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Unit 2 Review

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ancient Egyptian people relied on ___________ to feed themselves.

a)

mummies

b)

magic

c)

warfare

d)

agriculture

2.

Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro were agrarian societies. An agrarian society is a society whose economy is based on...

a)

Magic and fortune telling

b)

Performance arts such as putting on plays

c)

Producing and maintaining crops and farmland

d)

Sailing and fishing

3.

The Aryans practiced a religion known as Vedism. Vedism influenced the later development of which major world religion?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Judaism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Christianity

4.

Review the illustration below. Choose the word that best completes the labeling of this picture. (Think: what is being labeled in this area of the picture?)

a)

Natron Salt

b)

Anubis mask

c)

Amulets

d)

Pyramid

5.

Reincarnation is...

a)

a flower

b)

believing someone's soul is reborn after they die

c)

belief in more than one god

d)

a temple with rectangular porches

6.

Which of these groups had the MOST power in the Caste System?

a)

Dalit (Untouchables)

b)

Vaisya

c)

Sudra

d)

Brahmin

7.

The ancient Egyptian civilization was the first to publish books describing advances in the field of

a)

Irrigation

b)

Medicine

c)

Cooking

d)

Astronomy

8.

Based on the map, what modern day countries occupy the Fertile Crescent?

a)

Canada, United States, Mexico

b)

Iraq, Syria, Turkey

c)

Guatemala, Brazil, Venezuela

d)

China, India, South Korea

9.

The ancient Egyptians believed that their pharaohs were god-like.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The people of Mesopotamia relied on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers for...

a)

Electing kings and officials

b)

Mapping the stars and planets

c)

Water for drinking and farming

d)

Telling the time of day and year

11.

Sargon conquered all of the peoples of Mesopotamia, creating the world’s first empire.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Based on the map, where did the people of Mesopotamia settle? Select the TWO that apply.

a)

They settled on the coast of the Red Sea.

b)

They settled within the Fertile Crescent.

c)

They settled in Egypt, along the Nile River.

d)

They settled in the middle of two rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates.

13.

How long ago was Christianity founded?

a)

4,000 years ago

b)

3.2 million years ago

c)

2,021 years ago

d)

40 years ago

14.

Natural boundaries such as mountains and oceans made it difficult for invaders to reach India.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

King Tut is most famous for his burial tomb, which contained many treasures of ancient Egypt.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Hatshepsut was Egypt's first female...

a)

pharaoh

b)

doctor

c)

priest

d)

farmer

17.

A vizier is...

a)

a priest who makes mummies

b)

the chief advisor to the pharaoh

c)

an army general

d)

someone who owns a large farm

18.

Based on the map, what year did the Aryans migrate into India?

a)

1500 B.C.

b)

1200 B.C.

c)

800 B.C.

d)

300 B.C.

19.

The Code of Hammurabi is known for this famous phrase:

a)

"treat people the way you would like to be treated"

b)

"what goes around comes back around"

c)

"we have nothing to fear, except fear itself"

d)

"an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a life for a life"