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WH (2016) Chapter 2 Review
WH (2016) Chapter 2 Review
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Review of Ancient Egypt, Israel, Phoenicia, Indus Valley, and China.
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What was the main reason the Aryans developed Sanskrit?
to record religious writings and stories
keep tracks of weather patterns
to suppress the lowest Indian social class.
2
Who was the king that united Upper and Lower Egypt?
Hatshepsut
Menes
Sesostris
Khufu
3
Which of the following is a city-state from the Indus Valley Civilization?
Harappa
Calcutta
Memphis
Thebes
4
What group did the Aryans moving into Indian settle alongside and mix with?
Dravidians
Phoenicians
Hittites
Israelites
5
What group do we think the Indus Valley people traded with?
Egyptians
Hittites
Chinese
Mesopotamians
6
What was the group of nomadic people who spoke a language derived from one parent language?
Indo-Europeans
Indus Valley people
Israelites
Phoenicians
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What was the basis of survival for Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa in the Indus Valley?
Being able to mold metals.
Farming.
Having a money economy.
Having skilled craftsmen.
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(Trivia) What form of writing is this?
Cuneiform
Sanskrit
Hieroglyphic
Phoenician
9
Principle of Chinese history: an emperor loses this and a revolution occurs.
Mandate of Heaven
Ancestor Worship
Karma
Dharma
10
Longest Chinese Dynasty that claimed they had the "Mandate of Heaven"- ruled for 790 years.
Zhou
Shang
Xia
Qin
11
Characters or picture symbols that represent an object.
Pictographs
Ideographs
Hieroglyphs
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(Trivia) What form of writing is this?
Hieroglyphic
Sanskrit
Chinese
Phoenician
13
Mountain range that protected India's northern and China's southern frontier.
Ural Mountains
Hindu Kush Mountains
Caucasus Mountains
Himalaya Mountains
14
Why was the Phoenician alphabet so important?
It used capital letters and lowercase letters.
It was the first alphabet to use words.
It became the gold standard for later alphabets.
It could be read left to right or right to left.
15
The Chinese dynasty that was mostly a farming society and came after the mythical Xia Dynasty.
Shang
Zhou
Qin
16
Which of the following forms of writing was non-alphabetic?
Sanskrit
Phoenician
Hebrew
Hieroglyphic
17
Administrative organization that helped the leader of civilizations run the government.
Vizier
Aristocracy
Bureaucracy
Senate
18
Egyptians used hieratic script as one form of writing. What was hieratic script used for?
used only by the pharaoh and nobles
Used as braille for the blind
for business transactions and record keeping
Sacred writing
19
During the Shang Dynasty of Chinese history who was the rich landholding class?
Aristocrats
Merchants
Bourgeoisie
Artisans
20
How were Egyptian Pharaohs viewed by their people?
A tyrant or corrupt leader.
the only god to be worshiped by the Egyptians.
As gods on earth.
21
Into what shape was the Egyptian social structure organized?
Oval
Oval
Pyramid
Square
22
What was the basic social unit of Chinese society?
The dynasty
The bureaucracy
The aristocracy
The family
23
(Trivia) What form of writing is this?
Cuneiform
Phoenician
Hieroglyphic
Sanskrit
24
Which of the following is NOT one of the periods of Egyptian history?
Medium
Old
New
Middle
25
Indo-European language developed by the Aryans in India.
Phoencian
Hebrew
Sanskrit
Hieratic Script
26
How did Harappan rulers in the IVC become powerful?
With a strong military
By becoming wealthy from taxes
With divine assistance
27
(Chinese language) Combination of two or more pictographs to represent an idea?
Cuneiform
Hieroglyph
Ideograph
Pictograph
28
Ritual when an Indian wife was required to throw herself onto the funeral pyre of her husband.
Dao
Suttee
Imitation
Dowry
29
How is Judaism different from other religions that were in existence at about 1,000 B.C.?
It did not provide rules or laws for its people.
It had no sacred text
It was monotheistic
It was polytheistic
30
Which of the following was the era of expansion and prosperity in Egyptian history?
Middle Kingdom
Old Kingdom
Intermediate Kingdom
New Kingdom
31
What separated the people of China from other peoples in Asia?
Large bodies of water
lake and rivers
large rain forests
mountains and deserts
32
What was the most important geographic characteristic of Egypt?
Nile River
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Sahara Desert
33
Which of the following shows us that there was a well-organized government in the Indus Valley?
Advanced system of drainage and sewage
Rebellion between city-states
The widespread use of agriculture.
Large, well trained army.
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(Trivia) What form of writing is this?
Hieroglyhic
Chinese
Phoenician
Sanskrit
