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6th Review

Total questions: 81

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name for the time period in which stone tools were the main form of technology?

a)

Neolithic Era

b)

Stone Age

c)

Mesolithic

d)

Flintstones

2.

An extra supply of something, such as food in the New Stone Age, is known as...

a)

Surplus

b)

Specialization

c)

Food

d)

Too much

3.

When people spend most of their time working at a single job or craft, it is known as...

a)

Working

b)

Surplus

c)

Specialization

d)

Bartering

4.

Pre-history is...

a)

A time before written records

b)

A time when writing was invented

c)

A time after written records

d)

Dinos

5.

Pre-history is...

a)

A time before written records

b)

A time when writing was invented

c)

A time after written records

d)

Dinos

6.

What group of people live by hunting animals and gathering plants for food?

a)

Farmers

b)

Hunter-gatherers

c)

Nomads

d)

Specialists

7.

Which of these was NOT an impact of the discovery of fire?

a)

Shelter

b)

Warmth

c)

Fishing

d)

Light

8.

Why did the hunter gatherers start farming?

a)

Scarcity (lack) of food

b)

They needed a new hobby

c)

Cars broke down, couldn't travel

9.

What does agriculture mean?

a)

Farming

b)

Hunting

c)

Fishing

10.

What does BC stand for?

a)

Because Cold

b)

Before Christ

c)

Before Color

d)

Before Christmas

11.

What does AD stand for?

a)

After Death

b)

After Dinosaurs

c)

Above Dinosaurs

d)

Anno Domini

12.

What does BCE stand for?

a)

Before Christ Era

b)

Before Christmas Eve

c)

Before Common Era

13.

How many years passed between 800 BC and 500 BC?

a)

1300 years

b)

300 years

c)

500 years

d)

3 years

14.

How long is a century?

a)

10 years

b)

100 years

c)

25 years

d)

There is no set length of time

15.

How long is a decade?

a)

10 years

b)

100 years

c)

25 years

d)

There is no set length of time

16.

Select the two abbreviations that are used to represent the same point in time.

a)

BCE

b)

AD

c)

BC

d)

AC

17.

Which of the following years is the most recent?

a)

500 BCE

b)

500 CE

c)

1 CE

d)

5000 BCE

18.

Why was it important for early civilizations to have a system of writing?

a)

To create laws and keep track of resources

b)

To write love letters

c)

To explore the surrounding territory

d)

To encourage people to stop farming

19.

Why was it important for early civilizations to have a system of writing?

a)

To create laws and keep track of resources

b)

To write love letters

c)

To explore the surrounding territory

d)

To encourage people to stop farming

20.

What is the era name for the Old Stone Age?

a)

Paleolithic Era

b)

Mesolithic Era

c)

Neolithic Era

d)

Ice Age

21.

One of the most important technologies used by Paleolithic people was the use of stone...

a)

writing implements

b)

food

c)

tools

d)

figurines

22.

The exchange of goods and services without the use of money is ...

a)

buying

b)

bartering

c)

selling

d)

shopping

23.

Where was the ancient land known as Mesopotamia?

a)

in northern Africa near the Nile River

b)

in eastern Europe along the Danuble River

c)

in central Asia between the Syr Darya and Amu Darya

d)

between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

24.
How did Sumerian farmers control the water supply?
a)
They built levees to prevent flooding.
b)
The dug canals to shape the paths the water took.
c)
They built reservoirs to store water for later use.
d)
All of the above.
25.
The remains of different types and sizes of houses in Sumerian cities showed that
a)
Sumerians had a social structure.
b)
Sumerians had a set of religious beliefs.
c)
the largest homes were near the edge of the city.
d)
Sumerians used wood from the forests to build.
26.
The job of a scribe was to
a)
write.
b)
develop laws.
c)
govern.
d)
make tools.
27.
What is the name for the system of writing developed by the Sumerians?
a)
pictographs
b)
hieroglyphics
c)
cuneiform
d)
symbolic
28.

A ziggurat is a

a)

a government building

b)

irrigation system

c)

god or goddess

d)

pyramid-shaped temple

29.

Whish is the definition of polytheism?

a)

the belief in many gods

b)

the belief in ghosts

c)

the belief in no gods

d)

the belief in one god

30.

What is irrigation?

a)

people that move from one place to another

b)

when somebody is easily upset

c)

the supply of water to land or crops from human-made canals

d)

a ritual practiced in Mesopotamia

31.

In order to unite his empire, Hammurabi created a Code of

a)

Armies

b)

Secrets

c)

Laws

d)

Rules

32.

Hammurabi is best known for

a)

his personality

b)

his code of laws

c)

his clean city

d)

his government

33.

Mesopotamia has two major rivers called the ________and Euphrates

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Thousands

c)

Tigris

d)

Stylus

34.

Polytheism is a belief in one god

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Mesopotamian writing is called hieroglyphics

a)

True

b)

False

36.

A period of excessive (a lot of) rain is called a drought

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Which of these dates is the OLDEST?

a)
b)
c)
d)
38.

Which of these dates is the OLDEST?

a)
b)
c)
d)
39.

BCE and ______ represent the same era of time on a timeline.

a)

BC

b)

CE

c)

AD

d)

DC

40.

AD and _____ represent the same era of time on a timeline.

a)

BC

b)

DC

c)

BCE

d)

CE

41.

What event marked year 1 AD by historians?

a)

the birth of Christ

b)

the first year of human existence

c)

the birth of Muhammad

d)

the first civilization was created

42.

How long is a decade?

a)

1 year

b)

10 years

c)

100 years

d)

1000 years

43.

How long is a century?

a)

1 year

b)

10 years

c)

100 years

d)

1000 years

44.

Means "arranged in the order that events happened."

a)

decade

b)

historian

c)

chronological

d)

circa

45.

The time before written history is called:

a)

prehistory

b)

circa

c)

timeline

d)

chronological

46.
What is Egyptian writing called?
a)
cuneiform
b)
hieroglyphic
c)
characters
d)
Sanskrit
47.
Who was at the top of the Egyptian social order?
a)
slaves
b)
pharaoh
c)
priests
d)
scribes
48.
Which body of water does the Nile River flow into?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Red Sea
49.
What were pyramids?
a)

a place to store food surplus

b)
prisons
c)
tombs for pharaohs
d)
tombs for nobles
50.
What was the most common form of religious practice in Ancient Egypt?
a)
hieroglyphics
b)
polytheism
c)
mythology
d)
monotheism
51.
Polytheism is the belief in 
a)
One God
b)
Multiple Gods
c)
No God
d)

one god on even days, multiple gods on odd days

52.
Egypt is on what Continent?
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
South America
53.
What is the famous river in Egypt?
a)
Tigris
b)
Euphrates
c)
Nile
d)
Hudson
54.
Who would write and record information?
a)
slaves
b)
scribes
c)
farmers
d)
craftspeople
55.

How did Egyptians get water to their crops?

a)

Plow

b)

Chariot

c)

Wagon

d)

Irrigation

56.

What type of government did ancient Egypt have?

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Monarchy

c)

Theocracy

d)

Democracy

57.

Egypt is surrounded by desert, what is a benefit of this?

a)

The temperature is warm

b)

The sand is soft

c)

Protection

d)

Easy to navigate

58.
Why do Pharaos get mummified?
a)
So their body doesn't decay
b)

So they can be put on display

c)

Because they wanted to be like Otzi

d)
To prepare them for the afterlife
59.

Ancient Egypt was isolated because of its ___________.

a)

economy

b)

geography

c)

religion

d)

government

60.

An Egyptian king. Also known as a living God.

a)

Nomad

b)

Ruler

c)

Pharoah

d)

Vizier

61.

The process of removing internal organs, dry out the body and wrap in linen.

a)

surgery

b)

cleansing

c)

cuneiform

d)

Mummification

62.

What are the name of the containers that the organs or mummies were put into?

a)

Canopic Jars

b)

Senet Jars

c)

Organ Jars

d)

Nile Jars

63.

Egyptians invented the first type of paper, known as

a)

paper

b)

papyrus

c)

scroll

d)

cloth

64.

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

a)

Tut

b)

Khudufu

c)

papyrus

d)

Sphinx

65.

What is the mouth of the Nile River called?

a)

Misr

b)

Agriculture

c)

Delta

d)

Senet

66.

What is a ziggurat?

a)

a government building

b)

a temple

c)

a school

d)

a place to store grain

67.

What is a cuneiform?

a)

A type of Sumerian story

b)

A Sumerian building

c)

Sumerian money

d)

the Sumerian system of writing

68.

Who was Hammurabi?

a)

a Syrian prince

b)

a Mesopotamian priest

c)

a Babylonian King

d)

an Amorite merchant

69.

Hammurabi is best known for

a)

his personality

b)

his code of laws

c)

his clean city

d)

his government

70.

What was the life-changing discovery made by the people of ancient Mesopotamia?

a)

They discovered agriculture or farming

b)

They discovered writing

c)

They discovered irrigation

d)

They discovered the wheel

71.

What did the Sumerians call their large cities?

a)

City States

b)

Empires

c)

Kingdoms

d)

Villages

72.

What did Mesopotamians develop?

a)

system of recordkeeping to manage their trade

b)

developed the wheel and sailboat

c)

a wedge-writing called cuneiform

d)

All of the above

73.

What was Hammurabi known for?

a)

Creating police officers

b)

Being the nicest king

c)

Creating the first code of law called Hammurabi's Code

74.

Where did the Mesopotamians live

a)

Modern day Iraq

b)

Modern day Great Britten

c)

Modern day Brazil

d)

Modern day Nigeria

75.

What does Mesopotamia mean

a)

The land between the rivers

b)

African Savanahh

c)

Asia

d)

Wild Jungle

76.

Which location is the Mediterranean Sea?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

77.

Which location is Mesopotamia?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

78.

What is a scribe?

a)

picture writing on clay tablets

b)

sharpened reeds used to press markings in a clay tablet

c)

wedge-shaped writing typically on clay tablets

d)

people who specialized in writing

79.

What is an example of technology from Mesopotamia

a)

Cars

b)

Paper

c)

Cell Phones

d)

The Wheel

80.

What continent is Mesopotamia located on?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

Iraq

81.

What is a city-state?

a)

a belief in more than one god

b)

a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory

c)

a system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes or streams

d)

a pyramid shaped structure with a temple at the top

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