WorksheetsSocial Studies Final Exam 2023 - Towards Civilization
Total questions: 78
Worksheet time: 39mins
The period of time before writing was invented is called ___________.
Old Stone Age.
New Stone Age.
history
prehistory
What activities will an archeologist do?
Study the moon.
Study Earth’s features.
Examine Artifacts.
Examine People
Human ancestors originated in (a) .
Asia
The Fertile Crescent
Archeologists study these artifacts. Archeologists will learn about….
the population.
the culture.
the beginnings of mythology or gods.
the beginning of history
The people in the Old Stone Age got their food by hunting animals (a) .
and domesticating them.
and farming the land.
The New Stone Age began with which discovery?
Metal tools.
Stone tools.
Farming
Writing.
During the New Stone Age people started to ________ plants and animals because it was easier and safer than hunting.
hunt
domesticate
gather
collect
Farmers prefer to grow crops in ____ soil. Plants grow well in this type of soil.
artisan
social class
fertile
poor
How did farming change the way early people lived?
They built schools.
They settled in one place.
They moved from place to place.
They took a plane.
The timeline above shows parts of the Stone Age. What discovery ended the stone age?
Metal tools
Farming
Stone tools
Writing
Which artifact is evidence that Otzi lived after the Stone Age?
Flint stones
A copper axe
Deerskin and grass clothing.
Rope snares
Civilization developed in the Fertile Crescent because ________.
the Nile River made it a rich area.
the rivers created rich farmland.
the area was difficult to defend.
the rivers made it prosperous
What does Mesopotamia’s name mean?
It is between two rivers.
It is in the mountains.
It was the world’s first cities.
It is wealthy.
Based on the picture above answer the following: Ancient Sumerians invented irrigation systems and plows.
These inventions helped to provide....
... a system of government.
…commerce and trading.
…a supply of food.
... artisan tools.
Based on the map below, which rivers helped Mesopotamia’s settlements?
Nile & First Cataract
Tigris & Euphrates
Persian Gulf & Red Sea
Egypt & Greece
Hammurabi’s Code was significant because ________.
for the first time, laws were written down.
everyone followed it.
the laws applied equally to all citizens.
there were no social classes
Hammurabi’s Code was the idea of _____
equal justice for all.
the king had power.
an eye for an eye.
the rich are correct.
What social class are metalworkers, musicians and painters in?
government workers
artisans
farmers
slaves
The invention of cuneiform helped early civilization to ________.
communicate and trade easier.
write down laws.
record history
all of the above.
Complete the Sentence: The most important contribution of the Phoenicians was _______, it helps everyone read and write today.
ship building
purple dye
the alphabet
geography
Unlike other religions at the time, Christianity, Islam and Judaism are all monotheistic. Monotheistic means that they believe in...
Many gods
No Gods
One God
People
The founder and prophet of all monotheistic religions is _______.
Jesus
Abraham
Moses
Mohammad
Who led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt to the “Promised Land” of Canaan?
Moses
Abraham
David
Mohammad
25. Christians believe that Jesus was the (a) , the promised savior.
prophet
head priest
The sacred text of the Christians is the (a) , made up of the Old & the New Testaments.
Bible
Quran
Vedas
Torah
What do Christians believe to be true? Christians believe... (a) .
Muslims believe that Mohammed was a (a) , or chosen to spread God's message.
king
head priest
The holy text of Islam is the (a) .
Bible
Vedas
Muslims believe that (a) are sacred duties.
the 10 commandments
Justinian’s Code
Based on the image below, what religion supports the caste system?
Buddhism
Judaism
Hinduism
Confucianism
What is the Middle Way?
The endless wheel of reincarnation.
A path through the Himalayas.
The Eightfold Path to nirvana.
The way to Heaven
Complete the Sentence: Hindu’s must follow their ______, the religious and moral duties of each person, in order to escape the cycle of death and rebirth.
reincarnation
dharma
nirvana
moksha
(a) is all the good and evil that a person did in their past lives.
Deities
Samsara
The single spiritual power that Hindu’s believe lives in everything is called (a) .
Dharma
Karma
The continuous cycle of birth, death, and rebirth is called (a) .
Dharma
Brahman
How is the Hindu belief of karma related to the caste system?
Las personas están en una casta debido a cómo vivieron en vidas pasadas.
La gente está en una casta por la cantidad de dinero que gana.
Las personas de una casta baja no pueden mejorar su karma.
Buddha taught that the cure for human suffering was to (a) .
Siddhartha’s followers called him “Buddha”, which means (a) .
Brahman
The Messiah
The first farming settlements in China developed (a) .
near the mountains
on the flat plains.
What are the names of the two important rivers in China?
Indus and the Ganges
Huang and the Chang (Yangtze)
Tigris and the Euphrates
Nile and Tiber
It was developed during the _______ Dynasty, China's first civilization.
Han
Shang
Qin
Zhou
Who conquered the Shang Dynasty, and ruled China for close to 1,000 years?
The Zhou
The Shang
The Qin
The Han
The center of early Chinese society was ____________.
the family.
the individual.
the state.
the king.
In one Chinese house, 5 generations can live together, these closely related people are called a(n)_____
extended family
immediate family
group
Women followed the rules of the Three Obediences which meant _______.
the oldest women had the most power in the family.
women chose whom their children married.
women obeyed their fathers, husbands, and sons.
women obeyed their husbands 3 rules.
To justify their conquest, new dynasty rulers of China claimed to have the _______.
Faith of Destiny
Will of the People
Mandate of Heaven
Knowledge of the Future
According to the chart above: When a new dynasty claims the Mandate of Heaven, what does the dynasty do?
They raises taxes
There is corruption and revolts.
They reform and rebuild
They threaten people.
According to the chart above: Why does the Old Dynasty lose the Mandate of Heaven?
Then the government raises taxes -El gobierno aumenta los impuestos
Then there is corruption and revolts. -Luego está la corrupción y las revueltas.
Then the new dynasty reforms and rebuilds -La nueva dinastía se reforma y reconstruye
According to the chart above: What happens after the Old Dynasty loses the Mandate of Heaven?
Then the government raises taxes -El gobierno aumenta los impuestos
Then there is corruption and revolts. -Luego está la corrupción y las revueltas.
Then the new dynasty reforms and rebuilds -La nueva dinastía se reforma y reconstruye
One of the central ideas of Confucianism was _______.
to support religious intolerance.
to question the power of rulers.
to show respect to all people.
to rule unjustly
Confucian philosophy was important because ________.
Sus enseñanzas... influyó en la civilización de la India.
Sus enseñanzas... Hizo hincapié en educar solo a los ricos.
Sus enseñanzas... gobernó muchos aspectos de la vida china.
Confucius believed that people in authority, (like Fathers, Husbands, Elder Brothers and Rulers) should ________.
Las personas con autoridad... Trata a los demás con dureza.
Las personas con autoridad... Sé un buen ejemplo para los demás.
Las personas con autoridad... Capacitar a los miembros de la administración pública.
Confucius’s philosophies were used for the civil service exam. A Chinese citizen took the exam in order to become a government official in China.
True
False
What was the original purpose of building the Great Wall?
To provide work for peasants
To protect the empire from invaders
To promote wealth
To produce more food
The Han Dynasty nickname is “the Golden Age” because (a) .
Confucio enseñó sus creencias a muchos estudiantes.
Todo el pueblo sabía leer y escribir.
During the Han Dynasty, many aspects of life were ruled by the __________ of Confucius.
b. civil service
a. military code
c. legalist doctrine
d. merchant guilds
The Silk Road was important because _________.
c. China y Occidente viajaron por la Ruta de la Seda para comerciar.
a. Era una ruta exclusiva para el transporte de especias.
b. Solo se utilizaba para viajes religiosos.
d. Fue construida únicamente para fines militares.
When ideas, knowledge, and goods spread from culture to culture, it is called ________________.
a. cultural diffusion
b. cultural isolation
c. cultural stagnation
d. cultural assimilation
Due to its rocky and mountainous geography many Greek jobs were _______.
farmers.
traders and sailors.
artisans.
dangerous
Greece's geography is formed of ________.
fertile land good for farming.
peninsulas and many rocky islands.
flat plains with many rivers.
fertile islands and clean seas.
How did a geographic factor affect the Ancient Greeks?
Las comunidades se desarrollaron en ciudades-estado separadas
Formaron un gobierno democrático.
Creían en muchos dioses y diosas.
Ancient Greece had many small city-states, each city-state was called a _____
peninsula
acropolis
polis
isthmus
Many Ancient Greeks lived on the mainland:
• They raised sheep - NOT cows
• They grew olive trees - NOT wheat
• They lived in isolated communities - NOT united country
Why did mainland Greek life have these qualities?
Greece is made up of islands.
Greece had few trading partners.
Greece is mostly mountains.
Greece has fertile land.
What type of government does the following list describe?
• Rule by the people.
• Citizens participate in government by voting.
• An example is Ancient Athens
democracy
oligarchy
monarchy
What type of government does the following list describe? • Rule by the few. • A few people hold all the power. • An example is Ancient Sparta.
democracy
monarchy
oligarchy
tyranny
In order to be a citizen of Athens a person had to _____________.
be free.
be a male of 18.
have Athenian parents
all the above
In Greek mythology, there were _______.
many dragons.
no goddesses.
12 great gods & goddesses, led by Zeus.
half-animal gods
Most Greeks believed their gods _______________.
were weak and ineffective.
ruled different areas of human life.
were moral beings.
were caring and loving.
The Greeks believed their gods were (a) , which meant they lived forever.
citizen
polis
Democracy
Educated for good citizens
Economy - Trade
Strong Naval Power
Which city-state does the list describe?
a. Athens
b. Sparta
Economy - Agriculture and War
Powerful Army
Oligarchy
Education for more warriors
Which city-state does the list describe?
Athens
Sparta
Which evidence shows Spartan women had more rights than Athenian women?
Las mujeres espartanas podían... Ser propietarios de su propia propiedad (tierra).
Las mujeres espartanas podían... Hable con el gobierno sobre los problemas.
Las mujeres espartanas podían... Usa joyas, cosméticos y perfumes.
Sparta’s education was different from Athens, in Sparta ....
Los niños aprendieron sobre matemáticas y ciencias.
Los niños estudiaban escultura y pintura.
Tanto los niños como las niñas recibieron entrenamiento físico militar.
(a) had the first democracy in the ancient world.
Macedonia
Sparta
How are architects influenced by Greek Architecture? They use (a) .
Columns
Symmetry
Proportions
Pediments
This shows the influence of Greek (a) .
government
science
Why did the Peloponnesian War start?
porque otras ciudades-estado estaban celosas y resentidas con Atenas.
porque Esparta quería controlar el comercio a través del Mediterráneo.
porque el rey Darío de Persia quería castigar a Atenas
Complete the Sentence: The Spartans finally conquered Athens _____
in the Peloponnesian War.
after the 1st Persian War.
when Philip II gained control of Greece.
when Myceneans conquered Minoans
