What was the main reason Romans build roads?

for Roman armies to travel faster around the empire

How does Roman language influence how people write and speak in the United States today?

our language is based on the Roman language

Why did Alexander the Great work to spread Greek culture throughout his empire?

he admired Greek culture and wanted to share it

What effect did farming have on ancient people's lifestyles?

allowed them to build permanent settlements

What was the greatest question that Siddhartha Gautama tried to answer?

why some people were born into suffering and others were not

Why did Spartan women receive physical training?

to help produce stronger babies

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1
Important set of laws to live by given by God to Moses
12 Tables
Torah
Bible
Ten Commandments
2
The guiding principals of Buddhism
Circle of Life
the Enlightened Path
the Four Noble Truths
Hakuna Matata
3
Hinduism believes the body a person is reborn into is determined by
money
karma
luck
family
4
What was the main reason Romans build roads?
to reach religious sites faster
to increase trade with foreign countries
for wealthy Romans to reach the city
for Roman armies to travel faster around the empire
5
What was the main way Phoenicians made their money?
farming
trading
war
gold
6
What are monsoons?
long dry seasons
tropical flooding
seasonal wet and dry seasons
cold wet weather
7
What did Egyptian women have that most women in the ancient world did not?
families
husbands
duties
legal rights
8
Where was two-thirds(2/3) of Egypt's farmland located?
Upper Nile
Upper Egypt
Nile Delta
Upper Nile
9
What great leader allowed conquered people to keep their own culture and lifestyle?
Kublai Khan
Genghis Khan
Cyrus the Great
Tut
10
Process of changing plants or animals to make them useful for human use
merchants
agriculture
domestication
trading
11
What neighboring country was Egypt's both friend and enemy over the years?
Africa
Kush
Israel
Babylon
12
How does Roman language influence how people write and speak in the United States today?
our language is based on the Roman language
Roman languages are preferred by historians
Roman language are easier to learn than other languages
all modern languages are based on Roman language
13
What event do Jews remember when celebrating Passover?
Exodus(movement of the people)
massacre at Masada
Christmas
Diaspora
14
How did historians and archaeologists learn to read Egyptian hieroglyphics?
fossils
papyrus
Rosetta Stone
alphabet
15
What limited contact between people in China
oceans
mountains
rivers
wars
16
What did the Nile River provide?
all three answers are correct
water
food supply
protection
17
Historians use BC and AD for dating historical events . What does BC and AD stand for?
before Christ/after death
before common/after death
before Christ/after domini
before Christ/anno domini
18
Which direction did the Nile river flow
north to south
east to west
west to east
south to north
19
Study of history before writing was invented
posthistory
prehistory
ancient
common era
20
Most important part of Athenian culture
being the best warriors
well rounded education
being the best at one thing
physical strength
21
What was the system called that divided Indian society into groups?
karma
Buddist
caste
reincarnation
22
What was the most important contribution of the Phoenicians?
tools
alphabet
religion
coins
23
What was the most important factor in determining where ancient people settled?
near religious sites
near roads
near mountains
near food and water
24
Why did Alexander the Great work to spread Greek culture throughout his empire?
he admired Greek culture and wanted to share it
he only wanted Greek culture in his empire
he hated all other cultures
he invented Greek culture
25
What effect did farming have on ancient people's lifestyles?
gave them extra money to travel
allowed them to build permanent settlements
gave them more time for hunting
allowed them to travel
26
Who was considered the last great Egyptian pharaoh?
Tut
Ramses the Great
Ahmose
Menes
27
A history textbook is an example of a
academic primary
best source
secondary source
primary source
28
What is a dynasty?
country ruled by priests
rule by the people
people vote on rulers
ruled by the same family
29
Community of people who share a common culture
government
artifact
religion
society
30
Time period when Greek culture was spread throughout the world
Hellenistic
New Age
Classical
Pax Romana
31
What was the greatest question that Siddhartha Gautama tried to answer?
how money could solve all problems
why some people were born into suffering and others were not
how meditation gained wisdom
how giving away all money makes a better life
32
The imaginary line that divided the world into Northern and Southern hemispheres
North Pole
Equator
South Pole
Prime Meridian
33
Study of the earth's physical and cultural features
history
medicine
geography
archaeology
34
What is a scribe?
historian
religious leader
slave
writer
35
Why did Spartan women receive physical training?
to help produce stronger babies
to help them become more well rounded
to make fun of women's weakness
Spartan women only were allowed to run the households
36
Why were ziggurats built so tall?
honor the gods
honor the king
to help people locate the city
to use as a lookout tower
37
Empty question
38
What would an archaeologists most likely find at an ancient farming site?
John Deere hat
tractor
fossils of farm animals
iron tools
39
What was the most important factor in determining where ancient people settled?
near food and water supplies
oceans
mountains
religious sites
40
Knowledge, beliefs,customs,values of a group of people
fossils
artifacts
religion
culture
41
An account from someone who directly took part or witnessed an event
accuracy
primary
accurate
secondary
42
Most important aspect of Spartan society
music
medicine
warfare
philosophy
43
Whose tomb was discovered in 1922 that allowed historians to learn about Egyptian society?
Tutankhamen
Zeus
Suran
Thebes
44
The belief that people were bad by nature and needed strict laws
Daoism
Buddism
Legalism
Hinduism
45
Confucianism believed in
money
power
military power
ethics and moral values
46
What was the punishment for revealing the secrets of making silk?
slavery
death
PAWS
life in prison
47
Who had mummies made ?
priests
only wealthy and elite
everyone
peasants
48
What does the term pharaoh mean?
great leader
high priest
great house
god and man
49
Who did Siddhartha Gautama become known as when he became 32 years old?
General
Emperor
the Buddha
Jesus
50
What areas of daily life did Hammurabi's Code influence?
almost all areas of life
religion
all people were treated equal
only for slaves
51
Study of the past based on what people left behind
history
academics
geography
archaeology
52
Written communication using picture symbols
pictographs
alphabet
hierogylphics
scribe
53
What is the best definition of monotheism?
many gods
one god
emperor is god
no gods
54
People who traveled to hunt animals and gather wild plants seeds fruit nuts
farms
hunter gathers
hunters
warriors
55
The two great rivers of China
Nile and Tigris
Yellow and Yangzi
Yellow and Huang He
Chang Jiang and Yangzi
56
The longest river in the world
Nile
Amazon
Euphrates
Tigris
57
Study of the past based on what people left behind
history
science
anthropolgy
archaeology
58
What did early Christians and Jews have in common?
belief Jesus was God and man
belief in one God
belief in Muhammand was prophet of God
belief in many gods
59
Define monotheism
belief in one god
belief pharoah was god and man
god speaks directly to one group
belief all gods are important
60
Specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth
graves
mummies
artifacts
fossils
61
Rulers of Egypt who were considered gods
priests
nobles
pharohs
kings
62
What allowed people to settle in one place and create a steady food supply?
science
war
religion
farming
63
What strategy did Genghis Khan use in battle?
kill and slaughter all of his enemies
make peace if possible
make conquered people part of his tribe
avoid war
64
How did farming influence ancient people's lifestyles?
allowed them to build permanent settlements
gave them more time for hunting
allowed them to travel more
provided extra money
65
What is papyrus?
money
plant used for food
tool for farming
paper made from reeds
66
Who were Romuls and Remus raised by ?
king's family
stepmom
wolf
grandparents
67
First pharaoh of Egypt
Ramses
Alexander
Tut
Menes
68
What makes a delta?
people creating dams
ice and snow run off
soil deposited by a river
flooding from irrigation
69
The religion of the Jews and Israelites
Buddhism
Polytheism
Judaism
Christianity
70
Materials found in the earth that people value and need
artifacts
tools
art
resources
71
Huge stone objects used as monuments or places for religious gatherings
ziggurats
pyramids
megaliths
churches
72
What had the body of a lion and the head of another animal or human?
religious books
statues
sphinxes
language
73
People from rich and powerful families
craftsmen
farmers
nobles
priests
74
Why did China build the Great Wall?
to honor the gods
to honor the emperor
to protect against southern invaders
to protect from northern invaders
75
What were pyramids?
forts to protect the cities
royal tombs 4 sided triangles with point at top
temples to pray to gods
place for food storage
76
The land between two rivers
Egypt
Greece
Rome
Mesopotamia
77
What does the system of checks and balances do?
it creates more wealth
it is easier to govern
keeps any one group from too much power
it allows everyone to vote
78
Geographers use ______________ to measure distances east and west of Prime Meridian
compass
longitude
latitude
equator
79
Much of Egypt was
a desert
farmland
mountains
flooded
80
The religion of the Jewish people
polytheism
Christianity
Hebrew
Judaism
81
Why were ziggurats built so tall?
so the king could live there
to honor the emperor
to use as a lookout tower
to honor the gods
82
Whose tomb was discovered in 1922 that allowed people to learn about ancient Egyptian society?
Ramses
Cyrus
Zeus
Tutankhamen
83
What leader appeared to lead the Jewish people out of Egyptian slavery?
Issac
Abraham
Moses
Cain
84
In early Greek democracy why were meetings held outside?
to keep common people away
so everyone could attend
so all people could vote
Greece had great weather all year round
85
The Silk Road began in ___________ and ended at the ________________
China/Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean Sea/China
Asia/Middle East
Africa/China
86
Writers of secondary sources
sometimes agree
always agree
always have same opinions
never agree
87
Hindus believe that human souls are reborn many times and this is called
karma
religion
caste
reincarnation
88
A part or imprint of something that was once alive
source
fossil
resource
artifact
89
What is a chariot?
wheeled horse drawn chariot used in war
used by religious leaders
was used in farming
helped move water
90
How did the people of Athens feel about Draco's Laws?
too strict
too easy on crime
not strict enough
too much freedom
91
Geographers use lines of ___________________ to measure distance north or south of the equator
latitude
compass
longitude
hemispheres
92
First emperor of China
Shi Huangdi
Liu Bang
Laozi
Confucius
93
How did Rome's love of silk benefit China/
it used up all of the world's supply of silk
it made China wealthy
China become in debt to Rome
it caused a war between China and Rome
94
People who study and write about past events
scientists
academics
archaeologists
historians
95
Who benefited from trade networks?
Only the rich people
only royalty
none liked trade networks
Everyone who participated
96
What led to the decline of Kush?
overgrazing
destroyed forests
all answers are correct
loss of trade
97
Any handheld object modified to help a person accomplish a task
fossil
artifact
tool
era
98
The Nile River flows from
north to south
east to the ocean
south to north
in circles
99
What are cataracts?
water source in the desert
large lakes by the sea
strong rapids
lakes at the top of mountains
100
In Hinduism what determines which kind of form a body is reborn in to ?
family
luck
money
karma

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