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WorksheetsSocial Studies Final Exam (Part 2)
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
Define surplus.
More than is needed.
Less than in needed.
Not needed at all.
A plain.
Why were farmers able to grow more food?
Irrigation systems prevented flooding during the spring.
Irrigation systems provided water during droughts.
Irrigation systems provided water for livestock.
All of the above.
Why did Mesopotamians use irrigation?
To control the river's flow of water during spring.
To supply water to their houses.
To sail their boats.
To use for drinking water.
Define irrigation.
A way of supplying crops to an area of land.
A way of supplying water to an area of land.
A way of supplying silt to an area of land.
A way to control the river's flow of water during the spring.
Define division of labor.
Irrigation systems prevented flooding during the spring.
Supplying water to an area of land.
A type of arrangement in which each worker specializes in a particular task or job.
A place where people are divided.
Define Fertile Crescent.
A large arc of rich, fertile farmland
A plateau
A plain
A mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks
Define rural.
City
Countryside
City and countryside
Define urban.
City
Countryside
City and countryside
Define city-state.
City
Countryside
City and countryside
Natural materials that people need and value are called
artifacts
resources
fossils
landforms
Define polytheism.
the worship of one god
growing many crops
the worship of many gods
the study of polygons
All of the following are reasons why Sumerians believed gods were powerful EXCEPT
Gods controlled the harvest
Gods controlled natural disasters
Gods controlled people's health
Gods controlled farmers
Sumerians used writing in all of the following ways EXCEPT
They wrote history and law.
They used it for grammar, math, and writing stories.
They wrote stories, proverbs, and songs.
They used it to draw maps.
What were picture symbols called in Sumerian society?
hieroglyphics
pictographs
cuneiform
cave drawings
What was the world's first system of writing called?
cursive
hieroglyphics
cuneiform
Latin
A stone cylinder engraved with designs was called
a seal
a cylinder
a vase
a cylinder seal
All of the following were ways Sumerians used music EXCEPT
Kings hired musicians to play at special ceremonies.
Children sang in school.
People sang hymns to gods and kings.
Merchants sold songs of famous singers.
The Sumerians used the wheel in all of the following ways EXCEPT:
to make a bicycle.
to make carts.
to make wagons.
to spin clay.
For what reasons did Sumerians use plants, minerals, and animals?
To use as spices in their cooking
To create magical potions
To make medicines
To make offerings to gods and goddesses
All of the following describe how civilization developed along the Nile River except:
Farmers developed irrigation systems like the people in Mesopotamia.
The Nile provided Egyptians with a surplus of food.
The Nile had natural land barriers that made Egypt hard to invade.
Egyptians developed canons and used them to fend off attacks from foreign lands.
Define cataracts.
waves
strong current
strong rapids
rainbows
What were the names of the two regions of Egypt?
Upper and Lower Egypt
Top and Bottom
Left and Right Egypt
What is the definition of pharaoh?
title used by rulers of Egypt
title used by rulers of Mesopotamia
title used by prehistoric people
title used by Mr. Matecki
What was the name of Egypt's capital?
Alden
Buffalo
Lancaster
Memphis
Menes did all of the following to take control of Egypt except:
He invaded and took control of Lower Egypt
He used chariots and iron weapons to conquer Lower Egypt.
He united the two kingdoms.
He combined the two crowns from each kingdom into a double crown
Why did Mesopotamians use irrigation?
to control the river's flow of water during the spring
so they could use water during cooking
to lure animals so they could hunt them
to use for swimming during the summer
Mesopotamians and Egyptians were similar in that they
had pharaohs
developed irrigation
used cuneiform
lived in the Fertile Crescent
