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1
What 490BC battle, ended with Persian defeat & an Athenian long run.
Tours
Thermopylae
Marathon
Actium
2
Which group never ruled over Egypt?
Hyksos
Kush
Hebrews
Libyans
3
Around what period of time did the Tang rule China?
1400 CE to 1790 CE
200 BCE to 110 BCE
340 CE to 540 CE
618 CE to 907 CE
4
Who promoted filial piety?
Li Si
Laozi
Confucious
The Zhou Dynasty
5
Which involved the "enclosing of animals" for use as a source of food?
domestication
slash-and-burn
hunter-gathering
specialization
6
Which group strongly attacked Buddhism in Tang and Song China?
Daoists
Monks
Yellow turbans
Neo-Confucianists
7
What replaced the Qin Dynasty?
Shi Dyansty
Yang Dynasty
Han Dynasty
Chiang Dynasty
8
After removing their monarchs, what type of government did Rome adopt?
Monarchy
Direct Democracy
Republic
Dictatorship
9
What was the heart of Rome's political life?
Parthenon
Athens
Forum
Colosseum
10
Who led alongside Julius Caesar in the triumvirat?
Octavion and Marc Antony
Caligula and Pompey
Pompey and Crassus
Pompey and Cranium
11
Which Assyrian king built a library?
Nebuchadnezzar
Ramses II
Ashurbanipal
Darius
12
Term for a town or village serving as political, economic, & religious center
acropolis
polis
oracle
agora
13
According to the teachings of Islam, how did Muhammad become the prophet of Islam?
Muhammad saw god while praying
His wife saw god while praying
The Angel Gabriel visited Muhammad
God sent Muhammad written messages
14
The Zhou originally developed the idea of the _____ to justify the overthrow of the Shang.
Oracle Bones
Citadels
Feudalism
Mandate of Heaven
15
What is a satrap?
captain of the Chinese military
priest in the Egyptian temple
when an evil lord captures someone
governor of the Persian Empire
16
The information about Jesus life comes from the first four books of the New Testament called:
Books
Paul
Gospels
Diaspora
17
The most able seafarers of the early Mediterranean were
Babylonians
Hittites
Assyrians
Phoenicians
18
Name of people who live near southern tip of India and the name of their language.
Tamil
Tamilton
Tilmili
Tamale
19
During the Tang dynasty this group of people filled most government jobs.
Warlords
Mongols
Friends of the emperor
Aristocracy
20
The Hittites were able to excel at war because of their knowledge of
horses and swords
bronze and spears
archery and catapults
ironworking and chariots
21
The two main divisions of Islam are?
Shia & Sufi
Sunni & Sufi
Sufi & Fatima
Sunni & Shia
22
Persian kings followed which religion?
Zoroastrianism
Judaism
Buddhism
Confucianism
23
Founder of Buddhism?
Siddhartha Gupta
Siddhartha Gautama
Asoka Gautama
Mohandas Gandhi
24
Hinduism and Buddhism have a common belief in
the sacredness of all life
many gods
reincarnation
the caste system
25
What was an enduring characteristic of Japanese government?
an equal balance of power between the lords and the emperor
Shinto priests are the power behind the throne
an emperor reigned as a figurehead while another power ruled
a strong emperor who was supported by shoguns and samurai
26
Who was famous for a uniform code of laws that unified the empire?
The Shang
Hammurabi
Harappa
Narmer
27
A government where the power rests with citizens have the right to select their leaders is a
aristocracy
monarchy
republic
theocracy
28
The House of Wisdom was found in which Islamic city?
Constantinople
Cairo
Cordoba
Baghdad
29
Buddha was born
into a wealthy caste
in present day Afghanistan
in present day China
from a low caste
30
What is the most likely way people prospered economically in Arabia and the surrounding areas?
fishing
agriculture
trade
mining
31
What does Angkor Wat reveal about the Khmer Empire?
they were strong buddhists
they combined religion with a military fortress
They were influenced by Indian culture
They believed in only one god, Vishnu
32
Which of the following was one of the ways peoples lives changed in agricultural societies?
People could now spend time doing nonessential activities
People now had to spend all of their time producing food.
Gender divisions became more blurred
Agricultural societies became more peaceful
33
In the Hebrew tradition, a covenant is
a ornamental chest for storing religious documents
a mutual promise between God and humanity
prophecy about the future
a law handed down by God to humanity
34
In what areas did the Heian court of Japan advance?
technology and science
war and empire building
art, culture, and etiquette
religion and philosophy
35
Why do we know so little about the Indus Valley civilization?
It existed for only a few hundred years
It's written language has not yet been deciphered
It existed in a part of the world that has been ignored
There are few artifacts from the Indus Valley
36
Term used to describe Greece after Alexander the Great's death?
Hellenistic
Alexanderian Era
Olympian
Dark Ages
37
The Phoenicians contributed greatly to written communication by introducing the use of
phonetic symbols
pictographs
vowels
papyrus
38
Which of the following fought in the Peloponnesian War?
Sparta and Persia
Greece and Sparta
Athens and Sparta
Greece and Persia
39
Which of the following is a Islamic innovation?
Algebra
Compass
Steel weapons
12-month calendar
40
What was true of the Mongol Empire?
Mongols refused to adopt aspects of cultures they conquered
The mongol Empire treated all conquered peoples humanely
Mongol Empire was the largest unified land empire in history
Mongols forced conquered people to convert to their religion
41
Fierce nomads who roamed the steppes of north and west China who made raids against famers
Xiongnu
Mongolians
Vietnamese
Manchurians
42
What was "cuneiform"?
an agricultural invention of Sumer
a spear invented during the Neolithic Era
the form of writing developed in Sumer
the currency used by Cro-Magnons
43
Which of the following WAS not one of the kingdoms of Korea during the "Three Kingdoms" Period?
Silla
Koryo
Paekche
Koguryo
44
Who is considered to be the first pope of the Christian Church?
Paul
Diocletian
Constantine
Peter
45
What did the kamikaze, or divine wind, do for Japan?
It brought rain after a long drought
It stopped a Korean invasion
It stopped a Mongolian invasion
It brought the shoguns safely home from Korea
46
Feeling sorrow over the slaughter at Kalinga, Asoka issued these to announce buddhist policies.
warnings
promises
pledges
edicts
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Buddhism spread across Asia mostly as a result of
Trade
Conquest
Pilgrimages
Buddha's own Missions
