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Question 1

Which of the following means government by the people?

Accepted Answer

Deomcracy

Question 2

Which is the best answer for why most early civilizations developed near rivers?

Accepted Answer

Rivers provide water for drinking, irrigation and trade.

Question 3

Hunter-gatherer societies

Accepted Answer

were nomads

Question 4

An example of a primary source is

Accepted Answer

a diary entry

Question 5

Who built pyramids to protect dead pharaoh's bodies?

Accepted Answer

Egyptians

Question 6

Polytheistic means

Accepted Answer

belief in many gods.

Question 7

Which legal principle did the Americans get from the Romans?

Accepted Answer

Innocent until proven guilty

Question 8

What was the name of China's trade route?

Accepted Answer

the Silk Road.

Question 9

Who was sentenced to death for his "dangerous" teachings?

Accepted Answer

Socrates

Question 10

Why was the Silk Road important for China's development?

Accepted Answer

It brought them into contact with other civilizations.

Question 11

In the Indian caste system you karma was decided by

Accepted Answer

your dharma.

Question 12

What was the belief that Chinese kings right to rule came from the gods called?

Accepted Answer

Mandate of Heaven

Question 13

Why was David chosen as king?

Accepted Answer

He was a poet., He was a successful leader., He was a brave warrior., He united the Israelite tribes.

Question 14

How did people get to the Americas?

Accepted Answer

They crossed a land bridge.

Question 15

An example of a secondary source is

Accepted Answer

a biography

Question 16

Who invented the wheel?

Accepted Answer

Sumerians

Question 17

Mesopotamia developed around which two rivers?

Accepted Answer

Tigris and Euphrates

Question 18

Which word has to do with government?

Accepted Answer

Political

Question 19

Which discovery was made during the Paleolithic Age?

Accepted Answer

fire

Question 20

Which river is located in Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Nile River

Question 21

Who wrote the first legal code in Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

Hammurabi

Question 22

What characteristic made the Israelites different from other civilizations?

Accepted Answer

They were monotheistic.

Question 23

Which system in a country includes the making, buying and selling goods?

Accepted Answer

Economic

Question 24

Who united Upper and Lower Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Narmer

Question 25

Which event led to Mesoamericans forming more complex societies?

Accepted Answer

They started to crow crops well.

Question 26

Why was Archimedes important?

Accepted Answer

He calculated the value of pi.

Question 27

Firsthand evidence of an event is called

Accepted Answer

primary source

Question 28

What helps you find the absolute location of places on the Earth?

Accepted Answer

latitude and longitude

Question 29

Why did Buddhism appeal to so many people?

Accepted Answer

All people were treated equally., Little emphasis was placed on the caste system.

Question 30

Which of the following was one of the Roman's major accomplishments?

Accepted Answer

the modern alphabet

Question 31

What does A.D. stand for?

Accepted Answer

Anno Domini

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