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1
Siddhartha Gautama was the founder of Buddhism
True
False
2
Fertile Crescent
arc of land between Nile and Rubicon
arc of land between the Tigris and Euphrates
a farming community
a croissant shop
3
Israelites were significant nomadic peoples who spoke a language derived from a single language.
False
True
4
Sumerian _________ was the first form of writing
Phonics
Hieroglyphics
Cursive
Cuneiform
5
The imposition of one religion throughout the Empire contributed to sustaining the Persian Empire.
False
True
6
Roman leader who led forces acrosses the Rubicon River and took control of the Romans empire
Julius Caesar
Crassus
Pompey
Augustus
7
The Pax Romana is
A person
Roman Empire
Era of Peace and Expansion
A Seris of Wars
8
Anthropology is the study of...
Both red and blue
Humankind
Ancient texts
Culture
9
The Legalists are so name because of their
rejection of strong government.
belief in private serfdom.
emphasis on the need for rigorous laws.
belief that every ruler should be under the rule of law.
10
What is the religion of the Israelites?
Judiasm
Christianity
Hinduism
Atheism
11
Who was Darius I?
Greece Emperor who expanded the Empire
Persian Emperor who expanded the Empire
Roman emperor that expanded the Empire
Indian Emperor who expanded the Empre
12
What was the Confucian solution to the disorder?
Laws strictly enforced through rewards and punishment
Embrace nature and encouraged spontaneous behavior.
Moral examples of superiors to restore harmony
Growing violence and disharmony
13
The ability to acquire food on a regular basis meant that humans could give up nomadic ways of life.
False
True
14
Who was defeated by Octavian in 31 BC?
Antony and Cleopatra
Agrippa
Nero
Augustus
15
What did the Phoenicians invent ?
The alphabet
The world
The war
The stars
16
Where did the Minoans primarily live?
Athens
Macedonia
Island of Crete
Peloponnese
17
The goal of Daoism is...
to live in a cave, collect bats, and become Batman.
to live in fear, despair, and pain.
to live in harmony, quietness, and simplicity.
to live in harmony, or agreement, and the way of nature.
18
The inhabitants of what now are Mexico and Central America were
Mesoamericans
Sumerians
Priests
Neanderthals
19
What is an Oligarchy?
A government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a few people
A government in which power is held by the people
a government in which the ruling power is in the hands of one person
government in which absolute ruling power is held by an unlawful king
20
What is a pharaoh?
A pharaoh is the tool egyptians used for farming.
A pharaoh is a kind of pyramid.
A pharaoh is a metalworker specializing in weaponry.
A pharaoh was the ruler, or king, of Egypt.
21
Prophets were religious teachers whose words became a source of ideals for social justice and helped the poor.
False
True
22
Emperor Diocletian changed the governmental structure of Rome by..
Killing the lower class
Stepping down as Emperor
Making open elections
Dividing it
23
What is the right Varna’s group?
Dharma, Ahimsa,Moksha
Meditate,nirvana, monastery
Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vikings,Sudras, and Dalit
karma, aryans, nomadie, and vedas
24
Who has been given credit for the sacking of Troy in a book they wrote?
Athena
Poseidon
Zeus
Homer
25
The second triumvirate was made up of; Octavian,
Mark Antony and Caesar
Cicero and Pompey
Mark Antony and Cleopatra
Mark Antony and Lepidus
26
Uruk was a
The arc of rich soil between Mediterranean and Persian.
Large city-state in Mesopotamia
A Neolithic farming village.
Site of the discovery of a 1.8-million-year-old hominid.
27
Who is a Monarch?
King
Country
President
Person
28
What is a Vedas?
Ancient sacred writings of India
None of the above
Ancient sacred writings of China
Ancient sacred writings of Greece
29
The Confucians believed that the government should be open to all men of super talent.
True
False
30
What are heiroglyphics?
pyramids
picture writing
medicine
black cats
31
The Minoans established
The Hittite kingdom
An alphabet that was passed onto the Greeks
A far-ranging sea empire based on trade.
A temple in Jerusalem
32
All of the following characteristics describe a civilization except:
an animal with four legs
a religion that shares people's beliefs about god
a government that makes laws for the people
a way to write, such as cuneiform
33
What is an artifact?
a piece of art
a human-made object that sheds life on the past.
a historical document
an ancient tool
34
Prehistory was
the period of time before wiitten records
pottery
a time in history
a book
35
Who is Pheidippides?
Greek traitor at the battle of Thermopylae.
Son of the Persian Emperor Cyrus.
Advisor to Xerxes.
Ran 26 miles from Marathon to Athens to announce victory.
36
The Zoroastrian religion stressed which of the following?
The constant battle between evil and good.
The impossibility of eternal life.
The rejection of individual free will
The need to please all of the gods.
37
Pyramids were a small complex of building dedicated to the dead.
True
False
38
bureaucracy
part of the executive branch
people selected by an elected leader to hold a government position
the system of civil servants and appointees who administer decisions
part of the legislative branch
39
The first hominids to learn to make fire were Homo habilis.
False
True
40
Olduvai Gorge
Site of the discovery of a 1.8-million-year-old hominid
A Neolithic farming village
A massive stepped tower
Large city-state in Mesopotamia
41
What is Mummification?
People wrapped up in a tomb
the burial of deceased people in ancient Egypt
Mummy's in a pyramid
The wrapping up of deceased & preservation in ancient Egypt
42
Where do scientists believe that Homo sapiens first appeared?
Asia
Africa
North America
Europe
43
This is a ziggurat
Yes
None of the above
Maybe
No
44
Pastoral Nomads
impacted the environment by overgrazing & desertification
herded cattle
all of the above
contributed to cultural diffusion
45
The Hittites were the first Indo-Europeans to
Use iron weapons
Use wooden weapons
Use clay as a building material
Use computers
46
The Akkadian Empire was the ______________ Empire
Fourth
First
Third
Second
47
Who ordered Jesus's crucifixion?
Nero.
Pontius Pilate.
Constantine.
Diocletian.
48
The neolithic settlement of Catalhuyuk, in modern day Turkey, is located at
f
e
d
g
49
What is an Artisan?
A highly skilled laboror
An Artist
An Ace worker
An Art-i-san Nameste
50
Hammurabi made the laws for The Mesopotamian society.
True
False
