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The Continents and Oceans Worksheet

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What hemisphere is our continent on? Pick all that apply.

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Eastern

d)

Western

2.

What hemisphere is Asia located in?

a)

Southern

b)

Western

c)

Eastern

d)

South Eastern

3.

Which term means imaginary lines that run horizontally. These lines measure how far north or south you are from the Equator.

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

vertical

d)

meridians

4.

What is the imaginary line that separates the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres and is located at 0° longitude?

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

5.

Which term means imaginary lines that run vertically? These lines measure how far east or west you are from the Prime Meridian.

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

vertical

d)

meridians

6.

What hemisphere is shown on the map above?

a)

Southern Hemisphere

b)

Eastern Hemisphere

c)

Northern Hemisphere

d)

Western Hemisphere

7.

What word matches this definition: land extending from the mainland and surrounded by water on three sides?

a)

Delta

b)

Peninsula

c)

Island

d)

Isthmus

8.

What is a delta?

a)

lowland between hills or mountains

b)

broad, flat region, higher than its surroundings on at least one side

c)

a narrow passage (channel) of water connecting two larger bodies of water

d)

a mass of mud and silt deposited by a river at its mouth

9.

What is the role of a historian?

a)

Study animals and behavior

b)

Study maps

c)

Study customs of humans long ago

d)

Study written records of different cultures

10.

What is a man made object made and used by people long ago?

a)

Archeology

b)

Geography

c)

Artifact

d)

Domesticate

11.

What is the study of past cultures through artifacts (tools, pottery, etc.)?

a)

Artifact

b)

Biology

c)

Geography

d)

Archeology

12.

To only have one job that you are skilled at is called…

a)

specialize

b)

surplus

c)

city

d)

barter

13.

Why did people live in small groups during the Paleolithic time?

a)

They didn't want to get along with lots of other people

b)

It was hard to find enough food in one area.

c)

They did not want to build a town.

d)

It was easier to celebrate together.

14.

During the Paleolithic time period people survived by:

a)

Trade

b)

Hunting and gathering

c)

Farming

d)

Job specialization

15.

What types of food did hunters and gatherers search for?

a)

Small animals

b)

Plants and insects

c)

Fruits, seeds, nuts

d)

All of the above

16.

During the Old Stone Age tools were mainly made of:

a)

Metal

b)

Wood and stone

c)

Iron and copper

d)

Gold and lead

17.

Which time period did people live as nomads (moved from place to place and never settled)?

a)

Paleolithic

b)

Neolithic

18.

Which time period did people discover agriculture and domesticating animals?

a)

Paleolithic

b)

Neolithic

19.

Which time period came first?

a)

Paleolithic

b)

Neolithic

20.

A surplus of food in the Neolithic Era was caused by:

a)

Domestication of animals

b)

Planting of crops

c)

Migration

d)

BOTH A and B

21.

What was the term used during Neolithic time to signal a major change in their way of life (shift to agriculture and domestication of animals instead of hunting/gathering):

a)

Chaos

b)

Immortal

c)

Revolution

d)

Irrigation

22.

What civilization…. Write either next to each major river(s):

a)

Mesopotamia

1.

Ancient Egypt

b)

Ancient Egypt

2.

Mesopotamia

c)

Ancient China

3.

Ancient China

d)

Ancient India

4.

Ancient India

23.

The Sumerians are important to world history because they gave us:

a)

phonics

b)

polytheism

c)

cuneiform

d)

mud shelters

24.

Sumerians were __________ or believed in many gods and goddesses.

a)

b.) polytheistic

b)

a.) monotheistic

c)

c.) atheistic

d)

d.) agnostic

25.

Who was the greatest king in the Babylon Empire?

a)

Sargon

b)

Phillip

c)

Hammurabi

d)

Moses

26.

Who was expected to follow Hammurabi’s Code?

a)

slaves

b)

priests

c)

farmers

d)

all people

27.

Judaism was different from other religions practiced in Mesopotamia. This was because Judaism followed…

a)

polytheism-worshiped many gods

b)

did not have a religion or practices

c)

monotheism-worshiped one god and had rules to live by

28.

The soil of the Nile River valley was:

a)

dry

b)

fertile

c)

rocky

d)

none of the above

29.

What were pyramids?

a)

temples to the gods

b)

prisons

c)

tombs for pharaohs

d)

tombs for nobles

30.

What is Egyptian writing called?

a)

cuneiform

b)

hieroglyphics

c)

characters

d)

Sanskrit

31.

What was the most common form of religious practice in Ancient Egypt?

a)

hieroglyphics

b)

polytheism

c)

mythology

d)

monotheism

32.

What vocabulary word means “Egyptian paper made from plants (reeds)?”

a)

hieroglyphics

b)

dynasty

c)

papyrus

d)

cuneiform

33.

What is the system used in Ancient India that determined your place in society (social class) called?

a)

monsoon system

b)

caste system

c)

standardization

d)

civil service

34.

Which level of the caste system was the lowest and they were treated differently?

a)

priests

b)

untouchables

c)

merchants

d)

farmers

35.

Which statement about the Hindu caste system in India is true?

a)

Different castes shared the same rules for governing their behavior.

b)

People were required to stay in the same caste they were born into.

c)

Castes were encouraged to interact with one another.

36.

Where did the first Indian civilization develop?

a)

along the Nile River

b)

in the Indus River Valley

c)

between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

37.

Which religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama followed the Four Noble Truths, Eightfold Path and believed in non-violence?

a)

Christianity

b)

Buddhism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Karma

38.

This is the third largest religion in the world. Followers believe in a caste system, the book of Vedas and the belief in many Gods especially Braham, Shiva, Vishnu?

a)

Christianity

b)

Buddhism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Karma

39.

What is a dynasty?

a)

total disorder and confusion

b)

a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family

c)

art of beautiful writing

40.

What does standardization mean?

a)

to work for the government, you need to take a test and score high

b)

animal bone or shells that are used to predict the future

c)

set of rules that make all things the same

41.

What was the land trade route that connected China (Asia) to Europe called?

a)

Nile River

b)

Silk Road

c)

The Great Wall of China

42.

What were two things that Emperor Qin standardized?

a)

medicine and trade

b)

religion and education

c)

money and written language

43.

The Great Wall of China was built to keep out invaders.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

Confucius developed the idea of civil service. A person must take a test to get a government job.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

How did the sea affect life in ancient Greece?

a)

It had no effect on the people of Greece

b)

It allowed people to travel.

c)

It allowed people to trade.

d)

It isolated people from the rest of the world.

e)

BOTH B and C

46.

Who was the god of sky/thunder and known as “King of the Gods?”

a)

Zeus

b)

Nike

c)

Hades

d)

Poseidon

47.

Had a limited democracy (people rule) ______

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

48.

Had two kings and a council of elders (oligarchy) ______

a)

S

b)

A

c)

B

d)

C

49.

Boys were trained to be soldiers ______

a)

S

b)

T

c)

U

d)

V

50.

Wealthy boys went to school ______

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

51.

Write an A for Athens and an S for Sparta: Girls taught at home ______

a)

A

b)

S

c)

Both A and S

d)

Neither A nor S

52.

Girls trained to be mothers of soldiers ______

a)

S

b)

A

c)

B

d)

C

53.

Write an A for Athens and an S for Sparta: Poor boys learned a trade ______

a)

A

b)

S

c)

Both A and S

d)

Neither A nor S

54.

Women had some rights ______

a)

S

b)

A

c)

B

d)

C

55.

Women had little rights/did not appear in public ______

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

56.

The three most well known Greek philosophers were:

a)

Socrates, Plato, Aristotle

b)

Homer, Herodotus, Thucydides

c)

Pythagoras, Euclid, Archimedes

d)

Alexander, Pericles, Leonidas

57.

Who was the famous Greek poet that wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Hades

c)

Homer

58.

The first Olympics in Athens, Greece were to honor which god?

a)

Apollo

b)

Plato

c)

Zeus

d)

Hera

59.

Alexander the Great from Macedonia, or Northern Greece, was a well trained general. He conquered many areas around Greece. After his death, the era was known as this word meaning "like the Greeks:"

a)

Macedonia

b)

Golden Age

c)

Black Plague

d)

Hellenistic Era

60.

What was the Pax Romana?

a)

time of peace

b)

time of war

c)

time of great famine

d)

time of drought

61.

In Ancient Rome, Romans followed this type of government:

a)

monarchy-king rules

b)

republic-leaders voted into office

62.

What was used to bring in water to the city of Ancient Rome?

a)

arches

b)

levees

c)

aqueducts

d)

columns

63.

Which religion became the most common religion in Ancient Rome?

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Polytheism

64.

Which ancient civilization is credited with the invention of cuneiform writing?

a)

Chinese

b)

Indus Valley

c)

Sumerians

d)

Egyptians

65.

What was the main purpose of the Code of Hammurabi?

a)

To build pyramids

b)

To teach mathematics

c)

To establish laws and justice

d)

To record religious stories

66.

Which river was essential for the development of ancient Egyptian civilization?

a)

Yellow River

b)

Nile

c)

Indus

d)

Tigris

67.

Which ancient river valley civilization developed along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

a)

Egypt

b)

India

c)

Mesopotamia

d)

China

68.

What is cuneiform?

a)

a Greek architectural style

b)

a Chinese philosophy

c)

a form of writing developed by the Sumerians

d)

a type of ancient Egyptian writing

69.

Who was the founder of Judaism according to tradition?

a)

Abraham

b)

Confucius

c)

Hammurabi

d)

Siddhartha Gautama

70.

Which ancient civilization is known for building ziggurats?

a)

Ancient Egypt

b)

Ancient Sumer

c)

Ancient China

d)

Ancient Greece

71.

What is the name for the imaginary line at 0° latitude?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Equator

d)

International Date Line

72.

Which of the following best describes an artifact?

a)

A natural rock formation

b)

A tool made by humans long ago

c)

A living animal

d)

A modern invention

73.

Which ancient civilization is known for building pyramids as tombs for their rulers?

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Ancient Egypt

c)

Indus Valley

d)

Ancient China

74.

What is the main purpose of an artifact for historians?

a)

To predict the future

b)

To study ancient human life

c)

To create new technology

d)

To write stories

75.

Which river was central to the development of Ancient Egyptian civilization?

a)

Tigris River

b)

Yellow River

c)

Nile River

d)

Amazon River