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1
Which is NOT a characteristic of a civilization?
Geography
Religion
Polygamy
Economy
2
Food prepared according to Jewish dietary law is called
prophet
epicurean
kosher
exile
3
The Zhou dynasty claimed this was a heavenly law that gave them the right to rule.
Popular Mandate
Mandate of Heaven
Divine Right of Kings
Valley of Kings
4
What is a synagogue?
church
holy building
Jewish place of worship
restaurant
5
What Chinese philosophy emphasized absolute authority, obedience, and strict laws with harsh punishments?
Legalism
Buddhism
Confucianism
Daoism
6
How did Ancient Egyptians win the highest positions in society?
practiced Buddhism
ability to read and write
worshiped the correct dieties
practiced Hinduism
7
_______ is a natural mummy found in the ice.
Lascaux
Lucy
Ardi
Otzi
8
Why is India considered a subcontinent of Asia?
It isn't. India is both a country and a continent.
India is a subcontinent of AFRICA, not Asia.
India's elevation is lower than the rest of Asia.
It is separated from Asia by the Himalayas.
9
The Sumerians developed the first system of writing. This system is called:
hieroglyphics
cuneiform
phonograms
pictographs
10
How do historians organize Egyptian dynasties?
Egyptian and Greek Periods
Pre-Dynastic and Post-Dynastic
Pharonic Dynastic Period and Roman History
Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom
11
Who is considered the founder of Islam?
Abraham
Gabriel
Mohammad
Abu Bakr
12
Why did the Harappan civilization end?
earthquake
flood
All of these are possibilities
foreign invasion
13
Why would Sumerians not want to oppose their ruler?
He was their god.
They knew he was the wisest.
He invented the calendar.
They knew he was fair and just.
14
What Mongol leader conquered China, ending the Song Dynasty and beginning the Yuan dynasty.
Qin
Kublai Khan
Ghengis Khan
Han Wudi
15
At the beginning of the second centruy, Christians would meet in _______.
churches
catacombs
the Colisseum
a house
16
What type of widespread change of life occurred in the Neolithic Age?
Gunpowder was discovered
Invention of Compass
Agricultural Revolution
Invention of fire
17
Who was the ancient Babylonian king who created the earliest known code of laws?
Hammurabi
Nebuchadnezzar
Eannatum
Sargon
18
Sumer was a group of independent _______.
countries
city-states
empires
dynasties
19
Which is NOT a characteristic of the Paleolithic Age?
nomadic
agriculture
diet of nuts, fruit, and meat
learned to start fires
20
What is one belief that Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have in common?
Jesus was the messiah.
Moses was the founder
Mohammad is the final prophet.
There is one God.
21
Which two rivers define the area of Mesopotamia?
Nile and Ganges
Huang He and Yangtzee
Tigris and Euphrates
Syria and Iraq
22
What was China's most valuable export?
silk
gold
seismograph
paper
23
A __________ is an Islamic State led by Muhammad's successor.
Saudi Arabia
dynasty
mosque
caliphate
24
Christians do NOT believe
in many gods.
that Jesus was the messiah.
Jesus rose from the dead.
God's word is recorded in the Bible.
25
Many refer to Egypt as the Gift of the _________.
pharaohs
Israelites
Nile
desert
26
What calendar uses both B.C. and A.D. to denote time?
Babylonian
Gregorian
Common Era
Julian
27
Why did specialization of jobs occur in the Neolithic Age?
Due to government, they needed only a king.
agriculture gave people time to specialize because they were sedentary
Due to religion, they had to have priests.
Due to the Bronze Age, they needed people to make bronze weapons.
28
What was the book of the Dead?
collection of Jewish prayers
collection of stories about Biblical characters
collection of Coptic Christianity prayers
collection of Egyptian hymns, spells, and prayers
29
Which is NOT one of the four Eras used in organizing time in History?
Prehistory
Ancient History
New Ages
Middle Ages
30
Ancient Egyptian politics was a ____________, meaning the pharaoh was both the political AND religious
dyansty
theocracy
deomocracy
monarchy
31
What is a messiah?
a messenger who speaks for god
a deliverer sent by God
32
This emperor's rule was based on Legalism and was the first to begin the building of the Great Wall of China.
Qin Shihuangdi
Tian Shan
Confucius
Wu Wudi
33
In Mesopotamia, what achievement led to the expansion of farming and a greater surplus of food?
irrigation
ziggurats
geometry
seismograph
34
Which story is similar to the Mesopotamian story of the Great Flood?
Noah's Ark
Adam and Eve
Moses and the Red Sea
Plagues of Egypt
35
Why did the ancient Egyptians use salt to embalm their dead?
It kept them from smelling bad.
It stops decomposition by killing bacteria and enzymes.
It keeps the skin elastic and soft.
It comes from the Nile.
36
Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Islam.
travel to Mecca
pray five times a day
give to charity
believe Jesus was the messiah
37
In the 1700s, people learned to translate hieroglyphics because of _________________________.
the Phonecian alphabet
King Tut's tomb
the Rosetta Stone
Howard Carter
38
Around what two rivers was the river valley civilization China located?
Tigris, Euphrates
Huang He, Yangtze
Indus, Yangtze
Indus, Tigris
39
What do all Hindus hope to achieve?
to be a vegetarian
to have their spirits released to universe and become part of the Braman
world peace
To gain salvation and live eternally in heaven
40
What is the purpose of Buddhism?
to become part of the Brahman
to eliminate suffering and reach nirvana
to become the Buddha
to have eternal life
41
Which statement best explains why early civilizations were located near large rivers?
Religions centered around rivers.
Rivers helped other people get to them, letting them grow.
Rivers contributed to the resources needed for widespread agriculture.
Governments needed rivers to transport government representatives.
42
Which of the following best describes religion in ancient Mesopotamia?
Hinduism
monotheistic
Buddhist
polytheistic
43
What is A.D. replaced with in the Common Era calendar?
BCE
CE
BC
ADE
44
Which statement correctly compares the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
The Tigris and Euphrates flooding is predictable. The Nile River is not.
Neither could support a civilization.
The Nile floods predictably. The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers do not.
The Tigris is longer than the Nile.
45
Which two religions can trace their beginning to India?
Hinduism and Buddhism
Buddhism and Shinto
Christianity and Hinduism
monotheism and polytheism
46
What began to develop during the Neolithic Age where humans developed different kinds of jobs?
hunting
domestication
specialization
religion
47
Where do Muslims worship?
Temple
Quran
Mosque
Synagogue
