WorksheetsWhole Quarter Review Quizizz!
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 37mins
Where was the only place in Egypt where people could live?
south of the 1st cataract of the Nile
in the Nile Delta region
near the Mediterranean Sea
along the Nile River
The flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates in ancient Mesopotamia was unpredictable and sudden. What was the flooding of the Nile like?
unpredictable and sudden
predictable and gradual
unpredictable but gradual
predictable but sudden
Which sea is immediately north of Egypt?
the Red Sea
the Dead Sea
the Mediterranean Sea
the Caspian Sea
What were the kings of Ancient Egypt called?
viziers
Nubians
pharaohs
scarabs
Why were pharaohs held responsible for all of the positive and negative events in Egypt?
because the pharaoh was the chief scientist and responsible for inventing new crops for farmers to farm
because Egyptians believed the pharaoh's would live forever in the afterlife and wanted to flatter them
because the pharaoh's had direct control of the weather and could bring floods or gentle rain, depending on their mood
because Egyptians believed the gods blessed or cursed the country based on the pharaoh's performance of his religious and political duties
In which kingdom was the Great Pyramid of Giza built?
The Old Kingdom
The Middle Kingdom
The New Kingdom
The Neo Kingdom
What was one of Hatshepsut's most important accomplishments?
expanding trade
building a pyramid
building the sphinx
inventing the chariot
Who was the god of the sun?
Re
Anubis
Osiris
Isis
Who is the god mummification and in charge of weighing the heart?
Re
Osiris
Isis
Anubis
Ancient Mesopotamia is often referred to as the ...
Fertile Crescent
Beringia
Ancient Mesoamerica
the Occident
What 3 major civilizations occupied the Fertile Crescent during Ancient Mesopotamia?
Zulu, Visigoths, and Magdalenians
Sumerians, Babylonians, and Assyrians
Chinese and Japanese, and British
Egyptians, Igbo, and Hutu
Mesopotamians wrote on
animal hides
lava rocks like obsidian
paper or papyrus
clay tablets
Ancient Mesopotamia is mostly within the borders of which modern country?
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Lebanon
Iraq
In Mesopotamia, what result did an consistent agricultural surplus have?
equal social classes
reduction in trade
decline in wealth
growth in population
Which statement best explains the successful unification of other cultures under Persian control?
Persians treated the people they conquered harshly.
Persians forced all peoples to practice the Persian religion.
Persians had a large military.
Persians had tolerance of traditions and customs of the people they conquered.
Ancient Persia originated in what modern country?
Iran
Iraq
Egypt
Greece
Which Mesopotamian empire did Cyrus the Great rule over?
Persian Empire
Chaldean Empire
Babylonian Empire
Akkadian Empire
When was the last Ice age?
20,000-12,000 BCE
18,000-10,000 BCE
10,000-2,000 BCE
1920-1928 CE
What is a fossil?
a type of gasoline in modern cars
a lava rocks like obsidian that were used as tools by paleolithic humans
remains, such as bones and teeth, of animals and organisms that lived long ago
human made objects such as stone tools
What are artifacts?
old glaciers from the last Ice Age
alien rocks like meteors that crashed on earth
the remains of humans that fossilized
human-made objects such as stone tools
What does paleolithic mean? (as in Paleolithic Age)
old stone
new stone
medieval
renaissance
What is NOT an element of culture?
law and government
religion or spirituality
music and language
having 10 fingers
Paleolithic humans created cave paintings. This is an example of...
music
science
culture
language
What change began the Neolithic Age?
hunting
farming
trading
building
Where did the first civilizations rise?
near rivers
near mountains
North America
Near a sea
A government ruled by a few powerful people.
Democracy
Oligarchy
Monarchy
Tyranny
What is megafauna?
large plants
large computer chips
only large deer
large animals
What was the name of the ancient land bridge that connected the continents of Asia and North America?
Beringia
Bora Bora
Brasilia
Big Bridge
Which sea was immediately east of Egypt?
the Mediterranean Sea
the Red Sea
the Black Sea
the White Sea
The New Babylonian Empire is also called the...
Assyrian Empire
Akkadian Empire
Babylonian Empire
Chaldean Empire
Sargon the Great was the ruler of which empire?
Assyrian Empire
Akkadian Empire
Sumerian Empire
Phoenician Empire
What traits did the Code of Hammurabi share with our current legal system in the USA?
everyone having the right to a lawyer at trial if accused of a crime
a ban on the death penalty - no one could be killed for any crime
a jury of average people that decide if the accused person is guilty or innocent
a person is treated as innocent until proven guilty
What did the Assyrians use to conquer Mesopotamia?
a large navy
a large air force
stone axes with obsidian points
bows and arrows
Which empire was the first Mesopotamian one to use chariots?
Akkadians
Assyrians
Sumerians
Phoenicians
What is irrigation?
a natural water source like a stream or lake
watering fields using human made systems
a type of radiation used for dating ancient civilizations
large gates on ziggurats
What does prehistory mean?
The time before time.
The time period before writing/recording of events.
Previous history.
The Paleolithic began with...
The appearance of the first human beings.
Dinosaurs.
Lucy.
The discovering of America.
Think about the adaptations Paleolithic people made to survive in changing environmental conditions. What can you infer about their intelligence?
Paleolithic adults were about as smart as two-year-old humans today.
Paleolithic people were about as smart as chimpanzees today.
Paleolithic people were not very intelligent.
Paleolithic people were highly intelligent and creative.
