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Social Studies Final Exam (Part 2)

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define surplus.

a)

More than is needed.

b)

Less than in needed.

c)

Not needed at all.

d)

A plain.

2.

Why were farmers able to grow more food?

a)

Irrigation systems prevented flooding during the spring.

b)

Irrigation systems provided water during droughts.

c)

Irrigation systems provided water for livestock.

d)

All of the above.

3.

Why did Mesopotamians use irrigation?

a)

To control the river's flow of water during spring.

b)

To supply water to their houses.

c)

To sail their boats.

d)

To use for drinking water.

4.

Define irrigation.

a)

A way of supplying crops to an area of land.

b)

A way of supplying water to an area of land.

c)

A way of supplying silt to an area of land.

d)

A way to control the river's flow of water during the spring.

5.

Define division of labor.

a)

Irrigation systems prevented flooding during the spring.

b)

Supplying water to an area of land.

c)

A type of arrangement in which each worker specializes in a particular task or job.

d)

A place where people are divided.

6.

Define Fertile Crescent.

a)

A large arc of rich, fertile farmland

b)

A plateau

c)

A plain

d)

A mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks

7.

Define rural.

a)

City

b)

Countryside

c)

City and countryside

8.

Define urban.

a)

City

b)

Countryside

c)

City and countryside

9.

Define city-state.

a)

City

b)

Countryside

c)

City and countryside

10.

Natural materials that people need and value are called

a)

artifacts

b)

resources

c)

fossils

d)

landforms

11.

Define polytheism.

a)

the worship of one god

b)

growing many crops

c)

the worship of many gods

d)

the study of polygons

12.

All of the following are reasons why Sumerians believed gods were powerful EXCEPT

a)

Gods controlled the harvest

b)

Gods controlled natural disasters

c)

Gods controlled people's health

d)

Gods controlled farmers

13.

Sumerians used writing in all of the following ways EXCEPT

a)

They wrote history and law.

b)

They used it for grammar, math, and writing stories.

c)

They wrote stories, proverbs, and songs.

d)

They used it to draw maps.

14.

What were picture symbols called in Sumerian society?

a)

hieroglyphics

b)

pictographs

c)

cuneiform

d)

cave drawings

15.

What was the world's first system of writing called?

a)

cursive

b)

hieroglyphics

c)

cuneiform

d)

Latin

16.

A stone cylinder engraved with designs was called

a)

a seal

b)

a cylinder

c)

a vase

d)

a cylinder seal

17.

All of the following were ways Sumerians used music EXCEPT

a)

Kings hired musicians to play at special ceremonies.

b)

Children sang in school.

c)

People sang hymns to gods and kings.

d)

Merchants sold songs of famous singers.

18.

The Sumerians used the wheel in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

a)

to make a bicycle.

b)

to make carts.

c)

to make wagons.

d)

to spin clay.

19.

For what reasons did Sumerians use plants, minerals, and animals?

a)

To use as spices in their cooking

b)

To create magical potions

c)

To make medicines

d)

To make offerings to gods and goddesses

20.

All of the following describe how civilization developed along the Nile River except:

a)

Farmers developed irrigation systems like the people in Mesopotamia.

b)

The Nile provided Egyptians with a surplus of food.

c)

The Nile had natural land barriers that made Egypt hard to invade.

d)

Egyptians developed canons and used them to fend off attacks from foreign lands.

21.

Define cataracts.

a)

waves

b)

strong current

c)

strong rapids

d)

rainbows

22.

What were the names of the two regions of Egypt?

a)

Upper and Lower Egypt

b)

Top and Bottom

c)

Left and Right Egypt

23.

What is the definition of pharaoh?

a)

title used by rulers of Egypt

b)

title used by rulers of Mesopotamia

c)

title used by prehistoric people

d)

title used by Mr. Matecki

24.

What was the name of Egypt's capital?

a)

Alden

b)

Buffalo

c)

Lancaster

d)

Memphis

25.

Menes did all of the following to take control of Egypt except:

a)

He invaded and took control of Lower Egypt

b)

He used chariots and iron weapons to conquer Lower Egypt.

c)

He united the two kingdoms.

d)

He combined the two crowns from each kingdom into a double crown

26.

Why did Mesopotamians use irrigation?

a)

to control the river's flow of water during the spring

b)

so they could use water during cooking

c)

to lure animals so they could hunt them

d)

to use for swimming during the summer

27.

Mesopotamians and Egyptians were similar in that they

a)

had pharaohs

b)

developed irrigation

c)

used cuneiform

d)

lived in the Fertile Crescent