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3rd Grade History

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the oldest period called?

a)

Prehistory

b)

Modern Age

c)

Middle Ages

d)

The Early Modern Age

2.

During what period did the first humans appear?

a)

Prehistory

b)

Modern Age

c)

Middle Ages

d)

The Early Modern Age

3.

Which items were invented during Prehistory?

a)

the wheel

b)

fire

c)

netflix

d)

writing

4.

Describe the life of prehistoric humans.

a)

They lived in tents and ate vegetables.

b)

They lived in caves and only drank water.

c)

They lived in the forest.

d)

They lived in caves, hunted and wore animal skins.

5.

During which period did the first cities appear?

a)

Prehistory

b)

Modern Age

c)

Middle Ages

d)

Ancient History

6.

Who built the first roads, aqueducts, buildings, and structures.

a)

Romans

b)

Greeks

c)

Spanish

d)

Mongolians

7.

Who invented coins?

a)

Romans

b)

Greeks

c)

Spanish

d)

Mongolians

8.

True or False:


Both the Romans and the Greeks believed in many gods.

a)

True. They believed in many gods.

b)

False. They only believed in one god.

9.

During which period did Muslims arrive in Spain?

a)

Prehistory

b)

Modern Age

c)

Middle Ages

d)

Ancient History

10.

Correctly match where people lived in the Middle Ages.

a)

Kings lived in castles. Peasants lived in churches.

b)

Peasants lived in churches. Kings lived in monasteries.

c)

Kings lived in castles. Peasants lived in the village. Priests lived in monasteries.

d)

Peasants lived in castles. Priests lived in castles.

11.

Describe the Muslim empire in Spain.

a)

There were many mosques and palaces.

b)

There were more towns and cities than in Christian empires.

c)

There were artisans and merchants.

d)

There were aqueducts exactly like the Roman empire.

12.

What year was the end on the Reconquista?

a)

in 1492 when the Christians conquered Grenada.

b)

in 476 AD when the Christians built Alhambra.

c)

in 1400 when the Christians built al-Andalus.

d)

It never ended.

13.

During which period did the Golden Age happen? The period where art and literature was very popular.

a)

Prehistory

b)

The Early Modern Age

c)

Middle Ages

d)

Ancient History

14.

Which items were popular during the Early Moden Age?

a)

The printing press, compasses, maps, books, faster ships.

b)

Laptops, computers, and wifi.

c)

Maps, compasses, and TVs.

d)

Apple pies and iPhones.

15.

Which two popular works of literature were made during the Early Modern Age?

a)

Don Quijote by Cervantes.

b)

Horton Hears a Who by Dr. Seuss.

c)

Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare.

d)

Poetry by Plato.

16.

The Early Modern Age ended by...

a)

the French Revolution in 1789

b)

1492 when the Reconquista ended.

c)

the Camino de Santiago.

d)

the Muslims arrival to Spain.

17.

During which period did the Industrial Revolution happen?

a)

Prehistory

b)

The Early Modern Age

c)

Modern Age

d)

Ancient History

18.

During the Modern Age, what was invented?

a)

Steam trains

b)

Fire

c)

Factories

d)

Roads and aqueducts

19.

Choose the reasons why modern life was better:

a)

The radio, TV, and cinema were invented

b)

There was more food in the castles.

c)

Cars, buses and planes were invented.

d)

There were no more kings and queens.

20.

How did people live in the Modern Age?

a)

Rich children went to school

b)

They hunted for their food

c)

Poor children went to work in the factories

d)

They lived in caves