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EOY Social Studies 24

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where would an archaeologist find artifacts from different times? Match and label the dates with the soil picture below.

2.

Hominids originated in what continent?

a)

North America

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

Antartica

3.

What is a fossil?

a)

Remains of things that were once living

b)

Remains of things that were made by man

4.

What is an artifact?

a)

Remain of something once living

b)

A piece of leftover plant

c)

Remains of something that was made by man

d)

Time before writing was invented

5.

Which civilization invented the wheel?

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Egypt

c)

India or China

d)

Greece

e)

Rome

6.
What did Hammurabi’s Code provide for the Mesopotamians? 
a)
A religious system
b)
An economic system
c)
A legal system
d)
A writing system
7.

Match the Vocabulary Word to the correct definitions:

a)

A ruling family, often passing leadership from one generation to the next.

1.

dynasty

b)
pharaoh
2.

The King of a united Egypt

c)

A system of many government officials who carry out government rules.

3.

Bureaucracy

d)

A way to preserve bodies so spirits may use them in the afterlife.

4.

mummy

8.
What were pyramids?
a)

a place to store food surplus

b)
prisons
c)
tombs for pharaohs
d)
tombs for nobles
9.
What is Egyptian writing called?
a)
cuneiform
b)
hieroglyphic
c)
characters
d)
Sanskrit
10.
Who was at the top of the Egyptian social order?
a)
slaves
b)
pharaoh
c)
priests
d)
scribes
11.
What civilization is associated with the Tigris-Euphrates rivers?
a)
China
b)
Egypt
c)
India
d)
Mesopotamia
12.

Which river did Sumerians rely on?

a)

The Nile

b)

The Euphrates

c)

The Jordan

13.

If a common man cut out the eye of another common man, what would his punishment be according to Hammurabi’s Code?

a)

He would have his eye put out

b)

He would be put to death

c)

He would have to pay certain amount of gold

d)

Nothing

14.
What civilization is associated with the Nile River?
a)
China
b)
Egypt
c)
India
d)
Mesopotamia
15.
What were pyramids?
a)

a place to store food surplus

b)
prisons
c)
tombs for pharaohs
d)
tombs for nobles
16.

Which statement is NOT true about pyramids?

a)

They were built using the principles of mathematics and geometry.

b)

They were palaces where pharaohs often held lavish parties in the summertime.

c)

They were the largest man-made structures on earth for nearly 4,000 years.

d)

They were made out of giant blocks of stone cut by hand and moved into place using a ramp.

17.

What were people called who were trained to write?

a)

Scribes

b)

Writers

c)

Good students

d)

Government leaders

18.

Why did the Egyptians preserve their dead?

a)

To get them ready for the next life.

b)

It was fun.

c)

To show faith to their gods.

d)

It was fashionable.

19.

What two things did Egyptians do to prepare for an afterlife?

a)

Build a pyramid; meet the pharaoh

b)

Eat crocodile stew once a year; be buried in purple clothing

c)

Be a good person; have their dead body preserved

d)

Eat crocodile stew once a year; be buried in purple clothing

20.

Which civilizations had the great Nile River for transportation and irrigation?

a)

Mexico

b)

Egypt

c)

Rome

21.

Which civilization built the pyramids of Giza?

a)

Chinese

b)

Roman

c)

Egyptian

22.

What god was killed by his brother and had to become god of the underworld?

a)

Ra

b)

Isis

c)

Osiris

d)

Set

23.

Most Egyptians did what job?

a)

Priest

b)

Scribe

c)

Merchant

d)

Farmer

24.

What did Narmer (King Menes) do that caused the start of Egypt's first dynasty?

a)

invaded the country of Kush

b)

brought settlers to the Nile Valley

c)

built the first Egyptian city

d)

united Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt

25.

What was left in the body during mummification?

a)

Heart

b)

Liver

c)

Brain

d)

Stomach

26.

Egyptians believed in an afterlife.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Pharaohs of Egypt were buried with lots of treasure and supplies for the afterlife

a)

True

b)

False

28.
Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?
a)
The tombs served as museums.
b)
The tombs were the private storage rooms fo the pharaoh.
c)
Egyptians believed tombs to be the safest places in the kingdom.
d)
Egyptians believed the dead (ka) enjoyed such materials in the afterlife.
29.

A _____________________ is a line of rulers from the same family.

a)

nation-state

b)

shaduf

c)

papyrus

d)

dynasty

30.

Put the social classes in order from highest to lowest

a)

Pharoah

b)

priests

c)

scribes

d)

artisans/merchants/

craftspeople

e)

peasants/farmers/

slaves

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
31.

Which of the following can BEST be used as evidence that the ancient Egyptians had great knowledge of mathematics?

a)

the use of hieroglyphics

b)

the building of the pyramids

c)

the technology of mummification

d)

the development of ironworking

32.

Why did the Egyptians obey the pharaoh and his officials?

a)

The Egyptian people elected the pharaoh.

b)

They only obeyed if they agreed with what pharaoh said.

c)

They obeyed because everyone was equal.

d)

Egyptians saw the pharaoh as a god-king.

33.

In ancient times, only __________ could write in the Egyptian language.

a)

scribes

b)

artisans

c)

peasants

34.

What tool did ancient Egyptians use to raise water into canals?

a)

papyrus

b)

shaduf

c)

sickle

35.

Match the following

a)

Old Kingdom

1.

Pharaohs buried in pyramids

b)

Middle Kingdom

2.

Time of Expansion, art, & literature

c)

New Kingdom

3.

Peak of Egyptian power & prosperity

36.

Which way does the Nile River flow?

a)

north to south

b)

south to north

c)

east to west

d)

west to east

37.

How did mummification contribute to advancements in the field of science?

a)

Dermatologists learned how to keep skin clean and soft.

b)

Artisans learned how to make sturdier furniture.

c)

Engineers learned how to build stronger buildings.

d)

Doctors learned about the structure of the body and its organs.

38.

Egyptians were loyal to the pharaoh because they believed

a)

he was the father of a sphinx

b)

he was the reincarnation of Horus

c)

he was half sphinx

39.
Egypt is on what Continent?
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
South America
40.

True/False: Women were allowed to work and own property in Ancient Egypt.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

Match the following

a)

1.

Papyrus

b)

2.

Sarcophagus

c)

3.

Hatshepsut

d)

4.

Canopic

42.

To adapt wild plants or tame wild animals and breed them for human use

a)

Hominid

b)

Nomad

c)

Hunter-Gatherer

d)

Domesticate

43.

A period of time during which hominids made tools from stone. The earliest known period of prehistoric culture

a)

BC/BCE

b)

The Stone Age

44.

What was the name of the skeleton found in Africa believed to be one of the first hominids

a)

Fred

b)

Lucy

c)

Adam

d)

Brandy

45.

What were the names of the eras in the Stone Age

a)

Paleolithic

b)

Mesolithic

c)

Neolithic

d)

All of the above

46.

Why is it called the Stone Age?

a)

People played rock paper scissors all day

b)

People used tools made from stone

c)

People had stone collections

d)

Cars were made of stone

47.

Make a prediction: The discovery of agriculture lead to a raise in population. This lead to the raise of cities. What do you think will happen next.

a)

People will invent governments to help keep the population organized and safe.

b)

People will go back to hunting to give themselves more time.

c)

People will invent computers to help store information.

d)

People will invent clothes to keep as they dwelled in caves.

48.

An archaeologist is a scientist who studies past human life by analyzing fossils and artifacts.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

What is agriculture?

a)

Digging a ditch to bring water to a field

b)

People that wander from place to place to find food

c)

An area with cities and settled homes

d)

Another word for farming, raising crops, and/or raising animals for food

50.

What is a surplus?

a)

Having more of something than is needed

b)

People that wander from place to place when the food supply runs out

c)

A person with a specialized job that usually makes something with their hands

d)

Digging a ditch to bring water to a field

51.

When did the Stone Age end?

a)

when people got Iphones

b)

We are still in the Stone Age

c)

When technology developed smelting and the making of metal tools (copper, bronze,)

52.

How did fire help the early humans?

a)

They could not roast marshmallows.

b)

They had something to entertain them.

c)

It kept them warm.

d)

Now they could have parties.

53.

Match the Vocabulary Word to the correct definitions:

a)

A ruling family, often passing leadership from one generation to the next.

1.

dynasty

b)
pharaoh
2.

The King of a united Egypt

c)

A system of many government officials who carry out government rules.

3.

Bureaucracy

d)

A way to preserve bodies so spirits may use them in the afterlife.

4.

mummy

54.

The writing system hieroglyphics belongs to which ancient civilization?

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Egypt

c)

India

d)

China