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What animal did Ancient Indian Warriors often ride into battle?
Elephant
Lion
Gorilla
Bear
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when each worker specializes in a particular task or job
Hunter Gatherer
Occupation
Division of Labor
3
TRUE OR FALSE: Athenian Democracy was a representative democracy
True
False
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A way of supplying water to an area of land
Canal
Aqueduct
Irrigation
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true or false: In a representative democracy, only the choices of the elected officials matter
false
true
6
The Nile helped civilization develop in Egypt in all of the following EXCET
Providing food and water
having nice, rich soil all year long
allowing farming to develop
Protecting from invaders
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TRUE OR FALSE: In a representative democracy, all citizens' choices matter
FALSE
TRUE
8
TRUE OR FALSE: In a direct democracy, citizens vote by assembling and giving their opinion
FALSE
TRUE
9
What was the main goal of Buddhism?
Rebirth
Health
Reaching Nirvana
Wealth
10
According to Buddhism, what is the main cause of suffering in the world
The Devil
People's desire to want things that they do not have
a. lack of harmony with the natural world
refusal to accept the one true god
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The name of the military strategy invented by the Spartans
Phalanx
Agoge
Guerilla
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The process of rebirth
Nirvana
Reincarnation
Karma
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Egyptian Writing System
Cuneiform
Papyrus
Hieroglyphics
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What do Buddhism and Hinduism have in common
Both have 8 gods
Believe in Reincarnation
both based on 4 Noble Truths
Believe in Nirvana
15
Why did Sparta have 2 kings?
So that they both could fight in battle
So that Sparta would always have a king, even during wars
Because the people could not agree on one king
To show who was strongest
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Region called between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers where Mesopotamia was
Meso Delta
Fertile crescent
Nile Delta
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Type of government in which people rule themselves
Oligarchy
Tyranny
Democracy
18
The first code of laws was
12 Tables
Hammurabi's Code
Democracy
Tyrant
19
Three main Hindu gods are Brahma, Shiva, and
Varshna
Veda
Karma
Vishnu
20
What was an achievement of the Harappan Civilization?
Hindu-Arabic Numbers
Wells and Indoor Plumbing
Papyrus
Gun Powder
21
The citizens' assembly in Ancient Athens was an example of
Rule by aristocrats
Representative Democracy
Trial by Jury
Direct Democracy
22
What Ancient Civilization invented Cuneiform?
Sumerian
Greeks
Romans
Chinese
23
a belief that people are reborn many times after death
Reincarnation
Karma
Caste System
24
4 most significant Chinese dynasties were the Shang, the Han, the Zhou,and the
Qin
Shi
Di
Xi
25
Who was the King of the Gods?
Zues
Hades
Hera
Hercules
26
Egyptians were best known for building
Pyramids
Canals
Aqueducts
27
What was the order of the Ancient Indian CasteSystem?
Rulers and Warriors, Priests, Laborers, Farmers
Priests, Rulers& Warriors, Farmers andArtists, Laborers
Priests, Laborers, Farmers and Artists, Rulersand Warriors
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most fertile soil in Egypt was located in
Nile Delta
Cataracts
Desert
Old Kingdom
29
What was discovered in 1799 that helped to read Hieroglyphics
Rosetta Stone
The Pyramids
Cuneiform
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Division of Labor was a direct result of this
farming
surplus
irrigation
