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WorksheetsSS Review for the Final Exam
Total questions: 91
Worksheet time: 46mins
Using the map, what would you travel from Africa to Europe?
east
west
south
north
What number on the map represents the Mediterranean Sea?
6
7
8
9
Using the map, what continent is southeast of Asia?
Africa
Europe
Australia
South America
Study of the past based on what people left behind is called
actions and beliefs
secondary sources
culture
archaeology
A part or imprint of something that was once alive is called a(n)
artifact
historians
culture
fossil
Objects created by humans are called
geography
artifacts
historians
environment
An account of an event created by someone who took part in or witnessed the event is a(n)
primary source
Secondary source
artifacts
fossil
Information gathered by someone who did not take part in or witness the event is called a(n)
environment
fossil
primary source
secondary source
People who study history are
geologists
primary source
historians and archaeologists
geography
Define geography.
The natural features of the land's surface.
The pattern of weather conditions in a certain area over a long period of time.
Includes all living and nonliving things that affect life in an area.
The study of the earth's physical and cultural features.
Define resources.
An area with one or more features that make it different from surrounding areas.
The pattern of weather conditions in a certain area over a long period of time.
The natural features of the land's surface.
Materials found in earth that people need and value.
Define region.
An area with one or more features that makes it different from surrounding areas.
Areas with one or more features that makes it the same as surrounding areas.
An area that includes all living and nonliving things that affect life in an area.
Material found in earth that people need and value.
Define landforms.
The natural features of the land's surface.
The pattern of weather conditions in a certain area over a long period of time.
Includes all living and nonliving things that affect life in an area.
The study of earth's physical and cultural features.
Define climate.
The weather conditions in a certain area for a day.
The pattern of weather conditions in a certain area over a long period of time.
The natural features of the land's surface.
weather conditions
Define environment.
All living things that affect life in an area.
All nonliving things that affect life in an area.
All living and nonliving things that affect life in an area.
All of the people that affect life in an area.
Define prehistory.
An early ancestor of humans
A relative who lived in the past
The time before writing
The time before going to bed
Define hominid
A relative who lived in the past
An early ancestor
A community of people who share a common culture
A caterpillar
Define ancestor
A relative who lived in the past
An early ancestor of humans
A caterpillar
Mr. Matecki ;)
Define Paleolithic Era
The second part of the Stone Age. Also known as the New Stone Age.
The time period in which we currently live.
A community of people who share a common culture.
The first part of the Stone Age. Also known as the Old Stone Age.
Define society.
A community of people who share an uncommon culture.
A community of people that do not speak to one another.
A community of people who share a common culture.
A person that lives in solitary.
Define hunter-gatherers
People who hunt animals and gather wild plants. seeds, fruits, and nuts to survive.
People who hunt animals to survive.
People who gather wild plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts to survive.
People who sit on their couch and eat potato chips while watching tv.
Upright man is called
Australopithicus
Homo habilis
Homo erectus
Homo sapien
All of the following describe the process of making an irrigation system except:
They built basins to hold the water.
They put hoses in the Nile River and used them to water their fields.
They dug canals to direct water from river to the basins.
They dug canals from the basins to the fields.
All of the following were effects of controlling water by using irrigation EXCEPT:
Farmers were able to grow more food.
Farmers were more productive.
People used canals to travel.
Division of labor was created.
Describe farm settlements in Mesopotamia.
Farmers grew wheat and barley
They ate livestock, birds, and fish
Population grew and villages formed
Farmers grew wheat and barley; they ate livestock, birds, and fish; population grew and villages formed.
Farm settlements did all of the following except:
farmers grew wheat and barley
they ate livestock, birds and fish
populations grew and villages formed
they made tractors to plow their fields
What is the location of Turkey?
north of the Black Sea
west of the Mediterranean Sea
south of the Red Sea
northwest of the Persian Gulf
Using the map below, what ocean lies between North America and Europe?
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean
What number on the map represents Iraq?
1
2
3
4
Using the map, what direction would you travel from Europe to Asia?
north
south
west
east
Using the map, what continent is north of South America?
North America
Europe
Asia
Australia
What is the relative location of the Persian Gulf?
south of the Caspian Sea
north of the Black Sea
west of the Red Sea
south of the Indian Ocean
Define surplus.
More than is needed.
Less than in needed.
Not needed at all.
A plain.
Why were farmers able to grow more food?
Irrigation systems prevented flooding during the spring.
Irrigation systems provided water during droughts.
Irrigation systems provided water for livestock.
All of the above.
Why did Mesopotamians use irrigation?
To control the river's flow of water during spring.
To supply water to their houses.
To sail their boats.
To use for drinking water.
Define irrigation.
A way of supplying crops to an area of land.
A way of supplying water to an area of land.
A way of supplying silt to an area of land.
A way to control the river's flow of water during the spring.
Define division of labor.
Irrigation systems prevented flooding during the spring.
Supplying water to an area of land.
A type of arrangement in which each worker specializes in a particular task or job.
A place where people are divided.
Define Fertile Crescent.
A large arc of rich, fertile farmland
A plateau
A plain
A mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks
Define rural.
City
Countryside
City and countryside
Define urban.
City
Countryside
City and countryside
Define city-state.
City
Countryside
City and countryside
Natural materials that people need and value are called
artifacts
resources
fossils
landforms
Define polytheism.
the worship of one god
growing many crops
the worship of many gods
the study of polygons
All of the following are reasons why Sumerians believed gods were powerful EXCEPT
Gods controlled the harvest
Gods controlled natural disasters
Gods controlled people's health
Gods controlled farmers
Sumerians used writing in all of the following ways EXCEPT
They wrote history and law.
They used it for grammar, math, and writing stories.
They wrote stories, proverbs, and songs.
They used it to draw maps.
What were picture symbols called in Sumerian society?
hieroglyphics
pictographs
cuneiform
cave drawings
What was the world's first system of writing called?
cursive
hieroglyphics
cuneiform
Latin
A stone cylinder engraved with designs was called
a seal
a cylinder
a vase
a cylinder seal
All of the following were ways Sumerians used music EXCEPT
Kings hired musicians to play at special ceremonies.
Children sang in school.
People sang hymns to gods and kings.
Merchants sold songs of famous singers.
The Sumerians used the wheel in all of the following ways EXCEPT:
to make a bicycle.
to make carts.
to make wagons.
to spin clay.
For what reasons did Sumerians use plants, minerals, and animals?
To use as spices in their cooking
To create magical potions
To make medicines
To make offerings to gods and goddesses
All of the following describe how civilization developed along the Nile River except:
Farmers developed irrigation systems like the people in Mesopotamia.
The Nile provided Egyptians with a surplus of food.
The Nile had natural land barriers that made Egypt hard to invade.
Egyptians developed canons and used them to fend off attacks from foreign lands.
Define cataracts.
waves
strong current
strong rapids
rainbows
What were the names of the two regions of Egypt?
Upper and Lower Egypt
Top and Bottom
Left and Right Egypt
What is the definition of pharaoh?
title used by rulers of Egypt
title used by rulers of Mesopotamia
title used by prehistoric people
title used by Mr. Matecki
What was the name of Egypt's capital?
Alden
Buffalo
Lancaster
Memphis
Menes did all of the following to take control of Egypt except:
He invaded and took control of Lower Egypt
He used chariots and iron weapons to conquer Lower Egypt.
He united the two kingdoms.
He combined the two crowns from each kingdom into a double crown
Why did Mesopotamians use irrigation?
to control the river's flow of water during the spring
so they could use water during cooking
to lure animals so they could hunt them
to use for swimming during the summer
Mesopotamians and Egyptians were similar in that they
had pharaohs
developed irrigation
used cuneiform
lived in the Fertile Crescent
All of the following were Egypt's trading partners and items traded to Egypt except:
Nubia traded gold, ivory, slaves, and stone.
Punt traded incense and myrrh.
Syria traded wood.
Nubia traded gold, ivory, slaves, stone, and wood.
Egypt's social hierarchy looked like:
Pharaohs, priests and key government officials, lesser government officials, scribes, craftspeople, merchants, farmers, slaves, and servants
Pharaohs, priests, scribes, craftspeople, merchants, farmers, slaves, and servants
Pharaohs, priests, craftspeople, merchants, farmers, slaves
Pharaohs, priests, farmers, slaves, servants
Egypt's first pharaoh was
Khufu
Menes
Queen Hatshepsut
Tutankhamen
Which geographical feature was the most important in supporting the culture of ancient Egypt?
Sahara Desert
Nile River
pyramids
Mount Sanai
Who was the most famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom?
Menes
Tutankhamen
Khufu
Poseidon
The most fertile soil in Egypt was located in the
cataracts
desert
Nile Delta
far south
True or False: The Middle Kingdom was a period of order and stability that lasted until about 1750 BC.
True
False
True of False: Queen Hatshepsut refused to use trade routes as a source of wealth.
True
False
The Old Kingdom ended when
Nobles gained enough power to challenge the pharaoh's power.
The New Kingdom began.
Nobles started paying for the pyramids.
Pharaohs moved to Syria.
You learned that Sargon, was the first ruler who united Mesopotamia under one ruler. Which Egyptian ruler's accomplishments were most similar to Sargon's?
King Enza's
Khufu's
Menes'
Hatshepsut's
True or False: Ramses the Great came to power and reigned for a short period of time.
True
False
Which of the following choices describes hieroglyphics.
Hieroglyphics was a writing system that used symbols to represent more than one sound.
Hieroglyphics was a writing system that used wedge-shaped symbols to represent more than two sounds.
Hieroglyphics was a writing system that used letters to represent more than three sounds.
Hieroglyphics was a writing system used in Mesopotamia.
All of the following details describe the Rosetta Stone except:
It was inscribed with hieroglyphics.
It was inscribed with Greek and a later form of Egyptian.
It was inscribed with French.
Scholars who knew Greek were able to figure out what the hieroglyphics said.
True or False: Hieroglyphics could be written vertically, horizontally, right to left, or left to right.
True
False
Define sphinxes.
a tall, four-sided pillar that is pointed on top
imaginary creatures with the bodies of lions and the heads of other animals or humans
a stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics.
a long-lasting paper-like material made from reeds
Give examples of the many texts that survived in Egypt’s dry climate.
1) historical texts and 2) stories.
1) historical texts, 2) science texts, 3) medical manuals, 4) literary works, 5) poems, and 6) stories.
1) historical texts, 2) medical manuals, 3) poems, and 4) stories.
1) historical texts, 2) science texts, 3) medical manuals, 4) literary works, and 5) poems
The government the Romans created in 509 BC was a
direct democracy
monarchy
oligarchy
republic
Legend has it that Rome's founders were twin brothers named
Romulus and Remus
Romulus and Venus
Queen Hatshepsut and Ramses the Great
Mr. Matecki and Mr. Erhart
What mountain range runs down the middle of the Italian Peninsula?
Alps
Himalayas
Apennines
Taurus
The treasures of this pharaoh have taught us much about Egyptian burial practices and beliefs.
Menes
Mentuhotep II
Ramses the Great
King Tutankhamen
A long-lasting, paper-like material made from reeds is called
clay tablets
paper
computer text
papyrus
What is a republic?
a government ruled by a king or queen
a government where only nobles have power
a government ruled by a tyrant
a government where people elect leaders to govern them
Define republic.
People elect leaders to govern them.
Leaders elect people to govern them.
common people
nobles
Define dictators.
common people
plebeians
Aeneas
Rulers with almost absolute power
Define plebeians.
plebeians
patricians
dictators
common people
Define patricians.
dictators
nobles
common people
Aeneas
Using the map, what would you travel from Africa to Europe?
east
west
south
north
Using the map, what continent is north of South America?
North America
Europe
Asia
Australia
Using the map, what continent is southeast of Asia?
Africa
Europe
Australia
South America
Using the map, what direction would you travel from Europe to Asia?
north
south
west
east
What number on the map represents the Persian Gulf?
6
11
9
10
