WorksheetsThe Utlimate Review
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The period of time from the appearance of the first human being to the invention of writing:
a)
History
b)
Prehistory
c)
The Jurassic Period
d)
Sociology
2.
the study of people and the past:
a)
History
b)
Prehistory
c)
The Jurassic Period
d)
Sociology
3.
The early Old stone Age:
a)
Neolithic
b)
The Jurassic Period
c)
Paleolithic
d)
Boulder Age
4.
The New Stone Age:
a)
Neolithic
b)
The Jurassic Period
c)
Paleolithic
d)
Rock Age
5.
What is the most important difference between the Paleolithic and the Neolithic ages?
a)
Their clothing
b)
How they got their food
c)
Their artworks
d)
How they build their tools
6.
This development of early people made it possible for them to settle in one place and develop villages:
a)
Writing
b)
Specializations
c)
Burial Rituals
d)
Farming
7.
Effects of a drought include:
a)
Flooding
b)
Crop Failure
c)
Surplus of Food
d)
Precipitation
8.
Irrigation is used to
a)
Determine weather
b)
Destroy the enemy
c)
Distribute water to dry land
d)
Treat oil spills
9.
Belief in more than one god
a)
Monotheism
b)
Christianity
c)
Buddhism
d)
Polytheism
10.
Belief in one god
a)
Monotheism
b)
Paganism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Polytheism
11.
The land between two rivers is:
a)
The land of Dreams
b)
Mesopotamia
c)
Tigris
d)
Euphrates
12.
What are the names of the two rivers in Mesopotamia?
a)
Tigris and Euphrates
b)
Tigris and Lilly
c)
Nile and Danube
d)
Timber and Euripedes
13.
The land called Mesopotamia in ancient times is today part of
a)
Istanbul
b)
Iraq
c)
Persia
d)
Turkey
14.
All of the following inventions are contributions of Mesopotamia EXCEPT for
a)
Sailboats
b)
The Wheel
c)
The Plow
d)
Trains
15.
Who is the famous ruler who created a Code of Law in Mesopotamia?
a)
Caesar
b)
Ashurbanipal
c)
Hammurabi
d)
Constantine
16.
What were the temples in Mesopotamia called?
a)
Temples
b)
Ziggurats
c)
Pyramids
d)
Synagogues
17.
Which of the following was true about the pyramids?
a)
They were built to honor the pharaohs during the Old Kingdom
b)
They housed farmers
c)
They were built by the Hyksos
d)
They were built with mud bricks
18.
The ruler in Ancient Egypt was called:
a)
Emperor
b)
Pharaoh
c)
King
d)
Maharajah
19.
The process of preserving dead pharaohs in Ancient Egypt:
a)
Cenacle
b)
Oracling
c)
Surgery
d)
Embalming
20.
Which of the following are areas in which the ancient Egyptian made contributions to the modern world?
a)
English and Art
b)
Computers and Technology
c)
Jesus and Religion
d)
Math and Medicine
21.
About 750 B.C., the kings of Kush conquered land and established the dynasty to rule
a)
Assyria
b)
Aksum
c)
Egypt
d)
Mali
22.
The Hebrews’ religious ideas were unusual at the time because they believed that
a)
there was one just God
b)
gods and goddesses were symbols of nature
c)
they needed temples and statues for worship
d)
there were multiple gods
23.
A religious journey to a Holy Land is known as a
a)
Census
b)
Pilgrimage
c)
Exodus
d)
Fasting
24.
The ancient civilizations of India depended on this river source for survival:
a)
The Tigris River
b)
The Harrappan River
c)
The Indus River
d)
The Yellow River
25.
The Harappans were the first to develop
a)
Plumbing
b)
Sailboats
c)
Trade
d)
Writing
26.
Among ancient civilizations, the cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-daro are unusual because
a)
Their bulding used new materials
b)
they were planned communities
c)
they were built along a river
d)
they used mud brick
27.
Why do the Chinese call the Huang He River “China’s Sorrow”?
a)
It is polluted
b)
People prayed for forgiveness
c)
It was yellow
d)
Because its flooding has drowned many people.
28.
How did the kings of ancient China use oracle bones?
a)
For food
b)
As weapons
c)
To ask advice from their ancestors
d)
As toothpicks
29.
Which of the following is a type of government that is run by the people?
a)
Monarchy
b)
Democracy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Dictatorship
30.
This Greek festival was a sports festival dedicated to Zeus
a)
Olympics
b)
Monotheism
c)
Plays
d)
Swimming
31.
A greek city state was also called a:
a)
Agoraphobia
b)
Town
c)
Acropolis
d)
Village
32.
The central interest of the city-state of Sparta was
a)
Writing
b)
Military strength
c)
Equal Laws
d)
Religion and Art
33.
To ensure a population of strong warriors, what was done to weak or sick Spartan babies?
a)
They were fed
b)
They were treated at a hospital
c)
They were left on a hill to die
d)
Nothing
34.
The ancient Olympic Games were held to honor
a)
Jesus
b)
Aphrodite
c)
Zeus
d)
Hammurabi
35.
The last city-state to rule an independant Greece was
a)
Thebes
b)
Constantinople
c)
Sparta
d)
Athens
36.
This ancient city in Egypt was created by Alexander the Great
a)
Constantinople
b)
Alexandria
c)
Istanbul
d)
Timbuktu
37.
Rome was given its name by
a)
Rio
b)
Hammurabi
c)
Romulus
d)
Constantine
38.
In the early years of the Roman Republic, real political power belonged to
a)
the patricians
b)
slaves
c)
senate
d)
the plebs
39.
The Twelve Tables of written laws were an important step because
a)
They made laws public for all citizens to read
b)
Everyone had food
c)
There weren't any laws before
d)
Plebs were forced to work for patricians
40.
The Punic Wars were a long series of conflicts between
a)
Rome and Carthage
b)
Italy and Greece
c)
Marius and Sulla
d)
Rome and China
41.
Rome’s victories in the Punic wars brought it territory in
a)
Etruria and North America
b)
The North Pole
c)
Macedonia and Syria
d)
Spain, North Africa and Sicily
42.
The group who planned to kill Julius Caesar included
a)
Unemployed Romans
b)
Former soldiers
c)
Senators who feared he would become king
d)
Rome and Thebes
43.
The Civil War that followed the death Caesar ended with
a)
Victory for Octavian
b)
a new Senate
c)
Victory for Brutus
d)
victory for Mark Antony
44.
A group of three people who ruled with equal power is known as a ____.
a)
Tribunes
b)
Triumphant
c)
Legionaries
d)
Triumvirate
45.
The population count that Augustus ordered was called
a)
Census
b)
Domus
c)
Omen
d)
Tariff
46.
During his 41 year rule, Augustus
a)
ordered a population increase
b)
sought to destroy Rome
c)
brought peace, patriotism and pride to Rome
d)
let public officials keep tax money
47.
What was the Pax Romana?
a)
a system of choosing new emperors
b)
The standardization of Roman law
c)
a 200 year old period of Roman peace
d)
The 41 years of Augustus’s reign
48.
The first Roman emperor to become a Christian was
a)
Octavian
b)
Caesar
c)
Constantine
d)
Augustus
49.
The Gospels, which are written accounts of the life teachings of Jesus, together form part of
a)
New Testament
b)
Old Testament
c)
Writings of Paul
d)
Torrah
50.
Which of the following 3 continents were part of the Roman Empire?
a)
Britain, France, Italy
b)
Corsica, Sardinia, Siciliy
c)
Africa, Australia, Europe
d)
Africa, Asia, Europe
51.
Which of these was NOT a cause of the fall of the Empire?
a)
Economic Problems
b)
unfair laws
c)
poor leadership
d)
Germanic invasions
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