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Civilizations Review

Total questions: 79

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How is a fossil different from an artifact?

a)

A fossil is the remains of a long-ago organism, while an artifact is a human-made object.

b)

A fossil is a type of tool, while an artifact is a human-made object.

c)

A fossil is a nomad, and an artifact is a farmer.

d)

A fossil is a dinosaur, and an artifact is a mammal.

2.

Which term describes music, language, clothing, and other aspects of human life?

a)

culture

b)

artifacts

c)

technology

d)

government

3.

Paleolithic people’s tools were made of what material?

a)

iron

b)

glass

c)

stone

d)

gold

4.

Which of the following is an important way that hunter-gatherers got food?

a)

raising animals such as goats

b)

making flour from wheat

c)

gathering fruits and nuts

d)

growing vegetables

5.

Why was the agricultural revolution significant in human history?

a)

People learned to work together to kill large animals.

b)

More people began living as nomads and were able to travel to better climates.

c)

People began living in smaller family groups and depending less on others.

d)

People became farmers and no longer had to depend on hunting and gathering.

6.

Why are primary sources important to understanding human history?

a)

They are always passed down orally from one generation to the next.

b)

They provide historians’ interpretations of past events.

c)

They are based on secondary sources.

d)

They give descriptions of events by a person who lived through them.

7.

What is migration?

a)

doing a back flip

b)

chewing with your mouth open

c)

movement from one place to another.

d)

a hunter-gatherer

8.

People who move from one place to another are called

a)

nomads

b)

mermaids

c)

hunters

d)

farmers

9.

What does the word circa mean in front of the date c. 56 BCE?

a)

Exactly

b)

Around

c)

Before

d)

After

10.

A nomad is a person who...

a)

Stays in one place to farm

b)

Moves frequently and follows their food source.

c)

Domesticates animals f

d)

Is an artisan.

11.

Which of the following created a surplus of food?

a)

Hunter-gatherers

b)

nomads

c)

domestication & agriculture

d)

metallurgy

12.

Agriculture led to specialization of labor. What does that mean?

a)

everyone has a unique job

b)

everyone farmed

c)

everyone hunted

d)

everyone domesticated animals

13.

Which of the following is a characteristic of the Agriculture Revolution?

a)

Domestication of plants & animals

b)

hunting & gathering

c)

nomadic herdmen

d)

temporary shelters

14.

Which of the following go on the LEFT side of a timeline

a)

AD & CE

b)

BCE & BC

15.

Which of the following go on the RIGHT side of a timeline

a)

AD & CE

b)

BCE & BC

16.

Why do they call it the Fertile Crescent?

a)

because the women had a lot of babies

b)

because the animals had a lot of babies

c)

because the moon was in a crescent form all of the time

d)

The land was fertile and shaped like a crescent moon.

17.

Who were considered the first civilized people?

a)

the Egyptians

b)

the Babylonians

c)

the Americans

d)

the Sumerians

18.

What is polytheism?

a)

an amphibian with many legs

b)

the worship of many gods

c)

the worship of one god

d)

the worship of no god/gods

19.

Three things that the Sumerians invented were...

a)

The wheel, writing, and the plow.

b)

The wheel, top, and toys.

c)

The wheel, the telephone, and houses

d)

The wheel, the computer, and guns.

20.

What is cuneiform?

a)

the first writing system

b)

a game made with cubes

c)

the first written law

d)

a seal

21.

What is a ziggurat?

a)

a tomb for the king

b)

a temple where the priests worshiped their gods

c)

a temple where the priests performed human sacrifices

d)

a Mesopotamian cigarett.

22.
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
23.
Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
Hammarabui
c)
Nineveh
d)
Sargon
24.
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.
25.
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
26.
Which body of water does the Nile River flow into?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Red Sea
27.
What were pyramids?
a)
temples to the gods
b)
prisons
c)
tombs for pharaohs
d)
tombs for nobles
28.
What is Egyptian writing called?
a)
cuneiform
b)
hieroglyphic
c)
characters
d)
Sanskrit
29.
Why was papyrus important to ancient Egyptians?
a)
it made it easier to keep records and communicate
b)
it allowed them to sail too far away ports for trade
c)
it allowed them to create a system of writing
d)
it kept mice out of the granaries
30.
Who was at the top of the Egyptian social order?
a)
slaves
b)
pharaoh
c)
priests
d)
scribes
31.
An example of a delta is 
a)
Egyptian Hieroglyphics
b)
A plane formation
c)
a triangle-shaped area of land made from soil deposited by a river.
d)
The rapids along the Nile
32.
What is a dynasty?
a)
a collection of queens
b)
a collection of kingdoms
c)
series of rulers from different families
d)
series of rulers from the same family
33.

How did the Nile River benefit Egyptians? (select all that apply)

a)

fresh drinking water

b)

floods destroyed homes and crops

c)

floods provided silt

d)

papyrus grew near the river

e)

a waterway for transportation

34.
How did ancient Egyptians show their belief in an after life?
a)
They believed in only one god
b)
They preserved (Mummified) the bodies of the dead
c)
They became famous warriors
d)
They prayed in temples everyday
35.
Why did the ancient Egyptians place the favorite belongings of the pharaoh in his tomb?
a)
So no other human would ever use them
b)
To keep thieves from stealing them
c)
To prevent his servants from stealing them
d)
So they could be used by the pharaoh in the next life
36.

the personal duty one must follow to be a better being in the next life

a)

nirvana

b)

Buddha

c)

karma

d)

dharma

37.

a force that decides the forms that people will be reborn as in their next lives

a)

nirvana

b)

Buddha

c)

karma

d)

dharma

38.

the rebirth of the soul

a)

nirvana

b)

reincarnation

c)

karma

d)

sutra

39.

an emotional or spiritual state of perfect peace and happiness in Buddhism

a)

nirvana

b)

reincarnation

c)

karma

d)

sutra

40.

Buddhism strictly enforced the caste system.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

Who founded Buddhism during the 500s b.c.?

a)

the Dalai Lama

b)

Sarawati

c)

Lakshmi

d)

Siddhartha Gautama

42.

The Buddha believed that the only way to find truth was to follow

a)

all desires

b)

the Eightfold Path

c)

the Four Noble Truths

d)

suffering

43.

The enlightened state achieved when Hindu’s become free from the cycle of reincarnation.

a)

Nirvana

b)

Heaven

c)

Moksha

d)

Equilibrium

44.

To which Varna would skilled craftspeople have belonged?

a)

Brahmins

b)

Kshatriyas

c)

Vaisyas

d)

Sudras

45.
What is a land mass that is set apart from a continent?
a)
Peninsula
b)
Cravass
c)
Subcontinent
d)
citadel
46.
What is the highest varna in the Indian Caste System called (priests)?
a)
Kshatriyas
b)
Sudras
c)
Brahmin
d)
Dalits
47.
Name of people who came to the Northern part of India in 1500 B.C (noble ones)
a)
Aryans
b)
Persians
c)
Babylonians
d)
Egyptians
48.
Where did people first settle near India?
a)
Indus River 
b)
Nile River
c)
Himalaya Mts.
d)
Ganges River
49.

China's civilization developed between which two rivers?

a)

Yin and Yang

b)

Chang Jiang and Yangtze

c)

Shang and Zhou

d)

Huang He (Yellow River) and Yangtze (Long River)

50.
What is the central idea of Daoism
a)
Duty to community
b)
Living in harmony with nature
c)
Enforcing laws with harsh punishments
d)
Humans are naturally evil
51.
Chinese philosophy developed by Hanfeizi; taught that humans are naturally evil and therefore need to be ruled by harsh laws
a)
Confucianism
b)
Daoism
c)
Legalism
d)
Mandate of Heaven
52.
Why did Qin Shi huangdi build the Great Wall of China?
a)
For shelter
b)
For protection from invaders from the north
c)
For decoration
d)
For fun
53.
Which one of these achievements was Shi Huangdi responsible for?
a)
Standardized writing, measurement and currency
b)
Built the Great Pyramids
c)
Founded Islam
d)
Founded Christianity
54.

Confucianism focused on

a)

Following the vedas of hinduism

b)

The yin and yang

c)

worshipping more than one god

d)

Respecting rulers and elders

55.

The ancient Chinese were able to flourish independently, and without much interference from outsiders due to...

a)

their reputation and strength as a military power

b)

the outsiders not wanting what the Chinese had

c)

their geography providing many natural barriers

d)

their rivers being very difficult to navigate

56.
Which of the following is true about the empire of Alexander the Great?
a)
The empire was smaller than his father's.
b)
The empire was limited to the land around the Mediterranean.
c)
The empire included land in Asia, Europe, and Africa.
d)
The empire was along trade routes
57.
Which of the following is a long-lasting achievement of the Ancient Athenians?
a)
spreading Christianity
b)
establishing democracy
c)
ending citizenship
d)
creating a new religion
58.
Who were the only citizens allowed to vote in Ancient Athens?
a)
married males, slave, no land owned
b)
women born in Athens, slave, owned land
c)
adult free male, owned land, trace roots back to Athens
d)
married women, military men, no land owned
59.
Greece was surrounded by water on 3 sides.  What is this landform called?
a)
an island
b)
a peninsula
c)
a port
d)
a natural harbor
60.
What type of government developed in Athens?
a)
oligarchy
b)
direct democracy
c)
monarchy
d)
tyranny
61.
Which of the following is a  government where a few wealthy people rule?
a)
Monarchy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Democracy 
d)
Communism
62.
Which of the following describes Spartan women?
a)
They were treated harshly, almost like slaves.
b)
They mostly fought as soldiers alongside men.
c)
They were trained to build up their bodies and were allowed to own land.
d)
All of the above. 
63.
Which of the following statements best describes the citizens of Athens?
a)
They spoke different languages
b)
They valued their freedoms and took an active role in government
c)
They overthrew their government by force.
d)
They develop the art of war.
64.
How does Athenian democracy differ from our democracy?
a)
In Athens they directly voted to make decisions and we elect representatives.
b)
Athens had less people on a jury than we have today.
c)
Athens didn’t allow foreigners to vote or make decisions.
d)
Women had more rights in Athenian democracy.
65.
In Athens, wealthy boys…
a)
went to school to learn reading, writing, arithmetic, music, and physical education
b)
studied warfare and were placed in the army. They could retire at age 60.
c)
became farmers and grew food for the wealthy.
d)
were taught astronomy, geometry, and science.
66.
Which of the following would be an advantage to living in Athens over Sparta?
a)
Athenian woman had more power in the government.
b)
Athens valued education more than Sparta.
c)
Athens had better military training than Sparta.
d)
Athens had less people involved in the government.
67.

On what river was Rome established?

a)

Euphrates

b)

Nile

c)

Yellow

d)

Tiber

68.

What is the difference between a plebian and a patrician?

a)

Plebeians are rich and patricians are poor.

b)

Plebeians are slaves and a patrician was rich.

c)

Patricians are rich and plebeians are poor.

d)

There weren't any differences between the two.

69.

Julius Caesar ruled during

a)

the Roman Empire.

b)

the reunification of Rome.

c)

the Roman Republic.

d)

the Pax Romana.

70.

What is the Pax Romana?

a)

long period of war

b)

long period of drought

c)

long period of peace

d)

long period of rule

71.

Which of these helped cause the decline of the Roman Empire?

a)

Pax Romana

b)

Punic Wars

c)

the size of the empire

d)

Marcus Aurelius

72.

Who converted to Christianity before his death?

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Constantine

c)

Caligula

d)

Marcus Aurelius

73.

Which institution had the most power during the Republic?

a)

Plebieans

b)

Senate

c)

Consuls

d)

The Tribunes

74.

Which officials, elected by the Senate, led the armies?

a)

Tribunes

b)

Praetors

c)

Plebeians

d)

Consuls

75.

Which Roman general invaded Italy in 49 BC, started a civil war, then became "dictator for life?"

a)

Julius Ceasar

b)

Marius

c)

Pompey

d)

Scipio Africanus

76.

He was the first emperor of the Roman Empire.

a)

Octavian/Augustus Caesar

b)

Brutus

c)

Cassius

d)

Pompey

77.

What Roman innovation brought fresh water to cities?

a)

Canals

b)

Ballistas

c)

Aqueducts

d)

Catapults

78.

These Roman innovations helped facilitate the movement of troops.

a)

Roads

b)

Aqueducts

c)

Amphitheaters

d)

Concrete

79.

The Roman Empire helped spread this religion.

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Zoroastrianism

d)

Islam

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