WorksheetsPVHS World History Unit 1
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
True or False. Scientists have found evidence that human life originated in Africa.
True
False
The main result of the domestication of animals was that humans
were safe during a hunt.
were able to hunt more effectively.
could use animals to pull carts and wagons.
had a ready supply of meat and animal products.
What are trade. specialized work, government, record keeping, and advanced technology characteristics of?
bronze
civilization
culture
cuneiform
True or False. The discovery of farming and domestication brought about the Paleolithic Age.
True
False
What time in the past does "prehistoric" refer to? (BEST ANSWER)
Before the invention of writing
Before the Neolithic Age
Before the establishment of civilizations
Before the appearance of Homo Sapiens
The belief in many gods.
dynasty
polytheism
cuneiform
cultural diffusion
The main purpose of the pyramids of Egypt was to function as
tombs
temples
palaces
centers of learning
True or False. Monsoons are seasonal floods that occur with regularity and have a great effect on India.
True
False
China's first cities arose along the _____________, where yellow silt, called loess, made the valley fertile.
Huang He River
Chang Jian River
Tigris River
Euphrates River
What Mesopotamian ruler was famous for his code of laws that unified his empire?
Ramses II
Hammurabi
Qin Shi Huangdi
Sargon the Great
What natural barrier lies between India and China?
Gobi Desert
Taklamakan Desert
Plateau of Tibet
Himalaya Mountains
The Chinese originally developed the idea of the ______________________ to justify the Zhou overthrow of the Shang.
Theocracy
Mandate of Heaven
dynasty
feudalism
How did Sargon of Akkad form the first empire?
by conquering the Indian subcontinent
by taking control of both northern and southern Mesopotamia
by invading Upper and Lower Egypt
by attacking central China from the north and the west
This group of people settled in what is now India.
Indo-Europeans
Aryans
Hittites
Vedas
True or False. Buddhism is a collection of religious beliefs that developed slowly, resulting in the worship of thousands of gods.
True
False
According to the Torah, the first covenant between God and the Hebrew people involved an agreement that
the Hebrew people would obey the Ten Commandments
God would protect the Hebrews during their exodus from Egypt
the twelve tribes of Israel would unify into the kingdom of Israel
God would bless Abraham and his descendants, and they would be faithful
The most able seafarers of the early Mediterranean were the
Hittites
Assyrians
Phoenicians
Babylonians
The most sacred writing of the Jewish religion are the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, known as the
Torah
Old Testament
Ten Commandments
Ark of the Covenant
The technology of iron smelting aided the Hittites because
it allowed them to trade with Egypt for chariots
it gave them an alternative metal for housewares so they could use bronze for their weapons
it made strong weapons that helped them to excel at war
it was the first time they could create weapons of metal
Hinduism and Buddhism differ significantly in their beliefs about
reincarnation
the caste system
the cycle of history
perfect understanding
This female ruler, known for encouraging the expansion of trade, took power during the New Kingdom to avoid having a child ruler.
Hatshepsut
Hyksos
Nubia
Thutmose III
True or False. For more than 200 years, Assyria dominated the area known as the Tigris River Basin.
True
False
He was a prophet and religious reformer from Persia.
Cyrus
Cambyses
Darius
Zoroaster
This is the harsh philosophy that was adopted by Qin Shi Huangdi.
Laozi
Daoism
Legalism
Confucianism
What great structure was created by forced labor to protect China from attacks by northern nomads?
the Royal Road
the Great Wall
the Tomb of Qin Shi Huangdi
the Hanging Gardens
To restore social order, harmony, and good government, Confucius believed it was necessary for society to be organized around what general category?
values
golden rules
relationships
social classes
What was Cyrus like as a ruler?
He bragged that he had burned Babylon and killed its inhabitants.
He held one of the ancient world's largest libraries.
To silence criticism, he burned "useless" books.
He was famous for his tolerance of diversity.
