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UNIT 1 TEST: PREHISTORY/GEOGRAPHY/ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS
Five themes of geography
Match the example with one of the five themes of geography.
a) movement
ab) place
b) region
c) absolute location
ac) human-environment interactions
d) relative location
1. Heritage High School is in Wake Forest, NC.
2. Paleolithic people were nomads.
3. Falls Lake was built to prevent flooding.
4. Sydney, Australia is located at 150 E’, 33’ S
5. The piedmont is an example of …
MATCHING
Match the following definitions to the correct term. Fill in the correct letter on your answer sheet.
6. _____ a line of rulers all belonging to the same family
A. Mesopotamia
7. _____ another word for taming
B. Papyrus
8. _____ means “land between the rivers”
C. Theocracy
9. _____ leader in Mesopotamia who created a law code
D. Ziggurat
10. _____ wedge-shaped writing and the oldest form of writing
E. Hammurabi
11. _____ paper like material used for writing on
by ancient Egyptians
BD. Domestication
12. _____ a type of religion in which more than one god
or goddess is worshipped
AB. Oracle bones
13. _____ a step-sided pyramid structure designed as a temple
AC. Polytheism
14._____ government controlled by religious leaders
AD. Dynasty
BC. Cuneiform
15. ____ a way that the Chinese communicated with the Gods
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Choose the correct answer to each question. Fill in the letter on your answer sheet.
16. The Old Stone Age is also known as:
A. Ice Age
B. Paleolithic age
C. Cro-Magnon Age
D. Neolithic age
.
17. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a civilization?
A. Technology
B. Record keeping
C. Movement
D. Religion
18. Paleolithic people survived by:
A. Hunting and gathering.
B. Trading.
C. Raising animals for food.
D. Farming.
19. Which of the following was a drawback to living during the Paleolithic era?
A. Currency
B. Scare food
C. Social classes
D. Warfare
20. The Neolithic Revolution was when early humans began to:
A. Walk upright and hunt.
B. Read and write.
C. Make fire and paint caves.
D. Farm and raise animals.
21. Which of the following civilizations are correctly associated with its advancement?
A. Sumer – cuneiform, Egypt- plumbing, Indus River Valley- silk making, China- bronze age
B. Egypt- cuneiform, China- cast iron , Indus River Valley- pyramid, Sumer- wheel
C. Sumer- cuneiform, China- silk making, Egypt- medicine, Indus River Valley- plumbing
D. Sumer- cuneiform, China- cast iron, Egypt- coin making, Indus River Valley- plumbing
22. The spreading of a group’s way of life is known as:
A. Culture diffusion
B. Culture
C. Dynasty
D. Artifact
23. The region of Mesopotamia largely consisted of:
A. Monsoons
B. Empires ruled by pharaohs
C. Independent city-states
D. Cotton farmers
24. The Sumerian believed:
A. The Gods did not have human characteristics
B. Unpredictable flooding was the God’s wrath
C. They were destined for bliss after death
D. All of the above
25. To irrigate their crops, Egyptian farmers relied on:
A. Regular year-round rainfall.
B. Heavy rain during the monsoon.
C. Yearly flooding of the Nile River.
D. An irrigation network connected to the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
26. The Egyptians built pyramids as places to:
A. Govern their theocracies
B. Honor and bury their god-kings
C. Store and distribute grain
D. Prove their power to the Gods
27. One of the contributions of the Egyptian civilization was:
A. The invention of silk.
B. Beautiful bronze objects.
C. Mathematics
D. The invention of the alphabet.
28. Universities, governments, and religion are all examples of which of the following?
A. Advanced technology
B. Record keeping
C. Specialized workers
D. Complex institution
29. In ancient civilizations, writing was used to do all of the following except:
A. Keep track of the calendar and rituals
B. Record tax collection
C. Keep track of natural disasters
D. Keep criminal records
30. Which of the following civilizations was protected by mountains and deserts, but were challenged with
monsoon winds?
A. Indus River Valley
B. Egypt
C. China
D. Sumer
31. Between which two rivers is the heartland of China found?
A. Tigris and Euphrates River
B. Qingdao River and Hong Kong river
C. Huang He and Chang Jiang
D. Indus and Huang He river
32. Hammurabi’s code is correlates best with the acronym G.R.A.P.E.S.?
A. Religion
B. Social structure
C. Technology
D. Politics
33. What civilization invented our modern day alphabet?
A. Egyptian
B. Mayan
C. Phoenician
D. Inca
Constructive Response:
1. Compare and contrast the Paleolithic and Neolithic age. Include one benefit and drawback for each era.
(4pt.)
2. Explain the dynastic cycle and the effect that it had on China. Provide an example. (3pt.)
3. How does our environment affect how we live? Support your answer with two examples from an ancient
civilization. (3pt)