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History 1st 9Wks Test

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Civic participation means that citizens must carry out certain duties and (a)   .

2.

The (a)   is the highest law in the Unites States.

3.

The executive branch of the government includes the office of the (a)   .

4.

How can geographers pinpoint absolute location>

a)

by finding the hemisphere

b)

by finding the Prime Meridian

c)

by finding the intersection of latitude and longitude

d)

by finding the true distance and direction between landmasses

5.

What type of map would show the names and borders of countries?

a)

physical map

b)

political map

c)

hemisphere map

d)

territory map

6.

What happens when people barter?

a)

goods and services are bought from other countries

b)

goods and services are limited during conflict

c)

goods and services are traded for other goods and services

d)

goods are shipped out of a country and sold somewhere else

7.

In a free market, how do supply and demand balance each other out?

a)

the buyer and seller will agree on a price and amount that satisfies both

b)

the buyer will want to buy less over time

c)

the seller asks the government to decide its price

d)

the seller will want to make more goods over time

8.

In which type of government do citizens vote for officials?

a)

balanced government

b)

executive government

c)

representative government

d)

separated government

9.

A physical map shows themes or patterns such as climate or population

a)

true

b)

false

c)

I don't know My brain is fried.

10.

The equator divides the Earth into Eastern and Western hemispheres.

a)

true

b)

false

c)

I don't know My brain is fried.

11.

Globes and maps are marked with imaginary lines that geographers use to locate places on the Earth's surface.

a)

true

b)

false

c)

I don't know My brain is fried.

12.

Latitude and longitude lines cross one another, forming a pattern called a grid system.

a)

true

b)

false

c)

I don't know My brain is fried.

13.

(a)   money or goods used to help people make or do things

14.

(a)   the amount of something a consumer wants to buy

15.

(a)   the amount of a good or service a produces wants to sell

16.

A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a ______________ .

a)

ziggurat

b)

cradle

c)

Gilgamesh

d)

scribe

17.

The calander developed by the Sumerians was based on ______________.

a)

the number 60

b)

the cycles of the moon

c)

the Roman calendar

d)

the geometry of the wheel

18.

The few Sumerians who learned how to write often held high positions in society as ______________ .

a)

artisans

b)

scribes

c)

heads of households

d)

merchants

19.

(a)   has its own government but is not part of any larger unit.

20.

Complex societies that have organized governments, culture, and writing are called (a)  

21.

Someone who studies the stars and planets is an (a)  

22.

(a)   is a method that brings water to crops.

23.

What did the Hittites teach the Assyrians that helped make their army stronger?

a)

how to use more advanced weapons such as catapults and bettering rams

b)

how to fight while riding horses

c)

how to use stronger metals such as iron for weaponry

d)

how to make chariots

24.

Which of the following is an example of a secondary source?

a)

a biography of a famous general

b)

a hand-drawn map by an explorer

c)

the election records from a presidential race in 1860

d)

a letter written from the battlefield to a soldier's wife

25.

The study of human culture and how it develops over time is called ______________ .

a)

archaeology

b)

anthropology

c)

prehistory

d)

paleontology

26.

A group of 100 years is known as a (a)   .

27.

People who move from place to place are called (a)   .

28.

An area in France where cave paintings were found (a)  

29.

(a)   is defined as tools and methods to perform tasks.

30.

The (a)   were long periods of extreme cold.

31.

During the Neolithic Age, people settled in (a)   located near fields and water sources.

32.

In the Gregorian calendar, events are dated either before or after the birth of (a)   .

33.

A group of ten years is known as a (a)   .

34.

Some early calendars developed by . the Chinese, Egyptians, and Hebrews were based on cycles of the (a)  

35.

The general term for an address of an on line resource is called the (a)   .

36.

to present someone's work as your own without giving proper credit is (a)   .

37.

Historical research should rely on (a)   , or statements that can be proven.... NOT ON JOE BIDEN or KAMALA HARRIS'S DEBATE ANSWERS :)

38.

The first step in a history research project is to identify the (a)   .

39.

Well-known authors of reliable articles will have (a)   or evidence to show that the authors are experts.

40.

The study of history can help us make decisions about the future because (a)  

41.

A reliable source is written from a (a)   .

42.

To learn answers to historical questions, historians (a)   .

43.

When studying history, you should (a)   .