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