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World History 1 Review pt 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Where do scientists believe that homo sapiens first appeared between 150,000 and 200,000 years ago?
a)
Europe
b)
Asia
c)
Africa
d)
South America
2.
What geographic characteristic MOST influenced where the earliest civilizations were located?
a)
Nearby oceans for easy trade access
b)
River valleys with fertile soil
c)
Dense forests
d)
Tropical Jungles
3.
What led to massive population growth during the neolithic period?
a)
The climate became warmer, leading to a surplus of food
b)
Agriculture along  coastlines led to a surplus of food
c)
Farming led to a surplus of crops in flood plains with fertile soil
d)
New methods of fishing such as a the drag net allowed coastal people to thrive
4.
This is an example of what Sumerian structure?
a)
Zambeizi
b)
Ziggurat
c)
Pyramid
d)
Temple
5.

Which of the following describes prehistory?

a)

Before there were permanent settlements

b)

Before there was oral language

c)

Anything that happened before farming

d)

Anything that happened before writing was invented

6.

The ancient Hebrews were unique in that their religion focused on -

a)

sacrifices

b)

ancestor worship

c)

monotheism

d)

pilgrimages to holy sites

7.

The central text of Judaism is the -

a)

Analects

b)

Koran (Qur'an)

c)

Torah

d)

Upanishads

8.

The Egyptian writing system, depicted here, was called -

a)

hieroglyphics

b)

cuneiform

c)

oracle bones

d)

Cyrillic

9.

The Eightfold Path is a teaching found in which religion?

a)

Judaism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Islam

10.

Which civilization saw their Golden Age during the Gupta dynasty?

a)

India

b)

China

c)

Egypt

d)

Greece

11.

Hippocrates is known as the "father of ___________."

a)

lies

b)

medicine

c)

poetry

d)

mathematics

12.

In which city would you find the pantheon?

a)

Athens

b)

Rome

c)

Babylon

d)

London

13.

Where would you find the parthenon?

a)

Athens

b)

Rome

c)

Babylon

d)

London

14.

The largest impacts of Constantine happened when he did what?

a)

banned monotheism

b)

wrote the constitution of Rome

c)

moved the capital from Rome to Constantinople (Byzantium), and legalized Christianity

d)

abolished debt slavery

15.

Who fought each other in the Peloponnesian wars?

a)

Athens and Sparta

b)

Athens and Rome

c)

Sparta and Egypt

d)

Rome and Carthage

16.

Which accomplishment is associated with Alexander the Great?

a)

The spread of Greek culture throughout the empire

b)

The introduction of Christianity to the near East

c)

The defeat of the Chinese army in Asia

d)

The destruction of the Athenian navy in battle

17.

Which best defines polytheism?

a)

belief in an eternal struggle between good and evil

b)

belief that past actions control the destiny of each person

c)

a belief that there are many gods and goddesses in existence

d)

a belief that beings undergo cycles of birth and rebirth

18.

What was the purpose of this structure?

a)

To make travel easier

b)

To carry water into a town or city

c)

To practice a religion

d)

To defend a city

19.

Which city was an obstacle to early Rome's control of the Mediterranean region?

a)

Athens

b)

Carthage

c)

Alexandria

d)

Corinth

20.

Which of the following was NOT a famous Greek philosopher?

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

d)

Homer