River Valley Civilizations

Question 1

According to karma, if you do bad things_________________________.

Accepted Answer

You will be reincarnated lower.

Question 2

Who were the people who did not belong to any caste and were the lowest of the low?

Accepted Answer

untouchables

Question 3

Which of the following does the caste system have an affect on in India?

Accepted Answer

All of these

Question 4

Why was the Great Wall of China built?

Accepted Answer

for protection

Question 5

What is another name for the Huang He River?

Accepted Answer

Both of these

Question 6

Why did the pharaohs have absolute power?

Accepted Answer

They were both kings and gods.

Question 7

When does the Dynastic Cycle start over?

Accepted Answer

After a ruler is overthrown

Question 8

What artifact helped us decode hieroglyphics?

Accepted Answer

Rosetta Stone

Question 9

What system was created to bring order to China and was about relationships?

Accepted Answer

Confucianism

Question 10

What is a dynasty?

Accepted Answer

a ruling family

Question 11

Which best describes Egypt?

Accepted Answer

hierarchical

Question 12

Why did civilizations develop along the Nile?

Accepted Answer

all of these

Question 13

Which natural barriers protected Egypt?

Accepted Answer

All of these

Question 14

Which describes confucianism?

Accepted Answer

All of these

Question 15

What was Siddhartha renamed after he found enlightenment under the Tree of Wisdom?

Accepted Answer

Buddha

Question 16

Why was early China very isolated?

Accepted Answer

geography

Question 17

Who was the famous Old Kingdom pharaoh who started building the pyramids?

Accepted Answer

Khufu

Question 18

The numbers we use today that come from india are______________.

Accepted Answer

Hindu-Arabic

Question 19

What was one benefit of rivers flooding in river valley civilizations?

Accepted Answer

rich soil

Question 20

What was the religion of the Egyptians?

Accepted Answer

polytheism

Question 21

The basic guiding principles of Buddhism are ________________.

Accepted Answer

Four Noble Truths

Question 22

Which was the longest lasting of the early Chinese dynasties?

Accepted Answer

Zhou

Question 23

What dynasty began building the Great Wall of China?

Accepted Answer

Qin

Question 24

How many regions were once in ancient Egypt?

Accepted Answer

two

Question 25

What was the Egyptian writing system?

Accepted Answer

hierogylphics

Question 26

The Indians were the first to create what number?

Accepted Answer

0

Question 27

What is the Mandate of Heaven?

Accepted Answer

a ruler claims to be chosen by the universe

Question 28

What type of geography does India have?

Accepted Answer

All of these

Question 29

Who did the Hindus believe created the world?

Accepted Answer

Brahman

Question 30

What was the name for a person's "life force" in Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Ka

Question 31

When the soul is reborn into a new body, we call this __________________.

Accepted Answer

reincarnation

Question 32

Why is Egypt the "Gift of the Nile"?

Accepted Answer

The Nile provides everything for Egypt.

Question 33

Who was Asoka?

Accepted Answer

a ruler who spread Buddhism

Question 34

What were the huge stone tombs in which the pharaohs were buried?

Accepted Answer

pyramids

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