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Test Description: Chapters 1-5
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which date occurred the EARLIEST?
A
9000 BC
B
500 BC
C
250 BC
D
1000 BC
2) The belief in MANY gods is called
A
monotheism
B
Christianity
C
polytheism
D
tradition
3) Most of Egypt is made up of
A
rivers
B
forests
C
mountains
D
deserts
4) A drought is a long period of
A
climate
B
hurricanes
C
dry weather
D
storms
5) People were able to specialize at one job because
A
there were surpluses in the crops they grew
B
they traveled to learn different skills
C
they were more educated
D
their parents trained them
6) The practice of one person owning another is called
A
slavery
B
an empire
C
economy
D
writing
7) When the Nile River overflowed, it caused the land to be
A
very rich and fertile
B
too wet and muddy
C
stripped of minerals
D
covered with large stones
8) A scribe received special training in
A
reading historical texts
B
writing hieroglyphics
C
agriculture
D
prayer
9) A group of lands and people under one ruler is called
A
religion
B
an economy
C
an empire
D
industry
10) The weather conditions in a place over a long period of time is the
A
vegetation
B
climate
C
agriculture
D
irrigation
11) A self-governing city and its surrounding lands is called
A
a village
B
a city-state
C
a community
D
an open-city
12) The Fertile Crescent is
A
A fertile land in Asia
B
a special food served in Mesopotamia
C
a place that produced the most food in the world
D
an area with rich soil shaped like a quarter moon
13) In the Greek language, what does the name Mesopotamia mean?
A
land of many waters
B
land that reaches the sea
C
land between two rivers
D
land where the rivers meet
14) The Code of Hammurabi was the world's first effort to
A
teach others how to farm
B
develop irrigation
C
punish criminals
D
write down laws
15) Money that conquered people are forced to pay in return for protection is called
A
tribute
B
ransom
C
taxes
D
interest
16) Two equal halves of the earth are called
A
grids
B
hemispheres
C
coordinates
D
spheres
17) Which civilization had a centralized government
A
Sumerians
B
Egyptians
18) The Egyptians built
A
pyramids
B
ziggurats
19) Which date occurred last (most recent)?
A
750 BC
B
1000 BC
C
150 BC
D
2000 BC
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