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Where did the most important Greek gods live according to legend?
Mount Everest
The Empire State Building
Mount Crumpet
Mount Olympus
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What is a Jewish building of worship?
Ziggurat
Synagogue
Mosque
Church
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Why did the polytheistic religions of the Mesopotamians develop?
to demonstrate the power of the kingdom to enemies
to encourage people to build temples
to honor the diversity of societies
to explain life events
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Which dynasty used Legalism in their government policies?
Han
Qin
Zhou
Shang
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Monotheistic religion of the Jewish people.
Islam
Christianity
Polytheism
Judaism
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What is "Legalism"?
The belief that rulers should be lawyers.
Belief that people are naturally bad and must be forced into being good.
Belief that lawyers should make the laws.
Belief that a legal code is not necessary to rule a nation.
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The spiritual force built up by one’s actions in their life that affect their future life (reincarnation).
Dharma
Karma
Vedas
Moksha
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Which option is NOT a part of Hinduism AND Buddhism?
Caste system
Reincarnation
Karma
Dharma
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How did the Jews change their religious practices after the Diaspora?
They built a new temple in Babylon.
Judaism became the official religion of Mesopotamia.
They started building and worshipping in synagogues
They become polytheistic
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What was the purpose of pyramids?
to serve as a warning to the enemies of Egypt
to look awesome
to provide a place for priests to worship
to house the mummies of pharoahs
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What is a ka in Egyptian mythology?
Salt used in mummification
The sound a crow makes
God of the sun
The spirit of a dead person
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The worship of one god...
Monotheism
Polytheism
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In Hinduism and Buddhism, if you fulfill your dharma, you will get good ______.
Moksha
Tripitaka
Vedas
Karma
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Who was the king of the Greek gods?
Ares
Zeus
Hades
Poseidon
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Buddhist concept of the ultimate inner-peace when one is free from the desires of the body.
Dharma
Nirvana
Karma
Moksha
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In Hinduism, it is the state of supreme happiness in which one is free from the cycle of death and rebirth.
Karma
Tripitaka
Nirvana
Moksha
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The idea that one is reborn into another life after death.
Moksha
Sanitation
Grid System
Reincarnation
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The central text of Hinduism, written in Sanskrit and contains ancient hymns and poems used in religious ceremonies.
Four Noble Truths
Vedas
Tripitaka
Eightfold Path
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The worship of many gods...
Monotheism
Polytheism
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What is the "Mandate of Heaven"?
The belief that you must honor your ancestors to get to heaven.
The belief that China was the greatest nation under heaven.
The belief that the gods rule China, not the king.
The belief that the ruler of China had been appointed by heaven.
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The central ideas of Buddhism that explain how to end suffering.
The caste system
Four Noble Truths
Vedas
Eightfold Path
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What was the focus of the Egyptian religion?
reaching nirvana
achieving enlightenment
the force
the afterlife
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What is "The Analects"?
The book that contains the teachings of Confucius
The book that contains the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama.
The policy of keeping a country separate from other countries.
The policy of strict rules and harsh punishments
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Which of the following is true of Mesopotamian religion?
The Sumerians were nomadic.
The Sumerians were polytheistic.
The Sumerians were not religious.
The Sumerians were monotheistic.
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What was the purpose of the Ten Commandments?
To punish the Israelites for turning from Yahweh.
To remind the Israelites of the 10 plagues that Moses inflicted on Egypt.
To provide a blueprint for how to have a morally good and ethical society.
To give to Pharaoh as a sign of the Israelites' goodwill to Egypt.
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What was the purpose of the Great Sphinx of Giza?
to show the achievements of Egypt to the world
helped guide the souls to the afterlife
guarded the nearby pyramids
served as burial chambers for the pharaohs
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The role of gods to the Mesopotamian people
To defeat the enemies of Sargon
To ignore the needs of the poor
To control all aspects of human life
To talk to the farmers
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Which of the following options were original Olympic sports? (select 3)
Running
Javelin Throw
Swimming
Wrestling
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The complete Jewish Holy book, containing the Torah and other holy scriptures of the Jews.
Tanakh
Torah
Talmud
Bible
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This term means doing your duty to society because it is the right thing to do.
Dharma
Moksha
Karma
Nirvana
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Mesopotamians used ziggurats mostly...
for trading goods
to bury their dead inside
as religious temples of worship
as a school for Mesopotamian children
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The sacred text of Buddhism. Contains all the essential teachings of the Buddha.
Sanitation
Tripitaka
Caste System
Vedas
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Which are some basic aspects of Confucianism?
Having correct relationships and setting an example for others to follow.
The idea of following the Eightfold Path to reach Nirvana
The idea of harsh rules and punishments for wrongdoers
The idea of fulfilling your Dharma in order to gain good Karma
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Specific steps that a Buddhist can take to reach the end-goal of Buddhism: enlightenment (Nirvana).
4 Noble Truths
Eightfold Path
Karma
Vedas
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A guide for how to navigate the Egyptian afterlife
Book of the Dead
Epic of Gilgamesh
Torah
Vedas
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Founded Judaism, led his people from Ur in Mesopotamia to Canaan
Cyrus
Moses
David
Abraham
