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CFE Geography, Early Humans, and Mesopotamia

Total questions: 131

Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What two farming advancements did the Sumerians invent?

a)

Irrigation & Plows

b)

Shovels & Tractors

c)

Hats & Shoes

d)

Compass & Maps

2.

After creating an irrigation system and plows, what did these creations help provide for the people of Mesopotamia?

a)

A system of Government

b)

A scarcity of food

c)

a Surplus of food

d)

A way to honor the gods

3.

Scarcity of goods means what?

a)

A lot of something

b)

Not a lot of something

4.

Surplus of something means?

a)

A lot of something

b)

Not a lot of something

5.

How do we know the Sumerians were not prehistoric?

a)

Ziggurats

b)

Houses

c)

plows

d)

Written Laws

6.

Why was the invention of the wheel so important to Mesopotamia?

a)

It made racing easier

b)

They were able to play sports

c)

It allowed for the creation of pottery

d)

It allowed for astronomers to understand the movement of the moon

7.

A Ziggurats is?

a)

A place where farmers would live.

b)

A special location for the kings to have their palace.

c)

A place where the Zebras would live.

d)

Pyramid like structure that the sumerians used to worship their gods. Usually found in the center of the city.

8.

What was the system of written and language the Sumerians invented?

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Hieroglyphics

c)

pictographs

d)

Cave Paintings

9.

What is the oldest Epic ever written?

a)

The tower of Bable

b)

The Hanging Gardens

c)

The Epic of Gilgamesh

d)

Star Wars

10.

Which was not an invention of Mesopotamia.

a)

The Sail

b)

The Map

c)

The Plow

d)

Irrigation

11.

What is a system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes, and streams?

a)

Irrigation

b)

Polytheism

c)

Silt

d)

Cuneiform

12.

What is is called when people worship more than one god?

a)

Polytheism

b)

Monotheism

c)

Judaism

d)

Realism

13.

Why was Cuneiform so important?

a)

It was a location people went to worship

b)

It was what allowed for people to water their crops

c)

It was the first written language

d)

It was the first set of written laws

14.

Who created the first empire in Mesopotamia?

a)

Hammurani

b)

Sargon

c)

Nablopolassar

d)

Cu Chulainn

15.

The world's oldest epic is about who?

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Nebuchadnezzar

c)

Gilgamesh

d)

King Richard

16.

Who developed the world's first code of law

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Sargon

c)

Nebuchadnezzar

d)

Cyrus the Great

17.

What did Nebuchadnezzar create for his wife?

a)

He build her a pyramid

b)

The Leaning Tower of Pizza

c)

The Library of Alexandria

d)

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

18.

Who conquered the Assyrians and created a new empire known as Neo-Babylon?

a)

Darius

b)

Naboplossar

c)

Nebuchadnezzar

d)

David

19.

What characteristic divides societies into a pyramid category where the highest class is on top and the lowest on the bottom?

a)

Government

b)

Social Structure

c)

Writing & the Arts

d)

Geography

20.

Why was religion so important to the people in early civilizations?

a)

So they could all get along better with their neighboring City-States

b)

They used religion of get money

c)

They used religion to explain the forces of nature and roles of the people in their civilization

d)

The priests wanted to work

21.

Which characteristic of Civilization is considered the most important by Historians, because it introduced the concept of recordkeeping as well as passing along information

a)

Religion

b)

Geography

c)

Writing

d)

Working Class

22.

Many of these early civilizations developed around rivers. We know they did this because of the fertile soil for crops, water and fish, and _________?

a)

It allowed for them to develop the best government

b)

Nice weather

c)

Trade and Travel were made easier

d)

They worshiped their water gods

23.

What are tools that make life easier through inventions and advancements/achievements?

a)

Specialized labor

b)

Technology

c)

Farming

d)

Art

24.

Where is Giglamesh From?

a)

Ur

b)

Uruk

c)

Babylonia

d)

The United States of America

25.

What is this?

a)

Sumerian Art

b)

Pottery

c)

Cuneiform

d)

Latin Writing

26.

Mesopotamia is also called......

a)

The Cradle of Civilization

b)

Mesopotania

c)

The Land Of Art

d)

The Spot of Agriculture

27.

What Is This?

a)

A Temple

b)

A Tower

c)

A Religious Castle

d)

A Zigurat

28.

Was The Epic Gilgamesh Engraved In Stone Tablets?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe

29.

Religious belief in more than one god.

a)

monotheism

b)

Cuneiform

c)

ancestor-worship

d)

polytheism

30.

Important king who developed an overarching set of laws for all citizens to follow.

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Sumer

c)

Tigris

d)

Euphrates

31.

Land located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.

a)

Assyria

b)

Fertile Crescent

c)

Sumer

d)

Babylon

32.

The rivers that enclosed the Fertile Crescent.

a)

The St. Johns River

b)

The Tigris and Euphrates River

c)

The Banana River

d)

The Monongahela River

33.

A group of city-states under a single authority.

a)

Fertile Crescent

b)

12 Ccity-states

c)

Empire

d)

The Sumerian Empire

34.

The belief in many gods

a)

Polytheistic

b)

Montheistic

c)

Theocracy

d)

Oligarchy

35.

The surplus of crops also led to the development of new, more specialized jobs. What is a surplus?

a)

food

b)

technological advances

c)

economic activity

d)

more than what is needed.

36.

Gilgamesh was a character that was considered part human and to be real even though his stories were exaggerated.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Hammurabi's laws were meant to bring peace, justice and order, but the people of Sumer lived in fear.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

What is Geography?

a)

the study of the physical features of the earth

b)

The Study of rocks

c)

The Study of the Ocean

d)

The Study of space

39.

What are the Cardinal Directions

a)

A popular band

b)

Up, Down, Left,and Right

c)

It is the direction that only red birds fly

d)

North, South, East, and West

40.

What is a Culture?

a)

The directions on a compass

b)

A hard to reach place on the counter

c)

A set of beliefs, behaviors, and traits shared by members of a group.

d)

Landforms

41.

Cultural Diffusion is the spread of beliefs, behaviors, and traits from one group of people to another. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

42.

WHat is a resource?

a)

AN item that is useful to humans to complete a task

b)

Something that in not useful for humans to complete a task

43.

Which of these items are resources?

a)

Rock

b)

Plants

c)

Trees

d)

Cows

44.

What is a landform?

a)

OuterSpace

b)

Natural, physical features of the Oceans

c)

Natural, physical features of the Earth's Surface

d)

The City of Orlando

45.

What continent do we currently live on?

a)

North America

b)

Africa

c)

South America

d)

Asia

46.

Which country is not apart of North America

a)

Canada

b)

Mexico

c)

United States

d)

Brazil

47.

What is the largest Country in South America?

a)

Brazil

b)

Chile

c)

Peru

d)

United States

48.

Where can the Great Barrier Reef be found?

a)

Off the coast of Australia

b)

Off the coast of Africa

c)

Off the coast of Japan

d)

Off the Coast of California

49.

The Amazon Rainforest is located in which continent?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Asia

d)

Europe

50.

What is an island?

a)

Land that is surrounded by water on all sides

b)

Land that is surrounded by water on three sides

c)

A lake

d)

A pond

51.

In total how many countries are in Europe?

a)

47

b)

50

c)

100

d)

10

52.

Which continent is the largest? ( It also has the most people living there, too.)

a)

Asia

b)

North America

c)

Australia

d)

Africa

53.

What continent is the Sahara Desert located?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

America

d)

Europe

54.

Which continent is an Island continent?

a)

Australia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

South America

55.

Which continent is the coldest?

a)

Africa

b)

Antarctica

c)

Asia

d)

Europe

56.

What continent can the Egyptian Pyramids be found?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

America

57.
North, South, East and West are all called the ____________________ directions.
a)
main
b)
cardinal
c)
four
d)
intermediate
58.

What continent is China Located?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

America

d)

Europe

59.
a)

continent

b)

state

c)

world

d)

city

60.
a)

continent

b)

state

c)

world

d)

city

61.
a)

world

b)

map

c)

ocean

d)

country

62.
a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

63.
a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

64.
a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

65.
a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

66.
a)

northeast

b)

southeast

c)

northwest

d)

southwest

67.
a)

northeast

b)

southeast

c)

northwest

d)

southwest

68.
a)

northeast

b)

southeast

c)

northwest

d)

southwest

69.
a)

northeast

b)

southeast

c)

northwest

d)

southwest

70.

I am an extremely dry environment that only a few plants and animals have adapted to it...What am I?

a)

Delta

b)

Desert

c)

Plaines

d)

Plateau

71.

This imaginary line circles the Earth and divides into the Northern and Southern hemispheres.

a)

Arctic Circle

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Equator

d)

Tropic of Capricorn

72.

How many oceans are there?

a)

3

b)

9

c)

7

d)

5

73.

How many continents are there?

a)

7

b)

1

c)

5

d)

10

74.

Which directions are North, South, East, and West?

a)

Cardinal Directions

b)

Intermediate Directions

c)

Good Directions

d)

Bad Directions

75.

What is shown in the picture?

a)

Compass Rose

b)

Inset Map

c)

Map Key/Legend

d)

Locator

76.

Which directions are Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, and Southwest?

a)

Cardinal Directions

b)

Good Directions

c)

Bad Directions

d)

Intermediate Directions

77.

This is a.....

a)

Volcano

b)

Basin

c)

Gulf

d)

Mountain Range

78.

Which continent is pictured?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Europe

79.

Which continent is pictured?

a)

Africa

b)

Antarctica

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

80.

Which continent is pictured?

a)

Australia

b)

Europe

c)

South America

d)

Africa

81.

Which continent is pictured?

a)

Africa

b)

Antarctica

c)

North America

d)

Asia

82.

Which continent is pictured?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

South America

d)

Europe

83.

Which continent is pictured?

a)

Australia

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

Antarctica

84.

Which continent is pictured

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Antarctica

d)

South America

85.

Which of the following are oceans?

a)

Southern

b)

Mexican

c)

Arctic

d)

Atlantic

e)

Chinese

86.
The study of the physical features of the Earth and the people that live here.
a)
Astronomy
b)
Geography
c)
Physics
d)
Geothermal
87.

Economy

a)

The system of how money is made and used within a particular country or region.

b)

A flying class on an airplane.

c)

The study of historical events that happened in the past.

88.

Map

a)

A picture of a particular area of the earth or sky drawn or printed to scale on a flat surface.

b)

To lay out carefully.

c)

A book that people use to look up words.

89.

Geography

a)

The science of the earth's surface and all life on it.

b)

The science of rocks and how the earth is formed.

c)

The science of how people and animals came to be.

90.

Very Large land masses, 7 on the planet.

a)

Delta

b)

Rainforest

c)

Continent

d)

Mountain

91.

The land is surrounded by water on all sides.

a)

Delta

b)

Cape

c)

Peninsula

d)

Island

92.

What is another name for a legend on a map?

a)

key

b)

map

c)

title

d)

hero

93.
Ocean #3 is _________.
a)
Arctic
b)
Pacific
94.
Name Continent B!
a)
South America
b)
Europe
95.
a)
Arctic Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Pacific Ocean
96.
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Arctic Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
97.

What is a benefit of living on or near a mountain?

a)

Salt water for crops

b)

Higher elevation can provide protection

c)

Difficult to travel and trade

d)

Fertile soil for growing crops

98.
Which best describes the nomadic lifestyle of the Paleolithic people? 
a)
They lived in large villages, where they raised crops and livestock.
b)
They migrated, or moved, from place to place
c)
They stayed in one place, living in caves and beneath rock shelters.
d)
They lived in small villages and farmed the land. 
99.
Which statement best describes hunters and gatherers?
a)
They followed animal herds and gathered fruits, berries, etc along the way.
b)
The tools they made from metal helped them to survive.
c)
They domesticated animals to help with daily activities. 
d)
They developed ways to bring water to their crops. 
100.
What did the hunters and gatherers have to develop before they could effectively work together? 
a)
tools 
b)
language 
c)
fire
d)
domestication of animals
101.
What was the most common reason in which ancient people chose to migrate, or move from place to place?
a)
They needed to find employment and an income
b)
To find resources such as food and shelter
c)
To explore the world.
d)
They needed to find better transportation.
102.
Which of the following would you most likely find in the Paleolithic Era?
a)
jewelry made of smooth stones
b)
farms
c)
 cave paintings
d)
domesticated animals
103.
What is the greatest change between the Paleolithic and Neolithic cultures? 
a)
the shelters people used
b)
the way people got food for themselves
c)
the tools people used
d)
the clothes people wore 
104.
Which statement best describes the Neolithic people? 
a)
They lived in caves or built simple shelters.
b)
They migrated from place to place to hunt animals for food.
c)
They could settle in one place because they had a reliable food supply. 
d)
They used simple tools made from stone.
105.
Which statement best explains the greatest effect the emergence of agriculture had on early societies?
a)
The population steadily decreased.
b)
People were not able to specialize in just one trade. 
c)
Agriculture made it harder to find food. 
d)
The population steadily increased. 
106.
Which statement is true?
a)
During the Neolithic Era people migrated from place to place. 
b)
During the Paleolithic Era people migrated from place to place. 
c)
During the Neolithic Era people developed language.
d)
During the Paleolithic Era people used animals to help with farming. 
107.
How did the start of farming change early human tribes? 
a)
It forced them to stay in one place and build villages and cities.
b)
It caused them to continue to hunt animals and gather plants. 
c)
It ended fighting between the tribes for land.
d)
It stopped them from building temples for their gods.
108.
The Neolithic Revolution refers to the time when early humans-
a)
mastered fire.
b)
developed agriculture.
c)
migrated from Africa.
d)
organized governments
109.
What were the effects of the Neolithic Revolution?
a)
Surplus Food Supply
b)
Specialization of Jobs
c)
Permanent Settlements
d)
All of the above
110.
The movement of people from one location to another is called______________.
a)
transportation
b)
glaciation
c)
Paleolithic
d)
migration
111.
Which of the following BEST describe an ice age?
a)
A winter where there is a lot of ice and snow.
b)
A year of very low temperatures when all water freeze.
c)
A time when glaciers cover much of the land and sea.
d)
A place where animals and plants cannot survive.
112.

Which statement is true?

a)

Paleolithic people never migrated to the Americas.

b)

The Americas were completely covered by ice during the Pleistocene (Ice Age).

c)

Scientist believe that Paleolithic people most likely walked across a land bridge to get from Asia to the Americas.

d)

The only way to reach the Americas during the Pleistocene (Ice Age) was by boat.

113.
Which of the following best describes a land bridge?
a)
mammoth bones laid out over a body of water
b)
a mountain range beside a body of water
c)
a strip of coast along a rocky shore
d)
a strip of land connecting two continents
114.
What made specialization possible?
a)
The knowledge of how to grow crops.
b)
The farming surplus.
c)
organized government.
d)
Traders and merchants.
115.

What is an era?

a)

A large block of time.

b)

A black hole.

c)

A type of car.

d)

A time before written history.

116.

What is archaeology?

a)

The study of objects to learn about past human life.

b)

The study of fossils to learn about past life.

c)

The study of volcanic islands.

d)

The study of calendars.

117.

What is an artifact?

a)

An object made by a person.

b)

Bones of living things.

c)

Plant remains.

d)

Facts about artwork.

118.

What is paleontology?

a)

The study of fossils.

b)

The study of manmade objects.

c)

The study of pails and buckets.

d)

The study of artwork.

119.

What is a fossil?

a)

Plant or animal remains that have been preserved from an earlier time.

b)

Manmade objects.

c)

A shoe company.

d)

A type of African Violet plant.

120.

What is anthropology?

a)

The study of human culture and how it develops over time.

b)

The study of objects.

c)

The study of fossils.

d)

The study of pea pods.

121.

What is a decade?

a)

10 years

b)

100 years

c)

1,000 years

d)

10,000 years

122.

What is a century?

a)

10 years

b)

100 years

c)

1,000 years

d)

10,000 years

123.

What is a millennium?

a)

10 years

b)

100 years

c)

1,000 years

d)

50 years

124.

Who invented the Julian Calendar?

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Pope Gregory

c)

Pope Caesar

d)

Mr. Bobeda

125.

What does B.C. stand for?

a)

Before the birth of Jesus Christ

b)

Before CD players

c)

Before Cookie Monster

d)

After the birth of Jesus

126.

What does "anno domini" mean?

a)

in the year of our lord

b)

after the plague

c)

after new year's

d)

before Pope Francis

127.

What does B.C.E. stand for?

a)

before the common era

b)

before the stone age

c)

before electricity

d)

before the plague

128.

What does C.E. stand for?

a)

Common Era

b)

Common problem

c)

Common history

d)

Common idea

129.

Buddha was born in 563 B.C.E.

a)

That's 563 years AFTER Jesus Christ

b)

That's 563 years BEFORE Jesus Christ

c)

That's the SAME TIME as Jesus Christ's birth.

d)

That's the SAME TIME as Pope Francis' birth.

130.

How do historians learn bout people who lived in the earliest historical eras?

a)

Look at artifacts.

b)

Read diaries of cavemen.

c)

Watch videos from Netflix.

d)

Eat chicken noodle soup.

131.

Why is history important?

a)

Knowing the past can help us make decisions in the future.

b)

It's not.

c)

So people can repeat mistakes.

d)

So people can give up when faced with problems.

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