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What does BCE stand for?
Before Common Era
Because Christ Evolved
Before Christ's Event
Beyond Common Events
2
What enabled the flow of ideas between Europe and China?
The Royal Road
The messenger system
The Nile River
The Silk Road
3
Major exports of the Silk Road were
spices
all of the above
tea
silk
4
What is Phoenicia famous for?
snails
royalty
purple dye
monsters
5
When you see the word "economy", you should think
government
money
recreation
slavery
6
People who believe in many gods are said to be
Monotheistic
Polytheistic
Christian
Mesopotamian
7
What was a major difference in the way children of Athens and Sparta were raised?
Athenian boys went to school/Spartan boys trained for war
Athenian children learned about gods and goddesses
Spartan children learned about gods and goddesses
Athenian boys trained for war/Spartan boys went to school
8
What do we call a person who sells items to others?
a merchant
a politician
a priest
a teacher
9
The first written laws are known as
The Declaration of Independence
The Bronze Tables
Socrate's Code
Hammurabi's Code
10
Major contributions of Ancient Greece were
philosophy
democracy
all of the above
drama
11
CE stands for Common Era and is most similar to
AD
BCE
BC
CE
12
Why did Phoenicia become so powerful?
beautiful gardens
rich land
many inventions
trade
13
Who started the Reformation?
Queen Elizabeth
Pope Leo X
John Calvin.
Martin Luther.
14
One factor that led to city-states in Greece was
the mountainous land kept the cities separated
Constant invasions kept them apart
Zeus commanded it
their religion required it
15
What were indulgences?
Calvinism
printing press
a Protestant denomination
Paying money to the Church for forgiveness of sins
16
What group was the first civilization of Mesoamerica?
Inca
Aztec
Maya
Olmec
17
Most ancient Mesoamerican civilizations were destroyed by
famine
European diseases and war by Spanish invaders seeking wealth
wars among themselves
volcanoes
18
Which civilization's government had a balance of power?
India's
Mesopotamia's
Rome's
China's
19
The most famous tomb is all of Egypt is
Khufu's Tomb
Khafru's Tomb
Nefertiti's Tomb
King Tut's Tomb
20
A major factor in the development of roads in Rome was their strong
mining abilities
republic
ecomony
slave trade
21
Once a surplus of food is produced by a civilization, that civilization can then have a
Food Shortage
Division of Labor
none of the above
Job Surplus
22
Civilizations often developed near rivers. This eventually led to their ability to __________.
travel through mountain passes
build roads
be isolated from others
trade with others
23
Most ancient Mesoamerican civilizations were destroyed by
volcanoes
European diseases and war by Spanish invaders seeking wealth
wars among themselves
famine
24
Within the Indian caste system, what was the role of the Brahmins?
laborers
untouchables
priests
farmers
25
Main rivers of ancient Mesopotamia
Indus and Yellow
Niger and Nile
Tigris and Euphrates
Amazon and Euphrates
26
Renaissance means ____________.
Rebirth
Renew
Reteach
Redo
27
A type of Greek architecture that we still use today are
pyramids
arches
columns
ziggurats
28
Where is the Nile River located?
China
India
Mesopotamia
Egypt
29
What is the Renaissance?
Period before Civil War when all of the civilians rebelled
Period before Middle Ages when art/literature was “rebirthed
Period after Middle Ages when art/literature was ”reborn”
Period after the first World War when militarism “rebirthed”
30
The Spanish Inquisition was...
a local band popular for its use of mandolins.
a court created to weed out heretics from the church.
a group of Muslims that invaded Spain.
a ship captained by Ferdinand.
31
What seperates the Paleolithic Era from the Neolithic Era?
Development of farming and raising livestock
Art, including paintings
Use of fire
A belief in an afterlife
32
Ancient Egypt was ruled by
a senate
a pharaoh
the people
an emporer
33
Where did the first communities exist?
Indus River Valley
along the Nile River
Mesopotamia
in the Far East
34
What was the Reformation?
After a disaster hit the city, the citizens wanted to rebuild and reform it
A protest where people wanted to reform the town's schools
A period of time when people wanted to reform the government
A religious reform movement that lead to formations of new Christian groups
35
What river ran through ancient India?
Mississippi
Ganges
Tigris River
Nile
36
Even though the Nile River regularly flooded, the farmers learned to
leave the land when the flood was coming
grow crops in deep water
control the flooding for irrigation
use the flooding to cool off in the hot desert climate
37
What type of political system was Greece most known for?
Democracy
Dictatorship
Republic
Oligarchy
38
What is domestication of plants and animals?
having a plant or animal for a pet
the process of adapting wild plants & animals for human use
cross-breeding to create new plants and animals
the ability of plants and animals to reproduce
39
One of the major factors leading to population growth was
learning how to use fire
learning how to build cities
the domestication of people
the domestication of plants and animals
40
Where did The Renaissance begin?
France
England
Spain
Italy
41
what is another name for the neolithic revolution?
industrial revolution
civil war
old stone age
agricultural revolution
42
What is a key difference between nomads and villagers?
Villagers were hunter-gatherers/Nomads grew crops
Villagers moved from place to place/Nomads were stationary
Nomads were hunter-gatherers/Villagers grew crops
Nomads were stationary/Villagers moved around
43
The belief in one god.
Polytheism
Buddhism
Calvinism
Monotheism
44
What first led to the development of communities?
agriculture
ability to travel by sea
ability to hunt
ability to travel by land
45
What body of water contributed greatly to the development of the Roman Empire?
Indian Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Aegean Sea
Pacific Ocean
46
What is India geographically
City
Continent
County
Subcontinent
47
Ancient Rome is most well-known for what type of government?
dictatorship
oligarchy
republic
direct democracy
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An advantage of the Himalayan mountains was that they
kept the people from leaving their homeland
provided good farmland
helped to keep out invaders
provided good drinking water
