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Units 1-3 Test

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 4hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What ancient civilization is often associated with the region of Mesopotamia?

a)

Ancient Greece

b)

Ancient Egypt

c)

Sumerians

d)

Inca Empire

2.

What ancient civilization is known for using hieroglyphics as their writing system?

a)

Ancient Greece

b)

Roman Empire

c)

Ancient Egypt

d)

Mayan Civilization

3.

What was the name of the river in Egypt?

a)

Tigris

b)

Euphrates

c)

Amazon

d)

Nile

4.

How did the Nile River help Egypt?

a)

It provided water

b)

It made the soil good for farming

c)

All of the above

d)

It made it easy to travel by boat

5.

What was the title of the leader of Egypt?

a)

King

b)

Pharaoh

c)

Emperor

d)

President

6.

What is a mummy?

a)

A preserved body

b)

A term for your mother

c)

A deceased body

d)

A body wrapped in toilet paper

7.

What was the name of the sun god in Egypt?

a)

Osiris

b)

Isis

c)

Ra

d)

Set

8.

Egyptians believed in an afterlife.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The Pharaohs of Egypt were buried with lots of treasures and supplies.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

She was the first woman to rule Egypt in her own right.

a)

Hatshepsut

b)

Isis

c)

Nefertiti

d)

Cleopatra

11.

What is the area located south of the Nile River delta?

a)

Lower Egypt

b)

Savannas

c)

Thebes

d)

Upper Egypt

12.

What is the land around the Nile delta known as?

a)

Upper Egypt

b)

Lower Egypt

c)

Savannas

d)

Memphis

13.

What city-state was Abraham from?

a)

Uruk

b)

Nineveh

c)

Ur

d)

Babylon

14.

What is the belief in one God called?

a)

Polytheism

b)

Theism

c)

Monotheism

d)

Pantheism

15.

A city-state is a city and its surrounding land that forms an independent state.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Where does most of the information we have about the Hebrews come from?

a)

The Koran

b)

The Bible

c)

The Epic of Gilgamesh

d)

Hammurabi's Code

17.

Hammurabi's Code and the Ten Commandments have similarities.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Mesopotamia is also called...

a)

The Cradle of Civilization

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

The Land of Art

d)

The Spot of Agriculture

19.

What is this?

a)

A temple

b)

A tower

c)

A religious castle

d)

A ziggurat

20.

Was the epic Gilgamesh engraved on stone tablets?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe

21.

One reason Hammurabi's code is famous is that:

a)

It was the first set of laws recorded in writing.

b)

It was written in a sophisticated code that took years for historians to translate.

c)

It was beautifully written on a single giant stone of polished basalt.

d)

It was the first set of laws to rhyme to help people remember them.

22.

Which of the following is an important contribution of King David to the history of the Israelite people?

a)

Established Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

b)

Built a beautiful temple.

c)

Invaded Judah with his army.

d)

Built a magnificent palace.

23.
Which Jewish holiday celebrates the New Year?
a)
Passover
b)
Hanukkah
c)
Rosh Hashanah
d)
Yom Kippur
24.

Who was able to spread the belief of worshipping only one God, the foundation of the Jewish religion, to many people and places in the world?

a)

Abraham

b)

Zoroaster

c)

Akhenaton

d)

Solomon

25.

Who had 12 sons who later led the 12 tribes of Israel?

a)

Moses

b)

Abraham

c)

Jacob

d)

David

26.

Where did Abraham and the Hebrews live after leaving Mesopotamia?

a)

Canaan

b)

Ur

c)

Egypt

d)

Babylon

27.

Who was the first King of Israel?

a)

Saul

b)

David

c)

Abraham

d)

Moses

28.

Skilled craft workers, traders, and merchants are examples of...

a)

cities

b)

government

c)

established religion

d)

job specialization

29.

What is a well-organized system of rule?

a)

Cities

b)

Government

c)

Established religion

d)

Job specialization

30.

People of different ranks

a)

Social classes

b)

Public works

c)

Arts & architecture

d)

Writing

31.

The spread of a religion from one area to another is called:

a)

Founders

b)

Worship

c)

Geographic Origin

d)

Diffusion

32.

What are followers of Judaism called?

a)

Christians

b)

Jews

c)

Muslims

d)

Hindus

33.

Who are the founding leaders of Judaism?

a)

Abraham and Moses

b)

Jesus and His Disciples

c)

Mohammad

d)

Siddhartha Gautama

34.

The sacred writings of Judaism are found in the:

a)

Torah

b)

Vedas

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

New Testament

35.

Jews are monotheistic. This means they believe in:

a)

No God

b)

Many gods and goddesses

c)

One God

36.

Which of the following beliefs was central to Egyptian religion?

a)

The afterlife

b)

The obelisks

c)

The farmers

d)

The heavens

37.

Describe the burial practices of the Egyptians.

a)

They used a funeral pyre for the dead.

b)

They carried the dead to a nearby country.

c)

They preserved bodies as mummies.

d)

They were buried in the river.

38.

Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, etc.?

a)

Tombs were museums.

b)

Tombs were private storage for the pharaoh.

c)

Tombs were the safest place in the kingdom.

d)

They believed the dead enjoyed their materials in the afterlife.

39.

What is the term for the worship of many gods?

a)

Monotheism

b)

Irrigation

c)

Polytheism

d)

Epic

40.

Who is at the top of the Egyptian social hierarchy?

a)

Slaves

b)

Pharaoh

c)

Scribe

d)

Merchant

41.

The ruler of ancient Egypt was considered to be a god on earth. Who was he?

a)

Pharaoh

b)

Priest

c)

Patron

d)

Prophet

42.

What is the process of embalming and drying a corpse to preserve it called?

a)

Mummification

b)

Burial

c)

Cremation

d)

Preservation