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1. What is the scientific name for man?

A. ? Hominid

B. ? Lucy

C. ? Homo Sapiens

D. ? Paleolithic

2. On what continent do scientists believe that mankind began?

A. ? Africa

B. ? Europe

C. ? Asia

D. ? North America

3. What term means Old Stone Age?

A. ? Paleolithic

B. ? Lucy

C. ? Homo Sapiens

D. ? Neolithic

4. What term means New Stone Age?

A. ? Paleolithic

B. ? Hominid

C. ? Neolithic

D. ? Nomadic

5. Scientists believe that early man had this type of language.

A. ? Oral

B. ? Written

6. Paleolithic man mastered the use ofthis to help control his environment.

A. ? Weaving

B. ? Fire

C. ? Pottery

D. ? Agriculture

7. The discovery of this is what shifted Paleolithic man into the Neolithic Age?

A. ? Fire

B. ? Clothing

C. ? Pottery

D. ? Agriculture

8. The ____________ of animals in the Neolithic period helped early man to stop being nomadic.

A. ? Killing

B. ? Domestication

C. ? Hunting

D. ? None of the above

9. Archaeologists use this test to determine the date/age of organic artifacts.

A. ? Uranium Dating

B. ? Silicon Dating

C. ? Gold Dating

D. ? Radiocarbon Dating

10. Stonehenge, pictured here, was built during what period of human history?

A. ? Paleolithic Age

B. ? Neolithic Age

C. ? Bronze Age

D. ? Copper Age

11. In what river valley did ancient Egyptian civilization emerge?

A. ? Tigris and Euphrates

B. ? Huang He

C. ? Indus

D. ? Nile

12. Arc of farmable land stretching from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf.

A. ? Fertile Triangle

B. ? Fertile Crescent

C. ? Fertile Circle

D. ? Fertile Square

13. This group from the ancient middle east is responsible for spreading the alphabet around the Mediterranean region.

A. ? Egyptians

B. ? Babylonians

C. ? Assyrians

D. ? Phoenicians

14. Kings of ancient Egypt were knownas ____________________.

A. ? Emperor

B. ? King

C. ? Pharaoh

D. ? Vizier

15. First written law code, collected by one of the king of ancient Babylon.

A. ? Hammurabi's code

B. ? Sargon's Code

C. ? King Tut's Code

D. ? Nebuchadnezzar's Code

16. What is the name of this, the first written language?

A. ? Hieroglyphics

B. ? Demotic

C. ? Cuneiform

D. ? Sanskrit

17. With the exception of the Hebrews, most peoples of the ancient Middle east were _______________________.

A. ? Monotheistic

B. ? Polytheistic

C. ? Atheist

D. ? Christian

18. This group conquered the greatest empire of the Ancient Middle East. Their ruler Cyrus the Great released the Hebrews from the Babylonian Captivity.

A. ? Babylonian Empire

B. ? Egyptian Empire

C. ? Sumerian Empire

D. ? Persian Empire

19. According to the map, what letter is Sumer?

A. ? H

B. ? B

C. ? E

D. ? G

20. This group invaded India through the Khyber pass, suppressing the Dravidian culture.

A. ? Aryans

B. ? Persians

C. ? Chinese

D. ? Koreans

21. India experienced its Golden Age under the leadership of this group.

A. ? Maurya

B. ? Persians

C. ? Guptas

D. ? Hindus

22. According to the map, which letter is the Indus River?

A. ? C

B. ? J

C. ? H


23. Which religion believes in Karma, Dharma, Reincarnation, Samsara, and the Caste System?

A. ? Buddhism

B. ? Islam

C. ? Christianity

D. ? Hinduism

24. This religion was founded by Siddhartha Gautama.

A. ? Hinduism

B. ? Buddhism

C. ? Christianity

D. ? Zoroastrianism

25. The core teachings of Buddhism are the Four Noble Truths and the _________________________.

A. ? Fourfold Path

B. ? Tripitika

C. ? Eightfold Path

D. ? Samsara

26. This trade route facilitated trade between China and the West.

A. ? Cotton Road

B. ? Nylon Road

C. ? Porcelain Road

D. ? Silk Road

27. This Chinese emperor unified China,built the Great Wall, and constructed the Terra Cotta Army.

A. ? Qin Shihuangdi

B. ? Confucius

C. ? Wudi

D. ? Lui Bang

28. According to the map, what letter shows the Huang He river, also known as the River of Sorrows?

A. ? C

B. ? J

C. ? H

D. ? A

29. This Chinese philosophy stressed filial piety, education, and following the five relationships essential for a functional society.

A. ? Legalism

B. ? Confucianism

C. ? Daoism

D. ? Buddhism

30. Which Chinese philosophy uses thissymbol to represent balance and harmony in the universe?

A. ? Legalism

B. ? Buddhism

C. ? Hinduism

D. ? Daoism

31. This Indian ruler is greatly responsible for spreading Buddhism from India throughout Asia.

A. ? Wudi

B. ? Confucius

C. ? Asoka

D. ? Laozi

32. >Which letter represents the Greek city-state of Athens?

A. ? J

B. ? D

C. ? F

D. ? G

33. Which early Greek city-state controlled access to the Hellespont (Dardanelles Strait)?

A. ? Troy

B. ? Athens

C. ? Sparta

D. ? Ionia

34. In which war did Sparta and Athenswork together to defeat an enemy Empire?

A. ? Peloponnesian War

B. ? Punic War

C. ? Persian Wars

D. ? Hundred Years War

35. Which letter on the map represents the Aegean Sea?

A. ? C

B. ? E

C. ? H

D. ? G

36. Which Greek god was the king of the gods?

A. ? Apollo

B. ? Poseidon

C. ? Hades

D. ? Zeus

37.This Greek goddess was the goddess of wisdom.

A. ? Aphrodite

B. ? Athena

C. ? Minerva

D. ? Hera

38.Which Greek goddess was thegoddess of love and beauty?

A. ? Hera

B. ? Juno

C. ? Athena

D. ? Aphrodite

39. Which choice gives the forms of governments for the city-state of Athens in the correct order?

A. ? Tyranny, Monarchy, Aristocracy, Democracy

B. ? Democracy, Monarchy, Aristocracy, Tyranny

C. ? Monarchy, Aristocracy, Tyranny, Democracy

D. ? Tyranny, Democracy, Aristocracy, Monarchy

40. Ancient Athens was the first city-state to develop this type of Government.

A. ? Democracy

B. ? Tyranny

C. ? Monarchy

D. ? Oligarchy

41. Who was ruler during the golden age of Athens?

A. ? Solon

B. ? Draco

C. ? Pericles

D. ? Socrates

42. . This Greek Philosopher said that people would only understand themselves by questioningwhat they believed

A. ? Socrates

B. ? Aristotle

C. ? Plato

D. ? Sophocles

43. . This Greek Mathematician discovered howto measure volume and created a type of well

A. ? Euclid

B. ? Pythagoras

C. ? Archimedes

D. ? Socrates

44. . Greek Tragic Playwright whowrote Oedipus Rex

A. ? Euripides

B. ? Aristophanes

C. ? Sophocles

D. ? Aeschylus

45. Greek philosopher who was thetutor of Alexander the Great

A. ? Socrates

B. ? Aristotle

C. ? Plato

D. ? Aristophanes

46. . This man is credited with creating the Iliad and Odyssey

A. ? Aristophanes

B. ? Plato

C. ? Socrates

D. ? Homer

47. Which Greek city-state formed the Peloponnesian league to counter the Delian league, eventually leading to the Peloponnesian war.

A. ? Athens

B. ? Troy

C. ? Sparta

D. ? Corinth

48. Who was the father of Alexander the Great. He first conquered the Greek states prior to his assassination.

A. ? Aristotle

B. ? Philip II of Macedon

C. ? Cyrus the Great

D. ? Darius

49.Whose great empire is pictured here?

A. ? Cyrus the Great

B. ? Philip II

C. ? Alexander the Great

D. ? Julius Caesar

50. What do historians call the culture created by Alexander the Great?

A. ? Greco-Roman Culture

B. ? Roman Culture

C. ? Hellenistic Culture

D. ? Egyptian Culture

51. What is the holy book of Judaism?

A. ? The Quran

B. ? The Bible

C. ? The Torah

D. ? The Tripitika

52. What was the written law code of the Hebrews?

A. ? Hammurabi's Code

B. ? The Ten Commandments

C. ? Confucius

D. ? The Eightfold Path

53. What man was the founder of Judaism?

A. ? Moses

B. ? Jesus

C. ? Solomon

D. ? Abraham

54. What typeof column is this?

A. ? Doric

B. ? Ionic

C. ? Corinthian

55. What mountain range helped to provide a natural barrier for Rome and Italy?

A. ? Ural Mountains

B. ? Alps

C. ? Rocky Mountains

D. ? Andes Mountains

56. What letter represents the city of Rome?

A. ? A

B. ? C

C. ? H

D. ? J

57. What letter represents Carthage, Rome's adversary in the Punic Wars.

A. ? A

B. ? C

C. ? H

D. ? J

58. What Roman god was the god of the Sea?

A. ? Neptune

B. ? Jupiter

C. ? Hades

D. ? Juno

59. What Roman god is the goddess of the hunt?

A. ? Juno

B. ? Venus

C. ? Diana

D. ? Minerva

60. Upper-class Romans in the Roman Republic were known as ___________________.

A. ? Plebeians

B. ? Senators

C. ? Gladiators

D. ? Patricians

61. Lower class citizens during the Roman Republic were known as _____________.

A. ? Plebeians

B. ? Patricians

C. ? Slaves

D. ? Tribunes

62. The lawmaking body of the Roman Republic.

A. ? Tribune

B. ? Estates-General

C. ? Parliament

D. ? Senate

63. Representatives who were elected for the Plebeians in the Roman Republic.

A. ? Senators

B. ? Tribunes

C. ? Vetoes

D. ? Pages

64. The first codification of Roman laws was called the ___________________________.

A. ? Twelve Tables

B. ? Law of Nations

C. ? Ten Commandments

D. ? Hammurabi's Code

65. What Carthaginian Generalled his elephants over the Alpsin the Second Punic War.

A. ? Octavian

B. ? Jujus Caesar

C. ? Hannibal

D. ? Philip II

66. Who were the members of the First Roman Triumvirate?

A. ? Crassus, Pompey, and Octavian

B. ? Octavian, Leipdus, Mark Antony

C. ? Crassus, Pompey, and Julius Caesar

D. ? Crassus, Cleopatra, Julius Caesar

67. What Roman General was appointed Dictator for Life bringing about an end to the Roman Republic?

A. ? Julius Caesar

B. ? Augustus Caesar

C. ? Nero

D. ? Mark Antony

68. How did Julius Caesar die?

A. ? He was assassinated by the army.

B. ? He was assassinated by Mark Antony.

C. ? He was assassinated by members of the Senate.

D. ? He was assassinated by his wife.

69. Who was the first emperor of the Roman Empire?

A. ? Julius Caesar

B. ? Octavian

C. ? Augustus Caesar

D. ? Mark Antony

70. What was the 200 year period of peace in the Roman Empire?

A. ? The Pax Romana

B. ? The Twelve Tables

C. ? The Law of Nations

D. ? Justinian’s Code

71. Who was the founder of Christianity?

A. ? Abraham

B. ? Moses

C. ? Jesus

D. ? Muhammad

72. What is the name of this

Roman temple?

A. ? Parthenon

B. ? Pantheon

C. ? Aqueduct

D. ? Colosseum

73. What is this Roman architectural achievement?

A. ? Pantheon

B. ? Aqueduct

C. ? Colosseum

D. ? Circus Maximus

74. Which Roman Emperor divided the empire into east and west?

A. ? Diocletian

B. ? Constantine

C. ? Augustus

D. ? Nero

75. Which Roman poet wrote the Aeneid?

A. ? Homer

B. ? Virgil

C. ? Pythagoras

D. ? Sophocles

76. What Roman Emperor relocated the Capital of the Eastern Empire over the city of Byzantium?

A. ? Diocletian

B. ? Constantine

C. ? Marcus Aurelius

D. ? Augustus Caesar

77. This apostle of Jesus was greatly responsible for spreading Christianity throughout the Roman Empire.

A. ? Matthew

B. ? Mark

C. ? Paul

D. ? Luke

78. What was the language of the Roman (Western) Empire?

A. ? English

B. ? Latin

C. ? French

D. ? Spanish

79. This Byzantine Emperor accomplished many things including a codification of laws, the Hagia Sophia, and the expansion of his empire.

A. ? Justinian

B. ? Julius Caesar

C. ? Constantine

D. ? Diocletian

80. The Great Schism (The split between the Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox Churches) was caused by all of the following except:

A. ? Language

B. ? Leader

C. ? Belief in Christ as the Messiah

D. ? Celibacy of the Priesthood

81. St. Cyril created the Cyrillic alphabet to translate The Bible so that he could convert this ethnic/language group to Christianity.

A. ? Slavs

B. ? Celts

C. ? Romans

D. ? Minoans

82. Which Pillar of Islam focuses on visiting this monument/building?

A. ? Declaration of Faith

B. ? Almsgiving

C. ? Hajj

D. ? Daily Prayer

83. Who was the founder of Islam?

A. ? Jesus

B. ? Abraham

C. ? Muhammad

D. ? Moses

84. What battle halted the advance of Islam into the European continent?

A. ? The Battle of Hastings

B. ? The Battle of Tours

C. ? The Battle of Salamis

D. ? The Battle of Marathon

85. What is the name of this monument of Islam found in Jerusalem.

A. ? The Kaaba

B. ? The Western Wall

C. ? The Dome of the Rock

D. ? The Blue Mosque

86. What institution held Medieval society together after the fall of the Roman Empire?

A. ? The Army

B. ? The Catholic Church

C. ? The Hospital System


87. What do you call a governmental system based on the ownership of land?

A. ? Monarchy

B. ? Oligarchy

C. ? Democracy

D. ? Feudalism

88. Clovis was the firstChristian king of this group.

A. ? The Franks

B. ? The Celts

C. ? The Vikings

D. ? The Mongols

89. The Angles and Saxons settled in this region.

A. ? France

B. ? Spain

C. ? England

D. ? Germany

90. In Ghana West Africa they traded their abundant gold for this.

A. ? Water

B. ? Salt

C. ? Spices

D. ? Silver

91. This religion, which focuses on spirits in natureand honoring ones ancestors, is unique to Japan.

A. ? Buddhism

B. ? Hinduism

C. ? Shinto

D. ? Confucianism

92. Which letter shows thelocation of the Incan civilization?

A. ? E

B. ? D

C. ? C

D. ? G

93. This English King signed the Magna Carta, limiting the power of the English Monarchy?

A. ? King Henry VIII

B. ? King John

C. ? King Richard

D. ? King Louis

94. Hugh Capet established the first dynasty of ______________.

A. ? England

B. ? France

C. ? Holy Roman Empire

D. ? Spain

95. This Russian Tsar threw off the rule ofthe Mongols, centralized power inMoscow, and expanded the Russiannation

A. ? Ivan the Terrible

B. ? Nicholas II

C. ? Peter the Great

D. ? Ivan the Great

96. This Pope was responsiblefor calling the firstCrusade at the Council of Clermont.

A. ? Pope Leo III

B. ? Pope Urban II

C. ? Pope Gregory VII

D. ? Pope John Paul II

97. Where did the plague begin in Europe?

A. ? France

B. ? Germany

C. ? Italy

D. ? Spain

98.What Renaissance Masterpainted thesemasterpieces?

A. ? Leonardo Da Vinci

B. ? Michelangelo

C. ? Raphael

D. ? Picasso

99. In what region of Europe did the Renaissance begin?

A. ? France

B. ? Germany

C. ? Italy

D. ? England

100. What was the first book printed by Guttenberg on his printing press?

A. ? The Torah

B. ? The Bible

C. ? The law of Nations

D. ? Utopia

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