Ancient History Pre-Test

A map element that displays all places found on a map is called a (an)

• grid

• legend

• source

• index

A one thousand year period is called a (an)

• decade

• era

• millennium

• age

The Neolithic Age began when people started to

• Speak

• Hunt

• Write

• Farm

Who was one of the first leaders to write down laws?

• Hammurabi

• Cyrus the Great

• Darius

• Julius Caesar

Egyptians mummified their dead using a naturally-occurring salt called

• Himalayan

• Natron

• Myrrh

• Frankincense

A famous female pharaoh of ancient Egypt was

• Senusret

• Khafre

• Khufu

• Hatshepsut

According to legend, this prince became the Buddha.

• Anamatha

• Gupta

• Siddhartha

• Tripitika

Most people in ancient China settled on this plain

• North China

• South China

• East China

• West China

Which of the following was NOT a philosophy developed in ancient China.

• Monotheism

• Confucianism

• Daoism

• Legalism

The first Chinese dynasty was the

• Han

• Anyang

• Qin

• Shang