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WorksheetsAncient World Civ. Mid-Term Review 2021
Total questions: 63
Worksheet time: 2hrs 6mins
What is a map?
a tool that shows details about an area
a fiction book
sleeping during the day
a tool used to feed a baby
What is a globe?
round map that shows places on earth
a flat map of a state
weather in your area
What is a map key?
a chart that show what symbols mean on a map
round map
flat map
What is a compass rose?
a tool that shows north, south, east, and west on a map
symbols on a map
flowers on a map
What is north of the picnic area?
woods
soccer field
swimming pool
playground
Shows the directions on a map.
compass rose
scale
key
Explains the pictures on a map.
border
scale
key or legend
One of seven large bodies of land on Earth.
country
continent
ocean
Shows the distances.
compass rose
key
scale
An area with common features that make it different from other areas.
region
country
border
A body of land surrounded on all sides by water.
island
country
continent
A large body of salt water.
island
ocean
continent
According to this chart, which country spent the least money on books in 2004?
Germany
France
Italy
Australia
This chart shows the composition of lunar soil. Which element is third most abundant?
Silicon
Magensium
Iron
Impossible to tell
Which ice cream is most liked by second grade?
Vanilla
Strawberry
Lemon
Chocolate
Peach
Which type of milk is the favorite of respondents to this survey?
Plain skim milk
Plain 1% milk
Plain 2% milk
Plain whole milk
Which day of the week has roughly 125 accidents on average?
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
How many students have more than 1 sibling?
8
6
4
10
What percentage of students picked either Frozen or Wall-E as their favorite Disney movie?
42%
14%
47%
You can't answer this question from the graph.
Why do they call it the Fertile Crescent?
because the women had a lot of babies
because the animals had a lot of babies
because the moon was in a crescent form all of the time
The land was fertile and shaped like a crescent moon.
Who were considered the first civilized people?
the Egyptians
the Babylonians
the Americans
the Sumerians
What is polytheism?
an amphibian with many legs
the worship of many gods
the worship of one god
the worship of no god/gods
Three things that the Sumerians invented were...
The wheel, writing, and the plow.
The wheel, top, and toys.
The wheel, the telephone, and houses
The wheel, the computer, and guns.
What is cuneiform?
the first writing system
a game made with cubes
the first written law
a seal
What did a scribe do?
He wrote for the king and government officials.
He wrote stories.
He told stories.
He was in charge of collecting the taxes.
What is a ziggurat?
a tomb for the king
a temple where the priests worshiped their gods
a temple where the priests performed human sacrifices
a Mesopotamian cigarett.
Grand temple with a shrine at the top
levee
nomads
ziggurat
pyramid
building dams, channels, canals, and ditches to bring water to crops
irrigation
nomads
ziggurat
scribes
What was the primary reason that civilization first developed in Mesopotamia?
Important centers of learning were in the valleys.
The mountains kept out warring tribes.
Farmers could use tractors and other machinery easily.
The soil was fertile because of flood deposits and silt.
Mesopotamia was located in an AREA with nutrient-rich soil that was great for farming. That AREA of LAND was called?
The Flooded Plain
The Fertile Crescent
The Great Plains
The Delta
Nebuchadnezzar was the King of
Persia
Babylon
Rome
Jerusalem
We have written records from the Assyrians of how they treated their enemies. Which of the following shows how the Assyrians treated their war captives/enemies?
decapitated (cut heads off)
flayed people (skinned them alive)
Nailed human skin to city walls
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were believed to have been built by...
Sennacherib
Nebuchadnezzar II
Hammurabi
Sargon the Great
Why was the hanging gardens built?
The king's wife missed her homeland.
The king missed his garden.
The king wanted more greenery at his palace.
The king's wife wanted to plant roses.
The first empire of all time was...
Chaldean Empire
Akkadian Empire
Babylonian Empire
Assyrian Empire
This empire had a strong army of 50,000 soldiers...
Babylonian Empire
Chaldean Empire
Akkadian Empire
Assyrian Empire
The building of which monument in the United States was inspired by Abu Simbel?
Lincoln Memorial
Statue of Liberty
Washington Monument
Mt. Rushmore
Ramses II was best known as the best preserved mummy, but he is also known for having
lots of farms
lots of wives and kids
large pyramid
being very tall
Akhenaten tried to change the religion of Egyptians from POLYTHEISM to
monotheism
cookie worshiping
monarchy
partnership
