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1
Which god or goddess was believed to be in control of thunderstorms?
Ares
Hera
Poseidon
Zeus
2
Where are the fertile plains of China?
eastern China
Himalayas
Gobi Desert
western China
3
What does the word migrated mean?
gathered
starved
settled down
moved
4
What is the name of the first part of the Hebrew Bible?
Exodus
Genesis
Torah
Covenant
5
Who destroyed the Jewish Temple in A.D. 70?
Emperor Titus
Emperor Caligula
Herod the Great
the Christians
6
Which of the following Chinese dynasties was the earliest dynasty?
Qin
Han
Zhou
Shang
7
Why was the Rosetta Stone so important?
it was made of gold and precious gems
it was key in the translation of hieroglyphic writings
It showed the skillful work of ancient artists
It led the way to an ancient tomb
8
Which city-state had the earliest form of democracy?
Athens
M
Sparta
Corinthia
9
Which of these Sumerians was of the highest social class?
priest
metalworker
scribe
merchant
10
Who was the founder of Judaism?
Moses
Abraham
Noah
Joseph
11
The worship of many gods is known as what?
polytheism
polygod
monotheism
nontheism
12
The decline of the Zhou dynasty is known as what?
China's Sorrow
China Civil War
Warring States Period
The Shang period
13
Which pharaoh changed Egyptian religion to the belief in one god?
Ramses the Great
Amenhotep IV
King Tut
Moses
14
What do the cave paintings of early
Homo Sapiens
reveal about these people?
the social structure of their groups
the origins of writing
their reasons for painting on cave walls
The kinds of animals they hunted
15
What geographic feature makes India a subcontinent?
Himalayas
Deccan Plateau
Indian Ocean
Indus River
16
A _________ society includes people who guard their herds as the animals graze.
irrigation
pastoral
subsistence
bartering
17
What would you expect to find in a society with social classes?
leaders born into their roles
men and women sharing leadership
leaders chosen by the people
governments based on written laws
18
Which god or goddess most likely appeared in a Greek myth about agriculture?
Demeter
Poseidon
Ares
Aphrodite
19
What happened to the Hebrews during the Babylonian Captivity?
People rebuilt their destroyed Temple
tribes of Israelites vanished
People of Judah were forced to live in Babylon
Hebrews adopted the religion of the Babylonians
20
Who brought Sanskrit literature to India?
The Sudras
The Aryans
The Vedas
the Harappans
21
Which of the following people is not a famous philosopher?
Plato
Socrates
Xerxes
Aristotle
22
Who compiled one of the first written codes of law?
Sargon the Great
Ramses the Great
Hatshepsut
Hammurabi
23
Han emperor noted for developing the civil service
Maurya
Shi Huangdi
Wu Di
Lao Bang
24
Which of these are domesticated animals?
pigs
goats
cattle
wolves
25
A belief in the afterlife led to which practice?
polytheism
mummification
cremation
hieroglyphs
26
Where did people develop terrace farming?
in heavily forested regions
in rocky soils
in hilly or mountainous regions
along river floodplains
27
What are the people of India trying to escape?
cycle of imprisonment
cycle of karma
cycle of dharma
cycle of reincarnation
28
A region of southern Mesopotamia, where one of the world's first civilizations arose?
Babylon
Sumer
Nile Delta
Canaan
29
Which of these regions was probably settled most recently by human beings?
southwestern Asia
Australia
South America
northern Africa
30
which best describes the cultural values of Sparta?
tough and honorable
artistic and creative
open and democratic
peace-loving and generous
31
What was the acropolis
a market
a temple
a hilltop fort
A court building
32
Which of these ideas is Confucian?
Ruler are to treat people harshly
respect and obey elders
Warfare is necessary
progress depends on change
33
Who did Rome fight in the Punic Wars?
Carthage
Greece
Egypt
Persia
34
Where is the Olduvai Gorge where early hominids were discovered?
Eastern Rome
Eastern Asia
Eastern China
Eastern Africa
35
Who took the place of the king in the Roman Republic?
voting citizens in assembly
an appointed committee
senators
two elected consuls
36
How did the Greek city-states respond to threat from Persia?
The joined together to defend Greece
They fought a civil war
They surrendered
They conquered Persia
37
Who gained power as the republican form of government declined in Rome?
the assemblies
military generals
the tribunes
the plebeians
38
What made
Homo Habilis
different from earlier hominids?
upright walking
The use of tools
African origins
the use of language
39
Who was not a member of the second triumvirate?
Julius Caesar
Octavian
Lepidus
Mark Antony
40
Which of these Sumerian innovations helped early farmers increase their harvests?
the wheeled cart
ziggurats
irrigation
a calendar
41
What did Louis and Mary Leakey discover?
fossils of Homo Sapiens
excavations of prehistoric sites
prehistoric fossils
evidence of early hominids
42
Where was the birthplace of agriculture?
Meroe
Fertile Crescent
Jerusalem
Giza
43
Who wrote the
Iliad
and the
Odyssey?
Sophocles
Thucydides
Euclid
Homer
44
Which innovation began in India and spread to rest of the world?
spinning silk
0-9 number system
wheeled carts
alphabet
45
Who is credited with creating Buddhism?
Ashoka
Gandhi
Siddharta Gautama
Chandragupta II
46
Which of the following religions does not trace their origins to ancient India?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Jainism
Islam
47
Which is true of ancient Olympics?
winners were treated as commoners
It caused city-state disputes
Athletes represented competing city-states
men and women competed
48
Holy teachings of ancient India are in the ___________________.
Brahmans
Vedas
nirvana
dharma
49
What important belief is shared by Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
Belief in a god of war
Belief in one god
Belief in a water god
Belief in Jesus
