WorksheetsWorld History Pre-Test
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 3590secs
All are examples of primary sources except...
A letter written by a soldier describing a battle
An artifact of a gun
A photograph of Abraham Lincoln
A history textbook
A timeline arranges events chronologically, which means...
in sequential order
in a time-arranged order
in cause and effect order
Who is a historian?
an expert who studies the past by examining objects that people have left behind.
an expert who studies and records the past.
the people who study the world in which humans live
an expert who studies and creates maps of Earth's natural and human-made features.
What is an artifact?
a painting on a cave wall
an object made by human beings; often refers to a primitive tool or other relic from an earlier period.
very old
a ceremonial act
The Paleolithic Era is characterized by
the earliest use of stone tools by humans.
mass migration from North America to Africa.
the first attempts at raising crops.
development of clans and tribes.
What early hominid group are we part of?
Australopithecus
Homo habilis
Homo erectus
Homo sapiens
Ardipithecus ramidus
What is a secondary source?
An account or evidence from the time period being studied
An account or evidence from somebody who learned a lot about the event (secondhand)
The Declaration of Independence
A Biography
What were the effects of controlling water by using irrigation?
They dug basins to hold water, dug canals to direct water from rivers to basins and also to connect basins to fields.
Farmers were able to grow more food.
Division of labor was created.
Farmers were able to grow more food, farmers were more productive, and division of labor was created.
Mesopotamia is an area of land between Asia Minor and the _______________________________.
Persian Gulf
Caspian Sea
This map shows the features of Ancient Egypt.
Which inference is supported by the information in the map?
Major cities relied on their proximity to the river in order to
survive.
The geography of Egypt made establishing settlements difficult.
Upper Egypt had greater political strength than Lower Egypt.
The vast distance between cities made governing difficult.
Why did it take many years to become a scribe?
Papyrus was very difficult to write on.
There were hundreds of hieroglyphs to learn.
Students had to save money to buy a position.
Teachers so mean to their students that they ran away from school.
Separated city-states from on another.
Why were the Greek city-states so isolated?
There were two peninsulas.
The mountains and seas made travel difficult.
Both communication and travel were difficult due to the separation from the mountains and seas.
Which physical feature was home to the Greek gods?
Aegean Sea
Peloponnesus
Island of Crete
Mt. Olympus
Which three seas surround Greece
Mediterranean Sea
Baltic Sea
Ionian Sea
Aegean Sea
A government where only a few people hold power is a ______.
oligarchy
democracy
republic
monarchy
Someone who takes power by force and rules with total authority is a ____________.
governor
tyrant
senator
representative
A government where all citizens share in running the government is a ________.
oligarchy
democracy
monarchy
republic
In early Athens, who ruled the city-state?
aristocrats
kings
tyrants
the people
What was the function of myths in ancient Greece?
To teach a life lesson
To accompany a stringed instrument
To give scribes something to copy
To explain natural or historical events
Why were the Greeks considered polytheistic?
They worshiped only one God
They worshiped many gods & goddesses
They did not worship any gods
Who was the king of the Olympian gods?
Zeus
Dionysus
Hades
Demeter
Why did the Romans create a system of checks and balances?
to prevent any one person from gaining too much power
so people would trust the Senate
so people accused of a crime would have a fair trial
to be able to summon people to testify in court
What mountain ranges are located in Italy?
the Rockies and the Andes
the Alps and the Apennines
the Sierra Madre and the Himalayas
the Cascades and the Balkins
Why were the Romans able to grow a wide variety of crops?
they had a good climate for growing many different crops
they had lots of sunshine
they had lots of rain
they were excellent farmers with advanced farming techniques
What was Rome's first written code of law called?
the Code of Hammurabi
the Law of the Twelve Tables
Checks and Balances
the Roman Code of Laws
Why was the Roman Senate so powerful?
because the senators were related tot he emperor
because the senate made all the laws
because the senate was the only governing body
because senators held office for life and magistrates didn't want to anger them
Who was Spartacus?
he was the assistant to Marius
he was a Roman emperor
he was a former gladiator who led slaves in a revolt
he was a Roman philosopher and teacher
According to Roman legend, the city of Rome was founded by...
Latin people who moved to Italy from ancient Egypt
two men named Romulus and Remus
the gods of Greece who were looking for a new home
a Greek warrior named Achilles
Why did the senators stab Juius Caesar?
They thought he was going to have them killed.
They knew he was planning to begin another war.
They were afraid he was becoming too powerful.
They thought he was a very untrustworthy leader.
What happened in Rome after Julius Caesar was assassinated?
There was peace in Rome.
Pompey became the new ruler.
Rome fell to the barbarians.
There were civil wars.
After the western Roman Empire fell to Germanic invaders in the 5th century A.D., the eastern part of the empire eventually became known as what?
Persian
Byzantine
Carthaginian
Islamic
What is the name of a landmass that is surrounded on 3 sides by water?
Delta
Peninsula
Harbor
Plateau
Constantinople is now known as ?
Alexandria
Istanbul
Rome
Venice
During the height of the Islamic Empires in the Middle East, what was the political, cultural, and social condition of Europe like?
Europe was a prosperous and bustling region with great international trade and commerce.
Europe was in a state of chaos and was in shambles following the collapse of the Roman Empire.
Europe was exploring the Americas and gaining new territories overseas.
None of the above.
Trade from China to Europe
made China poor
traveled along the Silk Road
passed along the Grand Canal
came across the East China Sea
Around 1200 CE, this person unified the Mongol Empire
Kublai Khan
Genghis Khan
Confucius
Marco Polo
Period of time in European history from about 500 to 1500
Middle Ages
Carolingian Dynasty
Holy Roman Empire
Franks
In the Middle Ages, a ___________________________ was a lord's estate.
Manor
fief
vassal
tithe
A _______________ was a peasant, or worker, who was bound to the land.
serf
fief
vassal
tithe
A person who received land from a lord was called a ________________.
Manor
fief
vassal
tithe
A _______________ was land granted by a lord in exchange for military protection and other services.
fief
canon law
manor
clergy
