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Worksheets2023-2024 S1 unlimited Quiz (1st test)
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
When did the earliest people appear?
About five million years ago
About four million years ago
About two million years ago
About ten thousand years ago
How do historians divide history into ‘prehistoric times’ and ‘historic times’?
The division is based on the areas of human activities
The division is based on the development of human body
The division is based on the date when writing was invented
The division is based on the date of the birth of Jesus Christ
Historic times started in _______________.
2,500,000 BC
15,000 BC
4000 BC
2000 BC
Which of the following civilizations invented the earliest writing?
Fertile Crescent civilization
Nile Valley civilization
Indus Valley civilization
Huanghe Valley civilization
When was the world’s first writing invented?
Around 2500 BC
Around 3000 BC
Around 3500 BC
Around 4000 BC
The Christian calendar starts with _____________.
The death of Jesus Christ
The birth of Mohammed
The birth of Jesus Christ
The establishment of the Qin Dynasty
Which of the following descriptions about the Christian calendar is INCORRECT?
BC refers to the period before the birth of Jesus Christ.
AD refers to the period after the birth of Jesus Christ.
For measuring time in BC, the bigger the number, the further away an event is from the present.
For measuring time in AC, the bigger the number, the further away an event is from the present.
The most common system of counting years is ___________________.
The Taoist calendar
The Christian calendar
The Islamic calendar
The Buddhist calendar
To which century does the year 2019 belong?
19th century
20th century
21st century
Arrange the following years in chronological order.
800 BC
95 BC
AD 15
AD 850
AD 2023
When did prehistoric times end?
After the discovery of metal
After the discovery of fire
After the invention of writing
After the invention of calendar
Which of the following people did not live in the Old Stone Age?
Lantian Man
Java Man
Peking Man
Romans
Which of the following marked the end of the Stone Age?
Stone Age people learned how to farm.
Stone Age people learned how to make fire.
Stone Age people learned how to make tools from metal.
Stone Age people learned how to build houses.
Which of the following items are primary sources? (More than 1 answer)
Diaries
Videos
Newspapers
Research essays
Which of the following are the two main criteria to determine whether a society is civilized or not?
The rise of government; the invention of money
The invention of money; the rise of religion
The rise of religion; the rise of city
The rise of city; the invention of writing
________________ was the earliest civilization in the world.
The Fertile Crescent civilization
The Huanghe Valley civilization
The Indus Valley civilization
The Nile Valley civilization
Where were the four centres of ancient civilizations located near?
Mountain
Island
River valley
Desert
The Fertile Crescent was located between which two rivers?
The Huanghe and the Nile
The Nile and the Euphrates
The Euphrates and the Tigris
The Tigris and the Huanghe
Which of the following descriptions about the Sumerians is correct?
They built the first empire in history.
They built the world’s first city.
They were the first people to believe in one god.
They were the first people to learn how to trade.
What was built by the Sumerians to worship their gods?
Plazas
Palaces
Libraries
Ziggurats
What was the writing invented by the Sumerians called?
The Fertile Crescent writing
The ziggurat writing
Cuneiform
The Ur-Nammu writing
The earliest people appeared in North America. They moved to Asia and Europe later on.
TRUE
FALSE
The Stone Age belonged to the prehistoric times.
TRUE
FALSE
Around 4000 BC, the Chinese invented the world's first writing.
TRUE
FALSE
The Islamic calendar is the most widely used calendar system nowadays.
TRUE
FALSE
Old Stone Age people built houses to settle down. Villages were formed.
TRUE
FALSE
When people replaced stone with metal for making tools, the Stone Age ended.
TRUE
FALSE
The rise of cities and the invention of currency are the main criteria to determine whether a society is civilized or not.
TRUE
FALSE
Ur was the largest city-state in Sumer.
TRUE
FALSE
Historians call the Sumerian cities ‘states’.
TRUE
FALSE
