Why was Socrates sentenced to death?

Teachings threatened Athenian government by open debate

A parable, Jesus told of a Samaritan who helped an injured traveler. What is a Parable?

A story teaching a principle what is good behavior

In 1940 what important even occurred in Lascaux, France?

Paleolithic cave paintings were discovered.

A notable mathematician lived in Alexandria nearly 700 years after the Hellenistic Era.

The Greek culture of learning and scholarship/effects Greece

How was the government different under the Zhou dynasty than under previous dynasties?

A bureaucracy was created to help rule

Which of these was a result of the Nile River's flooding.

Used geometry to calculate where boundary markers are

Humans live different after learning how to grow crops and tame animas that produced food?

People began settling in communities

How were the Qin and Han dynasties a like?

Classes were made of aristocrat farmer, artisan, merchant

Paleolithic people eventually constructed shelters out of

animal skins, branches, and wood

The main job of a historian is to

examine the causes why things happened in the past

How did Confucius believe China should gain peace and harmony

Placing the needs of family and community above one's own

What important discovery was made during the Tang dynasty?

Iron could be melted to make steel

The Hellenistic Era produced a great body of achievement in

science, math, art, architecture, literature, and philosophy

Bureaucrats, or elected officials, appointed by the pharaoh?

Collected tax payments of grain from farmers.

What important political reform regarding the power of plebeians occurred in 287 B.C.?

Council of the Plebs could pass laws

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1
Why was Socrates sentenced to death?
His Socratic method angered the powerful Sophists
Teachings threatened Athenian government by open debate
His teachings angered the powerful oracle
His teachings against democracy angered Plato
2
A parable, Jesus told of a Samaritan who helped an injured traveler. What is a Parable?
A story teaching a principle what is good behavior
a verse directly quoted from the Bible
a simple rule to live by
sayings or teachings intended to guide people
3
The Hebrew Bible states that Daniel's faith in God protected him from the
Lions
Christians
Plagues
Babylonians
4
Persia was located in what would be considered present-day
Syria
Turkey
Israel
Iran
5
The Huang He is often called
"Tears of the Gods"
"China's Sorrow"
The Yangtze
The longest river in the world
6
The belief that people pass through many lives is called
reunification
karma
dharma
reincarnation
7
The Roman Catacombs were a type of ?
church
cementery
fortress
community
8
In 1940 what important even occurred in Lascaux, France?
A large strip of land was exposed.
Paleolithic cave paintings were discovered.
prehistoric artifacts such as tools were excavated.
Archaeologists artifacts such as tools were exposed
9
The earliest printing process used
Movable type
A printing press
Cuts on blocks of wood
Dye made from tea as ink
10
A line of rulers that passes power from father to son is a
Delta
Reign
Scimitar
Dynasty
11
Since Spartan men lived away from home Spartan women
became the government leaders
could join the army and serve with their husbands
were allowed to have more than one husband
could own property and travel
12
A notable mathematician lived in Alexandria nearly 700 years after the Hellenistic Era.
The idea of teaching superstitions over the Hellenistic idea
Egyptian culture overtook Greek culture in Alexandria
Greek culture was overtaken by Roman power
The Greek culture of learning and scholarship/effects Greece
13
How was the government different under the Zhou dynasty than under previous dynasties?
A bureaucracy was created to help rule
Kingdom was divided into territories, each with its own king
Kings were chosen according to heavenly law
The king was the most powerful person
14
The modern city of Istanbul called during the last days of the Western Roman Empire?
Adrianople
Byzantium
Rome
Constantinople
15
Which of these was a result of the Nile River's flooding.
The farmers moved to the desert.
The farmers developed new tools to make their jobs easier.
Moved their fields farther away from the banks of the Nile.
Used geometry to calculate where boundary markers are
16
Images of what were scarce in cave paintings
humans
oxen
horses
boars
17
Humans live different after learning how to grow crops and tame animas that produced food?
People stopped using stone tools
People began settling in communities
People built dwelling places that housed a small clan
People stopped gathering grain
18
Who translated the Hebrew Bible into Greek, spreading Jewish ideas?
Pharisees
Muslims
Essenes
Jews of the Diaspora
19
What were the Twelve Tables?
Rome's first legislature
The leaders of the government
Rome's first written law
The tables in the Senate
20
What effect did the use of spears, bows, and arrows MOST LIKELY have on Paleolithic people.
They made it possible to make nets and baskets
They made hunting easier
They made it easier to raise animals
They increased the catch of fish
21
What one major reason that early peoples in North America were able to build complex cultures?
They had a written language
They had advanced weapons
They had learned how to farm
They had learned how to use fire.
22
The Nile River - the longest river in the world is _____ miles long?
4,000
1,046
6,437
650
23
How were the Qin and Han dynasties a like?
Peace, literature, arts spread through the country
Art was created only for the rulers and aristocrats
Classes were made of aristocrat farmer, artisan, merchant
Gov. workers were chosen according to talent
24
Regime refers to
time of stability
rulers during a certain period
army units
cruel government officials
25
Gunpowder was invented by
The Chinese
Genghis Khan
the Greeks
the Mongols
26
The Roman invention concrete was a mixture of
glass, line and resin
glass, lime, and water
Volcanic ash, lime, and water
stones, tar, and ash
27
The Phoenicians started using the alphabet as a way of keeping track of
Their enemies
Trade
The days
The Tides
28
By A.D. 300, who headed individual churches?
priests
patriarchs
archbishops
bishops
29
Egyptians traded with the present-day country of Lebanon for
iron weapons and tools
incense
wood
ivory and gold
30
What title did Octavian take?
Antony
King
Augustus
Cicero
31
Paleolithic people eventually constructed shelters out of
stucco
copper and bronze
animal skins, branches, and wood
mud bricks
32
The main job of a historian is to
teach history and social studies and keep a journal
examine the causes why things happened in the past
travel around the world, finding archaeologists to work with
open new museums to display a variety of ancient artifacts
33
How did Confucius believe China should gain peace and harmony
by society following a strict system of laws and rules
Placing the needs of family and community above one's own
by giving up one's worldly desires in favor of nature
by believing in the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth
34
Mongol warriors were known for their use of terror, or
gun-like weapons
violent acts
heavy taxation
war cries
35
What was accomplished by the Maya but not by the Chavin?
the production of steel
the construction of stone buildings
the building of an empire
using fat from whales for oil lamps
36
This Indian leader conquered weak kingdoms left by Alexander the Great
Vishnu
Chandra Gupta Mauryan
Hari Krishna
Ashoka
37
According to the Hebrew Bible, who was the father of the leaders of the 12 tribes of Israel?
Cyrus
Jacob
Moses
Joshua
38
Which technology was a major breakthrough for Paleolithic people
bronze
flint
copper
iron
39
We can use our knowledge of the past to help us
Learn more about modern technology
Make decisions for the future
Discover who is to blame for starting wars
Write more interesting books
40
What important discovery was made during the Tang dynasty?
Steel could be melted to make iron
Cotton could be woven into fabric
Iron could be melted to make steel
Tea leaves could be used to make ink
41
The Hellenistic Era produced a great body of achievement in
art and architecture
science, math, art, architecture, literature, and philosophy
literature, religion, and philosophy
science and politics
42
The place where Egyptian families spent time together was their
pyramids
temples
rooftops
plazas
43
Which of the following determined a person's job, social group, and marriage in early India?
British colonial rule
the Eightfold Path
ahimsa
Caste system
44
How did Julius Caesar die on March 15,44 B.C
His enemies killed him
He dies of natural causes
He took his own life
He was killed in battle
45
Which of the following is a Hindu deity known a "the Preserver?"
Ashoka
Brahma
Vishnu
Shiva
46
Bureaucrats, or elected officials, appointed by the pharaoh?
Supervised the building of the pyramids.
Collected tax payments of grain from farmers.
Distributed land to priests.
Performed manual labor.
47
What important political reform regarding the power of plebeians occurred in 287 B.C.?
Plebeians could marry patricians
Council of the Plebs could pass laws
Council of the Plebs was created
Plebs council was broken up and their power came to an end
48
Mesopotamia's climate was
Hot and dry
always cold
tropical
temperate
49
King Darius's power depended on the success of his?
Satraps
Tax Collectors
Nobles
Religious leaders
50
Chaldean astronomers mapped
The phases of the moon
The locations of asteroids in the Milky Way
The path from Earth to Mars
The distance between constellations

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