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World 1st Geo-History Practice

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 2hrs 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which ancient civilization was located here?

a)

Ancient Egypt

b)

Ancient Greece

c)

Ancient Persia

d)

Indus Valley

2.

Which ancient civilization was located here?

a)

Ancient Persia

b)

Ancient Mesopotamia

c)

Ancient Egypt

d)

Ancient Greece

3.

What ancient civilization was located here?

a)

Ancient Egypt

b)

Ancient Persia

c)

Ancient Greece

d)

Ancient Mesopotamia

4.

Which ancient civilization was located here?

a)

Ancient Mesopotamia

b)

Ancient Greece

c)

Ancient Persia

d)

Indus Valley

5.

Which ancient civilization was located here?

a)

Ancient Mesopotamia

b)

Indus Valley

c)

Ancient Egypt

d)

Ancient Greece

6.

What is the name of someone who excavates ancient sites looking for artifacts?

a)

Historian

b)

Primary source

c)

Thief

d)

Archaeologist

7.

What is the name of someone who reads primary sources and writes about the past?

a)

Archaeologist

b)

Librarian

c)

Adventurer

d)

Historian

8.

Who helped get food to eat during the Hunter/Gather times?

a)

Only strong men

b)

Only children

c)

Only young women

d)

Everyone who could

9.

What does Paleolithic Age mean?

a)

New Stone Age

b)

Old Stone Age

c)

Farmer's Age

10.

During the Paleolithic Age, how did humans get food?

a)

They hunted and gathered what they could find

b)

They went to the grocery store

c)

They were farmers and grew their food themselves

11.

Ancient/Early people always stayed, eventually built more permanent homes, near__________?

a)

open valleys

b)

against cliffs

c)

bodies of water

d)

other humans for safety

12.

Which landform is shown on the map?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Persian Gulf

d)

Caspian Sea

13.

Which River runs through Egypt?

a)

The Nile River

b)

Tigris River

c)

Euphrates River

d)

Mediterranean River

14.

The _________river valley was great for farming

a)

Nile

b)

Persian Gulf

c)

Sahara Desert

d)

All of the Above

15.

What is a temple?

a)

A place for people to worship a god or gods.

b)

A shopping mall.

c)

A government building.

d)

A Greek home.

16.

Identify one of China's physical features

a)

Tone River

b)

Yellow River

c)

Brown River

d)

River Yangzee

17.

Which are the two major rivers that flow through China?

a)

The Yellow and Red Rivers

b)

The Yellow and Yangtze Rivers

c)

The Yangtze and East Rivers

d)

The Yingtze ane Yangtze Rivers

18.

What major geographical feature served as protection on the southern border of China?

a)

Yellow River

b)

Himalayan Mountains

c)

Gobi Desert

d)

Taklaman Desert

19.
What is the biggest and most populated continent?
a)
Africa
b)
North America
c)
Asia
d)
Europe
20.

Which two city-states were the biggest rivals?

a)

Athens vs. Troy

b)

Athens vs. Thebes

c)

Sparta vs. Athens

d)

Sparta vs. Troy

21.

True or False: The Greeks had enough farmland to grow crops for all the people in the city-states.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Which food item is Greece most known for?

a)

nuts

b)

olives

c)

oranges

d)

lemons

23.

What is the name of the highest mountain in Greece?

a)

Mount Fuji

b)

Mount Baldy

c)

Mount Olympus

d)

K2

24.

What was the most common mode of transportation for Greeks?

a)

boats

b)

wagons

c)

hiking

d)

gliders

25.
Which best describes the reason independent city-states developed in Greece.
a)
A. Settlements were isolated from each other by mountians and seas.
b)
B. Minoans took the best farmland on mainland Greece and other groups had to settle where they could.
c)
C. Language differences made it difficult for groups to communicate.
d)
D. Food shortages causes cities to become small.
26.
Why was communication difficult between communities in Ancient Greece?
a)
They did not have telephones
b)
Mountains and Water
c)
communication was easy
d)
most people had horses
27.
How did geography of ancient Greece affect its early development?
a)
The mountains lead to independent city-states
b)
An inland location hurt trade and colonization
28.
In what continent is Greece located?
a)
Europe
b)
Australia
c)
America
d)
Asia
29.
This means the worship of a single god.
a)
Polytheism
b)
Monotheism
c)
Monodiety
d)
Polydiety
30.
Which civilization invented mummification?
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
Egypt
c)
India
d)
China
31.

What did Egyptians believed they needed to do in order to overcome death like Osiris?

a)

burn their bodies in the temple

b)

have their bodies buried in the waters of the Nile

c)

pay tribute to the pharaoh in gold and grain

d)

preserve their bodies for the afterlife

32.

Who was the religious and political leader of Egypt?

a)

Pharaoh

b)

Temple Priest

c)

Scribes

d)

Vizier

33.

What does polytheistic mean?

a)

believe in 1 god

b)

believe in Allah

c)

belief in many gods

34.

Which of the following continents is shown in the image?

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

South America

d)

Africa

35.

Which of these is the largest ocean?

a)

The Indian Ocean

b)

The Pacific Ocean

c)

The Southern Ocean

d)

The Atlantic Ocean

36.

Which of the following continents is shown in the image?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Australia

d)

South America

37.

Which of the following is the small continent?

a)

Antarctica

b)

North America

c)

South America

d)

Australia

38.

Which of the following continents is shown in the image?

a)

South America

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

Antarctica

39.

Which of the following is the smallest ocean?

a)

The Arctic Ocean

b)

The Atlantic Ocean

c)

The Indian Ocean

d)

The Southern Ocean

40.

Look at the image. Highlighted in dark blue which ocean is represented in the image?

a)

The Indian Ocean

b)

The Arctic Ocean

c)

The Atlantic Ocean

d)

The Southern Ocean

41.

Which of the following continents is highlighted in red within the image?

a)

Australia

b)

North America

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

42.

Which of the following continents is shown in the image?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

South America

43.

Which of the following continents is shown in the image?

a)

Asia

b)

North America

c)

Africa

d)

South America

44.

The Equator creates which two hemispheres?

a)

Northern & Southern

b)

Eastern & Western

45.

Name the highlighted city.

a)

Cairo, Egypt

b)

Dehli, India

c)

Sydney, Australia

d)

Tokyo, Japan

46.

Name the highlighted city.

a)

London, UK

b)

Beijing, China

c)

Hong Kong, China

d)

Tokyo, Japan

47.

Name the highlighted city.

a)

Istanbul, Turkey

b)

Johannesburg, South Africa

c)

Paris, France

d)

London, UK

48.

Name the highlighted city.

a)

Mexico City, Mexico

b)

New York City, USA

c)

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

d)

Jakarta, Indonesia

49.

Name the highlighted city.

a)

Lagos, Nigeria

b)

Johannesburg, South Africa

c)

Ottawa, Canada

d)

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

50.

Name the highlighted city.

a)

Sydney, Australia

b)

Tokyo, Japan

c)

Lagos, Nigeria

d)

Johannesburg, South Africa

51.

Name the highlighted city.

a)

Washington DC, USA

b)

Moscow, Russia

c)

Paris, France

d)

London, United Kingdom

52.

Name the highlighted city.

a)

Ottawa, Canada

b)

Los Angeles, USA

c)

Mexico City, Mexico

d)

Sydney, Australia

53.

Name the highlighted city.

a)

Mexico City, Mexico

b)

New York City, USA

c)

Buenos Aires, Argentina

d)

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

54.

Name the highlighted city.

a)

Delhi, India

b)

Cairo, Egypt

c)

Moscow, Russia

d)

Istanbul, Turkey

55.

Name the highlighted city.

a)

New York City, USA

b)

Ottawa, Canada

c)

Washington DC, USA

d)

Mexico City, Mexico

56.

Name the highlighted city.

a)

New York City, USA

b)

Ottawa, Canada

c)

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

d)

Washington DC, USA

57.

Name the highlighted city.

a)

London, United Kingdom

b)

Istanbul, Turkey

c)

Hong Kong, China

d)

Paris, France

58.

Name the highlighted city.

a)

Johannesburg, South Africa

b)

Lagos, Nigeria

c)

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

d)

Buenos Aires, Argentina

59.

Name the highlighted city.

a)

Sydney, Australia

b)

Jakarta, Indonesia

c)

Hong Kong, China

d)

Tokyo, Japan

60.

Name the highlighted city.

a)

Sydney, Australia

b)

Jakarta, Indonesia

c)

Hong Kong, China

d)

Tokyo, Japan

61.

Name the highlighted city.

a)

New York City, USA

b)

Los Angeles, USA

c)

Chicago, USA

d)

Washington DC, USA

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