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WorksheetsAncient Civilizations World History Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which of the following was most affected by the invention of money?
warfare
religion
trade
agriculture
Which of the following could be an artifact of a hunter-gatherer?
language
stone tools
maps of their land
written documents
With the development of agriculture...
everyone kept hunting
some stayed in their villages year-round
people stayed in the same place
people became more alike
The first farming villiages were located in...
river valleys
tropical rain forests
mountain pastures
dry desserts
A new form of writing developed in the Indus Valley was called...
Sanskrit
hieroglyphics
cuneiform
quipu
The process of building canals to bring water to plants and animals is called...
domestication
slash and burn
agriculture
irrigation
Who was the founder of Judaism?
Muhammad
Abraham
Siddhartha
Confucius
In any Greek city-states, the assembly...
controlled trade and economy
built walls to protect from invasion
created laws for people to follow
oversaw religious ceremonies
Which of the following did the Romans borrow directly from the Greeks?
building methods
government
language
gladiators
Who was the leader of Rome during the Pax Romana?
Marcus Aurelius
Julius Caesar
Constantine
Augustus
Ancient Sumerians developed a written language called...
Sanskrit
cuneiform
hieroglyphics
phonics
Which of the following was a major contribution of the Ancient Chinese civilization?
democracy
written language
aqueducts
silk
Life in the Middle Ages included a system of trading protection for loyalty, which has come to be known as...
a caste system
the feudal system
a civil service system
the draft system
King John agreed to follow laws like all citizens when he signed the ______________ in 1215.
Justinian Code
Treaty of London
Magna Carta
Law of the Twelve Tables
What was the purpose of the Crusades?
to unite the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church
to retake the Holy Land from Muslim control
to conquer the Byzantine Empire
to spread the teachings of Muhammad
Which of the following is NOT true about the Roman Catholic Church during the Middle Ages?
The Church founded schools and universities
The Church leaders were also Kings and Queens
The Church leaders spoke ancient languages
The Church promoted a classical learning style
One result of the Black Death that occured in the late 1340s was...
the population of Europe decreased greatly
the Feudal system go stronger
the number of manors increased
The Pope moved to Constantinople
Justinian's accomplishments include all of the following except...
winning the Crusades
creating a written code of laws
expanding the territory of the Byzantine Empire
building the Hagia Sophia
Gunpowder was used during the Tang Dynasty for...
religious purposes
fireworks
nothing
explosives
Japan was organized under the __________.
caste system
feudal system
civil service system
pueblo system
The Aztec Empire was located in present day ___________.
Egypt
Mexico
Brazil
Italy
Which of the following is NOT a contribution of Islamic civilization?
building of libraries
map of the stars
Arabic numbers
seismograph
Many of the ideas during the Renaissance came from...
the teachings of Martin Luther
the Catholic Church
Italian navigators and sailors
Greek and Roman traditions
During the Renaissance, artists were supported by ________________.
the government
traders
patrons
taxes
Humanism developed from the traditions of which ancient civilization?
Greek and Roman
Indian and Roman
Egyptian and Chinese
Greek and Egyptian
Who was responsible for creating the printing press used during the Renaissance?
Leonardo da Vinci
Johannes Gutenberg
Martin Luther
Michelangelo
Which of the following Renaissance advancements deals with the study of the human body?
astronomy
anatomy
trade
Humanism
Who was responsible for starting the Protestant Reformation?
Martin Luther
John Calvin
Pope Leo X
Johannes Gutenberg
Who was the first person to attempt to circumnavigate the globe?
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Amerigo Vespucci
Vasco de Gama
What was the Triangle Trade?
a route by which people in the Americas and Europe traded
a system that included the trading of enslaved Africans between the Americas and Europe
a new name for the Silk Road
a route that Mongol sea traders took to get to Europe
One of the negative aspects for the Columbian Exchange was that ...
most European countries lost money
many died due to the spread of diseases
Kings and Queens lost control of their countries
trade between Europe and Africa decreased
Living in groups helped hunter and gatherers...
develop an economy
create a system of writing
meet their basic needs
control the flooding of their farmland
Which civilization created the first alphabet?
Sumerians
Phonecians
Aztecs
Assyrians
Where was the Ancient Egyptian civilization located?
Indus River Valley
Ganges River Valley
Huang He River Valley
Nile River Valley
Which of the following ideas did Confucius support?
legalism
family relationships
disorder
warfare
What made trade difficult for the Ancient Greeks?
the rivers were difficult to cross
there were too many deserts
the mountains were difficult to travel across or go around
nobody wanted to trade with the Greeks because they had no supplies
In return for protection, feudal peasants were expected to...
work the land
attend church
serve in the army
learn a trade
Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Islam?
fasting
charitable contributions
pilgrimage to Mecca
taxation of property
Who is the founder of Buddhism?
Muhammad
Abraham
Siddhartha Gautama
Jesus Christ
Who made government decisions in Athens?
a dictator
the people by majority rule
the King
tribunes
What is Bushido?
a code of honor followed by Samurai
a book of Japanese fairy tales
a collection of religious teachings
a popular form of poetry
What two rivers were integral in the development of Mesopotamia?
Huang He & Yellow Rivers
Indus & Po Rivers
Tigris & Euphrates Rivers
Mississippi & Hudson Rivers
Which civilization was responsible for pyramids?
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Rome
Ancient China
Ancient Greece
What name was given to the rulers of Ancient Egypt?
Emporer
President
Pharaoh
King
What caused early humans to migrate out of Africa?
drought
famine
Ice Age
other tribes pushing them out
What is the holy text in Judaism?
Bible
Vedas
Torah
there is no holy text
What was the Medieval knights code of honor?
Chivalry
Manners
Bushido
They had no code of honor
What caused a rapid decrease of population in Europe during the Middle Ages?
the Magna Carta
the Hundred Years' War
Black Death
Crusades
Which South American (Mesoamerican) civilization kept records by tying knots on colored rope?
Aztecs
Mayan
Incan
Olmec
Who is credited with inventing the telescope?
Galileo Galilei
Nicolaus Copernicus
Ptolemy
Isaac Newton
