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A review of what you should have learned this year.
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1
_________ was a cruel leader who turned to Buddhism and became one of India's greatest rulers.
Siddhartha Gautama
Confucius
Ashoka
Chandragupta
2
During the Middle Kingdom of Egypt _________.
Upper and Lower Egypt were united
people believed in monotheism
trade was expanded
3
Which form of government meant ruled by a few?
Oligarchy
Democracy
Monarchy
4
At different times in their history Egyptians believed in ___________.
polytheism and Christianity
monotheism and mythology
polytheism and monotheism
polytheism and mythology
5
The Jewish people celebrate the "Festival of Lights" because of a revolt led by ________.
Judah Macabbee
Ezra
Yohanan be Zaccai
Moses
6
The Chinese people were famous for trading ____________.
cotton
tobacco
spices
silk
7
Which of the following was
NOT
a city in Ancient India?
Alexandria
Lothal
Harappa
Mohenjo-Daro
8
Which of the following was NOT a major river in India?
Indus
Tiber
Ganges
9
All of the following were important accomplishments of the Mesopotamian people except:
almanacs
irrigation
wheel
terrace farming
10
Gladiators fought battles in the ___________.
Parthenon
Forum
Citadel
Colosseum
11
Ancient India was located on _____________.
an isthmus
a peninsula
an island
a sub-continent
12
During the New Kingdom of Egypt ___________.
Upper and Lower Egypt were united
trade was expanded
the people believed in monotheism
13
During the Old Kingdom of Egypt ___________.
Upper and Lower Egypt were united
people believed in monotheism
trade was expanded
14
Which was the first religion founded in India?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Christianity
Judaism
15
Which of the following was a public square in an ancient Roman city?
Forum
Ziggurat
Colosseum
Citadel
16
_____________ ordered the building of the Great Wall of China.
Siddhartha Guatama
Shi Huangdi
Chandragrupta
Confucius
17
Who was China's most famous philosopher?
Wu Di
Confucius
Shi Huangdi
Lui Bang
18
The Romans has two social classes known as the ____________ and the _____________.
patricians/plebeians
uppers/lowers
citizens/slaves
priests / slaves
19
Another name for a Greek city-state was _________.
citadel
polis
forum
20
The ______ Kingdom was known as the age of Pyramids.
Old
Middle
New
21
Which of the following is a famous Greek structure?
Colosseum
Parthenon
The Great Pyramid at Giza
Hanging Gardens
22
What is the meaning of the name Mesopotamia?
Fertile Crescent
Land between two rivers
City-state
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
23
Which civilization was built on the Italian Peninsula?
Rome
Mesopotamia
Greece
Israel
24
What two rivers flowed through Mesopotamia?
Indus and Nile
Yellow and Huange He
Mississippi and Colorado
Tigris and Euphrates
25
All of the following were famous Greek philosophers except:
Aristotle
Pericles
Socrates
Plato
26
Rome entered a period of peace when Augustus took over. This time was called ___________.
Salvation
Pax Romana
Romanize
Romulus
27
The writing system used by Mesopotamians was ______________.
Hebrew
Hieroglyphs
Cuneiform
Latin
28
__________ was a famous Greek mathematician.
Hippocrates
Sophocles
Homer
Euclid
29
All of the following are geographical features of Greece except ___________.
isthmus
islands
peninsula
sub-continent
30
Which of the following was
NOT
important to the development of Democracy?
Cleisthenes
Daruis I
Solon
Pericles
31
After declaring himself "dictator for life," _______ was assassinated.
Hannibal
Constantine
Julius Caesar
Augustus
32
__________ was a religious text in Ancient Israel.
The Bible
The Vedas
The 4 Noble Truths
The Torah
33
_________ was one of the only female Pharaohs in Egypt.
Hatshepsut
Cleopatra
Nefertiti
Piye
34
The early Roman government was a tripartite government having ________ parts.
three
four
five
two
35
God gave Moses the 10 Commandments at ____________.
Mt. Sinai
Mt Kilimanjaro
Mt Olympus
the Himalayas
36
To grow crops China invented _____________.
irrigation
terrace farming
the plow
aqueducts
37
All of the following were leaders in Mesopotamia except:
Sargon
Hammurabi
Nebuchadnezzar
Amenhotep
38
Which religion was founded in Ancient Rome?
Christianity
Hinduism
Buddhism
Judaism
39
The Great Pyramid at Giza was built for ________.
Khufu
Akhenaton
Narmer
Tutankhamen
40
The Israelites mass departure from Egypt is known at the ____________.
Exodus
Diaspora
Exile
41
All of the following were religious leaders except:
Chandragrupta
Confucius
Vardhamana Mahavira
Siddhartha Guatama
42
_________ was a famous Greek poet.
Euclid
Sophocles
Hippocrates
Homer
43
Enlightenment is the complete understanding of truth and based on the ___________ religion.
Christian
Buddhist
Jewish
Hindu
44
Mesopotamians believed in ____________.
monotheism
Polytheism
Christianity
no religious beliefs
45
The Israelites believed in _________.
monotheism
mythology
polytheism
Christianity
46
Temples built in Mesopotamia were called _____________.
a colosseum
a forum
a ziggurat
a citadel
47
Which civilization did NOT depend on major rivers flooding?
Egypt
Mesopotamia
India
Rome
48
Which civilization had a social structure based on a caste system?
Israel
India
Egypt
Rome
49
The major river in Egypt is ___________.
Tiber
Indus
Nile
Tigris
50
___________ is thought to be the founder of Judaism.
David
Solomon
Moses
Abraham
51
Which of the following was an important religious text in Ancient India?
The Torah
The Vedas
the Bible
52
__________ had the Clay Army constructed to protect him in the afterlife.
Shi Huangdi
Confucius
Ashoka
Wu Di
53
The earliest writing of which civilization was found on Oracle Bones?
Rome
Israel
India
China
54
India's language was called __________.
Hieroglyphics
Latin
Hebrew
Sanskrit