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1st Qtr Final Exam

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is history?

a)

the study of the past

b)

the study of the past based on what people left behind

c)

a part or an imprint of something that was once alive

d)

ab object created by and used by humans

2.

True or False? The main concern of historians is human activity in the past.

a)
b)
3.

What are the main parts of culture. Click all that apply.

a)

knowledge

b)

beliefs

c)

customs

d)

values

4.

(a)   is the study of the past based on what people left behind.

5.

What would a historian or archaeologist call this?

a)

primary source

b)

secondary source

c)

artifact

d)

fossil

6.

What would a historian or archaeologist call this?

a)

primary source

b)

secondary source

c)

artifact

d)

fossil

7.

What is a primary source?

a)

an account of an event created by someone who took part in or witnessed the event

b)

information gathered by someone who did not take part in or witness an event

8.

What is a secondary source?

a)

an account of an event created by someone who took part in or witnessed the event

b)

information gathered by someone who did not take part in or witness an event

9.

What is the definition of climate?

a)

the atmospheric conditions at a specific time and place

b)

the average weather conditions in a certain area over a long period of time

10.

What is the definition of weather?

a)

the atmospheric conditions at a specific time and place

b)

the average weather conditions in a certain area over a long period of time

11.

Which term best describes the process by which natural forces break down rocks?

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

12.

Which term best describes the movement of small pieces of rock and other loose materials from one location to another?

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

13.

The lines in the picture above of earth are called lines of (a)   .

14.

The lines in the picture above of earth are called lines of (a)   .

15.

Relative location is ...

a)

the exact description of where something is.

b)

provided by a place’s relationship to other places.

c)

the location of my cousin's house.

d)

how my birthplace is related to my culture and upbringing.

16.

Where did the world’s first societies form or develop?

a)

cities

b)

villages

c)

rivers

d)

islands

17.

What do historians call the time before there was writing?

a)

history

b)

prehistory

c)

post history

d)

future history

18.

Which type of hominid was the first to stand and walk upright?

a)

Australopithecus

b)

homo habilis

c)

homo erectus

d)

homo sapien

19.

Which type of hominid are we?

a)

Australopithecus

b)

homo habilis

c)

homo erectus

d)

homo sapien

20.

List the three parts of the Stone Age in order.

a)

Neolithic > Mesolithic > Paleolithic

b)

Paleolithic > Neolithic > Mesolithic

c)

Mesolithic > Neolithic > Paleolithic

d)

Paleolithic > Mesolithic > Neolithic

21.

What are people who hunt animals and gather plants to survive called?

a)

nomads

b)

pharaohs

c)

merchants

d)

hunter-gatherers

22.

Which statement best describes the location of the Fertile Crescent?

a)

located in the continent of Asia

b)

located in Asian Minor

c)

located in between the Mediterranean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico

d)

located in between the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf

23.

Name the two rivers located in Mesopotamia.

a)

Euphrates

b)

Tigris

c)

Nile

d)

Ganges

24.

What does Mesopotamia mean?

a)

north of the rivers

b)

south from the rivers

c)

between the rivers

d)

outside of the rivers

25.

The picture above is a photo of someone holding silt. Silt is a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks, to the land. What does silt do to the land?

a)

Silt makes the land dry and arid.

b)

Silt pollutes the land with organisms that eat away all vegetation.

c)

silt carries tiny seeds that fills the land with invasive weeds that kill all crops.

d)

Silt makes the land ideal for farming.

26.

Mesopotamians used (a)   , a way of supplying water to an area of land.

27.

Who developed the world’s first civilization?

a)

Sumerians

b)

Egyptians

c)

Indians

d)

Australopithecus people

28.

What is the world’s first system of writing called?

a)

cuneiform

b)

heiroglyphics

c)

cursive

d)

grafitti

29.

Which river runs through Egypt?

a)

Tigris

b)

Nile

c)

Indus

d)

Ganges

30.

How long is the Nile River?

a)

about 4 miles long

b)

about 40 miles long

c)

about 400 miles long

d)

about 4,000 miles long

31.

What is the title used by the rulers of Egypt?

a)

kings

b)

emperors

c)

pharaohs

d)

dictators

32.

A (a)   is a series of rulers from the same family.

33.

A (a)   is a government ruled by religious authorities.

34.

Who was the most famous pharaoh?

a)

Menes

b)

Khufu

c)

Ramses the Great

d)

Cleopatra

35.

What is the writing system developed by ancient Egyptians called?

a)

cuneiform

b)

heiroglyphics

c)

cursive

d)

grafitti

36.

The ancient Egyptians invented (a)   , the world’s first paper.

37.

Click on the name of the the highest mountains in the world.

a)

Andes

b)

Appalachians

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Himalayas

38.

What two physical features separate India from the rest of the continent of Asia?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Himalayas

c)

The Indus Valley

d)

Persian Gulf

39.

What type of climate does India have?

a)

summer, spring, winter, and fall

b)

rainy and dry seasons

c)

arid conditions, such as in a desert, all year long

d)

moist and rainy conditions all year long

40.

India’s first civilization ,that developed in the Indus Valley, is called the (a)   civilization.

41.

List three things about Hinduism.

a)

Hinduism is India's largest religion.

b)

Hinduism is the world's largest religion.

c)

Hinduism is the world's newest religion.

d)

Hinduism is the world's oldest religion.

42.

Hindus believe in _______________ - souls are born and reborn many times, each time in a new body.

a)

dharma

b)

karma

c)

fasting

d)

reincarnation

e)

meditation

43.

Hindus believe in _______________ - the effects that good or bad actions have on a person’s soul.

a)

dharma

b)

karma

c)

fasting

d)

reincarnation

e)

meditation

44.

Hindus believe in _______________ - set of spiritual duties to fulfill.

a)

dharma

b)

karma

c)

fasting

d)

reincarnation

e)

meditation

45.

Going without food is called _______________.

a)

dharma

b)

karma

c)

fasting

d)

reincarnation

e)

meditation

46.

the focusing of the mind on spiritual ideas is called _______________.

a)

dharma

b)

karma

c)

fasting

d)

reincarnation

e)

meditation