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Unit 1 Test Review- Ancient Civilizations and Beliefs
Unit 1 Test Review- Ancient Civilizations and Beliefs
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Review on the Indus Valley, Mesopotamia, Egypt, China. Also on Judaism, Hinduism, and Christianity
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Which of the following is
NOT
one of the characteristics of an advanced civilization?
Spoken language
Specialized workers
Complex institutions
Advanced technology
2
What's a
weakness
of China’s written language.
You have to memorize many characters
Only people who spoke certain dialects could read it
It stands only for sounds
It has never fully been decoded
3
What scientific and technological breakthroughs did the Egyptians achieve?
Oracle bones
The wheel
Cuneiform
Solar calendar
4
What do Hinduism and Buddhism
disagree
on?
The number of gods
Having a caste system
Who is eligible to reach moksha/nirvana
Reincarnation
5
What is a geographic
disadvantage
of living in Mesopotamia?
Unpredictable flooding
Bad soil for farming
No natural barriers
Few raw materials
6
What is a narrative
Tradition
Good soil
Story
Group with the most power
7
What is reincarnation?
Perfect understanding and release from life
Collection of good or bad deeds
An individual’s soul is born again in a new body
Rebirth
8
How is Judaism
different
than Buddhism and Hinduism?
Judaism believes in karma
Judaism is polytheistic
Judaism is monotheistic
Judaism doesn't have a founder
9
Why are we limited on some knowledge of ancient peoples?
Didn't have written records
Stories were only told in English
No artifacts have been found
Religion didn't allow education of everyone
10
How were Mesopotamian governments organized?
City-states
1 central government
Ziggurats
Theocracy
11
What is cultural diffusion?
When Rome conquered Egypt and outlawed ancient beliefs
When 3 cultures combine into 2
When new ideas spread from 1 culture to another
A person's identity and ethnicity
12
What environmental
advantages
did the Egyptians have?
Monsoons
Natural barriers
Unpredictable flooding
Wet and dry seasons
13
What environmental factors allowed human migration from Africa?
No stone tools
Animal attacks
Human disasters
Land bridges
14
Which of the following is an example of a complex institution?
Religion
Record keeping
Economy
Government
15
Why were oracle bones important?
It was a way to communicate with the emperor
Showed the oldest evidence of writing in China
They had early hieroglyphic writing on them
They were a part of the burial rituals
16
What environmental
disadvantage
did the Egyptians have?
Wet and dry seasons from monsoon winds
Lack of water access for trade
Rivers change course
Flooding
17
What belief does Hinduism and Buddhism
agree
on?
Many gods
Karma
The caste system
Reincarnation
18
What can we tell about Mesopotamian culture by studying Hammurabi's code?
Had social divisions since punishments varied by class
Fairness and justice were important values
Government had a responsibility to its citizens
It was a matriarchy= women were in charge
19
When rulers all came from the same family, it is known as a ____.
dynasty
monotheistic
nirvana
institution
20
How do you achieve nirvana?
Follow the 4 Noble Truths
Reach Moksha
Engage in Samsara
Follow the 8 Fold Path
21
How did humans adapted to different environments?
Grew different food
Chose different leaders
Developed different technology
Danced more
22
Ancient Egypt’s government was a ___ because their politics and religion were mixed.
autocracy
theocracy
democracy
aristocracy
23
What's a
strength
of China’s written language?
You could read it even if you spoke different dialects
The symbols stand for sounds
It's written on papyrus
The symbols stand for sounds and ideas
24
What's the Hindu term for a collection of good and bad deeds?
Cuneiform
Karma
Dharma
Nirvana
25
What is polytheism?
Belief in many gods
Belief in the Ten Commandments
Belief in 1 god
Belief in a covenant
26
What is a caste?
Endless cycle of birth, death, and reincarnation
Collection of good or bad deeds
Indian social structure/groups
Sacred text
27
What is a matriarchal society?
Society run mainly by women
Society run mainly by men
28
What intellectual and artistic technologies were developed by the Shang dyanasty?
Silk work
Bronze work
Blast furnaces
Farmed oil
29
What is the purpose of the Ten Commandments?
It determines your caste in your next life
Code of moral laws that became basis of Jewish law
Teach people how to reach Nirvana
Tells how to make the gods happy
30
How do you achieve moksha?
Follow the 8 fold path
Give up earthly desires
Die with good karma
Be a brahmin with good karma
31
Why did Hammurabi create his code of laws?
An easy way to decide the next leader
To have 1 set of laws for the whole empire, unite them
To have the same punishments no matter the social class
To make sure each city-state had their own laws
32
What impact did Egyptians have on the enviroment?
Built canal to the Red Sea
Built large pyramids
none of the above
Mined for vast amounts of resources
33
How did the Mandate of Heaven lead to the dynastic cycle in China?
Priests got to chose the next dynasty
It was the earliest form of writing in China
Used it to justify overthrowing the current dynasty
It recorded the history of rulers
34
Ancient Egypt differed from Mesopotamia because Egypt...
Depended on river flooding
Was monotheistic
Believed in an afterlife
Had a centralized government
35
What is samsara?
An individual’s soul is born again in a new body
Endless cycle of birth, death, and reincarnation
Perfect understanding and release from life
Code of living
36
What is a patriarchal society?
Society run mainly by women
Society run mainly by men
37
What environmental
disadvantages
did people living in Ancient China face?
Earthquakes
Droughts (no rain)
Terrible flooding
Monsoons
38
Which theory said a species of human ancestor spread throughout the globe and
then
evolved?
Evolution Theory
Multi-Regional Hypothesis
Neolithic Theory
Out-of-Africa Theory
39
What is a geographic
advantage
of living in Mesopotamia?
Great soil for farming
Lots of raw materials
Natural Barriers
Predictable flooding
40
What is Monotheism?
The belief in one god
The absence of belif in a god/higher power
None of the above
The belief in many or multiple gods
41
What form of writing did the Egyptians have?
Hieroglyphics on papyrus
Cuneiform on papyrus
Hieroglyphics on clay
Oracle Bones on turtle shells
42
What is the ultimate spiritual goal for Hindus?
Moksha
Dharma
Nirvana
Karma
43
What is a Theocracy?
Government is ran by elites only
The government's rules are based on religion
Government is ran by people with high merit
Governemnt is ran by only intellectuals
44
When did humans learn to domesticate plants and animals?
The first Stone Age
The Warm Age
The Neolithic Era (Revolution)
The Paleolithic Era
45
Why was the Neolithic Revolution critical to human advancement?
Allowed people to settle permanently and build cities
Allowed people to separate religion and government
Allowed people to vote for their own rulers
Allowed people to hunt better
46
What is the written language in Mesopotamia called?
Cuneiform
Oracle
Karma
Hieroglyphics
47
What can we know about early humans from evidence?
How many gods they had
Gender roles and responsibilities
What they thought the afterlife was like
How people lived in specific times and places
48
What is the ultimate spiritual goal of Buddhists?
Karma
Theocracy
Nirvana
Dharma
49
What is a definition for "specialization?"
Developing skills in a specific kind of work
A pattern of organization in government
The ability to grow crops in 1 location
Being unique or different
50
What were new technologies developed in Mesopotamia?
A new spoken language
Wheels, Sails, and Plows
Invented a new type of animal
Lunar calendar
51
Which theory said
Homo sapiens
evolved in Africa
before
they moved to other parts?
Multi-Regional Hypothesis
Neolithic Theory
Evolution Theory
Out-of-Africa Theory
