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1
______ were powerful landowners while ______ were farmers who made up most of the population.
Plebeians, Patricians
Patricians, Plebeians
Republicans, Democrats
Monarchs, Workers
2
Which is the proper order of Greek philosophers?
Aristotle, Plato, Socrates
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
Socrates, Aristotle, Plato
Plato, Socrates, Aristotle
3
Which of the following was a result of the Punic Wars?
Rome controlled the trade routes
Rome gathered new lands in N. Africa and Europe
Carthage was destroyed
Carthage became an independent city
4
What is the proper order of columns shown here?
Doric, Ionic, Corinthian
Corinthian, Doric, Ionic
Doric, Ionic, Plutonic
Ionic, Doric, Corinthian
5
A story used to explain something. (Hint: the Greeks believe in these)
Facts
Mythology
Theories
Scriptures
6
What kind of culture is most associated with Alexander the Great?
Alexandrian Culture
Hellenistic Culture
A blend of Greek and Asian culture
New Greek
7
Which civilization's name means "land between the rivers"?
Sumer
Mesopotamia
Babylon
Egypt
8
What was the lowest class of the Egyptian hierarchy?
Pharoahs
Sailors
Soldiers
Slaves
9
Battle: Spartans sacrifice themselves by holding off Persians so Greece could raise an army
Marathon
Thermopylae
Knossos
Salamis
10
What do you call a government run by a small group of wealthy rulers?
Oligarchy
Republic
Aristocracy
Tyranny
11
What is the best title for this map?
Western Europe
Indian Subcontinent
Mediterranean Basin
Fertile Crescent
12
FOR NO POINTS: Which is the BEST fast food...
Chiptole
Cook Out
(other)
Chik-Fil-a
13
What was the name for an Egyptian ruler?
Pharoah
Dictator
Oligarch
Vassal
14
Which river is the most Western?
Tigris
Huang He
Euphrates
Nile
15
Who developed an extensive written code of law and punishments?
Chandragupte Maurya
Confucius
Hammurabi
Buddha
16
The cycle of moving forwards or backwards in a cycle of life, death, and rebirth is called ___.
Karma
Nirvana
Reincarnation
Vedas
17
First group of people who built towns around the Tiber and eventually become Rome.
Julians
Latins
Romulans
Eutruscans
18
E is the _______________ River and F is the ________ River.
Euphrates, Tigris
Tigris, Euphrates
Ganges, Indus
Indus, Ganges
19
Why was the Nile River important?
Causing monsoons
Fertile soil
Transportation
Irrigation
20
A Republic is a:
Oligarchy
Direct Democracy
Monarchy
Representative Democracy
21
What mountain range is represented by letter A?
Khyber Pass
Appalachian
Himilaya
Hindu Kush
22
Which of the following happened during the Neolithic Revolution?
Domestication of animals
People settled and became farmers
People became hunter-gatherers
People became nomadic
23
Why did Egypt develop an excellent irrigation system?
Access to the Mediterranean Sea
Water storage in Pyramids
Annual floods of the Nile River
Annual floods of the Tigris River
24
What type of writing did the Sumerians invent?
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
Alphabet
Demotic
25
Which civilization was known for its tolerance and imperial bureaucracy?
Egyptians
Babylonians
Hebrews
Persians
26
Ashoka ...
spread Buddhism
was defeated by Alexander the Great
followed the Persian practice of tolerance
was assassinated
27
Which Buddhist doctrine states that life is suffering?
Vedas
Four Noble Truths
Karma
Eight Fold Path
28
When did the Agricultural Revolution occur?
Mesolithic
Paleolithic
Neolithic
Futurlithic
29
The Twelve Tables were ...
A set of written laws carved into stone
Twelve Legions of Plebeians
Twelve Plebeian Tribunes
Twelve tables where Patrician senators sat
30
Athens: Delian League:: Sparta: __________.
Spartan League
Second Delian League
Peloponnesian League
Anti-Athenian League
31
What religion did the Persians practice?
Monotheism
Hinduism
Buddhism
Zoroastrianism
32
How were the Aryans able to "invade" the Indian Subcontinent?
Across the Tibetan Plateau
Over Mt. Everest
Through the Khyber Pass
Through the Aryan Pass
33
Babylon was a large city with several miles of farmland around it. Babylon was a ___________.
Delta
Acropolis
Polis
City-state
34
The Mandate of Heaven is...
The power the Chinese rulers proclaimed as rulers of Heaven
The power given to Chinese rulers by the gods
China's ban on religion
Only the highest Chinese class could get into Heaven
35
A network of trade routes that extended from China through the Middle East to Europe.
Persian Line
Great Wall
Silk Road
China Trade Route
36
Which of the following cities were located in ancient India?
Mohenjo-Daro
Harrappa
Aleppo
Jericho
37
Which is in the correct order?
Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic
Mesolithic, Paleolithic, Neolithic
Paleolithic Neolithic, Mesolithic
Neolithic, Paleolithic, Mesolithic
38
How did the mountainous terrain effect early Greek cultures?
They were protected by the Khyber Pass
Caused the cities to develop separately
Forced Greek cultures to unify under Athens
Did little to influence the city-states at all
39
Herodotus wrote about ________.
math
science
Greek language
history
