SS End of Year Quiz

This religion has no founder

Asoka created 33 rock pillars and edicts that reflected principles of what religion?

What is Islamic law called?

During which time period in history were no written records kept?

Consistent farming of food and domestication of animals

How did Christianity begin?

Name the philosophy: Set a good example for those below you

Highest city districts (in ancient India) raised on mounds

Name the philosophy: symbolized by Yin/Yang

give the degree and type of line for: International Date Line

Egyptians used geometry to measure plots of land for

Religious leader in Buddhism

Name the philosophy: Humans are naturally evil

True/False: Scholars are now able to decipher Harappan writing.

Match the holiday to the religion: Easter

Religious leader in Christianity

This man was originally Jewish and converted to Christianity, before spreading it around Europe

All three monotheistic religions can be traced back to:

Neanderthals appeared on which continent first?

I lived about 2 million years ago, had a brain larger than an orange, and made stone tools. Who am I?

Idea that people become experts in specific areas and fields of work

Match the holiday to the religion: Christmas

What names/nicknames are associated with Mesopotamia?

Which person in Egypt controlled the economy, religion, and government?

What was the Great Bath used for?

Match the holiday to the religion: Hanukkah

This Chinese dynasty set up military districts and made a uniform code of laws for everyone

Which of the following was NOT an early crop grown during the Agricultural Revolution?

People who traveled along trade routes to religious sites

Select the civilization that is known for inventing the wheel

Jewish denomination believing the law should adapt to modern culture but keep Judaism values

Name the ocean west of the Americas

Dharma means the "teaching" or "truth" in what religion?

What was the purpose of the city walls?

Divine right to rule given to an emperor if he was just and effective

Name for a teacher in Indian society

Who was in the lowest social class in Mesopotamia?

Egyptians believed if they practiced a lifetime of good deeds, their what could enjoy a happy afterlife?

Where do experts believe our species originated?

Select the civilization that is known for Hammurabi's Code

Select a religion that believes in karma

Match the holiday to the religion: Ramadan

Name for followers of Islam

The holiest city for Islam is:

On a timeline of years, what year does NOT exist?

Ancient Egyptian doctors worked with what medical items still used today?

Name the longitude line that divides earth into 2 hemispheres

Select a RESPECTED profession in Mesopotamia

Which Macedonian conqueror held control of N. India at one point?

Second largest continent in land area AND population size

Lifestyle of roaming around using animals and plants for food

Before papyrus, what was the only writing material Egyptians could use?

Group of Jesus' chosen followers is called the

The name China came from which dynasty?

Used as the starting point to measure degrees of north and south latitude

Where was the first established civilization in the world?

Which diet was more healthy for the human body?

Lifestyle of settling in more permanent homes

An abundance or excessive amount of food

Match the holiday to the religion: Rosh Hashanah

Experts believe we share about 2% of our DNA with

India is located on a subcontinent, which is separated from the rest of Asia by

Period of Chinese Peace

What pharaoh was nicknamed Egypt's "Golden Boy"?

Why was ochre such an important development?

What are the total degrees of latitude?

Religious leader in Judaism

Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Islam?

These workers made up the LARGEST social group in Egypt.

These messengers of God are found in all Abrahamic religions:

An early human-like species: part ape/primate and part human

What animal was sacred in Ancient India?

Why was the Code of Hammurabi a huge accomplishment?

Which Egyptian pharaoh was portrayed as a male in statues and portraits?

Mesopotamian writing that consisted of wedge-shaped markings pressed into clay tablets

The era in history when primary tools and utensils were made of stone and people were nomads

True/False: Women were the head of the households in Ancient India and Ancient China.

I lived 3 million years ago, walked upright, and climbed trees. What's my name?

What two dynasties built and connected the original Great Wall?

Name the ocean located east of the Americas and west of Europe and Africa

Select a major Egyptian accomplishment.

Mesopotamian city states were not

Egyptians practiced this— a process of using plants to make medicine

Original/founding language of Ancient India used today

Which Assyrian capital city helped education thrive?

What does Homo Sapien mean?

Tame or cultivate something wild to make it useful to humans

Match the holiday to the religion: Yom Kippur

Animal bone or shell used to interpret information

Name of the God in Islam

In Mulan, the ancestors argue that "we can't all be" in what profession?

The Egyptian government was a theocracy.

Lighter skin is caused by the lack of sunlight in

The first fully human species discovered

Egyptians needed a light heart to enter the afterlife.

Put the 5 major world religions in correct following order (largest to smallest)

What is the major advantage humans have if they use persistence hunting?

Select the civilization that is known for the arch

True/False: The Tigris and Euphrates river floods could be predicted each year.

Which was/were domesticated during the Agricultural Revolution?