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1st Semester Exam Review
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What is the event known as that killed the first born children in houses that did not have lamb's blood on the doors?
Exodus
Passover
Easter
2
What invention do the Sumerians get credit for?
Wheel
Number system based on 20
Alphabet
3
How did a person get a job in the civil service system in China?
Take a test
Be related to a rich family
Have the most land
4
What held Judaism together when the Jews did not have a homeland?
laws
history
leaders
5
When Jewish food is properly prepared, it is considered to be . . .
Israeli
Kashrut
Kosher
6
Where was the oldest known civilization?
Africa
Mesopotamia
Egypt
7
What did the Egyptians call the area they farmed?
Black Land
Red Land
Green Land
8
What feature allowed ships to sail into the wind?
Sail
Rudder
Steering wheel
9
What is the event known as when Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt?
Passover
Genesis
Exodus
10
Why did the Aryans want to maintain control of the Indian people?
they outnumbered the Indian people
they thought they were better than dark-skinned people
they wanted to become priests
11
Why did Siddhartha Gautama leave his palace and family?
He want to conquer more land
He wanted to travel
He saw people suffereing
12
Why is King Tut the most famous pharaoh in history?
he died in battle
his tomb was not robbed
he was the youngest pharaoh ever
13
Why did Han Wudi create the Silk Road trade route?
wanted to make money
wanted silk clothes
wanted horses for his troops
14
What animal became sacred when the Aryans invaded India?
cattle
lamb
pigs
15
Why do the Chinese people honor their ancestors?
believed they would bring good luck
believed they could control nature
believed they could help change events
16
They Phoenicians are know for creat the first . . .
coins
alphabet
sailboat
17
How many continents are there in the world?
8
6
7
18
Where did the earliest known villages start?
Africa
Asia
Middle East
19
What does the suffix B.C. stand for?
before community
before cavemen
before Christ
20
Hammurabi's code followed the idea of . . .
an eye for an eye
innocent until proven guilty
everyone gets a fair trial
21
What made the Israelites different from other religious groups?
They had religious writings
Their gods didn't control nature
They worshipped only one god
22
What must a Chinese dynasty do in order to keep the Mandate of Heaven?
rebel
keep peace
create a bureaucracy
23
What type of weapons did the Assyrians use to take over Mesopotamia?
copper
iron
steel
24
Why is it believed that Old Stone Age people worshiped animals?
they scared of them
that's the only thing they
they helped them survive
25
What is the goal of Buddhism called?
Moksha
Salvation
Nirvana
26
What is the goal of Hinduism called?
nirvana
moksha
salvation
27
What did the Ice Ages make humans do more than ever in prehistory?
eat
adapt
worship gods
28
What does the suffix A.D. mean?
after David
after death
after birth
29
History is an event that occurred after . . .
Time
Writing
Migration
30
What does the yin and yang symbol actually mean?
harmony
peace
love
31
What was the most valuable trade good in ancient China?
Silk
Rice
Ivory
32
What continent is Egypt located on?
Africa
Asia
Europe
33
Why does the Qin dynasty get credit for the Great Wall?
They connected existing walls
Their wall enclosed China
They built the first walls
34
What can you never do in the caste system?
change caste
fight in a war
go to school
35
When Sargon started capturing other city-states, he created the world's first . . .
dynasty
kingdom
empire
36
Neolithic Age people were different because they got food by . . .
Gathering
Farming
Hunting
37
How did Narmer help keep his kingdom together?
kept a strong army
treated the people well
created a dynasty
38
What did hunter-gatherers spend most of their time searching for?
shelter
food
farm land
39
What is a cataract in Egypt?
small body of water
swamp
waterfall
40
What Israelite text contains the Ten Commandmets?
Torah
Talmud
New Testament
