HISET EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS 2026
▶ civilizations. Answer: the stage of human social development and
organization that is considered most advanced.
▶ Nile River. Answer: the world's longest river, which flows northward
through East Africa into the Mediterranean Sea, in which early kingdoms in
Egypt were centered around.
▶ pharoah. Answer: a king/ruler of ancient Egypt, considered a god as
well as a political leader
▶ pyramids. Answer: monumental architecture typical of Old Kingdom
Egypt; used as burial sites for pharaohs.
▶ Fertile Crescent. Answer: a geographical area of fertile land in the
Middle East stretching in a broad semicircle from the Nile to the Tigris and
Euphrates
▶ Sumerians. Answer: the people who dominated southern Mesopotamia
through the end of the third millennium B.C.E. They were responsible for
the creation of many fundamental elements of Mesopotamian culture-such
as irrigation technology, cuneiform, and religious conceptions.They were
conquered by the Babylonians around 1800 B.C.E.
▶ Code of Hammurabi. Answer: one of the first set of laws drawn up by
king Hammurabi dating to the 18th century BC. IT was written on a huge
stone in a public place so all Babylonians could know and follow the law
▶ Stone Age. Answer: a period of time during which early humans made
lasting tools and weapons mainly from stone; the earliest known period of
human culture
, ▶ ancient Greece. Answer: developed near a sea; built an empire and
established colonies; first democracy; not politically unified- had city-states;
the foundation for modern architecture, literature, and arts
▶ Roman Empire. Answer:
▶ Mayans. Answer: A Mesoamerican civilization of Central America and
southern Mexico. Achievements include mathematics, astronomy,
architecture, pictographic writing system, a 365 day a year calendar, fine
sculpture, painting, and ceramics and a complex social and political order.
▶ Inca Empire. Answer: South American (Peru) civilization with a
sophisticated system of government and engineering (road and bridges in
rugged terrain)
▶ Aztecs. Answer: ancient Mexican civilization that invented a written
language, calendar system, and expanded farmlands through irrigation
▶ Charlemagne. Answer: conquered most of Europe and established
laws, spread Christianity, and encouraged education and commerce.
▶ Christianity. Answer: a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices
based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in
the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior.
▶ feudalism. Answer: A political system in which nobles are granted the
use of lands (manor) that legally belong to their king, in exchange for their
loyalty, military service, and protection of the people who live on the land.
The nobles pay taxes to kings. The peasants farmed the manor and paid
taxes to nobles.
▶ peasant. Answer: a person who does farm work for wealthy landowners;
low social rank
▶ Magna Carta. Answer: (1215) a charter of liberties (freedoms) that King
John "Lackland" of England was forced to sign; it made the king obey the
same laws as the citizens of his kingdom
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS 2026
▶ civilizations. Answer: the stage of human social development and
organization that is considered most advanced.
▶ Nile River. Answer: the world's longest river, which flows northward
through East Africa into the Mediterranean Sea, in which early kingdoms in
Egypt were centered around.
▶ pharoah. Answer: a king/ruler of ancient Egypt, considered a god as
well as a political leader
▶ pyramids. Answer: monumental architecture typical of Old Kingdom
Egypt; used as burial sites for pharaohs.
▶ Fertile Crescent. Answer: a geographical area of fertile land in the
Middle East stretching in a broad semicircle from the Nile to the Tigris and
Euphrates
▶ Sumerians. Answer: the people who dominated southern Mesopotamia
through the end of the third millennium B.C.E. They were responsible for
the creation of many fundamental elements of Mesopotamian culture-such
as irrigation technology, cuneiform, and religious conceptions.They were
conquered by the Babylonians around 1800 B.C.E.
▶ Code of Hammurabi. Answer: one of the first set of laws drawn up by
king Hammurabi dating to the 18th century BC. IT was written on a huge
stone in a public place so all Babylonians could know and follow the law
▶ Stone Age. Answer: a period of time during which early humans made
lasting tools and weapons mainly from stone; the earliest known period of
human culture
, ▶ ancient Greece. Answer: developed near a sea; built an empire and
established colonies; first democracy; not politically unified- had city-states;
the foundation for modern architecture, literature, and arts
▶ Roman Empire. Answer:
▶ Mayans. Answer: A Mesoamerican civilization of Central America and
southern Mexico. Achievements include mathematics, astronomy,
architecture, pictographic writing system, a 365 day a year calendar, fine
sculpture, painting, and ceramics and a complex social and political order.
▶ Inca Empire. Answer: South American (Peru) civilization with a
sophisticated system of government and engineering (road and bridges in
rugged terrain)
▶ Aztecs. Answer: ancient Mexican civilization that invented a written
language, calendar system, and expanded farmlands through irrigation
▶ Charlemagne. Answer: conquered most of Europe and established
laws, spread Christianity, and encouraged education and commerce.
▶ Christianity. Answer: a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices
based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in
the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior.
▶ feudalism. Answer: A political system in which nobles are granted the
use of lands (manor) that legally belong to their king, in exchange for their
loyalty, military service, and protection of the people who live on the land.
The nobles pay taxes to kings. The peasants farmed the manor and paid
taxes to nobles.
▶ peasant. Answer: a person who does farm work for wealthy landowners;
low social rank
▶ Magna Carta. Answer: (1215) a charter of liberties (freedoms) that King
John "Lackland" of England was forced to sign; it made the king obey the
same laws as the citizens of his kingdom
