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2023-2024 S1 unlimited Quiz (1st test)

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did the earliest people appear?

a)

About five million years ago

b)

About four million years ago

c)

About two million years ago

d)

About ten thousand years ago

2.

How do historians divide history into ‘prehistoric times’ and ‘historic times’?

a)

The division is based on the areas of human activities

b)

The division is based on the development of human body

c)

The division is based on the date when writing was invented

d)

The division is based on the date of the birth of Jesus Christ

3.

Historic times started in _______________.

a)

2,500,000 BC  

b)

15,000 BC   

c)

4000 BC  

d)

2000 BC

4.

Which of the following civilizations invented the earliest writing?

a)

Fertile Crescent civilization

b)

Nile Valley civilization

c)

Indus Valley civilization

d)

Huanghe Valley civilization

5.

When was the world’s first writing invented?

a)

Around 2500 BC

b)

Around 3000 BC

c)

Around 3500 BC

d)

Around 4000 BC

6.

The Christian calendar starts with _____________.

a)

The death of Jesus Christ

b)

The birth of Mohammed

c)

The birth of Jesus Christ

d)

The establishment of the Qin Dynasty

7.

Which of the following descriptions about the Christian calendar is INCORRECT?

a)

BC refers to the period before the birth of Jesus Christ.

b)

AD refers to the period after the birth of Jesus Christ.

c)

For measuring time in BC, the bigger the number, the further away an event is from the present.

d)

For measuring time in AC, the bigger the number, the further away an event is from the present.

8.

The most common system of counting years is ___________________.

a)

The Taoist calendar

b)

The Christian calendar

c)

The Islamic calendar

d)

The Buddhist calendar

9.

To which century does the year 2019 belong?

a)

19th century

b)

20th century

c)

21st century

10.

Arrange the following years in chronological order.

a)

800 BC 

b)

95 BC  

c)

AD 15   

d)

AD 850  

e)

AD 2023

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
11.

When did prehistoric times end?

a)

After the discovery of metal

b)

After the discovery of fire

c)

After the invention of writing

d)

After the invention of calendar

12.

Which of the following people did not live in the Old Stone Age?

a)

Lantian Man

b)

Java Man

c)

Peking Man

d)

Romans

13.

Which of the following marked the end of the Stone Age?

a)

Stone Age people learned how to farm.

b)

Stone Age people learned how to make fire. 

c)

Stone Age people learned how to make tools from metal.

d)

Stone Age people learned how to build houses.

14.

Which of the following items are primary sources? (More than 1 answer)

a)

Diaries

b)

Videos

c)

Newspapers

d)

Research essays

15.

Which of the following are the two main criteria to determine whether a society is civilized or not?

a)

The rise of government; the invention of money

b)

The invention of money; the rise of religion

c)

The rise of religion; the rise of city

d)

The rise of city; the invention of writing

16.

________________ was the earliest civilization in the world.

a)

The Fertile Crescent civilization

b)

The Huanghe Valley civilization

c)

The Indus Valley civilization

d)

The Nile Valley civilization

17.

Where were the four centres of ancient civilizations located near?

a)

Mountain

b)

Island

c)

River valley

d)

Desert

18.

The Fertile Crescent was located between which two rivers?

a)

The Huanghe and the Nile

b)

The Nile and the Euphrates

c)

The Euphrates and the Tigris

d)

The Tigris and the Huanghe

19.

Which of the following descriptions about the Sumerians is correct?

a)

They built the first empire in history.

b)

They built the world’s first city.

c)

They were the first people to believe in one god.

d)

They were the first people to learn how to trade.

20.

What was built by the Sumerians to worship their gods?

a)

Plazas

b)

Palaces

c)

Libraries

d)

Ziggurats

21.

What was the writing invented by the Sumerians called?

a)

The Fertile Crescent writing

b)

The ziggurat writing

c)

Cuneiform

d)

The Ur-Nammu writing

22.

The earliest people appeared in North America. They moved to Asia and Europe later on.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

23.

The Stone Age belonged to the prehistoric times.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

24.

Around 4000 BC, the Chinese invented the world's first writing.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

25.

The Islamic calendar is the most widely used calendar system nowadays.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

26.

Old Stone Age people built houses to settle down. Villages were formed.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

27.

When people replaced stone with metal for making tools, the Stone Age ended.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

28.

The rise of cities and the invention of currency are the main criteria to determine whether a society is civilized or not.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

29.

Ur was the largest city-state in Sumer.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

30.

Historians call the Sumerian cities ‘states’.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE