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World History Units 1-4 Midterm (Pre-History - Bronze Age)

Total questions: 112

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The _______ Age was the time between about 3000 BCE & 1150 BCE, where people began to make tools with stronger metal and the first empires began.

a)
Iron
b)
Stone
c)
Copper
d)
Bronze
2.

Bronze is made by combining and smelting what two metals?

a)
Copper and tin
b)
Silver and gold
c)
Aluminum and zinc
d)
Iron and lead
3.

An ________ is when one leader or group rules over many lands and different groups of people.

a)
empire
b)
kingdom
c)
federation
d)
territory
4.

Empires gained territory by conquering other places. What does it mean to conquer?

a)

To take control of a territory or people by force.

b)

To trade goods and services with other nations.

c)

To build alliances with neighboring territories.

d)

To negotiate peace with others.

5.

What is a bureaucracy? (Pronounced "Bure-Ock-Ruh-See")

a)

A group of officials and workers who help run a government.

b)

A type of social club focused on fun activities.

c)

A trade route where people sell tin & copper

d)

A casual group of people working together without rules.

6.

In order to keep control of their new territory, empires created the first _________ so people had rules they must follow.

a)

Advisements

b)

Commandments

c)

Code of Laws

d)

Policies

7.

What is a trade network?

a)

A group of people who only barter items.

b)

 A system of routes where people can buy, sell, or exchange goods across long distances.

c)

A collection of local markets without connections.

d)

A system that restricts the flow of goods and services.

8.

 New trade routes meant that people began interacting with groups from faraway places, leading to a process called _________ __________.

a)
cultural diffusion
b)
economic integration
c)
social assimilation
d)

political exchange

9.

The first empire ever was called the ________ ______, created in Mesopotamia by a strong leader named Sargon

a)
Assyrian Empire
b)
Hittite Confederation
c)
Babylonian Kingdom
d)
Akkadian Empire
10.

The ______________ is a region of the world where Europe, Africa, and Asia meet - making it a very important region for trade.

a)
Sahara Desert
b)

Mediterranean

c)

Bermuda Triangle

d)
Indian Subcontinent
11.

In which part of the Mediterranean region did most empires in the Bronze Age appear?

a)

Northern Mediterranean

b)

Eastern Mediterranean

c)

Western Mediterranean

d)

Southern Mediterranean

12.

Which of these is NOT a reason that most empires in the Bronze Age began in the same place?

a)

This area was close to important resources like copper and tin

b)

This area had good conditions for farming

c)

This area had easy access to the Mediterranean Sea for trading

d)

This area used to be ruled by one giant empire, so they all came from the same civilization

13.

The Odyssey & The Iliad are both stories written in what Bronze Age civilization?

a)

Assyrian Empire

b)

Mycenaean Greece

c)

Hittite Empire

d)

Phoenician City-States

14.

The stories of The Iliad and The Odyssey are both based on the story of what mythical war?

a)
Trojan War
b)
War of the Titans
c)
Peloponnesian War
d)
Battle of Marathon
15.

What is one way that the geography of the Empires in the Bronze Age were different from the River Valley Civilizations in the Copper Age?

a)

Bronze Age Empires still relied on irrigation and farming

b)

Bronze Age Empires were larger and covered different areas of land

c)

Bronze Age Empires were usually in cold, snowy areas

d)

Bronze Age Empires were smaller and stayed near rivers

16.

What is one way that the society of the Empires in the Bronze Age were different from the River Valley Civilizations in the Copper Age?

a)

Bronze Age social structures were smaller and more simple

b)

Bronze Age social structure had less roles for people in society

c)

Bronze Age social structure was larger and more complex

d)

Bronze Age social structure did not play a big role in daily life

17.

What is one way that the politics of the Empires in the Bronze Age were different from the River Valley Civilizations in the Copper Age?

a)

Bronze Age governments were smaller

b)

Bronze Age governments did not make laws

c)

Bronze Age governments ruled over less people

d)

Bronze Age governments were larger and ruled over more people

18.

What is one way that the innovations of the Empires in the Bronze Age were different from the River Valley Civilizations in the Copper Age?

a)

Bronze Age innovations were focused on farming

b)

Bronze Age workers used copper tools

c)

Bronze Age innovations focused on irrigation

d)

Bronze Age innovations focused on making empires stronger and more advanced

19.

What is one way that the culture of the Empires in the Bronze Age were different from the River Valley Civilizations in the Copper Age?

a)

Bronze Age culture was connected to religion

b)

Bronze Age people believed in many gods and goddesses

c)

Bronze Age culture was usually smaller and local

d)

Bronze Age culture spread further and different cultures shared ideas

20.

What is one way that the economics of the Empires in the Bronze Age were different from the River Valley Civilizations in the Copper Age?

a)

Bronze Age economies were mostly based on farming

b)

Bronze Age civilizations did not trade as much

c)

Bronze Age trade became smaller

d)

Bronze Age civilizations traded over longer distances

21.

What is Mycenaean Greece most well known for?

a)

Creating the first democratic government

b)

For inspiring many Greek legends, myths, and stories

c)

Having the strongest military

d)

Making the first bronze weapons and armor

22.

What is the Hittite Empire most well known for?

a)

Creating the first democratic government

b)

Creating the first ever written code of laws

c)

Having the strongest military

d)

Being the first to make iron weapons and armor

23.

What is the Babylonian Empire most well known for?

a)

Creating the first democratic government

b)

Creating the first ever written code of laws

c)

Having the strongest military

d)

Getting more powerful from trade instead of conquest

24.

What is the Assyrian Empire most well known for?

a)

Creating the first democratic government

b)

Large monuments and lasting culture

c)

Having the strongest military

d)

Getting more powerful from trade instead of conquest

25.

What is Phoenicia most well known for?

a)

Creating the first democratic government

b)

Large monuments and lasting culture

c)

Creating the first copper weapons and tools

d)

Getting more powerful from trade instead of conquest

26.

What is Egypt most well known for?

a)

Creating the first democratic government

b)

Large monuments like the pyramids and lasting culture

c)

Creating the first copper weapons and tools

d)

Creating the first ever bronze weapons and armor

27.

_________ are areas near large rivers where the soil was rich and good for farming.

a)
Deserts
b)
Mountains
c)
Plateaus
d)

River Valleys

28.

A __________ is a community of people with a shared identity and government

a)

sovereign

b)

civilization

c)
tribe
d)
alliance
29.

Independent cities that ruled the land around them and had their own laws are called ___________.

a)
municipalities
b)
provinces
c)
territories
d)
city-states
30.

The _____________ was an area of land in the Middle East & Africa, known for having good conditions for farming.

a)
Great Plains
b)
Sahara Desert
c)
Andes Mountains
d)
Fertile Crescent
31.

________ is a system of faith and beliefs about the world, usually involving a god or multiple gods.

a)
philosophy
b)
science
c)
religion
d)
mythology
32.

__________ is the belief in many different gods.

a)
monotheism
b)
atheism
c)

democracy

d)
polytheism
33.

Found in Mesopotamia, a _________ was a big pyramid-like tower, built to honor the gods

a)
temple
b)
ziggurat
c)
fortress
d)
pyramid
34.

__________ is a government based on religion in which decisions are made by religious leaders

a)
Democracy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Theocracy
35.

A ________ is a government in which decisions are made by a single leader, usually called a king or a queen.

a)
democracy
b)
oligarchy
c)
dictatorship
d)
monarchy
36.

The ________ Age came after the Neolithic Age, and was defined by the use of the first metal tools.

a)
Iron
b)
Stone
c)
Copper
d)
Bronze
37.

The Copper Age began at the end of the Neolithic Age, around the year _______.

a)

1000 CE

b)
5000 BCE
c)

1000 BCE

d)

500 BCE

38.

In order for copper to be made into tools, it had to be melted down and then cooled through a process called ______.

a)

basing

b)
forging
c)
smelting
d)
annealing
39.

The first civilizations in human history are called ____________________, due to how close they are to major river systems.

a)
river valley civilizations
b)
oceanic civilizations
c)
mountain civilizations
d)
desert civilizations
40.

The first river valley civilization began in the region of ______, in southern Mesopotamia.

a)
Assyria
b)
Akkad
c)
Sumer
d)
Babylon
41.

What two rivers surrounded Mesopotamia?

a)
Nile and Amazon
b)
Ganges and Indus
c)
Yangtze and Mississippi
d)
Tigris and Euphrates
42.

Which of these is NOT a major development from the Neolithic Age to the Copper Age?

a)

People begin making metal tools

b)

The first civilizations begin near major rivers

c)

People start using iron weapons

d)

People develop written languages

43.

The first system of writing, created in the Sumer region of Mesopotamia, was called _________.

a)
kanji
b)
alphabet
c)
cuneiform
d)
hieroglyphics
44.

Sumerians wrote on tablets made of ____.

a)
clay
b)
wood
c)
stone
d)
paper
45.

Which letter on the map shows the location of Mesopotamia?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

46.

Which letter on the map shows the location of Egypt?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

47.

What river did Ancient Egyptians depend on?

a)
Amazon River
b)
Nile River
c)
Yangtze River
d)
Mississippi River
48.

In what continent are Egypt & the Nile river located in?

a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
South America
49.

_________ were the rulers of Ancient Egypt

a)
Pharaohs
b)
Sultans
c)
Emperors
d)
Kings
50.

What was the role of the Pharaoh in Ancient Egypt? (Select all that apply)

a)

King

b)

God

c)

Religious Leader

51.

The writing system invented by the Ancient Egyptians is called _____________.

a)
cuneiform
b)
runes
c)
kanji
d)

hieroglyphics

52.

Which of the following groups was at the BOTTOM of the Egyptian social structure?

a)

Craftsmen/Artisans

b)

Farmers

c)

Nobles/Priests

d)

Slaves/Laborers

53.

The ___________________ Civilization was one of the 4 major river valley civilizations that appeared in South Asia.

a)
Indus Valley
b)
Sarasvati Society
c)
Brahmaputra Civilization
d)
Ganges Valley
54.

The Indus Valley Civilization depended on the _______ River.

a)
Nile
b)
Indus
c)
Yangtze
d)
Ganges
55.

What is the name of the advanced, large city in the Indus Valley Civilization that was one day mysteriously abandoned?

a)
Kalibangan
b)
Lothal
c)
Mohenjo-Daro
d)
Harappa
56.

_____________ was one of the 4 major river valley civilizations that appeared in East Asia

a)
Indus
b)
Yangtze
c)

Sumer

d)

Ancient China

57.

Ancient China depended on the _______ River

a)
Yellow River
b)
Ganges River
c)
Mekong River
d)
Yangtze River
58.

The ________________________ was built by Chinese Emperor Qin Shi Huang to protect China from attacks

a)
Forbidden City
b)
Terracotta Army
c)
Great Wall of China
d)
Silk Road
59.

China kept how ____ was made a secret for over 2,000 years!

a)
cotton
b)
wool
c)
silk
d)
linen
60.

The process in which life changes over millions of years to survive better in its environment.

a)

Moleculization

b)

Evolution

c)

Naturalization

d)

Mutation

61.

Someone who survives by hunting animals for meat and gathering food and materials is called a ______________.

a)
hunter-gatherer
b)
farmer
c)
fisherman
d)
forager
62.

A person who never settles or stays in one place is considered __________.

a)

Nomadic

b)

Sedentary

c)

Grefandic

d)

Settlest

63.

The first age of human history is called the ___________ Age, and was a time when people worked together to survive, and used simple stone tools to hunt and prepare food.

a)
Paleolithic
b)

Bronze

c)
Mesolithic
d)
Neolithic
64.

Paleolithic literally means ___ ______, because people during this time used stone tools that were not very advanced.

a)
New Stone
b)
Old Stone
c)
Ancient Rock
d)
Modern Stone
65.

True or False: The Paleolithic Age is by far the longest age of human history.

a)

True

b)

False

66.

When did the Paleolithic Age happen, based on the calendar we use?

a)
1 million years ago to 5000 BCE
b)

From the beginning of humans to about 10,000 BCE

c)
10,000 BCE to 500 CE
d)
5000 BCE to 1000 CE
67.

The practice of farming with plants and animals is called _________.

a)
agriculture
b)
forestry
c)
fishing
d)
horticulture
68.

A ___________ is a major change in the way people live.

a)
evolution
b)
transformation
c)
modification
d)
revolution
69.

The process of getting water to crops is called __________.

a)
drainage
b)
fertilization
c)
harvesting
d)
irrigation
70.

_____________ is when animals are trained to live with and help humans survive.

a)
Wildlife Preservation
b)
Domestication
c)
Animal Rehabilitation
d)

Animal Management

71.

Someone who never settles in one place is called Nomadic.

Someone who settles in one place and stays there is considered __________.

a)
Transient
b)
Mobile
c)
Roaming
d)
Sedentary
72.

_____________ is when people in society are able to focus on one type of job, like making tools, weaving cloth, or trading goods.

a)

Jobization

b)

Segmentation

c)

Diversification

d)

Specialization

73.

A _______ is when you have more of a resource than you need.

a)
scarcity
b)
deficit
c)
shortage
d)
surplus
74.

The number of people in an area is called the ___________.

a)
population
b)
census
c)
community
d)
demographic
75.

The second age of human history, coming after the Paleolithic age, was called the _________ Age - a time when farming, villages, and new ways of life began to shape human history.


a)
Iron
b)
Bronze
c)
Neolithic
d)
Mesolithic
76.

Neolithic means ___ _____ because during this age, people started developing more advanced stone tools.

a)
wooden implements
b)
new stone
c)
metal tools
d)
old stone
77.

When did the Neolithic Age happen, based on the calendar we use?

a)

8000 BCE to 1 BCE

b)

10,000 BCE to 5,000 BCE

c)
3000 BCE to 1000 CE
d)

1000 CE to 2000 CE

78.

If nomadic means you never settle in one place, then the opposite of nomadic would be ____________.

a)

temporary

b)
sedentary
c)

dynamic

d)

migratory

79.

Agriculture is farming with...

a)

Just plants

b)

Just animals

c)

Plants and animals

d)

None of these

80.

About how old is the Earth?

a)

About 2 billion years old

b)
About 10 million years old
c)

About 1 trillion years old

d)

About 4.5 billion years old

81.

About how old is life on Earth?

a)
About 1 billion years old.
b)

About 10 billion years old.

c)

About 3.8 billion years old.

d)

About 2 million years old.

82.

About 1 billion years ago, life evolved from being ______ celled to _______ celled.

a)

single celled to multi celled

b)

multi celled to poly celled

c)

multi celled to single celled

d)

single celled to double celled

83.

The first humans appeared about ________ years ago.

a)

30,000

b)

3 million

c)

300,000

d)

3,000

84.

What continent did the first humans live in?

a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
Australia
d)
Africa
85.

The scientific name for our species, modern humans, is ____ _______. This name means "Wise Man"

a)
Homo sapiens
b)
Homo neanderthalensis
c)
Homo erectus
d)
Homo habilis
86.

The time in human history where people's lives changed because of farming was called the ________________________________.

a)
Bronze Age
b)
Agricultural Age
c)
Industrial Revolution
d)

Agricultural Revolution

87.

Which of these is NOT a major change that took place between the Paleolithic Age & the Neolithic Age?

a)

People started farming

b)

People started living in villages

c)

People started making more advanced stone tools

d)

People started hunting and gathering

88.

Which of these is NOT a material used to make homes in the Neolithic Age?

a)

Mud-bricks

b)

Clay

c)

Straw

d)

Steel

89.

During the Neolithic Age, the population (number of people) started to grow because...

a)

People became nomadic

b)

People started hunting & gathering

c)

There was less food available

d)

There was more food available from farming

90.

What is history?

a)
History is a collection of fictional stories.
b)

History is the study of people, places, or events in the past.

c)
History is the study of future events.
d)
History is the analysis of current trends.
91.

What is the job of a historian?

a)
The job of a historian is to study and interpret past events.
b)
To collect artifacts without analyzing their significance.
c)
To predict future events based on current trends.
d)
To write fictional stories about the past.
92.

In order to understand history, historians divide history into different time periods, called ____.

a)

centurions

b)

millimeters

c)

ages

d)

apocraphies

93.

While history is the study of all records of the past, archaeology is...

a)
the study of ancient languages and texts.
b)

the study of old books

c)

the study of human history using things people in the past made, used, or left behind

d)

the study of old human religions

94.

A primary source is...

a)

An account or record from someone who was actually there to witness an event

b)

An account or record from someone who was NOT there to witness an event, but has learned about it

c)

Physical objects left behind by people from the past

95.

A secondary source is...

a)

An account or record from someone who was actually there to witness an event

b)

An account or record from someone who was NOT there to witness an event, but has learned about it

c)

Physical objects left behind by people from the past

96.

Physical evidence is...

a)

An account or record from someone who was actually there to witness an event

b)

An account or record from someone who was NOT there to witness an event, but has learned about it

c)

Physical objects left behind by people from the past

97.

What type of source is this?

A diary entry from a soldier who fought in World War 2 about a battle he fought in

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

c)

Physical Evidence

d)

None of these

98.

What type of source is this?

A book written by a historian in 2025 about the Ancient Romans.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

c)

Physical Evidence

d)

None of these

99.

What type of source is this?

A stone spear left behind by an ancient human.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

c)

Physical Evidence

d)

None of these

100.

What is geography?

a)
Geography is the analysis of historical events.
b)
Geography focuses solely on climate change.
c)

Geography is the study of people and places on Earth

d)
Geography is the study of animal behavior.
101.

To help us understand the themes of history, we use the acronym "G-SPICE"

The "G" in "G-SPICE" stands for...

a)
Government
b)

Gravel

c)
Geography
d)

Grain

102.

To help us understand the themes of history, we use the acronym "G-SPICE"

The "S" in "G-SPICE" stands for...

a)

Security

b)

Sunlight

c)

Society

d)

Super

103.

To help us understand the themes of history, we use the acronym "G-SPICE"

The "P" in "G-SPICE" stands for...

a)

Protection

b)

Privacy

c)

Politics

d)

Production

104.

To help us understand the themes of history, we use the acronym "G-SPICE"

The "I" in "G-SPICE" stands for...

a)

International

b)

Ingenuity

c)

Innovations

d)

Internal

105.

To help us understand the themes of history, we use the acronym "G-SPICE"

The "C" in "G-SPICE" stands for...

a)

Chaos

b)

Crime

c)

Culture

d)

Crisis

106.

To help us understand the themes of history, we use the acronym "G-SPICE"

The "E" in "G-SPICE" stands for...

a)

Enterprise

b)

Engineering

c)

Economics

d)

Entertainment

107.

Calendars are almost always based on...

a)

The seasons

b)

The sun and/or moon

c)

The wind

d)

Volcanoes

108.

A solar calendar is based on...

a)

the Moon

b)

the moon and sun

c)

the sun

d)
the position of the Earth
109.

A lunar calendar is based on...

a)

the Moon

b)

the moon and sun

c)

the sun

d)
the position of the Earth
110.

A lunasolar calendar is based on...

a)

the Moon

b)

both the moon and sun

c)

the sun

d)
the position of the Earth
111.

What is the name of the calendar we use here in the United States, and in most of the world?

a)

American Calendar

b)

Islamic Calendar

c)

Julian Calendar

d)

Gregorian Calendar

112.

The current year according to the Gregorian Calendar is 2025 C.E.

What does C.E. stand for?

a)

Classic Era

b)

Common Era

c)

Core Eons

d)

It doesn't stand for anything