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1
Which type of government belongs to the people?
Monarchy
Dictatorship
Republic
Tyranny
2
Which weather pattern brought massive amounts of rain to India every year?
Tidal waves
Hurricanes
cyclones
Monsoons
3
From whom did the Romans derive their culture?
Sumerians
Greeks
Cretans
Etruscans
4
Who were the mounted warriors from medieval times who protected castles and manors?
Knights
infidels
Serfs
Popes
5
What did Muhammad teach his followers?
polygamy
monogamy
polytheism
monotheism
6
What are the first five books in the Hebrew Bible?
Quran
Torah
Book of the Dead
The exodus
7
Pharaohs were the leaders of which country?
China
Egypt
Greece
India
8
When writing an introduction to a historical essay the A in ACT stands for
attention grabber
action
audience
attention
9
What did Homer write about?
Roman mythology
Trojan War
the Norse gods
Hindu mythology
10
Which of these is not a Christian cleric?
Imam
Cardinal
Priest
Bishop
11
When using ACT to write an introduction the T stands for
time
theology
theme
thesis
12
Serfs were
the same as slaves
allowed to be sold
were bound to the land
free to go wherever they wanted
13
Where do we get the word Hellenistic?
Helen of Troy
related to Hellas
related to Minoan history
related to Greek history
14
What are the vedas?
hymns
the shrines for Hindu gods
Part of the Four Noble Truths
Part of the Eightfold Path
15
When using APAR the R stands for reason.
True
False
16
The Mycenaeans were the ...
first Latin speaking civilization
the first Sanskrit speaking civilization
the first Chinese speaking civilization
first Greek speaking civilization
17
Who is the one true god according to Zoroaster?
Jehovah
Zeus
Ahura Mazda
Jupiter
18
Comparison is a historical thinking skill.
True
False
19
What type of society is dominated by men?
patriarchy
communism
Matriarchy
dictatorship
20
What language are the two epic Aryan poems written in?
Sanskrit
Greek
Hieroglyphic
Latin
21
Which city-state developed a democracy?
Carthage
Athens
Sparta
Persia
22
What is an urban area exercising control over the surrounding countryside?
Empire
City state
parish
City
23
Who were the two men selected by the Roman senate to handle the every day affairs of the government and lead armies?
Plebians
Tribunes
Tyrants
Consuls
24
What describes the the economic and social structure of the Middle Ages?
capitalism
imperialism
feudalism
serfdom
25
Who was known as the Enlightened One?
Jehovah
Zeus
Buddha
Jesus
26
What was chivalry?
code of conduct for serfs
code of conduct for knights
code of conduct for merchants
Code of conduct for priests
27
What was made up of 300 government officials?
Greek council
Roman house of representative
Hindu pantheon of gods
Roman senate
28
When using APAR the P stands for place and time.
True
False
29
What is the name for the style of most cathedrals in the Middle Ages?
Gothic
Byzantine
Romanesque
Greek
30
Identifying change and continuity is a historical thinking skill.
False
True
31
What is the belief in many gods?
monogamy
monotheism
polytheism
polygamy
32
Causation is a historical thinking skill.
False
True
33
Who put an end to Charlemagne's empire?
Celts
Vikings
Goths
Vandals
34
Who unified western Europe during the Middle Ages?
Charlemagne
Alexander the Great
King Richard
Pope Leo
35
Another word for Middle ages is
Medieval
Dark Ages
Archaic
Classic
36
What was the first civilization, located in Mesopotamia?
India
Egypt
Crete
Sumer
37
When using APAR the second A stands for attitude.
True
False
38
What is a group of states or countries under a single government?
Nation
City-state
Colony
Empire
39
What is the ultimate reality in Hinduism?
Asoka Tano
Brahman
Nirvana
Shiva
40
What were the first set of written laws?
Quran
Hammurabi's Code
Torah
Ten Commandments
41
The civilization that built these used what kind of writing?
Greek
cuneiform
hieroglphics
Latin
42
What were wedge shaped marks pressed into a clay tablet?
Linear B
Cuneiform
Linear A
Hieroglyphs
43
Where was Alexandria?
Egypt
Greece
Indus River Valley
Mesopotamia
44
Where did the Greek gods live?
Delphi
Mt. Olympus
Crete
Mt. Parnassus
45
What was the area between the Tigris and Euphrates called?
Egypt
Harappa
Knossos
Mesopotamia
46
What is a tithe?
when Jews left money to the synagogue
part of the eight fold path
one of the five pillars of Islam
when Christians paid part of their income to the church
47
What are large stepped platform temples?
Ziggurats
Pyramids
Mosques
Cathedrals
48
What word means submission to God?
Hindu
Buddha
Zoroaster
Islam
49
Who pledged service to people above them?
Goths
Visigoths
Vassals
Vandals
50
What is the land given to a vassal?
fief
plantation
manor
castle
51
What is believed to the word of God?
Quran
Odyssey
Vedas
Epic of Gilgamesh
52
When using the ACT for an introduction the C stands for
context
confusion
contempt
contusion
53
Which civilization was different than the others because it was isolated?
Greece
China
India
Egypt
54
Which of these is not a reason Rome fell?
Political turmoil
economic weakness
Social Decay
the empire remained whole
55
What was the Kaaba?
A shrine around an ancient meteorite
A shrine around a sacred well
A shrine around the birthplace of Jesus
A shrine around a sacred spring
56
Which city-state was known for it military?
Carthage
Alexandria
Sparta
Athens
57
What was a guild?
a bar where medieval peasants went
A fancy cathedral
the practice of covering something with gold
an association that oversaw the practice of a craft
58
What was the new calendar created by Caesar?
Gregorian
Orthodox
Caesarian
Julian
59
Which of these is not a key feature of early civilizations?
LIfe based on agriculture with increased trade
Knowledge of writing
Large cities with extensive trade routes
Technology to produce metals, textiles, pottery and other objects.
60
Why did the Minoans and Mycenaeans build deep hulled ships?
to carry prisoners
to carry cargo for trade
for warfare
to bring camels from Asia
61
What river is the center of Egyptian civilization?
Indus
Nile
Tigris
Tiber
62
Which of these is not a historical thinking skill?
Examining historical context
Analyzing Historical Evidence
Looking at hagiography
Comparison
63
Who fought in the Punic Wars?
Rome and Carthage
Greece and Rome
Greece and Carthage
Rome and India
64
What helped the Romans succeed?
advanced agriculture
trade
new technology
war
65
What was the name for the area of the Middle East named for its rich soils and wheat fields?
Indus River Valley
Nile River Valley
Fertile Crescent
Golden Crescent
66
What is the difference in status among a group of people?
nationalism
ethno-centrism
nativism
hierarchy
67
What story told of a flood and was the first piece of writing?
Illiad
Odyssey
Epic of Gilgamesh
Romance of the Rose
68
What is the belief on one god?
polytheism
polygamy
monotheism
bitheism
69
What word means successor?
cardinal
caliph
priest
imam
70
When using APAR the first A stands for application.
True
False
71
What dynasty was known for the Great Wall and the terra cotta warriors?
Ming
Zhou
Han
Qin
72
What is the goal of Buddhism?
to achieve Nirvana
to reach heaven
to keep being reincarnated
to reach the Underworld
73
Analyzing historical evidence is a historical thinking skill.
False
True
74
What sea borders Greece and is home to most of its islands?
Mediterranean
Aegean
Caspian
Black
75
What was the architectural achievement of the Etruscans which the Romans borrowed?
Road
flying buttresses
Column
arch
76
Examining historical context is a historical thinking skill.
False
True
77
Who was responsible for the spread of Christianity?
Apostle Paul
Apostle Peter
Ahura Mazda
Muhammad
78
What is the river that ancient Romans settled on?
Euphrates
Tiber
Indus
Tigris
79
What it is called when one country conquers, rules or exploits other lands and peoples?
imperialism
secularism
capitalism
nativism
80
What was the land between the rivers?
Egypt
Mesopotamia
India
China
81
Which mountains separated India from the rest of Asia?
Himalayas
Urals
Alps
Pyrenees