Duplicate of Ancient Civilizations-WH

Question 1

Why was it important for the Egyptians to think that the Pharaoh was a GOD and a KING?

Accepted Answer

it prevented people from questioning the pharaoh's power

Question 2

Government and religion developed in early civilizations in order to...

Accepted Answer

Provide order and add structure to people's lives

Question 3

What made the Nile different than the other rivers?

Accepted Answer

It was predictable flooding

Question 4

What was the major river of India?

Accepted Answer

Indus

Question 5

Who was the father of Judaism?

Accepted Answer

Abraham

Question 6

How did Buddhism impact how Asoka ruled his people?

Accepted Answer

He become more tolerant

Question 7

Legalism controlled people through

Accepted Answer

Having harsh punishment for breaking small laws

Question 8

What is a pyramid?

Accepted Answer

a burial place for pharaohs

Question 9

What did Cuneiform help keep a record of?

Accepted Answer

Trade/Commerce

Question 10

What was the major river of China?

Accepted Answer

Yellow

Question 11

What is the order of the caste system (high to low)

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Brahmin, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Shudras

Question 12

Who rules a society in a patriarchy?

Accepted Answer

Men

Question 13

What was a major invention under the Golden Age of India?

Accepted Answer

calendar

Question 14

Why was the Great Wall of China built?

Accepted Answer

protection

Question 15

What is the name for first written law code? Harsh laws that differed depending on your class

Accepted Answer

Hammurabi's Code

Question 16

Confucianism emphasized which of the following in order to have a good society?

Accepted Answer

Relationships

Question 17

How did Ancient Mesopotamia keep records?

Accepted Answer

writing

Question 18

Buddhism spread throughout Asia mainly due too...

Accepted Answer

Trade

Question 19

The Neolithic Revolution is also called the

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Agricultural Revolution

Question 20

Hieroglyphics appeared on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 21

Religion was important in Ancient Egypt because it provided:

Accepted Answer

a sense of stability

Question 22

The coast of south India is most effected by:

Accepted Answer

monsoons

Question 23

What civilization created Cunieform writing?

Accepted Answer

Sumeria//Mestopotamia

Question 24

Why were rivers important to Ancient Egypt and Ancient Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 25

What was Egyptian writing called?

Accepted Answer

Hieroglyphics

Question 26

What are the two rivers that surround Mesopotamia?

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Tigris and Euphrates

Question 27

How could a ruler lose the "mandate of heaven"?

Accepted Answer

had bad things happen during their rule (natural disasters), were corrupt

Question 28

What was the major river of Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Nile

Question 29

People who were mobile and did not settle in one place were called

Accepted Answer

Nomads

Question 30

What was the major river of Mesopotamia?

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Tigris, Euphrates

Question 31

What was the first Monotheistic religion?

Accepted Answer

Judaism

Question 32

How did Chandragupta Maurya pay for his strong military

Accepted Answer

increased taxes

Question 33

What is the "Mandate of Heaven"?

Accepted Answer

The emperor could only rule with the blessings of the gods

Question 34

Why did the Egyptians believe that the Pharaoh was a god?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 35

What was Mesopotamia's written language called?

Accepted Answer

cunieform

Question 36

What is the highest class someone in Egypt can be?

Accepted Answer

priest

Question 37

Both Hinduism and Buddhism believe in...

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Moksha (enlightenment) and reincarnation (rebirth)

Question 38

What was the purpose of writing in ancient civilizations?

Accepted Answer

all of the above.

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