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WorksheetsAncient World History
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 50mins
The big question for the unit
Compelling question
Supporting question
How do we answer the big question?
Compelling Question
Supporting Question
An eye witness to an event
Primary Source
Secondary Source
A source that is not an eyewitness
Secondary Source
Primary Source
This is a ziggurat. Which is NOT true of a ziggurat?
It was the tallest structure in the city
It was a temple
It was the tomb for the king or queen
There were steps with a shrine to the gods on top
This was the first written language of Sumerians, meaning wedge shaped.
hieroglyphics
alphabetics
sumerics
cuneiform
In Mesopotamia, Hammurabi's law code covered
men
women
children
slaves
all of these
Hammurabi's code treated people differently
but everyone had some rights.
only men had rights.
women were more important than men.
but not everyone had to follow the law.
What is polytheism?
Belief in many gods
Belief in no god
Belief in all gods
Belief there is one god
Ancient Mesopotamia is also known as
The Gift of the Nile
The land of the free and the home of the brave
The Land of the Rising Sun
The Fertile Crescent
Which two bodies of water were the MOST important to the people of Mesopotamia?
Euphrates River
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Persian Gulf
Tigris River
What is a small, self governing, state that includes surrounding villages and farmland?
Civilization
Mesopotamia
City-State
Nation
Archeologists study ancient places to find out more about their way of life. When Leonard Woolley unearthed the ancient Mesopotamian city of Ur, he found this beautiful Queen's Headdress and other artifacts like tools, chariots, jewelry, pottery, weapons, and even a board game! These artifacts are what kind of source?
Primary Sources
Secondary Sources
Both
Neither
The flooding of the Nile River was
Good for farming because it brought in silt, rich fertile soil
Bad for the pharaoh
Bad for farming because it washed away all the plants
Good for the scribes who taught school
What was the practice ancient Egyptians used to preserve a body so its soul could go on to the afterlife?
Mixing stuff together and hoping for the best
Air Drying
Preservation
Mummification
This writing system was used for important documents and decoration of tombs and sarcophagi in ancient Egypt.
Sanskrit
English
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
What social class in ancient Egypt did this person belong to?
Government official
Priest
Artisan
Peasant/Farmer
Which claim best answers the supporting question: How did the pharaoh impact Egypt?
Tombs were raided for their treasure
Egypt has lots of pyramids
The pharaoh was responsible for protecting the people of Egypt and praying to God for them.
Some pharaohs were women
How are Mesopotamia and Egypt similar? (select 2)
Both were located in river valleys, which are areas of flat land that has a river running through it.
Both flooded regularly without warning.
Both flooded, but it was predictable.
They were known as the Fertile Crescent
Both used irrigation techniques for watering crops
How was flooding different in Egypt than Mesopotamia?
Flooding didn't happen in Egypt
Flooding didn't happen in Mesopotamia
Flooding was yearly in Egypt, but unpredictable in Mesopotamia
Flooding only occurred in Mesopotamia, not Egypt
Where did the first modern humans live as early as 200,000 years ago?
Africa
Asia
Australia
Europe
The Maya had a class system that divided people into different levels of society
True
False
Which proves the Maya were successful mathematicians and astronomers?
They built a pyramid
They played a complicated ball game
They created a 365 day calendar
all of the above
The Maya used glyphs to
farm swamp land
fight back against the conquistadors
represent words, syllables, and sounds as part of a complex system of writing
help build up hip muscle so they would be really good at the ball game
According to the diagram, most people in Egypt were ___ and ___.
peasants, craftsman
peasants, slaves
scribes, soldiers
priests, pharaohs
In this era people were nomads and hunters and gatherers
Paleolithic Age
Neolithic Age
In this era people built permanent homes and relied on agriculture
Paleolithic Age
Neolithic Age
How did the development of agriculture change the way people lived?
It led to the rise of a class of free merchants
It allowed people to create permanent settlements & created surpluses of food
It led to the decline of a class of warriors
It led to a decline in human population
In Economics, Exports are......
Goods bought from another country
Goods sold to another country
In Economics, Imports are......
Goods bought from another country
Goods sold to another country
Which of these were causes of desertification in Northeastern Africa? Select 2.
over grazing of animals
good farming practices
rich soil
crop rotation
wood burning
These features are associated with the Kingdom of Aksum.
Practiced Christianity
Migrated to southern Africa
Pillars of Aksum to mark leaders tombs
Built pyramids
Was part of the silk road
What is this Kushite structure called?
Ziggurat
Pyramid
Deffufa
Stonehenge
Amanirenas is an example of a Kush _______________.
Kandake or Candace
Emperor
General
Pharaoh
This quote is about......
Egypt was far superior than their southern neighbors in Nubia
Harvard Archaeologist, George Reisner, discovering many temples and pyramids in Sudan
The personal bias and prejudice of historians and archaeologists regarding African history
The downfall of Nubia
The Bantu Migration in Africa allowed for the spread of ____________. Select 3.
Bantu Language & Culture
Judaism
Agricultural Tool & Techniques
Hunter/Gatherer Techniques
Iron Smelting Technology
This is an example of ___________________.
Traditional Farming
Terraced Farming
“Even if the invasion had not come, however, Meroe was doomed and had brought this on itself. The iron industry required massive amounts of wood to create charcoal and fuel the furnaces for the iron resulting in deforestation of the once-plentiful forests. The fields were overgrazed by cattle and overused for crops, depleting the soil. Before the Axumites ever arrived, Meroe must have been in decline and would have had to be abandoned anyway.”
According to the passage, what are the two reasons for the fall of the Kushite capital of Meroe?
Invasion of Aksum
Failure to incorporate new technology
Poor Leadership
Deforestation
Egyptians viewed the people of Kush as subjects who should pay tribute to Pharaoh.
True
False
The Kingdom of Kush often traded with which neighbors to the north?
Egypt
Bantu
Rome
Aksum
“For the millionth time I asked myself why they couldn’t judge me on where I stood. Why did they always have to judge me on where I came from.” -Narendra Jadhav
This person was a member of which caste in India?
Brahamins
Rulers
Merchants
Untouchables
“Souls have different journeys. The best thing to know is, not what everybody else does, but what you do. Self-discovery essentially is finding your own dharma, your own rhythm”. - Frederick Lenz
Based on this quote, dharma most likely means what to Hindus:
Duty
Reincarnation
Everything comes back to you
Samsara
“Think good thoughts, say nice things, and do good for others. Everything comes back to you”
This quote is most similar to which Hindu belief?
Dharma
Karma
Samsara
Eightfold Path
Belief in dharma, karma, and samsara
Hinduism
Buddhism
Both
The Ganges River is holy/pure to this religion
Hinduism
Buddhism
Both
Reincarnation is the belief that:
People should fulfill their duty.
There are many gods.
People will be reborn into a new body after death.
There is only one god.
Which of these advancements during the Golden Age of India were part of the Gupta Empire? (Choose 2)
Universities
The letter system we use today
The number system we use today
Porcelain
The Great Pyramids
Trees were cut down in Kush to make _____, used in making tools and weapons.
gold
ivory
steel
iron
What is the difference between BCE and CE?
BCE means before the current economy and CE means current economy
BCE refers to ancient times and CE refers to modern times, they are marked by the birth of Jesus
BC means "bucket challenge" and AD means "any day"
BEC is modern day and CE refers to ancient times
Which geographic feature was shared by the early civilization that developed in China, Egypt, India, and Mesopotamia?
river valleys
island chains
mountain ranges
temperate grasslands
Select the two rivers that provided fresh water to the Chinese people:
Nile River
Huang He (Yellow) River
Chang Jiang (Yangzi) River
Indus River
Tigris River
Select 2 of the following achievements of the Qin Dynasty that helped to unite China
Developed and used the same currency.
Made Confucianism the official religion of China.
Developed a standard form of writing.
All lived in the same houses.
They conquered the Persian Empire
Shock waves displaced a ball that opened in the jaws of the dragon facing the direction of the earthquake hundreds of miles away
rudder
seismograph
paper
plow
Wealthy land owners in Rome who were part of the ruling upper class.
Plebeians
Patricians
Consuls
Republic
Senate
Elected representatives make the laws
Plebeians
Patricians
Consuls
Republic
Senate
The image best represents what type of government?
monarchy
dictatorship
republic
oligarchy
How are the United States and the Roman Republic similar?
both have a dictator
both have a single, powerful chief executive
both allow only male citizens to vote
both have governments where leaders are elected and represent the people
Who ate at the thermopolia in Rome?
Only the rich
Only the poor
The rich all the time, but the poor on special occasions
Both the rich and poor
Roman men trained to fight with weapons against other men or wild animals in an arena
Arch
Amphitheater
Gladiator
Christianity
Which claim BEST answers the supporting question "How did Ancient Romans live?"
Romans believed that one law should apply to all citizens.
Religion was very important to the Romans who adopted many Greek gods, as well as gods from other cultures to create their own group of Roman gods.
Family life in Rome was ruled by the paterfamilias, or “father of the family.”
The rich and poor of Ancient Rome had different foods, education, housing, and were treated differently by the law.
Based on the information, which of these is true about Justinian Code (select 2).
Experts combine the law into a single code
Emperor Justinian wanted people to be treated unfairly
Emperor Justinian wanted to keep the law away from the people
Justinian Code included criminal law, marriage, property, slavery, and women's rights
Justinian Code didn't have a lasting legacy
Which document increased the diversity of citizenship in Rome, hoping more people would be loyal to the emperor?
Twelve Tables
Justinian Code
The Roman Census
Edict of Caracalla
What is the collection of books about Jesus Christ, the disciples, and early Church?
the Prophets
the New Testament
the Koran
the Analects
Why did the Christian religion a community where people were eager to join?
Christians promised unlimited wealth and freedom from Roman rule
To be sent to the afterworld for heroes or commoners
The promised hope of freedom from sickness, disease, and poverty in the afterlife
So that they could meet Mercury in the afterlife
These were the two officials elected by the Senators in Rome. They led the army and the Senate.
Plebeians
Patricians
Consuls
Republic
Senate
Made of iron, used to dig up fields
rudder
seismograph
paper
plow
What is the raw material used to make silk?
cotton
Chinese women
wealthy Romans
cocoon of silk worms
What is the most likely reason that the Roman Emperor Tiberius didn't want Romans wearing silk?
He wanted all the silk for himself
Silk was very expensive and his country was losing gold
He didn't like the fabric
He was afraid to look weak
What crop, other than silk, was mass produced by the Han Dynasty?
potatoes
corn
sushi
rice
Chinese and Indian traders exchanged goods, ideas, and belief systems along the Silk Road. Which belief was spread to China by Indian merchants?
Islam
Judaism
Buddhism
Christianity
The Great Wall was built to
close China to foreign trade
provide a trade route across Asia
protect China from invaders
create a monument to Mongol rule
Select 3 of the philosophies that developed in ancient China:
Confucianism
Buddhism
Daoism
Legalism
Christianity
According to the Mandate of Heaven, a Chinese king could remain in power as long as:
As long as he was alive
There was support by the priests
`He could maintain control
He had the divine right from heaven
The belief that Hindus and Buddhists hold in which you are born, live, die, and then begin the cycle again and can be repeated many times.
Vedas
Dharma
Karma
Samsara
The oldest texts in Hindu that contains hundreds of sacred hymns is called.....
Guru
Vedas
Karma
Dharma
The Mauryan Empire was responsible for unifying India and for the spread of Buddhism under the rule of King Asoka.
True
False
Which of the following religions was founded by Siddhartha Gautama, and is based on the idea of reaching enlightenment?
Hinduism
Judaism
Islam
Christianity
Buddhism
The fixed Indian social class into which a person is born is called...
Vedas
Caste
Dharma
Karma
Which of the following is NOT true about Buddhism?
Siddhartha Gautama was incredibly moved by all the suffering in the world.
Worldly possessions and riches will help you reach enlightenment quicker.
Siddhartha Gautama was born a prince.
Siddhartha Gautama taught living "the Middle Way" where one does not live in one extreme or the other.
What does “direct democracy” mean?
That people vote on laws themselves without representation
That only certain people can serve on juries and hold office
That people who’ve committed crimes can’t vote
That state legislatures elect representatives, not the people themselves
The modern marathon race is inspired by the Athenian messenger who ran 26 miles to Athens to tell them of their victory at Marathon
True
False
During the Golden Age of Athens, Pericles is known for……(Select all that apply)
Building the Parthenon
Writing the Play, Oedipus Rex
Paying Salaries to Public Officials
Supporting Democracy
Which was NOT one of the ways Alexander the Great united his empire?
Adopted Persian customs and traditions
Spreading Greek ideas and culture
A long stable reign of over 60 years
Using Greek, Egyptian, and Persian religions
At the Battle of Thermopylae, how many Spartans stayed behind to fight the Persians in that narrow mountain pass? Their sacrifice allowed the majority of the Spartan army to escape.
150
300
700
1,000
Which Grecian city-state thought the purpose of education was to develop responsible citizens?
Athens
Sparta
Which Grecian city-state had a powerful land army and was suspicious of outsiders?
Athens
Sparta
A system of government where one person has the power like a king
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Tyrant
Democracy
A person who takes power by force and rules with total authority.
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Tyrant
Democracy
A system of government in which a few people hold power.
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Tyrant
Democracy
A system of government in which all citizens share in running the government.
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Tyrant
Democracy
Greeks often used the phalanx in battles. What is the phalanx?
Archers that attack the front lines of the enemy from far away
Close formation in which soldiers move together as one unit to attack
A strategy that involves luring enemies into dangerous terrain
A strategy where you use the cavalry to protect a smaller army
The Persian army had far more superior weapons than the Greek army.
True
False
After the Persian Wars, Athens and Sparta would fight each other for 25 years in the Peloponnesian Wars.
True
False
The Age of Pericles or the Golden Age of Athens was known for ________________________.
Farming and Trade
Prosperity, Culture, & Achievements
Military, Conquest, Rebuilding
Politics and Religion
The Olympics were held every 2 years in Ancient Greece to honor the goddess, Athena
True
False
Greek playwrights competed in festivals in ancient Greece.
True
False
The practice of citizens serving on a jury started in Greece and continues in the United States today.
True
False
Greek architecture is NOT relevant in U.S. public and government buildings
True
False
Which of the following is NOT part of Alexander the Great’s Empire?
Egypt
Babylonia
China
Greece
Indus River Valley
