WorksheetsEnd of Year Practice Quizizz
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
If you are located in New Orleans, in which direction would you have to travel to get to Shreveport?
Northeast
Southeast
Southwest
Northwest
Which group of people passed down information only by oral storytelling?
Paleolithic & Neolithic
Mesopotamians
Israelites
Egyptians
Why did prehistoric people migrate from Africa to other parts of the world?
there were too many people in Africa
to conquer and control other areas
to follow food and find resources
to escape war and violence
When civilizations developed agriculture and had plenty of food, what were they now able to do?
become hunters and gatherers
have jobs other than getting food
become nomads
gain freedom from tyrants
Another benefit of developing agriculture was that societies were able to ________
stay in one place
worship their gods
have slaves
live in the mountains
What process did the Egyptians believe determined whether you had a good or bad afterlife?
Your soul was tried by a judge
Your heart was weighed against a feather
Your brain was eaten by a god
Your body was mummified
Why was mummification important to the Egyptians?
They did not have enough space to bury everyone.
It prevented the spread of diseases.
They believed a person needed their body in the afterlife.
It was a punishment for criminals.
Who was the first female pharaoh?
Hatshepsut
Tutankhamen
Ramses
Cleopatra
Which two religions began in India?
Judaism and Christianity
Buddhism and Confucianism
Judaism and Hinduism
Hinduism and Buddhism
How did the Chinese attempt to prevent attacks from the Xiongnu (nomads in the north)?
They asked other civilizations for help.
They built the Great Wall.
They negotiated with the Xiongnu.
They moved further south.
Which civilization cared only about military education?
Rome
Athens
Sparta
Egypt
Who was assassinated because he was believed to have too much power?
Alexander the Great
Ramses
Hammurabi
Julius Caesar
Groups of people who built hills to use for burying their dead or conducting ceremonies were called _________________.
Mound Builders
Mesopotamians
Paleolithic
Mayans
The Mayans created a ______________, while the Chinese created _____________.
solar calendar; paper
compass; the number 0
aqueduct; silk
Silk Road; large cities
