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SS Review for the Final Exam

Total questions: 91

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Using the map, what would you travel from Africa to Europe?

a)

east

b)

west

c)

south

d)

north

2.

What number on the map represents the Mediterranean Sea?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

3.

Using the map, what continent is southeast of Asia?

a)

Africa

b)

Europe

c)

Australia

d)

South America

4.
Knowledge, beliefs, customs, and values of a group of people is called
a)
culture
b)
archaeology
c)
artifacts
d)
fossils
5.

Study of the past based on what people left behind is called

a)

actions and beliefs

b)

secondary sources

c)

culture

d)

archaeology

6.

A part or imprint of something that was once alive is called a(n)

a)

artifact

b)

historians

c)

culture

d)

fossil

7.

Objects created by humans are called

a)

geography

b)

artifacts

c)

historians

d)

environment

8.

An account of an event created by someone who took part in or witnessed the event is a(n)

a)

primary source

b)

Secondary source

c)

artifacts

d)

fossil

9.

Information gathered by someone who did not take part in or witness the event is called a(n)

a)

environment

b)

fossil

c)

primary source

d)

secondary source

10.

People who study history are

a)

geologists

b)

primary source

c)

historians and archaeologists

d)

geography

11.

Define geography.

a)

The natural features of the land's surface.

b)

The pattern of weather conditions in a certain area over a long period of time.

c)

Includes all living and nonliving things that affect life in an area.

d)

The study of the earth's physical and cultural features.

12.

Define resources.

a)

An area with one or more features that make it different from surrounding areas.

b)

The pattern of weather conditions in a certain area over a long period of time.

c)

The natural features of the land's surface.

d)

Materials found in earth that people need and value.

13.

Define region.

a)

An area with one or more features that makes it different from surrounding areas.

b)

Areas with one or more features that makes it the same as surrounding areas.

c)

An area that includes all living and nonliving things that affect life in an area.

d)

Material found in earth that people need and value.

14.

Define landforms.

a)

The natural features of the land's surface.

b)

The pattern of weather conditions in a certain area over a long period of time.

c)

Includes all living and nonliving things that affect life in an area.

d)

The study of earth's physical and cultural features.

15.

Define climate.

a)

The weather conditions in a certain area for a day.

b)

The pattern of weather conditions in a certain area over a long period of time.

c)

The natural features of the land's surface.

d)

weather conditions

16.

Define environment.

a)

All living things that affect life in an area.

b)

All nonliving things that affect life in an area.

c)

All living and nonliving things that affect life in an area.

d)

All of the people that affect life in an area.

17.

Define prehistory.

a)

An early ancestor of humans

b)

A relative who lived in the past

c)

The time before writing

d)

The time before going to bed

18.

Define hominid

a)

A relative who lived in the past

b)

An early ancestor

c)

A community of people who share a common culture

d)

A caterpillar

19.

Define ancestor

a)

A relative who lived in the past

b)

An early ancestor of humans

c)

A caterpillar

d)

Mr. Matecki ;)

20.

Define Paleolithic Era

a)

The second part of the Stone Age. Also known as the New Stone Age.

b)

The time period in which we currently live.

c)

A community of people who share a common culture.

d)

The first part of the Stone Age. Also known as the Old Stone Age.

21.

Define society.

a)

A community of people who share an uncommon culture.

b)

A community of people that do not speak to one another.

c)

A community of people who share a common culture.

d)

A person that lives in solitary.

22.

Define hunter-gatherers

a)

People who hunt animals and gather wild plants. seeds, fruits, and nuts to survive.

b)

People who hunt animals to survive.

c)

People who gather wild plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts to survive.

d)

People who sit on their couch and eat potato chips while watching tv.

23.

Upright man is called

a)

Australopithicus

b)

Homo habilis

c)

Homo erectus

d)

Homo sapien

24.

All of the following describe the process of making an irrigation system except:

a)

They built basins to hold the water.

b)

They put hoses in the Nile River and used them to water their fields.

c)

They dug canals to direct water from river to the basins.

d)

They dug canals from the basins to the fields.

25.

All of the following were effects of controlling water by using irrigation EXCEPT:

a)

Farmers were able to grow more food.

b)

Farmers were more productive.

c)

People used canals to travel.

d)

Division of labor was created.

26.

Describe farm settlements in Mesopotamia.

a)

Farmers grew wheat and barley

b)

They ate livestock, birds, and fish

c)

Population grew and villages formed

d)

Farmers grew wheat and barley; they ate livestock, birds, and fish; population grew and villages formed.

27.

Farm settlements did all of the following except:

a)

farmers grew wheat and barley

b)

they ate livestock, birds and fish

c)

populations grew and villages formed

d)

they made tractors to plow their fields

28.

What is the location of Turkey?

a)

north of the Black Sea

b)

west of the Mediterranean Sea

c)

south of the Red Sea

d)

northwest of the Persian Gulf

29.

Using the map below, what ocean lies between North America and Europe?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

30.

What number on the map represents Iraq?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

31.

Using the map, what direction would you travel from Europe to Asia?

a)

north

b)

south

c)

west

d)

east

32.

Using the map, what continent is north of South America?

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

Australia

33.

What is the relative location of the Persian Gulf?

a)

south of the Caspian Sea

b)

north of the Black Sea

c)

west of the Red Sea

d)

south of the Indian Ocean

34.

Define surplus.

a)

More than is needed.

b)

Less than in needed.

c)

Not needed at all.

d)

A plain.

35.

Why were farmers able to grow more food?

a)

Irrigation systems prevented flooding during the spring.

b)

Irrigation systems provided water during droughts.

c)

Irrigation systems provided water for livestock.

d)

All of the above.

36.

Why did Mesopotamians use irrigation?

a)

To control the river's flow of water during spring.

b)

To supply water to their houses.

c)

To sail their boats.

d)

To use for drinking water.

37.

Define irrigation.

a)

A way of supplying crops to an area of land.

b)

A way of supplying water to an area of land.

c)

A way of supplying silt to an area of land.

d)

A way to control the river's flow of water during the spring.

38.

Define division of labor.

a)

Irrigation systems prevented flooding during the spring.

b)

Supplying water to an area of land.

c)

A type of arrangement in which each worker specializes in a particular task or job.

d)

A place where people are divided.

39.

Define Fertile Crescent.

a)

A large arc of rich, fertile farmland

b)

A plateau

c)

A plain

d)

A mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks

40.

Define rural.

a)

City

b)

Countryside

c)

City and countryside

41.

Define urban.

a)

City

b)

Countryside

c)

City and countryside

42.

Define city-state.

a)

City

b)

Countryside

c)

City and countryside

43.

Natural materials that people need and value are called

a)

artifacts

b)

resources

c)

fossils

d)

landforms

44.

Define polytheism.

a)

the worship of one god

b)

growing many crops

c)

the worship of many gods

d)

the study of polygons

45.

All of the following are reasons why Sumerians believed gods were powerful EXCEPT

a)

Gods controlled the harvest

b)

Gods controlled natural disasters

c)

Gods controlled people's health

d)

Gods controlled farmers

46.

Sumerians used writing in all of the following ways EXCEPT

a)

They wrote history and law.

b)

They used it for grammar, math, and writing stories.

c)

They wrote stories, proverbs, and songs.

d)

They used it to draw maps.

47.

What were picture symbols called in Sumerian society?

a)

hieroglyphics

b)

pictographs

c)

cuneiform

d)

cave drawings

48.

What was the world's first system of writing called?

a)

cursive

b)

hieroglyphics

c)

cuneiform

d)

Latin

49.

A stone cylinder engraved with designs was called

a)

a seal

b)

a cylinder

c)

a vase

d)

a cylinder seal

50.

All of the following were ways Sumerians used music EXCEPT

a)

Kings hired musicians to play at special ceremonies.

b)

Children sang in school.

c)

People sang hymns to gods and kings.

d)

Merchants sold songs of famous singers.

51.

The Sumerians used the wheel in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

a)

to make a bicycle.

b)

to make carts.

c)

to make wagons.

d)

to spin clay.

52.

For what reasons did Sumerians use plants, minerals, and animals?

a)

To use as spices in their cooking

b)

To create magical potions

c)

To make medicines

d)

To make offerings to gods and goddesses

53.

All of the following describe how civilization developed along the Nile River except:

a)

Farmers developed irrigation systems like the people in Mesopotamia.

b)

The Nile provided Egyptians with a surplus of food.

c)

The Nile had natural land barriers that made Egypt hard to invade.

d)

Egyptians developed canons and used them to fend off attacks from foreign lands.

54.

Define cataracts.

a)

waves

b)

strong current

c)

strong rapids

d)

rainbows

55.

What were the names of the two regions of Egypt?

a)

Upper and Lower Egypt

b)

Top and Bottom

c)

Left and Right Egypt

56.

What is the definition of pharaoh?

a)

title used by rulers of Egypt

b)

title used by rulers of Mesopotamia

c)

title used by prehistoric people

d)

title used by Mr. Matecki

57.

What was the name of Egypt's capital?

a)

Alden

b)

Buffalo

c)

Lancaster

d)

Memphis

58.

Menes did all of the following to take control of Egypt except:

a)

He invaded and took control of Lower Egypt

b)

He used chariots and iron weapons to conquer Lower Egypt.

c)

He united the two kingdoms.

d)

He combined the two crowns from each kingdom into a double crown

59.

Why did Mesopotamians use irrigation?

a)

to control the river's flow of water during the spring

b)

so they could use water during cooking

c)

to lure animals so they could hunt them

d)

to use for swimming during the summer

60.

Mesopotamians and Egyptians were similar in that they

a)

had pharaohs

b)

developed irrigation

c)

used cuneiform

d)

lived in the Fertile Crescent

61.

All of the following were Egypt's trading partners and items traded to Egypt except:

a)

Nubia traded gold, ivory, slaves, and stone.

b)

Punt traded incense and myrrh.

c)

Syria traded wood.

d)

Nubia traded gold, ivory, slaves, stone, and wood.

62.

Egypt's social hierarchy looked like:

a)

Pharaohs, priests and key government officials, lesser government officials, scribes, craftspeople, merchants, farmers, slaves, and servants

b)

Pharaohs, priests, scribes, craftspeople, merchants, farmers, slaves, and servants

c)

Pharaohs, priests, craftspeople, merchants, farmers, slaves

d)

Pharaohs, priests, farmers, slaves, servants

63.

Egypt's first pharaoh was

a)

Khufu

b)

Menes

c)

Queen Hatshepsut

d)

Tutankhamen

64.

Which geographical feature was the most important in supporting the culture of ancient Egypt?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Nile River

c)

pyramids

d)

Mount Sanai

65.

Who was the most famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom?

a)

Menes

b)

Tutankhamen

c)

Khufu

d)

Poseidon

66.

The most fertile soil in Egypt was located in the

a)

cataracts

b)

desert

c)

Nile Delta

d)

far south

67.

True or False: The Middle Kingdom was a period of order and stability that lasted until about 1750 BC.

a)

True

b)

False

68.

True of False: Queen Hatshepsut refused to use trade routes as a source of wealth.

a)

True

b)

False

69.

The Old Kingdom ended when

a)

Nobles gained enough power to challenge the pharaoh's power.

b)

The New Kingdom began.

c)

Nobles started paying for the pyramids.

d)

Pharaohs moved to Syria.

70.

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?

a)

King Enza's

b)

Khufu's

c)

Menes'

d)

Hatshepsut's

71.

True or False: Ramses the Great came to power and reigned for a short period of time.

a)

True

b)

False

72.

Which of the following choices describes hieroglyphics.

a)

Hieroglyphics was a writing system that used symbols to represent more than one sound.

b)

Hieroglyphics was a writing system that used wedge-shaped symbols to represent more than two sounds.

c)

Hieroglyphics was a writing system that used letters to represent more than three sounds.

d)

Hieroglyphics was a writing system used in Mesopotamia.

73.

All of the following details describe the Rosetta Stone except:

a)

It was inscribed with hieroglyphics.

b)

It was inscribed with Greek and a later form of Egyptian.

c)

It was inscribed with French.

d)

Scholars who knew Greek were able to figure out what the hieroglyphics said.

74.

True or False: Hieroglyphics could be written vertically, horizontally, right to left, or left to right.

a)

True

b)

False

75.

Define sphinxes.

a)

a tall, four-sided pillar that is pointed on top

b)

imaginary creatures with the bodies of lions and the heads of other animals or humans

c)

a stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics.

d)

a long-lasting paper-like material made from reeds

76.

Give examples of the many texts that survived in Egypt’s dry climate.

a)

1) historical texts and 2) stories.

b)

1) historical texts, 2) science texts, 3) medical manuals, 4) literary works, 5) poems, and 6) stories.

c)

1) historical texts, 2) medical manuals, 3) poems, and 4) stories.

d)

1) historical texts, 2) science texts, 3) medical manuals, 4) literary works, and 5) poems

77.

The government the Romans created in 509 BC was a

a)

direct democracy

b)

monarchy

c)

oligarchy

d)

republic

78.

Legend has it that Rome's founders were twin brothers named

a)

Romulus and Remus

b)

Romulus and Venus

c)

Queen Hatshepsut and Ramses the Great

d)

Mr. Matecki and Mr. Erhart

79.

What mountain range runs down the middle of the Italian Peninsula?

a)

Alps

b)

Himalayas

c)

Apennines

d)

Taurus

80.

The treasures of this pharaoh have taught us much about Egyptian burial practices and beliefs.

a)

Menes

b)

Mentuhotep II

c)

Ramses the Great

d)

King Tutankhamen

81.

A long-lasting, paper-like material made from reeds is called

a)

clay tablets

b)

paper

c)

computer text

d)

papyrus

82.

What is a republic?

a)

a government ruled by a king or queen

b)

a government where only nobles have power

c)

a government ruled by a tyrant

d)

a government where people elect leaders to govern them

83.

Define republic.

a)

People elect leaders to govern them.

b)

Leaders elect people to govern them.

c)

common people

d)

nobles

84.

Define dictators.

a)

common people

b)

plebeians

c)

Aeneas

d)

Rulers with almost absolute power

85.

Define plebeians.

a)

plebeians

b)

patricians

c)

dictators

d)

common people

86.

Define patricians.

a)

dictators

b)

nobles

c)

common people

d)

Aeneas

87.

Using the map, what would you travel from Africa to Europe?

a)

east

b)

west

c)

south

d)

north

88.

Using the map, what continent is north of South America?

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

Australia

89.

Using the map, what continent is southeast of Asia?

a)

Africa

b)

Europe

c)

Australia

d)

South America

90.

Using the map, what direction would you travel from Europe to Asia?

a)

north

b)

south

c)

west

d)

east

91.

What number on the map represents the Persian Gulf?

a)

6

b)

11

c)

9

d)

10