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Midterm Review World History 2020
Midterm Review World History 2020
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When did the Egyptians build pyramids?
their entire history
the Old Kingdom
the Middle Kingdom
the New Kingdom
2
Why did early humans migrate out of Africa?
looking for farmland
they were bored
there was a drought
warfare
3
What is the process of a soul being reborn into a new body called?
reincarnation
karma
mummification
dharma
4
What social class system did the Aryans bring to India?
manoralism
caste system
feudalism
Fordism
5
Who is the founder of Judaism?
Moses
Abraham
Jesus
6
Why did Jewish people become a religion of the book?
they were constantly being kicked out of their holy land
their religious temples were constantly being destroyed
Abraham did not want false idols
God told them to do so
7
What empire was responsible for the Jewish Diaspora?
Babylonian
Roman
Assyrian
Chaldean
8
Which of the following is not a trait of civilization?
improved technology
record keeping
military
organized government
9
What is dharma?
fulfilling one's role in the caste system
practicing nonviolence
the sum of a person's actions on Earth
being reborn
10
Why was Cyrus the Great considered a good conqueror?
he led his armies from the front
he allowed conquered people to keep their culture.
he allowed conquered kings to keep their throne
he defeated the Greeks
11
How did early humans obtain their food?
gathering
farming
hunting
Wegmans
12
Why did Abraham and his family migrate to northern Egypt?
war
drought
God told him to move
13
Why were the Assyrians able to rise to power in ancient Babylon?
they were fierce warriors
iron weapons
they invented gunpowder
they were experts at capturing cities
14
What were the names of the two kingdoms that formed after the 12 Tribes went to war with each other in 922 B.C.?
Judah and Assyria
Israel and Judah
Israel and Palestine
Israel and Jerusalem
15
Why did new inventions occur around 5,000 B.C.?
goats were domesticated
the Ice Age ended
first crops were grown in the Middle East
people settled and were able to share ideas with each other
16
How do we know Mohenjo Daro had an organized government?
city had job specialization
city is planned on a grid pattern
written records
city had a standing military
17
Which of the following
is not
part of the legacy of ancient Mesopotamia?
mummification
dividing land into smaller provinces
code of law
first writing system
18
What is karma?
living a virtuous life
the sum of a person's actions
fulfilling one's role in the caste system
being a good person
19
What Chinese philosophy believes that true harmony occurs from balancing opposing forces?
Shintoism
Legalism
Confucianism
Daoism
20
What was the writing system of ancient Egypt?
Greek
hieroglyphics
Latin
cuneiform
21
Why did ancient Chinese civilization begin in the North China Plain?
Shi Huang Di wanted to start the Great Wall there
land is between two rivers and silt provided soil for farming
early Chinese people were forced to relocate there
Confucius led his people there
22
Which of the following is not a effect of the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution?
people settled in one place
population decreased
population increased
war increased
23
Hammurabi's Code created an equal society.
False
True
24
What Chinese philosophy believed people were naturally evil and needed harsh punishments to act right?
Shintoism
Legalism
Confucianism
Daoism
25
What is the list of 42 sins that Egyptians would have to confess to not doing before entering the afterlife?
the Negative Confession
Hammurabi's Code
the code of conduct
the Book of the Dead
26
What religion did the Aryans bring to India?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Judaism
Sikhism
27
What Chinese philosophy believed that people were good and needed the 5 relationships to show them how to act?
Shintoism
Daoism
Legalism
Confucianism
28
Why was the Treaty of Kadesh important during the time of Ramses II?
Greece and Egypt made a economic partnership
Egypt became wealthy from the peace with the Hittite empire
Egypt gained iron-working technology
Egypt acquired Nubia
29
What trade route connected Asia and Europe?
the Cotton Street
the Silk Road
the Gunpowder highway
the Ford Corridor
30
According to the Four Nobles Truths of Buddhism, the cause of life's suffering is ________.
desire
power
not worshiping the Buddha
greed
