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Review for the 2017 Semester Exam for Honors Ancient History
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1
What resource did Egypt exploit in the mines of Nubia killing numerous individuals?
Silver
Salt
Gold
Oil
2
Who were wealthy landowners in Rome that were the only ones allowed to be voted into office?
Etruscans
Patricians
Greeks
Plebeians
3
What body of water was part of the biggest trade network that existed up to 600 CE
Atlantic
Pacific
North Sea
Indian
4
Which was NOT spread by the Bantu people of Sub-Sahara Africa
Agriculture
Iron
Language
Buddhism
5
Scholars have divided Ancient Egyptian Kingdoms into three parts. They are ________
Lost,Ancient,New
Pharaoh, Pyramid, Hieroglypic
1st,2nd,3rd
Old, Middle,New
6
2 Examples of religions that surfaced during the Shang and Zhou Dynasties would be _________
Daoism and Confucianism
Daoism and Hinduism
Hinduism and Buddhism
Christianity and Islam
7
Peninsula located between China and India that played a major role in Indian Ocean trade
Arabia
Italy
Malay
Korea
8
Which Punic War general attacked Rome with battle elephants?
Sulla
Spartacus
Hannibal
Marius
9
Which world religion believes in God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit?
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
All of the above
10
The Northern part of Egypt is also known as
Upper Egypt
Nile
Mesopotamia
Lower Egypt
11
What two rivers make up the center of the Mesopotamian Civilizations?
Ganges and Yellow
Nile and Tiber
Tigris and Nile
Tigris and Euphrates
12
The ______________ era refers to the transition from foraging to growing crops.
Paleolithic
Mesozoic
Jurassic
Neolithic
13
Which ancient civilization is associated with Africa?
Olmec
Mesopotamia
Mohenjo Daro
Kush
14
The evolution of a new empire as it transitions through tax increases, droughts, and rebellions
All of the above
Mandate of Heaven
Dynastic Cycle
Shang Cycle
15
Who became the first emperor in Rome?
Nero
Pompey
Augustus
Marc Antony
16
The Greek city-states were eventually overtaken by Phillip II of what region?
Egypt
Macedon
Persia
Athens
17
Which people did not invade Rome
Visogoths
Vandals
Ostrogoths
Mongols
18
What did the Greeks form in order to protect themselves from further Persian attacks?
Satraps
Delian League
Helots
Democracy
19
What type of writing was used in Ancient Egypt?
Script
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
20
What were areas of Persia called that were separate governed regions?
Satrapies
Polis
Achaemenes
Seleucids
21
A ______________ is a multistory, mud-brick, pyramid-shaped tower found in Ancient Mesopotamia.
Ziggurat
Ma'at
Tomb
Amulet
22
Who is the most famous Greek Historian that wrote about the Persian Wars?
Herodotus
Cyrus
Pericles
Sophocles
23
What was the high point in each polis that was fortified and had temples?
Marathon
Agora
Acropolis
Sophist
24
Which Chinese Dynasty is the first one documented in History?
Qin
Ming
Shang
Han
25
Which of the following would not be considered an indicator of civilization
long distance trade
A system for keeping permanent records
political system based solely on familial lineage
Significant # of people engaged in non-food producing jobs
26
What was the official religion in Persia?
Christian
Zoroastrian
Buddhist
Hindu
27
Which world religion includes the Eight Fold Path?
Christianity
Buddhism
Judaism
Hinduism
28
Which world religion is centered around the Tao?
Hinduism
Confucianism
Daoism
Buddhism
29
What is the era known as where Greek culture dominated Europe and Central Asia?
Olympic
Antigonid
Hellenistic
Partriarchal
30
Which Persian king first attacked Greece over land disputes?
Darius III
Darius
Xerxes
Cyrus
31
Which of the following is NOT a Greek philosopher?
Sophocles
Aristotle
Socrates
Plato
32
This term was used to identify an Egyptian Ruler?
Emperor
Pharaoh
Osiris
King
33
The most important document in Judaism is the Vedas
True
False
34
Which of the following religions is centered around God and revealed by the prophet Muhammad?
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Daoism
35
Diwali is an ancient festival of light in the Hindu religion.
False
True
36
The most influential early Mesoamerican civilization would be the ______________.
Egypt
Han
Mayan
Olmec
37
Christians believe that Abraham was the Messiah promised in the Old Testament.
True
False
38
What weather pattern assisted sailors from the African coast to India and back
Typhoon
Snow
Tornado
Monsoons
39
Choose the correct grouping of the First Triumvirate.
Octavian, Marc Antony, Pompey
Tiberius, Caligula, Nero
Crassus, Pompey, Caesar
Hadrian, Caesar, Pompey
40
What type of writing was used in Mesopotamia?
Cuneiform
Heiroglyphics
Script
Industrialization
41
Which city-state was known for developing a democracy where some men could vote?
Macedonia
Sparta
Thebes
Athens
42
Christianity is centered around the teachings of
Muhammad
Abraham
Siddhartha Gautama
Jesus Christ
43
With whom did Rome fight the Punic Wars?
Egypt
Punisia
Greece
Carthage
44
What social institution was not part of the Persian Empire?
King
Military
Slave
Satrap
45
Who is considered to be the first emperor that we have records in Mesopotamia?
Gilgamesh
Ashurbanipal
Sargon
Hammurabi
46
What governing structure did Rome use that still influences governments today?
Democracy
Monarchy
Republic
Satrapies
47
Ramadan is a month of fasting in which Jews do not eat or drink during the day.
False
True
48
The world’s longest river is the ___________.
Mississippi
Tigris
Ganges
Nile
49
The____ justified rebellions against a Chinese Emperor as long as the rebellion was successful.
Dynastic Cycle
All of the above
Mandate of Heaven
Shang Cycle
50
A pilgrimage to Mecca is included in the Five Pillars of Islam.
True
False
51
Which Persian king fought the Greeks in the Battle of Thermopylae?
Darius III
Cyrus
Darius
Xerxes
52
Qin demands for obedience were justified by an authoritarian political philosophy known as ___
Christianity
Confucianism
Daoism
Legalism
53
Which religion believes in one God, for which the Arabic word for that God is Allah
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
All of the above
54
Which major river helped to grow Ancient Chinese Civilizations around 2000 B.C.E
Han
Red
Yangzi
Yellow
55
What did the Edict of Milan do?
Provide "Bread and Circuses" for the Roman poor
Build a wall to keep out the Picts and Scots
End the war between Rome and Milan
Ended the persecution of Christians
56
Ancient Egypt: ______________:: Ancient China:______________________
Ganges River, Tigris River
Tigris River, Euphrates
Nile River, Yellow River
Nile River, Tiber River
57
The Akkadian Empire overtaken in 2200 B.C.E. Which ruler of Babylon was responsible for this?
Sargon
Hammurabi
Ashurbanipal
Gilgamesh
58
Believes that God appointed the Jews as chosen people as an example of holiness to the world.
Christianity
Judaism
Daoism
Islam
59
Which of the following religions is a monotheistic religion?
Both A and B
Islam
Hinduism
Christianity
60
The ___ is considered to be one of the earliest impressive ancient South American Civilizations
Mayan
Aztec
Chavin
Olmec
61
The fundamental source of Israelite history can be located in the
Hebrew Bible
Torah
Vedas
Quran
62
The Southern part of Egypt is also known as
Mesopotamia
Lower Egypt
Nile
Upper Egypt
63
What major innovation allowed for land travel on horses to be faster?
Chains
Rihanna
Stirrups
Whips
64
What was one of the most profitable items traded by Greece?
Silk
Potato
Olive Oil
Cotton
65
. The ____________ era is commonly known as the “old stone age”
Vegitarian
Paleolithic
Industrialization
Neolithic
66
Which of the world religions that we study in class contained the Four Nobel Truths?
Christianity
Judaism
Buddhism
Hinduism
67
What was the civil war between Athens and Sparta?
Peloponnesian War
Greek Civil War
Persian War
Delian League
68
Which religion was NOT spread on the Silk Road
Christianity
Rastafarian
Buddhism
Hinduism
69
Which term refers to a religion having many gods?
Catholic
Zoroastrianism
Polytheistic
Monotheistic
70
Corrupt emperor, had his own mother killed and is known for his persecution of Christians?
Caesar
Hadrian
Pompey
Nero
71
Earliest civilization documented in the Indus River Valley?
Kush
Mohenho-Daro
Ur
Maurya
72
Which ruler conquered most of Central Asia spreading Greek culture?
Alexander
Pericles
Phillip II
Xerxes
73
What city became the eastern capital of the Roman Empire in 324 CE?
Pompeii
Milan
Venice
Constantinople
74
Which major world religion began in the Roman Empire because Rome controlled Judea?
Buddhism
Judaism
Christianity
Zorostriansim
75
Peel the avocado, peel the avocado...___________
Guacamole
Salsa
Tacos
Lemons
76
When this conqueror died his kingdom was divided into 3 parts. What was the Persian part named?
Seleucid
Delian
Ptolemaic
Antigonid
77
Hammurabi is best known in history for his ________________?
Warrior Mentality
Codes of law
Kung Pao Chicken
Philosophical Ideologies
78
What geographic feature caused Greece to develop into separate city-states?
Rivers
Volcanoes
Mountains
Deserts
79
Which one of the following would be most likely buried in a Pyramid?
Priests
Peasant
Plebian
Pharoah
80
Which would be considered a great contribution from ancient Egyptian Civilizations?
Papyrus
All of the above
Ink
Mathematical system based on 10
81
Which Greek developed the concept of levers, screws, and compound pulleys?
Euclid
Sophocles
Archimedes
Socrates
82
______________ is the learned patterns of action and expression.
History
Religion
Anthropology
Culture
83
What animal was used for Trans-Saharan trade
Horse
Camel
Llama
Elephant
84
City-state developing a militaristic society where boys began training for the military at 7
Athens
Sparta
Thebes
Macedonia
85
The main spiritual beings in the Shinto religion are known as Kami.
True
False
86
What Athenian leader ruled during the Persian wars and later built the Parthenon?
Sophocles
Herodutus
Cyrus
Pericles
87
Which of the following best describes Shang Society around 1650 B.C.E.
society dominated by warrior aristocracy
society centered around the arts and sciences
society built solely on religion
society based on agriculture and metallurgy
88
Which Persian king allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem and rebuild their temple?
Xerxes
Darius
Cyrus
Pericles