Which question about the past does cave art most help to answer?

What animals lived in the area?

How did most government officials get their jobs?

They inherited the position from a family member.

Why were the doorways built high up on the walls in ancient times?

People wanted to be safe from wild animals or enemies.

How did the desert help the people of Egypt and Kush?

It gave protection from invaders.

Why were Sumerian communities called city-states?

Each of them had its own ruler and farmland.

Why are the social classes of ancient Egypt described as a pyramid?

Most people were at the bottom, not top

How does the Torah say that Abraham first came to the land of Canaan?

He moved with his family from Mesopotamia.

Which of these was a change that resulted from building permanent shelters?

new ways of cooking food in clay-lined pits

Why is the soil so fertile on the northern tip of the Bay of Bengal?

Flooding rivers deposit rich minerals.

When people read from the Torah, they are reading from

the first five books of the Hebrew Bible.

A society has a stable food supply if

it has enough food for its people.

How did trade help Neolithic people make stronger tools?

They got special materials from other areas.

Why did people in the Neolithic Age live together in larger groups?

They could grow enough food to support more people.

How did the yearly flooding of the Nile River affect the people of Egypt and Kush?

It left silt that improved the soil

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1
Which question about the past does cave art most help to answer?
What language did people speak?
What did geometric shapes mean?
What did the people look like?
What animals lived in the area?
2
How did ancient Judaism differ from other religions at that time?
more elegant temples
belief in one God
rules for how to act
famous leader-heroes
3
What was one way that a boy from a peasant family could rise to a higher social class?
store a lot of grain
help build a pyramid
take care of a temple
attend scribe school
4
How did most government officials get their jobs?
They attended school to learn how to govern
They inherited the position from a family member.
Priests relied on signs from the gods to choose them
Popular elections showed the vote of the people.
5
Farmers in the Deccan Plateau use the iron-rich black soil principally to raise
tea.
sheep.
cotton.
oranges.
6
Why were the doorways built high up on the walls in ancient times?
People grew taller because they had more to eat.
The lower parts of the walls were covered with paintings.
People wanted to be safe from wild animals or enemies.
The land around the houses has sunk over the years.
7
Why did Egyptians bury some bread and beer with their dead?
to show earthly love
to avoid the risk of poison
to feed them in the afterlife
to perform a sacrifice to the gods
8
Which clue to the past has been found near the artwork displayed in parts of caves?
prayer books for ceremonies
maps of the land nearby
masks in the shape of birds
lamps for burning animal fat
9
How did the desert help the people of Egypt and Kush?
t was grassy for grazing sheep.
It gave protection from invaders.
It made trade and travel easy.
It had fertile land for crops.
10
Why were Sumerian communities called city-states?
They all depended on each other for water.
Each of them kept written records.
Each of them had its own ruler and farmland.
They were all part of one great empire.
11
Why are the social classes of ancient Egypt described as a pyramid?
Scientists like to use a pyramid to keep the layers apart
The triangle represented the three seasons of the Nile
Most people were at the bottom, not top
Many structures of that design were built in the desert.
12
What place did the Jewish people believe was the promised land?
Egypt
Ur
Canaan
Babylon
13
Why did Neolithic people decorate pottery and polished stones?
They used money to trade.
They wanted more to eat.
They cared about beauty.
They mined to get flint.
14
What change began the Neolithic Age, about 8000 B.C.E.?
farming
building
hunting
trading
15
Which of these is a human-made feature that a geographer might study?
a spear
a road
a cave
a volcano
16
Which phrase best describes the Eastern and Western Ghats?
sandy beaches
fertile plains
mountain ranges
marshy wetlands
17
Which phrase belongs in the empty box?
self-governing cities
bands of hunters and gatherers
abandoned archaeological sites
large-scale private estates
18
Much of the water in the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra rivers comes from
large lakes in the northern plain.
melting ice in the mountains.
rain-fed streams in the plateau.
natural springs in the desert.
19
One of the ways settlers used the Mediterranean Sea was for
watering cattle
irrigating their crops
catching fish
getting drinking water
20
How does the Torah say that Abraham first came to the land of Canaan?
He led an army that won the land from the Philistines.
He moved with his family from Mesopotamia.
He guided the Israelites out of Egypt.
He passed through the area as a wandering shepherd.
21
Which of these was a change that resulted from building permanent shelters?
new ways of living in smaller family groups
new ways of protection with bows and arrows
new ways of cooking food in clay-lined pits
new ways of making clothing out of animal skins
22
Why is the soil so fertile on the northern tip of the Bay of Bengal?
Flooding rivers deposit rich minerals.
Many kinds of fish live in the bay.
Pure water flows from the mountains.
People have farmed there for centuries.
23
When people read from the Torah, they are reading from
the first five books of the Hebrew Bible.
the Prophets and the Writings.
a collection of prayers and poems used by the early Jews.
an ancient Egyptian book about the Hebrew people.
24
In the history of the Israelites, the Exodus was the departure from
Babylon.
Canaan.
Egypt.
Ur.
25
Compared with the Eastern and Western Ghats, the Deccan Plateau has
a longer coastline.
steeper mountains.
denser forests.
a drier climate.
26
The part of Canaan with the most vegetation was
in the Lebanon Mountains.
beside the Dead Sea.
in the Syrian Desert.
near the Jordan River.
27
Which of these words best describes the environment of the Nile Delta?
mountain
desert
marsh
sea
28
Travelers went through the Khyber Pass to cross the
Hindu Kush.
Eastern Ghats.
Himalaya Mountains.
Deccan Plateau.
29
Most peasants lived in
caves in the cliffs.
camel-skin tents.
mud-brick houses.
rafts in the river.
30
People who study the past are most like
detectives.
builders
artists
teachers
31
One animal that was domesticated mainly for meat and milk was the
mule.
camel
goat.
chicken.
32
The lower Indus River (the part nearer the sea) flows through what is now the country of
Nepal.
Pakistan.
Iran.
Tibet.
33
In the life of a peasant, which season came next after the flooding season?
the harvest season
the festival season
the planting season
the building season
34
Useful vegetation along the Nile River included
reeds and papyrus.
canals and ditches
canals and ditches
barges and boats.
35
Find Isaac on the family tree below. According to the family tree, Isaac was Sarah’s
son.
brother.
grandson.
husband.
36
Which of these was in the sanctuary of a temple?
a bench for women only
a pool for washing
a public meeting area
a statue of a god
37
A society has a stable food supply if
it buys food from other groups.
it gives food to the king.
it gets food by hunting and fishing.
it has enough food for its people.
38
Because one physical feature was so vital to ancient settlers, most of their settlements were
on hills.
around trees
near a river.
in a desert.
39
To complete the diagram, which phrase best belongs in the empty box?
Israelites start herding goats
Israelites wander in the desert
Israelites break into warring tribes
Israelites move to Egypt
40
Why was the Fertile Crescent the site of many early settlements?
The soil was good for crops.
The caves were deep and warm.
The hills were rich in gold.
The forest was full of animals.
41
If you were in ancient Sumer, you might see a levee beside a river. Why was the levee built?
to irrigate crops
to load barges
to prevent floods
to control workers
42
In what form did many farmers pay their taxes?
music at banquets
grain
copper coins
paper notes
43
How did trade help Neolithic people make stronger tools?
They got special materials from other areas.
They developed sturdy muscles by walking long distances.
They learned from nearby villages how to work with metal.
They built thick stone walls around their communities.
44
Which of these activities would an archaeologist most likely do?
study Earth's features
make maps
examine objects
read old newspapers
45
What did David provide for the Jewish people that they did not have before?
a strong army
a set of commandments
a famous temple
a strong central government
46
Why did people in the Neolithic Age live together in larger groups?
They found better ways to get along with others.
They needed more people for hunting and gathering.
They could grow enough food to support more people.
They made special goods like baskets and pottery.
47
Because of the lack of rainfall, farming would likely be difficult around which city?
Allahabad
Calcutta
Jodhpur
Hyderabad
48
Who unified the Israelites into a single nation?
Moses
Abraham
Solomon
David
49
How did the yearly flooding of the Nile River affect the people of Egypt and Kush?
It isolated the settlements.
It left silt that improved the soil
It attracted hunters and gatherers looking for wildlife
It spread diseases that destroyed whole empires.
50
What was the chief purpose of dams and reservoirs?
to allow travel by boat
to protect villages from attack
to make it easier to fish
to store water for later use
51
A traveler in the Thar Desert would be likely to see many
elephants.
walled cities.
sand dunes.
small farms.
52
How has the location of the Himalaya Mountains benefited India?
prevention of earthquakes
consistent water supply
protection from enemies
roads for trade routes
53
How are the Indus and Ganges rivers similar to the Nile River in Egypt?
They have big floods that prevented early settlement.
They flow in the same general direction.
They carry silt that enriches the soil.
They begin in the same general area.
54
What does the map support about the Jewish people’s trip from Egypt to Canaan?
It took many years to complete.
It followed a direct route.
It was largely by boat.
It cost many people their lives.
55
According to the Torah, what did Moses bring to his people from Mount Sinai?
most of the Hebrew Bible
directions for building a temple
the Ten Commandments
food to eat in the desert
56
Skilled scribes wrote on papyrus, which was made from
animal skins
a plant.
cotton rags.
soft clay.
57
During the summer in India, the monsoon brings
unbearable heat.
dust storms.
heavy rain.
pleasant mornings.
58
Records of the goods people exchanged were made on
animal hides.
metal coins.
flattened reeds.
clay tablets.
59
What important discovery did four teenagers make at Lascaux, France, in 1940?
the stone wall of an ancient storage shed
a wooden stick used for throwing a spear
clay sculptures of an army of soldiers
a cave filled with paintings of animals
60
Which of these cities gets the least amount of rainfall
Calcutta
Mumbai
Simla
61
Why was silt a problem for the people of Sumer?
It ruined the soil for planting.
It crumbled the city walls.
It clogged the irrigation canals.
It dried up the rivers.
62
What was “dead” about the Dead Sea?
It lay still, even when winds blew in the hills nearby
It was thought to be dangerous for fishing boats.
It was the scene of many historic battles.
It was too salty for any form of life
63
Which sentence best describes the role of women in religion?
They were not allowed in temples.
They were worshiped as gods.
They could become priestesses
They ran all religious ceremonies.
64
The people of Sumer constructed moats to
get crops to grow better.
make villagers work together.
protect cities from attack.
bring drinking water into towns.
65
Why did it take many years to become a scribe?
Teachers were so harsh that students ran away.
Students had to save money to buy a position.
There were hundreds of hieroglyphs to learn.
Papyrus was very difficult to write on
66
Because of its large size and its position to large masses of land and water, India is called
a subcontinent
an ecosystem
a plateau
an isthmus
67
How was the Jordan River different from the Nile River?
It was full of fish.
It did not flood regularly
It attracted water birds
It had a weak current.
68
For which achievement is Solomon most famous?
starting a school
winning a battle
building a temple
uniting a nation
69
Which of these most likely lived in a two-story house near the center of the city?
a merchant
a government official
a skilled metalworker
a fisherman
70
A prehistoric object is one that comes from a time
before people lived in cities.
before electricity was discovered.
before history was written.
before humans hunted animals.
71
The Neolithic Age ended about 3000 B.C.E., with the discovery of how to
weave linen cloth.
tame wild animals.
make metal tools.
build brick houses.
72
Why do historians read diaries and letters from the past?
to compare their ideas of history
to agree on plans for the future
to find out what happened and why
to learn to speak an ancient language
73
Of these four groups, which one had the lowest social status?
priests
government officials
scribes
artisans
74
Which of the following parts of India has the most fertile farmland?
the Hindu Kush
the Himalaya Mountains
the Deccan Plateau
the plains along the Ganges
75
Suppose that you were to arrange the following events in order. Which event happened second?
David was king of the Jewish people.
Moses climbed Mount Sinai.
Abraham moved to Canaan.
The Israelites moved to Egypt.
76
What development caused food shortages in the Zagros foothills?
increase in population
fighting between villages
change in the climate
overuse of the soil
77
According to the Torah, the faith that would become Judaism began with a covenant, or
written contract.
holy dream.
sacred agreement.
religious gathering.
78
How did people in the Paleolithic Age get their food?
by trading over land and sea
by planting and harvesting
by hunting and gathering
by herding goats and cattle
79
Unlike the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea, the Sea of Galilee was
often used by traders.
surrounded by deserts
too stormy for boats
a source of fresh water
80
What was the greatest benefit to people when early farmers began to raise plants and animals?
They kept pets for company.
They could travel more easily.
They had a stable food supply.
They shared most of the work.
81
Who built the giant temples of the pharaohs?
government officials out of favor
scribes who kept poor records
priests hoping to get jobs at the temples
peasant farmers during the flood season
82
How does the work of ancient Egyptian artisans help us learn today about life in ancient Egypt?
They left behind their tools made out of reeds.
They wrote histories of events on rolls of papyrus.
They carved and painted scenes of everyday life.
They passed on their skills to sons and daughters.
83
What does this ancient spear thrower indicate about the person who may have used it?
This person was a hunter.
This person was a skilled painter
This person prayed to animals.
This person was very strong.
84
Where were the earliest known settlements in India?
on the plateau
near the desert
in the mountains
beside the rivers
85
Which of these activities was permitted only to men?
owning land
working as a scribe
asking for a divorce
running a business
86
Why did Neolithic people trade?
to learn other languages
to show off their good crafts
to get resources they lacked
to ride across the deserts
87
As the Brahmaputra River flows from the mountains into the valley, it becomes
narrower and colder
slower and deeper
clearer and cleaner
rockier and rougher
88
According to Jewish teaching, what did God promise by changing Abram’s name to Abraham?
to help Abraham build a temple
to save Abraham's son
to guide Abraham to Canaan
to protect Abraham's descendants
89
Why are ancient handprints found on cave walls very small?
The cave ceilings were very low.
People long ago were not as big as people today.
The prints were made by children.
The smallest members of the group stayed home to paint.
90
What is the location of the city on the graph with the largest amount of rain?
north coast of Bay of Bengal
Deccan Plateau
Western Ghats, on the Arabian Sea
Himalayas

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