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Global 9 pre assessment

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the best use of the source for a historian?

a)

To estimate the number of people who worshiped Ninhursag

b)

To depict warfare in ancient Mesopotamia

c)

To understand ancient Mesopotamians agriculture

d)

To make a timeline of Mesopotamian rulers

2.

What is the best title for the diagram?

a)

Elements of belief systems

b)

Characteristics of Classical Civilizations

c)

Benefits of the Counter Reformation

d)

Changes during the Neolithic Revolution

3.

Which of the following was an effect of the turning point identified in the diagram?

a)

Paleolithic gatherers gained more power

b)

Establishment of the first civilizations

c)

Food supplies became insecure

d)

Livestock became wild

4.

The images depicted in this frieze reflect the effects of which of the following turning points?

a)

Founding of Islam

b)

Neolithic Revolution

c)

Voyages of Christopher Columbus

d)

Early belief systems

5.

Identify one effect of the change discussed in the excerpt above.

a)

Most humans became nomads

b)

People had more equal rights in their societies

c)

Life expectancy shortened

d)

The first civilizations developed

6.

Based on the passage above, identify one advantage of living the way 'Neolithic man' lived.

a)

More leisure time

b)

More reliable food sources

c)

More travel

d)

Greater knowledge of wild plants

7.

The main purpose of this map is to illustrate the location of

a)

Overseas trade routes

b)

Early belief systems

c)

River valley civilizations

d)

Burial sites of ancient rulers

8.

Which innovation most contributed to the development of the civilizations depicted in the map?

a)

Paper

b)

Irrigation

c)

The compass

d)

Gunpowder

9.

Based on the information in this illustration, which statement about the society of ancient Egypt is accurate?

a)

The women had equal status to the men

b)

The social structure was hierarchical

c)

Social mobility was unrestricted

d)

Soldiers outnumbered farmers

10.

Why did Ancient Egyptians build canals, systems of dikes, and tools like swapes and shadufs?

a)

Egyptians believed that the god of the Nile needed to be contained within the river's banks

b)

Egyptian farmers needed to flood their fields because they believed their crops grew best under water

c)

The Pharaohs wanted water diverted to their royal baths

d)

The Nile River's water levels were difficult to predict and the water was needed to grow food

11.
Which development was a direct result of the Neolithic Revolution?
a)
Machines were used to mass- produce goods for markets
b)
a surplus of food led to more complex societies
A surplus of food led to more complex societies 
c)
Feudal manors provided the necessities of life.
d)
the centers of trade moved from the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean
12.
The best way to describe the Paleolithic people and their way of life is by calling them 
a)
artifacts
b)
hominids
c)
nomads
d)
prehistoric
13.
Where did the first civilizations rise?
a)
On rivers
b)
Near mountains
c)
In North America
d)
Near Seas
14.
What was a major effect of the neolithic revolution?
a)
People began hunting and gathering
b)
The first permanent settlements
c)
A terrible war
d)
Human rights
15.
Where did the first civilization occur?
a)
river valleys
b)
deserts
c)
coastlines
d)
chokepoints
16.
What were the effects of the Neolithic Revolution?
a)
Surplus Food Supply
b)
Specialization of Jobs
c)
Permanent Settlements
d)
All of the above
17.
People in the Paleolithic Era were nomads because
a)
they did not know how to build sturdy houses.
b)
they were easily bored and wanted to see the world.
c)
they followed the herds of animals in order to get food to survive
d)
None of these
18.
The Neolithic Age came before the Paleolithic Age.  
a)
true
b)
false
19.
Nomadic means to
a)
Sleep in tents
b)
Move around frequently
c)
Stay in one place