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Peaks 1st Semester Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

People with no permanent home are called

a)

nomads

b)

Aryan

c)

mopeds

d)

the untouchables

2.
This picture shows an area known as the..
a)
Farming Curve
b)
Fertile Crescent
c)
Green C
d)
Fertile Curve
3.

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)

Nebuchadnezzar

4.

Which king ordered the destruction of Jerusalem and the removal of the Israelites to Babylon?

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Antiochus IV

c)

Cyrus the Great

d)

Nebuchadnezzar

5.
Egypt was mostly an/a _____________ -based economy.
a)
agricultural
b)
mechanical
c)
suburban
d)
mining
6.
What aspects of its culture did Nubia take from Egypt?
a)
System of rules by queens
b)
Gods and pyramids
c)
Writing system
d)
Use of iron, gold and ivory
7.

Who was the pharaoh known for the untouched tomb?

a)

Hatshepsut

b)

Tut

c)

Ramses II

d)

Tutmose III

8.
A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a
a)
scribe.
b)
cradle.
c)
Gilgamesh.
d)
ziggurat.
9.
Why was Sargon important?
a)
He united Babylon to create the first empire
b)
He united Mesopotamia and created the first Empire
c)
He united Mesopotamia and made the first civilization
d)
He united Babylon and created the first civilization
10.
Building dams, channels, canals, and ditches to bring water to crops 
a)
irrigation
b)
nomads
c)
ziggurat
d)
scribes
11.

A religion founded in ancient India by religious teachers of Siddhartha Guatama.

a)

Jainism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Monotheism

d)

Hinduism

12.

“Before Common Era” or BCE replaced what time designation?

a)

CE

b)

AD

c)

BC

d)

ADE

13.

Identify three impacts of the Agricultural Revolution from the answer choices below.

a)

Famine

b)

Food surpluses

c)

Destruction of permanent settlements

d)

Labor specialization

e)

Domestication of plants and animals

14.

Identify three inventions or innovations from Ancient Egypt from the choices below.

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Hieroglyphics

c)

Ziggurats

d)

Papyrus

e)

Pyramids

15.
Belief in more than one god
a)
Polytheism
b)
Monotheism
c)
Theocracy
d)
Theology
16.

a century is

a)

10 years

b)

1000 years

c)

1000 years

d)

100 years

17.

Which of these events is the oldest?

a)

3000 BCE

b)

539 BCE

c)

900 BCE

d)

1792 BCE

18.

Who would be on the bottom on most social class charts?

a)

Priest

b)

Peasant

c)

Slaves

d)

Aristocrats

e)

Nobles

19.

The movement patterns of early humans were mostly determined by:

a)

Animal migration

b)

Tribal wars

c)

Religious practices

d)

Language development

20.

During the Neolithic Era, which change first resulted in the creation of settled communities?

a)

Invention of written language

b)

Development of agriculture

c)

Specialization of labor

d)

Use of pottery

21.

Who were the rulers of ancient Egypt called?

a)

pharaohs

b)

sultans

c)

kings

d)

emperors

22.

What are the famous structures built as tombs for pharaohs called?

a)

pyramids

b)

temples

c)

obelisks

d)

sphinxes

23.

Which river was the lifeblood of ancient Egypt?

a)

Nile River

b)

Amazon River

c)

Ganges River

d)

Mississippi River

24.

What is the ancient Egyptian writing system called?

a)

hieratic script

b)

cuneiform

c)

hieroglyphics

d)

pictographs

25.

What is the process of preserving a dead body called?

a)

cremation

b)

mummification

c)

embalming

d)

burial

26.

What is the term for the ancient Egyptian kings?

a)

Pharaoh

b)

Monarch

c)

Sultan

d)

Emperor

27.

What is the largest pyramid in Egypt called?

a)

Great Pyramid of Giza

b)

Pyramid of Djoser

c)

Pyramid of Menkaure

d)

Pyramid of Khafre

28.

Which river flows through Egypt?

a)

Amazon River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Ganges River

d)

Nile River

29.

What are the symbols used in ancient Egyptian writing called?

a)

hieroglyphs

b)

pictograms

c)

glyphs

d)

logograms

30.

What is the purpose of mummification?

a)

To prevent decomposition.

b)

To honor the deceased.

c)

To study ancient civilizations.

d)

To preserve the body for the afterlife.

31.

Define Surplus

a)

Not having enough food or supplies.

b)

Managing resources wisely so that there's enough for everyone.

c)

Having more supplies than you need to survive.

d)

Saving seeds after each harvest to replant

32.

True or False: Food surpluses from farming made job specialization possible because not everyone had to work to produce food.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Who had the LEAST power in Ancient Mesopotamia

a)

Slaves and military prisoners.

b)

Farmers

c)

Merchants

d)

Kings and Priests

34.

What religions did most of ancient Mesopotamia follow?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Polytheism

d)

Monotheism

e)

Nontheism

35.

What were the river(s) in ancient Mesopotamia?

a)

Nile River

b)

Euphrates River

c)

Indus River

d)

Yellow River

e)

Tigris River

36.

What is this called?

a)

Rivers

b)

Irrigation

c)

Silt

d)

Flood

37.

Hammurabi was known for

a)

inventing irrigation systems

b)

created rules and laws

c)

unfair war tactics

d)

conquering the Sumerian city states

38.

The flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers were good for

a)

creating rich soil for farming

b)

drowning enemies

c)

speedy delivery service

d)

more opportunities for fishing

39.
A set of 282 laws governing daily life in Ancient Babylon; the earliest known collection of written laws.
a)
Hammurabi's Code
b)
Hammurabi's Cell phone
c)
Magna Carta
d)
US Constitution
40.

On the map, what does the letter D represents?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

Zagros Mountians

41.

What does the letter F represent on the map?

a)

Asia

b)

Zagros Mountians

c)

Tigris River

d)

Africa

42.

How did the Mesopotamians use this building? (Choose 2)

a)

They used it for religious worship.

b)

They used it as a home for slave labor.

c)

They used it as the king's home.

d)

They used it to store important government records.

43.

Who is the hero of an epic in which he traveled the world performing great deeds?

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Nebuchadnezzar

c)

Gilgamesh

d)

Nineveh

44.

Sargon created the world's first _____ that lasted more than 200 years.

a)

stone block

b)

empire

c)

mud brick

d)

language

45.

What group did Sumerian artisans, merchants, farmers and fishers make up?

a)

lower class

b)

middle class

c)

upper class

d)

no class

46.

If a common man cut the eye of another common man, what would his punishment be according to Hammurabi's Code?

a)

He would have his eye out

b)

He would have to pay certain amount of gold

c)

nothing

47.

A mixture of bits of rock and soil that gets deposited by the flood waters, is good for farming is called...

a)

bed rock

b)

silt

c)

sand

d)

pebbles

48.

A professional writer or record keeper

a)

scribe

b)

judge

c)

king

d)

merchant

49.

A form of writing developed by the Sumerians using clay tablet; first system of writing

a)

hieroglyphics

b)

cuneiform

c)

wing dings

d)

Alphabet

50.

A city that is independent, with it's own government and leader, surrounded by a wall and farmland.

a)

city-state

b)

empire

c)

castle

d)

tribe

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