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WorksheetsMidterm Review 2025
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 2hrs 4mins
The earliest period of human prehistory is called the Stone Age because early humans
lived in stone houses.
made their first tools from stone.
made detailed carvings in stone.
lived in very rocky terrain.
One of the benefits that resulted when humans began to farm was
the ability to move to new areas to settle.
having more food to meet the challenges of the ice ages.
the ability to give up hunting and fishing.
producing a surplus of food that helped populations grow.
What are scientists who study the artifacts of early civilizations called?
nomads
artisans
anthropologists
archaeologists
The discovery of shrines at Neolithic sites suggests that
Neolithic people were excellent builders.
Neolithic people were divided into strict social classes.
religion was important to Neolithic people.
Neolithic people were ruled by monarchs.
One of the most important technological developments of the Bronze Age was
the wheel.
tool making.
pottery.
farming.
What events marked the beginning of the Neolithic Age? Select ALL that apply.
the control of fire
the beginning of farming
the development of religion
the domestication of animals
What are some ways the Agricultural Revolution changed daily life for humans?
People began living in large villages.
People became better hunters and gatherers.
People developed spoken language.
People began developing specialized skills.
Compared to Paleolithic tools, Neolithic tools were
often found in caves.
more specialized/advanced.
made by skilled artisans.
used primarily for hunting and gathering.
Which of the following is NOT a Stone Age Tool:
Wheel
Needle
Bow & Arrow
Spear
A period of time where humans invented and primarily used stone tools
Old stone age is also known as :
Neolithic Age
Mesolithic Age
Paleolithic Age
Chalcolithic Age
One of the most important technological developments of the Bronze Age was
tool making
surgery
pottery
the wheel
What is polytheism?
Judaism
worshipping many gods
one god
Christianity
Specialized Jobs
A math term
Everyone does the same job
Different people do different jobs
Social Classes
Cuneiform is the name of Mesopotamia's....
Writing System
Art and Entertainment
Technology
Government
Who was the Mesopotamian ruler who wrote laws?
Hammurabi
Ramses
Sargon
Narmer
Mesopotamia's religion had
One god
Many gods
Upper class in Mesopotamia
murchants
priests
enslaved people
When it flooded, what was left behind?
surplus
irrigation
silt
mud
Sumerian king who was the hero of an epic
Sargon
Hammurabi
Gilgamesh
Nebuchadnezzar
A line of rulers that passes from father to son is a
Reign
Dynasty
Delta
Scimitar
The Egyptian invention to prevent the pharaoh's body from decomposing was
the act of embalming
creating a dummy
surveying the pyramid
Cremating
The Chief God of the Egyptians was
Tutankhamen
Osiris
Re
Bel
Two of Kush’s most important resources were gold and ...
iron
ivory
silver
The Kingdom of Kush is often referred to as Nubia.
True
False
Why was the Nile important to the Egyptians? (select all that apply)
soil
water
surfing
protection
Which of the following best describes the Book of the Dead?
A book recording all of the people who died in Ancient Egypt
A religious book describing the origins of the Egyptian gods
A giant book that the pharaoh carried around
A collection of spells to help people in the afterlife
A famous horror story that was enjoyed by all Egyptians
Who commissioned the Great pyramid of Giza
King Tutankhamen
Pharaoh Khufu
Hatshepsut
Alexander the Great
What are two things that contributed to the recorded history of the Ancient Egyptians?
cuneiform and clay tablets
sculpture and painting
hieroglyphics and papyrus
statues and mummies
Menes/Narmer
What kingdom began after the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt?
Kush
New Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
Old Kingdom
The belief in one God is..
Polytheism
Monotheism
The Israelite faith became the religion known as ____.
Christianity
Judaism
Jews
Islam
Israelites believed they were descended from a man named ____.
Moses
Abraham
Jesus
Jacob
Israelites were lead out of Egypt by
Abraham
Issac
Jesus
Moses
When Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt into the Sinai Desert, that was called
10 Commandments
Exodus
Covenant
Great Escape
The Israelite king responsible for building the Temple of God in Jerusalem
Saul
Solomon
Abraham
David
______-Weekly day of worship and rest.
Synagogue
Sabbath
Proverb
Commandment
_____- a forced absence from one's home or country.
Tribe
Monotheism
Prophet
Exile
How many plagues did God send to Egypt?
10
3
12
5
What was the first plague?
Causing darkness over the land
Sending locusts to destroy crops
Turning the Nile River into blood
Making all the livestock die
What was the tenth plague?
Death of the firstborn in Egypt
Plague of locusts in Babylon
Death of the livestock in Persia
Famine in Canaan
What is the first book of the Hebrew bible
Genesis
Mark
Daniel
Luke
Which empire destroyed Jerusalem and forced 1000s of Israelites into exile.
Persian
Neo-Babylonian
Egyptian
Mesopotamian
What does the Jewish holiday of Passover celebrate?
Judah's survival of the Assyrian conquests
When Moses received the 10 commandments
David's defeat over Goliath
The escape from slavery in Egypt to freedom
Which of the following is modern day Mesopotamia?
Arabia
Iraq
Turkey
Persia
Why was the Code of Hammurabi important?
it punished unfair judges
it made one set of common laws throughout his empire
it required prison sentences for many crimes
it punished Hammurabi for his cruel trreatment of his people
What did Moses do for the Israelites?
Nothing
Convinced Ramses II
to let the Israelites live in Egypt as freed people
Led them to freedom through the Red Sea
Led them to captivity
Which organ was left in the body during the mummification process?
the brain
the lungs
the liver
the heart
