Moksha can best be described as

Development of perfect understandings of all things

The Mahabharata is an ancient epic poem that revolves around what event?

The story of how the Aryans worked to control Indian lands

Phoenicians were known for all the below except?

Working with iron smelting technologies

All of the following is correct about Ardi except?

Ardi proved that humans evolved from Apes

What does the domestication mean?

The taming of animals for work and food.

All except which item below, were features of Harrapan city planning?

Ziggurat in the center of the city

Which of the following best describes what Knossos is?

the ancient Minoan capital city discovered by archaeologists

Some of the accomplishments of Sumerian Science & Technology were

First to use bronze and had a complex system of writing—cuneiform

What did early China’s geographical barriers cause?

a. A lack of trade with other civilizations and a need for self-sufficiency

The Aryans that migrated to the Indus Valley brought the Vedas with them. What is the Vedas?

Collection of magic spells, prayers and instructions

Which of the following would not be considered an artisan?

The priest who conducts religious services

What was the Neolithic Revolution?

The shift from food gathering to food producing culture.

The core belief of Jainism is that

All living things have a soul and should not be killed

Which of the following best describes how papyrus is made?

Splitting reeds and compressing them together with water.

1. What was life like in Ur?

The people of Ur lived in well-defined social classes

Which of the following is not an artifact?

A bone from an ancient hominid.

Which of the following is not one of Buddha’s Four Noble Truth’s?

To attain nirvana, one must endure lifelong suffering

A primate family that includes humans and their ancestors

Which of the following is not one of the five characteristics of a civilization?

An advanced economy that uses the gold standard

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1
The word Mesopotamia comes from the ancient Greek, what does Mesopotamia mean?
Between two mountains.
To be in the forests.
Next to the ocean
Between two rivers
2
Moksha can best be described as
Dialogue between the teacher and their student
Development of perfect understandings of all things
Belief that all living things have souls
Chanting of ancient hymns by the Hindu priests
3
The Mahabharata is an ancient epic poem that revolves around what event?
The attempt of the Aryan kings to conquer the Hittites
The story of how the Aryans worked to control Indian lands
The attempt of the Hittites to conquer the Indus Valley
The struggle between the Hinduism and Buddhism
4
Phoenicians were known for all the below except?
Originating what became the modern alphabet
The deep purple-reddish dye they produced from snails
The invention of the keel in ship construction
Working with iron smelting technologies
5
All of the following is correct about Ardi except?
Ardi's bones are approximately 4.4 million years old.
Ardi proved that humans evolved from Apes
Ardi was discovered by Yohannes HaileSelassie in 2001
Ardi predates Lucy and walked upright
6
What does the domestication mean?
The taming of animals for work and food.
Improved farming tools from advanced ironworks.
The genetic alteration of plants for food.
The development of new farming techniques.
7
All except which item below, were features of Harrapan city planning?
Lanes separate rows of houses (which featured bathrooms)
Ziggurat in the center of the city
Streets in grid system are 30 feet wide
City built on mud-brick platform to protect against flood waters
8
Which of the following best describes what Knossos is?
An ancient city discovered in the Himalaya mountains
an ancient village discovered near the pyramids of Egypt
a fishing village built by the Phoenicians
the ancient Minoan capital city discovered by archaeologists
9
Some of the accomplishments of Sumerian Science & Technology were
First to use bronze and had a complex system of writing—cuneiform
Developed an advanced system of indoor plumbing
Used coins to make trade easier
Their practice of medicine was famous in the ancient world
10
What did early China’s geographical barriers cause?
a. A peaceful society where conflict was rare
a. A desire to be open with other civilizations
a. A sense of inferiority to other civilizations
a. A lack of trade with other civilizations and a need for self-sufficiency
11
The Aryans that migrated to the Indus Valley brought the Vedas with them. What is the Vedas?
A collection of hieroglyphics about the Aryans migration
A collection of paintings depicting Aryan migration
Collection of magic spells, prayers and instructions
chants by priests during religious ceremonies
12
In Hinduism, the soul’s good or bad deeds follows it in reincarnation. This is
The caste system
Karma
Moksha
A state of perfect understanding of all things
13
Which of the following would not be considered an artisan?
A potter that creates vases for carrying water.
A person who makes sandals
An ironworker that makes swords
The priest who conducts religious services
14
What was the Neolithic Revolution?
The period when early hominids began to walk upright.
When Homo Habilis began to use tools
The era when civilizations took control of the Nile
The shift from food gathering to food producing culture.
15
The core belief of Jainism is that
there is only a collective soul shared by all living things
People who live a religious life will achieve nirvana
All living things have a soul and should not be killed
the soul dies when the body dies and there is no after life
16
Minos was the king of the Minoans. Legends claim that he what creature in a labyrinth?
A minotaur
a hydra
a satyr
A centaur
17
Which of the following best describes how papyrus is made?
Layers of heavy linen that are woven together,
Paintings on walls that utilize images to tell a story.
Splitting reeds and compressing them together with water.
Boiling wood shavings and melding them together.
18
1. What was life like in Ur?
The people of Ur lived in well-defined social classes
The citizens of Ur pioneered the Neolithic Revolution
a. People lived a nomadic lifestyle
People expressed their belief by painting images in caves
19
Which of the following is not an artifact?
A bone from an ancient hominid.
A fragment of an ancient clay tablet.
The tip of an ancient spear.
A necklace with semi-precious stones.
20
Which of the following is not one of Buddha’s Four Noble Truth’s?
Selfish desires are the cause of suffering
To attain nirvana, one must endure lifelong suffering
To end all desires is to end all suffering
Life is filled with suffering and sorrow
21
Which society used iron-smelting technologies first?
a. The Mesopotamians in the Fertile Crescent
a. Among the Harrapans in India
a. The Hittites in Anatolia.
a. China, along the Huang He and Yangtze Rivers
22
What is a hominid?
A tool used by Cro-Magnon Man
The name given to specialized scribes in villages
A primate family that includes humans and their ancestors
Technology used to transport goods
23
Which of the following is not one of the five characteristics of a civilization?
An advanced economy that uses the gold standard
Complex institutions
An advanced city with basic necessities for citizens
Advanced technology that makes tasks easier

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