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Winter Exam Ancient World History

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a huge building with four sloping sides shaped like triangles?

a)

Ziggurat

b)

Regent

c)

Pyramid

d)

Cataract

2.

What is the term for many territories and peoples controlled by one government?

a)

Empire

b)

Bazaar

c)

City-state

d)

Myth

3.

What is the mouth of the Nile River called?

a)

Mist

b)

Agriculture

c)

Delta

d)

Senet

4.

What is the name of the area where King Tut was found?

a)

Valley of the Kings

b)

Valley of Death

c)

Land of the Kings

d)

Pharaoh's Row

5.

What were the rulers of Egypt called?

a)

Kings

b)

Emperors

c)

Presidents

d)

Pharaohs

6.

Which river allowed Egypt to create a civilization and thrive?

a)

Nile

b)

Amazon

c)

Mississippi

d)

Delta

7.

Why were the Pharaohs mummified?

a)

To preserve them for the afterlife.

b)

To save them for us to see today.

c)

To terrify enemies.

d)

To satisfy the gods.

8.

What was the economy of Egypt based on?

a)

Making mummies

b)

Building pyramids

c)

Farming

d)

Gold

9.

What was the purpose of Egyptian pyramids?

a)

Tombs

b)

Religious ceremonies

c)

To be closer to the gods

d)

To keep enemies away

10.

The Egyptians invented the first type of paper, known as?

a)

Paper

b)

Papyrus

c)

Scroll

d)

Cloth

11.

What is the name of the huge lion/human statue built next to the great pyramids?

a)

Tut

b)

Khufu

c)

Papyrus

d)

Sphinx

12.

Which was not a religious practice of the ancient Egyptians?

a)

Worshipping God

b)

Mummification

c)

Building tombs for pharaohs

d)

Polytheism

13.

What is the name of the ancient Egyptian writing that was drawn on many walls?

a)

Fireglyphs

b)

Hieroglyphics

c)

Meiroglyphics

d)

Papyrus

14.

Why were the pharaohs concerned with the appearance of their tombs?

a)

They weren't concerned.

b)

Pyramids and tombs were easy to make, so they just liked to build them.

c)

They needed a place for thieves to go to, so they stayed away from other people's homes.

d)

To show off that they were better than others.

15.

Which of the following were beliefs in ancient Egypt? (Choose all that apply)

a)

Polytheism

b)

Belief in the afterlife

c)

Monotheism

d)

Gods and goddesses controlled nature

16.

A major accomplishment of the New Kingdom in Egypt was:

a)

Creating huge armies with bronze swords and body armor

b)

Building pyramids

c)

Conquering Rome

d)

Trading across the Mediterranean

17.

Which of the following was not a characteristic of Ancient Egyptian rulers?

a)

They had absolute power

b)

They were believed to be a god

c)

They were law makers

d)

They were always kind to all under them (peasants, middle class, etc)

18.

Which pharaoh united Upper and Lower Egypt?

a)

Menes

b)

Tutankhamen

c)

Hatshepsut

d)

Thutmose III

19.

For which of the following was the Nile used?

a)

All of the above

b)

Drinking/Bathing

c)

Farming

d)

Transportation

20.

What protected Egyptians from foreign attacks?

a)

The Nile was too hard to sail on.

b)

They were surrounded by deserts.

c)

Nubians and their archers were too powerful.

d)

The flooding of the Nile.

21.

What was one major accomplishment during the Old Kingdom?

a)

Irrigation projects

b)

Pyramids

c)

Huge armies

d)

Civil war inside Egypt

22.

Which person named herself Pharaoh while she was regent for her step-son?

a)

Tutankhamun

b)

Thutmose III

c)

Cleopatra VII

d)

Hatshepsut

23.

How was the Nile used for transportation in Egypt's early days?

a)

The Egyptians never figured out how to use the Nile River.

b)

Pyramid builders used ships to move stones.

c)

Cataracts were easy to travel over, so ships passed by them easily.

d)

It was easier to use land transportation, so the Nile wasn't used.

24.

Which pharaoh is believed to have possibly been killed by Aye?

a)

Hatshepsut

b)

Ramesses

c)

King Tut

d)

Menes

25.

Who is the best Social Studies teacher ever?

a)

Mrs. Rigley

b)

Mrs. Wrigley

c)

Mrs. Riggley

d)

Mrs. Wriggley

26.

What is the land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers called?

a)

Fertile Crescent

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Plain of Syria

d)

Nile River Delta

27.

A pyramid-shaped structure, with a temple at the top, has many terraces. What is it called?

a)

Pyramid

b)

Ziggurat

c)

Ishtar

d)

Battering Ram

28.

What is one accomplishment of the Middle Kingdom?

a)

Large armies

b)

Pyramids

c)

Well-run system of government

d)

Spent money on public works instead of warfare

29.

Identify the type of writing developed by the Sumerians that used wedge-shaped marks made in soft clay.

a)

Writing

b)

Monotheism

c)

Cuneiform

d)

Fertile Crescent

30.

A city that governs itself and its surrounding territory is called?

a)

City-state

b)

Province

c)

Empire

d)

Mesopotamia

31.

Identify the curved strip of land that runs from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf.

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Fertile Crescent

c)

Silt

d)

Babylon

32.

What is the system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams?

a)

Fertile Crescent

b)

Polytheism

c)

Cuneiform

d)

Irrigation

33.

How does the Nile River flow?

a)

From the Amazon to the Mediterranean

b)

From south to north

c)

From the Mediterranean to Lake Victoria

d)

From north to south

34.
What are the two main rivers in Mesopotamia?
a)
Tigris and Nile
b)
Tigris and Amazon
c)
Tigris and Euphrates
d)
Euphrates and Mississippi
35.

In both Mesopotamia and Egypt, what effect did the rivers have on people?

a)

They provided fertile soil

b)

They killed crops

c)

They were calming

d)

They were pretty to look at

36.

What was the purpose of irrigation?

a)

To keep crops dry

b)

To provide water to crops

c)

To provide indoor plumbing

d)

To give people drinking water

37.

The Fertile Crescent...

a)

was a large geographical region

b)

stretched from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea

c)

was the location where the earliest civilization started

d)

all of these

38.

Why is Mesopotamia called the "cradle of civilization"?

a)

Many ideas and inventions used by other later civilizations came from Mesopotamia

b)

It was the world's first civilization

c)

None of the above

d)

It was where most babies were born

39.

What does the word "Mesopotamia" mean?

a)

Middle of the fertile crescent

b)

Land in the middle of the desert

c)

Land between the rivers

d)

Land north of the sea

40.

What problem did the Mesopotamians have to solve to protect their fields and homes?

a)

How to control flooding

b)

How to prevent wind erosion

c)

How to build bricks when they had no timber or stone

d)

How to defend against attacks from traders

41.

Which modern day country is Mesopotamia mostly in?

a)

India

b)

Egypt

c)

China

d)

Iraq

42.

What was King Hammurabi best known for?

a)

The Hanging Gardens

b)

Owning Slaves

c)

Ruling the First Empire

d)

Writing down Laws

43.

After the rivers flooded, a mixture of rich soil called ___________ covered the land and made it good for farming.

a)

Ziggurat

b)

Silt

c)

Polytheism

d)

Top Soil

44.

What were skilled workers who made metal, cloth, or pottery products called?

a)

Artisans

b)

Scribes

c)

Heroes

d)

Priests

45.

Which of the following is NOT true about Hammurabi's code?

a)

It was used by many later civilizations as a model.

b)

It was carved in stone.

c)

It covered many aspects of Babylonian life, not just crimes.

d)

It treated all people the same under the law.

46.

In Mesopotamia, who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?

a)

Gilgamesh

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Nineveh

d)

Sargon

47.

The Phoenician alphabet made it easier for people in the ancient world to do what?

a)

Hire scribes

b)

Learn cuneiform

c)

Teach cuneiform

d)

Learn to read and write

48.

The Phoenicians dominated which type of trade across the Mediterranean?

a)

air

b)

all

c)

sea

d)

land

49.

In ancient India, two of the largest cities were formed along this?

a)

Ganges River

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Indus River

d)

India River

50.

Who were the Sumerians?

a)

Monotheistic

b)

Polytheistic

51.
People who work to spread their religious beliefs sent by Asoka?
a)
Preists
b)
Monks
c)
Missionaries
d)
Troops
52.

What is the idea of Nirvana?

a)

Band

b)

State of perfect peace

c)

City state in India

d)

Buddah's nickname

53.

What idea divided India's society into groups and still remains today?

a)

Social Hierarchy

b)

Caste System

c)

Social Classes

d)

Hinduism

54.

The caste system was first put in place in India thousands of years ago. Which of the following describes the caste system

a)

It is a system that treats certain people inferior (less than) to others

b)

You cannot be removed from your caste

c)

Your children will be in the same caste as you

d)

All of the above

e)

None of the above

55.

Hinduism is __________ because of their belief in __________ __________

a)

Monotheistic, many gods

b)

Polytheistic, one God

c)

Monotheistic, 3 gods

d)

Polytheistic, many gods

56.

Hindus and Buddhists believe strongly in reincarnation. What is this?

a)

A belief that one's soul will be reborn into something else upon that persons death

b)

A belief that one can live however they want without being affected

c)

A belief that there is no afterlife

d)

A belief that there is no God

57.

Another major belief in the Hindu faith is karma. What is karma?

a)

The force that decides your next life, based on the actions of your present life

b)

The idea that all things are "one"

c)

All of the duties and responsibilities that you need to do in your life

d)

The belief that if you do bad things you will be rewarded with good things

58.

Which of the following best describes Siddhartha Gautama?

a)

He is also called "The Buddha"

b)

He was a Hindu Prince

c)

His father sheltered him from the outside world

d)

None of the above

e)

All of the above

59.

Siddhartha Gautama said that, in Buddhism, there are (is) ___________ God(s)

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Zero

60.
What physical feature gave the Indus valley natural protection?
a)
Red Sea
b)
Mediterranean Sea
c)
Fertile Crescent
d)
Himalayan Mountains
61.
Which group of people ranked highest on the caste system?
a)
warrior
b)
priests
c)
farmers
d)
merchants
62.

Which word best describes a large land mass that is smaller than a continent? It also describes India

a)

country

b)

subcontinent

c)

state

d)

region

63.
What is the name of the seasonal winds that cause the wet and dry seasons in India?
a)
hurrican
b)
tsunami
c)
Monsoon
d)
tornado
64.

Where did all of these civilizations develop?
● Mesopotamia
● Egypt
● India

a)
in river valleys
b)
in the mountian range
c)
in the coastal region 
d)
in the rain forest region
65.
The Himalayan Mountains acted as a barrier for India. How did this impact the people in India?
a)
Helped protect them from invasions but also separated them from the outside world.
b)
Helped improve communication and spread new ideas with Asia and Europe
c)
Helped build relationships with the government and military.
d)
Helped make traveling easier to trade with the rest of Asia.
66.
The focusing of the mind on spiritual ideas?
a)
Meditation
b)
Mediation
c)
Mentioning
d)
Medical
67.
Buddhism originated in which country?
a)
China
b)
Korea
c)
Thailand
d)
India
68.
Who founded Buddhism?
a)
Siddhartha Gautama
b)
The Brahman
c)
Ramayana
d)
Mahabharata
69.

What do Buddhists follow as their main teachings/beliefs?

a)

10 fold path/Middleway

b)

The Highway

c)

8-fold path/Middleway

d)

No one is equal

70.
Buddhists believe that you must give up what to get rid of suffering?
a)
your job
b)
all your money
c)
all your worldly desires
d)
your family
71.

The Great Pyramid is located in?

a)

Cairo

b)

Giza

c)

Memphis

d)

Nubia

72.

Finding deep truth and freedom from suffering is called becoming_____________.

a)

reincarnated

b)

noble

c)

ascetic

d)

enlightened

73.

What are two main reasons people in Ancient India decided to settle by rivers?

a)

travel and trade

b)

travel and a water source

c)

trade and a water source

d)

water source and fertile soil

74.

Cataracts on a river are....

a)

Extra calm waters

b)

Pools of warmer water

c)

Rapids

d)

Enormous waves

75.

The Nile empties into ____ in the North

a)

The Pacific Ocean

b)

The Dead Sea

c)

The Mediterranean Sea

d)

The Atlantic Ocean

76.

This is a series of rulers from the same family:

a)

pharaoh

b)

blood line royalty

c)

nobles

d)

dynasty

77.

Identify the roles of the Brahmins.

a)

Rulers and Warriors

b)

Landowners, bankers, and merchants

c)

Farmers, laborers and servants

d)

Priests

78.

Egypt was divided into two parts geographically, what were they called? (choose 2 answers)

a)

Northern Egypt

b)

Southern Egypt

c)

Upper Egypt

d)

Lower Egypt

79.

What sacred writing was used to begin Hinduism?

a)

Upanishads

b)

Ramayana

c)

Vedas

d)

Mahabharata

80.

Who built the world's first empire?

a)

Babylonians

b)

Sargon

c)

Sumerians

81.

What does A.D. stand for?

a)

In the year of our Lord

b)

After the destiny of the Big Era

c)

After the death of the Stone Age

d)

The reign of the New Age

82.

The cycle of life, death and rebirth

a)

Monsoon

b)

Meditation

c)

Reincarnation

d)

Harappa

83.

Why do we know so little about the Harappans?

a)

Very little was written down and hasn't been studied

b)

They wrote everything down, but it's not interesting and no one studies it

c)

They didn't write anyting down

d)

Scholars can't read their writing system and the civilization disappeared.

84.

There is no single founder for Hinduism.

a)

True

b)

False

85.

Which group of people is considered below the caste system?

a)

Sudras

b)

Untouchables

c)

Atman

d)

Moksha

86.

Where does human suffering come from?

a)

From nature

b)

Desire and want

c)

evil and fear

d)

unmet expectations

87.

what is the ultimate goal of buddhism

a)

nirvana

b)

anica

c)

dukkha

88.
According to Buddha's teaching why do people suffer? 
a)
People suffer because they desire things and self-satisfaction. 
b)
People suffer because they are mean. 
c)
People suffer because they don't go to school. 
d)
People suffer because they want to. 
89.
What did Siddhartha believe was the only way to find the truth about the world? 
a)
Be a friend. 
b)
Give up all desires. 
c)
Ask as many people as you can. 
d)
Be nice. 
90.

The Pheoncians are remembered for inventing:

a)

orange dye

b)

Purple dye

c)

red dye

d)

blue dye