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Ancient History End of Year Benchmark
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Which of these would Confucius have valued most highly?
creativity
riches
respect
freedom
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Social scientists are scholars who study
human society
astronomy
dinosaur skeletons
animal behavior
3
Hanfeizi, whose teachings were the basis for Legalism, wrote that rulers should emphasize
scholarship and ideas
honesty and trust
rewards and punishments
trade and manufacturing
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Which of these beliefs did Hinduism and Buddhism have in common?
many gods
making pilgrimages
many lifetimes
ritual bathing
5
Hatshepsut was one of the first pharaohs who was
a priest
a god
a woman
a child
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For what is Hammurabi best remembered?
a code of laws
a hanging garden
a system of canals
a style of battle
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The festival of Passover celebrates the
rededication of the Temple
Jewish Diaspora
Exodus from Egypt
end of the Babylonian Exile
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Which of the following led to the fall of Rome?
Overexpansion
Invasion by Germanic tribes
all of the above
Government corruption
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What do Christians mean by "the Holy Trinity"?
the period leading up to Easter
three beings that make up one God
the church on different continents
Joseph, Mary, and the baby Jesus
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Why was fighting a regular event in the Colosseum?
to express the anger of the poor
to decide who should be emperor
to protect the city from raids
to entertain the audience
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Who were Romulus and Remus?
the mythological founders of Rome
colonists from ancient Greece
opposing generals in a war
explorers on a famous river
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How did ancient Judaism differ from other religions at that time?
rules for how to act
belief in one God
more elegant temples
famous leader-heroes
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In a tyranny, what allowed the leader to rule?
foreign partnerships
family tradition
the law of the land
military force
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What place did the Jewish people believe was the promised land?
Ur
Canaan
Babylon
Egypt
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Why did Mahatma Gandhi criticize the caste system's ideas of discrimination?
It didn't align with Hindu teachings.
It didn't evolve from the jatis.
It prevented Gandhi from increasing his power.
It allowed Hindus to marry Catholics.
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The Roman numeral I means 1, V means 5, and X means 10. What is this number?
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25
12
6
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Which of the choices below is a part of American democracy that comes from the ancient Greeks?
a Council of Elders
independent city-states
juries of citizens
one official religion
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What was the greatest benefit to people when early farmers began to raise plants and animals?
They kept pets for company.
They shared most of the work.
They could travel more easily.
They had a stable food supply.
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Salvation means "saving." Christians believe that faith in Jesus can save them from
sin
sorrow
pain
poverty
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Who conquered the land of the Israelites and took many Israelites to Babylon as captives?
Marduk
Sargon
Nebuchadnezzar
Hammurabi
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What was Alexander's goal for his empire?
to require everyone to follow one religion
to make conquered towns and cities independent
to make Athens the biggest capital city
to bring different cultures under one government
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Daoists taught that people could gain happiness by
living in harmony with nature.
serving in government jobs.
working hard to become wealthy.
reading the ancient texts.
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Why are both the Roman Republic and the United States today considered republics?
Any citizen can voice an opinion about the laws.
The people elect representatives to make laws for them.
The people give a leader the right to veto some laws.
All the citizens vote directly on all the laws.
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What was the purpose of building the Great Wall?
to punish critics of the emperor
to provide employment
to keep invaders out
to reward followers with land
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What was a major purpose for building the pyramids?
temples for religious worship
homes or the pharaohs' servants
storehouses for reserves of grain
tombs for pharaohs when they died
26
For which achievement is Solomon most famous?
winning a battle
uniting a nation
building a temple
starting a school
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What change began the Neolithic Age, about 8,000 B.C.E.?
farming
trading
building
hunting
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What was a common way to become a Roman slave?
being captured in a war
doing poorly in school
losing a political election
having skill at a craft
29
An object made or used by people in the past is called
a ritual
an artifact
a document
a theory
30
Skilled scribes wrote on the papyrus, which was made from
soft clay
a plant
cotton rags
animal skins
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According to the Torah, what did Moses bring to his people from Mount Sinai?
directions for building a temple
the Ten Commandments
most of the Hebrew Bible
food to eat in the desert
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Since Christians didn't recognize emperors as gods and many refused to serve in the army, this happened:
Jesus was crucified.
Constantine freed Roman slaves.
Paul became a Christian.
Christians were persecuted.
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The word exodus means "departure." In the history of the Israelites, the Exodus was the departure from
Egypt
Babylon
Ur
Canaan
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Why was Mount Olympus important to the Greeks?
They grew olives on its slopes.
They watched athletes compete below it.
They thought the gods lived there.
They built a theater on its side.
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Why is Alexander called "Great"?
He set up independent city-states.
He spread new kinds of farming.
He conquered a huge area.
He created a lasting empire.
36
When people read from the Torah, they are reading from
the Prophets and the Writings
an ancient Egyptian book about the Hebrew people
a collection of prayers and poems used by the early Jews
the first 5 books of the Hebrew Bible
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How was Paul important to the early development of Christianity?
He led the disciples who traveled with Jesus.
He asked converts to come and visit him.
He preached Christianity in the Temple in Jerusalem.
He spread Christianity to people who were not Jews.
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Julius Caesar's murder led to
a civil war
an era of trade
Rome's expansion
the Punic Wars
