the advanced drainage systems of the cities?

a)

Sewer System

b)

Shower System

c)

Fountians

d)

Bathrooms

100.

Which modern-day city is Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa often compared to?

a)

Chicago

b)

Philadelphia

c)

New York City

d)

Atlanta