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What does the social pyramid show about Egypt's social classes?
largest numbers of people were in the artisan classes.
were many people advising the pharaoh.
fewest number of people were in the highest classes.
were more rich people than poor people in Egypt.
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The Egyptian practice of mummification is which characteristic of a civilization?
Religion
Political
Social Structure
Economy
3
Besides engineering, what did the Egyptians use to construct the pyramids?
Anatomy
Chemistry
Mathematics
Astronomy
4
Why did the earliest civilizations appear in areas like Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley?
areas were far away from oceans.
areas were near rivers and fertile soil.
areas are isolated from other regions
areas have the largest number of domesticated animals
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When Hammurabi deals with his laws, what characteristic of a civilization does this fit into?
Economy
The Arts
Social Structure
Political
6
What do Hinduism and Buddhism have in common?
Bathing rituals
Belief in many gods
Belief in many lifetimes
Complicated writings
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Mountains, deserts, seas and dense forests affect China in what way?
Influenced legalism
Increased trade with other countries
Favored the spread of Buddhism
Isolation
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Which of the following is an example of cultural diffusion from China?
Daoism spread from China to Rome
Rome became powerful trading jade
China became wealthy trading silk
Buddhism spread from India to China
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Because Nubians had less land to farm than the Egyptians
they were more motivated to trade
many Nubians moved to Egypt
sold their surplus grain to Egypt
became accomplished sailors on the Nile River
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According to the map, the last continent on Earth to be populated by humans was
Africa
Asia
South America
Europe
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What was Wudi's attitude about expanding the Great Wall to protect traders and caravans?
China was open to traders and wanted to expand it.
China only protected traders from their country.
China did not trust any outsiders
China was at peace with invaders.
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What is an example of a benefit of domestication of animals?
Catching fish in streams using hand made nets
Using the hide of a deer to make a tent
Raising sheep in order to use wool for clothing
Chasing a herd of buffalo to the edge of a cliff
13
What philosophy is all about relationships and treating each other like you want to be treated?
Legalism
Daoism
Confucianism
Republicanism
14
What has to exist before people can specialize in jobs and create a civilization?
Artisans
Food Surplus
Domestication
Trade
15
How did ancient Egyptians benefit when the Nile River flooded?
floods helped the leaders to stay in power.
floods made it easier to keep enemies away
floods kept the two civilizations separate from each other.
floods left silt behind that was good for farming
16
What is a reason that Sumerians used canals, levees and dams?
Create waterfalls so they had waterpower
Make ponds where they could wash clothes
Keep water away from neighboring towns
Control the amount of water in the valley
17
How did ancient Egyptian settlements benefit by being surrounded by desert?
desert had good land for growing crops.
desert offered protection from invaders.
desert made trade and travel easy
desert had plants sheep could graze on.
18
What did Buddha believe ended people's suffering?
Knowledge
Death
Youth
Enlightenment
19
Eightfold Path from Buddhism is similar to what in Hinduism?
Vedas
Caste System
Brahman
Dharma
20
What image best represents samsara, the Hindu cycle of birth, life and death?
a dog
a pyramid
a wheel
a tree
21
What characteristic of a civilization fits the inventions of acupuncture, paper and iron plow?
Intellectual
Social Structure
Political
Religion
22
How is the Hindu belief in karma related to the caste system?
People are in a caste because of how much money they earn.
People born into a low caste can’t rise to a higher class.
People are in a castebecause of how they lived in past lives
People born into a low caste can’t improve their karma.
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What made silk valuable?
Syrian wool was too itchy
Indian cotton was too expensive
Only the Romans wanted to buy it
Only the Chinese knew how to make it
