2nd 9 Weeks SS test

Which best describes the type of government in Egypt after 3100 B.C.

In India's caste system system, the Kshatriyas class contained which people?

How did technology make life less difficult for Paleolithic people?

What did the Hittites teach the Assyrians that helped make their army stronger?

What type of map would show the names and borders of countries?

World's third largest religion today?

Which Mauryan ruler built new roads and hospitals for people and animals

The first civilizations arose

A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a

Times of extreme cold when great sheets of ice covered parts of the earth were called

The few Sumerians who learned how to write often held high positions in society as what?

Which was a nomadic people that entered the Indus River valley around 1500 B.C.?

To learn how to obtain life after death, the Egyptians studied the

Egyptian ruler built many new temples during New Kingdom period.

Advancement during Paleolithic Age made communication between people easier

Why was discovery of bronze an important breakthrough at the end of Neolithic Age?

The king who drove the Hyksos out of Egypt was

Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?

Historians learn about civilizations by studying weapons, tools, and pottery, which are

A mixture of copper and tin is called

In early civilizations, the first governments were

Which of the following is one of India's three most important major rivers?

The first Sumerian kings were probably

Which mountain people captured Babylon in 539 B.C.?

the skeleton "Lucy" in Africa in 1974 was

Epic poem about a ruler who rescues his captured wife and that grew to about 25,000 verses

Taming wild animals for human use is called

In Hinduism, the one universal spirit, or creator, is called

Where were the biggest and earliest known Neolithic communities located?

The Buddha believed that the only way to find truth was to give up

Egypt's middle kingdom conquered new territories, made improvements, and

In 612 B.C. the Chaldeans defeated whom?

Example of secondary source

Cave paintings from prehistoric eras would be

This ruler united Upper and Lower Egypt

The Great Pyramid in Giza was built for which pharaoh

The Egyptians willingly served their all-powerful leader because they believed

Mahayana Buddhism spread to which of the following countries?

Which of the following correctly describes Hindu epics?

Although most Sumerians were farmers, many made metal, cloth, and pottery because they were

Ancient Egyptian civilization was the first to publish books describing advances in the field

Primary sources

The two groups of Buddhists who spread Buddha's ideas to SE Asia were

This ruler avoided military conquests and expanded Egypt's economy

What was the most important and long lasting effect that Agricultural Revolution had

Who founded Buddhism during the 500s B.C.

An Indian invention that had a great impact on the study of mathematics and science?

One of the most important technologies used by Paleolithic people was

Which is a reason that the Nile has been called "the lifeblood" of Egypt?

Ashoka was the first ruler to promote

Which best describes the type of government in Egypt after 3100 B.C.