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World History
Unit One Test
Mr. Williams
1.
a.
Which is not one of the 5 themes of geography?
location
b. movement
c. time
2.
a.
A person who studies artifacts is
anthropologist
b. scientist c. culturalist d. archaeologist
e. professor
3.
a.
A person who studies culture is
anthropologist
b. scientist c. culturalist d. archaeologist
e. professor
4.
a.
The name of the language in ancient Egypt is known as
Cuneiform
b. Hieroglyphics c. Sanskrit d. Farsi
5.
___________ unlocked the key to understanding the Hieroglyphics.
a.
Rosetta stone
d. place
e. regions
b. ancient scrolls c. Mr. Williams d. the “Key to Amon-Re”
Matching
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Paleolithic Age
Neolithic Age
Hatshepsut
Polytheism
Monotheism e.
11.
12.
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14.
15.
First written law
Also known as “Paleolithic Age”
Also known as “Neolithic Age”
Horizontal lines which measure longitude
Vertical lines which measure latitude
a. Belief in many gods
b. Age before many started to farm
c. Belief in only one god
d. First woman ruler in Egypt
e. Age when man started to farm
a. Latitude
b. Longitude
c. Code of Hammurabi
d. Old Stone Age
e. New Stone Age
True/False
16. The difference between “prehistory” and “history” was when man started to farm.
17. The difference between “Neolithic” and “Paleolithic” was when mans started to
farm.
18. Mesopotamia lied within what was known as the “fertile crescent”.
19. Technology is another name for innovation
20. Bureaucracy was a bad thing for China because it kept things from getting done.
21. Amon-Re was a great Babylonian God.
22. Geography did not play an important role in the development of Egypt.
Multiple Choice
23. The early civilizations of the Nile River Valley, Mesopotamia, and the Huang He
were similar because they were
a. dependent on fertile land.
b. monotheistic.
c. industrialized societies.
d. dependent on each other for trade.
24. The invention of writing systems and the growth of cities occurred only in
civilizations that
a. originated in South America.
b. developed matriarchal leadership.
c. developed complex institutions.
d. borrowed heavily from the Greeks and Romans.
25.
A major result of the development of civilization in ancient Egypt was the
a. conquest and settlement of Western Europe by the Egyptian empire.
b. establishment of a democratic system of government in Egypt.
c. establishment of trade routes between Egypt and other kingdoms.
d. decline of agriculture as an important occupation in Egypt.
26. The ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt were similar in that both
cultures
a. established trade routes to China.
b. used the ziggurat form for their temples.
c. developed along rivers.
d. used a hieroglyphic writing system.
27.
One result of the Neolithic Revolution was
a. an increase in the number of nomadic tribes.
b. a reliance on hunting and gathering for food.
c. the establishment of villages and the rise of governments.
d. a decrease in trade between cultural groups.
28. The river valleys of the Tigris-Euprhates, the Nile, and the Indus were centers of
civilization because they
a. had rich deposits of iron ore and coal.
b. were isolated from other cultural influences.
c. were easy to defend from invasion.
d. provided a means of transportation and irrigation.
Essay
How did Geography influence the development and culture of Ancient Egypt and
Mesopotamia? Give supporting details.