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Ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, and India
Ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, and India
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1
Which is not an Egyptian god?
Anubis
Isis
Osiris
Agamemnon
2
What discovery allowed us to read hieroglyphics?
King Tut's Tomb
King Solomon's Temple
The Rosetta Stone
Cuneiform Tablets
3
Who created the first recorded system of law in human history?
Hammurabi
Sargon
Cyrus
King Tut
4
What was the significance of the Ziggurat?
An area for trade in the center of the city
Home for the most wealthy
Temples built for the gods
Buildings constructed for government purposes
5
What did you need to follow to end suffering according to Buddhism?
The Noble Eightfold Path
The Right Path
The Honorable Sevenfold Way
The Way
6
What emperor, that led by Buddhist non-violent teachings, brought an end to the Maurya Empire?
Shivaji
Gupta
Maharana
Ashoka
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The first civilization that developed in Mesopotamia was...
Ur
Babylon
Sumer
Uruk
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In the Buddhist religion, what is it called when you reach a place of no more suffering?
Death
Nirvana
Heaven
Purgatory
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Ancient Egypt was located on what major river?
Euphrates
Tigris
Amazon
Nile
10
What Mesoamerican culture was known for these statues?
Olmecs
Aztecs
Sumerians
Egyptians
11
Which of the following rivers are part of Mesopotamia?
Nile
Rhine
Tigris
Amazon
12
Which of the following is NOT one of the Four Noble Truths?
Suffering can end
Life is suffering
Suffering leads to death
Selfish desire is the cause of suffering
13
Which "way of life" has 5 codes of relationships between people and people and the government?
Hinduism
Islam
Buddhism
Confucianism
14
Which Chinese dynasty was known for building the Great Wall?
Xia
Ming
Zhou
Qin
15
Which monotheistic culture developed in the Middle East and has the 10 Commandments as law?
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
Sumerian
16
Which is not a period of Egyptian history?
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
Babylonian Kingdom
17
Sumerians, Phoenicians, and Egyptians worshiped many gods. This is referred to as...
Polytheism
Monotheism
Judism
Hinduism
18
Which Chinese dynasty was known for establishing a feudalistic society?
Xia
Qin
Ming
Zhou
19
The pyramids were built during which Egyptian period?
Middle Kingdom
Roman Kingdom
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
20
What does the word "Bantu" mean?
The greatest
The civilization
The founders
The people
21
Which of the following was exchanged along the Silk Road trading route?
All of the Above
Religious Ideas
Disease
Technology
22
The Egyptians were the first to develop...
plows
irrigation canals
365 day calendar
writing system
23
Which of the following was the first female Pharaoh of Egypt?
Tutankhamun
Hatshepsut
Ramses II
Akhenaton
24
What religion was founded by Siddhartha Gautama as he searched to end suffering in life?
Islam
Confucianism
Hinduism
Buddhism
25
Most of the Mesopotamian inventions were centered around improving...?
Hammurabi's Code
Trade with Great Britain
Trade
Farm Production
26
What was the most important contribution by the Phoenician people?
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
The Alphabet
Pictograms
27
What was the first major empire to be established in the Indus River Valley?
Gupta
None of the Above
Sunni
Maurya
28
Why did civilizations begin to develop in the Fertile Crescent?
Hunting
Trade
Smarter People
Farming
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What was the Mandate of Heaven?
None of the Above
Told religious leaders how to spread religion
Order that royal authority came from Heaven
Said all kings and rulers should obey the 10 Commandments