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Duplicate of Ancient River Valley Civilizations
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The idea in Hinduism and Buddhism that after a person dies their soul is reborn based on the deeds of their past life.
nirvana
mandir
reincarnation (samsara)
moksha
2
Ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds.
Cuneiform
Farsi
Sanskrit
Hieroglyphics
3
Ancient Egyptian goddess whose tears flood the Nile and who created the first mummy (according to Egyptian myth).
Maat
Ra
Set
Isis
4
A plant that the Egyptians used to make a type of paper.
fern
papyrus
bamboo
5
A religion that was founded by the indian prince Siddhartha Gautama who wanted to teach people to escape their suffering
Hinduism
Buddhism
Judaism
Zoroastrianism
6
What was the first dynasty in Chinese history?
Han
Shang
Zhou
Xia
7
Which was the longest dynasty?
Han
Zhou
Shang
Qin
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Sand, soil, mud, etc. carried along by flowing water and deposited on the banks after a flood. It is very fertile.
limestone
granite
loam
silt
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The name for the original people of the Indus River Valley
Dravidians
Aryans
Bangladeshi
Nepalese
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Where is Ancient Egypt on this map?
D
A
B
C
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How was the Indus River Valley civilization different from other river valley civilizations?
Their writing has not yet been translated
They had advanced city planning
All of these answers are correct
They were peaceful
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Unlike other civilizations, the Ancient Indus Valley people had __ systems to keep cities clean
sewer
electrical
political
transportation
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Hinduism is a _____________ religion because they believe that God is the universe and the universe is God.
monotheistic
polytheistic
animistic
pantheistic
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The sacred language of the Aryans
Hebrew
Phoenician
Sanskrit
Farsi
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Falcon-headed god of the sky. According to Egyptian mythology his right eye was the sun and left eye was the moon.
Ra
Osiris
Set
Horus
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After the Harappan civilization mysteriously fell apart, this group moved into India and gained power in the region.
Israelites
Phoenicians
Aryans
Persians
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The Egyptian process of preserving dead bodies by embalming and drying them is called _______.
mummification
irrigation
specialization
sacrifice
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A series of rulers from a single family is called a _______.
tyranny
dynasty
democracy
hierarchy
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In Buddhism, a state of perfect happiness and enlightenment
Moksha
Samsara
Nirvana
Karma
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A form of government in which the laws are based on religious beliefs
Anarchy
Theocracy
Monarchy
Democracy
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Where is the Indus River Valley on this map?
A
C
B
D
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The Ancient Egyptians developed an accurate 365-day calendar by basing their year on..
information found in Egyptian pyramids
old Sumerian calculations of weather
the movements of the moon and the star Sirius
the movements of the Earth around the Sun
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The development of Egyptian civilization was influenced most powerfully by...
the Nile River
invasions from other peoples
chariot racing
the building of pyramids
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Large structure with a rectangular base and four triangular sides, used as a tomb for pharaohs.
Cathedral
Pyramid
Ziggurat
Obelisk
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Four books of knowledge that are the core text of Hinduism.
The Tripitakas
The Hadith
The Vedas
The Pali Cannon
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The Ancient Egyptian religion was _____________.
animistic
monotheistic
shamanistic
polytheistic
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Egyptian kings that were thought to be like gods were called __________.
Farrows
Pharaohs
Czars
Kaisers
28
The name of the one universal spirit in Hinduism
Brahman
Krishna
Buddha
Smarta
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The tallest mountain range in the world. It is one of 2 mountain ranges that separates India from the rest of Asia.
Caucasus
Balkans
Himalayas
Taurus
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The Mandate of Heaven was ...
The belief that all rulers must come from the same family
The belief that the Chinese ruler was chosen by the gods
Rules handed down by the Chinese rulers
A set of religious rules from the Xia Dynasty
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Another name for the ancient settlements in the Indus River Valley is...
Sumerian Civilization
Hebrew Civilization
Akkadian Civilization
Harappan Civilization
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Seasonal winds that dominated India's climate. They brought floods in the summer and drought in the winter.
typhoons
monsoons
cyclones
hurricanes
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In which river valley did people settle first in China?
Huang He
Yangtze (Chang Jiang)
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Ancient Egyptian god of the underworld, according to myth he was the first mummy.
Ra
Set
Horus
Osiris
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A triangular region of fertile land at the mouth of a river.
paragon
pyramid
crescent
delta
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The longest river in the world is the...
Nile River
Yellow River
Yangtze River
Indus River
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The oldest religion in the world that is still practiced today.
Judaism
Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
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A form of government in which a King or Queen is the ruler.
Oligarchy
Anarchy
Democracy
Monarchy