How did Nebuchadnezzar protect his capital?

He built walls, towers, and a moat

Why were they called Sumerian city-states? __________________________________

Each city-state had its own ruler and farmland

Many Jews moved to Babylon because

they were exiled because of the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple

Sumer is not considered an empire. What makes an empire?

One government ruled several groups

North America, Europe, Asia, South America, Africa, Australia, Antarctica

Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, and Southern

a class, or group, in Indian society

Explain the importance of the Western Wall and where it is located

surrounded the Second Temple , Jerusalem

Edicts were found ________ and were to promote the four ________of his kingdom

on walls and pillars, Noble Truths

Hindus believe that good Karma helps achieve

mokhsa or, or freedom from the cycle of rebirth

The process of mummification was used to

preserve the pharaoh's body for the after life

Exodus- the freeing of the enslaved Israelites from Egypt

What are the Four Noble Truths?

the four basic doctrines, or principles, of Buddhism

Ashoka spread Buddhist teachings by

He carved edicts into walls and pillars throughout the empire

The Akkadians collected tribute from their conquered people for what?

To gain resources to build up their capital city

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1
What were the uses for drums, pipes, and lyre?
For entertainment
For calling to the spirits
For Fishing
irrigation
2
How did Nebuchadnezzar protect his capital?
He built moats, towers and had a large army
He built walls, towers, and a moat
He built moats with crocodiles and towers
He built moats with crocodiles
3
What sea is this?
The Gulf of Mexico
Mediterranean Sea
The Red Sea
The Dead Sea
4
a ratio which compares a measurement on a map to the actual distance between locations identified on the map.
Grid
Legend
Miles and kilometers
Map Scale
5
Homo Sapiens Neanderthalensis had large ____________, which helped them design better tools.
Eyes
Brains
Hands
Feet
6
Why were they called Sumerian city-states? __________________________________
Each city-state had its own ruler and bank
Each city-state had its own bank and farmland
Each city-state had its own laws and king
Each city-state had its own ruler and farmland
7
Which two groups signed the world’s first peace treaty?
Ramses II and Pharaoh Hatshepsut
Ramses II and the Israelites
Ramses II and the Hittites
The Hittites and King Khufu
8
The __________________________________ was the site of many early settlements because the soil was good for ____________
Fertile Crescent, farming
Fertile Crescent, hunting
Mesopotamia. Farming
Nile river, farming
9
Hindus believe that you can/cannot change their caste by marriage.
It depends on how much money you make
Cannot
Can
Only if you marry the King
10
Many Jews moved to Babylon because
they heard Babylon was a peaceful place to live
they were tired of wondering the desert
they heard the Babylon had a movie theater
they were exiled because of the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple
11
Sumer is not considered an empire. What makes an empire?
Police and Laws
Two kings ruled over one group of people
One government ruled several groups
Indoor plumbing
12
Seven Continents
North America, Europe, Asia, China, Africa, Australia, Antarctica
North Dakota, Europe, Asia, South America, Africa, Australia, Antartica
North America, Europe, Asia, South America, Africa, Australia, Antarctica
North America, Europe, Asia, South America, Africa, Australia, North Pole
13
5 Oceans
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian North Pole, and Southern
Read Sea, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, and Southern
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, and Mediterranean
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, and Southern
14
Gupta rulers formed alliances by
Edicts
A message in a bottle
Arranged Marriages
Properity
15
a circle showing the principal directions printed on a map or chart
Compass Rose
Longitude
Latitude
Map Scale
16
___________________ lead the worship services and taught throughout different countries.
Jewish Bible
Rabis
Priests
Talmud
17
Describe the purpose of levees
to prevent flooding
to create an irrigation system
to create silt
to prevent enemies from attacking
18
What river is this?
Tigris River
Mississippi River
Euphrates River
Nile River
19
Describe caste
a group of people traveling together
a class, or group, in Indian society
an existence after death
to move closer to someone or something
20
Ramses II produced more ______________ and ______________ than any other pharaoh in history.
monuments and miltary
Temples and pyramids
Temples and monuments
Pyramids and monuments
21
Explain the importance of the Western Wall and where it is located
surrounded the First Temple, Jerusalem
surrounded the Second Temple , Jerusalem
It was a wall of ancient temple, Egypt
it was a wall that kept enemies out of city of Jerusalem, Assyria
22
Edicts were found ________ and were to promote the four ________of his kingdom
Bathroom walls and Ceilings, Eightfold Path
On walls and pillar and Eightfold Path
on walls and pillars, Noble Truths
On walls and tombs, Noble Truths
23
Did Buddhists or Hindus believe in reincarnation?
St. Nick
Hindus
Buddhists
Mrs. Claus
24
Long, strong leg bones helped ___________________________________ walk further.
Homo Habilis
Homo Neanderthalensis
Homo Erectus
Homo Sapiens
25
Court cases were judged by the
Pharaohs
Nobles
Rabi
Vizier
26
Which tool gave the advantage to kill animals from a distance? ____________________
Bow and Arrow
Club
Boom a rang
Spear
27
Many Jews moved to Babylon because
they were being hunted by The Huns
exiled after Jerusalem
They were following Solomon
the soil was rich for farming
28
Which king unified the Israelites into one nation?
King David
King Soloman
King Moses
King Midas
29
Which Rivers are these?
Nile and Mississippi Rivers
Nile and Euphrates Rivers
Tigris and Nile Rivers
Euphrates and Tigris Rivers
30
Unification of India was achieved by which family?
The Buddha Family
The Claus Family
The Addams Family
The Mauryan Family
31
Who was Siddhartha Gautama
The Ascetic
King Suddhodana
Queen Maya
The Buddha
32
Hindus believe that good Karma helps achieve
Las Vegas, Nevada
dharma for a person to do his/her duty and live an honorable life.
mokhsa or, or freedom from the cycle of rebirth
vedas, and reach enlightenment
33
The process of mummification was used to
preserve the body of the pharaoh's body for the sarcophagus
preserve the body for the pyramid and the sarcphagus
preserve the pharaoh's body for the after life
preserve the body for Santa Claus
34
What sea is this?
The Dead Sea
Mediterranean Sea
The Gulf of Aden
Red Sea
35
The discovery of farming allowed hominins to stay in one place because they had a ______________________________________
permanent shelter
city-states
farms
Stable food supply
36
Passover celebrates
Exodus- the freeing of the enslaved Israelites from Egypt
The Belief in one god
The Hebrew Bible
Moses parting of the red sea
37
The Ark of the Covenant was kept in what holy city?
Jericho
Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Las Vegas
38
In Judaism, standards to govern moral behavior came from ______________ through Moses on the two ____________________,
God, Ten Commandments
God, the bible
Solomon, Ten Commandments
Buddha, Four Noble Truths
39
Judaism strongly believes in the importance of
Study
Talmud
Polytheism
Monotheism
40
In Sumer, describe the job of scribes
They danced a jig
they described daily life
the drew pictures of the king
they wrote down the laws
41
Metal workers in the Gupta empire were skilled in working with?
plastic
Wood
aluminum
iron
42
Scholars who study human society
Social Scientist
Scientist
Psychologist
Archaelogist
43
What are the Four Noble Truths?
Dasher, Prancer, Donner, and Blitzen
the four basic doctrines, or principles, of Buddhism
ideal state of happiness
Who, What, Why and Where
44
the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator, or of a celestial object north or south of the ce
Latitude
South Pole
North Pole
Longitude
45
Describe the purpose of Assyrian aqueducts
to direct water to the farms
to bring water to the desert
to bring water to the city
to keep their enemies out of the city
46
Which religions in India believe in reincarnation?
Confucianism and Hinduism
Buddhism and Hinduism
Baha'i, Buddhism, and Christianity,
Islam and Jainism
47
Cave art tells us what ____ lived in the area.
Insects
Reptiles
animals
People
48
Ashoka spread Buddhist teachings by
teaching slavery
He carved edicts into walls and pillars throughout the empire
Holding revivals in a tent
Traveling around India and handing out flyers
49
would most likely examine objects
archaeologist
aristocrat
anthropologist
Dinosaur Hunter
50
The Akkadians collected tribute from their conquered people for what?
To make te conquered people feel bad
To put the conquered people in their place
To gain slaves
To gain resources to build up their capital city
51
In Sumer, the villages cooperated to
keep the water systems working
to maintain the crops
to collect silt
maintain roads
52
Describe the flow of the Nile River in terms of direction
The Nile River flows from south to north
The Nile River flows from West to East
The Nile River flows from East to West
The Nile River flows from north to south
53
Homo Habilis knew how to make _________________________.
metal tools
friends
tools
fire
54
When Ashoka gave up hunting and became vegetarian, he was showing which Buddhist value?
Veganism
Nonviolence
Lacto-ovo vegetarian
Pescatarian
55
Ancient Egyptian artisans carved and painted scenes of everyday life, allowing modern day people to
study the life of Ancient Egyptians
study life on a farm
56
Definition of Buddha
goods or money given to the poor
A person who gives up worldly pleasures
"Awakened", them name given to the man who founded Buddhism.
The state of gaining spiritual insight and finding universal truth
57
In Sumer, the king told the people that he was ________________by the _______ to strengthen the social order
charged, the Scorpian King
supported, gods
Supported, pharaoh
supported, animals
58
Hindus believe that _______ is the one supreme power in the universe.
God
Buddha
Frankenstein
Brahman
59
The pharaoh who began his military career before age 10?
Hatshepsut
King Tutankhamen
Khufu
Ramsis II
60
Well built roads helped the Gupta empire by increasing
spending
trade
vacations
travel and leisure
61
Buddhism spread to what three countries?
China, United States, Japan
India, China, and Japan
China, Korea, and Japan
China, Korea, and North Pole
62
King Solomon is famous for
the building the great First Temple and the Book of Proverbs
Established Jerusalem as the holy city to the Jewish people
Singing and dancing
the Book of Proverbs and
63
Describe The Exodus
Marching through the desert looking for the burning bush
the freeing the enslaved Egyptians from Israel
the freeing of te the enslaved Israelites from Egypt
a set of moral principles or values
64
Paleolithic people got their food by ____________________ & ___________________
hunting and gathering
hunting and farming
Farming and camping
hunting and camping
65
Explain the Untouchables and why they were called that
People who made a promise to their varnas
People who wanted to work hard
People who didn't take showers
People who that did work that was considered lowly
66
Explain why the social classes are depicted using a pyramid
People at the top of the had the most power, and was the smallest group
People at the bottom were peasants and had the least power
People at the top of the had the least power, and was the smallest group
People at the bottom were the largest group and the most power
67
Judaism was established by a covenant, or a _____________________________________
Ten Comandments
Great Temple
Kingdom
an agreement or promise
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What was brought down from Mount Sinai and by whom?
The Ten Commandments, Moses
The Bible, Santa
The Ten Commandments, King Midas
The Bible, Moses
69
All four Mesopotamian empires had difficulty controlling
the water systems
people
the circus
such a large area
70
Describe the Vedas
A collection of early Jewish traditions, that explain the laws and teaching
An ancient Indian Language
a collection of ancient texts that are the foundation of Hinduism
The four Noble Truths
71
Why was the Jewish Diaspora a threat to Judaism?
Because the Jewish people were enslaved
Because the Jewish were scattered, across many lands
Because the Jewish people were escaping from Egypt
Because the Jewish people were spreading the word of God
72
Which math info came from India through the Arabs?
Axis
Hindu-Arabic numerals
Accounting
Astronomy
73
The most fertile farmland in India is located
Indus River Valley
Thar Desert
Hindu Kush Mountains
Himalaya Mountains
74
Sumerians were not considered prehistoric because they discovered
metal swords
out houses
written records
dinosaurs
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An increase in population caused a _________________________ in the Zagros foothills.
zombie apocalypse
food shortage
earth quake
mud slide
76
the angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England, or west of the standard meridian of
Latitude
Map Scle
Prime Meridian
Longitude
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Pyramids were built as
Tombs for the Pharaoh
Storage for surplus food
Temples to worship the pharaohs
Tombs for the zombies
78
The Talmud contains
the most sacred worship songs
a set of moral principles or values
early Jewish traditions that explain the laws and teachings of Judaism
the scattering of the Jewish people outside their homeland
79
King David created a ______________ to rule the Jewish people.
The Ark of the Covenant
Strong central government
Officials
army and courts
80
Define nirvana
an ideal state of happiness and peace
a traditional story that helps explain a culture's beliefs
to take up or fill
a government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a few people
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A _________ food supply allowed individuals to develop a variety of ________________
stable, towns
stable, skills
strong, stories
strong, houses
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Describe Samsara
Continuous cycle of birth, death, and rebirth
a journey to a holy place
Continuous cycle of riding a bicycle
the belief that a person's soul is reborn into a new body after death
83
Briefly describe how Chandragupta Maurya ruled and how it compared to Ashoka’s rule
Chandragupta ruled with a large army& used force, Ashoka rule more peaceful
Chandragupta ruled a sliegh and eight tiny reindeer, Ashoka ruled with snow
Chandragupta ruled with a large tank, Ashoka ruled with an iron fist
Chandragupta ruled with peace and love Ashoka ruled with an iron fist
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How did the Himalaya mountains benefit India?
The Himalayas was a good source of gold and silver
The Himalayas was a good resource for farming
The Himalayas form a natural border between India, protections from enemies
The Himalayas was a good resource for food
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Archaeologists can tell that hominins lived in _____________ when they found a number of bones in the same ____________
groups, cave
groups, area
houses, tents
groups, tents

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