Geography
What is a geographer?
A: a person who creates artifacts for other scientists to study
B: an expert who studies and records the past
C:a person who builds human-made features such as roads
D:an expert who studies Earth's natural and human-made features
D:an expert who studies Earth's natural and human-made features
Paleolithic people were different from Neolithic people because
A. Paleolithic people rarely practiced trade.
B. Paleolithic people learned how to farm.
C. Paleolithic people lived in communities.
D. Paleolithic people worked in a variety of jobs.
A. Paleolithic people rarely practiced trade.
Hatshepsut left a stunning monument to her reign. The monument was
A. the Great Pyramid at Giza.
B. the great temple at Dayr al-Bahri.
C. the White Chapel.
D. the temple complex at Abu Simbel.
B. the great temple at Dayr al-Bahri.
A monsoon is a
A. large river that overflows its banks in southern Asia in the winter.
B. severe drought that causes famine in southern Asia in the summer.
C. large lake that causes a cool wind to drift over southern Asia in the summer.
D. strong wind that brings heavy rain to southern Asia in the summer.
D. strong wind that brings heavy rain to southern Asia in the summer.
Another name for the Huang He, the river that deposits silt on the North China Plain, is the
A. Yangtze River
B. Liao.
C. Sungari.
D. Yellow River.
D. Yellow River.
A prehistoric object is one that comes from a time
A. before history was written.
B. after people lived in caves.
C. before humans hunted animals.
D. after electricity was discovered.
A. before history was written.
The foothills provided conditions that were good for farming and building shelters. What conclusion can you draw from this statement?
A. People had to remain nomads in order to survive.
B. People came to the foothills to learn farming before returning to their homes elsewhere.
C. The foothills did not have what was necessary to sustain life.
D. People settled in one place, and the population grew.
D. People settled in one place, and the population grew.
The Age of Pyramids was also known as the
A. Old Kingdom.
B. New Kingdom.
C. Middle Kingdom.
D. Late Kingdom.
A. Old Kingdom.
Which of the following has been an important source of water for farmland?
A. Nile River
B. Ganges River
C. Indus River
D. all of the above
D. all of the above
In their religion, the Shang believed that dead ancestors
A. were not able to contact living people.
B. came back to life as different animals.
C. had the power to help or harm the living.
D. could only communicate through dreams.
C. had the power to help or harm the living.
What type of social scientist would be most interested in an artifact with writing on it?
A. archaeologist
B. geographer
C. historian
D. detective
C. historian
Sumerian scribes etched their writing onto
A. clay tablets.
B. stone tablets.
C. wood blocks.
D. thick paper.
A. clay tablets
When not working in the fields, peasants in ancient Egypt would
A. help build monuments, such as temples and pyramids.
B. make papyrus and numerous writing tools for scribes.
C. assist artisans with sculpting, painting, and other crafts.
D. help make weapons and clothing for the Egyptian army.
A. help build monuments, such as temples and pyramids.
The Thar Desert receives a small amount of water each year from
A. rivers.
B. monsoons.
C. lakes.
D. streams.
B. monsoons.
A ruler who followed the teachings of Confucius would agree with which of the following statements?
A. Put your own needs first.
B. Set a good example for others.
C. The wisdom of elders has no value.
D. Say one thing but do another.
B. Set a good example for others.
Prehistoric artists used engraving tools to
A. apply paint to cave walls.
B. build scaffolds inside caves.
C. write in detailed diaries.
D. carve details on sculptures.
D. carve details on sculptures.
According to some historians, what is the Sumerians greatest architectural achievement?
A. the staircase
B. the wheel
C. the ziggurat
D. the arch
D. the arch
Ancient Egyptians thought that in the afterlife, a person's body
A. stayed with his or her dead spirit.
B. was separated from his or her soul.
C. left to go to a country in Europe.
D. returned to live with the pharaoh.
A. stayed with his or her dead spirit.
Geography greatly influenced the location of early settlement. Most people lived near a
A. mountain.
B. lake.
C. plateau.
D. river.
D. river.
The Emperor of Qin made trading easier by
A. not punishing traders when they broke the law.
B. standardizing money.
C. protecting traders from harm.
D. doing all of the above.
B. standardizing money.
Scientists believe that prehistoric cave artists made different colored paints by
A. using the blood of animals mixed with dirt.
B. mixing ground minerals with animal fat.
C. following a written recipe found in a cave.
D. making a paste from ashes and vegetable oil.
B. mixing ground minerals with animal fat.
Which is the proper sequence of empires that ruled Mesopotamia?
A. Neo-Babylonian, Babylonian, Akkadian, Assyrian
B. Assyrian, Akkadian, Neo-Babylonian, Babylonian
C. Akkadian, Babylonian, Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian
D. Babylonian, Neo-Babylonian, Assyrian, Akkadian
C. Akkadian, Babylonian, Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian
In ancient Egypt, the most skilled artisans were the
A. leatherworkers.
B. painters.
C. stone carvers.
D. sculptors.
C. stone carvers.
What does "Buddha" mean?
A. "Lifted One"
B. "Awakened One"
C. "Shining One"
D. "Sleeping One"
B. "Awakened One"
To treat long-term diseases, ancient Chinese healers would burn a small cone of powdered leaves or sticks near the skin. This technique was called
A. acupuncture.
B. yin and yang.
C. moxibustion.
D. seismograph.
C. moxibustion.