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1
The spread of ideas, customs, and technology from one culture to another is called?
cultural saturation
cultural differentiation
cultural diffusion
cultural processing
2
Oracle bone writings came from which dynasty?
Han Dynasty
Shi Huangdi Dynasty
Shang Dynasty
Qin Dynasty
3
Socrates was brought to trail for what reason?
not believing in the Greek gods
luring kids in the woods as clowns
opposed Greek rule
corrupting the youth of Athens
4
Who became known as the "Father of the Hebrews"
Abraham
Doug
Moses
Hammruabi
5
Nonviolence and Reincarnation best describe which two religions?
Buddhism and Catholicism
Methodist and Baptist
Hinduism and Buddhism
Hinduism and Christianity
6
In what city was a Republic formed that gave citizens the right to elect their officials?
China
Rome
Greece
Egypt
7
What are the foundations of Phoenicians economics?
seafaring trade / invention of the phonetic alaphabet
bull-leaping, painted pottery, and female led ceremonies
shipping, murex, and chariots
head banging, loud music, and concerts
8
Time when various cultures blended because of the efforts of Alexander the Great refers to.....
Pericles Age
Hellenistic Culture
Athenian Culture
Classical Age
9
A surplus of food, large towns, govt, division of labor, record keeping are characteristics of?
Civilization
Empire
Moultrie
Culture
10
Mesopotamia was an ideal location due to what 2 reasons?
rivers and crops
time and place
food source and water
location and fertile land
11
Democracy is not the ideal form of government is the belief of which 2 philosophers?
Aristotle and Plato
Socrates and Aristotle
Plato and Aristotle
Socrates and Plato
12
What was an acropolis?
place where women came to draw water and socialize
fortified area on top of the hill at the center of the city
place where citizens met to vote on laws
A place for shopping, trading, and buying
13
Who is Ashoka and what did his Rock Edicts preach?
Emperor of the Shang Dynasty, preached to rub Buddhas' belly
Pope of the Catholic Church, Catholic interventions
King of the Gupta Empire, preached violence and prejudice
King of the Mauryan Empire, preached nonviolence & tolerance
14
What is the
Parthenon
?
greatest cultural monument of Greece
sits in the agora
temple of Zeus
Greek polis
15
The people needed to keep a record of items traded among nations shows the importance of?
war
writing
trade
religion
16
During which period did people experience peace and prosperity, develope math, improve medicine
Classical Age
Buddhism
Age of Astronomical Proportions
Golden Age
17
The caste system was formed for what purpose?
distinguish groups of people in a society
divide society by how much property you acquired
find the differences in people from different countries
distinguish factors that led to polytheism
18
Under Hammurabi's Code, uniform law was needed for what 4 reasons?
to maintain order in society
protect property, family, life, and maintain order
because Obama said so
protect life, property, liberty
19
The Academy
was a school in Athens for philosophers built by whom?
Aristotle
Plato
Socrates
Forest Gump
20
The belief in only one god?
monotheism
islam
polytheistic
hinduism
21
Tribunes were elected for what reason?
worked under the emperor as a liaison
keep records for government meetings
protected women as citizens and their right to vote
protected themselves from unjust treatment from patricians
22
What role did the forum play in Roman society?
trials of crime occurred in the forum
heart of political life
the forum showed comedies and tragedies
where elections were held
23
A “chosen” individual feels he was given authority from the gods to rule refers to?
Golden Age
Mandate of Heaven
Presidential Inauguration
Divine Rights of Kings
24
Early civilizations developed in all of the following river valleys EXCEPT:
Indus River Valley
Amazon River Valley
Nile River Valley
Huag He River Valley
25
This picture describes importance of Egyptian worship to what earthly feature
nature
desert
earth
Africa
26
What are two architectural contributions of Ancient Rome?
Asphalt and Bridges
Iron and Steel
Brick and Morter
Concrete and Arches
27
The Tiber River runs through which City
Sicily
Sparta
Rome
Athens
28
Napoleon's army found this that would translate hieroglyphics?
Baltic Stone
cuneiform
hooked-on-phonics
Rosetta Stone
29
Shi Huangdi is best known for which great piece of architecture?
Great Wall of China
Roman Coliseum
Egyptian Pyramids
London Bridge
30
Legend of the beginning of Rome?
Romulus and Remus
Starsky and Hutch
Gupta and Mauryan
Tom and Jerry
31
Consuls ruled in the place the......?
King
President
Emperor
Pharaoh
32
"Democracy" refers to political life in?
Athens, Greece
Qin, China
Alexandria, Egypt
Gupta, India
33
A code of virtues to live by (obey ancient traditions, obtain and education) is an idea from?
Asoka
Hammurabi
Chandra Gupta
Confucious
