Questions

1. The term Neolithic Revolution refers to….

a. Advances in art and science; c. Revolt of Neolithic people against earlier
civilizations of the discovery of fire;
b. Shift from food gathering to food producing;
d. Using new kind of stones in production of
tool
2. When different people perform different jobs, it is known as….
a. Cultural diffusion; c. Advanced technological skills;
b. Division of labor; d. Product surplus.
3. Pre-historic times ended with the development of
a. Written language; c. Agriculture;
b. Irrigation systems; d. Speech.
4. Scholars date the existence of human creatures of the modern to about…
a. 5,500 years ago; c. 50,000 years ago
b. 10,000 years ago; d. 4,4 million year ago
5. Complex societies with advanced knowledge of farming, trade, government, and art are called
a. Cultures; c. Civilizations;
b. Cooperatives; d. Agricultural villages.
6. What types of evidence historians use to learn about the development of Pre-history?
a. Ancient burials. c. Tools.
b. All these. d. Pictures.
7. What are the modern humans called?
a. Homo erectus. c. Humanoid.
b. Cro-Magnon. d. Homo sapiens.
8. What was the Neolithic Age?
a. New Copper Age. c. New Stone Age.
b. Old Copper Age. d. Old Stone Age.
9. What was it that allowed the transition from the Paleolithic Age to the Neolithic Age?
a. Industrial revolution. c. Greco-Persian war.
b. American revolution. d. Agricultural revolution
10. What does Pre-history mean?
a. The time before time. c. The time before the Christian Era.
b. The period before writing. d. Previous history.
11. Why was Mesopotamia such a good area for growing crops?
a. The rivers flooded and deposited rich soil. d. The rivers flooded, making it easier for
planters to pull out weeds that might harm
b. The land was covered with heavy vegetation.
crops.
c. The area did not have any agricultural pests.
12. How did the Sumerians solve the problem of flooding?
a. They built terraces on the mountains. c. They rotated farming with nomadic herding.
b. They dug irrigation ditches and built levees. d. They diverted the flow of the rivers into other
areas
13. What tools did the Mesopotamians use for writing?
a. A large, feather pen that they dipped in ink. c. A wedge-sharpened piece of reed, called a
stylus, used on clay tablets.
b. A darkened reed that they dipped into a mixture
of charcoal and water. d. A slender piece of wood that they dipped into
colorful dyes.
14. The wedge-shaped system of writing in Mesopotamia was named…
a. Hieroglyphics. c. Sanskrit.
b. Cuneiform. d. None of these.
15. The System of laws in Mesopotamia was implemented by…
a. King Xerxes the Great. c. King Hammurabi.
b. King Cyrus the Great. d. None of the above.
16. What purpose were the ziggurats built for?
a. For government purposes. c. They were built as temples for gods.
b. They were built as homes for wealthy people. d. They served as the main area in the market
places.
17. Who was Sargon the Great?
a. High Priest of Babylon. c. One of the gods in Mesopotamia.
b. Scholar in Sumer. d. King, who established the Empire of Akkad
and conquered all of Southern Mesopotamia.
18. The economy of Mesopotamia was based largely on?
a. Artistic gadgets sold at markets. c. Livestock.
b. Exotic jewels. d. Farming.
19. Why is Mesopotamia referred to as the Fertile Crescent?
a. Because of the dimensions of the land. d. Because the region was so densely populated.
b. Because the area was known for its rich d. None of the above.
farmlands.

20. In which present-day country is Mesopotamia located?

a. Iraq c. Palestine
b. Iran d. Lebanon
21. Also known as Menes, this man unified Upper and Lower Egypt to form the Old Kingdom.
a. Ramses II. c. Narmer.
b. Piye. d. King Tut.
22. The Nile River’s flooding could be described as…
a. Cataclysmic. c. Destructive.
b. Gentle and dependable. d. Rare.
23. A collection of spells and prayers to guide dead Egyptians through the after-life was
called…...
a. The Book of Secrets. c. The Bible.
b. The Scrolls of Life. d. The Book of the Dead
24. This word means “belief in just one god.”
a. Monotheism. c. Singlegodism.
b. Polytheism. d. Hieroglyphics.
25. This word means “belief in many gods.”
a. Monotheism. c. Singlegodism.
b. Polytheism. d. Hieroglyphics.
26. Why was the Rosetta Stone so important?
a. It contained a detailed history of the Middle c. It was a stone copy of the Book of the Dead.
Kingdom.
d. It smelled like roses.
b. It contained the same message in 3 languages
allowing us to decipher (figure out)
hieroglyphics.
27. Which of the following best describes the meaning of a dynasty?
a. A single country controlling many countries c. A sequence (series) of rulers from the same
at once. family, may be known as a "house“.
b. Rapids that keep boats from traveling up the d. World’s largest desert, located east of Egypt.
Nile.
28. Which of the following best describes the meaning of an embalming?
a. Means "Great House"; this person was the c. An embalmed body wrapped in cloth strips.
Egyptian god-king.
d. Large monuments built to bury kings in.
b. Process done to preserve a body.
29. Which of the following best describes the meaning of a Pharaoh?
a. Means "Great House"; this person was the c. An embalmed body wrapped in cloth strips.
Egyptian god-king.
d. Large monuments built to bury kings in.
b. Process done to preserve a body.
30. Where was Ancient Egypt located?
a. Northeast Africa. c. Eastern Asia.
b. Southern Europe. d. Central America
31. Archaeologists have found two large, well-planned Indus Valley cities—Harappa and…
a. Mohenjo Daro. c. Brahmaputra.
b. Sudra. d. Ganges.
32. Mountains, hills, and deserts helped the Chinese to thrive because…
a. they provided varied ecosystems for a wide c. the dangers located there taught the Chinese
variety of plants and animals. how to be great warriors.
b. these features protected China from invasion. d. these features encouraged the Chinese to
become expert hunter-gatherers.
33. The economy of the Indus civilization was based on…
a. shipbuilding. c. warfare and tribute.
b. only agriculture. d. agriculture and trade.
34. Hindus believe that the soul is released from the body at death and later reborn in another
body in a process called…
a. multiplication. c. moksha.
b. karma. d. reincarnation.
35. The Four Noble Truths teach that…
a. everyone suffers from the desire for material c. harming animals in any way is morally
things, but overcoming these desires will bring wrong.
suffering to an end.
d. all people must respect the elder members of
b. special techniques can be used to harness their family and care for children with loving
spiritual energy and achieve nirvana in a single kindness.
lifetime.
36. Confucius responded to the chaos in China during the late Zhou period by…
a. withdrawing from the world and becoming a c. teaching about the dynastic cycle to
monk. encourage people to rise up against corrupt
rulers.
b. teaching that people should respect one
another through traditional manners and rituals. d. encouraging people to retreat from the laws
of society.
37. The first civilization in China occurred along the river by the name of …
a. the Yellow River. c. the Black Dragon River.
b. the Yangtze River. d. the Pearl River.
38. The principle of Shang and Zhou dynasties was what?
a. Mandate of People. c. Mandate of Gods.
b. Mandate of Heaven. d. Mandate of Nature.
39. Which of the following statements expresses the Daoist ideal?
a. People can achieve peace by living in the c. People are not always what they seem to be.
present but not in the past.
d. People can only achieve peace by
b. Governments can only keep the peace by withdrawing from the world.
threat of force and or violence.
40. Which of the following represents a difference between Hinduism and Buddhism?
a. Reincarnation. c. Dharma.
b. Karma. d. Caste system.
41. The Mycenaeans borrowed their art styles, pottery design, and writing from…
a. Dorians. c. Trojans.
b. Spartans. d. Minoan
42. Which of these cities had military culture?
a. Argos. c. Sparta.
b. Thebes. d. Athens.
43. In Sparta, the slave population was called….
a. Athenians. c. Helots.
b. Foreigners. d. Slaves.
44. What was the form of government in Early Greece where the citizens made the decisions?
a. Oligarchy. c. Democracy.
b. Tyranny. d. Ochlocracy.
45. Who was the writer of the classic Greek epic poems of “Iliad” and “Odyssey”?
a. Homer. c. Cleisthenes.
b. Hesiod. d. Dragon
46. Who was considered to be the “father of Athenian democracy”?
a. Homer. c. Cleisthenes.
b. Hesiod. d. Dragon.
47. Citizens from Athens, Sparta, Thebes and other city states worked together to defeat the
invading of ….
a. Chinese. c. Aryans.
b. Egyptians. d. Persians.
48. What was a public market or meeting place in Early Greece called?
a. Acropolis. c. Grocery store.
b. Agora. d. Coliseum.
49. Alexander the Great’s Empire stretched from…
a. Egypt to China. c. Greece to India.
b. Macedonia to Russia. d. Mesopotamia to Europe
50. The goal of Alexander the Great was to….
a. To help Persians.
b. To rule the known world.
c. Rebuild Athens after the Hellenistic Age.
d. Spread Minoan culture.