Free Printable Unit One Test

1.

a person who studies human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains.

a)

Prehistory

b)

Scribe

c)

Archeologist

d)

Budda

2.

was the divine source of authority and the right to rule of China’s early kings and emperors. Stated that if the ruler did not use power to help his people they would have their power taken away.

a)

Islam

b)

Judaism

c)

Democracy

d)

Mandate of Hevan

3.

the doctrine or belief that there is only one God.

a)

Polytheism

b)

Monotheism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Mandate of Heaven

4.

a class structure that is determined by birth. Loosely, it means that in some societies, if your parents are poor, you're going to be poor, too.

a)

Mandate of Heaven

b)

Polytheism

c)

Caste System

d)

Buddhism

5.

Followers of this don’t acknowledge a supreme god or deity. They instead focus on achieving enlightenment—a state of inner peace and wisdom. When followers reach this spiritual echelon, they’re said to have experienced nirvana.

a)

Islam

b)

Judaism

c)

Christianity

d)

Buddhism

6.

the belief in or worship of more than one god.

a)

Judaism

b)

Polytheism

c)

Mandate of Heaven

d)

Monotheism

7.

umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities and habits of the individuals in these groups.

a)

Cycle

b)

Classical

c)

Republic

d)

Culture

8.

a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.

a)

Republic

b)

Classical

c)

Oliarchy

d)

Democracy

9.

a monumental structure with a square or triangular base and sloping sides that meet in a point at the top, especially one built of stone as a royal tomb in ancient Egypt.

a)

Pharaoh

b)

Pyramid

c)

Nile River

d)

Classical

10.

the period of time before written records

a)

Classical

b)

Mandate of Heaven

c)

Pretime

d)

Prehistory

11.

flows from south to north through eastern Africa. It begins in the rivers that flow into Lake Victoria, and empties into the Mediterranean Sea. Longest river in the world and played a key role in the development of Egypt.

a)

Amazon River

b)

Huang Ho

c)

Nile River

d)

Indus River

12.

Hinduism

a)

a religion developed among the ancient Hebrews and characterized by belief in one transcendent God who has revealed himself to Abraham, Moses, and the Hebrew prophets and by a religious life in accordance with Scriptures and rabbinic traditions

b)

the main religion of India which includes the worship of many gods and the belief that after you die you return to life in a different form

c)

Followers of this don’t acknowledge a supreme god or deity. They instead focus on achieving enlightenment—a state of inner peace and wisdom. When followers reach this spiritual echelon, they’re said to have experienced nirvana.

d)

the religious faith of in which belief in Allah as the sole deity and in Muhammad as his prophet

13.

Christianity

a)

the religious faith of in which belief in Allah as the sole deity and in Muhammad as his prophet

b)

a religion developed among the ancient Hebrews and characterized by belief in one transcendent God who has revealed himself to Abraham, Moses, and the Hebrew prophets and by a religious life in accordance with Scriptures and rabbinic traditions

c)

the religion derived from Jesus Christ, based on the Bible as sacred scripture, and professed by Eastern, Roman Catholic, and Protestant bodies

d)

the main religion of India which includes the worship of many gods and the belief that after you die you return to life in a different form

14.

Islam

a)

the main religion of India which includes the worship of many gods and the belief that after you die you return to life in a different form

b)

the religious faith of in which belief in Allah as the sole deity and in Muhammad as his prophet

c)

a religion developed among the ancient Hebrews and characterized by belief in one transcendent God who has revealed himself to Abraham, Moses, and the Hebrew prophets and by a religious life in accordance with Scriptures and rabbinic traditions

d)

Followers of thisdon’t acknowledge a supreme god or deity. They instead focus on achieving enlightenment—a state of inner peace and wisdom. When followers reach this spiritual echelon, they’re said to have experienced nirvana.

15.

Judaism

a)

a class structure that is determined by birth. Loosely, it means that in some societies, if your parents are poor, you're going to be poor, too.

b)

a religion developed among the ancient Hebrews and characterized by belief in one transcendent God who has revealed himself to Abraham, Moses, and the Hebrew prophets and by a religious life in accordance with Scriptures and rabbinic traditions

c)

the main religion of India which includes the worship of many gods and the belief that after you die you return to life in a different form

d)

relating to ancient Greek or Latin literature, art, or culture.

16.

This area was known as the Fertile Crescent?

a)

Yellow River Valley

b)

Indus River Valley

c)

Egypt

d)

Mesopotamia

17.

This area was known as the "Gift of the Nile"?

a)

Yellow River Valley

b)

Indus River Valley

c)

Egypt

d)

Mesopotamia

18.

This area depended on the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers.

a)

Yellow River Valley

b)

Indus River Valley

c)

Egypt

d)

Mesopotamia

19.

This area depended on the Indus River.

a)

Yellow River Valley

b)

Indus River Valley

c)

Egypt

d)

Mesopotamia

20.

A city that acts as it's own nation, has own army, may support neighboring cities but is independent.

a)

Egypt

b)

City-State

c)

Seafaring

d)

Cultural Diffusion

21.

This is the, nutrient rich, thick bed of mud that gets deposited on land after a river floods.

a)

Fertile Crescent

b)

Monsoon

c)

Irrigation

d)

Silt

22.

Process where people dig channels from a water source to that water can flow o different areas of the land

a)

Silt

b)

Cultural Diffusion

c)

Irrigation

d)

Monsoons

23.

First set of written laws, harsh and strict. Eye for and eye, tooth for a tooth.

a)

Epic of Gilgamesh

b)

Code of Hammurabi

c)

Story of the Creation

d)

The Bible

24.

These were the first two civilizations?

a)

Yellow River Valley Civilization

b)

Indus River Valley Civilization

c)

Egypt

d)

Mesopotamia

25.

These civilizations were polytheistic? (Check all that apply)

a)

Jewish slaves in Egypt

b)

Indus River Valley Civilization

c)

Egypt

d)

Mesopotamia

26.

The spread of ideas and items from one culture to another, generally through trade.

a)

Silt

b)

Cultural Diffusion

c)

Irrigation

d)

Mandate of Heaven

27.

This river had predictable flooding which created a regular cycle of flood, plant, harvest...

a)

Tigris

b)

Euphrates

c)

Indus

d)

Nile

28.

Area were the Nile River meets the Mediterranean Sea and branches into smaller rivers. (Happens at many rivers)

a)

Irrigation

b)

Silt

c)

Delta

d)

Monsoon

29.

Monotheistic religion that served as the foundation of Christianity and Islam

a)

Judaism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Buddaism

d)

Mandate of Heaven

30.

This area had to deal with unpredictable river flooding and Monsoons?

a)

Yellow River Valley

b)

Indus River Valley

c)

Egypt

d)

Mesopotamia

31.

This religion believes in reincarnation and uses it to explain it's caste system. It is polytheistic

a)

Judaism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Buddaism

d)

Mandate of Heaven

32.

This was developed by Siddhartha Gautama and views the world differently, it looks for balance and wisdom in an attempt to reach nirvana.

a)

Judaism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Buddaism

d)

Mandate of Heaven

33.

Huang He Valley (Check all that apply)

a)

Last of the four "River Valleys" to develop

b)

Because of Geography it was isolated

c)

Had Unique culture based on family

d)

Believed in Mandate of Heaven

34.

Phoenicians are known for (Check all that apply)

a)

Inventing the first alphabet (and ours is based off of it)

b)

Building the pyramids

c)

Their ability ti irrigate their land to grow crops

d)

Being the "Purple People" because they dyed things purple with crushed up shellfish

35.

Was a militaristic oligarchy

a)

Athens

b)

Egypt

c)

Sparta

d)

Phoenicia

36.

Athens and Sparta, along with the other Greek City-States, were/had (Check all that apply)

a)

Oligarchies

b)

Based on Literature

c)

Had Slaves

d)

Polytheistic

37.

During the Battle of Thermopylae the Spartans

a)

Defeated the Persians

b)

Defeated the Phoneticians

c)

Lost to the Persians but held them off long enough to inspire the other Greeks and give them time to unite

d)

Lost to the Persians but held them off long enough to inspire the other Greeks and give them time to unite

38.

Athens (Check all that apply)

a)

Developed Literature and art

b)

Thought about Humans role in nature and the universe.

c)

Fought the Persians ant the battle of Thermopylae

d)

Helped to structure modern societies

39.

Sparta Defeated Athens after 27 Years, weakening Greek society in the

a)

Persian Wars

b)

The Trojan War

c)

The Peloponnesian War

d)

World War Z

40.

What river valley was located all the way to the left in this image?

a)

Nile River Valley

b)

Indus River Valley

c)

Huang He River Valley

d)

Tigris & Euphrates River Valley

41.

What river valley was located second to the left in this image?

a)

Nile River Valley

b)

Indus River Valley

c)

Huang He River Valley

d)

Tigris & Euphrates River Valley

42.

What river valley was located second from the right in this image?

a)

Nile River Valley

b)

Indus River Valley

c)

Huang He River Valley

d)

Tigris & Euphrates River Valley

43.

What type of government did ancient Rome have?

a)

Direct Democracy

b)

Republc

c)

Senate

d)

Dictatorship

44.

Romans created aqueducts to...

a)

transport goods

b)

remove waste water

c)

bring water to the city from far away

d)

honor their gods

45.

The Twelve Tables explained the legal rights of which two groups of Romans?

a)

Greeks and Romans

b)

bishops and magistrates

c)

plebeians and patricians

d)

consuls and rabbis

46.

What is a patrician?

a)

A group of judges

b)

A small group of powerful nobles

c)

A large but politically limited group of people

d)

3 Roman Leaders

47.

How would you describe Rome's early religion?

a)

It was open only to men in an elite society.

b)

It was not allowed in peasant communities.

c)

It changed from Catholicism to Orthodox Christianity.

d)

It included many gods adapted from the Greeks.

48.

Why was communication so successful in the Roman Republic?

a)

irrigation systems

b)

banning slavery

c)

a network of good roads

d)

mountains to the north

49.

The Romans ideas regarding mythology, literature, philosophy, and social structure were inspired by the __________.

a)

Early Romans

b)

Greeks

c)

Egyptians

d)

Chinese

50.

A land mass that is surrounded by water on three sides?

a)

desert

b)

mountains

c)

peninsula

d)

plains

51.

An ordinary citizen in the ancient Roman Republic

a)

patrician

b)

plebian

c)

counsul

d)

mercenary

52.

Which emperor made Christianity the official religion of Rome?

a)

Caesar

b)

Augustus

c)

Diocletian

d)

Constantine

53.

A modern soccer stadium is similar to which Roman accomplishment?

a)

Pont du Gard

b)

The Colosseum

c)

Basilica of Constantine

d)

The Pantheon

54.

Which of the following would you NOT see during a day at the Roman circus?

a)

Clowns squeezing into a tiny chariot

b)

Gladiator fights

c)

Bread given to all people

d)

Wild animals from other nations

55.

The Roman government _________ Christians, or treated them unfairly and punished them.

a)

praised

b)

worshipped

c)

persecuted

d)

celebrated

56.

Rome was located near what body of water?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Red Sea

d)

Mediterranean Sea

57.

He was a dictator of Rome and later killed by senators because he became too powerful.

a)

Julius Ceasar

b)

Ceasar Augustus

c)

Constantine

d)

Sparticus

58.

A wealthy, upperclass person in the Ancient Roman Republic

a)

patrician

b)

plebian

c)

counsul

d)

dictator

59.

The Pax Romana was a 200 year period of

a)

Peace

b)

War

c)

Conflict

d)

Conquests

60.

What were the two top officials in the Roman government chosen to serve one year?

a)

Consuls

b)

Praetors

c)

Tribunes

d)

Senators

61.

Rome's most important legislative or law-making body of 300 Patrician men was called the

a)

Forum

b)

House of Representatives

c)

Congress

d)

Senate

62.

By expanding the empire and reorganizing the military and government to make it safe and strong, Caesar Augustus created a new era of prosperity that lasted 200 years called

a)

Pax Romana

b)

Golden Years

c)

Pax Augustus

d)

Age of Prosperity

63.

What was one of the main reasons for building Roman roads?

a)

to allow tribunes to travel throughout the empire

b)

to allow Rome's armies to travel quickly across the empire

c)

to allow invasions from barbarians throughout the empire

d)

to allow slaves to travel the countryside in the empire

64.

How were Hammurabi's Code and the Roman Twelve Tables similar?

a)

Both were written on bronze tablets

b)

Both were displayed in public places for all to see

c)

Both had extremely harsh consequences for breaking the law

d)

Both were created to promote equality between social classes

65.

What is the name of this great Roman achievement?

a)

Stupa

b)

Coliseum

c)

Ziggurat

d)

Pathenon

66.

Who moved the capital of Rome to Byzantium and renamed it "New Rome" (later Constantinople)?

a)

Justinian

b)

Constantine

c)

Charlemagne

d)

Leo III

67.

Who was the leader of the church in the Byzantine empire?

a)

The pope

b)

The patriarch

c)

The emperor

d)

The people

68.

In 1054, the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church formally split. This is a:

a)

Liturgy

b)

Patriarch

c)

Icon

d)

Schism

69.

The Byzantine Empire was the eastern half of what remained of what ancient empire?

a)

The Ottoman Empire

b)

The Roman Empire

c)

The Holy Empire

d)

The Mongolian Empire

70.

What is the first level/bottom level of the hierarchy?

a)

Love and Belonging

b)

Safety and Security

c)

Physical Needs

d)

Self-Esteem

71.

What is the second level of the hierarchy?

a)

love and belonging

b)

self-esteem

c)

safety and security

d)

physical needs

72.

What is the third stage of the hierarchy?

a)

love and belonging

b)

self-esteem

c)

safety and security

d)

physical needs

73.

What is the fourth stage of the hierarchy?

a)

Love and belonging

b)

Self-esteem

c)

Safety and security

d)

Self-actualization

74.

What is the last stage in the hierarchy of needs?

a)

Self-esteem

b)

Self-actualization

c)

Love and belonging

d)

Safety and security

75.

What continent is this in red?

a)

Antarctica

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

Europe

76.

What continent is in blue?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

Australia

77.

What continent is in orange?

a)

South America

b)

North America

c)

Antarctica

d)

Africa

78.

What ocean is the arrow pointing to?

a)

Southern Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

79.

What ocean is the arrow pointing to?

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Southern Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

80.

What continent is in red?

a)

Asia

b)

North America

c)

South America

d)

Australia

81.

What ocean is the arrow pointing to?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

82.

Which continent is located at #3?

a)

Australia

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

South America

83.

Which continent is located at #4?

a)

South America

b)

North America

c)

Europe

d)

Africa

84.

Which continent is located at #2?

a)

Africa

b)

South America

c)

Australia

d)

Europe

85.

What ocean is the arrow pointing to?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Southern Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

86.

Which letter represents The Pacific Ocean?

a)

F

b)

M

c)

J

d)

D

87.

Which answer shows all of
the Intermediate Directions?

a)

South, North, East, West

b)

North, Northeast, Northwest

c)

Northeast, Southeast, Northwest,
Southwest

d)

South, Southeast, Southwest

88.

North, South, East and West are all called the ____________________ directions.

a)

main

b)

cardinal

c)

four

d)

intermediate

Unit One Test

Total questions: 88

Worksheet time: 54mins

Similar Resources on Wayground