WorksheetsAncient History Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How did the start of farming change early human tribes?
a)
It forced them to stay in one place and build villages and cities.
b)
It caused them to continue to hunt animals and gather plants.
c)
It ended fighting between the tribes for land.
d)
It stopped them from building temples for their gods.
2.
Which statement best describes hunters and gatherers?
a)
They were experts at using their environment to meet their basis needs.
b)
The tools they made from metal helped them to survive.
c)
They domesticated animals to help with daily activities.
d)
They developed ways to bring water to their crops.
3.
What is the greatest change between the Paleolithic and Neolithic cultures?
a)
the shelters people used
b)
the way people got food for themselves
c)
the tools people used
d)
the clothes people wore
4.
the time period before writing was invented
a)
Pre-history
b)
Paleolithic Age
c)
Neolithic Age
d)
Chronological
5.
What group of people created cave art?
a)
prehistoric
b)
geography
c)
landform
d)
surplus
6.
Domestication of plants and animals, permanent villages, and job specialization are all characteristics of ____________.
a)
the Paleolithic Era
b)
the Mesolithic Era
c)
the Neolithic Era
d)
Age of Dinosaurs
7.
The taming of animals for personal use.
a)
domestication
b)
domination
c)
animalization
d)
petting zoo
8.
The objects identified in the picture would most likely come from which period of time?
a)
Iron Age
b)
Neolithic
c)
Bronze Age
d)
Paleolithic period
9.
What does B.C.E mean?
a)
Before Common Era
b)
Before Cro-Magnon Era
c)
The years before the birth of Christ
d)
The years after the Christian Era began
10.
Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers?
a)
the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean
b)
the Tigris and the Persian Gulf
c)
the Persian Gulf and the Euphrates
d)
the Euphrates and the Tigris
11.
Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
Hammarabui
c)
Nineveh
d)
Sargon
12.
The Sumerian writing system was called
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Hieroglyphs
c)
English
d)
Sargon
13.
A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a
a)
scribe.
b)
cradle.
c)
Gilgamesh.
d)
ziggurat.
14.
A city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside
a)
City-State
b)
Country
c)
Villiage
d)
Culture
15.
Ancient Egyptians had
a)
1 god
b)
many gods
16.
What is commonly found in the pyramids?
a)
tombs
b)
books
c)
ghosts
d)
bugs
17.
Egyptian Civilization grew up
a)
in the middle of the Sahara
b)
along the Nile River
c)
in the land of Sumer
d)
north of the Mediterranean Sea
18.
Where did Buddhism originate?
a)
India
b)
China
c)
Korea
d)
Rome
19.
The caste system was first put in place in India thousands of years ago. Which of the following describes the caste system?
a)
It is a system that treats certain people inferior to others
b)
You cannot be removed from your caste, no matter what you do
c)
Your children will be in the same caste that you are
d)
All of the above are true
20.
What is reincarnation?
a)
The belief that one's soul is reborn into the next life based on the actions of your present life
b)
Your soul is gone forever
c)
The reward for your life force
d)
The belief that if you do something bad, you'll be rewarded
21.
According to belief in the Mandate of Heaven, earthquakes and floods might be signs that
a)
the king did not govern well
b)
the end of the world is near
c)
the people did not obey the laws
d)
the natural world ignored humans
22.
What is the central idea of Daoism
a)
Duty to community
b)
Living in harmony with nature
c)
Enforcing laws with harsh punishments
d)
Humans are naturally evil
23.
The belief that the Chinese king’s right to rule came from the gods
a)
Confucianism
b)
Mandate of Heaven
c)
dynasty
d)
Daoism
24.
What Chinese school of thought teaches respect to elders and the law as the best way to maintain a peaceful society?
a)
Taoism
b)
Christianity
c)
Confucianism
d)
Buddhism
25.
If the Nile River flows north, which body of water does it flow into?
a)
Mediterranean Sea
b)
Suez Canal
c)
Lake Victoria
d)
Red Sea
26.
Name the civilization:
- Huang He (Yellow) River
- Calligraphy writing
- Paper and Silk
- Huang He (Yellow) River
- Calligraphy writing
- Paper and Silk
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
27.
Which two cities were discovered in the Indus River Valley?
a)
Tigris and Euphrates
b)
Sumer and Babylonia
c)
Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
d)
Cairo and Bahgdad
28.
Which of the following means one god?
a)
Monotheism
b)
Polytheism
29.
The Chinese were isolated from other parts of the world because
a)
Of the stars
b)
of mountains
c)
of mountains and deserts
d)
of bad leaders
30.
The First Emperor of China
a)
Liu Bang
b)
Shi Huangdi
c)
Wu Wang
d)
Confucius
31.
largest public works project put in place by Shi Huangdi
a)
Great Pyramid
b)
Shaolin Temple
c)
Taj Mahal
d)
Great Wall
32.
What did Qin Shi Huangdi have created for him so he could rule in his afterlife?
a)
terra cotta army
b)
Great Wall
c)
Shaolin Temple
d)
pyramid
33.
Egyptian writing system
a)
papyrus
b)
alaphabet
c)
cuneiform
d)
heiroglyphics
34.
A period of 100 years.
a)
Decade
b)
Century
c)
CE
d)
Era
35.
A word used to to show that historians are not sure of an exact date. It means, "about"
a)
Circa
b)
CE
c)
Age
d)
Century
36.
What was a unified formation of Greek soldiers called?
a)
Phalanx
b)
Phylange
c)
Assembly
d)
Ephor
37.
What were the two main city-states of Ancient Greece?
a)
Rome & Alexandria
b)
Corinth & Olympia
c)
Thebes & Argos
d)
Sparta & Athens
38.
What was the primary focus of much of the culture of the city-state of Sparta?
a)
Food & parties
b)
War & fighting
c)
Music & books
d)
Painting & sculpture
39.
The Greeks believed in many gods such as Zeus, Poseidon, & Hades. This means the Greeks were _______________.
a)
Monotheistic
b)
Democratic
c)
Islamic
d)
Polytheistic
40.
How did Alexander spread Greek culture?
a)
He developed friendships with many lands in Europe.
b)
He adopted many Asian ways.
c)
He created a vast empire in Europe, Asia, & Africa.
d)
He rooted for the Cubs to win the World Series.
41.
Athens is credited with the development of _________________, a form of government where the people choose how they are ruled.
a)
Monotheism
b)
Anarchy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Direct Democracy
42.
How did Greece's physical geography affect their ability to get resources?
a)
More cities were inland making for easier travel
b)
Islands made it easy to grow a variety of crops
c)
The mountains allowed for easy cultivation of food
d)
Scarcity of farmland pushed them to trade with each other
43.
A piece of land that projects out into a body of water and is surrounded by water on three sides is called -
a)
a peninsula
b)
an island
c)
a column
d)
a coastline
44.
Having more than you need is called a
a)
surplus
b)
problem
c)
migration
d)
specialization
45.
An example of an artisan is
a)
a hunter-gatherer
b)
a farmer
c)
a priest
d)
a carpenter
46.
Which philosophy focused on strict rules and harsh punishments?
a)
Legalism
b)
Confucianism
c)
Daoism
47.
In ancient Greece, a __ was someone who seized power by force and ruled alone.
a)
king
b)
noble
c)
general
d)
tyrant
48.
Which is a government where a few have ruling power?
a)
Representative democracy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Tyranny
d)
Direct Democracy
49.
The Greeks learned to use the __ from the Phoenicians.
a)
epic poem
b)
myth
c)
fable
d)
alphabet
50.
Which was the first woman pharaoh?
a)
Akenaton
b)
Hatshepsut
c)
Khufu
d)
Ramses II
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