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1 Quiz Preview Go back Student's Name appears here Course Name appears here QuizStar 3rd Quarter Final (PGES- 2016) Quiz Directions Directions: 1. Answer the questions below by clicking the button next to the best answer choice or typing your correct answer. Each question's answers are in grey. 2. At the end of every page click the next button to move forward to the next page. DO NOT HIT THE BROWSER'S BACK BUTTON! 3. On the last page of the Quiz you will be able to see which questions are unanswered, are answered and have been flagged. questions: 1. Why were people in the Neolithic Age able to live together in larger groups, compared with earlier times? A. They found better ways to get along with others B. They made special goods like baskets and pottery C. They needed more people for hunting and gathering D. They could grow enough food to support more people 2. Which theme of Geography is BEST represented by building a dam in a river to provide irrigation for crops? A. location B. human-environment interaction C. movement D. place E. region 3. What was the greatest benefit to people when early farmers began to raise plants and animals? A. They kept pets for company 1/13

2 B. They could travel more easily C. They shared most of the work D. They had a stable food supply 4. If you were in ancient Sumer, you might see a dam and/or levee beside a river. Why were these things built? A. to load barges B. to irrigate crops C. to prevent silt buildup D. to control workers 5. Choose the factor that MOST caused early humans to settle in the area shaded on the map. A. Deserts for protection from invaders 2/13

3 B. Fishing in the rivers and seas C. Mud for building materials D. Rivers for drinking, irrigation, and fertile soil 6. Which of the following BEST justifies the contributions of Hammurabi's Code? A. It gave Hammurabi more power over his people B. He incorporated other laws as he conquered new cities C. Despite being cruel, it was the first system of laws D. People would continue to kill each other for no reason 7. Which event had the most significant impact on people no longer having to move from place to place and being able to settle in one area? A. Trading B. Hunting C. Farming D. Building 8. Based on what you know about the Silk Road, why might a Roman emperor have told Romans stop purchasing silk? A. He worried that buying silk was taking too much of the empire's gold B. He believed that cotton was softer and more comfortable than silk C. He was afraid the silkworms would eat too many leaves off trees D. He wanted to save as much silk as possible to make army banners 3/13

4 9. Because of mummification, Egyptians became experts in which of the following professions? A. Math B. Astronomy C. Medicine D. Irrigation E. I don't know 10. What was the primary purpose for building the Great Wall of China? A. To hide the desert from the view B. To provide employment C. To keep invaders from the North out of China D. To punish critics of the emperor 11. Today, China's population is still largely concentrated in Inner China, what is the primary reason fewer people liven in Outer China A. Because they all believed in the same deities,people wanted to live in close proximity to allow for larger, better, and more frequent worship of those deities B. They all moved to China from India and naturally settled in the area that was closest to India C. Because of deserts, mountains, and plateaus, only Inner China had fertile soil for crops D. Everyone had the same desire, to live near the ocean so they could fish 4/13

5 12. How did the Silk Road MOST affect the spread of Buddhism? A. Travelers carried Buddhist believs from India to China B. Chinese philosophers wrote Buddhist texts to sell in Antioch C. The Buddha encouraged people to seek enlightenment in the desert D. Dangers on the route supported the Buddhist idea that life is suffering 13. Due to excellent grades and an outstanding ACT score you are offered and accept a full paid scholarship to a university to pursue the career of your dreams. Which of the following factors would the SCHOLARSHIP be? A. Push Factor B. Pull Factor C. Crisis Factor D. Limiting Factor 14. What troubled the Buddha and led him on his path to enlightenment? A. inequality of wealth B. aging, sickness, and death C. prejudice against lower castes D. cruelty, evil, and lack of caring 5/13

6 15. What made silk valuable in the West? A. The Syrians thought wool was too itchy and wanted a more comfortable fabric B. The Indians found cotton to be too expensive and wanted a cheaper material C. The Romans wanted to buy it and make banners to celebrate their success D. The Chinese were the only ones who knew how to make it 16. Archaeologists have found lots of tents from the Paleolithic Age. What does this tell us about the people that lived in this time? A. They were citizens of a village. B. They had specialization. C. They had religion. D. They were nomads 17. Which of the following was NOT an effect of agriculture and domestication? A. Permanent Settlement B. Specialized Jobs C. Nomadic Lifestyle D. Technological Advances 18. The Sumerians invented a variety of tools that are still in use today. Which reason most accurately describes why the plow affected the food supply more than any other invention? A. The plow allowed for more food, but not as much as hunting and gathering could have. B. The plow allowed rough terrain to be broken up so that crops could be planted and cultivated. 6/13

7 C. The plow allowed farmers to grow crops in winter. D. The plow did not work in the fertile soils of Mesopotamia. 19. The invention of the wheel made it much easier to travel to other areas. It also caused an aspect of daily life to become much easier to do as well. That aspect can be seen in the picture below: A. Domestication B. Religion C. Trade D. Arts/Humanities 20. Use the map. What is the MAIN characteristic that led to early civilizations settling here? 7/13

8 A. Climate with four disctinct seasons B. Fertile soil for crops C. Ancestors had settled there D. Natural barriers for protection 21. Pay attention to the locations labeled, NOT the key. Look at the map. At which point would settlers be MOST likely to settle? A. A B. B C. C D. D 8/13

9 22. Graduating college is an awesome achievement. Many college students soon move from their college town to start their career in a new city. In this case, the new career/job is MOST LIKELY what in geographic terms? A. Push Factor B. Pull Factor C. Crisis Factor D. Cause Factor 23. Which Theme of Geography is represented by the estimated 51.2 million Syrian refugees forced to leave their home due to the war since 2011? A. Location B. Movement C. Place D. Region 24. Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans several years ago causing billions of dollars in damage. Many people who lived in New Orleans at that time moved away to other states. In that situation, Hurricane Katrina would MOST likely be considered a(n) A. Destruction Factor B. Pull Factor C. Economic Factor D. Push Factor 25. Louisville KY, Cincinnati OH, New York City NY, and Cairo Egypt all developed into large cities. What 9/13

10 common characteristic do they all share that helped their population grow? A. They are all located on rivers B. They are all located in the plains C. They are all located in deserts D. They are all located on oceans 26. Prehistoric people developed tools which affected their productivity and their way of life. Which of the following artifacts, if discovered, would show that a society hunted animals? A. Spears B. Bone Needles C. Bow and Arrow D. All of the Above 27. Why did people in the Neolithic Age live in larger communities, compared with earlier times? A. They found better ways to get along with others B. They made special goods like baskets and pottery C. They needed more people for hunting and gathering D. They could grow enough food to support more people 28. A blue stone called lapis lazuli, used on the Standard of UR, came from far beyond the Zagros Mountains. This shows the city-states of Sumer engaged in A. trade B. mining C. agriculture 10/13

11 D. jewelry making 29. Which of the following were the MOST important keys to the survival of cities in Mesopotamia A. The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers B. The Arian and Arabian Deserts C. The Himalaya and Hindu Mountains D. The Cataracts of the Nile 30. Because one physical feature was so vital to ancient settlers of Egypt and Kush, most of their settlements were... A. on hills B. in a desert C. near a river D. around trees 31. How did the desert help the people of Egypt and Kush? A. It had fertile land for crops B. It made trade and travel easy C. It was grassy for grazing sheep D. It gave protection from invaders 11/13

12 32. How did the yearly flooding of the Nile River affect the people of Egypt and Kush? A. It isolated the settlements B. It left silt that improved the soil C. It spread diseases that destroyed whole empires D. It attracted hunters and gatherers looking for wildlife 33. Which of these events led to Kushites adopting Egyptian way of life? A. Kush allied with the Assyrians B. Scribes traveled to Kush to teach C. Both armies burned a Roman fort D. Egyptian pharaohs conquered Kush 34. Why did the Jewish Diaspora threaten the survival of Judaism? A. Jews became scattered over a wide area B. Jews paid heavy taxes to pay for a new temple C. Jews began to learn from rabbis instead of priests D. Jews depended on oral tradition to remember their oral history 12/13

13 35. The Himalaya Mountains form India's northern border. What is one possible benefit of the mountains being there? A. Protection from enemies B. Roads for trade routes C. Constant supply of water D. Fertile farmland for crops 36. The Brahmaptura, Ganges, and Indus Rivers all start in the mountains,what is one main result of this? A. Their water is too cold to be used for farming B. Their water is too polluted to be used for drinking C. Their water carries silt that is good for farming D. Their water is fast moving and used for travel and trade The QuizStar Team provides technical assistance and support to users M-F from 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Central Standard Time, excluding U.S. federal holidays. Copyright ALTEC - Advanced Learning Technologies in Education Consortia - Terms of Use - Privacy Policy Center for Research on Learning at The University of Kansas 13/13