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World history Unit test 2020
Permanent settlements became
Many scholars think Judaism
World history Unit test 2020
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Many scholars think Judaism
was a response to the Babylonian Captivity
is the world's first monotheistic religion
has a history recorded in Book of Patriarchs
founded by King Solomon
2
Permanent settlements became
villages to cities to civilizations
city-states to villages to empires
towns to villages to empires
cities to empires to civilizations
3
Cultural diffusion was often the result of
trade, migration and conquest
Language, customs and traditions
customs, skills and technologies
traditional economy, language and religion
4
The human story goes back more than _____ years ago.
5 million
1 million
3.5 million
2.5 million
5
Most temples within Mesopotamia were placed on top of a (an)
ziggurat
megalith
citadel
obelisk
6
A son respecting and serving his parents throughout his life was taught by
Hammurabi
Buddha
Laozi
Confucius
7
Hinduism is one of the world's oldest religions and
teaches the goal of salvation is to achieve reincarnation
had no single founder
is practiced the same way all across India
was founded by Vishnu
8
Dualism is the belief that the world is controlled by
the forces of male and female
the forces of yin and yang
the forces of good and evil
the forces of hot and cold
9
Early human-like beings that walked upright include
ancestors of gorillas
ancestors of orangutans
ancestors of chimpanzees
ancestors of hominids
10
Th practice of agriculture meant that
not everyone had to produce food
people enjoyed equal status
people had more free time
everyone farmed
11
Genetically speaking, all human beings are _____ percent identical.
77.7
55.5
66.6
99.9
12
Formalized religion in all civilizations include all the following, except
temples
rituals
priests and/or priestesses
one god
13
Normal living for Paleolithic peoples was
they stayed in one place
as hunter-gatherers who were nomadic
they adapted to only one type of environment
they did not engage in artistic activities
14
The ________ gradually spread west and south from the steppes north of the Black Sea.
Kushites
Indo-Europeans
Msopotamians
Egyptians
15
Most scholars think that ___________ migrated out of Africa 100,000 years ago.
Homo Habilis
Neanderthal
Homo Erectus
Homo Sapiens
16
The most important discoveries of hominids have been located in
Africa
South America
Eurasia
North America
17
The dividing line between history and prehistory is
fossils
cave art
artifacts
writing
18
The Nile is important to Egypt because
the Nile is the longest river in the world
the Nile's floods were rare and unpredictable
the Sahara was difficult to cross
the Nile created a valley and a delta with very fertile soil
19
The achievements of the Sumerians included all the following, except
cuneiform writing
first empire
the wheel
first civilization
20
By finding one's place in Nature, it is possible to achieve harmony with the Universe is a belief of
Daoism
Hinduism
Confucianism
Buddhism
21
Jews celebrate the Passover to remember the
Diaspora
Babylonian Captivity
Exodus
Patriarchs
22
The most important factor in the growth of civilization in Nubia was
good farmland
Nubian expertise in archery
advancements in the arts and sciences
a location that was a center for trade
23
The first person to create a permanent army then use it to create the first empire was
Hammurabi
Sargon
Gilgamesh
Nebuchadnezzar
24
Buddha taught you can attain nirvana, or
a state of perfect peace
reincarnation
life after death
pleasures and material goods
25
Some of Darius I's important achievements were
he minted Persia's first coins and built roads
he founded a religion
he defeated the Greeks
he conquered Persepolis
26
Systems of writing began to develop about _______ years ago.
25,000
5,000
50,000
10,000
27
The Rosetta Stone was important because it allowed scholars to
discover the god Osiris
learn how Egyptians developed papyrus scrolls
translate hieroglyphics
understand how mummies were used
28
The Egyptians developed mummification in order to
avoid the need for burial
provide dead pharaohs with servants
keep the ka from shriveling and vanishing
fulfill their gods' needs
29
Ancient Indus Valley civilizations declined because
most people agree with the first two reasons
no one knows why
the disappearance of the Sarasvati
invasion from the Aryans
30
Piye was famous for
conquering Egypt
conquering Babylon
beating the Akkadians
beating the Hittites
31
Hammurabi's Code is considered important because
Hammurabi united all of Mesopotamia
the Code was written down and displayed for all to see
the Code was based on the number 60
the Code dealt with everyone equally
32
________ refers to a society's knowledge, art, beliefs, customs, and values.
cultural diffusion
culture
traditional economy
civilization
33
The earliest examples of Chinese writing occurred
during the Shang dynasty
under the leadership of Confucius
during the Zhou dynasty
during the Warring States Period
34
The belief that the soul is released from the body at death and is reborn in another body is
dharma
samsara
karma
moksha
35
The Phoenicians were considered important because
they perfected ironworking techniques
they invented an alphabet
they wrote the Epic of Gilgamesh
they sailed to the British Isles
36
Agriculture developed _____ in different places at _____ times.
spontaneously, hot
independently, different
incrementally, cold
simultaneously, same
37
The Neolithic Revolution led to all the following, except
domestication of animals
frequent moving
population growth
permanent settlements
38
The tallest building within a Fertile Crescent city was usually
an Egyptian pyramid
an Egyptian step pyramid
a Hindu temple
a Mesopotamian ziggurat
39
A highly structured organization managed by officials and used by rulers to help them govern is a
theocracy
monotheism
bureaucracy
polytheism
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Most of what we know about Aryan history comes from
records from foreign traders
oral stories passed down
sacred writings called Vedas
archeological clues and evidence