HISTORY NINE-WEEKS TEST (Test 4)

Covering Chapters 1-5; Geography Facts 6-7

1. Indias largest city is _________________________.

2. People not belonging to any caste are called _____________________________.
3. The river valley that was the home of Indias ancient civilization was the
__________________________.
4. A seasonal wind that brings rain is a ___________________________.
5. What do Buddhists call the state of being free from suffering?
_________________________________.
6. The main religion of India is __________________________.
7. The cotton material first made in India is _____________________________.
8. One important math principle developed in India was ______________________________.
9. What group of people invaded India from the north and developed the caste system?
_________________________.
10. A line of rulers all in the same family is a _______________________________.
11. The name Buddha means _____________________________________.
12. The country once called East Pakistan is called ______________________________ today.
13. The belief that the soul is reborn into some other man or animal is ____________________.
14. Indias first prime minister was ________________________.
15. One of Indias major rivers is the _____________________.
16. The Father of Modern Missions is ___________________________.
17. An important leader in the struggle for Indias independence was _____________________.
18. The first European to reach India by sailing around Africa was _____________________________.
19. The person who first took cotton goods from India to Europe was
________________________________.
20. An Indian ruler built the ___________________________ as a tomb for his favorite wife.
21. Is a ziggurat a temple or sculpture made of gold? ______________________________
22. What famous citizen of Ur is mentioned in the Bible? __________________________
23. Which was not a Sumerian invention or discovery? The wheel or coins?
________________________
24. What is cuneiform? Sumerian art or Sumerian writing? ______________________________

25. What is the false idea that man began as an animal? _____________________________________
26. What did Sumerians use to stamp their documents? _______________________________
27. What are the Canaanites known for ? _______________________________
28. What do we call mans attempts to put himself in the place of God? _______________________
29. What do archaeologists study? _________________________________________
30. What did Nebuchadnezzar build in Babylon that was considered a wonder of the ancient
world? ______________________________
31. Which prophet was sent to preach at Ninevah? _______________________________________
32. Who allowed the Jews to rebuild their temple? _________________________________
33. Whose most valuable contribution was the alphabet? ____________________________________
34. What did the Lydians first make? ______________________________
35. Which people were among the first to build an empire? _________________________________
36. What is the false idea that man began as an animal? _______________________________
37. What is our system of dating centered on? _____________________
38. When did history begin? ___________________________________
39. The founder of Islam was _____________________________
40. The most important natural resource in the Middle East today is ________________________.
41. The most commonly used language in the Middle East is ______________________________.
42. The worlds largest peninsula is _______________________________________.
43. The country once called Persia is known today as _________________________.
44. The holy book of Islam is the ____________________________.
45. The country that became a nation in 1948 is _________________________.
46. The country known for its cedars in ancient times was __________________________.

Write the capitals for the following countries:

India __________________________________

Iran__________________________________

Iraq___________________________________ Israel_________________________________
Jordan_________________________________

Lebanon______________________________

Saudi Arabia ___________________________

Syria__________________________________

Turkey________________________________

Maps: Be able to locate the following rivers on a world map: Congo, Rhine, Volga, and Yangtze