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1
According to the fossil record, what continent did humans most likely originate from?
Africa
Australia
Asia
South America
2
What are the preserved remains of once living things called?
Artifacts
Hieroglyphics
Fossils
Reincarnation
3
China's early civilizations were located in what river valleys?
Huang He and Chang Jiang
Tigris and Indus
Chang Jiang and Tigris
Huan He and Euphrates
4
What was the most significant invention of Mesopotamia
The plow
Irrigation
Cuneiform writing
Ziggurat
5
What body of water is indicated by the star on this map?
Bay of Bengal
Red Sea
Indian Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
6
Why was the Silk Road important?
kep out invaders and immigrants
Stretched from Beijing to Rome and allwed trade
Allowed soldiers to quick get to the capital
Longest paved road in history
7
What is a belief in many gods called?
Monotheism
Hierarchy
Polytheism
Monarchy
8
In the Paleolithic, what jobs did people have?
Men hunted, women gathered
Everyone farmed
Adults hunted, children gathered
Division of labor meant lots of different jobs
9
What is positive or negative energy that causes positive or negative effects?
Dharma
Ashoka
Karma
Nirvana
10
Whose epic was the first example of major literature?
Sargon
Hammurabi
Uruk
Gilgamesh
11
What civilization is indicated by the star on this map?
Egypt
Mesopotamia
India
China
12
What did farming allow people to do?
Develop permanent homes
Have a reliable food source
All of these
Have division of labor
13
What do we call an arrangement of things one above or below another based on importance?
Hierarchy
Hieroglyphics
Archaeologist
Standardization
14
Which statement is true about Mesopotamian, Egyptian and Indian civilizations?
They all had exactly 3 social classes
Religious members were part of the lowest social class
The social class with the least power had the most people
The social class with the most power had the most people
15
What do we call man-made objects left behind by ancient humans?
Artifacts
Fossils
Caste
Domestication
16
What civilization is indicated by the star on this map?
Mesopotamia
India
China
Egypt
17
Why was Mesopotamia also known as the Fertile Crescent?
Natural defenses made it safe
Surrounded by deserts
Controlled by a strong ruler
Had all the natural resources for food
18
Why was the Great Wall of China built?
As a monument to the emperor
To protect against invaders from the north
To create jobs for Chinese peasants
To prevent immigration from the south
19
What is a type of government with one person in charge called?
Standardization
Monotheism
Hierarchy
Monarchy
20
What do we call the time in world history where glaciers covered large portions of the world?
Bronze Age
Neolithic Age
Ice Age
Middle Ages
21
What is a small country made up of a city and the farmland around it called?
City-state
Delta
Nation-state
Monarchy
22
Why did Paleolithic people migrate?
Following animal herds for food
Dangerous animals would attack
Crops would spoil in winter
Temperatures got too cold
23
What is the first step in mummification?
Dry out body
Wrap the body
Place in pyramid
Remove organs
24
What civilization is indicated by the star on this map?
Egypt
India
Mesopotamia
China
25
Confucius believed that rulers should do what?
Be honest, fair, and set a good example.
Use small rewards and massive punishments
Build massive monuments
Seek love, truth of knowledge and a calm mind
26
What civilization is indicated by the star on this map?
Egypt
India
China
Mesopotamia
27
What religion teaches that people should follow the Four Noble Truths?
Hinduism
Daoism
Buddhism
Confucianism
28
How did the summer monsoon season effect ancient India civilization
Rivers dried up and water was hard to find
Indian farmers harvest their crops early
Famers have to spend more time inside to avoid wind
Rain falls, bringing water to places without rivers
29
What religion believed in reincarnation?
Confucianism
Buddhism
Daoism
Hinduism
30
What is a belief in one god called?
Monotheism
Hierarchy
Monarchy
Polytheism
31
What do we call moving water from place to place, usually for agricultural purposes?
Irrigation
Irregardless
Irresponsibility
Irritation
32
What similarity did the Indus, Ganges, Euphrates, Tigris, and Nile Rivers share?
They added nutrients to the soil
They created canyons that protected cities
They dried up during droughts
They made monsoons stronger
33
How did Egypt, India, and China transfer power from one leader to the next?
Dictatorships
Viziers
Elections
Dynastiies
34
According to Daoism, what are the two opposite forces called?
Indus and Ganges
Yin and Yang
Huang He and Chang Jiang
Daoism and Taoism
35
What do we call a hereditary social class in ancient India?
Domestication
Reincarnation
Standardization
Caste
36
What do we call scientists who study the past using artifacts and fossils?
Monotheism
Hierarchy
Archaeologists
Monarchy
37
Why did Ancient Egyptians mummify the dead?
To prevent gods from destroying Egypt
To prevent the smell of decomposition
To preserve bodies for science
To preserve bodies for the afterlife
38
Why did Egyptians stop using Pyramids?
Cost too much to build
They kept getting robbed
They stopped having pharoahs
They started using mastabas
39
What would be an artifact of Paleolithic people?
Farm animals
Language
Stone tools
Dried corn
40
What is a religious belief involving a cycle of life, death and rebirth called?
Reincarnation
Polytheism
Caste
Monotheism
41
What invention started the Neolithic Age?
Increased scientific knowledge
New construction techniques
Development of agriculture
Improved hunting methods
42
What is a trangle shaped deposit of silt at the mouth of a river called?
Irrigation
Delta
Domestication
Agriculture
43
What is the word for taming plants and animals for people's use?
Irrigation
Agriculture
Domestication
Fossil
44
What word means "making things of one type the same"?
Reincarnation
Irrigation
Agriculture
Standardization
45
What technology enabled Egyptians to keep records more easily than Mesopotamians?
Irrigation
Pyramids
Papyrus
Medicine
46
What geographic feature separates India from the rest of Asia?
Gobi Desert
Himalayan Mountains
Nile River
Red Sea
47
Who was the ancient Babylonian king who compiled one of the earliest known code of laws?
Gilgamesh
Hammurabi
Sargon
Nebuchadnezzar
48
What is the successful underground burial place for pharaohs called?
Valley of the Kings
Pyramids
The Nile River
Ziggurats
49
What is the name of the ancient Egyptian picture language?
Artifacts
Hieroglyphics
Delta
Hierarchy
50
Which of these was an influential Indian scientific contribution?
Number system with 1-9 and 0
Papyrus
Cuneiform writing
Valley of the Kings
