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What is a Boddhisattva?
A Buddhist ritual for when someone achieves Nirvana
Ashoka's son and the last emperor in the Mauryan empire
A song by Jazz Rock artists "Steely Dan"
A person who postpones going to heaven to help others
2
Which did NOT help unite ATG's empire with Greek culture?
Made conquered people participate in the Olympics
Built Greek style cities like Alexandria
Made soldiers and government officials speak Greek
Brought Greek art and literature to new cities
3
The sacred writings of the Hindu religion are known as:
Sanskrit
The Torah
Gurus
Vedas
4
What was the caste system?
A racist social structure that benefited the Indo-Europeans
A way to encourage the Indo-Europeans and Indians to get to know each other
Irrigation technique
A way to create medical products
5
What is the name of the law code in Mesopotamia?
Akkadian Code
Code of Hammurabi
An Eye for an Eye
Code of Nineveh
6
Who was the Egyptian god of death, grain, and the underworld?
Osiris
Anubis
Hades
Set
7
What does Mesopotamia mean?
First Civilization
Near the river
Down by the bay
Between two rivers
8
Why did King Philip choose to not destroy Athens after he conquered Greece?
He had an underlying respect for Greek culture.
He feared how neighboring countries might react.
He was advised by Alexander not to do so.
He respected their drip
9
What is the Neolithic Age?
New Stone Age
Height of Roman Empire
Middle Stone Age
First Civilization Age
10
What was the Sabbath?
Heavy Metal band with Ozzy Osbourne
A day of rest and worship
Jewish house of worship
Jewish name for Babylonians
11
Who was ATG's military role model?
Julius Caesar
Aristotle
Hannibal Barca
Achilles
12
What is Dharma?
That organization from Lost
Universal life spirit
Fortnite world champion
Your duty based on your caste
13
Who won the Peloponnesian War?
Alexander the Great
Sparta
Persia
Athens
14
Assyrians are known to be fierce invaders. Which of these is NOT a reason why?
Burned walls down
Chariots and horseback battle
Tunneled under walls
Battering rams and siege towers
15
Which god was the statue inside the Parthenon for?
Zeus
Poseidon
Ares
Athena
16
The Egyptians gave Alexander the title of __.
Pharaoh
Pogchamp
Alexander "THE GREAT"
Zeus' Fury
17
What is a tribute?
Forced payment
Representative from districts to participate in the Hunger Games
A sacrifice
A small river
18
Why is Sargon famous?
Created world's first empire
First Twitch streamer to hit 1 million subs
Created first military
Created first law code
19
Government in which ruling power is in the hands of a few people
Monarchy
Tyranny
Oligarchy
Democracy
20
Who did the Chaldeans overthrow?
Babylonians
Mesopotamians
Assyrians
Alexander the Great
21
What was the Buddhas real name?
Ashoka Maurya
Chandragupta Maurya
Ahsoka Tano
Siddhartha Gautama
22
Home of the Parthenon
Athens
Sparta
23
Who was the first woman Pharaoh
Nefertiti
Hatshepsut
D'amato
Cleopatra
24
What does Chanukah/Hanukkah celebrate?
The diaspora
The cleansing of the temple
8 days of presents!
Alexander the Great's translation of the Hebrew Bible to Greek
25
Which of these are early Neolithic towns?
Catal Huyuk
Memphis
Babylon
Jericho
26
Which did Alexander NOT do when using religion to unite his empire?
He said he was a god/son of a god
He wore a crown with horns
He worshipped Greek, Persian, and Egyptian gods
He made everyone believe in the Greek gods
27
Which of these is NOT true about Indo-Europeans/Aryans?
Tribes were lead by Rajas
They combined their religion with native Indians to create Hinduism
They treated the Indians really well!
They brought Sanskrit to India
28
Who was Pericles?
First Philosopher
Persian general who burned Athens to the ground
Leader of Athens
Leader of Sparta
29
What was King Solomon best known for?
His Proverbs
Hanging Gardens
YouTube Apology Videos
The great pyramids
30
What is a nomad?
A runaway
An enemy spy
People who are always on the move for food and shelter
People who hunt neighboring tribes
31
What are the 2 major rivers of India?
Indus and Ganges
Euphrates and Indus
Tigris and Ganges
Euphrates and Tigris
32
Which of these was NOT one of the main goals of Ashoka's Edicts?
Freedom
Peace (Buddhist values)
Security
Justice
33
Militaristic society
Athens
Sparta
34
How did theatre start in Greece?
Songs and dances to honor Zeus
Songs and dances to honor Mr. Vance
Songs and dances to honor Athena
Songs and dances to honor Dionysus
35
What did Egyptian people not store at temples?
Oils
Gold
Iron Ore
Linens
36
The continuous cycle of birth, death, and rebirth in Hinduism
Dharma
Samsara
Karma
Brahman
37
Why is King Tut so famous?
He invented tech decks while playing on a pyramid
His tomb was well preserved
He was later moved and buried with the Queen Victoria of England
He is the first person to rob their own tomb
38
How would you describe a winter monsoon?
Dry, west wind
Dry, east wind
Wet, east wind
Wet, west wind
39
What did Nebuchadnezzar build?
Tilted Towers
Pyramids
Hanging Gardens
Library at Nineveh
40
Which of these is not a core belief of Buddhism?
Four Noble Truths
The caste system
Nirvana
Eightfold path
41
What are Rabbis?
Teachers of Jesus' lessons
Followers of Jesus
Followers of Judas Maccabeus
Teachers of the Torah
42
Who won the Trojan War?
Greeks
Romans
43
Which King of Israel defeated Goliath?
Samuel
David
Saul
Dhar Mann
44
Alexander was a student of which Greek philosopher?
Socrates
Aristotle
Plato
Plutarch
45
How did Pericles expand democracy
Allowed women to vote
Allowed male slaves to have a half vote
Paid government workers
Allowed gamers to vote
46
Who formed an army and drove the Hyksos out of Egypt?
Ahmose
Ramses the Great
King Tut
Amenhotep
47
Government in which ruling power is in the hands of one person
Tyranny
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Democracy
48
Alexander the Great's (ATG) dad conquered...
Asia Minor
Greece
Gaul
Rome
49
What was the main reason the Peloponnesian War began?
Athens abused its power as head of Delian League
Sparta abused its power as head of Delian League
Sparta thought Athens was being sus
Persia wanted to expand its empire and take Athens
50
What happened to Athens at the end of the war?
Executed Pericles
Gave up navy
Voted out for being sus
Tore down city walls
51
According to Hindu belief, everything in the world is a part of this.
Caste
Brahman
Dharma
Vedas
52
Where did Egyptians pray?
Temples
Pyramids
Central Marketplace
Home
53
Government in which ruling power is held by the people
Oligarchy
Tyranny
Democracy
Monarchy
54
Which of these was NOT a varna?
Untouchables
Brahmin
Sudras
Kshatriya
55
Why did Greeks wear masks when performing at the theatre?
To hide their ugly faces
To scare the audience
To show character emotion and intention
To stay anonymous so no one would ask for an autograph
56
Why is Thucydides account of the Peloponnesian War important?
First historical account without mention of any deities.
Thucydides invented philosophy in his telling of the war
He used first person accounts
He made it up
57
Alexander the Great claimed to be a god
True
False
58
How did early humans get to the Americas?
Jumping REALLY far
Ice bridge from Russia to Alaska
Boats
They always lived there
59
Had 2 kings
Sparta
Athens
60
Woman had more rights in:
Sparta
Athens
61
What is a varna?
Teacher of young Indian boys
A way to determine people's jobs/roles in society
Social level in the caste system
Hindu god
62
Which of these was not a con of settled life?
Pollution
Disease spread earlier
Less variety in diet
Food surplus
63
Sumerian writing was called...
Phonetic
Cuneiform
Emojis
Heiroglyphics
64
Birthplace of Democracy
Sparta
Athens
65
Egypt has had 2 capital cities. Which was the first?
Babylon
Thebes
Cairo
Memphis
66
Government in which ruling power is in the hands of one person who is not a “lawful king”
Democracy
Oligarchy
Monarchy
Tyranny
67
Why did Egyptians struggle in wars against the Hyksos and Assyrians
No iron ore
Dehydration
No Fortnite Battle Pass
Smaller armies
68
Egypt used _____ to make paper
Cardboard
Mummy Linen Wraps
Papyrus
Stone
