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9th Grade History Midterm Final

Total questions: 170

Worksheet time: 7hrs 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Absolute and relative are words that describe...

a)

Place

b)

Movement

c)

Region

d)

Location

2.

Which is NOT one of the Five Themes of Geography

a)

Location

b)

Language

c)

Movement

d)

Region

3.

Place can be described by both physical and _____ characteristics.

a)

Regional

b)

Human

c)

Logistical

d)

Weather

4.

1528 Dragonback Way, Frisco, TX 75034 is an example of what kind of location?

a)

Absolute

b)

Relative

5.

Places that are near each other and have something in common with each other are called _____.

a)

Regions

b)

Places

c)

Locations

d)

States

6.

People, ideas, goods, etc that are transported from one location to another describe the theme of _____.

a)

Place

b)

Region

c)

Interaction

d)

Movement

7.

 

Human-environment interaction is the relationship between _____ and _____.

a)

people, the world

b)

people, other people

c)

people, the government

d)

God, man

8.

What do we use to find absolute location?

a)

latitude and longitude

b)

the equator and international dateline

c)

a GPS and an XLP

d)

landmarks and distances

9.

What is relative location?

a)

Where a place is compared to another place.

b)

Where a place is as defined by latitude and longitude.

c)

The location of a star on a map.

d)

The location of oceans and continents.

10.

The lines that run north to south on a map are called

a)

Quadrant Lines

b)

prime meridian lines

c)

latitude lines

d)

longitude lines

11.

The lines that run East to West on a map are called

a)

Longitude Lines

b)

Quadrant Lines

c)

Latitude Lines

d)

Meridians

12.

The red line on the map represents the imaginary line at zero degrees longitude.

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

International Dateline

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Equator

13.

The red line on this map represents the imaginary line at zero degrees latitude.

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

International Dateline

c)

Equator

d)

Eastern and Western Hemisphere

14.
What is the time period before a written language was created?
a)
History
b)
Climate
c)
Prehistory
d)
Environment
15.
Who were the earliest humans?
a)
Hunter gatherers
b)
Farmers
c)
Cobblers
d)
Bakers
16.
If a person travels from place to place, without a permanent home, what are they?
a)
Domesticated
b)
Landform
c)
Archaeologist
d)
Nomad
17.
What were the roles of men and women in the hunter-gatherer community?
a)
Women gathered and hunted
b)
Men gathered and hunted
c)
Men hunted and women gathered
d)
Women hunted while men gathered
18.
What word means taming plants and animals to make them useful for humans?
a)
Irrigate
b)
Landform
c)
Domestication
d)
Geography
19.
Why did hunter gatherers migrate?
a)
To make better tools
b)
To explore the river valleys
c)
To find food
d)
To find better shelter
20.
Where did early humans choose to settle?
a)
Near the coastline
b)
Near mountains
c)
Near rivers
d)
Near the deserts
21.
One of the main reasons people settled along rivers was…
a)
Village elders demanded it
b)
land was cheap
c)
To encourage the growth of the arts
d)
Water supply for irrigation
22.
Which of these is the best explanation of the immediate effects of the Agricultural Revolution?
a)
People quit hunting
b)
Writing was invented
c)
Humans began to form villages and towns
d)
Periods of famine reduced the population
23.
Cave art dates back to which time period?
a)
The Old Stone Age
b)
The New Stone Age
c)
The Renaissance
d)
The Middle Ages
24.
What made the Neolithic Age different from the Paleolithic Age?
a)
Settled communities
b)
Increased Agriculture
c)
Pottery & Weaving skills
d)
All of the above
25.
What development enabled man to live as farmers?
a)
Warm clothing
b)
Domestication of plants & animals
c)
Pottery
d)
Wheel
26.
Paleolithic
a)
Old Stone Age
b)
New Stone Age
c)
Middle Stone Age
d)
Flintstone Age
27.
Neolithic 
a)
Old Stone Age
b)
New Stone Age
c)
Middle Stone Age
d)
Flintstone Age
28.
Another name for farming is ...
a)
Planting
b)
Settling
c)
Agriculture
d)
Nomad
29.
Paleolithic homes were _______ so they could move a lot; Neolithic homes could be ______ because they didn't move.
a)
temporary; permanent
b)
permanent; temporary
c)
strong; weak
d)
tall; short
30.
Scientists believe that the earliest humans evolved in and migrated from which continent?
a)
Europe
b)
North America
c)
Asia
d)
Africa
31.
What materials were the first tool made from?
a)
Stones and bones
b)
Glass and bones
c)
Metal and bones
d)
Plastic and metal 
32.
An object made and used by people of the past
a)
Midden
b)
Radiocarbon dating
c)
Artifact
d)
Site
33.
What test performed by archaeologists was used to analyze fossils and artifacts?
a)
Domestification
b)
Fossilizing
c)
carbon dating
d)
Endopretodosis
34.
Catalhoyuk is located in
a)
England
b)
Anatolia
c)
Fertile Crescent
d)
Chinese Province
35.
Which archaeological site is depicted-
a)
Aleppo
b)
Jericho
c)
Stonehenge
d)
Catalyhouk
36.
What field of study would examine the above items as part of their research?
a)
Geography
b)
Archaeology
c)
Paleontology 
d)
Anthropology
37.
Fertile Crescent
a)
A geographical area of fertile land in the Middle East stretching in a broad semicircle from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates
b)
A system of organizing time that defines the beginning,length, and divisions of a year; developed in Mesopotamia
c)
is a form of government in which the ruling monarch is also the reigning deity, or a god whom the people worship or venerate
38.
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
a)
the two rivers that surround Mesopotamia. These rivers would flood and provide silt that made the soil fertile.
b)
The branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole; studied this in Mesopotamia
c)
first written code/set of laws that all were expected to obey.
d)
A geographical area of fertile land in the Middle East stretching in a broad semicircle from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates
39.
Cuneiform
a)
A system of writing in which wedge-shaped symbols represented words or syllables. It originated in Mesopotamia and was used initially for Sumerian and Akkadian but later was adapted to represent other languages of western Asia. Because so many symbols had to be learned, literacy was confined to a relatively small group of administrators and scribes.
b)
An extreme form of stratification in which some people are owned by others in Mesopotamia
c)
A law that governs relationships between individuals and defines their legal rights.
d)
the two rivers that surround Mesopotamia. These rivers would flood and provide silt that made the soil fertile.
40.
Sumer/Sumerians
a)
first civilization in the Middle East. It was in the "fertile" Tigris-Euphrates delta. They believed that the gods were "all powerful"
b)
armies fighting against each other; in Mesopotamia
c)
Law based on officially established rules governing the faith and practice of a particular religion.
d)
A system of writing in which wedge-shaped symbols represented words or syllables. It originated in Mesopotamia and was used initially for Sumerian and Akkadian but later was adapted to represent other languages of western Asia. Because so many symbols had to be learned, literacy was confined to a relatively small group of administrators and scribes.
41.
City-State
a)
A small independent state consisting of an urban center and the surrounding agricultural territory. A characteristic political form in early Mesopotamia, Archaic and Classical Greece, Phoenicia, and early Italy.
b)
A group of states or territories controlled by one ruler
c)
A system of organizing time that defines the beginning,length, and divisions of a year; developed in Mesopotamia
d)
first civilization in the Middle East. It was in the "fertile" Tigris-Euphrates delta. They believed that the gods were "all powerful"
42.
Hammurabi
a)
Amorite ruler of Babylon (r. 1792-1750 B.C.E.). He conquered many city-states in southern and northern Mesopotamia and is best known for a code of laws, inscribed on a black stone pillar, illustrating the principles to be used in legal cases. (p. 34)
b)
A voluntary exchange of goods and services among people and nations
c)
The branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole; studied this in Mesopotamia
d)
first written code/set of laws that all were expected to obey.
43.
literacy
a)
the ability to read and write
b)
unpredictable; kept soil fertile for agriculture
c)
An extreme form of stratification in which some people are owned by others in Mesopotamia
d)
A law that governs relationships between individuals and defines their legal rights.
44.
social hierarchy
a)
An organized structure of groups of people within a society. Typically with nobility and religious leaders at the top and Slaves at the bottom
b)
A way of supplying water to an area of land
c)
armies fighting against each other; in Mesopotamia
d)
Law based on officially established rules governing the faith and practice of a particular religion.
45.
ziggurat
a)
A massive pyramidal stepped tower made of mud bricks. It is associated with religious complexes in ancient Mesopotamian cities, but its function is unknown.
b)
is a form of government in which the ruling monarch is also the reigning deity, or a god whom the people worship or venerate
c)
A group of states or territories controlled by one ruler
d)
A system of organizing time that defines the beginning,length, and divisions of a year; developed in Mesopotamia
46.
polytheistic
a)
Belief in more than one god
b)
first written code/set of laws that all were expected to obey.
c)
A voluntary exchange of goods and services among people and nations
d)
The branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole; studied this in Mesopotamia
47.
theocratic monarchy
a)
is a form of government in which the ruling monarch is also the reigning deity, or a god whom the people worship or venerate
b)
A law that governs relationships between individuals and defines their legal rights.
c)
unpredictable; kept soil fertile for agriculture
d)
An extreme form of stratification in which some people are owned by others in Mesopotamia
48.
Hammurabi's Code
a)
first written code/set of laws that all were expected to obey.
b)
Law based on officially established rules governing the faith and practice of a particular religion.
c)
A way of supplying water to an area of land
d)
armies fighting against each other; in Mesopotamia
49.
civil law
a)
A law that governs relationships between individuals and defines their legal rights.
b)
A way of supplying water to an area of land
c)
is a form of government in which the ruling monarch is also the reigning deity, or a god whom the people worship or venerate
d)
A group of states or territories controlled by one ruler
50.
religious law
a)
Law based on officially established rules governing the faith and practice of a particular religion.
b)
is a form of government in which the ruling monarch is also the reigning deity, or a god whom the people worship or venerate
c)
first written code/set of laws that all were expected to obey.
d)
A voluntary exchange of goods and services among people and nations
51.
empire
a)
A group of states or territories controlled by one ruler
b)
is a form of government in which the ruling monarch is also the reigning deity, or a god whom the people worship or venerate
c)
A law that governs relationships between individuals and defines their legal rights.
d)
unpredictable; kept soil fertile for agriculture
52.
trade
a)
A voluntary exchange of goods and services among people and nations
b)
first written code/set of laws that all were expected to obey.
c)
Law based on officially established rules governing the faith and practice of a particular religion.
d)
A way of supplying water to an area of land
53.
flood
a)
unpredictable; kept soil fertile for agriculture
b)
A law that governs relationships between individuals and defines their legal rights.
c)
A geographical area of fertile land in the Middle East stretching in a broad semicircle from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates
d)
is a form of government in which the ruling monarch is also the reigning deity, or a god whom the people worship or venerate
54.
irrigation
a)
A way of supplying water to an area of land
b)
Law based on officially established rules governing the faith and practice of a particular religion.
c)
the two rivers that surround Mesopotamia. These rivers would flood and provide silt that made the soil fertile.
d)
first written code/set of laws that all were expected to obey.
55.
calendar
a)
A system of organizing time that defines the beginning,length, and divisions of a year; developed in Mesopotamia
b)
A group of states or territories controlled by one ruler
c)
A system of writing in which wedge-shaped symbols represented words or syllables. It originated in Mesopotamia and was used initially for Sumerian and Akkadian but later was adapted to represent other languages of western Asia. Because so many symbols had to be learned, literacy was confined to a relatively small group of administrators and scribes.
d)
A law that governs relationships between individuals and defines their legal rights.
56.
astronomy
a)
The branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole; studied this in Mesopotamia
b)
A voluntary exchange of goods and services among people and nations
c)
first civilization in the Middle East. It was in the "fertile" Tigris-Euphrates delta. They believed that the gods were "all powerful"
d)
Law based on officially established rules governing the faith and practice of a particular religion.
57.
slavery
a)
An extreme form of stratification in which some people are owned by others in Mesopotamia
b)
unpredictable; kept soil fertile for agriculture
c)
A geographical area of fertile land in the Middle East stretching in a broad semicircle from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates
d)
A system of organizing time that defines the beginning,length, and divisions of a year; developed in Mesopotamia
58.
warfare
a)
armies fighting against each other; in Mesopotamia
b)
A way of supplying water to an area of land
c)
the two rivers that surround Mesopotamia. These rivers would flood and provide silt that made the soil fertile.
d)
The branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole; studied this in Mesopotamia
59.

Name the River Valley Civilization shaded in purple on the map

a)

Egypt

b)

Mesopotamia/

Sumer

c)

India

d)

China

60.

Name the River Valley Civilization shaded in purple on the map

a)

Egypt

b)

Mesopotamia/

Sumer

c)

India

d)

China

61.
Name the River Valley Civilization shaded in orange on the map
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
62.
Name the River Valley Civilization shaded in pink on the map
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
63.
Name the River Valley Civilization shaded in yellow on the map
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
64.
Name the civilization: 
- Nile River
- Hieroglyphics
- Pyramids
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
65.
Name the civilization: 
- Tigris and Euphrates
- Cuneiform
- City-States
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
66.
Name the civilization: 
- Huang He (Yellow) River
- Calligraphy writing
- Paper and Silk
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
67.
Most early religious traditions can be categorized as -
a)
Monotheistic
b)
Polytheistic
c)
Atheistic
d)
Agnostic
68.

The ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt were similar in that both cultures

a)

established trade routes to China

b)

used the ziggurat form for their temples

c)

developed along rivers

d)

used a hieroglyphic writing system

69.

Which action is most closely associated with the early Mesopotamian civilizations?

a)

building floating gardens to grow corn

b)

establishing representative democracies

c)

developing a writing system using cuneiform

d)

constructing Hindu temples

70.
What made Hammurabi famous?
a)
He was a powerful king who built an empire.
b)
He had some harsh laws.
c)
He conquered and enslaved the Jewish people.
d)
He created the first written laws.
71.

The Neolithic Revolution occurred when people discovered how to -

a)

grow food and domesticate animals

b)

trade with others in the same river valley

c)

fight wars using metal weapons

d)

make stone temples for religious ceremonies

72.

True or False: Early humans settled far away from rivers.

a)

True

b)

False

73.
delta
a)
a marshy region formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of a river
b)
A process of embalming and drying corpses to prevent them from decaying
c)
a wind that shifts in direction at certain times of each year
d)
one of the animal bones or tortoise shells used by ancient Chinese priests to communicate with the gods
74.
pharaoh
a)
A king of ancient Egypt, considered a god as well as a political and military leader.
b)
An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds
c)
another name for the Indus Valley civilization that arose along the Indus River, possibly as early as 7000 BC; characterized by sophisticated city planning
d)
in Chinese history, the divine approval thought to be the basis of royal authority
75.
Theocracy
a)
A government controlled by religious leaders
b)
A tall reed that grows in the Nile delta, used by the ancient Egyptians to make a paper like material for writing on
c)
a fertile deposit of windblown soil
d)
the historical pattern of the rise, decline, and replacement of dynasties
76.
pyramid
a)
a massive structure with a rectangular base and four triangular sides, like those that were built in Egypt as burial places for Old Kingdom pharaohs
b)
a large landmass that forms a distinct part of a continent
c)
one of the animal bones or tortoise shells used by ancient Chinese priests to communicate with the gods
d)
A political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people who live on the land
77.
mummification
a)
A process of embalming and drying corpses to prevent them from decaying
b)
a marshy region formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of a river
c)
a large landmass that forms a distinct part of a continent
d)
Egyptian King who is believed to have brought 2 Egyptian Kingdoms together.
78.
Hieroglyphics
a)
An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds
b)
A king of ancient Egypt, considered a god as well as a political and military leader.
c)
a wind that shifts in direction at certain times of each year
d)
a large landmass that forms a distinct part of a continent
79.
papyrus
a)
A tall reed that grows in the Nile delta, used by the ancient Egyptians to make a paper like material for writing on
b)
A government controlled by religious leaders
c)
another name for the Indus Valley civilization that arose along the Indus River, possibly as early as 7000 BC; characterized by sophisticated city planning
d)
a wind that shifts in direction at certain times of each year
80.
Subcontinent
a)
a large landmass that forms a distinct part of a continent
b)
a massive structure with a rectangular base and four triangular sides, like those that were built in Egypt as burial places for Old Kingdom pharaohs
c)
a fertile deposit of windblown soil
d)
another name for the Indus Valley civilization that arose along the Indus River, possibly as early as 7000 BC; characterized by sophisticated city planning
81.
monsoons
a)
a wind that shifts in direction at certain times of each year
b)
A process of embalming and drying corpses to prevent them from decaying
c)
a marshy region formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of a river
d)
a fertile deposit of windblown soil
82.
Harappen
a)
another name for the Indus Valley civilization that arose along the Indus River, possibly as early as 7000 BC; characterized by sophisticated city planning
b)
An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds
c)
A king of ancient Egypt, considered a god as well as a political and military leader.
d)
A tall reed that grows in the Nile delta, used by the ancient Egyptians to make a paper like material for writing on
83.

loess

a)

a fertile deposit of windblown soil

b)

A tall reed that grows in the Nile delta, used by the ancient Egyptians to make a paper like material for writing on

c)

A government controlled by religious leaders

d)

a strong wind that brings rains during specific times of the year

84.
Narmer
a)
Egyptian King who is believed to have brought 2 Egyptian Kingdoms together.
b)
one of the animal bones or tortoise shells used by ancient Chinese priests to communicate with the gods
c)
a large landmass that forms a distinct part of a continent
d)
a massive structure with a rectangular base and four triangular sides, like those that were built in Egypt as burial places for Old Kingdom pharaohs
85.
an economic concept that refers to seperating tasks in which people in a factory or company work at one kind of job and learn to do it well
a)
Specialization
b)
artisan
c)
ziggurat
d)
institution
86.
a skilled worker, such as a weaver or a potter, who makes goods by hand
a)
artisan
b)
barter
c)
Theocracy
d)
Specialization
87.
one of the professional record keepers in early civilizations
a)
scribe
b)
city-state
c)
Specialization
d)
Mesopotamia
88.
a system of writing with wedge-shaped symbols, invented by Sumerians around 3000 BC
a)
cuneiform
b)
cultural diffusion
c)
scribe
d)
institution
89.
a period in human history, beginning around 3000 B.C. in some areas, during which people began using bronze, rather than copper or stone, to fashion tools and weapons
a)
Bronze Age
b)
cuneiform
c)
pyramid
d)
Fertile Crescent
90.
a form of trade in which people exchange goods and services without the use of money
a)
barter
b)
delta
c)
polytheism
d)
cuneiform
91.
a temple, which literally means "mountain of god"
a)
ziggurat
b)
dynastic cycle
c)
pharaoh
d)
Bronze Age
92.
an arc of rich farmland in Southwest Asia, between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea
a)
Fertile Crescent
b)
dynasty
c)
papyrus
d)
barter
93.
part of the land making up the Fertile Crescent, meaning "land between the rivers" in Greek
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
Empire
c)
oracle bones
d)
artisan
94.
a city and its surrounding lands functioning as an independent political unit
a)
city-state
b)
Fertile Crescent
c)
Narmer
d)
polytheism
95.
A series of rulers from the same family
a)
dynasty
b)
feudalism
c)
mummification
d)
pharaoh
96.
the spreading of ideas or products from one culture to another
a)
cultural diffusion
b)
Hammurabi
c)
monsoons
d)
Narmer
97.
Belief in many gods
a)
polytheism
b)
Harappen
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
Hammurabi
98.
a political unit in which a number of peoples or countries are controlled by a single ruler
a)
Empire
b)
Hieroglyphics
c)
Mandate of Heaven
d)

City-State

99.
King of Babylonia; he was a brilliant military leader who brought all of Mesopotamia into the Babylonian Empire. He is known for his uniform code of 282 laws, the earliest known set of written laws.
a)
Hammurabi
b)
institution
c)
loess
d)
dynasty
100.
a marshy region formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of a river
a)
delta
b)
loess
c)
institution
d)
papyrus
101.
ancient Egyptian king during the Old Kingdom and is known for uniting Upper and Lower Egypt into one kingdom
a)
Narmer
b)
Mandate of Heaven
c)
Hieroglyphics
d)
cultural diffusion
102.
A king of ancient Egypt, considered a god as well as a political and military leader.
a)
pharaoh
b)
Mesopotamia
c)
Harappen
d)
city-state
103.
A government controlled by religious leaders
a)
Theocracy
b)
monsoons
c)
Hammurabi
d)
Subcontinent
104.
a massive structure with a rectangular base and four triangular sides, like those that were built in Egypt as burial places for Old Kingdom pharaohs
a)
pyramid
b)
mummification
c)
feudalism
d)
Subcontinent
105.
A process of embalming and drying corpses to prevent them from decaying
a)
mummification
b)
Narmer
c)
Fertile Crescent
d)
pyramid
106.
An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds
a)
Hieroglyphics
b)
oracle bones
c)
Empire
d)
papyrus
107.
A tall reed that grows in the Nile delta, used by the ancient Egyptians to make a paper like material for writing on
a)
papyrus
b)
artisan
c)
dynasty
d)
oracle bones
108.
another name for the Indus Valley civilization that arose along the Indus River, possibly as early as 7000 BC; characterized by sophisticated city planning
a)
Harappen
b)
pyramid
c)
cuneiform
d)
Mandate of Heaven
109.

The longest river in the world; associated with Ancient Egypt.

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Nile River

c)

Amazon River

110.

Name given to Egyptian rulers who held absolute power and were regarded as divine or god-like.

a)

President

b)

King

c)

Pharaoh

111.

Ancient Egyptians had little concern for the after-life.

a)

True

b)

False

112.
An example of a delta is 
a)

A mountain

b)
a triangle-shaped area of land made from soil deposited by a river.
c)
The rapids along the Nile
113.
Pyramids are built to 
a)

be a tourist attraction.

b)
be a tomb for the Pharaoh
c)
to give farmers jobs when not farming
114.
A tomb is a place where
a)
People are buried
b)
People hang out
c)
People eat
115.
Egypt is on what Continent?
a)
Africa
b)
Europe
c)
South America
116.
Which body of water does the Nile River flow into?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)

Delaware Bay

c)
Mediterranean Sea
117.
The Sphinx looks like it has ______.
a)
A lion's body and a dog's head.
b)
A lion's body and a man's head
c)
A tiger's body with feathers 
118.
The person who's tomb told us a lot about ancient Egypt was _________. 
a)
Tutankhamen (King Tut)
b)
Queen Carter
c)

King George

119.
Most of ancient Egypt's land was...?
a)
desert
b)
rainforest
c)
ice
120.

The national capital and sea of government in Egypt.

a)

Alexandria

b)

Cairo

c)

Aswan

121.

What is the geographic feature pictured above?

a)

Jungle

b)

Delta

c)

Peninsula

122.
What purpose did pyramids serve? 
a)
as centers of government
b)
as temples for religious worship
c)
as tombs for the pharaohs
123.

What is the largest body of water that Separates Africa from Europe?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Marginal Sea

c)

Atlantic Ocean

124.

The first civilizations developed in

a)

Mountains

b)

Coastal areas

c)

river valleys

d)

deserts

125.

Which of the following is a characteristic that most civilizations have in common?

a)

People live in small villages and each family produces or gathers its own food.

b)

People are nomadic.

c)

A division of labor exists.

d)

Communities are organized so that large groups of people can more efficiently follow herds of animals.

126.

The evidence that seems to support a rise in women’s status in early civilizations is

a)

the rise of female goddesses.

b)

many burial mounds containing the remains of women alone.

c)

elaborate jewelry found with the remains of women.

d)

artwork that portrays women operating plows.

127.

Skilled craftspeople are called

a)

merchants.

b)

crafters.

c)

nomads.

d)

artisans.

128.

A lunar calendar is based on

a)

365 1/4 days.

b)

the phases of the moon.

c)

the changing seasons.

d)

daylight savings time.

129.

If an event occurred in 2700 B.C., it happened

a)

2,700 years ago.

b)

700 years after 2000 B.C.

c)

4,600 years before A.D. 1900.

d)

5,800 years after 3100 B.C.

130.

One of the primary reasons why people developed writing was to

a)

show that they were superior to other societies.

b)

preserve and pass on ideas and information.

c)

share their beliefs with other culture groups.

d)

eliminate the need to remember the rules of their society.

131.

Pictures that represent things are called

a)

pictographs

b)

ideograms.

c)

phonograms.

d)

letters.

132.

Record of events since people first developed writing

a)

nomad

b)

history

c)

culture

d)

prehistory

133.

The system of writing developed by the Egyptians was

a)

cuneiform.

b)

italics.

c)

hieroglyphics.

d)

ideograms.

134.

A form of government headed by a king or a queen is a (an)

a)

empire.

b)

monarchy.

c)

democracy. .

d)

dynasty.

135.

The belief in more than one god is called

a)

monotheism.

b)

Mosaic law.

c)

Hammurabi’s Code.

d)

polytheism

136.

“The gift of the Nile” is a phrase that refers to the gold that would frequently wash up on the banks of the river.

a)

True

b)

False

137.

The Rosetta Stone, discovered by a French officer serving under Napoleon Bonaparte, provided the means to solve the mystery of the Great Sphinx.

a)

True

b)

False

138.

The upper class of the Old Kingdom consisted of the pharaoh, nobility, and priests; everyone else fell into the lower class.

a)

True

b)

False

139.

After Thutmose II died, his wife Hatshepsut gave up her position as pharaoh so that her son Thutmose III could rule.

a)

True

b)

False

140.

The Egyptian empire began to decline primarily because a series of natural disasters destroyed its economic foundation.

a)

True

b)

False

141.

Egyptians’ surplus food was traded over great distances by ____________ on land and by ships over the seas.

a)

Horses

b)

Caravans

c)

Minivans

d)

Plane

142.

The pharaohs built huge tombs called:

a)

Temples

b)

Obelisks

c)

Pyramids

d)

Cartouches

143.

Those who could read and write often became__________ and served as clerks, or record keepers, for the government.

a)

artisans

b)

scribes

c)

nomads

d)

priests

144.

Egyptian gods were associated with sacred creatures, which included the cat, the bull,the crocodile, and the ________ (beetle).

a)

dog

b)

hippopotamus

c)

scarab

d)

lion

145.

Egyptians believed that the human body had to be preserved through the process of _________

in order to make existence after death possible.

a)

Embalming

b)

mutilating

c)

autopsy

d)

mummification

146.

The title of the book placed in the tomb with the dead to guard them from serpents, demons, and other dangers that lurked in the afterlife was ______________.

a)

The Purge

b)

The Night of the Living Dead

c)

The Book of the Dead

d)

Revenge of the Ka

147.

Egyptians believed that the god _________was responsible for judging the truth of a soul’s testimony and either sending that soul to a place of eternal happiness or throwing it to the Eater of the Dead

a)

Horus

b)

Osiris

c)

Isis

d)

Re/Ra

148.

Robbers, or ______________, opened many tombs and plundered them for their precious articles.

a)

looters

b)

Jokers

c)

Idiots

d)

Napoleon

149.

Area around the Nile covered with rich silt

a)

cataract

b)

pharaoh

c)

Red Land

d)

Black Land

150.

Title used by Egyptian rulers

a)

pharaoh

b)

Ka

c)

dynasty

d)

obelisk

151.

Series of rulers from the same family

a)

pharaoh

b)

dynasty

c)

noble

d)

delta

152.

Rich and powerful person

a)

Ka

b)

obelisk

c)

noble

d)

afterlife

153.

Egyptian's name for a person's life force

a)

noble

b)

Ka

c)

dynasty

d)

delta

154.

Object inscribed with hieroglyphics that allowed historians to understand Egyptian writing

a)

papyrus

b)

obelisk

c)

Rosetta Stone

d)

delta

155.

Imaginary creature with a human head and the body of a lion

a)

obelisk

b)

sphinx

c)

cataract

d)

papyrus

156.

Long-lasting, paper-like material made from reeds that Egyptians used to write on

a)

obelisk

b)

hieroglyphics

c)

papyrus

d)

delta

157.

Triangle-shaped area of land made from soil deposited by a river

a)

obelisk

b)

papyrus

c)

delta

d)

spinx

158.

Which conintent is Egypt located on?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

North America

159.

Which direction does the longest river in the World(the Nile) flow?

a)

South

b)

West

c)

East

d)

North

160.

What innovation helped Egyptians know when to irrigate and when to prepare for floods?

a)

plow

b)

chariot

c)

calendar

d)

sail boat

161.

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

a)

Too Hot

b)

The sand was soft

c)

Gave Natural Protection

d)

Winds provided diseases

162.

What 2 types of government did ancient Egypt have? (pick 2)

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Monarchy

c)

Theocracy

d)

Democracy

163.
What are the dangerous, fast-moving waterfalls on the Nile called?
a)
Delta
b)
Deserts
c)
Cataracts
d)
Shadoofs
164.
What was the purpose of mummifying the dead?
a)
It was a symbol of wealth
b)
The preservation of the body gave the soul a place to live in the afterlife
c)
It prevented diseases from spreading
d)
Mummification was not important to ancient Egyptians.
165.
What area is shown in the picture? (Marshy fertile fan shaped area)
a)
Cataracts
b)
Delta
c)
Desert
d)
Plateaus 
166.
What Geographic feature is shown at position A?
a)
Mediterranean Sea
b)
Arabian Desert
c)
Nile River
d)
Red Sea
167.
What letter represents the Nile River?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
168.
Because one physical feature was so vital to ancient settlers of Egypt and Kush, MOST of their settlements were
a)
on hills
b)
in a desert
c)
near a river
d)
around trees
169.
How did the yearly flooding of the Nile River affect the people of Egypt and Kush?
a)
It isolated the settlements.
b)
It left silt that improved the soil.
c)
It spread diseases that destroyed whole empires.
d)
It attracted hunters and gatherers looking for wildlife.
170.
Hatshepsut was the FIRST pharaoh was was
a)
a god.
b)
a child.
c)
a priest.
d)
a woman.

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