Unit 1 Test

Question 1

The _____________ is a body of water in Israel and Jordan that is 90 times saltier than the ocean.

Answer 1

Dead Sea

Question 2

_____________ is the court official who designed the first pyramid in Egypt.

Answer 2

Imhotep

Question 3

The first toilets were built in _____________ in the Indus River valley.

Answer 3

Harappa

Question 4

The first toilets were built in _____________ in the Indus River valley.

Answer 4

Harappa

Question 5

The _____________ is an imaginary line located halfway between the North and South Poles.

Answer 5

Equator

Question 6

The capital of Egypt, _____________, is the largest city in Africa and the Middle East.

Answer 6

Cairo

Question 7

The Epic of _____________ was the earliest example of literature.

Answer 7

Gilgamesh

Question 7

The Epic of _____________ was the earliest example of literature.

Answer 7

Gilgamesh

Question 8

The _____________ system in India is a segregated society in which people are divided into classes.

Answer 8

caste

Question 9

The _____________ is an imaginary line running through Greenwich, England, serving as 0° longitude.

Answer 9

Prime meridian

Question 10

_____________ is the behaviors, values, and beliefs of a particular group.

Answer 10

Culture

Question 11

Middle East (Mesopotamia): _____________

Answer 11

Sumeria

Question 12

_____________ : Yellow River valley

Answer 12

China

Question 13

_____________ is a city holy to Judaism, Islam, and Christianity.

Answer 13

Jerusalem

Question 14

based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama

Answer 14

Buddhism

Question 15

founded by Jesus of Nazareth in the 1st century

Answer 15

Christianity

Question 16

founded by Muhammad, prophet of Allah

Answer 16

Islam

Question 17

worships hundreds of deities; beliefs in reincarnation

Answer 17

Hinduism

Question 18

began with Abraham as a promise from God

Answer 18

Judaism

Question 19

Ancient Egyptians developed _____________, a system of picture-like symbols used as written language.

Answer 19

Hieroglyphics

Question 20

The ancient Chinese believed _____________ gave rulers authority to govern.

Answer 20

the Mandate of Heaven

Question 21

_____________ : Indus River valley

Answer 21

India

Question 22

A _____________ is an unaltered document of historical significance created by a witness to the event.

Answer 22

primary source

Question 23

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