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1
What type of power did Assyrian kings have?
democratic
absolute
limited
weak
2
Which contributed to the efficient system of communication that was crucial to sustaining the Persian Empire?
Being able to travel down river with the current and upriver with the wind.
Alphabet made up of 22 letters that represented the sounds of speech.
Well-maintained roads and way stations with fresh horses for messengers.
Standardized code of laws that made laws consistent and predictable.
3
Who was the king that replaced the Assyrian Empire with his Neo-Babylonian Empire
?
Rameses II
Darius I
Cyrus the Great
Nebuchadnezzar II
4
What caused the downfall of the Assyrians?
Natural disasters.
Resentment of Assyrian rule.
Weak rulers.
Religious upheaval.
5
Who was a great king of Persia who expanded and reorganized the Persian Empire into satraps?
Tutankhamen
Rameses II
Darius I
Hatshepsut
6
Where did the Persians originate?
Modern-day Iran.
Modern-day Iraq.
Modern-day Egypt.
Modern-day Turkey.
7
Which civilization developed the first writing system that used cuneiform script on wet clay tablets?
Chinese Zhou Dynasty
Egyptian
Indus River Valley
Sumerian
8
Which is a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts?
scribe
merchant
bureaucrat
priest
9
Which is a family of rulers whose right to rule is passed on within the family?
bureaucracy
dynasty
oligarchy
aristocracy
10
Which is a skilled worker who makes products such as weapons and jewelry?
artisan
scribe
merchant
aristocrat
11
Which were known to use terror as an instrument of warfare?
Israelites
Phoenicians
Persians
Assyrians
12
Which was an effect of the mountainous topography on Chinese civilizations?
The development of Ziggurats.
The development of mud brick walls.
The development of a single crop economy.
The development of terrace farming.
13
Which example demonstrates the process of technological diffusion?
The Egyptians using papyrus reeds to create a lightweight writing surface.
The Egyptians constructing large burial tombs for pharaohs.
The Egyptians using chariots to drive the Hyksos from power in Egypt.
The Egyptians using advanced mathematics to build monumental architecture.
14
Which is infrastructure projects, financed and constructed by the government, such as irrigation canals?
bureaucracy
public works
caste system
city-state
15
Who were the Untouchables in ancient India?
The lowest level of society, who were considered impure.
Peasants who were one-fifth of the population.
Priests who were considered intermediary of the gods.
Warriors who were considered invincible in battle.
16
In which civilization did Zoroastrianism originate?
Israelite
Persian
Egyptian
Babylonian
17
What are public wells, advanced drainage system, and a system of garbage disposal in the Indus Valley and indication of?
Organized government.
Change from a nomadic lifestyle to farming.
Strong warrior tradition.
Intense competition among tribes.
18
Which was one reason the earliest civilizations developed in the Fertile Crescent?
Crops grew well in desert conditions.
Rivers in the area provided favorable conditions for agriculture.
Game for hunting had become too scarce elsewhere.
Many people migrated into the area from India.
19
Who created the world's first empire?
Akhenaten
Sargon
Ashurbanipal
Dido
20
Which is the correct order of historical time periods from first to last?
Monolithic Age - Stone Age - Bronze Age - Iron Age - Golden Age
Dark Age - Stone Age - Copper Age - Bronze Age - Iron Age
Stone Age - Bronze Age - Silver Age - Golden Age - Heroic Age
Paleolithic Age - Mesolithic Age - Neolithic Age - Bronze Age - Iron Age
21
What is a government by divine authority, in which priests or a religious leader rule in the name of a god or gods?
theocracy
dynasty
monarchy
aristocracy
22
Why was Egypt called the “Gift of the Nile”?
The Nile prevented invading armies from reaching Egyptians cities.
Egypt’s religious leaders believed the gods had placed the Nile in Egypt.
The Nile's flooding deposited silt which provided fertile soil for farming.
The Nile kept protected the treasures buried in the pyramids.
23
Which is a large political unit or state, usually under a single leader, that controls many peoples or territories?
city-state
empire
public works
bureaucracy
24
Which is a religion and philosophy, originating in India, characterized by belief in reincarnation?
Zoroastrinism
Hinduism
Ancestor Worship
Judaism
25
Why was Cyrus called “the Great”?
He had no respect for other cultures.
He was a large man.
He showed wisdom and compassion.
He showed no mercy to enemies.
26
Which is a government, meaning rule of the best, in which power is in the hands of a small, privileged ruling class?
aristocracy
autocracy
oligarchy
caste system
27
Which civilization developed an early writing system known as hieroglyphs?
Chinese
Egyptian
Israelite
Persian
28
What eventually weakened the Persian Empire?
the satrap system
the Assyrians
Zoroastrianism
struggles to control the throne
29
How did the religion of Judaism differ from the other religions of the time?
It had sacred texts and books.
It was monotheistic.
It set down laws by which the people were to live their daily lives.
It was polytheistic.
30
Which is NOT a characteristic of Egypt’s Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms?
Long-term stability.
Great building projects.
Strong leadership.
Invasion and occupation.
31
Who was the first female pharaoh who expanded Egypt through trade?
Dido
Akhenaten
Hatshepsut
Sargon
32
What is the importance of the Phoenician alphabet?
Was the first writing system, with cuneiform script on wet clay tablets.
Was an early writing system known as hieroglyphics written on papyrus.
Was a writing system with symbols instead of words that represented ideas.
Was the basis for the English alphabet.
33
Why is the government of ancient Egypt considered a theocracy?
The pharaoh was considered a god-king.
An aristocracy class controlled most parts of government.
Leadership passed from father to son.
The government had a representative legislature.
34
Which best describes the dynastic cycle?
When one’s actions determines what one will be reborn as in the next life.
When people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status.
No matter how successful a dynasty, eventually it will be overthrown.
Beginning a new life in a different form after death of one’s previous form
35
Which would be the significance of Hammurabi's Code?
Laws were made consistent and predictable.
Laws needed to be interpreted by impartial judges.
Laws no longer suggested punishments.
Laws were created by a representative group.
36
What is a government by a sovereign ruler such as a king or queen?
autocracy
dynasty
monarchy
aristocracy
37
Why were the river valleys of the Tigris-Euphrates, Nile, and Indus centers of civilization?
They were easy to defend from invasion.
They had fertile soil, fresh water, and warm climates.
They were isolated from other cultural influences.
They had rich deposits of iron ore and coal.
38
Which geographic factors did NOT influence the development of ancient Egypt?
Lack of food to feed the population encouraged constant military expansion.
Natural barriers, like deserts and seas, provided protection from invasion.
The Nile provided irrigation for crops, a means of travel, unified Egypt.
A fertile floodplain enabled farmers to produce large surpluses of food.
39
Which civilization developed an early writing system known as Sanskrit?
Chinese
Israelite
Indus River Valley
Egyptian
40
Which was an early example of a monotheistic religion?
Ancestor Worship
Judaism
Taoism
Hinduism
41
The rulers of which ancient civilization used the Mandate of Heaven to justify their rule?
Chinese
Egyptian
Sumerian
Babylonian
42
Which were traders who lived in a narrow strip along the coast and established colonies throughout the Mediterranean?
Phoenicians
Israelites
Persians
Assyrians
43
Which is a religion, originating in China, which emphasizes going with the flow and being one with nature?
Judaism
Buddhism
Taoism
Hinduism
44
Who was a 10 year old pharaoh who ruled for nine years, restoring the old gods then unexpectedly died at 18?
Rameses II
Hatshepsut
Akhenaten
Tutankhamen
45
What were the Egyptian pyramids?
Royal palaces.
Storehouses for crops.
Tombs for pharaohs.
Temples of worship.
46
Which is a government worker that is hired on merit rather than appointed or elected?
scribe
artisan
civil servant
aristocrat
47
Which did the Nile River NOT provide?
Water for irrigation for farming in a desert region.
Prevented invading armies from reaching Egyptians cities.
Fast way to communicate throughout Egypt.
Fast way to travel upstream and downstream.
48
Who was a long-lived, successful ruler of the New Kingdom, who built on a grand scale throughout Egypt?
Akhenaten
Ashurbanipal
Rameses II
Hatshepsut
49
Which is believed to have first developed true cities?
Ancient Indus Valley
Ancient China
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Mesopotamia
