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Ultimate Study Quiz (Units 1-6) - First Semester

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What civilization is in the red box?

a)

China (Huang He)

b)

Egypt

c)

India (Indus)

d)

Mesopotamia

2.

Scientists believe this hominid learned how to control fire.

a)

Homo habilis

b)

Homo erectus

c)

Homo sapiens

d)

Australopithecus

3.

Madrid is located at 40.4 ºN , 3.7ºW is an example of which geography theme?

a)

Region

b)

Place

c)

Absolute Location

d)

Relative Location

4.

Our textbook "Ancient Civilizations" is an example of what type of source?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

5.

The study of the rights and duties of citizenship is an example of

a)

Economics

b)

Civics

c)

Democracy

d)

Civilization

6.

This image is an example of which type of Map Projection?

a)

Mercator

b)

Mollweide

c)

Robinson

d)

Other

7.

This key terms deals with the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.

a)

Civics

b)

Economics

c)

Labor

d)

Buying & Selling

8.

The main difference from Australopithecus to homo habilis?

a)

walking on two feet

b)

teeth and jaw size

c)

brain size

d)

language

9.

The first civilizations all develop along

(a)  

10.

Which of the following is NOT one of the first river valley civilizations?

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Indonesia

c)

Indus

d)

China (Huang He)

11.

The area of fertile land in which the first civilizations developed was called the

a)

Great Plains

b)

Sahara

c)

Mesopotamia

d)

Fertile Crescent

12.

He created the first written code of laws.

a)

Nebuchadnezzar

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Confucius

d)

Moses

13.

The first Indian civilizations were located along which river?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Yellow River

c)

Indus

d)

Tigris & Euphrates

14.

In ancient India what was the name of the class structure that was determined by birth.

a)

Varnas

b)

HIerarchy

c)

Caste System

d)

Social Pyramid

15.

Siddhartha Guatama was the founder of which religion?

a)

Taosim

b)

Buddhism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Confucianism

16.

What civilization is in the red box?

a)

China (Huang He)

b)

Egypt

c)

India (Indus)

d)

Mesopotamia

17.

The geography of China is made up of:

a)

desert

b)

mountains

c)

rivers

d)

icebergs

e)

volcanos

18.

"Spain is bordered by Portugal to the West and the Balearic Sea to the East" is an example of which geographical theme?

a)

Absolute Location

b)

Place

c)

Region

d)

Relative Location

19.

All of the following are examples of

a)

resources

b)

landforms

c)

climate

d)

trade

20.

The following definition: a life that some people believe begins when you die is an example of which key term?

a)

karma

b)

nirvana

c)

afterlife

d)

reincarnation

21.

When two or more metals are mixed together what is created?

a)

atom

b)

alloy

c)

metallurgy

d)

compound

22.

Which religion is based on the Eightfold path and reaching nirvana?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Confucianism

d)

Taoism

23.

Which religion is based on the following beliefs: karma and joining ones soul with Brahmin.

a)

Hinduism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Taoism

24.

A __________________ is an independent sovereign city which serves as the center of political, economic, and cultural life over its territory.

a)

settlement

b)

civilization

c)

city-state

d)

country

25.

____________________ are complex societies that first grew from the development of cities after the Neolithic Revolution.

a)

city-states

b)

settlements

c)

towns

d)

civilizations

26.

Taming and dominating plants and animals to cultivate what you want is also called...

a)

farming

b)

agriculture

c)

domestication

d)

babysitting

27.

When there is no water in a certain place or zona for a long period of time, this is called a ______________.

a)

famine

b)

drought

c)

arid

d)

desert

28.

What are the two branches of geography called?

a)

People

b)

Physical

c)

Human

d)

Landforms

29.

The time before written history.

a)

History

b)

Prehistory

c)

Hominids

d)

Cavemen

30.

The firsts groups of hominids appeared about ________________ years ago.

a)

2000

b)

3,000,000

c)

40,000,000

d)

300

31.

People who settled down in one place were called

a)

nomads

b)

hunter-gatherers

c)

sedentary

d)

nomads

32.

The belief in one god?

a)

Polytheism

b)

Monotheism

33.

How people use their environment for moving people and goods.

a)

Human-environment interaction

b)

Movement

c)

Trade

d)

Region

34.

Materials or substances that occur normally in nature which can be used to make or create things?

a)

land

b)

natural resources

c)

trade

d)

water

35.

In Mesopotamia these people were known as writers and recorded important information.

a)

historians

b)

scribes

c)

wise men

d)

priests

36.

Put the following prehistoric periods in the correct order from earliest to latest:

A. Ancient Age

B. Mesolithic

C. Neolithic

D. Paleolithic


*Write your answer like this: A B C D

(a)  

37.

What civilization is in the red box?

a)

China (Huang He)

b)

Egypt

c)

India (Indus)

d)

Mesopotamia

38.

Which of the following is NOT an example of job specialization?

a)

craftsmen

b)

artisans

c)

masons

d)

nomads

39.

Which of the following helped connect ancient China to the rest of the world?

a)

Gobi Desert

b)

Silk Road

c)

Himalayas

d)

Pacific Ocean

40.

Who was Confucius?

a)

teacher

b)

scientist

c)

doctor

d)

priest

41.

The Neolithic Revolution was the beginning of agriculture & ________________ which eventually made population growth & ______________ possible.

a)

domestication, housing

b)

settlements, cities

c)

farming, cities

d)

settlements, housing

42.

This is a picture of which ancient settlement?

a)

Sumer

b)

Phoenicia

c)

Çatalhoyük

d)

Mohenjo Daro

43.

The following early river valley civilizations of Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, and China, all developed along

a)

oceans

b)

rivers

c)

mountains

d)

deserts

44.

What did we learn about the Babylonian people from reading Hammurabi's Code?

a)

social hierarchy

b)

equal society

c)

harsh laws

d)

lived & worked in the countryside

45.

Where does silk come from?

a)

the ground

b)

a plant

c)

a worm cocoon

d)

we make it

46.

What civilization is in the red box?

a)

China (Huang He)

b)

Egypt

c)

India (Indus)

d)

Mesopotamia

47.

Which of the following is NOT one of the rivers of the River Valley Civilizations?

a)

TIgris

b)

Huang He

c)

Nile

d)

Amazon

48.

What was impressive about some of the homes in ancient India?

a)

chimneys

b)

central heating

c)

indoor plumbing

d)

wells

49.

This is an example of a ______________ map projection and was used for __________________.

a)

Mercator, distance of continents

b)

Mercator, navigation

c)

Robinson, navigation

d)

Robinson, area of continents

50.

The first modern humans first appeared on which continent?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

North America

51.

What resource allowed early humans to make fire?

a)

lodestone

b)

granite

c)

flint

d)

mercury

52.

Which feature of a civilization do you think is the most important and why?

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53.

What things were traded along the Silk Road?

4 lines
54.

Explain which factors you think helped unify early civilizations (i.e. Mesopotamia, India, and China)

4 lines
55.

How ready/prepared do you think you are for the Midterm?

a)

100% Ready - let's go 😃

b)

75% Ready - need to brush up on some things 🙃

c)

50% Ready - need to study some more 🤓

d)

25% Ready - I don't remember many of these topics 😔

e)

0% Ready - I don't remember anything 😶