- 1. True or False: People have always kept time using the same method.
A) False
B) True
- 2. True or False. People haven't always followed our 12 month calendar. Some cultures still use a different calendar than we use today.
A) True
B) False
- 3. From the center of the timeline to the right the numbers preceded by AD? (increase or decrease)
A) decrease
B) increase
- 4. I found some hieroglyphic writing on the inside of a tomb in Egypt. What kind of source would this be?
A) Secondary source
B) Primary source
- 5. I wrote an article about the fall of Rome and it is published in a magazine. What kind of source is this?
A) Primary source
B) Secondary source
- 6. True or False: Written records are the only artifacts that can be primary sources.
A) True
B) False
- 7. True or False: A spoon from the ancient Indus Valley civilization is found. It is a primary source
A) False
B) True
- 8. The first human settlements formed in an area called the?
A) Fertile Crescent
B) Strait of Gibraltar
C) Indus Mountain Valley
- 9. Which two rivers allowed people on the eastern side of Mesopotamia to be especially successful?
A) Tigris and Euphrates
B) Indus and Gangees
C) Yellow and Yangtze
D) Nile and Amazon
A) land of the first peoples
B) land of the two great mountains
C) land around a fertile area
D) land between the two rivers
- 11. What was the first civilization that appeared in Mesopotamia?
A) Harappa
B) Hittites
C) Sumer
D) Egypt
- 12. What form of writing did the Sumerians invent?
A) Latin
B) indus script
C) heiroglyphics
D) cuneiform
- 13. A society that has a consistent, dependable food source and established careers, laws, and customs for its people is known as a(n) __________ civilization.
A) complex
B) agrarian
C) farming
D) simple
- 14. The people of Mesopotamia often built temples to worship their gods. What were these pyramid shaped temples called?
A) steppes
B) ziggurats
C) pagodas
D) pyramids
- 15. The earliest law code that we have today is known as the Code of __________?
A) Sumer
B) Babylon
C) Siddhartha
D) Hammurabi
- 16. One of the seven Wonders of the Ancient World existed in Babylon. What was this ancient wonder called?
A) Great Lighthouse of Babylon
B) Hanging Gardens of Babylon
C) Great Pyramid of Babylon
- 17. What important farming tool did the Sumerians invent?
A) cotton gin
B) wheelbarrow
C) water hose
D) plow
- 18. What type of religions did these ancient Mesopotamian civilizations practice?
A) polytheistic
B) monotheistic
- 19. Why do we not know much about the Hittites?
A) they were wiped out by a tsunami
B) they all migrated to Asia and took everything with them
C) they didn't keep many records
- 20. How were women treated in ancient Mesopotamia?
A) they were treated equally
B) they were not treated equally
- 21. Which river did the Ancient Egyptian civilization build around?
A) Amazon
B) Tigris
C) Nile
D) Euphrates
- 22. What practice did Egyptians carry out in which they attempted to preserve the body after death?
A) mummifcation
B) underground burial
C) prayer circles
- 23. Which king had the first pyramid built? What was the name of that pyramid?
A) Djoser, Pyramid of Saqqara
B) Khufu, Pyramid of Giza
C) Khafre, First Pyramid of Cairo
- 24. What were pyramids used for in Ancient Egypt?
A) worship centers
B) gathering places
C) burial tombs
- 25. Which pyramid did King Khufu have built during his reign?
A) First Pyramid of Cairo
B) Pyramid of Saqqara
C) Great Pyramid of Giza
- 26. Why were things like treasures, food, and everyday items placed in the tombs of the pharaohs?
A) they needed to clear out their homes so someone could move in
B) they believed they could be used in the afterlife
C) they hoped it would bring them good fortune from the gods
- 27. Which form of writing did they use in Ancient Egypt?
A) cuneiform
B) indus script
C) heiroglyphics
- 28. During which kingdom were the pyramids of Ancient Egypt built?
A) old
B) new
C) middle
- 29. Which pharaoh's tomb is the most famous?
A) King Djoser
B) King Tut
C) King Khufu
- 30. What was so special about King Tut's tomb?
A) it was the largest tomb ever found
B) everything had been stolen
C) it was untouched
- 31. What year was King Tut's tomb found?
A) 1922
B) 1801
C) 1645
D) 1787
- 32. Which group of people from Mesopotamia invaded Egypt and conquered lower Egypt?
A) Harappans
B) Hyksos
C) Mongolians
D) Kingdom of Punt
- 33. Why were the Hyksos able to conquer part of Egypt?
A) they knew the Egyptians were pacificsts
B) they had better weapons
C) they slowly infiltrated and then took over
- 34. What are the two most important rivers in India?
A) Tigris and Euphrates
B) Nile and Amazon
C) Indus and Gangees
D) Yellow and Yangtze
- 35. What are the two most famous cities of the Indus Valley?
A) Athens and Sparta
B) Cairo and Giza
C) Sumer and Babylon
D) Harapppa and Mohenjo-Daro
- 36. In which century was the Indus city of Harappa found?
A) 18th century
B) 21st century
C) 16th century
D) 19th century
- 37. In which century was the Indus city of Mohenjo-Daro found?
A) 21st century
B) 15th century
C) 17th century
D) 20th century
- 38. What did the Harappans use to build their buildings?
A) stones
B) mud
C) bricks
- 39. What system did the Harappans have running through their city?
A) trash clean up system
B) mail system
C) sewer system
- 40. One of the world's most famous public baths is in Mohenjo-Daro. What is it called?
A) the Bath of Daro
B) the First Bath of Mohenjo
C) the Great Bath
- 41. What are the most important archeological finds from the Indus Valley?
A) seals
B) tools
C) jade sculptures
- 42. True or false. We can read Indus script.
A) True
B) False
- 43. Which two major rivers did Ancient China form around?
A) Huang He and Yangtze
B) Tigris and Tiber
C) Nile and Euphrates
D) Amazon and Thames
- 44. What was the first dynasty to rule China?
A) Xia
B) Song
C) Ming
D) Qing
- 45. The idea that the gods of heaven gave the rulers the power to rule was known as?
A) Mandate of Heaven
B) Kings Demand of God
C) Divine Right of Rulers
- 46. Which period followed the collapse of the Zhou dynasty. This was a time when China was not unified.
A) the War of the Roses
B) Civil War of Ancient China
C) Warring States Period
- 47. Which emperor unified China after the warring states period?
A) Hongwu
B) Gaozu
C) Qin Shihuang
- 48. What were the Hindu sacred texts called?
A) Vedas
B) Dharma
C) karma
D) varnas
- 49. What do Hindus believe happens when someone dies?
A) they simply cease to exist
B) they go to another dimension
C) they are reincarnated
- 50. Who founded Buddhism?
A) Siddhartha Gautama
B) Confucius
C) Muhammad
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