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1
What is a group of states or countries under a single government?
City-state
Nation
Colony
Empire
2
What was the area between the Tigris and Euphrates called?
Harappa
Egypt
Knossos
Mesopotamia
3
Which of these is not a Christian cleric?
Cardinal
Imam
Priest
Bishop
4
What was the first civilization, located in Mesopotamia?
Egypt
Crete
Sumer
India
5
The Mycenaeans were the ...
the first Chinese speaking civilization
first Latin speaking civilization
the first Sanskrit speaking civilization
first Greek speaking civilization
6
What are the vedas?
Part of the Eightfold Path
the shrines for Hindu gods
hymns
Part of the Four Noble Truths
7
What were wedge shaped marks pressed into a clay tablet?
Linear B
Hieroglyphs
Cuneiform
Linear A
8
Who fought in the Punic Wars?
Greece and Rome
Rome and India
Rome and Carthage
Greece and Carthage
9
What is believed to the word of God?
Quran
Vedas
Odyssey
Epic of Gilgamesh
10
What helped the Romans succeed?
trade
war
advanced agriculture
new technology
11
What story told of a flood and was the first piece of writing?
Epic of Gilgamesh
Illiad
Romance of the Rose
Odyssey
12
What was the architectural achievement of the Etruscans which the Romans borrowed?
arch
Road
Column
flying buttresses
13
Who was responsible for the spread of Christianity?
Muhammad
Apostle Paul
Ahura Mazda
Apostle Peter
14
What was the Kaaba?
A shrine around a sacred well
A shrine around an ancient meteorite
A shrine around the birthplace of Jesus
A shrine around a sacred spring
15
What is the goal of Buddhism?
to keep being reincarnated
to reach heaven
to achieve Nirvana
to reach the Underworld
16
Who put an end to Charlemagne's empire?
Celts
Vandals
Goths
Vikings
17
What it is called when one country conquers, rules or exploits other lands and peoples?
nativism
capitalism
imperialism
secularism
18
Which city-state was known for it military?
Sparta
Alexandria
Carthage
Athens
19
When using APAR the second A stands for attitude.
False
True
20
Who pledged service to people above them?
Vandals
Goths
Visigoths
Vassals
21
When using APAR the first A stands for application.
True
False
22
What type of society is dominated by men?
patriarchy
communism
Matriarchy
dictatorship
23
What are the first five books in the Hebrew Bible?
The exodus
Book of the Dead
Quran
Torah
24
What is the land given to a vassal?
fief
castle
plantation
manor
25
What dynasty was known for the Great Wall and the terra cotta warriors?
Zhou
Qin
Han
Ming
26
From whom did the Romans derive their culture?
Cretans
Greeks
Etruscans
Sumerians
27
Which of these is not a historical thinking skill?
Looking at hagiography
Examining historical context
Comparison
Analyzing Historical Evidence
28
Another word for Middle ages is
Classic
Archaic
Dark Ages
Medieval
29
What did Muhammad teach his followers?
polytheism
polygamy
monogamy
monotheism
30
When using APAR the R stands for reason.
False
True
31
When using the ACT for an introduction the C stands for
contusion
context
contempt
confusion
32
Causation is a historical thinking skill.
False
True
33
Where was Alexandria?
Indus River Valley
Egypt
Greece
Mesopotamia
34
What is a tithe?
when Jews left money to the synagogue
part of the eight fold path
one of the five pillars of Islam
when Christians paid part of their income to the church
35
Who were the mounted warriors from medieval times who protected castles and manors?
infidels
Popes
Knights
Serfs
36
What is the difference in status among a group of people?
nationalism
ethno-centrism
nativism
hierarchy
37
What is the belief in many gods?
monogamy
polygamy
monotheism
polytheism
38
Who were the two men selected by the Roman senate to handle the every day affairs of the government and lead armies?
Plebians
Consuls
Tribunes
Tyrants
39
Serfs were
allowed to be sold
free to go wherever they wanted
the same as slaves
were bound to the land
40
When using APAR the P stands for place and time.
False
True
41
What sea borders Greece and is home to most of its islands?
Black
Mediterranean
Aegean
Caspian
42
When using ACT to write an introduction the T stands for
thesis
theme
time
theology
43
What was the land between the rivers?
Egypt
China
Mesopotamia
India
44
What was a guild?
the practice of covering something with gold
A fancy cathedral
an association that oversaw the practice of a craft
a bar where medieval peasants went
45
What word means submission to God?
Islam
Zoroaster
Buddha
Hindu
46
What language are the two epic Aryan poems written in?
Sanskrit
Hieroglyphic
Latin
Greek
47
Which weather pattern brought massive amounts of rain to India every year?
cyclones
Hurricanes
Tidal waves
Monsoons
48
Examining historical context is a historical thinking skill.
True
False
49
Which city-state developed a democracy?
Sparta
Athens
Persia
Carthage
50
What were the first set of written laws?
Ten Commandments
Quran
Torah
Hammurabi's Code
51
Where did the Greek gods live?
Mt. Parnassus
Crete
Delphi
Mt. Olympus
52
What did Homer write about?
Trojan War
Roman mythology
the Norse gods
Hindu mythology
53
Comparison is a historical thinking skill.
True
False
54
Where do we get the word Hellenistic?
related to Greek history
related to Minoan history
Helen of Troy
related to Hellas
55
Which mountains separated India from the rest of Asia?
Himalayas
Alps
Pyrenees
Urals
56
What word means successor?
cardinal
imam
priest
caliph
57
What was the name for the area of the Middle East named for its rich soils and wheat fields?
Nile River Valley
Indus River Valley
Fertile Crescent
Golden Crescent
58
What is the belief on one god?
polygamy
monotheism
bitheism
polytheism
59
What was made up of 300 government officials?
Roman senate
Greek council
Roman house of representative
Hindu pantheon of gods
60
What is the name for the style of most cathedrals in the Middle Ages?
Romanesque
Byzantine
Greek
Gothic
61
Which of these is not a reason Rome fell?
economic weakness
Social Decay
Political turmoil
the empire remained whole
62
When writing an introduction to a historical essay the A in ACT stands for
action
attention grabber
attention
audience
63
What was chivalry?
code of conduct for knights
Code of conduct for priests
code of conduct for serfs
code of conduct for merchants
64
Pharaohs were the leaders of which country?
Egypt
Greece
India
China
65
What was the new calendar created by Caesar?
Gregorian
Orthodox
Julian
Caesarian
66
What is the river that ancient Romans settled on?
Euphrates
Indus
Tiber
Tigris
67
What is the ultimate reality in Hinduism?
Brahman
Asoka Tano
Nirvana
Shiva
68
What is an urban area exercising control over the surrounding countryside?
City
parish
City state
Empire
69
Who unified western Europe during the Middle Ages?
King Richard
Charlemagne
Alexander the Great
Pope Leo
70
Identifying change and continuity is a historical thinking skill.
True
False
71
Analyzing historical evidence is a historical thinking skill.
True
False
72
What are large stepped platform temples?
Cathedrals
Pyramids
Mosques
Ziggurats
73
Which of these is not a key feature of early civilizations?
Large cities with extensive trade routes
Knowledge of writing
LIfe based on agriculture with increased trade
Technology to produce metals, textiles, pottery and other objects.
74
The civilization that built these used what kind of writing?
Greek
cuneiform
Latin
hieroglphics
75
Who was known as the Enlightened One?
Buddha
Zeus
Jesus
Jehovah
76
What describes the the economic and social structure of the Middle Ages?
imperialism
serfdom
feudalism
capitalism
77
Why did the Minoans and Mycenaeans build deep hulled ships?
to carry cargo for trade
to carry prisoners
for warfare
to bring camels from Asia
78
Which type of government belongs to the people?
Dictatorship
Republic
Tyranny
Monarchy
79
What river is the center of Egyptian civilization?
Tigris
Indus
Nile
Tiber
80
Which civilization was different than the others because it was isolated?
Egypt
India
Greece
China
81
Who is the one true god according to Zoroaster?
Jupiter
Ahura Mazda
Jehovah
Zeus