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1st 9 Weeks Review

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1 decade = _____________ years

a)

10

b)

100

c)

1000

2.

1 century = ____________ years

a)

10

b)

100

c)

1000

3.

Archaeology means:

a)

the study of ancient people and their culture

b)

the study of the human brain

c)

the study of the past

d)

the study of social interactions

4.

What is prehistory?

a)

period of history when hieroglyphics were used

b)

period of history when cuneiform was used

c)

period of history before written language was invented

5.

When we say that a website is a reliable source we mean:

a)

the source is unbelievable and fantastic

b)

it is unreliable and false

c)

the source is appropriate for a business report

d)

it is believable and trustworthy

6.
A source that is original, from the time period & a first hand account
a)
Primary 
b)
Secondary 
7.

Information that was created by someone who was not present at the time of the event is called:

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

8.

To locate places on the Earth, we use,

a)

Grid view - both latitudes and longitudes

b)

Only latitudes

c)

Only longitudes

d)

None of the above

9.

The imaginary horizontal lines running parallel on the Earth is called

a)

Grid

b)

Latitude

c)

Longitude

d)

Heat zone

10.

Lines running North and South, measuring distance East or West of the Prime Meridian in degrees.

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Meridian

d)

Parallel

11.

The Equator divides the Earth into the Northern and ______ hemispheres.

a)

Western

b)

Eastern

c)

Southern

12.

The Prime Meridian divides the Earth into the _______ and Western hemispheres.

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Eastern

13.
another word for farming
a)
agriculture
b)
technology
c)
specialization
d)
shrine
14.
training to become a certain type of worker
a)
specialization
b)
shrines
c)
systematic agriculture
d)
surplus
15.
organized growing and harvesting of food on a regular basis
a)
systematic agriculture
b)
domesticate
c)
hunter gatherers
d)
prehistory
16.
having more than what is needed
a)
prehistory
b)
surplus
c)
Bronze Age
d)
agriculture
17.
process of changing animals from wild to tame
a)
agriculture
b)
specialization
c)
domesticate
d)
nomad
18.

What is the supplying of water to land through artificial means?

a)

Sprinkling

b)

Evapotransporation

c)

Irrigation

d)

natural rain

19.

Complete change in ways of thinking, working, or living

a)

Neolithic

b)

Revolution

c)

Agriculture

d)

Surplus

20.

The Neolithic Agricultural Revolution was when...

a)

hunter-gatherers lived

b)

fire was discovered

c)

farming changed everything

d)

cave paintings were made

21.
Which statement best describes the Neolithic people? 
a)
They lived in caves or built simple shelters.
b)
They migrated from place to place to hunt animals for food.
c)
They could settle in one place because they had a reliable food supply. 
d)
They used simple tools made from stone.
22.

During the Paleolithic Age, people were...

a)

Scientifics.

b)

Nomads.

c)

Hunters.

d)

Gatherers

23.

Bronze is an alloy of ......

a)

iron and tin

b)

gold and copper

c)

silver and tin

d)

copper and tin

24.

Polytheism is...

a)

a religious belief system involving many gods and goddesses.

b)

a practice of taking care of parrots.

c)

a religious belief that aliens built all the temples of the ancient world and that the Earth is flat.

d)

the belief that Mr. Sullivan is all powerful and knowing.

25.

What was a ziggurat in the world of Ancient Mesopotamia?

a)

A temple to the local god of the city

b)

A large theatre where people performed

c)

A type of vehicle used for racing

d)

A siege weapon used in war

26.

Cuneiform was developed so that information could be ____________.

a)

sold

b)

recorded

c)

shared

d)

bought

27.

What does cuneiform mean?

a)

Pictograph

b)

Clay

c)

Wedge-shaped

d)

River writing

28.
Who was Hammurabi? 
a)
Hammurabi was a God in Ancient Sumer
b)
Hammurabi was the King of Babylon
c)
Hammurabi was a warrior
d)
Hammurabi was a farmer in Mesopotamia
29.

Hammurabi was best known for his _______. A set of laws that governed life in the Babylonian empire.

a)

Beard

b)

Code

c)

Consequences

d)

Sword