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Review for the 2017 Semester Exam for Honors Ancient History
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1
The world’s longest river is the ___________.
Mississippi
Tigris
Ganges
Nile
2
Diwali is an ancient festival of light in the Hindu religion.
True
False
3
A ______________ is a multistory, mud-brick, pyramid-shaped tower found in Ancient Mesopotamia.
Ziggurat
Tomb
Amulet
Ma'at
4
Who became the first emperor in Rome?
Pompey
Nero
Marc Antony
Augustus
5
Which ancient civilization is associated with Africa?
Olmec
Kush
Mohenjo Daro
Mesopotamia
6
Which of the world religions that we study in class contained the Four Nobel Truths?
Judaism
Christianity
Buddhism
Hinduism
7
What geographic feature caused Greece to develop into separate city-states?
Rivers
Deserts
Mountains
Volcanoes
8
Which religion believes in one God, for which the Arabic word for that God is Allah
Judaism
Islam
All of the above
Christianity
9
Scholars have divided Ancient Egyptian Kingdoms into three parts. They are ________
1st,2nd,3rd
Old, Middle,New
Lost,Ancient,New
Pharaoh, Pyramid, Hieroglypic
10
Qin demands for obedience were justified by an authoritarian political philosophy known as ___
Legalism
Daoism
Confucianism
Christianity
11
Which was NOT spread by the Bantu people of Sub-Sahara Africa
Buddhism
Language
Iron
Agriculture
12
Believes that God appointed the Jews as chosen people as an example of holiness to the world.
Islam
Judaism
Christianity
Daoism
13
Which of the following religions is a monotheistic religion?
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
Both A and B
14
______________ is the learned patterns of action and expression.
History
Anthropology
Religion
Culture
15
Which one of the following would be most likely buried in a Pyramid?
Plebian
Peasant
Pharoah
Priests
16
Which of the following would not be considered an indicator of civilization
political system based solely on familial lineage
long distance trade
A system for keeping permanent records
Significant # of people engaged in non-food producing jobs
17
Which Persian king allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem and rebuild their temple?
Pericles
Darius
Xerxes
Cyrus
18
Which world religion includes the Eight Fold Path?
Buddhism
Christianity
Judaism
Hinduism
19
Which Persian king first attacked Greece over land disputes?
Darius
Cyrus
Darius III
Xerxes
20
Which of the following is NOT a Greek philosopher?
Plato
Sophocles
Socrates
Aristotle
21
What is the era known as where Greek culture dominated Europe and Central Asia?
Olympic
Antigonid
Hellenistic
Partriarchal
22
Choose the correct grouping of the First Triumvirate.
Tiberius, Caligula, Nero
Octavian, Marc Antony, Pompey
Crassus, Pompey, Caesar
Hadrian, Caesar, Pompey
23
. The ____________ era is commonly known as the “old stone age”
Neolithic
Paleolithic
Industrialization
Vegitarian
24
What social institution was not part of the Persian Empire?
Military
Satrap
King
Slave
25
Which Greek developed the concept of levers, screws, and compound pulleys?
Socrates
Sophocles
Archimedes
Euclid
26
What resource did Egypt exploit in the mines of Nubia killing numerous individuals?
Silver
Oil
Gold
Salt
27
Christianity is centered around the teachings of
Muhammad
Abraham
Jesus Christ
Siddhartha Gautama
28
What was the civil war between Athens and Sparta?
Persian War
Peloponnesian War
Delian League
Greek Civil War
29
What was the official religion in Persia?
Buddhist
Hindu
Zoroastrian
Christian
30
The evolution of a new empire as it transitions through tax increases, droughts, and rebellions
All of the above
Mandate of Heaven
Dynastic Cycle
Shang Cycle
31
Who is the most famous Greek Historian that wrote about the Persian Wars?
Herodotus
Cyrus
Pericles
Sophocles
32
The Greek city-states were eventually overtaken by Phillip II of what region?
Persia
Egypt
Athens
Macedon
33
What were areas of Persia called that were separate governed regions?
Achaemenes
Polis
Seleucids
Satrapies
34
Ancient Egypt: ______________:: Ancient China:______________________
Nile River, Tiber River
Tigris River, Euphrates
Ganges River, Tigris River
Nile River, Yellow River
35
Which term refers to a religion having many gods?
Monotheistic
Zoroastrianism
Polytheistic
Catholic
36
What major innovation allowed for land travel on horses to be faster?
Stirrups
Rihanna
Chains
Whips
37
The ___ is considered to be one of the earliest impressive ancient South American Civilizations
Aztec
Olmec
Chavin
Mayan
38
The main spiritual beings in the Shinto religion are known as Kami.
True
False
39
Which major river helped to grow Ancient Chinese Civilizations around 2000 B.C.E
Yangzi
Red
Han
Yellow
40
When this conqueror died his kingdom was divided into 3 parts. What was the Persian part named?
Seleucid
Ptolemaic
Delian
Antigonid
41
Which city-state was known for developing a democracy where some men could vote?
Sparta
Macedonia
Thebes
Athens
42
Which Chinese Dynasty is the first one documented in History?
Han
Qin
Ming
Shang
43
Which ruler conquered most of Central Asia spreading Greek culture?
Alexander
Pericles
Xerxes
Phillip II
44
The most important document in Judaism is the Vedas
False
True
45
A pilgrimage to Mecca is included in the Five Pillars of Islam.
True
False
46
The Northern part of Egypt is also known as
Nile
Lower Egypt
Upper Egypt
Mesopotamia
47
Which world religion believes in God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit?
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
All of the above
48
The Southern part of Egypt is also known as
Lower Egypt
Mesopotamia
Upper Egypt
Nile
49
Which Persian king fought the Greeks in the Battle of Thermopylae?
Darius
Cyrus
Darius III
Xerxes
50
What animal was used for Trans-Saharan trade
Camel
Horse
Llama
Elephant
51
What type of writing was used in Ancient Egypt?
Script
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
52
Christians believe that Abraham was the Messiah promised in the Old Testament.
False
True
53
Which would be considered a great contribution from ancient Egyptian Civilizations?
Mathematical system based on 10
Ink
All of the above
Papyrus
54
What governing structure did Rome use that still influences governments today?
Democracy
Republic
Satrapies
Monarchy
55
Which people did not invade Rome
Vandals
Visogoths
Ostrogoths
Mongols
56
Who were wealthy landowners in Rome that were the only ones allowed to be voted into office?
Etruscans
Patricians
Plebeians
Greeks
57
The____ justified rebellions against a Chinese Emperor as long as the rebellion was successful.
All of the above
Mandate of Heaven
Dynastic Cycle
Shang Cycle
58
This term was used to identify an Egyptian Ruler?
Osiris
King
Emperor
Pharaoh
59
City-state developing a militaristic society where boys began training for the military at 7
Thebes
Macedonia
Sparta
Athens
60
What was the high point in each polis that was fortified and had temples?
Marathon
Sophist
Agora
Acropolis
61
Which religion was NOT spread on the Silk Road
Buddhism
Hinduism
Christianity
Rastafarian
62
Ramadan is a month of fasting in which Jews do not eat or drink during the day.
False
True
63
What two rivers make up the center of the Mesopotamian Civilizations?
Tigris and Nile
Nile and Tiber
Ganges and Yellow
Tigris and Euphrates
64
Which of the following religions is centered around God and revealed by the prophet Muhammad?
Islam
Christianity
Daoism
Hinduism
65
The most influential early Mesoamerican civilization would be the ______________.
Mayan
Olmec
Egypt
Han
66
Which Punic War general attacked Rome with battle elephants?
Sulla
Marius
Hannibal
Spartacus
67
The ______________ era refers to the transition from foraging to growing crops.
Mesozoic
Jurassic
Neolithic
Paleolithic
68
Corrupt emperor, had his own mother killed and is known for his persecution of Christians?
Hadrian
Caesar
Pompey
Nero
69
Hammurabi is best known in history for his ________________?
Warrior Mentality
Philosophical Ideologies
Kung Pao Chicken
Codes of law
70
What did the Edict of Milan do?
Build a wall to keep out the Picts and Scots
Ended the persecution of Christians
End the war between Rome and Milan
Provide "Bread and Circuses" for the Roman poor
71
What Athenian leader ruled during the Persian wars and later built the Parthenon?
Herodutus
Pericles
Sophocles
Cyrus
72
Peninsula located between China and India that played a major role in Indian Ocean trade
Arabia
Italy
Malay
Korea
73
Peel the avocado, peel the avocado...___________
Tacos
Salsa
Guacamole
Lemons
74
The fundamental source of Israelite history can be located in the
Quran
Vedas
Torah
Hebrew Bible
75
Which major world religion began in the Roman Empire because Rome controlled Judea?
Christianity
Buddhism
Zorostriansim
Judaism
76
Who is considered to be the first emperor that we have records in Mesopotamia?
Hammurabi
Gilgamesh
Sargon
Ashurbanipal
77
2 Examples of religions that surfaced during the Shang and Zhou Dynasties would be _________
Hinduism and Buddhism
Christianity and Islam
Daoism and Hinduism
Daoism and Confucianism
78
With whom did Rome fight the Punic Wars?
Punisia
Carthage
Greece
Egypt
79
What was one of the most profitable items traded by Greece?
Cotton
Olive Oil
Potato
Silk
80
What type of writing was used in Mesopotamia?
Cuneiform
Script
Industrialization
Heiroglyphics
81
Which world religion is centered around the Tao?
Confucianism
Hinduism
Buddhism
Daoism
82
What weather pattern assisted sailors from the African coast to India and back
Typhoon
Monsoons
Snow
Tornado
83
Which of the following best describes Shang Society around 1650 B.C.E.
society dominated by warrior aristocracy
society based on agriculture and metallurgy
society built solely on religion
society centered around the arts and sciences
84
What did the Greeks form in order to protect themselves from further Persian attacks?
Democracy
Delian League
Satraps
Helots
85
The Akkadian Empire overtaken in 2200 B.C.E. Which ruler of Babylon was responsible for this?
Sargon
Ashurbanipal
Gilgamesh
Hammurabi
86
What city became the eastern capital of the Roman Empire in 324 CE?
Constantinople
Milan
Pompeii
Venice
87
What body of water was part of the biggest trade network that existed up to 600 CE
Pacific
North Sea
Atlantic
Indian
88
Earliest civilization documented in the Indus River Valley?
Maurya
Ur
Kush
Mohenho-Daro