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Paleo Neo Meso Indus Shang

Total questions: 86

Worksheet time: 2hrs 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Paleolithic Era

a)

First era of human history- fire, migration, hunter gatherers

b)

First turning point of human history- farming

c)

First civilizations

2.

Nomadic

a)

Settled (as in cities)

b)

Moving from place to place

c)

Characteristic of Civilization

3.

Hunter-Gatherers refers to...

a)

Neolithic man farmed

b)

Today humans buy food at the store

c)

Early man hunted animals & gathered berries to survive

4.

Cave Paintings show...

a)

That Paleolithic man had some form of religion

b)

That vandalism was all over the ancient world

c)

That Cavemen loved to doodle

5.
What were the effects of the Neolithic Revolution?
a)
Surplus Food Supply
b)
Specialization of Jobs
c)
Permanent Settlements
d)
All of the above
6.
The Neolithic Age came before the Paleolithic Age.  
a)
true
b)
false
7.
Farming and Domestication of Animals resulted in the beginning of....
a)
Paleolithic Age
b)
Metal Age
c)
Neolithic Age
d)
Fire Age
8.
1.  What did the Neolithic Revolution bring about?
a)
a.  Storms
b)
a.  Drought
c)
a.  Agriculture
9.
Record Keeping is a _________________.
a)
Way to communicate
b)
What DJ's do
c)
Characteristic of a Civilization
10.
During the Neolithic Revolution
a)
People learned to grow food
b)
People migrated to find food
c)
People were nomadic
11.
Record Keeping,  Advanced Technology, Complex Institutions, Advanced Cities, and Specialized Workers are all
a)
Characteristics of Hunting and Gathering Societies
b)
Characteristics of Civilizations
c)
Characteristics of Nomadic Tribes
12.

The development of stone tools is an example of ______.

a)

Art

b)

Weapons

c)

Farming

d)

Technology

13.

Paleolithic people were able to survive because they used ( ___ ) for cooking and staying warm.

a)

rocks

b)

water

c)

caves

d)

fire

14.

Early _____ _____ show animals and figures of human in bright colors.

a)

Picture frames

b)

Animals fat

c)

Cave paintings

d)

Flint Stone

15.

______ ______ made it easier for people to work together.

a)

Spoken language

b)

Sign Language

c)

English language

d)

No Language

16.

True or False: Cave paintings are an example of Paleolithic Art.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

True or False: Before the development of spoken language, people could NOT communicate with each other.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

True or False: Early people used fire to cook their food.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Paleolithic people moved from place to place in search of food. This is why they are called _____________.

a)

Farmers

b)

Settlers

c)

Nomads

d)

Immigrants

20.

True or False: During the Paleolithic Age, people developed written language.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Which of the following is an example of Paleolithic technology?

a)

Stone Axe

b)

A Tree Branch

c)

An Iron Pot

d)

Written Language

22.

IS THE IMAGE Paleolithic or Neolithic



(a)  

23.

Paleolithic or Neolithic

(a)  

24.

Paleolithic or Neolithic

(a)  

25.

Paleolithic or Neolithic

(a)  

26.

Paleolithic or Neolithic

(a)  

27.

Paleolithic or Neolithic

(a)  

28.

Recent archaeological studies suggest the theory that

a)

The earliest humans evolved in the Rift Valley in Africa

b)

Farming societies developed before hunting and gathering societies

c)

All the continents were settled by humans at the exact same time

d)

The wheel was used by ALL ancient societies

29.

Which is true of food gathering societies in prehistoric times?

a)

Society was highly industrialized

b)

The population tended to be small

c)

The concept of private property was important

d)

There was a system of mass production

30.

The Neolithic Revolution was characterized by the

a)

Change from nomadic herding to settled farming

b)

Growth of iron tool-making technology

c)

Migration of early peoples to the Americas

d)

Decline of large empires

31.

These people built shelters, permanent villages, farmed and raised animals for human consumption (use)

a)

Paleolithic

b)

Neolithic

c)

Both Paleolithic and Neolithic

d)

Ancient Greeks

32.

These people made simple tools by beating rocks and had no permanent housing.

a)

Paleolithic

b)

Neolithic

c)

Both Paleolithic and Neolithic

d)

Ancient Egyptians

33.
Which two rivers does Mesopotamia lie between?
a)
Tigris and Euphrates
b)
Euphrates and Tiber
c)
Yangtze and Huang He
d)
Tiber and Nile
34.
Ziggurats were built to-
a)
bury dead pharoahs.
b)
Worship gods.
c)
buy and sell commodities.
d)
stage outdoor plays.
35.
Mesopotamia’s climate was
a)
tropical  
b)
cold
c)
temperate       
d)
hot and dry     
36.

Building dams, channels, canals, and ditches to bring water to crops is also known as

a)

irrigation

b)

architecture

c)

fishing

d)

cuneiform

37.

All of these people are considered Mesopotamians except:

a)

Egyptians

b)

Akaddians

c)

Sumerians

d)

Babylonians

38.

The Sumerian writing system was called

a)

Ziggurat

b)

Stele

c)

Heiroglyphs

d)

Cuneiform

39.
Who established the very first code of laws?
a)
Sargon
b)
Hammurabi
c)
Gilgamesh
d)
Humbaba
40.

Who was the leader of government in Mesopotamia?

a)

A king

b)

A priest

c)

A god

d)

A musician

41.

Which of the following were members of the upper class?

a)

artisans

b)

kings and priests

c)

merchants and traders

d)

scribes

42.

What is a city-state?

a)

a belief in more than one god

b)

a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory

c)

a system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes or streams

d)

a pyramid shaped structure with a temple at the top

43.

A large territory or group of many territories governed by one ruler is called...

a)

Epic

b)

Empire

c)

City-State

d)

Scribe

44.

Locate the Mesopotamians on the map.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

45.

Who is featured here atop the stele of laws that they enacted?

a)

Nebuchanezzer and Gilgmesh

b)

Sumer and Ahkadian

c)

Hammurabi and Shamash

d)

Cuneiform and Hieroglyphs.

46.

What is the difference between Prehistoric society and Mesopotamian society?

a)

Prehistoric people were hunter gatherers, Mesopotamian people were farmers.

b)

Prehistoric people did not leave written history, Mesopotamian people left extensive writings.

c)

Prehistoric people made artwork primarily about animals, Mesopotamian people made art about many subjects.

d)

Prehistoric people were nomads, Mesopotamian people built cities and lived in them.

e)

All of these

47.

Which of the following is NOT true of Hammurabi's laws?

a)

It covered many aspects of Babylonian life, not just crimes.

b)

It was used by many later civilizations as a model

c)

The laws are written in stone.

d)

It treated all people the same under the law.

48.

Which of these are Mesopotamian inventions?

a)

The wheel

b)

The plow

c)

The alphabet

d)

All of them

49.

What was the main religion of the Mesopotamians?

a)

Monotheism

b)

Polytheism

c)

Christianity

d)

Judiasm

50.
Trading without the use of money is called
a)
irrigation
b)
barter
c)
monotheism
d)
civilization
51.

Which of the following River Valleys were isolated by a major mountain range?

a)

Indus

b)

China

c)

Egypt

d)

Indus and China

e)

Egypt and Indus

52.

How long ago was 1,000 BCE?

a)

1,021 years

b)

3,024 years ago

c)

4,021 years ago

d)

1,000 years ago

53.

How long ago was 1,000 AD?

a)

1,024 years ago

b)

3,001 years ago

c)

3,021 years

d)

1,001 years ago

54.

How long ago is 1968 BCE?

a)

53 years ago

b)

103 years ago

c)

3,992 years ago

d)

4,003 years ago

55.

The Harappan Civilization was founded on what river

a)

Ganges River

b)

Brahmaputra River

c)

Indus River

d)

Tiber River

56.

What did the Harappans use to build with?

a)

Mud & sand

b)

Fire baked bricks

c)

Wood

d)

Leaves

57.

What other city formed on the same river as the Harappan?

a)

Mohenjo-Daro

b)

Harappa

c)

Delhi

d)

Mumbai

58.

How were the roads arranged?

a)

There was no arrangement

b)

Triangular patterns

c)

In circles

d)

The roads were arranged into a series of grid-systems.

59.

Harrapans are known for their what type of carvings?

a)

Wood carvings

b)

seal carvings-to stamp

c)

Stone carvings

d)

Steel carvings

60.
(4) Why do historians know less about the Harappan civilization than they know about ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia?
a)
The writings of ancient India have not been deciphered.
b)
Ancient India was not advanced enough to have a writing system.
c)
Ancient India did not need a writing system because they did not trade.
d)
Ancient India did have a writing system called Sanskrit.
61.

In the 1920s, archaeologists found not one but two huge cities:

a)

Pakistan

b)

Mohenjo-Daro

c)

Harappa

d)

Sumeria

62.

This chain of mountains separates India from the rest of Asia.

a)

Deccan Plateau

b)

Himalayas

c)

Mount Everest

d)

Eastern and Western Ghats

63.

____________ bring a great deal of rainfall and destruction to India.

a)

Summer Monsoons

b)

Winter Monsoons

64.

India is a subcontinent of which continent?

a)

Africa

b)

Europe

c)

Australia

d)

Asia

65.

Harappan civilizations were very advanced and included bathrooms with indoor plumbing.

a)

true

b)

false

66.

The cities of Harappa and Mohenjo Daro were remarkably similar, both well-planned and advanced for their time.

a)

True

b)

False

67.

Historians have a lot of knowledge of Mohenjo Daro and Harappa because they have been able to read all the writing left behind.

a)

True

b)

False

68.

The reasons why the cities of Mohenjo Daro and Harappa were abandoned are unknown.

a)

True

b)

False

69.

What was proof that Harappan Civilization was organized?

a)

temples

b)

plumbing system

c)

trade routes

d)

tax records

70.

Believed to be used for bathing (potentially for religious rituals) it was made of waterproofed brick and had small dressing rooms surrounding it.

a)

Sewer System

b)

Seals

c)

Home in Mohenjo-Daro

d)

The Great Bath

71.

The Shang dynasty started in what region of China?

a)

Yangtze River Valley

b)

Huang He River Valley

c)

Gobi Desert

d)

Tibetan Plateau

72.

What was the government system of the Shang?

a)

Monarchy (Rule by a King/Queen)

b)

Democracy (Rule by the People)

c)

Oligarchy (Rule by the Rich)

d)

Republic (People Elect Their Leaders)

73.

Why did Shang armies have advantages over their enemies?

a)

Size of Army

b)

Well-Trained Military Leaders

c)

Bronze weapons

d)

Gunpowder

74.

A dynasty is __________.

a)

an emperor

b)

a succession of rulers from the same family

c)

a country that is ruled by one royal family

75.

The Shang dynasty was located in __________.

a)

the Middle East

b)

China

c)

India

76.

The capital city moved several times, but it was always near

a)

the coast

b)

Mongolia

c)

the western part of China

d)

the Yellow River

77.

PICK 2. Oracle bones:

a)

were used to answer questions about the future.

b)

had cracks from a hot stick that were read by a diviner.

c)

were used in cooking.

d)

were often wrong.

78.

The deserts and mountains of China helped to protect and isolate its people from the rest of the world.

a)

true

b)

false

79.

Bones or shells used to predict the future during ancient times are called

a)

ham bones

b)

dog bones

c)

oracle bones

d)

fossils

80.

Early people settled in the Huang He valley and this brought about the formation of the Yellow River civilization.

a)

Geography of China

b)

Oracle Bones

81.

Deserts and mountains blocked the easy movement of people but they did have contact with the outside world.

a)

Huang He River

b)

Natural Barriers

c)

Yellow River

82.

This river is called the Yellow River because of the yellow soil (loess) & the because of the disastrous floods.

a)

Shang Dynasty

b)

Natural Boundaries

c)

Huang He River

83.

This is the first dynasty that scholars have found solid evidence of

a)

Shang Dynasty

b)

Zhou Dynasty

c)

Qin Dynasty

84.

When these are heated up their cracks were interpreted to provide advice or answers to the leaders.

a)

Dinosaur Bones

b)

Oracle Bones

c)

Oracle Books

85.

The method for which dynasties obtain and lose power.

a)

Dynastic Cycle

b)

Shang Dynasty

c)

Qin Dynasty

86.

Each dynasty must achieve this in order to rightfully rule. It is the divine right or approval of the gods for a dynasty (family) to rule.

a)

Divine Right

b)

Mandate from Heaven

c)

Absolute Rule

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