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The ultimate goal of Hinduism is to be reincarnated into the highest position called
karma
moksha
dharma
nirvana
2
The cycle of rebirth is called
moksha
reincarnation
karma
dharma
3
The Egyptian sun god is named
Thoth
Amon-Re
Horus
Osiris
4
The two major rivers in China are the Chang and the
Ganges
Huang He
Wei He
Euphrates
5
What group attacked the Shang kingdom in 1050 BCE?
Zhou
Qin
Xia
Han
6
Who was at the top of the Egyptian social class system?
Pharaoh
Priests
Nobles
Scribes
7
An ancient Chinese way of life that emphasizes a simple and natural existence is called
Legalism
Hinduism
Confucianism
Daoism
8
The first female pharaoh of Egypt was named
Ramses II
Akhenaton
Hatshepsut
Thutmose II
9
According to Zhou kings, a heavenly law gave them the power to rule. This law is called:
The Divine Right of Kings
The Tao of Zhou
The Heavenly Order of Zhou Kings
The Mandate of Heaven
10
Ancient Egyptians believe in an afterlife which stems from a life force called
qi
karma
tao
ka
11
The Egyptian god of the underworld is named
Osiris
Horus
Re
Ptah
12
The ruler/warrior class of the caste system were called
Kshatriyas
Sudras
Vaisyas
Brahmins
13
Egypt reached the height of its power and glory during the
Old Kingdom
New Kingdom
rule of Khufu
Middle Kingdom
14
The first ruler of Egypt was named ___________.
Ramses II
Chandragupta
Khufu
Narmer (Menes)
15
The longest river in the world is the _________ River.
Yangtze
Tigris
Nile
Indus
16
Shi Huangdi's Qin Dynasty fell because
Shi Huangdi was a weak ruler
Shi Huangdi was a harsh ruler
The Qin Dynasty was conquered by the Han Dynasty
Shi Huangdi died
17
The three main gods in Hinduism are Brahma, Shiva and
Saraswati
Parvati
Vishnu
Lakshmi
18
India's earliest civilization was in a city called ________, located in the Indus River Valley.
Pataliputra
Harappa
Teotihuacan
Tenochtitlan
19
The belief in more than one god is called
animism
polytheism
monotheism
Hinduism
20
The Indian social system that grouped people based on their birth, wealth, or occupation
caste system
democracy
feudal system
meritocracy
21
Who is given credit for building the Great Wall of China?
Shi Huangdi
Chandragupta Maurya
Liu Bang
Han Wudi
22
Philosophy that states a strong leader & strong legal system are needed to create social order
Confucianism
Daoism
Buddhism
Legalism
23
The first Indian Empire was called the __________ Empire.
Gupta
Maurya
Zhou
Shang
24
Ancient Egyptians called their country __________, or "the Black Land."
Kemet
silt
Menes
Khufu
25
What civilization developed a base-10 number system and created the number zero?
Ancient China
Ancient Mesopotamia
Ancient Egypt
Ancient India
26
Indo-Europeans living in central Asia who migrated to India and Iran were called
Aryans
Mongols
Brahmins
Vaisyas
27
This man was one of India's best known emperors. He gave up warring and became a Buddhist.
Samudragupta
Chandragupta Maurya
Khufu
Asoka
28
The Holy Book of Hinduism is called the
Vedas
Torah
Talmud
Qu'ran
29
The Vedas were written in a language called
Sanskrit
Phoenician
Mandarin
Latin
30
The Nile's ____________ and the Mediterranean Sea protected Egypt from invasion.
floods
crocodiles
cataracts
currents
31
The Hindu universal god or spirit is called
Vishnu
Brahman
Brahma
Shiva
32
Piye declared himself pharaoh and united Egypt and his kingdom of _______________.
Thebes
Nubia
Great Zimbabwe
Mali
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This group is not a part of the caste system and is forced to perform the dirtiest jobs.
Untouchables
Vaisyas
Aryans
Sudras