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Brief review of Mesopotamia & Egypt
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While monotheistic religions believe in one god, polytheistic relgions believe in...
Many gods
No god(s)
One goddess
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2
Both Hinduism and Buddhism believe in...
Nirvana
Reincarnation
Karma
the same gods
3
The Egyptians believed the pharaoh was a king and what?
bishop
god
queen
commoner
4
Which civilization is responsible for the development of the plow and the wheel?
Egyptian
Sumerian
Assyrian
Phonician
5
The Zhou principle known as the Mandate of Heaven claimed...
One family would rule forever
a just rule had divine approval
China must be a theocracy
God made everyone equal
6
What made the Phoenician alphabet attractive to other cultures?
limited characters & based on sounds
use of oracle bones made it easy to decipher
it was the language of the elite
it was the first written language
7
Which of the following is not a pictographic writing style?
Sumerian Cunieform
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Phoenician Alphabet
Egyptian Hieroglyphics
8
Asoka spread what religion in India?
Christianity
Hinduism
Judaism
Buddhism
9
While pyramids were tombs for the pharoahs, ziggurats were...
places of learning
stores houses & religious shrines
military headquarters
palaces for the elite
10
The Torah is...
the first five books of the Vedas
the first five books of the Old Testament
the first five books of the New Testament
the first five books of the Koran
11
Egypt is known as a theocracy, or a government where rule is based on...
Law Code
Aptitude
Religious Authority
Equality
12
Hammarabi's Code...
All are correct
had extreme punishments for law-breaking
applied to all Babylonians
was one of the first written law codes
13
How did the Chinese explain rebellions and civil war?
the anger of the traditional gods
a decline in the role of the family
the ruler's loss of the Mandate of Heaven
a failure to respect the ruler
14
The Gupta Dynasty is known for advancing what subject during its golden age?
Physics
Mathematics
Psychology
Philosophy
15
Which geographic feature was most desirable for settlement in Ancient India?
Deserts
Mountains
Rivers
Plateaus
