1. Which of these occurs in a barter economy? A. Workers trade services for goods. B. Employers pay workers with checks or cash. C. Banks loan money to new businesses. D. Families use credit cards to buy goods.

2. A. Workers trade services for goods.

3. Which civilization used the caste system? A. China B. India C. Arabia D. Mesopotamia

4. B. India

5. The city-state government organizations were popular with which of the following? A. Greece B. India C. China D. Mesopotamia

6. A. Greece

7. Which civilization used the feudal type of government? A. Rome B. Greece C. Europe D. China

8. C. Europe

9. Which early civilization had Cuneiform writing? A. Egypt B. Mesopotamia C. China D. Indus River Valley

10. B. Mesopotamia

11. Which early civilization had hieroglyphic writing? A. Egypt B. Mesopotamia C. China D. Indus River Valley

12. A. Egypt

13. Which of the following statements explains why all the cities listed below became wealthy and powerful. Athens Carthage Alexandria Rome Constantinople A. They were located on rivers. B. They had very large populations. C. They were trading centers. D. The had democratic governments.

14. They were trading centers.

15. Which of the following has the most complex system of government? A. A city B. A village C. A nomadic group D. A farming community

16. A. A city

17. Why was the Magna Carta a step toward democracy? A. It limited the power of the king. B. It granted equal rights to all citizens. C. It declared independence from another country. D. It allowed people to elect their government leader.

18. A. It limited the power of the king.

19. The Map below would be most useful for learning about A. Climate zones B. Climate patterns C. Resource locations D. Vegetation regions.

20. C. Resource locations

21. This landform is a large area of flat or gently rolling land. It lies beside a large body of water. What is it called? A. Plateau B. Canyon C. Coastal Plain D. Mountain Range

22. C. Coastal Plain

23. All of the below were most helpful in improving peoples’ abilities to Cuneiform Hieroglyphics Pictographs Characters A. Grow more food crops B. Use weapons for hunting C. Move from place to place D. Communicate with each other.

25. Which best fits in the diagram? A. Kingdom of Egypt B. Greek City- States C. Mesopotamian City-States D. Roman Empire

27. I study rocks and other physical features to learn how Earth changed in the past and how it is changing today. What is my job? A. Anthropologist B. Archaeologist C. Geologist D. Historian

28. C. Geologist

29. I study and learn about history and then tell people about it. What is my job? A. Anthropologist B. Archaeologist C. Geologist D. Historian

31. I search and find ancient civilizations? What is my job? A. Anthropologist B. Archaeologist C. Geologist D. Historian

32. B. Archaeologist

33. I study human people and how they live now and in the past. What is my job? A. Anthropologist B. Archaeologist C. Geologist D. Historian

34. A. Anthropologist

35. Hinduism and Buddhism are best described as A. World Religions B. Ancient languages C. Economic systems D. Government structures.

36. A. World Religions

37. Certain Languages blended with Latin became known as _______ _________. These languages originated in Rome.

38. Romance Languages

39. A C B

40. C. China

41. The Tigris and Euphrates River goes with which civilization? A.Egyptian B.Mesopotamia C.India D.Rome

42. Mesopotamian Civilization

43. The Huang He River (Yellow River) goes with which Civilization? A.Rome B.Greece C.China D.India

44. China

45. Which River flowed the Egyptian Civilization? A.Indus B.Nile C.Tigris D.Euprates

46. Nile

47. The Indus River went with which civilization? A.Egypt B.Rome C.China D.India

48. India