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Semester 1 Benchmark Review

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which era of people used simple stone tools?

a)

Neolithic

b)

Paleolithic

c)

Present Day

2.

What major change characterized the Neolithic Revolution?

a)

Domestication of plants and animals

b)

Growth of iron tool making

c)

Migration of early peoples to the Americas

d)

Decline of large empires

3.

Why were the hunter gatherers nomadic?

a)

They liked to travel

b)

They enjoyed seeing new places

c)

They visited family

d)

They had to travel in search of food.

4.

Which revolution lead to the rise of government and the establishment of villages?

a)

American Revolution

b)

Neolithic Revolution

c)

Animal Revolution

d)

Best Revolution

5.

How would a civilization benefit from a surplus (extra) of food?

a)

Specialized jobs(not everyone has to farm)

b)

Everyone had to farm for food

c)

Created a need for kings

d)

All of the above.

6.

Which is an example of Geography?

a)

Art

b)

soil and natural resources

c)

Kings

d)

Barter system

7.

Which is an example of an Achievement

a)

Art

b)

Mountains

c)

Kings

d)

Barter system

8.

Which is an example of a Politics?

a)

Art

b)

Mountains

c)

Government

d)

Barter system

9.

What does BC stand for?

a)

Because Cold

b)

Before Christ

c)

Before Color

d)

Before Christmas

10.

What does AD stand for?

a)

After Death

b)

After Dinosaurs

c)

Above Dinosaurs

d)

Anno Domini

11.

What does BCE stand for?

a)

Before Christ Era

b)

Before Christmas Eve

c)

Before Common Era

12.

How many years passed between 800 BC and 500 BC?

a)

1300 years

b)

300 years

c)

500 years

d)

3 years

13.

The first humans were

a)

Farmers

b)

Hunter-gatherers

c)

Scribes

d)

Artists

14.

Identify the two geographical features that most likely provided fertile land that gave rise to the city-states in Mesopotamia.

a)

Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea

b)

Tigris River and Euphrates River

c)

Persian Gulf and Arabian Desert

d)

Zagros Mountains and Caspian Sea

15.

What resource made Mesopotamia a good place for farming to develop?

a)

Iron deposits

b)

Wild-growing crops

c)

Fertile soil from the rivers

d)

Trade routes

16.

The area around Mesopotamia is called the Fertile Crescent because...

a)

The soil was fertile and shaped like a crescent

b)

The soil was poor and shaped like a crescent

c)

Fertile Crescent was the name of the empire in the area

d)

It is located near two rivers

17.

Sargon conquered and controller Sumerian city-states and created the first...

a)

Stele

b)

Written Laws

c)

Empire

d)

Irrigation system

18.

Which term describes the Mesopotamians' religious beliefs in many gods?

a)

Monotheism

b)

Polytheism

c)

Atheism

d)

Christianity

19.

In order to meet all their needs, historians believe the Sumerians invented all of the following EXCEPT...

a)

The Wheel

b)

The Sail

c)

Paper

d)

The Plow

20.

Why were ziggurats important to the Sumerians?

a)

They offered protection from invaders.

b)

They were tombs for their kings.

c)

They stored scrolls that had Mesopitamian history.

d)

They were temples that honored the gods.

21.

What is cuneiform?

a)

Clay tablets

b)

Counting system based on the number 60

c)

A type of writing

d)

A wedge used in building

22.

The Code of Hammurabi was a major contribution to the development of civilization because it...

a)

Treated civilians and slaves equally.

b)

Ended all physical punishment.

c)

Recorded the laws so people could see.

d)

Explained Babylon's religion.

23.

One purpose of Sumerian religious beliefs was to...

a)

Explain natural disasters and the seasons.

b)

Unite the Egyptians and Sumerians.

c)

Support military leaders.

d)

Give women more power.

24.

The two most important parts of Sumer's economy were farming and...

a)

Trade

b)

Fishing

c)

Woodworking

d)

Metalworking

25.

What is the land located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers called?

a)

Fertile Crescent

b)

Sumer

c)

Zagros Mountains

d)

Mesopotamia

26.

What was the purpose of the irrigation systems built by the Sumerians?

a)

They acted as a moat to keep intruders out.

b)

To make trade with other civilizations easier.

c)

They were swimming pools for hotter months.

d)

They were a more effective way to water crops.

27.

In the Torah, where did Abraham's journey begin?

a)

Egypt

b)

Arabian Desert

c)

Ur

d)

Mediterranean Sea

28.

What was the land of Canaan also called?

a)

The Promised Land

b)

Egypt

c)

Babylon

d)

Assyria

29.

Where were the Israelites kept as slaves in the time of Moses?

a)

Assyria

b)

Egypt

c)

Babylon

d)

Persia

30.

The traditional beginnings of Judaism are described in the ancient text known as _____________.

a)

Torah

b)

Dead Sea Scrolls

c)

Covenant

d)

Ten Commandments

31.

The traditional beginnings of Judaism are described in the ancient text known as _____________.

a)

Torah

b)

Dead Sea Scrolls

c)

Covenant

d)

Ten Commandments

32.

Who was the Israelite that led the Exodus through the Red Sea?

a)

Isaac

b)

Abraham

c)

Ruth

d)

Moses

33.

God told Abraham to move from Ur to _____________.

a)

Egypt

b)

Canaan

c)

Babylon

d)

Mt. Sinai

34.

Moses received the ten commandments on top of Mount ___________.

a)

Everest

b)

Sinai

c)

McKinley

d)

Rushmore

35.

Which king built the first great temple in Jerusalem?

a)

Saul

b)

Solomon

c)

David

d)

Nebuchadnezzar

36.

Which king made Jerusalem the capital of Israel?

a)

Saul

b)

Solomon

c)

David

d)

Nebuchadnezzar

37.

Judaism is what type of religious belief?

a)

Monotheistic

b)

Polytheistic

c)

Atheistic

d)

Agnostic

38.

A Jewish house of worship is called...

a)

Church

b)

Obelisk

c)

Synagogue

d)

Your Mom

39.

What is another name for the Hebrew Bible (NOT just the first five books)?

a)

New Testament

b)

Tanakh

c)

Scriptures

d)

Torah

40.

What prompted the Pharaoh to free the Hebrews?

a)

A fight between the pharaoh and Abraham

b)

A war between Israel and Egypt

c)

Egypt flooded

d)

A series of plagues

41.

What does the word "Diaspora" mean?

a)

Disgust

b)

Sarcophagus

c)

Dispersion

d)

Culture

42.

Who was the father of Israel?

a)

Moses

b)

Noah

c)

Abraham

d)

Pharaoh

43.

The sons of Jacob became the fathers of the tribes of Israel. How many tribes were there?

a)

10

b)

20

c)

12

d)

7

44.

After King Solomon's death, what happened to the kingdom of Israel?

a)

Abraham moved back to Mesopotamia

b)

The Israelites defeated Jericho

c)

The kingdom split into Israel and Judah

d)

The Israelites were enslaved in Egypt

45.

Who was the only female judge of Israel?

a)

Ruth

b)

Sarah

c)

Rachel

d)

Deborah

46.

Who were the first three kings of Israel, in order?

a)

Abraham, Jacob, Moses

b)

Saul, David, Solomon

c)

Solomon, David, Saul

d)

Moses, David, Solomon

47.

What body of water lies to the west of Canaan?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Red Sea

c)

Sea of Galilee

d)

Jordan River

48.

Which direction does the Nile River flow?

a)

North to South

b)

East to West

c)

South to North

d)

West to East

49.

Where is Upper Egypt located on a map?

a)

North Egypt

b)

South Egypt

c)

West Egypt

d)

East Egypt

50.

What is a dynasty?

a)

A tool used to help with farming.

b)

The pharaoh's hat.

c)

Your mom.

d)

A series of rulers from the same family.

51.

What did the people of Egypt think about the pharaoh?

a)

That he was a god.

b)

That he should be voted for.

c)

That he was cruel.

d)

That he should be a warrior.

52.

Why were the pyramids built?

a)

To hold grain.

b)

To be burial places for the pharaohs.

c)

To be tourist attractions for thousands of years.

d)

To worship the sun god.

53.

How did the Nile's floods benefit the Egyptians?

a)

They brought rich soil to the land.

b)

They didn't.

c)

They helped create a barrier between Egypt and its enemies.

d)

They used the risen water to travel to other nations.

54.

What was the purpose of the Sphinx?

a)

A burial place for the pharaohs

b)

To protect the pyramids

c)

Decoration for the desert

d)

To honor Ramses II

55.

What was a shadoof and what was its purpose?

a)

A cool cloak to protect people from the sun

b)

A tool to help irrigate the crops

c)

The pharaoh's hat to show he was the ruler

d)

A religious ceremony for mummification

56.

What did the Egyptian calendar forecast?

a)

The seasons changing

b)

The phases of the moon

c)

When the Nile would flood

d)

When the sun god would return

57.

Who was the first pharaoh of united Egypt?

a)

Cleopatra

b)

Hatshepsut

c)

Ramses II

d)

Menes

58.

How did the discovery of King Tut's tomb help archaeologists?

a)

It depicted the daily lives of Egyptians

b)

It had a lot of treasure

c)

It showed that he died young

d)

It didn't

59.

How was the relationship between Egypt and Kush beneficial?

a)

They traded with one another

b)

They went to war with each other

c)

They had nice parties together

d)

It wasn't

60.

How were Mesopotamia and Egypt's religions similar?

a)

They were both monotheistic

b)

They were both atheistic

c)

They were both polytheistic

d)

They were both Christian

61.

Why were ancient Egyptians buried with their possessions?

a)

They thought it would look cool.

b)

They thought they could take them in the afterlife.

c)

They were trying to appease the gods.

d)

Why wouldn't they be buried with their possessions?

62.

Why was the Rosetta Stone discovery important?

a)

It made the town of Rosetta famous.

b)

It was found by Napoleon.

c)

It helped scientists translate hieroglyphics.

d)

It helped scientists find King Tut's tomb.

63.

What do cuneiform and hieroglyphics have in common?

a)

They are both from Egypt.

b)

They are both written on papyrus.

c)

They are both writing systems.

d)

They are both from Mesopotamia.