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Prehistory and Ancient civilizations review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The two rivers located in Mesopotamia are called

a)

Huang He and Yellow

b)

Syrian and Arabian

c)

Tigris and Euphrates

d)

Ohio and Mississippi

2.

The first known form of writing found in Sumer was called

a)

oracle bones

b)

sanskrit

c)

calligraphy

d)

cuneiform

3.

Mesopotamia is also called

a)

Hammurabi's Code

b)

The land between two rivers

c)

Huang He

d)

The enlightened one

4.

_______________is the belief in many gods.

a)

Monotheism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Hierarchy

d)

Polytheism

5.
The Neolithic Revolution refers to the time when early humans-
a)
masteredfire.
b)
developed agriculture.
c)
migrated fromAfrica.
d)
organized governments
6.
The name for the New Stone Age
a)
Paleolithic Age
b)
Mesolithic Age
c)
Neolithic Age
d)
Information Age
7.
The name for the Old Stone Age
a)
Neolithic
b)
Space Age
c)
Paleolithic
d)
Mesolithic
8.
Which archaeological site is depicted-
a)
Aleppo
b)
Jericho
c)
Stonehenge
d)
Catalyhouk
9.
Which of the following is the period before writing was developed?
a)
the Neolithic Age
b)
archaeology
c)
ancient times
d)
prehistory
10.
What is the time before writing referred to as?
a)
Ancient History
b)
Bronze Age
c)
Prehistory
d)
Stone Age
11.

What is an artisan?

a)

a painter

b)

A skilled craftsperson who makes things such as jewelry, baskets, shoes, or leather goods

c)

a person who moves from place to place and has no settled home

12.

Name of the fertile lands in Egypt

a)

Red lands

b)

Black lands

c)

Desertic lands

d)

Mediterranean lands

13.

What was the name of the pyramids built in Mesopotamia?

a)

Temples

b)

Ziggurats

c)

Babylonian towers

d)

All of them

14.

Decide which of the following physical features belong to Greece

a)

Sahara desert

b)

Red Sea

c)

NIle River

d)

Mount Olympus

15.
Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers?
a)
the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean
b)
the Tigris and the Persian Gulf
c)
the Persian Gulf and the Euphrates
d)
the Euphrates and the Tigris
16.
Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
Hammarabui
c)
Nineveh
d)
Sargon
17.
Which of the following were members of the upper class?
a)
kings and priests
b)
artisans
c)
merchants and traders
d)
scribes
18.
Babylonian leader who created the first written code of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
Sargon
c)
Hammurabi 
d)
Sumer
19.
Sumerian artisans, merchants, farmers, and fishers made up this group.
a)
business class
b)
lower class
c)
middle class
d)
upper class
20.
What were pyramids?
a)
temples to the gods
b)
prisons
c)
tombs for pharaohs
d)
tombs for nobles
21.
What is Egyptian writing called?
a)
cuneiform
b)
hieroglyphic
c)
characters
d)
Sanskrit
22.
Who was at the top of the Egyptian social order?
a)
slaves
b)
pharaoh
c)
priests
d)
scribes
23.
Egypt is on what Continent?
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
South America
24.

What is the name of the region formed by the Nile Delta?

a)

Lower Egypt

b)

Nubia

c)

The Red Land

d)

Upper Egypt

25.
What does the word "Democracy" mean?
a)
"rule by the government"
b)
"rule by the many"
c)
"rule by the wealthy"
d)
"rule by the people"
26.
Greek has many _________that are like mini countries.
a)
counties
b)
city-states
c)
provinces
d)
parishes
27.
A militaristic city-state where boys were trained from an early age to fight.
a)
Athens
b)
Delphi
c)
Corinth
d)
Sparta
28.
A city-state which favored democracy and a well-rounded education. 
(Also, the largest city-state by a wide margin)
a)
Sparta
b)
Athens
c)
Delphi
d)
Corinth
29.
Did Athenian or Spartan women have more rights?
a)
Athenian women
b)
Spartan women
30.
Greek word for city 
a)
polis 
b)
agora 
c)
acropolis 
d)
oligarchy 
31.
Greek word for city 
a)
polis 
b)
agora 
c)
acropolis 
d)
oligarchy 
32.
Rule by a few wealthy aristocrats 
a)
democracy 
b)
oligarchy 
c)
tyranny 
d)
socialism 
33.

All the Egyptians believed in ...

a)

Afterlife

b)

Reencarnation

c)

Death

d)

One god

34.

What is a colony?

a)

A group of traders in Ancient Greece

b)

A type of parfume

c)

The name of a city-state in Asia Minor

d)

Settlements of Greek people across the Mediterranean Sea

35.
What does prehistory mean?
a)
Before man
b)
Before writing
c)
Before farming
d)
Before language
36.
What was the first civilization to develop in Europe?
a)
Rome
b)
Greece
c)
Egypt
d)
France
37.
what is a hilltop in a Greek city state called? 

(It housed a fort and a temple to the city-state's local god or goddess)
a)
Agriculture
b)
Thermopylae
c)
Acropolis
d)
Ephor
38.
The ruler of all the Greek gods was... 
a)
Poseidon.
b)
Ares.  
c)
Zeus.
d)
Athena.  
39.

Medic Wars

a)

Athens vs. Sparta

b)

Greek city-states vs Persian Empire

c)

Persian Empire vs. Peloponessian League

d)

All the medics vs patients

40.

Peloponessian Wars

a)

Marathoners vs runners

b)

Egyptians vs. Persians

c)

Etruscans vs. Latins

d)

Delian League vs. Sparta and allies

41.
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 
42.
A wealthy, upperclass person in the Ancient Roman Republic
a)
patrician
b)
plebian
c)
counsul
d)
dictator
43.
A wealthy, upperclass person in the Ancient Roman Republic
a)
patrician
b)
plebian
c)
counsul
d)
dictator
44.
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
45.
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
46.
An ordinary citizen in the ancient Roman Republic
a)
patrician
b)
plebian
c)
counsul
d)
mercenary
47.
Who were the two main characters in the story that tells the beginnings of Rome?
a)
Romulus & Remus
b)
Zeus & Hera
c)
Ronulus & Roman
d)
Bill & Ted
48.

According to the legend, Romulus and Remo were rescued by...

a)

A cat

b)

A wolf

c)

A family of Latin people

d)

A group of Etruscans

49.

Who fought against Rome to control the Mediterranean Sea?

a)

The Greeks from Southern Italy

b)

The Barbarians

c)

The pirates

d)

Carthage

50.

Stages of the Roman civilization

a)

City-state, Monarchy and Empire

b)

Monarchy, Empire and colonies

c)

Monarchy, Republic and Empire

d)

Empire, Kingdom and Republic

51.

The most important institutions in the Roman republic

a)

Comitia, Agora and Emperor

b)

Magistrates, Senate and Acropolis

c)

Comitia, Magistrates and Senate

d)

Patricians, Emperor and Plebeians

52.

In a Greek polis, where do people live, work and enjoy the leisure time?

a)

At the acropolis

b)

At the agora

c)

At the theatre

d)

At the Olympic games

53.

Mark all the seas around Ancient Greece

a)

Red Sea

b)

Arabian Sea

c)

Ionian Sea

d)

Aegean Sea

e)

Mediterranean Sea

54.

What was the first metal to be used in the Neolithic?

a)

Iron

b)

Bronze

c)

Silver

d)

Copper

55.

Where did nomads live?

a)

In villages

b)

Small settlements

c)

Caves and huts

d)

In walled cities

56.

Ruled by a few...

a)

Democracy

b)

Tyranny

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Monarchy

57.

Name given to foreigners in Athens

a)

Hellots

b)

Metecs

c)

Slaves

d)

"Bobos"

58.

Which civilization invented theatre, literature and geography?

a)

Ancient Rome

b)

Ancient Mesopotamia

c)

Ancient Egypt

d)

Ancient Greece

59.

Mark ALL the events related to Ancient Rome

a)

Colonies across the Mediterranean

b)

Sumerian writing

c)

Offerings to the Sun god Ra

d)

Punic Wars

e)

Plebeians fight for their legal rights

60.

¿Cuál es la mejor asignatura que tienes este curso?

a)

Geografía e Historia

b)

Historia y Geografía

c)

Ciencias Sociales

d)

Todas las anteriores

e)

Cualquiera menos Ciencias Sociales

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