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Benchmark 1 Review

Total questions: 94

Worksheet time: 2hrs 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The longest river in the world; associated with Ancient Egypt.

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Nile River

c)

Amazon River

2.

Name given to Egyptian rulers who held absolute power and were regarded as divine or god-like.

a)

President

b)

King

c)

Pharaoh

3.

Ancient Egyptians had little concern for the after-life.

a)

True

b)

False

4.
An example of a delta is 
a)

A mountain

b)
a triangle-shaped area of land made from soil deposited by a river.
c)
The rapids along the Nile
5.
Pyramids are built to 
a)

be a tourist attraction.

b)
be a tomb for the Pharaoh
c)
to give farmers jobs when not farming
6.
A tomb is a place where
a)
People are buried
b)
People hang out
c)
People eat
7.
Egypt is on what Continent?
a)
Africa
b)
Europe
c)
South America
8.
Which body of water does the Nile River flow into?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)

Delaware Bay

c)
Mediterranean Sea
9.
The Sphinx looks like it has ______.
a)
A lion's body and a dog's head.
b)
A lion's body and a man's head
c)
A tiger's body with feathers 
10.
Most of ancient Egypt's land was...?
a)
desert
b)
rainforest
c)
ice
11.

What is the geographic feature pictured above?

a)

Jungle

b)

Delta

c)

Peninsula

12.

What is the largest body of water that Separates Africa from Europe?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Marginal Sea

c)

Atlantic Ocean

13.

____________ is the belief that the soul is reborn until a person reaches spiritual perfection.

a)

Eightfold Path

b)

4 Noble Truths

c)

Karma

d)

Reincarnation

14.

Which religion follows the Eightfold Path?

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Buddhism

d)

Islam

15.

What is the main religion in India?

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Hinduism

d)

Judaism

16.

Buddhists follow the __________ to achieve nirvana.

a)

Ten Commandments

b)

Eightfold Path

c)

5 Pillars of Faith

d)

Vedas

17.

What is the Indian subcontinent?

a)

The type of written language

b)

Land that is not disconnected from a main continent

c)

A large landmass set apart from the rest of the continent

d)

A ship that transports goods

18.

Sanskrit is a type of ________ used by Indo-Aryans

a)

food

b)

writing

c)

clothing

d)

music

19.

The Vedas are

a)

A large collection of religious hymns

b)

A type of food at offerings

c)

A casino in Las Vegas

d)

A type of clothing

20.

What is a Caste system?

a)

A trolley car that carries people

b)

Fixed social classes that someone is born into

c)

Something you wear on a broken bone

d)

Something you bury your treasures in

21.

What is reincarnation?

a)

The rebirth of a soul into a new body

b)

A magic trick

c)

A type of flower used at the altar

d)

The head dress that kings wore

22.

The meaning of Karma

a)

A type of tea in India

b)

A dream that the Buddha had

c)

The effect of a person's actions

d)

The rules ancient Hindus follow

23.

Who was the Buddha

a)

The person responsible for making bread

b)

A prince who lived in wealth and luxury

c)

The tax collector in ancient India

d)

There was no such person

24.

What does meditate mean?

a)

to make a beautiful robe from silk

b)

Provide soothing oil for skin

c)

to bring water to your crops

d)

focus on one object, clear your mind

25.

Which Chinese dynasty had the first Emperor?

a)

Qin

b)

Zhou

c)

Shang

d)

Xia

26.

What is the idea of ethical practice of self-improvement and education?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Millet

c)

Confucianism

d)

Legalism

27.

What is the idea that humans were evil by nature and it was necessary to use harsh punishment?

a)

Aristocracy

b)

Legalism

c)

Confucianism

d)

War Lord

28.

What is the philosophy that the way of life is based on ethics of self-improvement not spiritual?

a)

Christianity

b)

Confucianism

c)

Daoism

d)

Analects

29.

What helped predict the future events in Ancient China?

a)

Gods

b)

Astrologist

c)

Priest

d)

Oracle Bones

30.

During which dynasty was the Great Wall of China built?

a)

Xia

b)

Qin

c)

Zhou

d)

Shang

31.

Which river valley was central location to start Ancient Chinese civilization?

a)

Lan River Valley

b)

Laozi River Valley

c)

Hei River Valley

d)

Huang River Valley

32.

Very large, dry area in northern China---has large sand dune (Hills), mountains, and basins (lower elevation)

a)

Gobi Desert

b)

Himalayan

Mountains

c)

Tigris River

d)

Huang He

33.

What religion spread along the silk road?

a)

Daoism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Christianity

34.

What benefit did standardized currency (money) bring to China?

a)

It made it easier to trade anywhere in the empire.

b)

It reduced the economic power of the warlords.

c)

It increased wealth for all citizens.

d)

It allowed the government to collect taxes.

35.

Followers of Daoism believe that the Dao is

a)

proper relationships between people.

b)

a form of ancestor worship.

c)

a pathway to a just and stable government.

d)

the natural way of the universe.

36.

Filial piety is a major feature of which system of thought influential in China?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Daoism

c)

Legalism

d)

Buddhism

37.

The plain between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers was called _____________.

a)
Egypt
b)
Indus Valley
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
Nile Valley
38.

The Sumerians invented a form of writing called ____________.

a)
Hieroglyphics
b)
Cuneiform
c)
Alphabet
d)
Pictographs
39.

The Sumerians created an heroic poem called __________.

a)
The Odyssey
b)
The Iliad
c)
Beowulf
d)
The Epic of Gilgamesh
40.

Who formed a code of laws that later influenced the laws of the Greeks and Romans?

a)
Alexander the Great
b)
Julius Caesar
c)
Hammurabi
d)
Napoleon Bonaparte
41.

What geographic feature were all cities in Mesopotamia near?

a)

Deserts

b)

Mountains

c)

Rivers

d)

Oceans

42.

Specialized Jobs

a)

A math term

b)

Everyone does the same job

c)

Different people do different jobs

d)

Social Classes

43.

Who was the leader of government in Mesopotamia?

a)

A king

b)

A priest

c)

A god

d)

A musician

44.

Cuneiform is the name of Mesopotamia's....

a)

Writing System

b)

Art and Entertainment

c)

Technology

d)

Government

45.

Scribes in Mesopotamia wrote on...

a)

Paper

b)

Cave walls

c)

Clay

d)

Stone

46.

Mesopotamia means,

a)

Big country

b)

Mashed Potatoes

c)

Land between two rivers

d)

Land outside the desert

47.

How did the first humans create a food surplus?

a)

Farming

b)

Hunting

c)

Gathering

d)

Cooking

48.

Who was the Mesopotamian ruler who wrote laws?

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Ramses

c)

Sargon

d)

Narmer

49.

Mesopotamia's religion had

a)

One god

b)

Many gods

50.

Most people in Mesopotamia worked as ___________

a)

Artists

b)

Scribes

c)

Kings

d)

Farmers

51.

Everyone was equal in Mesopotamia

a)

True

b)

False

52.

What is the legacy of the Mesopotamian empires?

a)

Advancements in irrigation and writing systems

b)

Influence on modern civilization

c)

Pioneering development of the alphabet system

d)

All of the above

53.

Where do historians think early man originated?

a)

North America

b)

East Africa

c)

Asia

d)

Antarctica

54.

What does surplus mean?

a)

Having just enough

b)

Lacking supplies

c)

Having enough for your family, but no one else

d)

Having more than is needed.

55.

Which description below is of a permanent settlement?

a)

Native Americans living in teepees and moving as herds of animals move.

b)

Early man living in caves.

c)

Communities of farming villages

d)

Hunters and gatherers migrating with their food supply

56.

Which best describes the Neolithic Revolution?

a)

the movement from hunting and gathering to permanent agricultural settlements

b)

the movement from permanent settlements to hunting and gathering

c)

the movement of hunters and gatherers to follow their food supply

d)

the movement of cavemen from one cave to another

57.
What is another word for farming?
a)
Domestication
b)
Irrigation
c)
Agriculture
d)
Farming
58.
How did domestication of plants and animals affect early man?
a)
They could have pets
b)
They could visit distant places
c)
They could hunt and gather
d)
They could stay in one place for a long time
59.
Nomads had no.....
a)
food
b)
family 
c)
settled home
60.
The era also known as the "New Stone Age".
a)
Mesolithic Era
b)
Neolithic Era
c)
Paleolithic Era
d)
Mesozoic Era
61.

The era also known as the "Old Stone Age".

a)

Mesozoic Era

b)

Mesolithic Era

c)

Neolithic Era

d)

Paleolithic Era

62.

What is the definition of an archaeologist?

a)

A scientist who studies the past by digging up human remains and artifacts

b)

A scientist who studies rocks and minerals

c)

A scientist who studies the weather

d)

A scientist who studies outer space

63.

What is an artifact?

a)

A simple object showing human work

b)

A type of fossil

c)

A type of rock

d)

A type of plant

64.

What is the term for a society that relies on hunting and gathering for survival?

a)

Nomadic

b)

Agricultural

c)

Hunter-gatherer

d)

Industrial

65.

What is Catalhoyuk?

a)

a nomadic tribe

b)

a neolithic site in present day Turkey

c)

a tribal leader

d)

a type of cave painting

66.

Prehistory is the time period

a)

before writing was invented

b)

before the dinosaurs

c)

before humans lived on earth

67.

History means

a)

really old things

b)

long gone

c)

the WRITTEN events of the past

68.

To study people that lived during prehistoric times scientist could examine

a)

their journals

b)

their tools and weapons

c)

diaries they kept

69.

The study of the earths surface and the processes that shape it is called

a)

geometry

b)

social studies

c)

geography

70.

Which of the following is an example of geography?

a)

a river

b)

a mountain

c)

a desert

d)

all of the above

71.
How did domestication of plants and animals affect early man?
a)
They could have pets
b)
They could visit distant places
c)
They could hunt and gather
d)
They could stay in one place for a long time
72.
Why did early humans migrate around the world?
a)
They wanted to travel
b)
They were tired of the same places
c)
There were not enough animals to hunt or food to gather
d)
There was not enough good schools
73.
What is one of the most important discoveries of early man?
a)
Fire
b)
Wheel 
c)
Electricity
d)
Bones
74.
What is migration?  
a)
Visiting relatives
b)
Moving to a different location in search of food
c)
Farming
d)
Controlling Animals
75.

Define the Neolithic Revolution...

a)

the shift from food gathering to food producing

b)

the start of city-states

c)

a time of hunting and gathering

d)

when people fought with farm tools

76.

How did hunter-gatherers adapt to their environment?

a)

They built permanent settlements

b)

They traded with other groups of hunter-gatherers

c)

They farmed the land

d)

They developed stone tools and learned to use fire.

77.

During what time period did man learn to use fire, make simple tools, and draw cave art?

a)

The Old Stone Age

b)

Neolithic Age

c)

Middle Ages

d)

the Renaissance

78.
This cave painting suggests that Old Stone Age man
a)
domesticated animals to eat
b)
hunted animals for food
c)
raised animals for work
d)
worshiped animals
79.
What is an archeologist?
a)

They search for evidence buried in the ground.

b)

They study about how humans developed and how they are related to each other.

80.

____________ is considered the founder of Judaism by making a covenant with God. He is considered the patriarch of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

a)

Moses

b)

Abraham

c)

Jesus

d)

Muhammad

81.

According to Jewish tradition, Moses led the Jews out of _________ after many years of slavery

a)

Persia

b)

Syria

c)

Egypt

d)

Greece

82.

Judaism is monotheistic. This means they believe in

a)

One God

b)

Many Gods

c)

One prophet

d)

Reincarnation

83.

The Jewish holy text that makes up the first 5 holy books of the Jewish Bible is called the

a)

Vedas

b)

Tripitaka

c)

Koran

d)

Torah

84.

A ____________ is when a group of people who live outside the area in which they had lived for a long time or in which their ancestors lived

a)

Synagogue

b)

Diaspora

c)

Denomination

d)

Rabbi

85.

_________ are laws and teachings said to have been given to Moses by God. These are basic tenets or beliefs of Judaism

a)

The 10 Commandments

b)

The 4 Noble Truths

c)

The 5 Pillars

d)

The 5 Precepts

86.
The Persian Empire was divided into ______.
a)
A.city-states and provinces
b)
B.provinces and districts
c)
C.states and counties
d)
D.provinces called satrapies
87.

The main religion of Persia was -

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Polytheism

d)

Zoroastrianism

88.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the Persian Empire.

a)

Tolerance of conquered people

b)

Built Royal road system

c)

Practiced Zoroastrianism

d)

Established first system of coined money

89.

Which two opposing forces do Zoroastrians believe exist in the universe?

a)

Light and dark

b)

Fire and water

c)

Good and evil

d)

Mortal and immortal

90.

Which statement best explains the successful unification of other cultures under Persian control?

a)

The Persians had a large military.

b)

The Persians had tolerance of traditions and customs of the people they conquered

c)

The Persians forced all peoples to practice the Persian religion.

d)

The Persians treated the people they conquered harshly.

91.

How did the Persian Empire manage its territories as it expanded?

a)

It mismanaged its territories and lost land as a result.

b)

It divided the empire into provinces that were managed by appointed governors.

c)

It stationed army bases in every major city of the empire.

d)

It held democratic elections to determine state rulers.

92.

The Great Royal Road was an achievement of —

a)

India

b)

Egypt

c)

Persia

d)

Rome

93.

Which type of government was used in the Persian Empire?

a)

Religious oligarchy

b)

Republic

c)

Imperial bureaucracy

d)

Democracy

94.

All of the following were reasons that persons under the control of the Persian Empire were less likely to revolt except:

a)

The Persian Empire persecuted the people they conquered and forced them to practice the religion of the Persians.

b)

The Persians treated the people they conquered with fairness.

c)

The Persian Empire had respect for those people they conquered.

d)

The Persians allowed the people they conquered to practice their own religions and customs.

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