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What did Akhenaten insist Egyptians do?
Worship only male Gods
Worship many Gods
Worship only 1 God (Ra)
Worship no Gods
2
Golden Age of India
Reign
Gupta Empire
Alexandria
Persian Empire
3
The Israelites believed in one God and they call him _________. This is called _____________.
Allah; monotheism
Zeus; polytheism
Yahweh; monotheism
Ishtar; polytheism
4
Which religion believes in the 8-fold path?
Chrstianity
Hinduism
Islam
Buddhism
5
What is mummification?
Preserving the Body for the Afterlife
The belief in many gods
Praying to the Pyramids
The belief in the Underworld
6
Abraham leaves the city state of Ur and takes his followers to
Mohenjo Daro
Canaan
Egypt
Nippur
7
Who unified China?
Liu Bang
Qin Shi Huang
Xia Yu
Lao Tzu
8
Dharma and karma are important concepts in which of the following two religions?
Buddhism and Judaism
Buddhism and Hinduism
Daoism and Confucianism
Hinduism and Islam
9
Why is
cuneiform
important to history?
It was the most ancient form of systems of writing
It was used to create strong metals
Sumerians used it as temples of worship
It was one of the earliest religions
10
Who is the King from Babylon's golden age, who created the first set of written laws
Nebuchadnezzar
Sargon
Saul
Hammurabi
11
Reincarnation, dharma and karma are the 3 main parts of what religion?
Confucianism
Hinduism
Buddhism
Zorostranism
12
Before he became the Buddha, he was a Hindu prince called
Siddhartha Gautama
Chandra Gupta I
Chandragupta Maurya
Ashoka
13
What river did the ancient Egytpians settle near?
Yellow River
Indus River
Tigris River
Nile River
14
How did Hatshepsut prove she was a powerful pharaoh?
married the high priest so he could help her rule
dressed as a man to show she could do a man’s job
led the army into many military conquests
focused on expanding the empire’s borders
15
Before written records means__________
before man
Prehistoric
before animals
before history
16
The Great Pyramid of Giza was built as a tomb by and for ____________.
Cleopatra
Khufu
Nefertiti
Tut
17
Daoism is the belief in finding the way or _________. Founded by Laozi.
Enlightenment
Confucius
Nihilism
Dao
18
Reincarnation is the belief in:
monotheism
Rebirth in a new form
An afterlife in heaven
polytheism
19
Confucius was a philosopher from __________.
Russia
Korea
China
Japan
20
The Olmecs grew beans, squash and
barley
wheat
grits
maize
21
Which civilization wrote in Hieroglyphics?
Egyptians
Mesopotamian
Indus Valley
Chinese
22
What are Archeologists?
What is left of an animal after it is killed or dies
People who learn about the past by digging up artifacts
Sharp tool for making holes in tough material like leather
Bodies of dead people
23
Mesopotamia the first Civilization founded between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers is located in modern day __________
Turkey
Iraq
Iran
Egypt
24
Who discovered King Tutankhamun (Tut) tomb and made Tut famous?
Lord Westbury
Lord Carnarvon
Howard Carter
Richard Bell
25
What Ancient Civilization from Africa spread language?
Bantu
Olmecs
Carthage
Hittites
26
How did the civilizations of Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia compare and contrast?
All of the above
Both civilizations experienced tension and war in their early years
Both civilizations developed written languages
1. Both civilizations were located along rivers
27
The Phoenicians were excellent sailors and gave us the base for our 1st _______
Numbers
Alphabet
Paper
Pencil
28
Zoroastrianism from ancient Persia was based upon the concept of ...
four noble truths
two opposing forces
enlightenment
a grim afterlife
29
Buddhists live peacefully by following the ____________.
4 Noble Truths
Upanishads
Yin Yang
Five Precepts
30
Other than agriculture what else is the Olmec Civilization known for?
chinampas
Mesoamerica
Texcoco
Big Head Statues
31
Ashoka was a...
all of the above
Buddhist
famous ruler
Emperor
32
Shi Huangdi used Legalism to rule. Legalism is
The belief and following of the Dao
Strict rules with few consequences
Strict rules, harsh consequences
The belief and following of the Confucius
33
Which religion gave birth to a caste system dominated by brahmins (priests) and kshatriyas (warriors)?
Buddhism
Islam
Confucianism
Hinduism
