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Mid Civilization Challenge

Total questions: 82

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What do you call a person with no permanent home that follows their food?
a)
artifact
b)
society
c)
nomad
d)
culture
2.

What is it called when different people do different jobs based on their skills?

a)

survival

b)

society

c)

job specialization

d)

culture

3.
Migrate means
a)
to stay in one place
b)
to hunt animals
c)
to farm
d)
to move from place to place
4.

Where do archaeologists believe the first humans originated?

a)

Europe

b)

East Africa

c)

North America

d)

South Africa

5.

To have more than enough of something is a/an _______

a)

detriment to society.

b)

artisan

c)

nomad.

d)

surplus.

6.

Which one is NOT a way that farmers increased crop production?

a)

creating irrigation

b)

planting in river valleys

c)

using chemical fertilizers

d)

planting the best seeds

7.

Farming led to a sharp increase in ________.

a)

using weed killer

b)

artwork

c)

population

d)

hunting with spears

8.

Leaders in a tribal rule system are chosen by ______.

a)

age

b)

strength

c)

best hunter

d)

all could be options

9.

Taming animals for human use.

a)

domestication

b)

tribal rule

c)

artisan

d)

surplus

10.

A society that has a centralized government, specific leaders, and specialized jobs.

a)

tribal rule

b)

civilization

c)

job specialization

d)

Neolithic Era

11.

Social classes are normally based on ________.

a)

wealth

b)

health

c)

height

d)

strength

12.

What did people do to become the first farmers?

a)

they developed the wheel so they could plough

b)

they lived in the Fertile Crescent

c)

they quit hunting

d)

they sacrificed their food source to plant crops

13.

What was the religion of Neolithic hunter and gatherers?

a)

Unknown with no written language

b)

Polytheistic - belief in multiple gods

c)

Monotheistic - belief in one god

d)

Animals were treated as gods

14.

What tool is this an example of?

a)

mortar and pestle

b)

sickle

c)

knife

d)

wheel

15.
"the land between the rivers"; an early civilization between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
a)
China
b)
India
c)
Egypt
d)
Mesopotamia
16.
A city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside
a)
City-State
b)
Country
c)
Villiage
d)
Culture
17.
Belief in more than one god
a)
Polytheism
b)
Monotheism
c)
Theocracy
d)
Theology
18.
Temples built by Sumerians to honor the gods and goddesses they worshiped
a)
City-States
b)
Statues
c)
Churches
d)
Ziggurats
19.
A form of writing that uses groups of wedges and lines. It originated in Mesopotamia.
a)
Heiroglyphics
b)
Cuneiform
c)
Sumerian
d)
Sanskrit
20.
Babylonian leader who created the first written code of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
Sargon
c)
Hammurabi 
d)
Sumer
21.
Rule by one person, a king or queen
a)
Dictatorship
b)
Theorcracy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Oligarchy
22.
A system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams
a)
Fertile Crescent
b)
polytheism
c)
cuneiform
d)
irrigation
23.
What are the two main rivers in Mesopotamia?
a)
Tigris and Nile
b)
Tigris and Amazon
c)
Tigris and Euphrates
d)
Euphrates and Mississippi
24.

What role does ziggurats play in Mesopotamia?

a)

Hammurabi's Courthouse

b)

House of worship

c)

Castle for nobility

d)

Palace for kings

25.

Punishments under the Code of Hammurabi

a)

were more harsh for people of lower social classes.

b)

stressed reform rather than retribution for crimes.

c)

did not cover domestic/family concerns.

d)

did not apply to the upper class.

26.

The green shaded area on the map shows an area known as ...

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

the Fertile Crescent

c)

River Valley

d)

Fertile Curve

27.
Which of the following were members of the upper class?
a)
kings and priests
b)
artisans
c)
merchants and traders
d)
scribes
28.

According to the Code of Hammurabi, what does "eye for an eye" mean?

a)

turn the other cheek

b)

hurt others before they have a chance to hurt you

c)

whatever crime someone commits, have equal punishments back to them

d)

treat others as you would want to be treated

29.

Lacking natural resources, how did the Sumerian city-states protect themselves from invasion?

a)

Maintained a large standing army.

b)

Built brick walls surrounding their cities.

c)

Built heavily fortified castles.

d)

Had a chain of forts on the outside perimeter of their city states.

30.
Cuneiform was recorded on what kind of material?
a)
ancient paper
b)
papyrus
c)
clay tablets
d)
tree bark
31.
Which of the following is  NOT true of Hammurabi's code?
a)
It covered many aspects of Babylonian life, not just crimes.
b)
t was used by many later civilizations as a model
c)
It treated all people the same under the law.
d)
It was carved in stone.
32.

Where did the first civilizations arise?

a)

in the mountains

b)

near the sea

c)

in river valleys

d)

in the desert

33.

Who built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?

a)

Sargon

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Nebuchadnezzar

d)

Nabopolosssar

34.
What body of water does the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flow into?
a)
The Red Sea
b)
The Mediterranean Sea
c)
The Arabian Sea
d)
The Persian Gulf
35.

The fertile land close to the Nile River is called what?

a)

Red Land

b)

Black Land

c)

Fertile Crescent

d)

Sahara Desert

36.

Which of the following is an example of red land?

a)

Nile Delta

b)

Memphis

c)

Nubian Desert

d)

Mediterranean Sea

37.

The Nile River empties into which body of water?

a)

Red Sea

b)

Persian Gulf

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Upper Egypt

38.

What is a succession of rulers from the same family?

a)

Pharaoh

b)

Dynasty

c)

Epic

d)

Monotheism

39.

An adult who rules in the place of a ruler who is a child and inherited a kingdom too young, a ruler who is absent, or a ruler who is disabled is called a what?

a)

Khafra

b)

Vizier

c)

Regent

d)

Substitude

40.

The Egyptian process of preserving the body for the afterlife is called what?

a)

Natron

b)

The Ka

c)

Embalming

d)

Mummificaiton

41.

What is the belief in only one god?

a)

Polytheism

b)

Regent

c)

Monotheism

d)

Opitheism

42.

What is the purpose of the pyramids?

a)

tomb for the pharaohs

b)

dedication to the gods

c)

a prison for grave robbers

d)

to help determine the seasons

43.

The plant that thrived along the Nile, which Egyptians used for writing was called what?

a)

Nile Delta

b)

Bamboo

c)

Papyrus

d)

Kemet

44.

What organ was left inside the body during mummification?

a)

The brain

b)

The heart

c)

The liver

d)

The lungs

45.

Rapids along a river

a)

noble

b)

cataract

c)

ka

d)

obelisk

46.

Area around the Nile covered with rich silt

a)

cataract

b)

pharaoh

c)

Red Land

d)

Black Land

47.

Title used by Egyptian rulers

a)

pharaoh

b)

Ka

c)

dynasty

d)

obelisk

48.

Period from 2700 to 2200 BC in Egyptian history that began shortly after Egypt was unified.

a)

Old Kingdom

b)

Middle Kingdom

c)

New Kingdom

d)

Ancient Kingdom

49.

Object inscribed with hieroglyphics that allowed historians to understand Egyptian writing

a)

papyrus

b)

obelisk

c)

Rosetta Stone

d)

delta

50.
Ancient Egyptian history is divided into how many kingdoms?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
5
d)
2
51.

The Nile River's flooding could be described as

a)

unpredictable

b)

destructive

c)

predictable

d)

rare

52.

A government in which the same person is both the political and religious leader is called a

a)

dynasty

b)

theocracy

c)

bureaucrat

d)

pharaoh

53.

The ancient Egyptians believed that their pharaohs were...

a)

unfair and cruel

b)

gods in human form

c)

greedy and selfish

d)

the best rulers in the whole wide world

54.

What physical feature separates the subcontinent of India from the rest of Asia?

a)

Deccan Plateau

b)

Himalayas

c)

Bay of Bengal

d)

Hindu Kush

55.

What were the biggest cities of the Indus Valley Civilization?

a)

Mohenjo-Daro and Harrapa

b)

Harrapa and Sumer

c)

Mohenjo-Daro and Ganges

d)

Sumer and Mohenjo-Daro

56.

What did early farming villages in India depend on?

a)

the summer monsoon to bring rain

b)

the winter monsoon to bring sun

c)

the spring monsoon to bring flooding

d)

the fall monsoon to bring pumpkins

57.

What group was in the highest caste?

a)

rulers and warriors

b)

priests

c)

commoners

d)

untouchables

58.

What was Siddhartha Gautama before he became the Buddha?

a)

Soldier

b)

Guru

c)

Priest

d)

Hindu prince

59.

How did the Buddha achieve enlightenment?

a)

He fasted.

b)

He walked across India.

c)

He meditated.

d)

He fought neighboring cities.

60.

Which belief or practice is not shared by Buddhism?

a)

reincarnation

b)

caste system

c)

meditation

61.

What did Asoka do after the war with Kalinga?

a)

He invaded and conquered Magadha.

b)

He began following Buddhist ideals.

c)

He made religion illegal.

d)

He converted to Hinduism.

62.

What river did people in ancient India settle along?

a)

Tigris

b)

Nile

c)

Indus

d)

Euphrates

63.

What is a strong, seasonal wind that brings heavy rain to southern Asia?

a)

hurricane

b)

tsunami

c)

monsoon

d)

typhoon

64.
Why do we know less about the Indus Valley than other civilizations?
a)
We haven't found ancient artifacts and ruins.
b)
We have not discovered the location of the civilization.
c)
We can't interpret their writing.
d)
We do not have anyone who has survived from the civilization to ask.
65.

What was a "seal" in the Indus Valley?

a)

A clay object with an animal and symbols

b)

A way to hold an envelope together

c)

A barking animal

d)

An ancient ritual of religion

66.

What is a citadel?

a)

a fortified area in a city

b)

a place to store grains

c)

a special temple

d)

a market place

67.

Where was the Indus Valley Civilization?

a)

South Africa

b)

Pakistan and India

c)

Iraq and China

68.

The Indus Valley cities were built with:

a)

Stone

b)

Brick

c)

Wood

d)

Straw

69.
The effect of a person's actions in this and in previous lives. 
a)
karma
b)
dharma
c)
ahisma
d)
moksha
70.
The rebirth of a soul in a new body. 
a)
dharma
b)
reincarnation
c)
ahisma
d)
shrine
71.
What animal is considered sacred to the Hindus?
a)
Monkey
b)
Spider
c)
Cow
d)
Dog
72.
Shiva the _______.
a)
creator
b)
great
c)
perserver
d)
destroyer
73.

How was Ashoka related to Chandragupta?

a)

Ashoka was the grandson.

b)

Chandragupta was the son.

c)

They were brothers.

d)

There was no relation between the rulers.

74.
The purpose of the The Great Wall of China, as originally constructed by the Qin Dynasty, was to
a)
prevent immigration.
b)
prevent foreign invasion.
c)
show the greatness of the emperor.
d)
divide the empire into rival states.
75.

This tiny worm - bombyx mori - is only a few inches long but it had an enormous impact on Chinese history. What made this worm so important?

a)

it produced silk

b)

it was used as poison

c)

it destroyed cotton crops

d)

it was part of the Chinese diet

76.

All of these are describing what Chinese dynasty?


Followed the Warring States Period

Reigned 221–206 BCE

Centralized power over China

Began building a Great Wall

a)

Han

b)

Ming

c)

Qin

d)

Zhou

77.

In classical China, women existed in a patriarchal society, meaning

a)

they were used in negotiations to end wars.

b)

they were expected to have very large families.

c)

families were structured around the families of the mother.

d)

men held most of the political, economic, and social power.

78.

What would be the BEST title for this list?

· Yangtze, Gobi, Huang He, Takla Makan

a)

Geography of Ancient China

b)

Religion of Ancient China

c)

Accomplishments of Ancient China

d)

Politics of Ancient China

79.

What would be the BEST title for this list?

· Qin, Shi Huangdi, Han, Liu Bang, Wudi

a)

Geography of Ancient China

b)

Religion of Ancient China

c)

Accomplishments of Ancient China

d)

Politics of Ancient China

80.
The right of a Chinese Dynasty to rule with the blessings of the Gods is called...?
a)
The Mandate of Heaven
b)
The Dynastic Cycle
c)
The Heavenly Commandments
d)
The Oracle Bones
81.
How was Chinese civilization affected by mountains and deserts?
a)
They became wealthy.
b)
They were isolated from other civilizations.
c)
They made it easier to travel.
d)
They made China easy to be attacked.
82.

Why is the Huang He/Yellow River also known as "China's Sorrow."

a)

Influenced the monsoon

b)

Tsunami's

c)

Catastrophic Flooding

d)

Frequent droughts

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