History 1st 9 Weeks Test

Question 0

What is the purpose of the scale on maps?

Answer 0

Shows relative distance on a map

Question 1

0 degrees latitude is known as

Answer 1

Equator

Question 2

0 degrees longitude is known as

Answer 2

Prime meridian

Question 3

What is the purpose of the compass rose on maps?

Answer 3

To show the principle directions

Question 4

180 degrees west is known as the

Answer 4

International dateline

Question 5

What happens at the international dateline?

Answer 5

Days change

Question 6

What European country does the prime meridian run through?

Answer 6

England

Question 7

Which continent was the only continent on which people weren’t living by 9000 BC?

Answer 7

Antarctica

Question 8

Define agriculture

Answer 8

Is farming

Question 9

Define land bridge

Answer 9

A strip of lang connecting two continents

Question 10

Land bridges were used for

Answer 10

Migration

Question 11

Define domestication

Answer 11

Is the process of changing animals or plants to make them more useful to humans

Question 12

Define distribute

Answer 12

To divide food or goods among a group of people

Question 13

This animal bone was used to build early houses

Answer 13

Mammoth

Question 14

Define polytheism

Answer 14

Is the worship of many gods

Question 15

Define social hierarchy

Answer 15

Is a division of social class

Question 16

The army of_______ defeated all city-states is Sumer and northern Mesopotamia

Answer 16

Sargon the 1st

Question 17

The Sumerians used sharp______ to make symbols on clay tablets

Answer 17

Reeds

Question 18

After death of Sargon 1, this city-state Rose to power

Answer 18

Ur

Question 19

The king who became a legendary figure in Sumerian literature

Answer 19

Gilgamesh

Question 20

Define irrigation

Answer 20

Is a way to supply water to an area of land

Question 21

Define epics

Answer 21

Is a long poem that tells a story of a hero

Question 22

Pharaoh best known for monuments built to him was

Answer 22

Khufu

Question 23

What is an imaginary creature with the body of a lion and the head of another animal

Answer 23

Sphynx

Question 24

First pharaoh of Egypt was

Answer 24

Menes

Question 25

_______ attacked Egypt in the 700’s BC

Answer 25

Kashta

Question 26

The leader of the Aksumite army who invaded in AD 350 was

Answer 26

Ezana

Question 27

Define papyrus

Answer 27

Is a long lasting paper like material made from reeds

Question 28

Define obelisk

Answer 28

Is a tall four sided pillar that is pointed at the top

Question 29

Define sphynx

Answer 29

Is an imaginary creature with the body of a lion and the head of another animal

Question 30

List the benefits of plant and animal domestication

Answer 30

Led to farming which produced food for the people and made a division of labor

Question 31

Why did Egyptians feel it was important to preserve a body after death?

Answer 31

So that ka could recognize the body after death and they would be reunited together

Question 32

What does the building of pyramids tell us about Egyptian society?

Answer 32

They were very knowledgable, was out of respect for their gods they worshiped

Question 33

List some Sumerian achievements and how are they important today?

Answer 33

The wheel is important because it made life easier for Sumerians and us too

Question 34

What advancements did the Chaldeans make and how were they important to is today?

Answer 34

They made astronomy and calendars so that we could tell days

Question 35

How did improved farming lead to the division of labor in the development of towns?

Answer 35

Created a surplus of food so that people didn’t have to farm