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1
What is the Chinese landform located next to the Himalayan Mountains?
North China Plain
Plateau of Tibet
Taklimakan Desert
Huang He River
2
Which region completes the table?
West Africa
India
Central America
China
3
According to Buddhism, what must be overcome to end suffering
all forms of desire
nirvana
anger
all selfish desires
4
How did China's geography affect its developent?
Due to geography, Chinese culture developed independently from others.
separate city states were at war with each other throughout the country.
Fertile farmland led to the spread of people throughout the country.
Plentiful rivers and sea routes encouraged trade with other nations.
5
Which geographical feature most likely limited interaction between China and Mongolia?
Gobi Desert
Tian shan mts
Taklamakin Desert
Himalayan mts
6
Which of the following made Ashoka turn away from war?
The teaching of Buddhism
The loss of the Maurya empire.
His relationship with his father.
The war with Kalinga
7
Both Egyptian and Chinese cultures grew up originally around what geographic feature?
a river
a sea
a desert
a mountain
8
Which feature of the Hindu-Arabic numeral system was an improvement over previous numeral systems?
The use of prime numbers.
The concept of zero.
The development of number lines.
The creation of multiplication tables.
9
True or false- The book of the Dead was meant to list important citizens who have died
True
False
10
How was the development of Chinese culture along the Huang He similar to Egypt?
Both built a large bureaucracy to rule the kingdom.
Both developed a writing system based on hieroglyphics.
Both experienced constant invasions by foreign groups of people.
Both developed in a river valley that flooded the land and made it rich.
11
Which geographic feature had the greatest impact on the development of civilizations before 1500 BCE?
Rivers
Costal plains
High plateaus
Oceans
12
Who was the least respected of the following?
Nobles
unskilled workers
traders
farmers and herders
13
Under which pharaoh did Egypt regain territory and build great temples?
Tutankhamen
Narmer
Khufu
Ramses the Great
14
Which feature of the Hindu-Arabic numeral system was an improvement?
tally marks
numerals 1-9
prime numbers
zero
15
What was one main use of this innovation
documenting religious ceremonies
determining settlement locations
planning military attacks
electing government officials
16
Who founded Buddhism in the 500's BCE?
Siddhartha Gautama
Ashoka
Alexander the Great
Hammurabi
17
Who was at the top of the Caste System in India?
Kshatriyas
Sudra
Vaisyas
Brahmins
18
What is the religion associated with most people in India today?
Christianity
Judaism
Buddhism
Hinduism
19
"Treat others as you want to be treated" is similar to whose philosophy?
Confucius
Ashoka
Tao
Qin
20
True or false- Due to geographical boundaries, Chinese culture developed independently from other countries.
True
False
21
What was different about the laws of the Hebrews?
They were written in Latin.
Everyone was expected to follow the law.
They were written on papyrus.
Only the higher castes knew them.
22
True or false- Nubians accepted Egyptian beliefs after being conquered?
true
false
23
A strong belief in the afterlife caused the Egyptians to use which of the following practices? Choose three that apply.
burial with personal objects
burial in pyramids
Giving a water burial in the Nile
Mummification
24
Which river is sacred to the Hindus?
Ganges River
Indus River
Yangtze River
Huang He River
25
Which three strategies did the Qin use to unify China's people?
homes, roads, and churches
language, science and math
food, architecture and weights and measures
axles, currency and written language
26
In India's caste system which group was the lowest in society
Kshatriyas
Sudras
Vaisyas
Brahmins
27
True or false-The Rosetta Stone provided the key to decoding the written language of Egypt.
True
False
28
Who was at the bottom of Egypt's society?
Priests and nobles
Farmers and herders
Unskilled workers
traders and artisans
29
True or false- According to Hammurabi, People were treated differently based on the social class to which they belonged.
True
false
30
What kind of religion did the Israelites have?
ancestor worship
polytheism
atheist
monotheism
