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1
Which dynasty invented the Mandate of Heaven?
Qin
Zhou
Shang
Han
2
Who used hieroglyphics as their writing?
Mesopotamia
Africa
Egypt
China
3
What is the ultimate goal of Buddhism?
Achieve Nirvana
Continue being reincarnated
Worship the Hebrew God
End the caste system
4
what is a theocracy government
a government where the people have all of the power
a government that is based on religion
a government that has a king or a queen
5
Which best describes the Mandate of Heaven
God gave rulers permission to rule
Rulers had to return to heaven for advice
God rules over each dynasty
People control their own dynasty
6
What was Legalism?
The belief that people were bad by nature.
The belief that people were good by nature.
The belief that people were selfish by nature..
The belief that people were tricky by nature.
7
Why did Confucius make Confucianism?
Wanted to teach how to live with others in harmony
He thought the world needed a new philosophy
Because he wanted to confuse others
He wanted to be famous
8
Which was the most important of the five relationships of Confucianism?
Friend and friend
Older brother and younger brother
Father and son
Ruler and subject
9
The central teachings of Confucianism were based on...
Moral values
People were bad and needed strict rules
Ethics
reaching nirvana
10
Monsoons have a large economic impact on societies around the Indian Ocean because
The Silk Road avoids territories in which they occur
Trade ships can't sail when they occur
Crops wither in the heat they cause
Crops depend on the rains they bring
11
what religion did Ashoka convert to?
hinduism
christianity
buddhism
islam
12
What region did Buddhism spread to?
China
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Israel
13
Which of the following time periods refers to the shift to agriculture?
Paleolithic Era
Neolithic Era
14
What were natural barriers in Egypt?
The Desert
The Red Sea
All of the above
Cataracts
15
Buddhism started in:
At the time of the birth of Jesus Christ
A time of civil war in India started by Hindu priests
During a time of stability in India
6th century BCE in India during political and social change
16
Where was Harappa
Asia
Indus Valley
Mesopotamia
China
17
What do Buddhism and Hinduism have in common?
caste system
reincarnation
monotheistic
polytheistic
18
Qin Shihuangdi helped ___________ China.
destroy
ruin
collapse
unify
19
Egyptian religion focused on the ___________
Afterlife
The past
The future
Gods
20
Who is the founder of Buddhism?
Zoroaster
Kong Fuzi
Moses
Siddhartha Gautama
21
What is Mummification?
The wrapping up of deceased & preservation in ancient Egypt
Mummy's in a pyramid
People wrapped up in a tomb
the burial of deceased people in ancient Egypt
22
Qin Shihuangdi established all of the following EXCEPT:
weights and measures
law code
civil service
uniform writing system
23
What is the Holy text of Buddhism?
Tripitaka
Koran
Old Testament
Vedas
24
The Neolithic Revolution was sporadic, occurring in different places at different times.
False
True
25
Locate Shang Dynasty
3
4
1
2
26
Which of the following time periods refers to nomads hunting and gathering?
Neolithic Era
Paleolithic Era
27
Locate Indus River Valley
1
4
2
3
28
What are the sacred books of Hinduism?
The Vedas and Upanishads.
The Torah.
The Bible.
The Quran.
29
Judaism is...
All of the above
Non-theistic
Polytheistic
Monotheistic
30
What civilization developed along the Nile river in Africa?
Mesopotamia
Romans
Ancient Egypt
31
What was the purpose of the pyramids?
Temple
House for the workers
Burial Chamber
House for the living Pharaoh
32
Where did the earliest civilizations develop?
River Valleys
Coastlines
Archipelagos
Mountain Plateaus
33
Why was Hammurabis code viewed as harsh?
Scribes were exempt from the law code
It was written in cuneiform
Harsh (strong) punishments for non violent crimes
It allowed no explanation from the accused person
34
Locate Ancient Egypt
3
4
2
1
35
What are the Five Relationships
Father-Mother, Husband-Wife, Ruler-Subject and Friend-Friend
Father-Son, Husband-Wife, Ruler-Subject, Friend-Friend and Elder-Younger
Father-Son, Husband-Daughter, Ruler-Subject and Elder-Younger
36
Hinduism was _________.
Polytheistic
Domotheistic
theotheistic
monotheistic
37
The holy text of Judaism
Vedas
Koran
Torah
Bible
38
What is Confucianism?
Belief of monotheism
A mix of monotheism and polytheism.
Collection of philosophical concepts.
Belief of polytheism.
39
Why is the Gupta Empire considered the Golden Age of India?
They made advances in literature and the arts
They made advances in medicine
They discovered the concept of zero
They discovered the earth was round
40
How do you earn salvation in Buddhism?
Follow the Eightfold Path
Let go of selfish desires
Obey the Ten Commandments
All of the above
41
The invention of the cuneiform system of writing is credited to the
Babylonians
Sumerians
Phoenicians
Egyptians
42
Where did Hinduism start?
North Korea
China
Russia
India
43
The goal of Daoism is...
to live in harmony, or agreement, and the way of nature.
to live in harmony, quietness, and simplicity.
to live in a cave, collect bats, and become Batman.
to live in fear, despair, and pain.
44
What was the main purpose of a ziggurat?
a place to go during times of attack
religious services
a central marketplace
to mark the center of the city
45
Buddhism originated in
Japan
China
Vietnam
India
46
What was the purpose of the Mandate of Heaven?
the adoption of a written law code
the practice of a new religion
the creation of a civil service
the founding of a new dynasty
47
Locate Mesopotamia
2
4
3
1
48
Daoism is...
the study of the Chinese dynasty
ethical system that stresses harmony between people & nature
military rule
th native religion of japan
49
Who led ancient Egypt?
Pharaohs
Nobles
Military
Priests
50
Hinduism Has A Known, Clear, Founder
True
False
51
Indus Valley clay seals have been found in Mesopotamia. How do historians explain this?
Indus Valley merchants traded with Mesopotamia.
Indus Valley conquered Mesopotamia.
Indus Valley copied the seals from Mesopotamia.
52
what dynasty established the silk roads?
qin
han
xia
53
The five relationships in Confucianism were important because
they encouraged the government not to interfere
they arranged society according to who was closest to god
they kept society orderly and taught hierarchy
they gave women a great deal of respect and honor
54
Who were the nomads?
First human beings
Rulers of an empire
Upright human being
People who moved from place to place in search of food
55
What are the two branches of Buddhism?
Mahayana and Dharma
Theravada and Mahayana
Puja and Sangha
Theravada and Tripitaka
56
Who founded the Mesopotamian civilization?
Akkadians
Babylonians
Sumerians
Phonecians
57
What evidence proves the people of the Indus Valley were mathematically advanced?
Weights, measurements and advanced word problems
Steles with multiplication tables and prime numbers
Gridlike patterns for their cities and a measuring system
Large pyramids built with obtuse angles and fractions
58
Which Phrase best describes Hammurabi's Code?
punishment equal to each injustice
rule of the wealthy
a plot of land for every family
buildings made from clay
59
Karma in Hinduism is...
Every action by a body/entity AND its consequences
An action by a body/entity that is BAD for others
ONLY the actions by a body/entity
ONLY the consequences of an action by a body/entity
60
Who founded Judaism?
Moses
Abraham
Zoroaster
Jesus
61
Why do we know so little about the Indus River Valley?
The writing has not been deciphered
There was little organization
There are few artifacts left
Archaeologists are not interested in India
62
Who Started Buddhism?
Siddhartha Gautama
Jesus Christ
Muhammad
Moses
63
What was Hammurabi's Code?
A series of 282 laws to create order in Mesopotamian society
An unbreakable cypher to send messages in secret code
A set of 143 rules about proper manners and etiquette
A letter written by Hammurabi to the people of Mesopotamia
64
Which accomplishments are associated with the Gupta Empire?
Creation of Pax Mongolia & founding of a Chinese dynasty
Adoption of democracy and construction of the Pantheon
Defeat of the Roman Empire and adoption of Christianity
Use of Sanskrit and the development of the concept of zero
65
What did the pharaoh Menes do?
Unified lower and upper Egypt
Built the pyramid of Giza
Made the first set of laws
Invented the wheel
66
What Dynasty Started the Civil Service system, hiring based on test & merit?
Min Dynasty
Hang
Qin Dynasty
Han Dynasty
67
The major difference between Buddhism and Hinduism was
Buddhism denied the need for castes
Hinduism was monotheistic; Buddhism was polytheistic
Hinduism supported caste system; Buddhism renounced politics
Buddhism denied reincarnation and emphasized realism
68
Trade along the Silk Roads and the trans-Saharan trade routes resulted in
the Columbian Exchange
a movement toward decolonization
cultural diffusion between different societies
elimination of all traditional beliefs
69
The Founder of Confucianism
Jesus
The Buddha
Abraham
Confucius
70
Who is the founder of Hinduism?
Zoroaster
Moses
None
Siddhartha Gautama
71
Confucianism emphasizes what?
self as primary ego
self as unworth
self as disembodied spirit
self as center of relationships
72
Who Opposed Confucianism?
Zhou Dynasty
Phillip of Macedon
Qin Dynasty
Kublai Khan
