what was "Filial Piety"?

The responsibility children have to their parents

How can the president be a check against the powers of the Legislative branch?

He can veto their proposed laws

Why was the Great Wall of China Built?

To keep out the Mongolian tribes and, later, the Huns.

A settlement in a new area with close ties to its homeland.

A request to change a court decision

Why do the Chinese call the Huang He "China's Sorrow"?

Because its flooding has killed so many people over the years

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1
Israel was split into two kingdoms after Solomon.
True
False
2
There are 14 courts of appeals
False
True
3
what was "Filial Piety"?
The responsibility children have to their parents
A devout belief in a religion beyond logic, reason or sense
A willingness to sacrifice one's self for the greater good.
when everyone holds the same amount of authority in a society
4
What was the name of the idol Ahab worshipped?
Ba'al
Sehkmet
Ra
Baal
5
Every federal department is headed up by someone with the title of "Secretary"
True
False
6
Which Article of the Constitution establishes the Judicial Branch?
IV
III
IX
II
7
Confucianism was never a major influence on Chinese society and government
True
False
8
Those in Israel became known as "_______"
Gentiles
Romans
Samaritans
Israelites
9
The tribes that made up Judah after the split were...
Judah and Benjamin
Gad and Judah
Judah, Gad, Naphtali and Benjamin
Judah and Ephraim
10
Moses was not a very good speaker.
True
False
11
A type of leader in Ancient Greece around 600 BC who took absolute power. This term is still used today.
Democrat
Tyrant
Ephor
Oligarch
12
The Persians were...
Pagans
Monotheistic
Polytheistic
Idol-worshippers
13
How can the president be a check against the powers of the Legislative branch?
He can fire them
He can choose what laws he wants to uphold
He can propose alternate laws, himself.
He can veto their proposed laws
14
Which of these was the Persian king "Ahasuerus" married to Esther?
Ataxerxes
Darius
Cyrus
Xerxes
15
After the split, the capitol of Israel was...
Jericho
Samaria
Canaan
Jerusalem
16
China flourished under the rule of the Han Dynasty
True
False
17
What is this building?
Eisenhower Building
Washington Monument
The White House
Capitol Building
18
What mountains border China and India?
The Himalayas
The Canaans
The Andies
The Alps
19
Who is the head of the Executive Branch?
Vice President
President
Supreme Justice
Secretary of State
20
An emotional or spiritual state of perfect happiness they referred to as...
Karma
The Buddha
Nirvana
Jainism
21
After his death, Alexander's empire fell apart.
False
True
22
Who can nominate a Supreme Justice?
The Supreme Court
The House
The President
The Senate
23
The celebration of surviving the tenth plague was held every year by the jews and was called the...
Sacrement
Passover
Dinnertime
Communion
24
The war between Athens and Sparta was called the...
Peloponnesian War
Peloponetion War
Peloponeshian War
Peloponesian War
25
The powers of Congress do NOT include...
Creating laws
Government oversight
Enforcing laws
Coming up with budgets
26
The "Age of ________" is considered the golden age of Greece.
Athens
Pericles
Enlightenment
Leonidas
27
Pharoah's priests turned their staves to serpents also
False
True
28
Why was the Great Wall of China Built?
To keep out aliens and/or zombies
To contain the people & keep them from mingling with "untouchables"
To keep out the Mongolian tribes and, later, the Huns.
To stop Alexander the Great
29
Unlike other ancient religions, the Israelites were...
Atheists
Polytheists
Pantheists
Monotheists
30
The Electoral College is made up of people called "Electors" chosen by their states to vote for them.
True
False
31
What article of the Constitution lays out how Congress should run?
I
XIV
III
II
32
Which of these was NOT involved in the second war with Persia?
Themistocles
Darius
Leonidas
Xerxes
33
The heads of the departments are the President's advisors, and make up the president's...
Cabinet
Council
Fridge
Joint Chiefs of Staff
34
What is a colony?
A base established by a country to begin conquering a new land.
A province seeking to rebel against its homeland and gain independence.
A group of ants living in the ground and digging tunnels.
A settlement in a new area with close ties to its homeland.
35
The victor of the Peloponnesian War was...
Athens
Sparta
Victor? Who's he??
Corinth
36
An "Agora" is a type of Ancient Greek home.
True
False
37
Slaves were common in Ancient Greece
True
False
38
What city was founded by Alexander in Egypt?
Alexanderville
Alexandretta
Thebes
Alexandria
39
The belief that one should control their emotions and not complain about their suffering is called...
Epicureanism
Plane Geometry
Not being a little cry baby.
Stoicism
40
How wide is the Red Sea?
2 Miles
200 Miles
Like, thiiiiiiiis (stretches out arms) long.
1 Mile
41
David killed Goliath at age 12.
False
True
42
Who built the first cities in China?
The Zhou
You the Great
The Shang
The Xia
43
The last king of Judah was named...
Herod
Solomon
Hezekiah
Zedekiah
44
What is an "Appeal"?
A request to change a court decision
A reason to arrest someone
Nah, bro, question's fire 'nuff to get the answer, no wut I mean G-money?
A Judge's decision
45
Who was Pericles?
A Persian king
The man from Macedonia who finally conquered Greece
A get leader of Athens
A great ruler of Sparta
46
A leader in Persia who spread a monotheistic religion.
Cyrus
Zoroaster
Xerxes
Themistocles
47
The removal of the people to from Jerusalem to Babylon is called the...
Synagogue
Exodus
Diaspora
Banishment
48
Who was the father of Alexander the Great?
Achilles
Hellostones III
Philip II
Plato
49
An aristocrat was a monarch who ruled china through "divine right."
True
False
50
Why do the Chinese call the Huang He "China's Sorrow"?
Because its flooding has killed so many people over the years
Because it was created from the tears of their ancestors
Because it is dirty and polluted
Because it lays down some breck lyrical magic that makes a brotha cry, yo!
51
Who was the first Vice President?
George Washington
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
52
What color is Mr. Isaac's tie clip?
This color
This color
This color
This color
53
reallyhelpsyoutoreadwhentherearespaceshuh?welltoobadyoudon'tgetanyspaces.justpickananswerfast.theyareallcorrect.doitnow!
Coconuts!
The ancient philosopher, Socrates.
Vitamin C helped prevent scurvy
The third dynasty
54
The Senate is bigger than the House of Representatives
False
True
55
Judah was conquered by Babylon, which was conquered by Persia, conquered by Greece, absorbed by Rome.
True
False
56
Who warned the Greeks about Philip II conquering them?
Socrates
Aristotle
Demosthenes
Plato
57
Most Buddhists and Hindus believe in reincarnation.
False
True
58
Greek soldiers were called...
Centurion
Knights
Ephor
Hoplites
59
Which philosopher was executed for treason?
Bob the Builder
Aristotle
Socrates
Plato
60
Which of these was NOT a type of Greek collumn?
Doric
Ionic
Gregorian
Corinthian
61
What is a "bard?"
Someone who keeps history through telling stories.
A feathery flap-flap thing.
An Ancient Greek architect
An elected official in Athens, chosen from among the nobles.
62
Joseph, married to the Savior's Mother, Mary, was part of the tribe of Judah, and a descendant of David and Solomon.
False
True
63
The religion of India and China are primarily...
Hinduism and Buddhism
Well, that's actually a highly nuanced question that requiring deep thought
Hinduism and Zoroastrianism
Buddhism and Judaism
64
Those in Judah became known as...
Muslims
Jews
Judeans
Hebrews
65
What did Sparta use to control its citizens?
The government
The helots (slaves)
The military
The M16A1 gas powered cartridge-fed armor-piercing assault rifle.
66
What is a caste?
A strong seasonal wind that influences India's climate
A Hindu deity known as "The Destroyer"
A Social Group on ei sworn into that cannot change
A religious leader
67
Which of these is NOT a Greek City State?
Anthens
Sparta
Olympus
Corinth
68
How long is a senator's term?
2 Years
4 Years
6 Years
8 Years
69
The 17th Amendment was ratified in 1914
True
False
70
The Vice President's duties include...
Assuming the role of the president if needed.
Settling Ties in the Senate
Advising the President
Running the Legislative Branch
71
Fables always end with...
An epic action scene
A moral lesson
A sick dank lyric brilliance, yo! Brekness is so sigma fire that it's lit.
A bang
72
Homer wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey.
True
False
73
The ancient people who inhabited Greece first were the...
Macedonians
Mycenaeans
Persians
Phalanx
74
Gershon was one of Moses's sons
False
True
75
Greeks were careful never to express their religious belief through their myths and legends.
True
False
76
The two types of Greek drama were...
Comedy and Tragedy
Comedy and Myth
Myth and Fable
Epic and Tragedy
77
How man members of the House of Representative are there?
356
427
435
100
78
The Spartans used iron bars as money.
True
False
79
Blood was put on the door to be protected from the tenth plague.
True
False
80
How many priests of Ba'al were there on Mt. Carmel?
300
440
9
777
81
The Senate is headed up by
Supreme Chancellor
Chief Senator
The Speaker of the House
The Vice President
82
A _______ is what a person leaves behind.
Legacy
Curse
Hellenistic Era
Tradition
83
_________ was a famous Greek historian, whose accounts are still used today.
Alexandria
Herodotus
Plato
Aristotle
84
Who died in the tenth plague?
Pharaoh
The firstborn Egyptians
The firstborn sons
The Firstborn Hebrews
85
Sanskrit was the written language developed by the Aryans.
False
True
86
Athens has proven to be more influential than Sparta
False
True
87
This is the seal of the Senate.
True
False
88
India was once known as Hindustan.
True
False
89
Ancient Greece in considered the starting pointer much of modern civilization.
False
True
90
The President is chosen by...
The people
The Electoral College
Senators
Long fights to the death
91
The "Silk Road" was the merchant path from China to Europe, where silk was traded for horses and other goods.
False
True
92
Legalism was...
also called the "School of Law"
the responsibility children had to their parents and ancestors
The belief that "what goes around comes around"
A complete was of Shang Xi's time, he SHOULD be studying the violin.
93
Zhou merchants were often rewarded with government jobs.
False
True
94
Then Pharaoh that opposed Moses was named...
Ramses I
Seti I
Imhotep
Ramses II
95
How long is a representative's term?
4 Years
6 Years
8 Years
2 Years
96
The Spartan king who led 300 Spartans and 7,000 other Greeks was named...
Themistocles
Leonidas
Xerxes
Zoroaster
97
Direct democracy didn't work in Athens because it was too small.
True
False
98
What was a "Censor"?
A Buddhist priest
A type of warrior
The act of stopping someone from speaking an opinion leaders disagree with
A government official
99
"Polis" means "city" and is the origin of the words, "Police," "Politics," and "Metropolis."
True
False
100
This Philosopher taught that the universe was governed by the same laws as music and math.
Plato
Pythagoras
Thucydides
Aristotle
101
Every federal department has an annual budget of more than a billion dollars.
True
False
102
The Constitution never says how many Supreme Justices there needs to be.
False
True
103
Which of these statements are true?
Athens focused on learning.
Delphi focused on religion.
Fig Newton cookies are named after a small town in Massachusetts.
Sparta focused on war.
104
To arrest someone, an officer would need a...
Subpoena
Summons
Warrant
Jurisdiction
105
How many federal departments are there?
15
10
16
12
106
Justices have to be confirmed by
The House
The Senate
I dunno
The Courts
107
The President is also known as the...
High master commander
Commander-in-Chief
big cheese
Executive chief
108
What happened to the people mocking Elisha?
They burst into flame
They were eaten by bears
They went blind
They were melted
109
In Athens, "citizens" were the only people who were not allowed to vote.
False
True
110
The Senate and the House make up...
The justice League
The Cabinet
The Supreme Court
Congress
111
What is "Jurisdiction"?
Authority over something, usually legally
The right to bear arms
A five-syllable-word.
Authority over another person
112
After his death, Alexander's empire fell apart because his...
Generals fought one another.
Favorite food was tacos.
Wife was cruel.
Son was horrible at the job.
113
Philanthropist was a great Greek thinker.
True
False
114
The Promised Land, before it was Israel, was known as...
Judah
Israel
Canaan
Babylon
115
The sophists believed there was no such thing as right and wrong, and Plato thought that was ridiculous.
False
True
116
Jacob's name was changed to what?
Beltshazzar
Israel
Judah
Gabriel
117
What is a subpoena?
A document approving an arrest
Rights given to an arrested citizen
A fancy breed of dog
A summoning document, telling you to appear
118
There are two places in the Bible where Moses's staff is turned into a serpent.
False
True
119
Once the Supreme Court interprets a law, all other court have to use that interpretation.
True
False
120
Congress can get past a veto
True
False
121
The CIA is a department.
False
True
122
The most terms a president can serve is...
5
3
4
2
123
How many members of the Senate are there?
100
450
270
50
124
What does CIA stand for?
Clearly Irritated Armadillo
Central Intelligence Agency
Certified Independence Administration
Certified Indépendant Accountant
125
King _____ worshipped idols, and pursued _____ when he condemned their idol worship.
Ahab, Elijah
Jezebel, Elijah
Ahab, Elisha
Elijah, Ahab
126
The winner at the battle of Salamis was...
The Greeks under Leonidas
The Persians under Xerxes
The Persians under Cyrus
The Greeks under Themistocles
127
Who was the first president sworn in on the steps of the Capitol Building?
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
Grover Cleveland
128
Islam, Judaism, and Christianity are all '_______' religions.
Abrahamic
Polytheistic
True
Ridiculous
129
Which of these was NOT king of Israel?
Saul
Solomon
David
nebuchadnezzar
130
Sparta encouraged young people to learn as much as they could of the rest of the world, to know how to fight them.
True
False
131
Athens was a...
Trick question, it was a Representative REPUBLIC.
Direct Democracy
Both (It changed)
Representative Democracy
132
The primary Greek weapon was the...
Sword
Axe
Bow
Spear
133
Alexandretta was famous for its enormous lighthouse.
False
True
134
The king who finally conquered all of Greece, and then Persia, was named...
Agamemnon
Alexander the Great
King Arthur
Philip I of Macedon
135
Moses never entered the "Promised land"
False
True
136
Judges have no term limits and always serve for eighteen years.
False
True
137
David is believed to have written Proverbs.
True
False
138
The wisest king of the Israelites is considered to be...
Daniel
Solomon
David
Saul
139
Alexander the Great died before he turned 35.
True
False
140
Why did Moses leave Egypt?
They were harassing his buzz, yo.
He killed an Egyptian
He killed a Hebrew
He wanted to find his birth parents
141
The President gets paid by...
Our taxes
Cash. He doesn't do checks.
Selling things on the side.
Trick question, he doesn't get paid.
142
Saul lost the throne through disobedience.
True
False
143
The Greek's would often consult a priestess called the...
Genie
Delphi
Oracle
Dionysius
144
Then first major battle between the Greeks and the Persians was the battle of "Marathon."
True
False
145
Which of these did Egypt lose when trying to stop the Hebrews from leaving?
Their gold
Their food and water
The respect of their allies
Their army
146
"Hellenistic" means "related to Greek culture."
True
False
147
Do it again.
Red
Yellow
Blue
Green
148
There were over 2 million Israelites that left Egypt.
True
False
149
What christians call the 'Old Testament' Jews call the Quran.
False
True
150
A greek shield wall formation was known as a...
Perseus
Testudo
Phalanx
Alpha
151
It is the job of a jury to decide...
To harsh my buzz, yo.
If someone is guilty or innocent
If someone is innocent or guilty
To decide if someone has been proven guilty beyond a shadow of a doubt.
152
What is Confucianism?
That word is like, five syllables, dude! How da heck am sposed to know?
A religion
A philosophy
A series of laws to live by
153
Which city-state had the longest lasting effect on the world?
Athens
Corinth
Sparta
Macedon
154
Alexandria was most famous among...
Farmers
Scholars
Warriors
Performers
155
What mountain did Elijah challenge the priests on?
Mt. Horeb
Mt Ararat
Mt Sinai
Mt Carmel
156
What was the name of Ahab's wife?
Sarah
Abish
Jezebel
Sheba
157
Elijah was a student of Elisha's
False
True
158
Aaron did more of the speaking
True
False
159
Which of these is NOT considered a 'Patriarch' of the Israelites?
Isaac
Moses
Jacob
Abraham
160
What new technology was developed during the Zhou dynasty?
Iron weapons
Silk worms to make clothing
Melted bronze for works of art
New systems of irrigation
161
Athens didn't have much room to grow crops, so instead it sold...
Weapons
Grapes
Olives
Pottery
162
When arrested, a citizen must be read...
Their warrant
The Declaration of Independence
Their Miranda rights
"Sweet Caroline" by Neil Diamond
163
Eastern philosophers put emphasis on _________, whereas Western philosophers put emphasis on _________.
Honor; Freedom
Freedom; Honor
Improvement for the culture; improvement for the self.
Improvement for the self; Improvement for the culture
164
The Supreme Court has _____ powers, like Congress does.
Awesome
Investigative
Legal
Legislative
165
What Christians call the 'Old Testament' Jews call the...
Torah
Qu'ran
Bible
Book Jasher
166
No President has ever served more than two terms.
True
False
167
What happened to Jezebel?
She was trampled by horses and eaten by dogs
She said she was sorry.
She was turned into a pillar of salt.
She was banished
168
Which one of these miraculously parted water?
Moses
All three
Elisha
Elijah
169
What was Karma?
The belief that the Chinese emperor ruled by a "Mandate from Heaven"
The belief that "what goes around comes around"
the belief that anyone loyal to the emperor should govern
The deity known as "The Destroyer" by the Hindu religion
170
Congress can impeach the President.
False
True
171
The House of Representatives is headed up by
Chief Senator
Supreme Chancellor
The Speaker of the House
The Vice President
172
The prince or leader of the Aryan tribes was called a...
Raja
Budda
Sultan
Pharaoh
173
How deep is the Red Sea?
20 miles
2,000 feet
500 feet
2 miles
174
Which of these was NOT a plague of Egypt?
Nile turned to blood
3 Days of darkness
Lice
Scorpions
175
King Cyrus of Persia conquered all of Mesopotamia.
True
False
176
Which king is Ahasuerus, whom Esther married in the Bible?
Xerxes III, who fought against Alexander the Great
Cyrus, who strengthened Persia into an empire.
Darius, who was king during the battle of Marathon
Xerxes I, who was king during the Battle of Thermopylae
177
What birds brought Elijah food when he was hiding from King Ahab?
Eagles
Parrots
Sparrows
Ravens
178
Who founded Buddhism?
Sarawati
Lakshmi
The Dalai Lama
Siddhartha Gautama
179
The first Chinese dynasty was the...
The Dao, teaching that a "Mandate from Heaven" gave them authority
The Chang Hu, founded by You the Great
The Han, though they were quickly overthrown by the Zhou
Xia, according to legend, but the first provable dynasty was the Shang
180
A speedy trial is a right.
True
False
181
Spartan women were trained in wrestling and throwing the javelin.
True
False
182
The Legislative Branch is less powerful than the Executive Branch, but more powerful than the Judicial Branch.
True
False
183
What is a peninsula?
A ridge of mountains making a narrow pass
A body of water with land on three sides.
A body of land with water on all sides.
A body of land with water on three sides

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