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SS8 REVIEWER Q1

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The process of categorizing the past into discrete, quantified named blocks of time in order to facilitate the study and analysis of history.

a)

Categorization

b)

Periodization

c)

Classification

2.

It is a general term for an item made or given shape by humans, such as a tool or a work of art, especially an object of archaeological interest.

a)

Artifacts

b)

Fossils

c)

Relics

3.

Is the study of the past, even before writing is invented and written records were maintained.

a)

History

b)

Herstory

c)

Prehistory

4.

It is the study of people, actions, decisions, interactions and behaviors.

a)

History

b)

Herstory

c)

Prehistory

5.

Provide raw information and first-hand evidence

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

c)

Tertiary Source

6.

Provide second-hand information and commentary from other researchers.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

c)

Tertiary Source

7.

These are writings carved on stone or copper plates.

a)

Manuscripts

b)

Artifacts

c)

Inscriptions

8.

It is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, historical, political, technical or architectural importance.

a)

Manuscripts

b)

Monument

c)

Inscriptions

9.

Old books, diaries, letters, newspapers, reports, government files, and biographies that tell us about the past.

a)

Manuscripts

b)

Monument

c)

Inscriptions

10.

These are the things buried underground. Many things belonging to the past, like metal tools, pottery, articles of daily use etc. have been found buried under the ground.

a)

Manuscripts

b)

Artifacts

c)

Inscriptions

11.

It is a traditional story concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, typically involving supernatural beings or events.

a)

Myth

b)

Research

c)

Theory

12.

It is a well-substantiated explanation of an aspect of the natural world that can incorporate laws, hypotheses, and facts.

a)

Myth

b)

Research

c)

Theory

13.

It is the belief that all life and the Earth are created by the absolute Creator, God.

a)

Creationism

b)

Evolution

c)

Naturalism

14.

This type of evolution theory states about the origin of time, space and matter.

a)

Chemical Evolution

b)

Cosmic Evolution

c)

Stellar Evolution

15.

The origin of the stars and planets

a)

Chemical Evolution

b)

Cosmic Evolution

c)

Stellar Evolution

16.

The origin of higher elements from Hydrogen

a)

Chemical Evolution

b)

Cosmic Evolution

c)

Stellar Evolution

17.

This type of evolution theory states about the origin of life.

a)

Macroevolution

b)

Organic Evolution

c)

Microevolution

18.

The changing from one kind into another kind of animal or organism

a)

Macroevolution

b)

Organic Evolution

c)

Microevolution

19.

The changes in the frequency of a gene in a population. These are subtle changes that can occur in very short periods of time, and may not be visible to a casual observer.

a)

Macroevolution

b)

Organic Evolution

c)

Microevolution

20.

This theory states that a huge mass of swirling cold gas and dust (Nebula) in an area in the Milky way Galaxy, this cloud of gas and dust began to condense or pull together under the force of its own gravity.

a)

Big Bang Theory

b)

Nebular Theory

c)

Planetesimal Theory

21.

This theory's key idea is that the universe is EXPANDING. Consequently, the universe was denser and hotter in the past and continues to this day.

a)

Big Bang Theory

b)

Nebular Theory

c)

Planetesimal Theory

22.

This theory believes that the solar system originated from a collision between a large comet and the sun.

a)

The Condensation Theory

b)

The Dynamic Encounter Theory

c)

The Planetesimal Theory

23.

This theory refers the variation of the planetesimal concept, suggested that when a huge tidal wave was created from sun’s collision with another star, a long filament was drawn out and detached from its principal mass.

a)

The Big Bang Theory

b)

The Condensation Theory

c)

The Tidal Theory

24.

Based on this theory, Lamarck believes that change is made by what the organisms want or need.

a)

Mutation Theory of Evolution

b)

Theory of Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics

c)

Theory of Natural Selection

25.

This theory believes on the idea that new species are formed from the sudden and unexpected emergence of alterations in their defining traits.

a)

Mutation Theory of Evolution

b)

Theory of Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics

c)

Theory of Natural Selection

26.

Based on this theory, Darwin believed that the desires of animals have nothing to do with how they evolve, and that changes in an organism during its life do not affect the evolution of the species.

a)

Mutation Theory of Evolution

b)

Theory of Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics

c)

Theory of Natural Selection

27.

This theory believes that the offspring are born with their parents' helpful traits, and as they reproduce, individuals with that trait make up more of the population. The other individuals, that are not so well adapted, die off

a)

Creationism

b)

Evolution of the Universe

c)

Survival of the fittest

28.

It refers to theories of how the first life came about

a)

Abiogenesis

b)

Cosmology

c)

Chemical Evolution

29.

What is the positive effect of Bipedal Locomotion?

a)

Carry tools and weapons

b)

Run faster

c)

Stronger than other species

30.

Remains of the most famous of all fossil so called “ape-man”, Pithecanthropus erectus were discovered near Trinil, Java by the Dutch physician Eugene Dubois

a)

The Heidelberg Man

b)

The Javaman

c)

The Peking man

31.

It refers to fossilized anatomically modern human remains discovered on the island of Palawan.

a)

Cro-Magnon Man

b)

Neanderthal Man

c)

Tabon Man

32.

Who is the proponent of the Mutation Theory of Evolution?

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

Hugo de Vrie

c)

Jean Baptist Lamarck

33.

Who is the proponent of the Theory of Natural Selection?

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

Hugo de Vrie

c)

Jean Baptist Lamarck

34.

Who is the proponent of the Theory of Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics?

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

Hugo de Vrie

c)

Jean Baptist Lamarck

35.

It is called the land between two rivers.

a)

Ganges Civilization

b)

Mesopotamia Civilization

c)

Egyptian Civilization

36.

It is a complex society that is characterized by urban development, social stratification, a form of government, and symbolic systems of communication

a)

Civilization

b)

Empire

c)

Kingdom

37.

What are the two river system in "Fertile Crescent"?

a)

Huang ho and Yangtze River

b)

Sutlej and Brahmaputra Rivers

c)

Tigris and and Euphrates River

38.

A close tie-up between the government and people's religion.

a)

Bureaucracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Theocracy

39.

The worship of many gods.

a)

monotheism

b)

polytheism

c)

theoreticism

40.

The worship of only one god.

a)

monotheism

b)

polytheism

c)

theoreticism

41.

The first formal writing system; scribes used a stylus to make wedge-shaped marks in wet clay tablets.

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Calligraphy

c)

Hieroglyphics

42.

One of the oldest recorded epics which describes how the Sumerians survived one of the disastrous floods of their history.

a)

Epic of Gilgamesh

b)

The Five Great Epics of Tamil

c)

The Odyssey

43.

They are one of the only empire in the Mesopotamian Civilization that practices monotheism.

a)

Babylonians

b)

Hebrews

c)

Phoenicians

44.

The first known empire in the world was established by Sargon I of which Mesopotamian Empire.

a)

Akkadian

b)

Babylonian

c)

Chaldean

45.

The group of people whose name means "land of the purple".

a)

Assyrian

b)

Phoenician

c)

Persian

46.

Nebuchadnezzar built this terrace of flowers for his Persian wife.

a)

Etemenanki

b)

Hanging Gardens

c)

Ziggurat

47.

It is pyramid-shaped temples built to look like a mountain because Sumerians believed the gods preferred to live there.

a)

Etemenanki

b)

Hanging Gardens

c)

Ziggurat

48.

King Nabopolassar ordered the construction of the city and build this tower "to rival the heavens". It is also known as "the house of the foundation of heaven on earth".

a)

Etemenanki

b)

Hanging Gardens

c)

Ziggurat

49.

Dedicated to the Babylonian goddess Ishtar, the gate was constructed using glazed brick with alternating rows of bas-relief mušḫuššu (dragons) and aurochs (bulls), symbolizing the gods Marduk and Adad respectively.

a)

The Ishtar Gate

b)

The Library at Nineveh

c)

Domes

50.

The last great Assyrian king, Ashurbanipal, constructed a great library which includes the stories of Gilgamesh, the Code of Hammurabi, and much of our knowledge of the Ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia comes from the remains of this library.

a)

The Ishtar Gate

b)

The Library at Nineveh

c)

Domes

51.

The believers worshipped Ahura Mazda as their only God.

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Zoroastrianism

52.

Carriers who are expert horseback riders.

a)

Satrapy

b)

Great Royal Road

c)

Pony Express

53.

Darius the Great initiated an efficient government system where the colonies were clustered into provinces each headed by a governor who was given a religious autonomy.

a)

Satrapy

b)

Great Royal Road

c)

Pony Express

54.

uses as a basis of telling time by 60s.

a)

Satrapy

b)

Great Royal Road

c)

Sexagesimal System

55.

A highway that links from Susa in Lydia to Sardis in Persia where communication from the central to the local government were relayed by the Pony express.

a)

Satrapy

b)

Great Royal Road

c)

Sexagesimal System

56.

It is called the "Gift of Nile"

a)

Egyptians

b)

Hebrew

c)

Sumerian

57.

The 'black land' was the fertile land on the banks of the Nile and also known as _________.

a)

Upper Egypt

b)

Middle Egypt

c)

Lower Egypt

58.

The 'red land' was the barren desert that protected Egypt on two sides is also known as _________.

a)

Upper Egypt

b)

Middle Egypt

c)

Lower Egypt

59.

The Old Kingdom is also known as _____________.

a)

EMPIRE AGE

b)

PYRAMID AGE

c)

REUNIFICATION AGE

60.

The Middle Kingdom is also known as _____________.

a)

EMPIRE AGE

b)

PYRAMID AGE

c)

REUNIFICATION AGE

61.

The New Kingdom is also known as _____________.

a)

EMPIRE AGE

b)

PYRAMID AGE

c)

REUNIFICATION AGE

62.

The chief minister (government official) who helped the king rule by supervising the business of government.

a)

PHAROAH

b)

SCRIBES

c)

VIZIER

63.

It means “Great House.”

a)

PHAROAH

b)

SCRIBES

c)

VIZIER

64.

It is the most highly educated and respected job in Egypt.

a)

PHAROAH

b)

SCRIBES

c)

VIZIER

65.

It is the stone statue with a lion’s body and pharaoh’s head built to guard the pyramids

a)

Great Pyramid of Giza

b)

Giza Necropolis

c)

Great Sphinx of Giza

66.

It is the largest of all the Egyptian pyramids and is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

a)

Great Pyramid of Giza

b)

Giza Necropolis

c)

Great Sphinx of Giza

67.

It is process that preserved the body of the dead for entry into the afterlife.

a)

MUMMIFICATION

b)

NATRON

c)

CANOPIC JARS

68.

The Pharaoh who brought monotheism to Egypt

a)

AMENHOTEP IV

b)

RAMSES II

c)

TUTANKHAMON

69.

He is known as the "Boy King" who became a pharaoh at the age of 8 years old

a)

AMENHOTEP IV

b)

RAMSES II

c)

TUTANKHAMON

70.

The last great (powerful) ruler of ancient Egypt

a)

AMENHOTEP IV

b)

RAMSES II

c)

TUTANKHAMON