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8thWH_Quarter 1 Exam Review

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This picture shows an area known as the..
a)
Farming Curve
b)
Fertile Crescent
c)
Green C
d)
Fertile Curve
2.
Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
Hammarabui
c)
Nineveh
d)
Sargon
3.
The Sumerian writing system was called
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Hieroglyphs
c)
English
d)
Sargon
4.
Which of the following were members of the upper class?
a)
kings and priests
b)
artisans
c)
merchants and traders
d)
scribes
5.
When the Akkadians under Sargon conquered the city-states of Sumer, they created the first
a)
empire
b)
huge city-state
c)
nation
d)
democracy
6.
A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a
a)
scribe.
b)
cradle.
c)
Gilgamesh.
d)
ziggurat.
7.
The few Sumerians who learned how to write often held high positions in society as what?
a)
artisans
b)
scribes
c)
heads of households
d)
merchants
8.
Why was Sargon important?
a)
He united Babylon to create the first empire
b)
He united Mesopotamia and created the first Empire
c)
He united Mesopotamia and made the first civilization
d)
He united Babylon and created the first civilization
9.
A city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside
a)
City-State
b)
Country
c)
Villiage
d)
Culture
10.

The Julian calendar was replaced because

a)

it reflected the time Earth takes to move around the Sun

b)

it didn't show enough leap years

c)

it was not accurate enough

d)

none of the above

11.

How long ago was the Gregorian calendar initroduced?

a)

538 years ago

b)

448 years ago

c)

442 years ago

d)

438 years ago

12.
The people who study culture
a)
Anthropologist
b)
Assimilation
c)
Culture
d)
Ethnocentrism
e)
Mascot
13.
The study of culture
a)
Anthropology
b)
Cultural Identity
c)
Material Culture
d)
Non-Material culture
e)
Anthropologist
14.
The remains of an early hominid that lived more than 3 million years ago was discovered by an American paleoanthropologist who nicknamed her _________.
a)
Susan
b)
Donald
c)
Hillary
d)
Lucy
15.
Lucy was a hominid known as Homo sapiens neaderthalensis.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Lucy was named after __________________________.
a)
the Peanuts character
b)
The Beatles song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"
c)
the actress Lucile Ball
d)
The TV show "I Love Lucy"
17.
A __________ shows the order in which events have occurred.
a)
timeline
b)
chronos
c)
title
d)
Anno Domini
18.
Timelines should include 
a)
predictions about the future
b)
unimportant events
c)
important events
19.

How long is a decade?

a)

1 year

b)

10 years

c)

100 years

d)

1000 years

20.

How long is a century?

a)

1 year

b)

10 years

c)

100 years

d)

1000 years

21.

Means "arranged in the order that events happened."

a)

decade

b)

historian

c)

chronological

d)

circa

22.

AD means (2 answers)

a)

In the year of the Lord

b)

Anno domini

c)

After Death

d)

After Christ

23.

Which 2 time designations mark the time before the birth of Christ?

a)

BC and BCE

b)

AD and CE

c)

DC and CE

d)

AD and BC

24.

The most modern terms are ____ and ____ because they exclude religious meaning.

a)

BCE, AD

b)

BCE, CE

c)

BC, AD

d)

CE, BC

25.

AD and _____ represent the same era of time on a timeline.

a)

BC

b)

DC

c)

BCE

d)

CE

26.
Farming and Domestication of Animals resulted in the beginning of....
a)
Paleolithic Age
b)
Metal Age
c)
Neolithic Age
d)
Fire Age
27.
The Neolithic Revolution refers to the time when early humans-
a)
mastered fire.
b)
developed agriculture and settled down.
c)
migrated from Africa.
d)
organized governments
28.
What is Agricultural  Revolution?
a)
When people started singing.
b)
The Agricultural Revolution was a period of technological.
c)
a member of a nomadic people who live chiefly by hunting, fishing, and harvesting wild food.
d)
When people started dancing.
29.

Domesticated animals that provide resources

a)

Division of labor

b)

agriculture

c)

livestock

d)

domesticate

30.

How did early people express themselves

a)

Song

b)

Dance

c)

Art

d)

Rap

31.

Early artists crushed what color rocks and combined them with animal fat to make their paints.

a)

yellow, black and red rocks

b)

red, green, brown rocks

c)

blue, yellow and black rocks

d)

Only brown rocks was used

32.

(True/False) They used twigs and their fingertips to apply these paints to the rock walls.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Why do historians believe cave paintings were created?

a)

bring hunters good luck

b)

record groups history

c)

to be enjoyed

d)

all of the above

34.
How did hunters and gatherers survive for thousands of years using only primitive tools?
a)
They developed language to help them work together. 
b)
They did not use tools for hunting. 
c)
Only small animals, which were easy to hunt, lived during this time.
d)
They had developed farming to provide enough food for everyone.
35.
How did hunter-gatherers express ideas to each other?
a)
written language
b)
primitive spoken language
c)
cave paintings
d)
hieroglyphics
36.
Which of the following is a role for women in hunter-gatherer societies?
a)
gathering fruit, nuts, and roots
b)
sharpening tools
c)
trapping animals
d)
leading the clan
37.
Which of the following are roles of men in hunter-gatherer societies?
a)
maintain fire
maintain fire
b)
take care of children
c)
stay close to settlement
d)
follow, hunt and kill animals
38.

What were the benefits of farmers living near the Nile River?

a)

it created desert like conditions

b)

it flooded and deposited fresh soil

c)

there were no benefits

39.

oldest known community built around 8000 B. C.

a)

Catalhuyuk

b)

Asia

c)

Turkey

d)

Jericho

40.

Neolithic community established around 6700 B.C.

a)

Catalhuyuk

b)

Turkey

c)

Jericho

d)

Asia

41.

What is domestication?

a)

the process of changing plants/animals to make them more useful to humans

b)

farming

c)

creation of something

d)

movement of people

42.

Select all of the following that are traits of a civilization:

a)

Laws/Government

b)

War

c)

Arts & Culture

d)

Writing

e)

Specialized Jobs/Division of Labor

43.

________________ is a signficant trait of a civilization because it keeps people safe and peaceful.

a)

Laws/Government

b)

Arts & Culture

c)

War

d)

Writing

44.
Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers?
a)
the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean
b)
the Tigris and the Persian Gulf
c)
the Persian Gulf and the Euphrates
d)
the Euphrates and the Tigris
45.

What does a society need to have before the division of labor occurs?

a)

a writing system

b)

a common religious faith

c)

a food surplus

d)

an irrigation system

46.
The Sumerian writing system was called
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Hieroglyphs
c)
English
d)
Sargon
47.
a pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the tops, has many terraces
a)
pyramid
b)
ziggurat
c)
Ishtar
d)
battering ram
48.
a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory
a)
city-state
b)
province
c)
empire
d)
Mesopotamia
49.
Who was Hammurabi? 
a)
Hammurabi was a God in Ancient Sumer
b)
Hammurabi was the King of Babylon
c)
Hammurabi was a warrior
50.

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were believed to have been built by...

a)

Sennacherib

b)

Nebuchadnezzar II

c)

Hammurabi

d)

Sargon the Great

51.

Nebuchadnezzar II was said to have built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon as a gift to his wife Amytis.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

What does a hieroglyphic writing system use instead of alphabetic letters?

a)

cuneiform shapes

b)

drawings or symbols

c)

a numerical code

d)

papyrus scrolls

53.

What was the purpose of the pyramids?

a)

to hold rebels as prisoners

b)

to house farmers and their families

c)

to store grain and dried beans

d)

to serve as tombs for pharaohs

54.

For what was papyrus used?

a)

building coffins

b)

making clay

c)

ink

d)

making paper

55.

Why was the invention of papyrus as a writing material important to Egypt?

a)

Papyrus made wonderful fire starters.

b)

Papyrus was easier to write on and easier to transport.

c)

Papyrus was used as cloths to wrap mummies.

d)

Papyrus was another food option for the Egyptians.

56.

Which of these is the best definition of a river basin?

a)

the sources of a river and its tributaries

b)

the delta created by a river at its mouth

c)

the area drained by a river and its tributaries

d)

the length of a river from its source to its mouth

57.

Which of these created barriers to river travel on the Nile in ancient times?

a)

cataracts

b)

dams

c)

floodplains

d)

wadis

58.
line of rulers from one family
a)
theocarcy
b)
monarchy
c)
embalming
d)
dynasty
59.
government of religious leaders
a)
theocracy
b)
dynasty
c)
papyrus
d)
beuracrat
60.

What did Egyptians believe in?

a)

Past Life

b)

Unicorns

c)

After Life

d)

all of the above

61.
What type of government was Egypt?
a)
bureaucracy
b)
theocracy
c)
dynasty
d)
pharaoh
62.

Who was Hapshepsut?

a)

The Queen of Egypt

b)

The Pharaoh of Egypt

c)

The Pharaoh's dead wife

d)

The heir of the Pharaoh's sister

63.

How did Hatshepsut allow Egypt to prosper?

a)

By starting wars

b)

Through trade

c)

Through royal marriages

d)

Hatshepsut did not let Egypt prosper

64.
Hapshepsut was 
a)
The only female pharoah
b)
The longest ruling pharoah
65.
What is a Pharaoh? 
a)
emperor 
b)
King only 
c)
God only 
d)
God and king 
66.

Which Nubian kingdom lasted the longest?

a)

Meroe

b)

Napata

c)

Kerma

d)

Punt

67.

Which kingdom had iron products?

a)

Punt

b)

Meroe

c)

Napata

d)

Kerma

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