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Who founded Judaism?
What is the Holy text of Buddhism?
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What is the Holy text of Buddhism?
Old Testament
Tripitaka
Vedas
Koran
2
Who founded Judaism?
Moses
Zoroaster
Jesus
Abraham
3
Egyptian religion focused on the ___________
The future
Gods
The past
Afterlife
4
Qin Shihuangdi helped ___________ China.
destroy
ruin
collapse
unify
5
What are the sacred books of Hinduism?
The Quran.
The Vedas and Upanishads.
The Torah.
The Bible.
6
Where was Harappa
Asia
China
Indus Valley
Mesopotamia
7
What was the purpose of the Mandate of Heaven?
the adoption of a written law code
the practice of a new religion
the creation of a civil service
the founding of a new dynasty
8
Which accomplishments are associated with the Gupta Empire?
Adoption of democracy and construction of the Pantheon
Creation of Pax Mongolia & founding of a Chinese dynasty
Defeat of the Roman Empire and adoption of Christianity
Use of Sanskrit and the development of the concept of zero
9
Locate Indus River Valley
4
2
3
1
10
Who used hieroglyphics as their writing?
Egypt
Mesopotamia
China
Africa
11
The Neolithic Revolution was sporadic, occurring in different places at different times.
True
False
12
What were natural barriers in Egypt?
Cataracts
The Desert
The Red Sea
All of the above
13
Trade along the Silk Roads and the trans-Saharan trade routes resulted in
a movement toward decolonization
cultural diffusion between different societies
elimination of all traditional beliefs
the Columbian Exchange
14
What was Legalism?
The belief that people were good by nature.
The belief that people were tricky by nature.
The belief that people were selfish by nature..
The belief that people were bad by nature.
15
Who led ancient Egypt?
Nobles
Military
Priests
Pharaohs
16
What civilization developed along the Nile river in Africa?
Ancient Egypt
Romans
Mesopotamia
17
The five relationships in Confucianism were important because
they encouraged the government not to interfere
they gave women a great deal of respect and honor
they arranged society according to who was closest to god
they kept society orderly and taught hierarchy
18
The Founder of Confucianism
Jesus
Abraham
Confucius
The Buddha
19
Which best describes the Mandate of Heaven
God gave rulers permission to rule
People control their own dynasty
Rulers had to return to heaven for advice
God rules over each dynasty
20
Karma in Hinduism is...
Every action by a body/entity AND its consequences
ONLY the consequences of an action by a body/entity
ONLY the actions by a body/entity
An action by a body/entity that is BAD for others
21
Qin Shihuangdi established all of the following EXCEPT:
weights and measures
law code
civil service
uniform writing system
22
Buddhism originated in
China
Japan
Vietnam
India
23
Indus Valley clay seals have been found in Mesopotamia. How do historians explain this?
Indus Valley merchants traded with Mesopotamia.
Indus Valley conquered Mesopotamia.
Indus Valley copied the seals from Mesopotamia.
24
Who is the founder of Buddhism?
Moses
Kong Fuzi
Siddhartha Gautama
Zoroaster
25
What do Buddhism and Hinduism have in common?
caste system
polytheistic
reincarnation
monotheistic
26
Hinduism Has A Known, Clear, Founder
False
True
27
Which was the most important of the five relationships of Confucianism?
Older brother and younger brother
Friend and friend
Ruler and subject
Father and son
28
The central teachings of Confucianism were based on...
People were bad and needed strict rules
Moral values
reaching nirvana
Ethics
29
The holy text of Judaism
Bible
Koran
Torah
Vedas
30
Where did the earliest civilizations develop?
Mountain Plateaus
Archipelagos
River Valleys
Coastlines
31
Who founded the Mesopotamian civilization?
Akkadians
Sumerians
Phonecians
Babylonians
32
Judaism is...
Non-theistic
Monotheistic
All of the above
Polytheistic
33
what dynasty established the silk roads?
qin
han
xia
34
What did the pharaoh Menes do?
Unified lower and upper Egypt
Built the pyramid of Giza
Invented the wheel
Made the first set of laws
35
Which of the following time periods refers to nomads hunting and gathering?
Paleolithic Era
Neolithic Era
36
What evidence proves the people of the Indus Valley were mathematically advanced?
Gridlike patterns for their cities and a measuring system
Weights, measurements and advanced word problems
Large pyramids built with obtuse angles and fractions
Steles with multiplication tables and prime numbers
37
What region did Buddhism spread to?
China
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Israel
38
Locate Ancient Egypt
1
3
2
4
39
What are the two branches of Buddhism?
Puja and Sangha
Theravada and Tripitaka
Theravada and Mahayana
Mahayana and Dharma
40
Who is the founder of Hinduism?
Zoroaster
None
Siddhartha Gautama
Moses
41
Why did Confucius make Confucianism?
Wanted to teach how to live with others in harmony
Because he wanted to confuse others
He wanted to be famous
He thought the world needed a new philosophy
42
What is Mummification?
the burial of deceased people in ancient Egypt
People wrapped up in a tomb
The wrapping up of deceased & preservation in ancient Egypt
Mummy's in a pyramid
43
The major difference between Buddhism and Hinduism was
Hinduism was monotheistic; Buddhism was polytheistic
Hinduism supported caste system; Buddhism renounced politics
Buddhism denied the need for castes
Buddhism denied reincarnation and emphasized realism
44
What Dynasty Started the Civil Service system, hiring based on test & merit?
Min Dynasty
Hang
Han Dynasty
Qin Dynasty
45
How do you earn salvation in Buddhism?
Obey the Ten Commandments
Follow the Eightfold Path
All of the above
Let go of selfish desires
46
Why is the Gupta Empire considered the Golden Age of India?
They discovered the concept of zero
They made advances in medicine
They discovered the earth was round
They made advances in literature and the arts
47
What are the Five Relationships
Father-Son, Husband-Wife, Ruler-Subject, Friend-Friend and Elder-Younger
Father-Son, Husband-Daughter, Ruler-Subject and Elder-Younger
Father-Mother, Husband-Wife, Ruler-Subject and Friend-Friend
48
Confucianism emphasizes what?
self as primary ego
self as unworth
self as disembodied spirit
self as center of relationships
49
What was Hammurabi's Code?
A letter written by Hammurabi to the people of Mesopotamia
A set of 143 rules about proper manners and etiquette
A series of 282 laws to create order in Mesopotamian society
An unbreakable cypher to send messages in secret code
50
Where did Hinduism start?
Russia
China
North Korea
India
51
Monsoons have a large economic impact on societies around the Indian Ocean because
The Silk Road avoids territories in which they occur
Crops depend on the rains they bring
Crops wither in the heat they cause
Trade ships can't sail when they occur
52
what religion did Ashoka convert to?
hinduism
islam
christianity
buddhism
53
Locate Shang Dynasty
4
3
1
2
54
Why was Hammurabis code viewed as harsh?
Scribes were exempt from the law code
Harsh (strong) punishments for non violent crimes
It allowed no explanation from the accused person
It was written in cuneiform
55
What was the main purpose of a ziggurat?
a place to go during times of attack
religious services
to mark the center of the city
a central marketplace
56
What is the ultimate goal of Buddhism?
Worship the Hebrew God
Continue being reincarnated
Achieve Nirvana
End the caste system
57
Who Opposed Confucianism?
Zhou Dynasty
Phillip of Macedon
Kublai Khan
Qin Dynasty
58
Who Started Buddhism?
Muhammad
Moses
Siddhartha Gautama
Jesus Christ
59
Daoism is...
ethical system that stresses harmony between people & nature
military rule
th native religion of japan
the study of the Chinese dynasty
60
Who were the nomads?
Upright human being
Rulers of an empire
People who moved from place to place in search of food
First human beings
61
Which Phrase best describes Hammurabi's Code?
buildings made from clay
a plot of land for every family
punishment equal to each injustice
rule of the wealthy
62
Locate Mesopotamia
3
4
2
1
63
What is Confucianism?
Belief of polytheism.
Belief of monotheism
A mix of monotheism and polytheism.
Collection of philosophical concepts.
64
What was the purpose of the pyramids?
Burial Chamber
Temple
House for the workers
House for the living Pharaoh
65
Buddhism started in:
At the time of the birth of Jesus Christ
A time of civil war in India started by Hindu priests
During a time of stability in India
6th century BCE in India during political and social change
66
The goal of Daoism is...
to live in a cave, collect bats, and become Batman.
to live in harmony, or agreement, and the way of nature.
to live in harmony, quietness, and simplicity.
to live in fear, despair, and pain.
67
The invention of the cuneiform system of writing is credited to the
Phoenicians
Egyptians
Sumerians
Babylonians
68
Hinduism was _________.
theotheistic
Polytheistic
monotheistic
Domotheistic
69
Which dynasty invented the Mandate of Heaven?
Zhou
Shang
Han
Qin
70
Which of the following time periods refers to the shift to agriculture?
Paleolithic Era
Neolithic Era
71
what is a theocracy government
a government where the people have all of the power
a government that has a king or a queen
a government that is based on religion
72
Why do we know so little about the Indus River Valley?
Archaeologists are not interested in India
There are few artifacts left
There was little organization
The writing has not been deciphered
