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Chapter 1-7 Review test
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Ancient Indians excelled in the science of
physics
biology
chemistry
astronomy
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Which of the following is a study of past societies through an analysis of what people have left behind?
radiocarbon dating
archaeology
history
fossil analysis
3
traders who lived along E. Mediterranean coast, devised alphabet with 22 different characters representing sounds
Phoenicians
Minoans
pastoral nomads
Israelites
4
religion that claims all people can achieve nirvana
Hinduism
Buddhism
Islam
caste
5
The development of Egyptian civilization was influenced most powerfully by
monogamous marriage laws
invasions from other peoples
The Nile River
building of pyramids
6
Which best describes a key feature of Rome's official state religion?
Emperors were never worshipped as gods
Romans worshipped gods and goddesses
Romans believed in only one god
Augustus outlawed religious displays
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The invention that led to major expansion of trade in Han period was
technology of papermaking
fore-and-aft rigging and rudders on ships
textile manufacturing
process for developing rubbert
8
The first empire in world history was
the Akkadian empire
the Babylonian empire
the Egyptian empire
the Sumerian empire
9
The change that led to all other changes in the Neolithic Revolution was the
development of social structures
discovery of new technology
change from eating only fruits and grains to eating meat
change to farming
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The greatest new development made by Sumerians was
cuneiform
silt
civilization
bronze
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belief that the soul is reborn after death
reincarnation
dharma
nirvana
caste
12
Why did so many different communities with independent ways of life develop in ancient Greece?
Greek communities were influenced by ideas of local philosophers
Greeks were naturally independent minded
the mountains in the territory isolated people
people came to Greece from many different lands with their own customs
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Migrating groups who domesticated animals for food, shelter and clothing and also helped spread language, goods and tech
Phoenicians
Israelities
Minoans
pastoral nomads
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determined the type of job you could have, who you could marry and what group you could socialize with
caste
reincarnation
dharma
kharma
15
Hammurabi is remembered for
establishing a collection of laws for mesopotamian society
cutting off his son's hand because his son hit him
teaching the Mesopotamians to forge iron
overthrowing the Akkadian empire
16
a distinct group organized in tribes that established the religion of Judaism
pastoral nomads
Phoenicians
Minoans
Israelites
17
the oldest known Mesoamerican civilization, which appeared around 1200 B.C.
Chavin
Zapotec
Caral
Olmec
18
What is most unusual about the pharaoh Hatshepsut?
Hatshepsut was interested in mining enterprises
Hatshepsut built an impressive temple near Thebes
Hatshepsut's official statues portray the pharaoh as having a beard
Hatshepsut was a woman
19
Who said that "the unexamined life is not worth living"?
Socrates
Zeno
Euripides
Aristotle
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What advantage did Rome's location on the Tiber River provide?
large plots of land
contact with pirates
access to the sea
fertile plains