WorksheetsWorld History #1
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 18mins
What event almost took out humans?
Mount Toba
Ice Age
Starvation
Drought
What is another name for Mesopotamia?
Indus Valley
Cradle Civilization
Fertile Crescent
Lost Kingdom
Who were the extinct species that supposedly shares a common ancestor with modern humans?
Hatshetputs
Marigny
Croads
Neantherthals
What are the three likely causes of the extinction of the Neantherthals?
Disease
Cannibalism
Hunger
Climate
Mount Toba
Which of the following animals was domesticated in North America?
Horse
Turkey
Chicken
Rooster
What's the southernmost region of Mesopotamia?
Indus Valley
Yamen
Jordan
Sumer
What Civilization is considered the Cradle Civilization?
Sumer
Roman Empire
Egypt
Mesopotamia
What is the Greek meaning of Mesopotamia?
Between two rivers
The Lost Kingdom
Golden Age
Valuables
Where did the Egyptians settle?
In between Tigris and Euphrates River
On the coast of the Atlantic Ocean
Along the Nile River
Along the Mongol Empire
What group became the new rulers of Egypt during The Middle Kingdom?
Assyrians
Hyksos
Romans
Nubia
What major god was formed during The Middle Kingdom?
Atkhen
Ra
Hatshetput
Ammun-Ra
What group completely conquered Egypt at one point?
Asyrians
Mongols
Hyksos
Indus Valley Civilization
What pharoah was known for expanding Egypt through trade?
King Tut
Hatshetput
Atkhen
Cleopatra
What form of writing did the Mesopotamians use for trade?
Script
Sanskrit
Cuneforms
Hieroglyphics
What eventually ended Mesopotamia?
Overpopulation
Changes in the Nile River
Climate
Being conquered by pastoral nomads
Who ruled the new kingdom of Babylon?
Hammurabi
Hatshetput
Tut
Hakhuran
What is Hammurabi known for?
His time of peace
Conquering many nations
His code of laws
Surplus of food
Who is the god of the Assyrians?
Amon
Ashir
Atken
Ashur
What group of people greatly weakened the Egyptian Empire into smaller kingdoms?
Sea People
Greeks
Romans
Assyrians
What is the first group of Indo-Europeans to use iron?
Indus Valley Civilization
Hyksos
Hitties
Numers
What are the three main beliefs in Judaism?
Abraham made a covenant with God
Jesus is a prophet
There is only one God
Moses is the leader of the Jews
The New Testament is true scripture
What nation ruled over Egypt after it broke into smaller kingdoms?
Sumerians
Assyrian
Libyan
Greeks
What nation took over Egypt after the Libyans?
Kushite
Roman
Mongols
Assyrians
What creation of the Phoenicians is similar to something we use today?
Chariot
Hammer
Steel
Phoenician alphabet
Who was the great maritime people who sailed all throughout the Mediterranean?
Phoenecians
Philistines
Persians
Parthians
Which pharoah expanded the Egyptian Empire into the Upper Nile River?
Thutmose III
Taharka
Tutankhamun
Takelot II
Which of the following were technological advances further developed during The New Kingdom?
Iron weapons
Currency
Calendars
Bronze Weapons
Chariot
What two groups were driven out of Egypt after successfully conquering them?
Hebrews
Hitties
Sumerians
Libyans
Hyksos
Which two empires settled along the Nile River?
Indus Valley Civilization
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Nubia
Mycenaeans
Why was farming important in the development of the earliest civilizations?
Farming allowed for the development of the wheel, which allowed for the development of carts, which were very helpful
Hunter-gatherers could not hunt for or gather food that was high enough in caloric content to sustain the human population
Farming is the easiest way to create a surplus of food, which allows for the other markers of civilization to develop.
Farmers are an easy-going people, and a lot of farmers can be easily organized into a society,
What was a common factor in the location of the earliest civilizations to develop?
They tended to be founded in mountains
They tended to be founded around rivers
They were always near vast deserts
They were always near enormous oceans
monotheism
the religion of the Hebrews
holiday when Jews ask God to forgive their sins
belief in only one god
commentaries, stories, and folklore recorded to explain Jewish laws
What does polytheistic mean?
Worshipping or believing in more than one god.
A person who was able to read and write, allowing for the creation of written records and messages.
Large groups of domesticated animals like sheep or goats.
A series of rulers in a particular place considered members of the same family.
