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