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1
Which of the following was first achieved by the Chinese?
Ironworking
A writing system based on the alphabet
Silk making
The horse-drawn chariot
2
Most Egyptians were members of which of the following groups?
Nobles
Merchants
Slaves
Farmers
3
The Mandate of Heaven is the idea behind which of the following?
Ancestor worship
The Shang social order
The feudal system
The dynastic cycle
4
Chief Minister who supervised the business of government in Egypt.
vizier
Hammurabi
General
Sargon I
5
The Code of Hammurabi was a major achievement for which of the following reasons?
It rejected the principle of an “eye for an eye."
It treated men and women as equals.
It was the first major collection of laws.
It ended capital punishment
6
During what Kingdom was the Ancient Pyramids of Giza built?
New Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
Medium Kingdom
Old Kingdom
7
Which of the following is a true statement about the Indus Valley civilization?
It disappeared w/o a trace & was only found in 1922
It thrived until modern times.
It spread to other parts of Asia
It lasted for thousands and thousands of years
8
Who Created a code to provide “justice” in Babylon?
Ramses II
Hammurabi
Sargon I
King Menses
9
Which of the following geographic features had the greatest influence on ancient Egypt?
Mediterranean Sea
The Red Sea
The Nile River
The Nubian Desert
10
Ancient people are called _____ because they believed in many gods.
Atheists
Burt Block
Monotheists
Polytheists
11
What was found in 1801 that allowed us to decipher hieroglyphics?
Great Egyptian Wall
Rosetta Stone
Egyptian pyramid at Giza
Papyrus
12
What was used by Shang Kings to talk with their ancestors and predict the future?
Dynastic cycle
Glass Ball
Snakes
Oracle bones
13
What evidence suggests that the Indus Valley cities had a well-organized government?
Statues of goddesses
Records left by kings
Well planned cities
Writings on stone seals
14
A pyramid- shaped temple built by the Sumerians?
Pyramid
Cuneiform
Ziggurat
City-state
15
China was more isolated from the rest of the world than other early civilizations because...
No one wanted to trade with China
It is an island.
It's surrounded by mountains, jungles, deserts, and an ocean
Chinese rulers forbade travel.
16
Who united the Sumerian city states into the first Empire?
Ramses II
Sargon I
King Menses
Hammurabi
17
What allowed Chinese rulers to remain in power only as long as they were just and effective?
dynastic cycle
mandate of heaven
oracle bones
theocracy
18
What is a large land mass that juts out from a continent?
Subcontinent
River valley
Delta
Forest
19
The need to keep records led to the development of which of the following in Egypt?
Pyramids
Pharaohs
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
20
The Egyptians believed in which of the following?
Ahriman and Ahura Mazda
One god
That God would lead them to the promised land
Life after death
21
What was a Sumerian writing system?
Cuneiform
papyrus
ziggurat
Codify
22
The Chinese system of writing was difficult to learn because it used...
Hundreds of letters.
A complex alphabet.
Thousands of characters
Numbers instead of letters
23
What is a name meaning “land between the rivers"
Delta
Mesopotamia
Harappa
Egypt
24
Who united Lower and Upper Egypt?
Ramses II
Codify
King Menses
King Tut
25
How did ancient Egyptians view their pharaohs?
As equals
As cruel rulers
As father figures
As gods
26
What is a political unit consisting of a city and its surrounding land?
Delta
City-state
Polytheism
The Death Star
27
What is triangular area of marshland formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of some rivers?
Subcontinent
River
Beach
Delta
28
Who was the ruler who signed the first known peace treaty?
King Tut
Ramses II
King Menses
Codify
29
What is a term that describes the rise and fall of dynasties?
Mandate of heaven
Dynastic cycle
Polytheism
City-state
30
What is a government headed by religious leaders or a leader regarded as god?
Polytheism
Theocracy
City-state
Monotheism
31
What was one of two great cities of the Indus River Valley civilization?
Sumer
Harappa
Mesopotamia
Egypt
32
Where did the first cities emerge?
In the Americas
Along trade routes
Along the Mediterranean coast
In river valleys
33
Which dynasty developed the feudal system in China?
Zhou
Shang
Xia
Obi-Wan Kenobi
34
How did the Sumerians differ from the Egyptians in the way they viewed an afterlife?
They saw life after death to be pleasant.
They believed they would be with their gods.
They saw life after death as horrible.
They believed they themselves would be gods.
