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Which sign of civilization involves the ability to read and write?
Tool Making
specialization
Literacy
2
What does a line of latitude measure?
distance south to west
distance north to east
distance north to south
3
What does the similarity of most homes in Harappa suggest about societal values?
they were all brick houses
they didn't ephasis on social classes
4
Which sign of civilization refers to the exchange of goods and services?
Trade
Urban Society
Specialization
5
In ancient Indian society, who were the Pariahs?
kings and queens
untouchables
middle class
6
During which age did farming first develop?
Old Age
Neolithic Age
7
Which geographic landform prevented Alexander’s empire from expanding?
animals
people
seas
8
What did the varnas describe?
the worst people in the caste system
social class system
rules of life
9
Why were monsoons important for merchants?
it had lots of farmer advancements
it aloud them to know when to travel and not
it flooded them
10
What is the significance of the Parthenon?
temple dedicated to Athena
the captial city of Greece
temple dedicated to Zeus
11
Which war included the battles of Marathon, Thermopylae, Salamis, and Plataea?
Marathon War
Peloponeisan War
Greco-Persian War
12
Who wrote
The Histories
?
Hercules
Aristole
Herodotus “Father of History”
13
What was the result of Greek city-states being so isolated?
dependent and same old skills
independant and had unique skills
14
What describes the policy followed by Persian kings Cyrus II and Darius I?
effective ruler
War
Golden Age
administrative system
15
How did royal burial practices change from the Old Kingdom to the New Kingdom?
not visible in new pyramid and visible in old pyramid
visible in old pyramid and not visible in new pyramid
the old pyramid was kept a secret and the new pyramid was kept in the open
16
How did the Hittites use iron to increase their power?
made warriors slower and attack slowly
Made warriors built buildings with it to hide
Made warriors faster and attack quickly
17
Who finally overthrew the Persian Empire?
Darius the Great
Alexandar the Great
Cyrus the second
18
How did the development of agriculture affect early peoples’ lifestyles?
made them be hunter gathers for rest of life
transitioned to food gathering to food production
it made them have no food
19
What modern-day country covers much of what was once Mesopotamia?
Europe
Russia
Iraq
Asia
20
Which dynasty replaced the Shang and then ruled for 800 years?
Karma
Zhou
Shang Hi
Huang He
21
What does "A.D." mean?
Before Christ
Anno Domini
22
In Hinduism, what was the highest goal of the individual soul?
noble eightfold path
raga
moksha
23
Why was it important that archaeologists found the Rosetta Stone?
translated hieroglyphics
gave them rules
showed them how to live
24
What is something that Spartan girls learned but Athenian girls did not?
how to cook chicken
how to build things
They learned athletic and self defense skills
25
The main purpose of this map is to illustrate the location of
4 oldest river civilizations
The oceans
countries
26
What have historians learned about Babylon from studying Hammurabi’s Code?
that he was a cool guy
written code of laws and an eye for an eye
it was a saying mouth for a mouth
it was a written code of things that you have to do when your dancing
27
Which social group ranked at the top in Vedic society?
Brahmin
Pariahs
Vedicians
28
The ancient civilization of Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers?
Nile and Yellow
Tigris and Euphrates
Euphrates and Nile
29
Where did the earliest modern humans originate?
Africa
Asia
USA
Europe
30
Which geographic features did people rely on to support farming?
dry soil
lots of mountains
fertile soil for irrigation
river valleys
31
What famous place of learning was built under Ptolemy in the city of Alexandria?
The Great Library of Greece
The Great Library of Ptolemy
The Great Library of Alexandria
32
People who lived during the Old Stone Age got food by what means?
fishers only
they fought people to get food
hunter gathers
33
According to the Zhou, what influenced China’s dynastic cycle?
The Mandate of Heaven
iron tools
Great wall
34
Into which body of water does the Nile River empty?
flows south of the Eqypt to the Upper Egypt part
Flows north thus Lower Egypt is to the North
east of the Nile
35
What was the impact of Alexander the Great’s conquests?
Nothing because he was horrible
Hellenistic culture
Men were not worth anything
New status for women
36
Which of the following describes Damascus?
in Syria region
in punt
east mediterrian river
next to red sea
37
What is the significance of the Prime Meridian?
divides the earth into south anf
divides the earth into eastern and western hemisphere
divides the earth into western and northern hemisphere
38
Do the Egyptians preserve dead bodies or the body to live in the after life?
True
False
39
Is the silk road a cultural diffusion?
True
False
40
In his Four Noble Truths, what did Siddhartha Gautama teach that “all life is”?
suffering
spectical
living
healing
41
What caused the Jews to build their first synagogues?
got out of Europe
They saw Jesus
got out of Judea
42
What does the Chinese writing system of pictograms represent?
sounds that are words
pictures representing physical objects
words that are sentences
43
Why were Egyptian farmers more fortunate than the farmers of Mesopotamia?
The Nile was predicted when to flood each year in Egypt
They had floods everyday
The Egyptians had more people then Mesopotamians
44
Unlike the other cultures of the ancient world, what did the Israelites believe in?
oligarchy
monotheism
christian
polytheism
45
What do early Chinese civilizations have in common with early civilizations in Africa and Eurasia?
China had many mountains
Egypt and Mesopotamia had rivers for agriculture
They all had lots of animals
46
What was true about the Minoans?
located on crete
it was in Europe
capital city knosses
mountair was founded
47
The early migration of which group of people led to the creation of the caste system in India?
Aryians
Persians
Pariahs
48
What remained consistent in Chinese society throughout the three dynasties?
artisans worked with bronze and silk
artisans worked with iron
kings ruled
49
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania lies within the northern and western hemisphere
True
False
50
What does the Diaspora refer to?
people that share a religious or cultural bond and thrown out
a group of people that share a bond of friendship over the same thing
A group of people that are all together because they live together
