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Which of the following is NOT one of the ancient river valley civilizations?
China
Egypt
Greece
India
2
Greece was 80% mountains, so cities were isolated from each other and developed independent
all of the above
provinces
city-states
countries
3
This religion of India taught you must follow the 8 Fold Path to reach nirvana- perfect peace.
Christianity
Judaism
Hinduism
Buddhism
4
This religion began in India. Beliefs: There is one supreme god & its goal was to reach moksha
Judaism
Christianity
Hinduism
Buddhism
5
The first settlers in India settled by the
Tiber River
Nile River
Huang He River
Indus River
6
The Egyptians harvested a reed that grew along the Nile and made an early form of paper called
Leak
Cataracts
Bamboo
Papyrus
7
What is mummification?
The temple on the Nile
The process of burying a body
The process of preserving a body
The worship of many gods
8
Where did the Ancient Chinese grow their food?
The Plateau of Tibet
The North China Plain
The Himalaya Mountains
The Gobi
9
How were we shaped by the Roman Republic?
We used aueducts to bring water to our cities
We use their war strategies
We adopted their idea of a 3 part government
all of the above
10
In what way is our society shaped by the ideas of the Ancient Greeks?
we adopted some of the ideas of their democracy
we perform plays in theaters
we copy their architecture
all of the above
11
A major problem for Ancient Egyptians was
Hot days and Cold nights
Finding a place to live
Dental problems from eating sand
lack of water
12
A series of rulers from the same family is called a
Kingdom
dynasty
empire
monarchy
13
What happens when there is no one to step in and take over power?
Democracy
Art
Chaos
Public Works Projects
14
Which event caused The Roman Empire to fall?
it was too large to govern and protect
alll of the above
civil wars
Emperor Constantine split it in two
15
The first civilization that settled by a river invented this to bring water to crops.
domestication
the aqueduct
monuments
irrigation canals
16
Which is NOT a geographical feature of Italy?
Po Valley
Tiber River
Peninsula
Taklimakan Desert
17
The organization of society in Ancient India was called
The Caste System
The Civil Service
Hinduism
The Social Pyramid
18
Which of the following words means a massive departure?
Council
Covenant
Aviary
Exodus
19
How was the relationship between Greece and their environment dynamic?
they met many other cultures because they traded by sea
They created a democracy
they farmed in the mountains
they were at war with the Spartans
20
The Silk Road was
all of the above
a way to spread ideas and knowledge
dangerous
A series of roads from China to Rome
21
The religion of Judaism uses this holy book to guide them.
The Hebrew Bible
The Christian Bible
The Jewish Bible
The Koran
22
Emperor Shi Huangdi is known for
Creating the Terra Cotta Army
Uniting all the states of China
connecting the Great Wall
All of the above
23
What was the purpose of the Egyptian pyramids?
To bury mummies
A tomb for the pharaoh
A place of worship to the gods
To store grain
24
Polytheism is the belief in
all of the above
many gods
one god
Egyptian gods
25
What is a characteristic of a city-state?
each has a city wall
each has its own army
all of the above
each has its own ruler
26
Which is a Chinese invention?
paper
compass
all of the above
printing
27
What mountain range makes India a subcontinent?
Andes
Himalayas
Alps
Rocky
28
Who was the prophet that led the Israelites out of Egypt?
Moses
Jesus
Abraham
Herod
29
The first writing called cuneiform, was developed by the
Wealthy People
Babylonians
Phoenicians
Sumerians
30
Geography is
the study of earth's physical features
the study of the universe
the study of plants and animals
the study of rocks
31
Which is NOT a characteristic of a civilization?
Writing
Public Works Projects
Government
Kings
32
Which city-state of Greece valued education, the arts, and physical fitness?
The Corinthians
The Olympians
The Spartans
The Athenians
33
The mixture of Copper and Tin is called
Amber
Brass
Bronze
Gold
34
In China, the Mandate of Heaven gave Kings the right to rule from the
Nobles
Gods
People
Army
35
The Nile River flows which direction
South to North
West to East
North to South
East to West
36
This is one of the most famous ancient buildings in Greece. It is the
Colosseum
Pantheon- Temple to the gods
Acropolis
Parthenon-Temple to Athena
37
What part of a map shows symbols and what they mean?
Legend
Title
Scale
Compass Rose
38
This group from the Fertile Crescent were great ship builders and invented the alphabet.
Sumerians
Greeks
Babylonians
Phoenicians
39
Which one of these philosophies did NOT emerge to solve China's societal problems?
Daoism
Legalism
Confucianism
Judaism
40
Which shows change over time?
Rome participated int he Greek Olympics
All of the above
Romans = polytheistic until Constantine adopted Christianity
Rome was a Republic until they became a democracy
41
The belief in one god
Theism
Monotheism
Polytheism
Multi-theism
42
Which of the following is an example of a Secondary source?
A Journal
An Artifact
A History Textbook
A Diary
43
What event allowed for people to stop being nomads and settle in one place?
The invention of homes
The invention of canals
The invention of agriculture
The invention of fire
44
The people of the Fertile Crescent settled by the
The Yangtze and Huang He Rivers
The Nile River
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
The Tiber River
45
The Egyptian form of writing is called
Cuneiform
Alphabet
Latin
Hieroglyphs
