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1
Why was Howard Carter's discovery of Tut's tomb important?
held the mummification process
contained blueprints for the pyramids
first Egyptian tomb found in modern times intact
confirmed that Egyptian royalty had great wealth
2
Why were ziggurats built in Sumer?
temples to the gods
places to study the moon
government meeting places
burial tombs for royalty
3
Which were characteristics of early civilization in the Indus Valley?
embalming of the dead
signature seals used in trade
indoor plumbing
hieroglyphics
4
What shows the Ancient Egyptians believed in the afterlife?
worshiped many gods and built ziggurats
waged war against their neighbors and traded
settled along the Nile River and built irrigation canals
built pyramids and mummified their dead pharaohs
5
What is true of the Hebrew people?
compiled the Torah
worshiped many gods
accepted teachings including the Four Noble Truths
developed their beliefs and practices over time
6
Who taught ordinary people and rulers how to act within five key relationships?
Ramses
Confucius
Nebuchadnezzar
Hammurabi
7
What common characteristics did early river valley civilizations share?
rivers provided defensive barriers against invasion
all traded with each other using the connecting rivers
built cities along rivers that rarely flooded
floodwaters left behind fertile soil for farming
8
Who was known for his engineering wonder known as the Hanging Gardens?
Hammurabi
Asoka
Nebuchadnezzar
Sargon
9
Which leader was a ruthless warrior who converted to Buddhism and worked to spread its teachings?
Abraham
Asoka
Confucius
Siddhartha Gautama
10
Which were part of ancient Egyptian civilization?
well-planned cities in the mountains
longest continuous civilization in the world
made a kind of paper from reeds
history divided into three kingdoms
11
How did China's early civilization differ from other civilizations?
relied heavily on trade
failed to develop any kind of writing
continues today
isolated from other civilizations
12
What is a
century
?
thousand years
hundred thousand years
hundred years
ten years
13
Which civilization made the art shown here?
China
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Indus Valley
14
What is the criteria to be considered a civilization?
extra food
cities
strong government leaders
various jobs
15
What is the difference between polytheism and monotheism?
Polytheism is the worship of many gods
Monotheism is the worship of one god
Polytheism is the worship of one god
Monotheism is the worship of many gods
16
What is one theory about the decline of the Indus Valley civilization?
laborers could no longer make a living
soil became too salty for crops to grow
earthquakes caused massive destruction
disease destroyed much of the population
17
Which civilization made the art in the picture?
Sumer
Egypt
China
Mesopotamia
18
What is a
decade
?
hundred years
ten years
thousand years
two thousand years
19
Why did early communities in a region have little contact with other cultures?
people settle where it empties into the sea
a large river floods every year
a river changes course over time
natural features in an area include mountains, large deserts, and ocean
20
Which was Hammurabi's most significant accomplishment?
world's first library
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
written code of law
Great Ziggurat at Ur
21
What is an example of a
region
?
Canada and Argentina
states known as the Midwest
National Forests of the United States
places where there are ski slopes
22
Which are part of the Greek legacy to the modern world?
first written code of law
dictatorship
democracy
art
23
The Mesopotamian civilization gave what important contribution?
monotheistic beliefs
the phonetic alphabet
the wheel
gridlike streets
24
Which is Ramses II known for?
designing the largest of the pyramids at Giza
overseeing construction of the Grand Canal
building enormous monuments at Abu Simbel
rebuilding the capital city at Ur
25
Which people survived by only killing animals for their meat, and looking for wild foods?
Sumerians
Greeks
hunter and gathers
Ancient Egyptians
26
Why don't we know more about the Indus Valley civilization?
had no form of writing
all artifacts were stolen by thieves
no one has been able to translate the writing
artifacts were washed away
27
What is true of the Mesopotamian civilizations?
built neatly planned cities on grids.
all males participated in government.
Sargon established the world's first empire.
invented the idea of democracy.
28
What is a
millennium
?
thousand years
ten years
hundred years
fifty years
29
Known as the father of the Hebrews, who is described in scripture as making a covenant with God?
Abraham
Isaac
Moses
Jacob
30
Which civilization made the art in the picture?
Mesopotamia
Sumer
Egypt
China
31
Who do historians believe authored the
Iliad
and the
Odyssey
?
Herodotus
Homer
Hercules
Hammurabi
32
Which characteristics are part of early Chinese culture?
ancestor worship
spread monotheism to other cultures
developed independent city-states
oracle bones
33
Why is Confucianism considered a philosophy rather than a religion?
did not require clergy to teach its rulings
taught about the afterlife
only taught people how to live a good life
encouraged freedom of religion
34
Which is a basic teaching of Judaism?
Souls are reborn many times in reincarnation.
People have a personal relationship with God
God cares about people and expects them to act morally.
Praying at the temple is the only way to worship God.
35
Why was
The Epic of Gilgamesh
important?
tale of how Gilgamesh conquered the gods
explains why the Sumerians needed the gods
story of the evil ruler
epic poem shows Sumerian values
36
Which civilization made the art shown in the picture?
Sumer
Mesopotamia
Indus Valley
Egypt
