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Social Studies So Far... 2024

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Need or want?
iPhone

a)

Need

b)

Want

2.

Need or want?
Freshwater

a)

Need

b)

Want

3.

Need or want?
Sleep

a)

Need

b)

Want

4.

Need or want?
Pizza

a)

Need

b)

Want

5.

Which of these is NOT a way early humans used fire?

a)

To fend off predators

b)

To cook their food

c)

For warmth

d)

To melt metals

6.

The Paleolithic and Neolithic Eras both...

a)

had stone tools and weapons.

b)

farmed for their food.

c)

hunted and gathered.

d)

built civilizations.

7.

Which of these places would be the best for early humans to find?

a)

a desert.

b)

a mountainous area full of minerals.

c)

a flat area near a river or lake.

d)

caves to live in.

8.

The main difference between the Neolithic and Paleolithic Eras is...

a)

the Neoliths had learned to farm.

b)

that Neolithic people used iron weapons.

c)

Paleolithic people settled near rivers.

d)

how they prepared their food.

9.

This is the most important change in human history

a)

Agriculture Revolution

b)

Paleolithic Era

c)

Mesopotamia to Egypt

d)

the Silk Road

10.

What do we call the change from hunting and gathering of the Paleolithic Era to farming in the Neolithic Era?

a)

Agriculture Revolution

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Filial Piety

d)

Mandate of Heaven

11.

Choose ALL the rivers that made Mesopotamia thrive.

a)

Nile

b)

Tigris

c)

Indus

d)

Euphrates

12.

Choose ALL the rivers that made Egypt thrive.

a)

Nile

b)

Ganges

c)

Indus

d)

Yellow

13.

Choose ALL the rivers that made India thrive.

a)

Brahmaputra

b)

Ganges

c)

Indus

d)

Yellow

e)

Nile

14.

Choose ALL the rivers that made China thrive.

a)

Euphrates

b)

Yangtze

c)

Indus

d)

Yellow

15.

Mesopotamia was mostly in modern-day

a)

Iraq

b)

Egypt

c)

Mexico

d)

England

16.

Choose ALL the civilizations of Mesopotamia

a)

Sumer

b)

Akkad

c)

Babylon

d)

Assyria

e)

Persia

17.

Which of the Mesopotamian civilizations lasted the longest? (HINT: they later tried to conquer Greece)

a)

Sumer

b)

Babylon

c)

Akkad

d)

Assyria

e)

Persia

18.

Which of the Mesopotamian civilizations was the first and therefore the first to use writing?

a)

Sumer

b)

Babylon

c)

Akkad

d)

Assyria

e)

Persia

19.

What is the world's first writing called?

a)

cuneiform

b)

hieroglyphics

c)

kanji

d)

English

20.

What's the world's first set of written laws?

a)

Hammurabi's Code

b)

Ma'at

c)

Filial piety

d)

The Four Noble Truths

21.

Which metal was the first to be used by humans?

a)

Bronze

b)

Gold

c)

Steel

d)

Lead

22.

A much stronger metal replaced bronze called

a)

Iron

b)

Steel

c)

Silver

d)

Platinum

23.

I'm in an ancient city right next to a river. There is a large wall around this city and a large ziggurat in the center. In which civilization am I most likely in?

a)

Babylon

b)

Egypt

c)

Mohenjo Daro

d)

China

24.

I'm in an ancient city right next to a river. There is no around this city but people are using a special type of bucket irrigation called shaduf to get water. In which civilization am I most likely in?

a)

Babylon

b)

Egypt

c)

Mohenjo Daro

d)

China

25.

What is a ziggurat?

a)

Place of worship

b)

Place to store surplus

c)

Priests live here

d)

All of these are true

26.

What makes the Nile unique?

a)

It flows from south to north.

b)

It's the largest river in the world.

c)

It is one of 4 important rivers in Egypt.

d)

It isn't. Trick question.

27.

Which of these is the most fertile soil in Egypt?

a)

the delta

b)

in the Sahara Desert

c)

near the Red Sea

d)

in the South

28.

Which plant was dried and used similarly to paper?

a)

papyrus

b)

Sahara

c)

tulips

d)

evergreens

29.

What was the purpose of pyramids?

a)

They were burials for important leaders.

b)

They were places of worship.

c)

They were strategic fortresses from which the Egyptians could defend themselves from invasion.

d)

We're not sure.

30.

Pyramids, mummification, and the Book of the Dead are all proof of what?

a)

The ancient Egyptians believed in the afterlife.

b)

The ancient Egyptians were monotheistic.

c)

The ancient Egyptians had a theocratic government.

d)

They were crazy!

31.

How did the ancient Egyptians prepare dead bodies for the afterlife?

a)

They burned them.

b)

They mummified them.

c)

They placed them in the NIle.

d)

They buried them.

32.

This is King Tut's...

a)

sarcophagus.

b)

coffin.

c)

tomb.

d)

reflection.

33.

Egypt and China both passed leadership down within the family. What is this?

a)

dynasty

b)

oligarchy

c)

filial piety

d)

polytheism

34.

King Tut was the god-king of Egypt, or Egypt's...

a)

pharaoh

b)

dictator

c)

Confucius

d)

pyramid

35.

The first civilization in the ancient Indus Valley was...

a)

Mohenjo Daro

b)

Harrappa

c)

Beijing

d)

Sparta

36.

India's social hierarchy is called its

a)

caste system.

b)

civil service.

c)

democracy.

d)

slave system.

37.

Which 2 groups were at the top of the caste system?

a)

Kings

b)

Teachers

c)

Untouchables

d)

Priests

e)

Artisans

38.

Why were the Dalit considered "untouchable"?

a)

Hindus thought they weren't part of Brahma.

b)

Hindus made them do jobs they considered unclean.

c)

They weren't. trick question.

d)

Dalit were born in a different area of India.

39.

What is the prominent religion of India that believes in 33 million gods?

a)

Hindu

b)

Buddhism

c)

Christianity

d)

Judaism

40.

Siddhartha Gautama taught that suffering is caused by our desires. Who was he?

a)

the Buddha

b)

Jesus the Christ

c)

the Pharaoh of Egypt

d)

King of China

41.

What good was heavily guarded secret by the Chinese government?

a)

silk

b)

porcelain

c)

paper

d)

kites

42.

One of the most marvelous achievements of all time is China's...

a)

Great Wall

b)

pyramids

c)

ziggurats

d)

democracy

43.

The world's first major trade network connected China and its goods with Europe and theirs. What is it called?

a)

The Silk Road

b)

The Great Wall of China

c)

The Royal Road

d)

FedEx

44.

China's emperor knew he couldn't do it alone, so he created a bureaucracy of people to help him rule. What is this system called? (HINT: there was an exam)

a)

civil service

b)

monarchy

c)

empire

d)

filial piety

45.

Why was the civil service exam unfair?

a)

Only boys could take it.

b)

Rich boys had tutors who taught them what was on the test.

c)

It gave high scores positions in the government.

d)

Every boy had a chance to take it.

46.

Greece is surrounded by water on all sides except one. Greece is a...

a)

isthmus

b)

peninsula

c)

mesa

d)

plateau

47.

Controlling this sea meant controlling trade between Europe, Africa, and Asia.

a)

the Mediterranean

b)

the Aegean

c)

the South China

d)

the Caribbean

48.

Which city-state was known for being smart and having a navy?

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

49.

Which city-state was known for being tough and having an army?

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

50.

Which city-state was known for giving more rights to women?

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

51.

Athens had the world's first democracy...sorta. Select the person who would be a citizen in ancient Athens.

a)

Leonte was born in Corinth but now lives in Athens.

b)

Adam was born to a slave family in Athens.

c)

Lailay was born in Athens and her family owns a business.

d)

Jaimon was born to a free family in Athens.

52.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend describes...

a)

Sparta joining up with Athens during the Persian Wars.

b)

Athens teaming up with Persia during the Peloponnesian Wars.

c)

Sparta and Athens joining forces during the Peloponnesian Wars.

d)

Alexander the Great's expansion

53.

Though friends during the Persian Wars, Athens immediately fought the Peloponnesian Wars with...

a)

Persia

b)

Sparta

c)

Corinth

d)

Thebes

54.

Alexander the Great united all of Greece for the first time and conquered...

a)

Russia.

b)

the United States.

c)

Persia.

d)

China.

55.

Which of these did Alexander the Great's empire not control?

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Mesopotamia

d)

Greece

56.

Rule by one

a)

Monarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Anarchy

e)

Republic

57.

Rule by a few

a)

Monarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Anarchy

e)

Republic

58.

Rule by elected representatives

a)

Monarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Anarchy

e)

Republic

59.

Rule by no one

a)

Monarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Anarchy

e)

Republic

60.

Rule by the citizens

a)

Monarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Anarchy

e)

Republic

61.

A kingdom or nation that expands

a)

empire

b)

monarchy

c)

country

d)

peninsula

62.

Conquered areas from which empires gain resources

a)

colonies

b)

city-states

c)

territories

d)

civilizations

63.

In a market economy, what two things determine prices?

a)

Supply

b)

Sellers

c)

the king

d)

Demand

64.

Trading without using money was called...

a)

bartering.

b)

irrigating.

c)

merchandise.

d)

marketing.

65.

Though 2 of them should be considered just one, how many continents are there in the world?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

7

d)

9

66.

How many oceans are there?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

7

d)

9

67.

What is the largest ocean?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

e)

Arctic

68.

What ocean lies between Europe/Africa and the Americas?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

e)

Arctic

69.

What ocean surrounds Antarctica?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

e)

Arctic

70.

What ocean borders India and China?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

e)

Arctic

71.

What is the northernmost ocean?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

e)

Arctic

72.

Which is the largest continent?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

North America

e)

Australia

73.

Which continent is the world's largest desert?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

North America

e)

Antarctica

74.

Which continent is an island?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

North America

e)

Australia

75.

Which continent has no ancient civilizations that we've learned about?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

South America

e)

Australia

76.

Which type of religion believes in only one god?

a)

monotheism

b)

polytheism

77.

Which type of religion believes in more than one god?

a)

monotheism

b)

polytheism

78.

Which of these is monotheistic?

a)

Judaism

b)

ancient Egypt

c)

ancient India

d)

ancient Greece

79.

The afterlife is

a)

the spirit living on after a person has died.

b)

being reborn into another body here on earth after you've died.

80.

Reincarnation is

a)

the spirit living on after a person has died.

b)

being reborn into another body here on earth after you've died.

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