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Review for the 2017 Semester Exam for Honors Ancient History
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1
The ___ is considered to be one of the earliest impressive ancient South American Civilizations
Mayan
Aztec
Olmec
Chavin
2
The Greek city-states were eventually overtaken by Phillip II of what region?
Macedon
Egypt
Athens
Persia
3
The Akkadian Empire overtaken in 2200 B.C.E. Which ruler of Babylon was responsible for this?
Ashurbanipal
Gilgamesh
Hammurabi
Sargon
4
The most influential early Mesoamerican civilization would be the ______________.
Egypt
Mayan
Olmec
Han
5
Which city-state was known for developing a democracy where some men could vote?
Macedonia
Athens
Thebes
Sparta
6
What did the Greeks form in order to protect themselves from further Persian attacks?
Delian League
Helots
Democracy
Satraps
7
City-state developing a militaristic society where boys began training for the military at 7
Thebes
Sparta
Macedonia
Athens
8
The ______________ era refers to the transition from foraging to growing crops.
Paleolithic
Jurassic
Mesozoic
Neolithic
9
Which ancient civilization is associated with Africa?
Mesopotamia
Mohenjo Daro
Olmec
Kush
10
Scholars have divided Ancient Egyptian Kingdoms into three parts. They are ________
Lost,Ancient,New
Pharaoh, Pyramid, Hieroglypic
1st,2nd,3rd
Old, Middle,New
11
Which major world religion began in the Roman Empire because Rome controlled Judea?
Zorostriansim
Buddhism
Christianity
Judaism
12
Which major river helped to grow Ancient Chinese Civilizations around 2000 B.C.E
Yangzi
Han
Yellow
Red
13
What two rivers make up the center of the Mesopotamian Civilizations?
Ganges and Yellow
Nile and Tiber
Tigris and Nile
Tigris and Euphrates
14
Believes that God appointed the Jews as chosen people as an example of holiness to the world.
Christianity
Islam
Daoism
Judaism
15
What body of water was part of the biggest trade network that existed up to 600 CE
Atlantic
Pacific
Indian
North Sea
16
. The ____________ era is commonly known as the “old stone age”
Industrialization
Neolithic
Vegitarian
Paleolithic
17
Which world religion includes the Eight Fold Path?
Hinduism
Christianity
Judaism
Buddhism
18
With whom did Rome fight the Punic Wars?
Greece
Carthage
Punisia
Egypt
19
What Athenian leader ruled during the Persian wars and later built the Parthenon?
Sophocles
Pericles
Herodutus
Cyrus
20
Which term refers to a religion having many gods?
Monotheistic
Zoroastrianism
Polytheistic
Catholic
21
What did the Edict of Milan do?
End the war between Rome and Milan
Ended the persecution of Christians
Build a wall to keep out the Picts and Scots
Provide "Bread and Circuses" for the Roman poor
22
What was one of the most profitable items traded by Greece?
Cotton
Potato
Silk
Olive Oil
23
Which Persian king fought the Greeks in the Battle of Thermopylae?
Darius III
Cyrus
Xerxes
Darius
24
This term was used to identify an Egyptian Ruler?
Emperor
King
Pharaoh
Osiris
25
Who were wealthy landowners in Rome that were the only ones allowed to be voted into office?
Greeks
Patricians
Plebeians
Etruscans
26
The main spiritual beings in the Shinto religion are known as Kami.
True
False
27
The Southern part of Egypt is also known as
Lower Egypt
Mesopotamia
Nile
Upper Egypt
28
What geographic feature caused Greece to develop into separate city-states?
Deserts
Mountains
Volcanoes
Rivers
29
Which Greek developed the concept of levers, screws, and compound pulleys?
Socrates
Euclid
Archimedes
Sophocles
30
Peninsula located between China and India that played a major role in Indian Ocean trade
Italy
Arabia
Korea
Malay
31
Ramadan is a month of fasting in which Jews do not eat or drink during the day.
False
True
32
What resource did Egypt exploit in the mines of Nubia killing numerous individuals?
Silver
Salt
Gold
Oil
33
Which of the world religions that we study in class contained the Four Nobel Truths?
Christianity
Judaism
Buddhism
Hinduism
34
Who became the first emperor in Rome?
Pompey
Augustus
Nero
Marc Antony
35
Christianity is centered around the teachings of
Jesus Christ
Muhammad
Abraham
Siddhartha Gautama
36
Ancient Egypt: ______________:: Ancient China:______________________
Nile River, Yellow River
Nile River, Tiber River
Ganges River, Tigris River
Tigris River, Euphrates
37
A ______________ is a multistory, mud-brick, pyramid-shaped tower found in Ancient Mesopotamia.
Ma'at
Amulet
Tomb
Ziggurat
38
Which Persian king allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem and rebuild their temple?
Cyrus
Xerxes
Pericles
Darius
39
Earliest civilization documented in the Indus River Valley?
Ur
Maurya
Mohenho-Daro
Kush
40
The world’s longest river is the ___________.
Mississippi
Tigris
Ganges
Nile
41
Peel the avocado, peel the avocado...___________
Salsa
Lemons
Guacamole
Tacos
42
Which world religion believes in God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit?
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
All of the above
43
The____ justified rebellions against a Chinese Emperor as long as the rebellion was successful.
Shang Cycle
Dynastic Cycle
All of the above
Mandate of Heaven
44
Which was NOT spread by the Bantu people of Sub-Sahara Africa
Iron
Buddhism
Agriculture
Language
45
Qin demands for obedience were justified by an authoritarian political philosophy known as ___
Legalism
Confucianism
Christianity
Daoism
46
What was the high point in each polis that was fortified and had temples?
Acropolis
Sophist
Marathon
Agora
47
What is the era known as where Greek culture dominated Europe and Central Asia?
Partriarchal
Olympic
Hellenistic
Antigonid
48
What was the official religion in Persia?
Christian
Hindu
Zoroastrian
Buddhist
49
Which world religion is centered around the Tao?
Confucianism
Hinduism
Buddhism
Daoism
50
Choose the correct grouping of the First Triumvirate.
Hadrian, Caesar, Pompey
Tiberius, Caligula, Nero
Crassus, Pompey, Caesar
Octavian, Marc Antony, Pompey
51
Who is considered to be the first emperor that we have records in Mesopotamia?
Hammurabi
Ashurbanipal
Gilgamesh
Sargon
52
What social institution was not part of the Persian Empire?
Satrap
Military
King
Slave
53
What city became the eastern capital of the Roman Empire in 324 CE?
Venice
Pompeii
Constantinople
Milan
54
Which ruler conquered most of Central Asia spreading Greek culture?
Xerxes
Phillip II
Pericles
Alexander
55
What major innovation allowed for land travel on horses to be faster?
Whips
Chains
Stirrups
Rihanna
56
Who is the most famous Greek Historian that wrote about the Persian Wars?
Sophocles
Pericles
Herodotus
Cyrus
57
Which of the following would not be considered an indicator of civilization
Significant # of people engaged in non-food producing jobs
A system for keeping permanent records
political system based solely on familial lineage
long distance trade
58
The evolution of a new empire as it transitions through tax increases, droughts, and rebellions
Mandate of Heaven
Shang Cycle
Dynastic Cycle
All of the above
59
What weather pattern assisted sailors from the African coast to India and back
Tornado
Monsoons
Snow
Typhoon
60
Corrupt emperor, had his own mother killed and is known for his persecution of Christians?
Nero
Hadrian
Pompey
Caesar
61
Which religion believes in one God, for which the Arabic word for that God is Allah
Christianity
Judaism
All of the above
Islam
62
What governing structure did Rome use that still influences governments today?
Satrapies
Democracy
Monarchy
Republic
63
When this conqueror died his kingdom was divided into 3 parts. What was the Persian part named?
Antigonid
Delian
Ptolemaic
Seleucid
64
Which of the following best describes Shang Society around 1650 B.C.E.
society centered around the arts and sciences
society dominated by warrior aristocracy
society built solely on religion
society based on agriculture and metallurgy
65
Which of the following religions is centered around God and revealed by the prophet Muhammad?
Christianity
Daoism
Hinduism
Islam
66
______________ is the learned patterns of action and expression.
Religion
History
Anthropology
Culture
67
The Northern part of Egypt is also known as
Lower Egypt
Mesopotamia
Upper Egypt
Nile
68
Christians believe that Abraham was the Messiah promised in the Old Testament.
True
False
69
Which of the following is NOT a Greek philosopher?
Aristotle
Socrates
Sophocles
Plato
70
2 Examples of religions that surfaced during the Shang and Zhou Dynasties would be _________
Daoism and Hinduism
Daoism and Confucianism
Christianity and Islam
Hinduism and Buddhism
71
What animal was used for Trans-Saharan trade
Elephant
Camel
Llama
Horse
72
The most important document in Judaism is the Vedas
True
False
73
Which Persian king first attacked Greece over land disputes?
Darius III
Xerxes
Darius
Cyrus
74
Which Punic War general attacked Rome with battle elephants?
Sulla
Hannibal
Marius
Spartacus
75
A pilgrimage to Mecca is included in the Five Pillars of Islam.
True
False
76
What type of writing was used in Ancient Egypt?
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
Script
77
What type of writing was used in Mesopotamia?
Cuneiform
Heiroglyphics
Industrialization
Script
78
What was the civil war between Athens and Sparta?
Peloponnesian War
Persian War
Greek Civil War
Delian League
79
Which one of the following would be most likely buried in a Pyramid?
Plebian
Peasant
Priests
Pharoah
80
What were areas of Persia called that were separate governed regions?
Achaemenes
Polis
Satrapies
Seleucids
81
Hammurabi is best known in history for his ________________?
Philosophical Ideologies
Codes of law
Kung Pao Chicken
Warrior Mentality
82
Diwali is an ancient festival of light in the Hindu religion.
True
False
83
The fundamental source of Israelite history can be located in the
Hebrew Bible
Torah
Quran
Vedas
84
Which Chinese Dynasty is the first one documented in History?
Han
Qin
Shang
Ming
85
Which religion was NOT spread on the Silk Road
Christianity
Buddhism
Rastafarian
Hinduism
86
Which people did not invade Rome
Vandals
Visogoths
Ostrogoths
Mongols
87
Which would be considered a great contribution from ancient Egyptian Civilizations?
All of the above
Mathematical system based on 10
Ink
Papyrus
88
Which of the following religions is a monotheistic religion?
Christianity
Islam
Both A and B
Hinduism