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Unit 1 Test Review- Ancient Civilizations and Beliefs
Unit 1 Test Review- Ancient Civilizations and Beliefs
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Review on the Indus Valley, Mesopotamia, Egypt, China. Also on Judaism, Hinduism, and Christianity
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1
What is a matriarchal society?
Society run mainly by women
Society run mainly by men
2
Which of the following is
NOT
one of the characteristics of an advanced civilization?
Complex institutions
Specialized workers
Spoken language
Advanced technology
3
What is the ultimate spiritual goal for Hindus?
Moksha
Dharma
Nirvana
Karma
4
How did humans adapted to different environments?
Danced more
Chose different leaders
Grew different food
Developed different technology
5
What impact did Egyptians have on the enviroment?
Mined for vast amounts of resources
none of the above
Built large pyramids
Built canal to the Red Sea
6
How do you achieve nirvana?
Follow the 4 Noble Truths
Follow the 8 Fold Path
Reach Moksha
Engage in Samsara
7
What's a
weakness
of China’s written language.
It has never fully been decoded
Only people who spoke certain dialects could read it
It stands only for sounds
You have to memorize many characters
8
What is a geographic
disadvantage
of living in Mesopotamia?
No natural barriers
Bad soil for farming
Few raw materials
Unpredictable flooding
9
What is samsara?
An individual’s soul is born again in a new body
Perfect understanding and release from life
Code of living
Endless cycle of birth, death, and reincarnation
10
What is a caste?
Indian social structure/groups
Collection of good or bad deeds
Sacred text
Endless cycle of birth, death, and reincarnation
11
What environmental
advantages
did the Egyptians have?
Monsoons
Natural barriers
Wet and dry seasons
Unpredictable flooding
12
What were new technologies developed in Mesopotamia?
Invented a new type of animal
A new spoken language
Lunar calendar
Wheels, Sails, and Plows
13
What do Hinduism and Buddhism
disagree
on?
The number of gods
Having a caste system
Reincarnation
Who is eligible to reach moksha/nirvana
14
Ancient Egypt’s government was a ___ because their politics and religion were mixed.
autocracy
democracy
aristocracy
theocracy
15
How did the Mandate of Heaven lead to the dynastic cycle in China?
It was the earliest form of writing in China
Used it to justify overthrowing the current dynasty
It recorded the history of rulers
Priests got to chose the next dynasty
16
What is a Theocracy?
Government is ran by people with high merit
The government's rules are based on religion
Governemnt is ran by only intellectuals
Government is ran by elites only
17
Why was the Neolithic Revolution critical to human advancement?
Allowed people to settle permanently and build cities
Allowed people to vote for their own rulers
Allowed people to hunt better
Allowed people to separate religion and government
18
What can we know about early humans from evidence?
How many gods they had
What they thought the afterlife was like
Gender roles and responsibilities
How people lived in specific times and places
19
How were Mesopotamian governments organized?
1 central government
Ziggurats
City-states
Theocracy
20
What is polytheism?
Belief in many gods
Belief in 1 god
Belief in the Ten Commandments
Belief in a covenant
21
What is a geographic
advantage
of living in Mesopotamia?
Lots of raw materials
Predictable flooding
Natural Barriers
Great soil for farming
22
Why were oracle bones important?
It was a way to communicate with the emperor
Showed the oldest evidence of writing in China
They had early hieroglyphic writing on them
They were a part of the burial rituals
23
What belief does Hinduism and Buddhism
agree
on?
Karma
Reincarnation
Many gods
The caste system
24
What is a definition for "specialization?"
A pattern of organization in government
The ability to grow crops in 1 location
Being unique or different
Developing skills in a specific kind of work
25
What is Monotheism?
The belief in one god
The belief in many or multiple gods
None of the above
The absence of belif in a god/higher power
26
What's the Hindu term for a collection of good and bad deeds?
Karma
Dharma
Nirvana
Cuneiform
27
What intellectual and artistic technologies were developed by the Shang dyanasty?
Silk work
Bronze work
Farmed oil
Blast furnaces
28
What environmental
disadvantage
did the Egyptians have?
Rivers change course
Flooding
Lack of water access for trade
Wet and dry seasons from monsoon winds
29
What is a patriarchal society?
Society run mainly by women
Society run mainly by men
30
How do you achieve moksha?
Give up earthly desires
Follow the 8 fold path
Be a brahmin with good karma
Die with good karma
31
What environmental
disadvantages
did people living in Ancient China face?
Monsoons
Terrible flooding
Earthquakes
Droughts (no rain)
32
Which of the following is an example of a complex institution?
Record keeping
Government
Economy
Religion
33
What form of writing did the Egyptians have?
Oracle Bones on turtle shells
Hieroglyphics on clay
Cuneiform on papyrus
Hieroglyphics on papyrus
34
Which theory said a species of human ancestor spread throughout the globe and
then
evolved?
Evolution Theory
Multi-Regional Hypothesis
Out-of-Africa Theory
Neolithic Theory
35
When did humans learn to domesticate plants and animals?
The Neolithic Era (Revolution)
The Warm Age
The Paleolithic Era
The first Stone Age
36
What can we tell about Mesopotamian culture by studying Hammurabi's code?
Fairness and justice were important values
Government had a responsibility to its citizens
It was a matriarchy= women were in charge
Had social divisions since punishments varied by class
37
What environmental factors allowed human migration from Africa?
Animal attacks
No stone tools
Land bridges
Human disasters
38
Ancient Egypt differed from Mesopotamia because Egypt...
Had a centralized government
Depended on river flooding
Was monotheistic
Believed in an afterlife
39
What is the ultimate spiritual goal of Buddhists?
Nirvana
Karma
Theocracy
Dharma
40
Why are we limited on some knowledge of ancient peoples?
Stories were only told in English
Didn't have written records
No artifacts have been found
Religion didn't allow education of everyone
41
When rulers all came from the same family, it is known as a ____.
monotheistic
institution
dynasty
nirvana
42
What is the written language in Mesopotamia called?
Hieroglyphics
Oracle
Cuneiform
Karma
43
What is the purpose of the Ten Commandments?
Code of moral laws that became basis of Jewish law
Teach people how to reach Nirvana
It determines your caste in your next life
Tells how to make the gods happy
44
What is cultural diffusion?
When new ideas spread from 1 culture to another
When Rome conquered Egypt and outlawed ancient beliefs
When 3 cultures combine into 2
A person's identity and ethnicity
45
Why did Hammurabi create his code of laws?
To have 1 set of laws for the whole empire, unite them
To make sure each city-state had their own laws
To have the same punishments no matter the social class
An easy way to decide the next leader
46
What scientific and technological breakthroughs did the Egyptians achieve?
Solar calendar
Oracle bones
Cuneiform
The wheel
47
What is a narrative
Group with the most power
Story
Tradition
Good soil
48
How is Judaism
different
than Buddhism and Hinduism?
Judaism is polytheistic
Judaism is monotheistic
Judaism doesn't have a founder
Judaism believes in karma
49
Which theory said
Homo sapiens
evolved in Africa
before
they moved to other parts?
Evolution Theory
Neolithic Theory
Out-of-Africa Theory
Multi-Regional Hypothesis
50
What's a
strength
of China’s written language?
You could read it even if you spoke different dialects
It's written on papyrus
The symbols stand for sounds and ideas
The symbols stand for sounds
51
What is reincarnation?
Rebirth
Collection of good or bad deeds
An individual’s soul is born again in a new body
Perfect understanding and release from life
