Final Exam

Question 1

Which theme of geography describes a point on earth by using natural or human-made features?

Answer 1

Place

Question 2

Which type of graph is best for showing change over a period of time?

Answer 2

Line graph

Question 3

Lines which go from East to West and are parallel, or never touch, are __________?

Answer 3

Latitude

Question 4

Which theme of geography tells where things are on the Earth?

Answer 4

Location

Question 5

What is the name for the special latitude line at 0 degrees?

Answer 5

Equator

Question 6

Which type of map shows human-made features such as cities, states, and countries?

Answer 6

Political Map

Question 7

Lines which go from North to South and touch at the poles are __________?

Answer 7

Longitude

Question 8

Timelines help arrange events in chronological order. Chronological means __________?

Answer 8

In the order in which things happened

Question 9

Which theme of geography compares two or more areas that have the same natural features or human characteristics?

Answer 9

Region

Question 10

What is the name for the special longitude line at 0 degrees?

Answer 10

Prime Meridian

Question 11

Prehistory is the period of human existence before the invention of _________.

Answer 11

Writing

Question 12

The Paleolithic people were able to survive because they used ________.

Answer 12

Fire

Question 13

What revolutionary change took place during the Neolithic Age?

Answer 13

Farming

Question 14

What has its own government but is not part of any larger unit?

Answer 14

City-State

Question 15

The first civilizations arose ___________ because the conditions for farming were good.

Answer 15

in the river valleys

Question 16

The few Sumerians who learned how to write often became ___________, holding high positions in society.

Answer 16

Scribes

Question 17

What is a caravan?

Answer 17

Group of traveling merchants

Question 18

The _________ in Babylon are known as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Answer 18

Hanging Gardens

Question 19

Babylon became rich from trade because it was located on a major trade route between the Mediterranean Sea and the ___________.

Answer 19

Persian Gulf

Question 20

The Chaldeans contributed the __________ to our modern calendar.

Answer 20

Seven-day week

Question 21

Papyrus was used to make _____________.

Answer 21

Sandals, Paper, and Rafts

Question 22

The Hyksos were able to beat the Egyptians because they had _______________.

Answer 22

Iron weapons

Question 23

During the embalming process, internal organs were placed in ____________.

Answer 23

Canopic Jars

Question 24

How many miles long was the Nile River?

Answer 24

4,000 miles

Question 25

How many dynasties ruled during Ancient Egypt?

Answer 25

31

Question 26

The king who drove the Hyksos out of Egypt was __________.

Answer 26

Ahmose

Question 27

Also known as Menes, he united Upper and Lower Egypt.

Answer 27

Narmer

Question 28

The woman pharaoh who concentrated on building the Egyptian economy was ______________.

Answer 28

Hatshepsut

Question 29

The Israelites believe they are descended from this man.

Answer 29

Abraham

Question 30

One of the most important ideas spread by the Phoenicians was ___________.

Answer 30

the alphabet

Question 31

According to the Hebrew Bible, God promised to give the land of _____________ to the descendants of Abraham.

Answer 31

Canaan

Question 32

What name is used to describe both the descendants of Abraham and their language?

Answer 32

Hebrew

Question 33

What Jewish holiday celebrates the escape from Egyptian slavery?

Answer 33

Passover

Question 34

A government in which appointed officials are responsible for different areas or departments is a ___________.

Answer 34

Bureaucracy

Question 35

In Chinese written language, what are characters which represent ideas?

Answer 35

Ideographs

Question 36

In Chinese written language, what are characters which represent objects?

Answer 36

Pictographs

Question 37

_____________ is a metal alloy, or mixture, of copper and tin.

Answer 37

Bronze

Question 38

What important trade route linked China to Constantinople?

Answer 38

Silk Road

Question 39

Name the early Chinese thinker who created Legalism.

Answer 39

Hanfeizi

Question 40

Ancient Egyptian astronomers studied the stars to ___________. A. predict the flooding of the Nile River B. align the pyramids to true North C. create an accurate calendar D. All choices are correct.

Answer 40

All choices are correct.

Question 41

The Egyptian civilization was different from the Mesopotamian civilizations because ________.

Answer 41

Egyptians were protected from their enemies by geography.

Question 42

The purpose of a pyramid was to ________.

Answer 42

protect the body of the pharaoh and store items needed for the afterlife.

Question 43

``` Which was not an advance of Egyptian math or science? A. number system based on 60 B. number system based on 10 C. 365-day calendar D. herbal medicine and brain surgery ```

Answer 43

number system based on 60

Question 44

Why were pharaohs embalmed?

Answer 44

so their bodies would be preserved and ready for the pharaoh in the afterlife

Question 45

What crops did the Egyptians grow?

Answer 45

Flax, wheat, and barley

Question 46

Which early Chinese thinker believed in putting family and community first and that people should be honest, hard-working, and responsible?

Answer 46

Confucius

Question 47

``` Which was not a social class in early China? A. Farmers B. Merchants C. Land owners D. Philosophers ```

Answer 47

Philosophers

Question 48

Which of the following statements about the Great Wall of China is true? A. The Great Wall of China is also called "The Wall of Graves." B. The Great Wall kept people from invading and taking over China. C. The Great Wall is about 4,000 miles long D. The Great Wall is the only man-made object seen from the mars.

Answer 48

The Great Wall is about 4,000 miles long

Question 49

``` Which of the following is not a Chinese invention? A. Movable type printing B. Gunpowder C. Farming D. Paper ```

Answer 49

Farming

Question 50

How did the natural features on China's borders make an impact on China?

Answer 50

They isolated China from the rest of the world.