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More than 1,000 drawings of animals, plants, humans, and geometric shapes found on the plains of southeastern Peru.
Nazca lines
Yucatan lines
Popol Vuh
Alpaca lines
2
The name of the military strategy invented by the Spartans
Phalanx
Agoge
Guerilla
3
Type of government in which people rule themselves
Oligarchy
Democracy
Tyranny
4
Spartan children were forced to leave their homes to train at what age?
18
9
7
8
5
The Mayan mathematical system was based on the number ______________.
30
10
20
60
6
The Nile River is the longest river in the world. It is over
1,000 miles long
4,000 miles long
3,000 miles long
2,000 miles long
7
The various groups that made up the Aztec Empire all spoke the _______________ language.
Spanish
Aztecian
Nahuatl
Tlachtli
8
4 most significant Chinese dynasties were the Shang, the Han, the Zhou,and the
Di
Shi
Xi
Qin
9
What was discovered in 1799 that helped to read Hieroglyphics
Rosetta Stone
Great Wall of China
Cuneiform
The Pyramids
10
Who was the first king of Rome?
Julius Caesar
Aeneas
Romulus
Remus
11
With 76 entrances, and the ability to seat at least 45,000 spectators, the name of the biggest sports stadium in Rome?
Crypto.com
the Sports Arena
the Colosseum
the Forum
12
Who was the King of the Greek Gods?
Hera
Hercules
Hades
Zeus
13
The process of rebirth
Karma
Reincarnation
Nirvana
14
What was the name of the Greek woman who challenged Athena to a weaving contest and was turned into a spider?
Aphrodite
Arachne
Helen
Echo
15
The Incas lived high in the Andes Mountains in _______.
Columbia
Argentina
Chile
Peru
16
In order to allow soldiers to travel quicker, what did the Romans build throughout their empire?
chariots
roads
aqueducts
feathered wings
17
All of the following modern day countries would be found in Mesopotamia EXCEPT
Egypt
Iraq
Syria
Turkey
18
Why did Alexander the Great fail to conquer India?
He fell ill and died.
The Indian army was too strong.
His soldiers were exhausted and refused to march on.
19
What was the importance of the Rosetta Stone?
It allowed historians to read Ancient Persian texts.
It allowed historians to read Ancient Egyptian texts
It allowed historians to read Ancient Greek texts.
It told how to make papyrus
20
The Sumerians studied mathematics and created all of the following EXCEPT
360 degree circle
60 minute hour
365 day year
12 month calendar
21
What Ancient Civilization invented Cuneiform?
Chinese
Romans
Sumerians
Greeks
22
The first code of laws was
Democracy
Tyrant
Hammurabi's Code
12 Tables
23
What Greek god would not let Odysseus return home?
Poseidon
Zeus
Ares
Demeter
24
The Code of Hammurabi contained 282 laws and listed a punishment for each crime. One of Hammurabi's laws is .......?
No slave shall wake before their master
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
Animals must remain free to roam in the city.
25
The name of the river that runs through Rome and connects it to the Mediterranean Sea was
Huang He
Tiber
Euphrates
Ganges
26
Moon shaped region between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers where Mesopotamia was
Meso Delta
Fertile crescent
Nile Delta
27
Greek mathematician found the relationship between the sides of triangles and came up with his own theorem (a2 +b2= c2)?
Pythagorus
Plato
Hippocrates
Herodotus
28
Meaning "handy human", they were the first human ancestor to use simple stone tools with their hands.
Australeopithecines
Homo sapiens
Homo erectus
Homo habilis
29
How did Alexander the Great solve the Gordian Knot?
He drew his sword and sliced it in half with a single stroke.
He used a saw to cut it into four equal pieces.
He discovered the pattern of under, over, left, and then right loosened it.
He set it on fire until it was only ash.
30
Roman soldiers locked shields in a formation called a _________ that protected them from falling arrows and enemy blows.
tortoise
skunk
buffalo
porcupine
31
Disease brought by the Spanish that killed over half of the Aztec population.
Measles
Covid 1519
Smallpox
Chickenpox
32
Three main Hindu gods are Brahma, Shiva, and
Vishnu
Veda
Varshna
Karma
33
when each worker specializes in a particular task or job
Hunter Gatherer
Division of Labor
Occupation
34
The major Olmec city that contained raised mounds and large stone monuments was _________________
San Lorenzo
Tikal
Cuzco
Tenochtitlan
35
Swore an oath on an alter as a child to be an enemy of Rome for life and fought againt them in the Second Punic War
Shi Huang Di
Alexander the Great
Julius Caesar
Hannibal
36
Egyptian Writing System
Cuneiform
Papyrus
Hieroglyphics
37
Ancient Egyptians created mummies because
the pharaoh ordered them to do so.
religion was a part of daily life.
they believed if the body decayed, its spirit would die too.
38
The Nile River gifted Egypt in all of the following EXCEPT
Accessible rich soil all year long
Transportation Highway
Papyrus for paper
Wildlife for hunting
39
Chichen Itza and Tikal are both ________________ cities.
Aztec
Mayan
Olmec
Incan
40
Was chosen as Atzec capital because an eagle was seen with a snake in its mouth on a cactus.
Tenochtitlan
Machu Picchu
Cuzco
San Lorenzo
41
What was an achievement of the Harappan Civilization?
Hindu-Arabic Numbers
Gun Powder
Wells and Indoor Plumbing
Papyrus
42
What was the name of the Roman mountain that erupted and buried the cities of Herculean and Pompeii?
Mt. Saint Helens
Mt. Etna
Mt. Tiber
Mt. Vesuvius
43
Which of the following is NOT a modern-day country where the Maya civilization once stood?
El Salvador
Mexico
Panama
Guatemala
44
An Incan city in the Andes Mountains discovered by Hiram Bingham in 1911.
Machu Picchu
Cuzco
San Lorenzo
Tenochtitlan
45
The Greek word _________ means "rule of the people".
aristocracy
republic
tyranny
democracy
46
Emperor Shi Huang Di is know for all of the following EXCEPT
Standardizing measurements, writing, land ownership, and beauracracy.
Building the Great Wall of China.
Being a kind ruler to his people.
His tomb and terracotta warriors.
47
According to Buddhism, what is the main cause of suffering in the world
refusal to accept the one true god
a. lack of harmony with the natural world
People's desire to want things that they do not have
The Devil
48
________________________ is a celebration of the Exodus of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt.
Easter
Purim
Passover
Christmas
49
The most fertile soil in Egypt was located in a triangular area called the
Old Kingdom
Nile Delta
Desert
Cataracts
50
___________________ were the first of our ancestors to leave Africa, as evidenced by fossils found in Europe and Asia.
Homo habilis
Australeopithecines
Homo erectus
Homo sapiens
51
The Incas were known for their jewelry made out of ______________.
silver
wood
gold
jade
52
Why did Darius invade Greece?
Greeks in Asia Minor wanted to worship their own gods.
Greek city-states sent help to rebelling Greek colonies in Asia Minor.
Persians were defeated at Marathon and wanted revenge.
Greece was a military threat.
53
What was the main goal of Buddhism?
Rebirth
Wealth
Health
Reaching Nirvana
54
The Roman Empire reached all the way into all of the following continents EXCEPT
Asia
Australia
Africa
Europe
55
What animal did Ancient Indian Warriors often ride into battle?
Elephant
Bear
Gorilla
Lion
56
The hominid skeleton of ____________ discovered by Donald Johanson was over 3.2 million years old,
Tracey
Kimberly
Lucy
Stacey
57
Egyptians were best known for building
Pyramids
Walls
Aqueducts
58
The chief god of the Olmec was the ________________.
Rattlesnake
Sun
Jaguar
Eagle
59
What do Buddhism and Hinduism have in common
Both have 8 gods
both based on 4 Noble Truths
Believe in Nirvana
Believe in Reincarnation
60
The Persians defeated the Greeks at the Battle of Gaugamela in 331 B.C.
True
False
