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Ancient History: Units 1-4 Review

Total questions: 98

Worksheet time: 1hrs 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A person who digs in Earth's dirt to find artifacts and evidence of how early humans lived.

a)

archaeologist

b)

geologist

c)

astrologist

d)

farmers

2.
What do archaeologist use to study human behavior and cultures?
a)
Tools
b)
Dirt
c)
Artifacts
d)


Shovels

3.

Nomadic means...

a)

people live in permanently in one place

b)

people went from one place to another

c)

people like agriculture

d)

people built huts

4.

Neolithic people discovered how to cultivate plants from seeds, this was the beginning of

a)

Exchange

b)

Agriculture

c)

Trade

5.

Which continent do historians believe all human beings originate from?

a)

Antarctica

b)

Australia

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

6.
What is the time period before a written language was created?
a)
History
b)
Climate
c)
Prehistory
d)
Environment
7.
What word means taming plants and animals to make them useful for humans?
a)
Irrigate
b)
Landform
c)
Domestication
d)
Geography
8.
Once people learned how to raise plants and animals they no longer had to:
a)
Hunt
b)
Fish
c)
Swim
d)
Migrate
9.

Tools and methods to perform tasks

a)

technology

b)

skilled workers who made products like weapons, jewelry, baskets.

c)

Earthen bridges exposed during the ice age when the water level decreased.

d)

New Stone Age

10.

People who move from place to place

a)

Scientist who studies artifacts left behind

b)

Nomads

c)

Drawings on cave walls that allowed archaeologists to learn more about early man.

d)

Paleolithic

11.

object made by a human being

a)

artifact

b)

paleolithic

c)

prehistory

d)

culture

12.

The G in GRAPES stands for ______________.

a)

Government

b)

Geographical Region

c)

Geography

d)

Global

13.

The R in GRAPES stands for _______________.

a)

Region

b)

Rulers

c)

Retail Industry

d)

Religion

14.

The A in GRAPES stands for ______________.

a)

Achievements

b)

Architecture

c)

Acknowledgement

d)

Asia

15.

The G in GRAPES stands for ______________.

a)

Government

b)

Geographical Region

c)

Geography

d)

Global

16.

The P is GRAPES stands for ____________.

a)

Place

b)

Politics

c)

People

d)

Population

17.

The E in GRAPES stands for ____________.

a)

Environment

b)

Earth

c)

Establishment

d)

Economics

18.

The S in GRAPES stands for _____________.

a)

Social Structure

b)

Struggles

c)

Seas

d)

Services

19.

How the Earth’s surface, climate, and landscape affect lifestyle

a)

Geography

b)

Religion

c)

Social Structure

d)

Achievements

20.

A society’s belief system and its related morals and traditions

a)

Geography

b)

Social System

c)

Achievements

d)

Religion

21.

The lasting works and noteworthy contributions of a society

a)

Politics

b)

Achievements

c)

Social Structure

d)

Economics

22.

The government and power structure of a society and who runs that society

a)

Geography

b)

Religion

c)

Politics

d)

Social Structure

23.

How a society uses its resources, such as goods and money

a)

Economics

b)

Religion

c)

Social Structure

d)

Politics

24.

The organization of people into different levels or classes in a society

a)

Social Structure

b)

Politics

c)

Geography

d)

Religion

25.

For which characteristic of a society is a historian most likely to ask: "What were their places of worship called?"

a)

Geography

b)

Religion

c)

Achievements

d)

Political System

e)

Social Structures

26.

For which characteristic of a society is a historian most likely to ask: "What kind of art, scientific discoveries, inventions, or literature are they famous for?"

a)

Geography

b)

Religion

c)

Achievements

d)

Political System

e)

Social Structures

27.

For which characteristic of a society is a historian most likely to ask: "How did this civilization make money?"

a)

Economy

b)

Religion

c)

Achievements

d)

Political System

e)

Social Structures

28.

For which characteristic of a society is a historian most likely to ask: "Did this civilization have taxes?"

a)

Economy

b)

Religion

c)

Social Structures

d)

Political System

e)

Geography

29.

For which characteristic of a society is a historian most likely to ask: "Were there social classes?"

a)

Economy

b)

Achievements

c)

Social Structures

d)

Religion

e)

Geography

30.

A ________________ is a society with cities, a central government, religion, writing, art, architecture, and workers who specialize in certain jobs leading to social classes.

a)

Civilization

b)

State

c)

Culture

d)

Tribe

31.

A ________________ is a society with cities, a central government, religion, writing, art, architecture, and workers who specialize in certain jobs leading to social classes.

a)

Civilization

b)

State

c)

Culture

d)

Tribe

32.

Geography refers to the major ______________________ of a place.

a)

regions

b)

landforms

c)

religions

33.

An example of Geography is...

a)

Mountains

b)

The Nile River

c)

Climate

d)

All of the above

34.

Religion refers to a society's _________.

a)

dress

b)

values/beliefs

c)

foods they eat

35.

Economics refers to how a civilization uses...

a)

goods and services

b)

money

c)

resources

d)

all of the above

36.

An example of achievement is

a)

social classes

b)

democracy

c)

computers

d)

landforms

37.

The US lands the first man on the moon. This is an example of...

a)

Geography

b)

Achievements

c)

Religion

d)

Politics

38.

The Himalayan mountains served as a natural barrier between India and other nations. This natural barrier protected the ancient Indians from foreign invaders. Which category does this fall under?

a)

Geography

b)

Religion

c)

Economy

d)

Social Structures

39.

In ancient India, people were organized into categories by how important they were in society (see image). What category would this be under?

a)

Geography

b)

Religion

c)

Achievements

d)

Politics

e)

Social Structures/Society

40.

The Egyptians prayed to the gods daily for many blessings. Which category would this go under?

a)

Geography

b)

Religion

c)

Achievements

d)

Politics

e)

Social Structures

41.

The image here represents what historical theme?

a)

Geography

b)

Achievement

c)

Religion

d)

Political

42.

In ancient Mesopotamia, Hammurabi the king, made laws to rule the land. One of his laws was that if a child struck his parents, the child's hands would be cut off. Which category does this fall under?

a)

Geography

b)

Religion

c)

Politics

d)

Achievements

43.

Which 2 Rivers was Mesopotamia located on?

a)

The White Nile and Blue Nile

b)

The Yellow and Yangtze

c)

The Tigris and Euphrates

d)

The Indus and Ganges

44.
Ancient Sumerians invented irrigation systems and plows. What did these two inventions help provide?
a)
a system of government
b)
a steady supply of food
c)
an honor for the gods
d)
a partner with whom to trade
45.

Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Gilgamesh

c)

Nebuchadnezzar

d)

Sargon

46.
Grand temple with a shrine at the top
a)
irrigation
b)
nomads
c)
ziggurat
d)
scribes
47.
Grand temple with a shrine at the top
a)
irrigation
b)
nomads
c)
ziggurat
d)
scribes
48.
Building dams, channels, canals, and ditches to bring water to crops 
a)
irrigation
b)
nomads
c)
ziggurat
d)
scribes
49.
Record keepers who often kept records for government officals
a)
irrigation
b)
nomads
c)
ziggurat
d)
scribes
50.

An independent city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside

a)

City-State

b)

Country

c)

Villiage

d)

Culture

51.
Record keepers who often kept records for government officals
a)
irrigation
b)
nomads
c)
ziggurat
d)
scribes
52.
What modern day country is Mesopotamia mostly in?
a)
India
b)
Egypt
c)
China
d)
Iraq
53.

Who was the king of the Akkadians who conquered all of Mesopotamia?

a)

Sargon

b)

Paul

c)

Hammurabi

d)

Gilgamesh

54.

What is Polytheism?

a)

a long poem that records the deeds of a legendary or real hero

b)

a pyramid shaped structure with a temple at the top

c)

a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory

d)

A belief in more than one god

55.

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

56.

What is an example of technology from Mesopotamia

a)

Cars

b)

Paper

c)

Cell Phones

d)

The Wheel

57.

The most famous story from Mesopotamia is called...

a)

The Bible

b)

War and Peace

c)

A Tale of Two Cities

d)

The Epic of Gilgamesh

58.

Mesopotamia means...

a)

Land between the rivers

b)

Land of 10,000 lakes

c)

Land above the rivers

d)

River world

59.

Define irrigation.

a)

digging canals to let water flow from a water source to fields for farming

b)

side by side, but never crossing

c)

made up of; composed of

d)

The land between two rivers (Greek)

60.

Oldest-known ancient Egyptian writing system

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Hieroglyphics

c)

Pictographs

d)

Sanskrit

61.

2700 BCE - 2200 BCE known as the "age of the pyramids"

a)

Old Kingdom

b)

Middle Kingdom

c)

New Kingdom

d)

Pyramid Kingdom

62.

1550 BCE - 1077 BCE known as the "Egyptian Empire"

a)

New Kingdom

b)

Old Kingdom

c)

Middle Kingdom

d)

Nile Kingdom

63.

2040 BCE - 1782 BCE known as the "reunification"

a)

Middle Kingdom

b)

Old Kingdom

c)

New Kingdom

d)

Egyptian Kingdom

64.

Title used to describe the monarchs of ancient Egypt

a)

King

b)

Pharaoh

c)

Emperor

d)

Supreme Leader

65.

Ruled Egypt from 2551 to 2528 B.C.E known for building the Great Pyramid of Giza

a)

Khufu

b)

Hatshepsut

c)

Ramses II

d)

Djoser

66.

Ruled from 1290 to 1224 BCE. one of the longest ruling pharaohs of ancient Egypt. Best known for his military achievements and monuments

a)

Hatshepsut

b)

Ramses II

c)

Khufu

d)

Tut

67.

A dynasty is a family of rulers whose right to rule is passed down through heredity.

a)

True

b)

False

68.

What type of government did ancient Egypt have?

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Monarchy

c)

Theocracy

d)

Democracy

69.

The Nile River did all of the following for the Egyptians, except…

a)

provide several natural resources for the population.

b)

provide food and water for the people of Egypt.

c)

provide protection from invaders.

d)

provide transportation through the kingdom.

70.

Pharaohs in the old kingdom would often be buried in what kind of structure?

a)

b)

c)

d)

71.

What does "monotheism" refer to?

a)

A group of letters that stand for sounds

b)

Belief in one God

c)

Teachings from God received by Moses

d)

Separate family groups

72.

Abraham moved from Mesopotamia to ____ ,because God told him to settle there.

a)

Egypt

b)

Canaan

c)

Mesopotamia

73.

Why did Jacob and his family move to Egypt?

a)

God told them to

b)

To get better jobs

c)

There was a famine in the land of Canaan

74.

Once the Israelites began to flourish in Egypt, what did the Pharaoh decide to do with them?

a)

Exile them

b)

Make them famous merchants and artisans

c)

Send them back to Canaan

d)

Enslave them

75.

Who did God send to lead the Israelites out of slavery?

a)

Abraham

b)

Isaac

c)

Jacob

d)

Moses

76.

How did Moses finally convince the Pharaoh to let the Israelites free?

a)

God commanded that he free them

b)

God sent 10 plagues to Egypt

c)

Moses created the 10 commandments

d)

The Pharaoh wanted to free them

77.

Who guided the Israelites into the Promised Land?

a)

Joshua

b)

Moses

c)

Abraham

d)

Jacob

78.

On their way from Egypt, the Israelites received a _________________, or agreement with God.

a)

kosher

b)

covenant

c)

psalm

d)

proverb

79.

To exile someone means to

a)

Force them from their home or country

b)

Force them to join your religion

c)

Force them to come to your city

d)

Force them to come to your party

80.

Who established Jerusalem as a holy city?

a)

Solomon

b)

David

c)

Abraham

d)

Moses

81.

Who built the Temple of Jerusalem?

a)

Abraham

b)

David

c)

Solomon

d)

Moses

82.

a large part of a continent

a)

Subcontinent

b)

Monsoon

c)

Karma

d)

Nirvana

83.

Strong seasonal winds that cause a “wet” and “dry” season in India.

a)

Dharma

b)

Monsoon

c)

Buddhism

d)

Varna

84.

Refers to any one of the social groups on the Caste System.

a)

Karma

b)

Harappa

c)

Varna

d)

Atman

85.

A worldwide religion that has many gods and teaches that people have another life on earth after they die.

a)

Hinduism

b)

Meditation

c)

Siddhartha Gautama

d)

Subcontinent

86.

A social system determined by birth.

a)

Monsoon

b)

Meditation

c)

Nirvana

d)

Caste System

87.

The oldest religion of ancient India.

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Dharma

d)

Jainism

88.
The word Buddha means
a)
Divine One
b)
Smart One
c)
Saving One
d)
Enlightened One
89.
What makes the hierarchy of India so unique?
a)
it has rich people and poor people
b)
everyone in society is divided by wealth
c)
whatever level you are born in cannot ever change until death
d)
India's society is higher than Egypt, Mesopotamia, and China
90.

What was the name of the highest Varna in Ancient Egypt and who were members of this group?

a)

Brahmins

b)

Sudras

c)

Priests

d)

Rulers

e)

Farmers

91.

What is at the bottom of India's Caste system because they are considered "dirty"? They are seen as outcasts of society.

a)

Jainism

b)

Untouchables

c)

Servants

d)

Sudras

92.

In the Caste System, a person's birth, wealth, or occupation determines their

a)

place in society

b)

maritial status

c)

options for a job

d)

the amount of kids they can have

93.

Buddhists believe Nirvana can be reached

a)

by the castes of priests

b)

by becoming very rich

c)

by being reincarnated into someone beautiful

d)

by finding peace and freeing oneself of pain and suffering

94.

Siddhartha was

a)

A. the founder of Hinduism

b)

B. a powerful Aryan leader

c)

C. a famous ruler of India who converted to Buddhism

d)

D. the founder of Buddhism

95.

During the Harappan period, __________________were created to

carry sewage beyond the city.

a)

caste system

b)

dharma

c)

monsoons

d)

drainage systems

96.

The warrior and military elite class in the caste system were the________

a)

Sudras

b)

Brahmin

c)

Kshatriyas

d)

Untouchables

97.

Religious book meaning "knowledge"

a)

Bible

b)

Koran

c)

Cat In The Hat

d)

Vedas

98.

What two mountain ranges separate India from Central Asia?

a)

Rockies and Andes

b)

Apennines and Alps

c)

Himalayas and Hindu Kush

d)

Thar and Ghants

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