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WH Prologue Unit Test: Prehistory to Empires

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following was NOT an advancement made by early prehistoric hominids?

a)

Fire

b)

Clothing

c)

Weapons

d)

Agriculture

2.

Early hominids became hunters and gatherers, and they were _____________, which meant that they moved from place to place.

a)

Agricultural

b)

Gypsies

c)

Nomadic

d)

Outlaws

3.

Early domestication of plants and animals in Mesopotamia signified the beginning of the ______________ Revolution.

a)

French

b)

Neolithic

c)

Paleolithic

d)

Industrial

4.

Check all that apply to civilizations after the Neolithic Revolution:

a)

There were no rules or leaders in the communities, other than men being heads of their household.

b)

Domesticated animals

c)

Crops grown for food

d)

Hunting and gathering were the predominant way of survival

e)

People never stayed in one place very long.

5.

The area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, where civilization first began.

a)

The Sahara Desert

b)

Central America

c)

The Fertile Crescent

d)

The Nile River Delta

6.

Ancient Egypt was split between the Upper Kingdom in the South, and the Lower Kingdom in the North. Why are they named in this way?

a)

The Upper Kingdom is more powerful and therefor the "upper" of the two.

b)

The elevation of the Lower Kingdom is far below that of the Upper.

c)

The Upper Kingdom came first.

d)

The Upper Kingdom is located on the "upper" Nile River, and the Lower is located on the "lower" Nile River.

7.

Conquered the Akkadians; Led the Babylonian Empire; Created a harsh/strict code of laws for his empire.

a)

Tutankhamen

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Soloman

d)

Alexander the Great

8.

Religion practiced by the early Persian Empire

a)

Islam

b)

Zoroastrianism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Ancestor Worship

9.

Mediterranean Civilization responsible for the first known alphabet.

a)

Greeks

b)

Israelites

c)

Atlantians

d)

Phoenicians

10.

Mediterranean Civilization that was enslaved under the Egyptians, escaped with Moses, thrived under David and Solomon, and were divided and conquered by Babylon.

a)

Israelites

b)

Germans

c)

Muslims

d)

Christians

11.

Describe Suttee/Sati (early tradition in India)

a)

the widower/husband sacrifices himself on the funeral pyre of his dead wife

b)

the widow/wife sacrifices herself on the funeral pyre of her dead husband

c)

the ceremonial ritual having to do with reincarnation

d)

the process of achieving enlightenment through the eightfold path

12.

Which of the following were causes of the decline of Harappa and Mohenjo Daro in early India?

a)

floods, earthquakes, and migration

b)

war, famine, and tigers

c)

volcanic eruption, tidal waves, and suttee

d)

the spread of Islam into the territory

13.

Which of the following castes is the highest in India?

a)

Sudra

b)

Warriors

c)

Folk

d)

Priests

14.

The ultimate goal of achieving union with Brahman, reincarnation, karma, and dharma are all aspects of what religion?

a)

Judaism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Christianity

15.

Siddhartha Gautama, the Four Noble Truths, the Eightfold Path, and reincarnation toward the path to Nirvana are all aspects of what religion?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Christianity

d)

Judaism

16.

Jesus's death and resurrection, the gospels, obedience to God, kindess and forgiveness toward others, are all aspects of what religion?

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Hinduism

d)

Buddhism

17.

Asoka, grandson of Chandragupta Maurya, was known for this in his rule over India?

a)

secret police force

b)

monopoly on iron and salt

c)

the Great Wall

d)

Buddhism

18.

Which statement best describes the Dynastic Cycle in China?

a)

New Dynasty is inept, loses the mandate of heaven, more experienced Aging Dynasty takes over and fixes things, they die out, mandate of heaven passes to a New Dynasty.

b)

New Dynasty rules efficiently, generations pass, becomes and Aging Dynast that is lazy and corrupt, loses the mandate of heaven, and falls to a New Dynasty.

c)

A New Dynasty must take over under Chinese Law every 100 years, or the country loses land to India.

d)

An Aging Dynasty falls to a new Dynasty every 27 years, in the same exact interval as Pennywise the Clown invades Derry, Maine.

19.

Which of the following early Central American civilizations came first?

a)

Aztec

b)

Mayan

c)

Olmec

d)

Moche

20.

The Nazca people are known mostly for .......

a)

skills working with gold, ceramics, and woodcarving.

b)

building a 14,000 mile network of roads connecting to Cuzco.

c)

carving lines/geogliphs in the desert.

d)

keeping track of knotted strings called quipu.

21.

Ancient civilization that built their capital of Tenochtitlan on an island in the middle of a lake.

a)

Olmec

b)

Inca

c)

Mayan

d)

Aztec

22.

Ancient North American civilization that built homes in the cliffs of Colorado.

a)

Hohokam

b)

Mississipian

c)

Aztec

d)

Puebloans

23.

Mound-building civilization in early North America.

a)

Inuit

b)

Mississippian

c)

Iroquios

d)

Aristotle

24.

Native American league of five tribes in the Northeastern region of what is now the US.

a)

Potlach

b)

Inuit

c)

Adena

d)

Iroquios

25.

The idea of "government by the people" that first originated in Greece

a)

Legislature

b)

Empire

c)

Democracy

d)

Republic

26.

Greek state that was 100% focused on military, and had no arts of any kind.

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Macedonia

d)

Peloponnesus

27.

Greek state that is responsible for much of Greece's arts and culture, such as philosophy and drama.

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Macedonia

d)

Rome

28.

Why did the Greeks defeat the Persians in 486 BC?

a)

They combined under the military leadership of Athens.

b)

They combined under the military leadership of Sparta.

c)

They combined under the military leadership of the Romans.

d)

They combined under the military leadership of Alexander the Great.

29.

What is the most significant thing to come out of Alexander the Great's Empire?

a)

The spread of Roman culture and the Roman acceptance of local cultures.

b)

The spread of Greek culture to the entire empire.

c)

The spread of local cultures to the Roman empire.

d)

The spread of Greek culture throughout the empire, and the spread of local cultures to the Greek people.

30.

The war between Athens and Sparta.

a)

The First Punic War

b)

The Second Punic War

c)

The Peloponnesian War

d)

The Civil War

31.

Rome originally had this form of government, which is similar to what we have in America.

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Republic

c)

Democracy

d)

Oligarchy

32.

The Roman Senate was made up of 300 ____________, or members of the wealthy land owning class.

a)

vassals

b)

patricians

c)

plebians

d)

buerocrats

33.

Two nominated supervisors of the government and military that worked alongside the Roman senate

a)

patricians

b)

plebians

c)

tribunes

d)

consuls

34.

Elected by the plebeians, had the power to veto any law made by the senate that could harm the plebeians.

a)

dictator

b)

Caesar

c)

tribunes

d)

consuls

35.

Took over power of the Roman government in 47 BC; assassinated in 44 BC.

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Caesar Augustus

c)

Nero

d)

Octavian

36.

Emperor of the Roman Empire who changed his name to Caesar Augustus and ruled for 45 years.

a)

Brutus

b)

Nero

c)

Octavian

d)

Hadrian

37.

200 year period of peace within the Roman Empire with no civil wars.

a)

Pax Romana

b)

Punic Wars

c)

Era of the Roman Decadence

d)

Peloponnesian Peace Party

38.

Roman emperor who divided the empire into a western and eastern region, and appointed a co-emperor.

a)

Constantine

b)

Nero

c)

Hadrian

d)

Diocletian

39.

Moved the capital of the Roman Empire to Byzantium and renamed the city after himself; granted freedom of religion throughout the empire.

a)

Hadrian

b)

Diocletian

c)

Constantine

d)

Istanbul

40.

Who conquered Rome in 476?

a)

Britain

b)

Germans

c)

The Huns

d)

The Greeks

41.

Which of these is NOT a Roman invention?

a)

aqueducts

b)

The Colosseum

c)

innocent until proven guilty

d)

paper

42.

The theory that the Earth is the center of the universe originated in.....

a)

Greece

b)

Rome

c)

Constantinople

d)

Mesopotamia

43.

Which of the following is not a claim of the Gospels?

a)

Jesus was crucified and resurrected 3 days later.

b)

Jesus emphasized a message of love, forgiveness, and obedience to God.

c)

Jesus commanded all Israelites to leave Jerusalem for Europe.

d)

Jesus was the Son of God.

44.

Apostle most responsible for the spread of Christianity throughout the Roman Empire.

a)

John

b)

Peter

c)

Paul

d)

Matthew

45.

Select the statement that best analyzes the critical role that the structure shown in the photo plays in Islam.

a)

Muhammad destroyed the idols at the Kaaba and rededicated it to Allah, making it the holiest place in Islam.

b)

Muhammad dedicated the Kaaba to his wife, Kadijah, who was the first to convert to Islam after hearing Muhamma's message

c)

Muhammad received holy messages from an angel of God at this sacred site, making it the birthplace of Islam

d)

Muhammad dedicated the Kaaba to his military victory at the site over Arab tribes who had opposed his religious messages

46.

Which answer best categorizes the importance of the items listed in the chart?

a)

commandments from each of the five books comprising the holy Quran

b)

duties common to Islam, Judaism, and Christianity

c)

the fundamental duties comprising the Pillars of Islam

d)

the most important laws comprising Islamic Sharia

47.

Christianity, Islam, and Judaism are influential world religions. Which of the following is a similarity all three religions share?

a)

the same sacred text

b)

Sunday as the main day of worship

c)

belief that Church and State should be kept seperate

d)

all trace their roots to Abraham

48.

Following the death of Muhammad in 632, what problem did Muslims have to solve immediately?

a)

how to develop new trade routes to provide more taxes and income

b)

how to establish a royal family to rule the Islamic state from Mecca

c)

how to choose a leader who would follow the teachings of Muhammad

d)

how to locate prophets Muhammad to help expand the Islam

49.

Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between Islam and the government?

a)

the legal system and religion are kept seperate

b)

Religious leaders elect the government's leaders

c)

Government deicisions are based on Islamic laws and beliefs

d)

Islamic rules of social justice are applied to create a strong economy

50.

Which there are similarities between Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, there are also many differences. Which of the following is ONLY a Christian belief?

a)

Jesus is considered an angel

b)

Jesus is considered the Messiah

c)

Jesus is considered the last prophet before Muhammed

d)

Jesus is considered a historical figure, but not the Messiah