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Review for the 2017 Semester Exam for Honors Ancient History
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1
Which Punic War general attacked Rome with battle elephants?
Hannibal
Sulla
Marius
Spartacus
2
Earliest civilization documented in the Indus River Valley?
Mohenho-Daro
Ur
Kush
Maurya
3
Which world religion is centered around the Tao?
Hinduism
Daoism
Confucianism
Buddhism
4
Corrupt emperor, had his own mother killed and is known for his persecution of Christians?
Hadrian
Caesar
Pompey
Nero
5
This term was used to identify an Egyptian Ruler?
King
Pharaoh
Emperor
Osiris
6
Which would be considered a great contribution from ancient Egyptian Civilizations?
Ink
All of the above
Mathematical system based on 10
Papyrus
7
What city became the eastern capital of the Roman Empire in 324 CE?
Constantinople
Milan
Pompeii
Venice
8
Who is the most famous Greek Historian that wrote about the Persian Wars?
Sophocles
Pericles
Cyrus
Herodotus
9
The Northern part of Egypt is also known as
Lower Egypt
Mesopotamia
Nile
Upper Egypt
10
The evolution of a new empire as it transitions through tax increases, droughts, and rebellions
Shang Cycle
Dynastic Cycle
All of the above
Mandate of Heaven
11
Which religion was NOT spread on the Silk Road
Christianity
Rastafarian
Buddhism
Hinduism
12
2 Examples of religions that surfaced during the Shang and Zhou Dynasties would be _________
Christianity and Islam
Hinduism and Buddhism
Daoism and Hinduism
Daoism and Confucianism
13
What weather pattern assisted sailors from the African coast to India and back
Snow
Monsoons
Tornado
Typhoon
14
Which Persian king fought the Greeks in the Battle of Thermopylae?
Xerxes
Darius
Cyrus
Darius III
15
Which world religion believes in God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit?
All of the above
Judaism
Islam
Christianity
16
Scholars have divided Ancient Egyptian Kingdoms into three parts. They are ________
Lost,Ancient,New
Old, Middle,New
1st,2nd,3rd
Pharaoh, Pyramid, Hieroglypic
17
Ancient Egypt: ______________:: Ancient China:______________________
Tigris River, Euphrates
Nile River, Yellow River
Nile River, Tiber River
Ganges River, Tigris River
18
What governing structure did Rome use that still influences governments today?
Democracy
Satrapies
Republic
Monarchy
19
What two rivers make up the center of the Mesopotamian Civilizations?
Ganges and Yellow
Nile and Tiber
Tigris and Nile
Tigris and Euphrates
20
. The ____________ era is commonly known as the “old stone age”
Vegitarian
Neolithic
Industrialization
Paleolithic
21
What did the Greeks form in order to protect themselves from further Persian attacks?
Democracy
Delian League
Satraps
Helots
22
Which world religion includes the Eight Fold Path?
Christianity
Hinduism
Judaism
Buddhism
23
What were areas of Persia called that were separate governed regions?
Seleucids
Achaemenes
Satrapies
Polis
24
Christians believe that Abraham was the Messiah promised in the Old Testament.
True
False
25
Which Persian king first attacked Greece over land disputes?
Xerxes
Cyrus
Darius
Darius III
26
What type of writing was used in Mesopotamia?
Heiroglyphics
Script
Cuneiform
Industrialization
27
A ______________ is a multistory, mud-brick, pyramid-shaped tower found in Ancient Mesopotamia.
Tomb
Ziggurat
Ma'at
Amulet
28
The Akkadian Empire overtaken in 2200 B.C.E. Which ruler of Babylon was responsible for this?
Ashurbanipal
Gilgamesh
Sargon
Hammurabi
29
Who is considered to be the first emperor that we have records in Mesopotamia?
Ashurbanipal
Hammurabi
Gilgamesh
Sargon
30
Peel the avocado, peel the avocado...___________
Guacamole
Salsa
Tacos
Lemons
31
What did the Edict of Milan do?
End the war between Rome and Milan
Provide "Bread and Circuses" for the Roman poor
Build a wall to keep out the Picts and Scots
Ended the persecution of Christians
32
What major innovation allowed for land travel on horses to be faster?
Whips
Rihanna
Stirrups
Chains
33
Which Chinese Dynasty is the first one documented in History?
Qin
Han
Ming
Shang
34
The main spiritual beings in the Shinto religion are known as Kami.
True
False
35
What geographic feature caused Greece to develop into separate city-states?
Volcanoes
Deserts
Rivers
Mountains
36
Which major world religion began in the Roman Empire because Rome controlled Judea?
Judaism
Christianity
Zorostriansim
Buddhism
37
Which Persian king allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem and rebuild their temple?
Xerxes
Darius
Pericles
Cyrus
38
Which Greek developed the concept of levers, screws, and compound pulleys?
Euclid
Sophocles
Archimedes
Socrates
39
When this conqueror died his kingdom was divided into 3 parts. What was the Persian part named?
Delian
Seleucid
Ptolemaic
Antigonid
40
Which was NOT spread by the Bantu people of Sub-Sahara Africa
Agriculture
Iron
Language
Buddhism
41
The____ justified rebellions against a Chinese Emperor as long as the rebellion was successful.
All of the above
Mandate of Heaven
Dynastic Cycle
Shang Cycle
42
Who became the first emperor in Rome?
Marc Antony
Nero
Augustus
Pompey
43
Which major river helped to grow Ancient Chinese Civilizations around 2000 B.C.E
Yellow
Han
Yangzi
Red
44
City-state developing a militaristic society where boys began training for the military at 7
Athens
Macedonia
Thebes
Sparta
45
Which city-state was known for developing a democracy where some men could vote?
Macedonia
Athens
Sparta
Thebes
46
Which of the following best describes Shang Society around 1650 B.C.E.
society built solely on religion
society based on agriculture and metallurgy
society centered around the arts and sciences
society dominated by warrior aristocracy
47
What is the era known as where Greek culture dominated Europe and Central Asia?
Hellenistic
Antigonid
Olympic
Partriarchal
48
Qin demands for obedience were justified by an authoritarian political philosophy known as ___
Daoism
Christianity
Confucianism
Legalism
49
The fundamental source of Israelite history can be located in the
Torah
Hebrew Bible
Vedas
Quran
50
The ______________ era refers to the transition from foraging to growing crops.
Neolithic
Paleolithic
Mesozoic
Jurassic
51
What social institution was not part of the Persian Empire?
Slave
King
Military
Satrap
52
The Southern part of Egypt is also known as
Lower Egypt
Nile
Mesopotamia
Upper Egypt
53
A pilgrimage to Mecca is included in the Five Pillars of Islam.
True
False
54
What Athenian leader ruled during the Persian wars and later built the Parthenon?
Pericles
Cyrus
Herodutus
Sophocles
55
Which of the following religions is a monotheistic religion?
Hinduism
Christianity
Both A and B
Islam
56
Which of the world religions that we study in class contained the Four Nobel Truths?
Judaism
Buddhism
Hinduism
Christianity
57
Which one of the following would be most likely buried in a Pyramid?
Priests
Peasant
Pharoah
Plebian
58
What was the civil war between Athens and Sparta?
Delian League
Greek Civil War
Persian War
Peloponnesian War
59
What type of writing was used in Ancient Egypt?
Cuneiform
Script
Hieroglyphics
60
Peninsula located between China and India that played a major role in Indian Ocean trade
Korea
Malay
Arabia
Italy
61
Which of the following religions is centered around God and revealed by the prophet Muhammad?
Hinduism
Islam
Daoism
Christianity
62
Which religion believes in one God, for which the Arabic word for that God is Allah
Judaism
All of the above
Islam
Christianity
63
The most influential early Mesoamerican civilization would be the ______________.
Han
Olmec
Egypt
Mayan
64
Which people did not invade Rome
Vandals
Mongols
Visogoths
Ostrogoths
65
With whom did Rome fight the Punic Wars?
Punisia
Carthage
Egypt
Greece
66
Diwali is an ancient festival of light in the Hindu religion.
False
True
67
The ___ is considered to be one of the earliest impressive ancient South American Civilizations
Mayan
Aztec
Chavin
Olmec
68
What was the official religion in Persia?
Buddhist
Hindu
Christian
Zoroastrian
69
The most important document in Judaism is the Vedas
True
False
70
Choose the correct grouping of the First Triumvirate.
Octavian, Marc Antony, Pompey
Tiberius, Caligula, Nero
Crassus, Pompey, Caesar
Hadrian, Caesar, Pompey
71
The world’s longest river is the ___________.
Tigris
Mississippi
Ganges
Nile
72
What was one of the most profitable items traded by Greece?
Silk
Cotton
Potato
Olive Oil
73
Which of the following would not be considered an indicator of civilization
political system based solely on familial lineage
long distance trade
Significant # of people engaged in non-food producing jobs
A system for keeping permanent records
74
What resource did Egypt exploit in the mines of Nubia killing numerous individuals?
Salt
Oil
Gold
Silver
75
The Greek city-states were eventually overtaken by Phillip II of what region?
Athens
Macedon
Egypt
Persia
76
Which term refers to a religion having many gods?
Catholic
Monotheistic
Zoroastrianism
Polytheistic
77
______________ is the learned patterns of action and expression.
Anthropology
History
Religion
Culture
78
Which of the following is NOT a Greek philosopher?
Sophocles
Plato
Socrates
Aristotle
79
Christianity is centered around the teachings of
Abraham
Muhammad
Jesus Christ
Siddhartha Gautama
80
What was the high point in each polis that was fortified and had temples?
Sophist
Agora
Acropolis
Marathon
81
Believes that God appointed the Jews as chosen people as an example of holiness to the world.
Islam
Daoism
Christianity
Judaism
82
Which ancient civilization is associated with Africa?
Olmec
Mohenjo Daro
Mesopotamia
Kush
83
What body of water was part of the biggest trade network that existed up to 600 CE
Atlantic
Pacific
North Sea
Indian
84
Hammurabi is best known in history for his ________________?
Warrior Mentality
Codes of law
Philosophical Ideologies
Kung Pao Chicken
85
Ramadan is a month of fasting in which Jews do not eat or drink during the day.
True
False
86
Which ruler conquered most of Central Asia spreading Greek culture?
Xerxes
Phillip II
Alexander
Pericles
87
Who were wealthy landowners in Rome that were the only ones allowed to be voted into office?
Greeks
Etruscans
Plebeians
Patricians
88
What animal was used for Trans-Saharan trade
Horse
Llama
Camel
Elephant
