What is the believed reason for the Bantu Migrations?

They needed more land for a growing population

Why do we know so little about the Indus River Valley People?

Their language has not been able to be deciphered

The Rosetta Stone was used by scholars to...

Translate Egyptian Hieroglyphics

What caused the Gupta Empire to end?

Invasion of the Hunas and other central nomads

What did Indians discover when they learned about the Silk Roads?

They could profit by acting as middlemen

What was the basis of power of Aksum's city Adulis?

Its location in relation to trade routes

Hatsheput was different from other Pharaohs of Egypt's New Kingdom in that she…

Focused on trade rather than war

To be Nomadic means…

To move around constantly without settling in one place

What conflict contributed to the fall of Aksum?

Conflict between Christian Aksumites and Islamic Invaders

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1
Because of the color of the silt it carries, the Huang He River is also known as the...
Yellow River
Blue River
Red River
Brown River
2
What is the believed reason for the Bantu Migrations?
They were victims of ethnic conflict
They developed Iron Smelting
They needed more land for a growing population
They were fleeing the slave trade
3
Why do we know so little about the Indus River Valley People?
They have no written language
It was not thought to be an important enough discovery
Their language has not been able to be deciphered
It was recently discovered
4
What was the term for the Jews being kicked out of their homeland?
Diaspora
Holocaust
Exodus
Trail of Tears
5
What is the purpose of an aqueduct?
Entertainment
To defend cities
It acts a sewer system, bringing waste out of cities
To bring water to cities
6
Who was the Confucian scholar that overthrew the Han for a brief period after ruling as regent.
Empress Lü
Wudi
Wang Mang
Liu Bang
7
What word describes the Hindu Caste System?
Rigid
Fair
Flexible
Equal
8
Which Chinese ethical system revolves a highly efficient government with harsh laws.
I Ching
Confucianism
Daoism
Legalism
9
Who were the wealthy landowners that held most of the power in Rome?
Tribunes
Plebeians
Consols
Patricians
10
Who won Peloponnesian War?
Sparta
Rome
Athens
Macedonia
11
The Rosetta Stone was used by scholars to...
Mark Ramses grave
Measure the size of each years harvest
Help survey the lands after the Nile flooded
Translate Egyptian Hieroglyphics
12
What natural boundary prevented Egyptians from travelling the full the length of the Nile?
Pyramids
Cataracts
The Desert
Nomes
13
The Indo-Europeans originated from the...
The Far East
The Steppes
Western Europe
Anatolia
14
Who were the two elected officials that only served one year terms as Rome's executive branch?
Tribunes
Dictators
Senators
Consuls
15
A family that is patriarchal…
Is headed by the eldest male
Is headed by the eldest female
Is headed by the oldest child
Has no head, everyone is equal
16
The largest number of people in Africa live on this, perhaps because it supports agriculture.
Sahel
Savannah
Sahara
Rain Forest
17
Who was the Roman Emperor to convert to Christianity, making it legal throughout the empire?
Constantine
Julius Caesar
Octavian Caesar
Hannibal
18
What caused the Gupta Empire to end?
Invasion of the Hunas and other central nomads
Internal rebellion of overtaxed peasants
Economic turmoil from inflation and taxation
Its nonviolent, religiously tolerant policies failed
19
What did Indians discover when they learned about the Silk Roads?
They could increase their production of Silk
Interest in their religions helped them with trade
They could profit by acting as middlemen
The Romans preferred Indian silk to Chinese Silk
20
The desert surrounding the Nile...
caused frequent droughts
caused the Nile to dry up
protected Egypt from invasion
was easy for invaders to cross
21
The Sumerians solved the farming problem of seasonal flooding and drought by...
Irrigating the land
Moving away from the rivers
Reverting back to hunting/gathering
Trading wood, stone and metal for food
22
Philip II of Macedonia conquered…
Spain
Rome
Greece
Persia
23
What type of Government did they develop in Athens?
Democracy
Dictatorship
Monarchy
Oligarchy
24
The people in India born outside of the caste system and given the worst jobs.
Sutras
Untouchables
Brahmans
Kashatriyas
25
Who built the worlds first empire?
Hammurabi
Narmer
Tutankhamen
Sargon
26
The rebirth of your soul from one body to another is called...
Moksha
Karma
Reincarnation
Nirvana
27
The series of rulers that all come from the same family..
Dynasty
Pharaoh
Empire
Nome
28
By 250 B.C. India had two main religions…
Judaism and Christianity
Buddhism and Hinduism
Animism and Voodoo
Sikhism and Jainism
29
What was the basis of power of Aksum's city Adulis?
Its location in relation to trade routes
Its proximity to the Mediterranean
Its location near paths of Bantu migration
Its fertile farming regions
30
Cuneiform was the worlds first...
Religion
Fighting
Irrigation
Writing
31
What was the term for the large units of 5000 soldiers in the Roman army?
Century
Legion
Mercenary
Tribune
32
This concept divides the world into two powers that represent the natural rhythms of life.
Ching
Filial piety
Yin and Yang
The Dao
33
What was the most lasting contribution made by the Phoenicians?
Their Religion
Their Alphabet
The Purple Dye they traded
Their weapons
34
General from Carthage that crossed the Alps with war elephants in the Second Punic War.
Augustus Caesar
Scipio
Hannibal
Constantine
35
What is the earliest evidence of a written language in Chinese?
The Xia Dynasty's written records
Confucius writings
The Legend of Yu
Oracle Bones
36
Hatsheput was different from other Pharaohs of Egypt's New Kingdom in that she…
Wanted to expand Egypt into an Empire
Built a massive pyramid for herself
fought in many wars
Focused on trade rather than war
37
What does the word “Bantu” mean?
Nomad
The People
Those with Iron
Speaker
38
Why do many people believe the Bantu were related to the Nok?
They were both nomadic hunter/gatherers.
They both had Iron technology
Their use of Slash and Burn Agriculture
They had the same written language
39
In Africa this person is responsible for keeping and passing down the history of a people.
Griot
Animism
Djenné-Djeno
Nok
40
What group made up the majority of Roman people? (farmers, artisans and merchants.)
Patricians
Plebeians
Helots
Consols
41
The Chinese written Language has...
Exactly 26 Characters
More than 10,000 Characters
Roughly 400 Characters
Around 1,500 Characters
42
The drastic drop in value of money coupled with the rise in prices is called…
Recession
Deflation
Depression
Inflation
43
To be Nomadic means…
Moving in order to find a new place to settle
To move around constantly without settling in one place
To settle in one place, build a community and raise crops
To have the ability to produce iron technology
44
Mesopotamia under the Sumerians was made up of…
An Empire
Two Kingdoms
Provinces
Independent Cities
45
Which Assyrian king built a massive library in Nineveh? It held over 20,000 clay tablets.
Ashurbanipal
Sennacherib
Darius
Cyrus
46
Which Persian King did Alexander the Great face in battle?
Xerxes
Cambyses
Darius III
Cyrus
47
Who rebuilt Babylon and destroyed Jerusalem?
Nebuchadnezzar
Cyrus
Sennacherib
Ashurbanipal
48
Which Hindu god is known as the “destroyer of the world”?
Kalidasa
Brahma
Shiva
Vishnu
49
Another name for the Indus River Valley People...
The Aryans
The Mohenjo-Daro Civilization
The Constantinople Civilization
The Harappan Civilization
50
Who was the founder of Buddhism
Nirvana
Siddhartha Gautama
Abraham
Mahavira
51
What conflict contributed to the fall of Aksum?
Conflict Between the Kush and Aksum
Conflict between Christian Aksumites and Islamic Invaders
Conflict between the Roman Empire and the Persian Empire
Conflict between various Bantu Peoples
52
Who was the governor of Jerusalem that arrested Jesus, sentencing him to death by crucifixion?
Romulus
Constantine
Pontius Pilate
Diocletian
53
What did King Ezana of Aksum establish as the kingdom’s official religion?
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Buddhism
54
Who was the founder of Jerusalem?
Saul
David
Abraham
Moses
55
Who created Daoism?
Confucius
Shi Huangdi
I Ching
Laozi
56
How long did members of Rome’s Judicial branch serve for?
1 year
8 years
4 years
For Life
57
Who was at the top of the Sumerian Social Structure first?
Kings
Priests
Dynasties
Emperor
58
Buddhists follow this to reach Nirvana
The Eightfold Path
The Torah
The Vedas
Four noble truths
59
We know much of the Jewish people's history from their religious text, called the...
Sutras
Torah
Vedas
Bible
60
How long did the Qin dynasty last?
Less than 20 Years
Roughly 300 Years
Roughly 700 Years
Over 1000 Years
61
Who destroyed the Assyrian Capital, Nineveh, and brought an end to the Assyrian Empire?
The Medes and Chaldeans
The Jews
The Egyptians
The Persian Empire
62
Lower and Upper Egypt were united into one kingdom by...
Narmer
Sargon
Hammurabi
Tutankhamen
63
In India, under Asoka…
Everyone was urged to practice religious toleration
Everyone was forced to convert to Christianity
Everyone was forced to convert to Buddhism
Hindus were persecuted for their beliefs
64
Piankhi took control of Egypt and named himself Pharaoh. Where was he from?
Summer
Libya
Judea
Nubia
65
The belief in, or worship of, spirits including those of plants, animals & Natural forces.
Animism
Djenné-Djeno
Griot
Nok
66
Which Indo-European group migrated to and dominated the Indus River Valley?
The Hittites
The Slavs
The Aryans
The Celts
67
Who was responsible for the worlds first written law code?
Sargon
Narmer
Hammurabi
Tutankhamen
68
The Phoenicians traded mostly on what body of water?
The Atlantic Ocean
The Mediterranean Sea
The Red Sea
The Nile River
69
Among the conquerors of the world, Cyrus of Persia was most known for…
Tolerance of Diversity
Intellectual Abilities
Being cruel and unusual
Courage under fire
70
How did the family structure of some Tamil groups differ from the rest of India?
They were centered around Buddhism
They were Patriarchal
They were matriarchal
They were centered on Hinduism
71
Who was the “First Emperor” of the Qin Dynasty?
Liu Bang
Shi Huangdi
Wang Mang
Confucious
72
Who was the first “Emperor” of Rome. He took on the title of Augustus meaning “Exalted One”.
Octavian Caesar
Diocletian
Julius Caeser
Constantine
73
The immense structures that served as tombs for Pharaohs in Egypt during the Old Kingdom...
Pyramids
Ziggurats
Maats
Cataracts
74
Which represents the Holy texts of Hinduism?
The Bible
The Torah
Vedas & Upanishads
Sutras
75
What is an oligarchy?
When a single person rules government
When the government is ruled by its citizens
When the government is ruled by a small group of landowning
when the government is ruled by the few
76
First Chinese dynasty to have written records.
Zhou
Han
Shang
Qin
77
Liu Bang practiced Shi Huangdi’s policy of…
Oppressive taxation
Legalism
Autocracy
Centralized Government
78
The Han practiced this policy in order to make conquered peoples a part of Chinese Culture
Excommunication
Sino-centrism
Assimilation
Immigration

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