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1
What is it called when your actions in this life determine your fate in the next life?
Dharma
Brahman
Karma
Reincarnation
2
The Indus River Valley had twin capitals in
Harappa & Mohenjo-Daro
Harappa & Kalibangan
Bolan & Khyber
Hindu Kush & Himalayas
3
Why are Aleppo, Jericho, and Catalhoyuk significant in world history?
the world's first law codes were developed there.
they worshipped many gods.
they are the earliest known settled farming communities.
they created republics.
4
Which of the following are the Phoenicians most known for?
Developing cuneiform.
Creating the alphabet we use today.
Practicing a polytheistic faith.
Trading timber around the Mediterranean.
5
Siddhartha Guatama believed understanding the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path was the key to enlightenment.
True
False
6
Who is the "enlightened" one?
Dharma
Buddha
Brahman
Karma
7
All of the following physical barriers isolated India from the rest of Asia EXCEPT
Hindu Kush Mountains
Deccan Plateau
Himalaya Mountains
Indian Ocean
8
What is the world's earliest writing system?
hieroglyphics
sanskrit
oracle bone script
cuneiform
9
Which of the following is a contribution to the Golden Age of India?
The lateen sail
Developing the concept of zero
Using iron tools and weapons
Weaving cotton textiles
10
What is your religious duty (or job) according to caste?
Brahman
Dharma
Karma
Buddha
11
Who led the Hebrews out of Egyptian slavery and back to their homeland in Israel?
Hammurabi
Moses
Abraham
the Phoenicians
12
Chandragupta is credited with united northern India under the control of the Mauryan Empire.
False
True
13
During India's Golden Age, advances in medicine were developed, for example, simple surgeries and setting broken bones.
False
True
14
Monotheism is the belief in many gods.
False
True
15
The caste system allowed movement between castes and people were allowed to marry people from other castes.
True
False
16
What were the Babylonians the first to develop under the leadership of Hammurabi?
A writing system.
The wheel
A monotheistic faith
A law code
17
What did early river valleys offer to humans settling there?
protection from invasion
fertile soil for crops
irrigation water
all of the above
18
The founder of Judaism was-
Moses
Abraham
Mohammad
Hammurabi
19
What is the term for the Chinese belief that rulers lead by the will of Heaven?
Noble Truth
Heavenly Path
Mandate of Heaven
Moral Relationship
20
Ashoka is most remembered for all the following EXCEPT
sending missionaries into East Asia to spread Buddhism.
establishing Hinduism as the official religion.
posting laws on pillars around the empire.
building hospitals, shrines, and a road system.
21
The most significant Aryan contribution to India's history is
the introduction of the hereditary caste system.
the use of iron plows for farming.
the introduction of cows to agriculture.
the development of a writing system.
22
The
Vedas
&
Upanishads
are the sacred texts of Buddhism.
False
True
23
What is the rebirth of the soul known as?
Karma
Brahman
Reincarnation
Dharma
24
Hieroglyphics was the writing system developed in which river valley?
Tigris and Euphrates
Indus
Huang He
Nile
25
Indian folktales were recorded in cuneiform after it was spread to the Indus Valley from Mesopotamia.
True
False
