WorksheetsGeography Semester 2 Final
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who were people of a powerful South American empire during the 1400s and 1500s?
a)
Incas
b)
Aztecs
c)
Olmec
d)
Mayans
2.
Who lived in the Valley of Mexico?
a)
Incas
b)
Aztecs
c)
Olmec
d)
Mayans
3.
Who established a great civilization in Middle America?
a)
Incas
b)
Aztecs
c)
Olmec
d)
Mayans
4.
What was the first major civilization in Mexico?
a)
Incas
b)
Aztecs
c)
Olmec
d)
Mayans
5.
Who built their city on an island in Lake Texcoco (now Technochtitlan)?
a)
Incas
b)
Aztecs
c)
Olmec
d)
Mayans
6.
Who was called the "rubber people"?
a)
Incas
b)
Aztecs
c)
Olmec
d)
Mayans
7.
Who had a 0 represented in their numbering system?
a)
Incas
b)
Aztecs
c)
Olmecs
d)
Mayans
8.
The Chinese called the Huang River China's Sorrow because
a)
it was hard to navigate
b)
foreigners used it to invade China
c)
it flooded and destroyed property
d)
it carried no loess to use in farming
9.
Who is the highest authority in the family, in ancient China?
a)
Father
b)
Son
c)
Mother
d)
Oldest Man
10.
Which statement is NOT true about China's geography?
a)
Its river, the Huang River, is also called the Yellow River.
b)
Floods often destroyed property and killed people.
c)
Loess is a term that means silt, and is yellow-brown color.
d)
China has pretty much the same climate throughout.
11.
Which dynasty was the first in China?
a)
Shang
b)
Qin
c)
Zhou
d)
Han
12.
Which term refers to the Chinese idea that it was the ruler's fate or destiny to come to power?
a)
Mandate of Heaven
b)
Military Rule
c)
Command of God
d)
Manifest Destiny
13.
Which of the following people were women in Ancient China expected to obey?
a)
Her husband
b)
Her son, when he was grown up and her husband was dead
c)
Her father
d)
ALL
14.
Confucius was a ...
a)
Priest
b)
Governor
c)
Teacher
d)
King
15.
Confucius taught about and wanted all of these things in society except for what?
a)
the caste system
b)
respect for authority
c)
a fair government
d)
order in society
16.
Who was the first emperor of china, and who built a Terracotta army?
a)
Wudi
b)
Shi Huangdi
c)
Cao Pei
d)
Liu Bang
17.
What was built to prevent invaders from coming in?
a)
the Great Wall of China
b)
Dikes
c)
the Yellow River
d)
Terracotta army
18.
What spread ideas and goods from China and Europe?
a)
Sima Qian
b)
the Wheelbarrow
c)
the Silk Road
d)
Ships
19.
What was Genghis Khan's birth name?
a)
Genghis
b)
Temujin
c)
Mushu
d)
Li Shange
20.
What is NOT true about Greece's geography?
a)
Because of its location on water, the ancient Greeks were sailors &traders
b)
it is a desert, with some areas that are very flat, and people living close
c)
it is mountainous
d)
the people were separated, so they developed into independent city-states
21.
Why did ancient Greek communities think of themselves as separate countries?
a)
They spoke different languages
b)
they practiced different religions
c)
Each community's people came from different countries
d)
geographical features separated them from one another
22.
Who were the famous philosophers in ancient Greece?
a)
Xerxes, Socrates, Aristotle
b)
Socrates, Aristotale, Plato
c)
Socrates, Pericles, Plato
d)
Xerxes, Pericles, Leonidas
23.
What is NOT true about life in ancient Athens?
a)
Women mostly stayed at home
b)
marriages were arranged
c)
girls went to school with boys
d)
slaves did not have many rights
24.
Who was known for giving more rights to women?
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Thebes
d)
Troy
25.
Rome began because of twin brothers, Romulus and Remus
a)
True
b)
False
26.
In case of an emergency, a _____ was allowed to rule for six months.
a)
dictator
b)
senator
c)
consul
d)
patrician
27.
Which one was NOT a Roman Emperor?
a)
Marcus Aurelius
b)
Pericles
c)
Hadrian
d)
Caesar Augustus
28.
Patricians were ordinary citizens in the ancient Roman Republic.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
Rome was very ____ of the conquered people's religion.
a)
intolerant
b)
unfair
c)
not accepting
d)
tolerant
30.
One of the most famous followers of Jesus was Paul, whose name was later changed to Saul.
a)
True
b)
False
31.
Constantine was the first ___ emperor.
a)
Christian
b)
scholarly
c)
Roman
d)
Greek
32.
What is a split, particulary in a church or religion?
a)
Constantine
b)
schism
c)
Justinian's Code
d)
Muhammad
33.
Who was an emperor of the Roman Empire and the founder of Constantinople?
a)
Constantine
b)
schism
c)
Justinian's Code
d)
Muhammad
34.
Who was the prophet and founder of Islam?
a)
Constantine
b)
schims
c)
Justinian's Code
d)
Muhammad
35.
What is an organized collection and explanation of Roman laws for use by the Byzantine Empire?
a)
Constantine
b)
schism
c)
Justinian's Code
d)
Muhammad
36.
What is this country?
(a)
37.
What country is shaded in red?
(a)
38.
What country is shaded lighter?
(a)
39.
What country is shaded?
(a)
40.
What country is shaded green?
(a)
41.
What country is shaded?
(a)
42.
What was the main purpose of the Silk Road?
a)
To spread religious beliefs
b)
To conduct military campaigns
c)
To facilitate trade between Asia and Europe
d)
To discover new lands
43.
Why did Christianity attract so many followers?
a)
It promised that if people accepted Jesus they would become rich.
b)
It gave people the ultimate gift of wisdom.
c)
It gave hope to the poor and powerless
d)
It promised that if people accepted Jesus they would suffer
44.
Which two cities are important to the Islamic faith?
a)
Mecca and Rome
b)
Constantinople and Medina
c)
Athens and Sparta
d)
Mecca and Medina
45.
What does the term "mesoamerican" mean?
a)
Middle Passage
b)
Middle America, between North and South America
c)
Middle America, including states like Texas and Oklahoma
d)
Messy America
46.
What 2 civilizations were located in Central America?
a)
Songhai and Aztec
b)
Aztec and Mayan
c)
Mayan and Mughal
d)
Incan and Mayan
47.
What is this country?
(a)
48.
What is this country?
(a)
49.
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(a)
50.
What is this country?
(a)
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