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1
Most scientists believe that this is the biggest advancement in human history.
Electric dog polisher
Invention of the wheel
Systematic Agriculture
Iron tools
2
A primary source of information is always more accurate than a secondary source.
False
True
3
Which of the following is a primary source of information?
Wikipedia
Batman #7 DC Comic
Moana (the movie)
Bob Kane's personal diary
4
What describes "Prehistoric?"
Before humans existed
During the time of the dinosaurs
Before spoken language existed
Before written language existed
5
What did Confucius create that helped China's government have smarter, more capable workers?
The Civil Service Exam
A system for hiring relatives only
A code of law
The SATs
6
Who were Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle?
An ancient Greek law firm
Greece's three most eligible bachelors
A band called the Bearded Wonders
Greek philosophers
7
In Athens, boys are raised to become...
teachers
soldiers
philosophers
good citizens
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Which statement describes Hammurabi's Code?
Do your duty
Eat your vegetables!
An eye for and eye
Follow the Golden Rule
9
What is direct democracy?
A government similar to a tyranny
Every citizen votes on every issue
Elected representatives vote in place of the citizens
The leaders who direct the democracy to do things
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Pharaohs
China
India
Greece
Egypt
11
When did the Agricultural Revolution begin?
Iron Age
Bronze Age
Neolithic Age
Paleolithic Age
12
In ancient India's culture, what is karma associated with?
The Caste System
The worship of cows
The waters of the Ganges River
Finding enlightenment
13
What does AD stand for?
Actual Date
Another Donut
Anno Domini
After Death
14
How did Egypt delay being conquered by the Romans?
The space aliens who built the pyramids came back
Cleopatra developed a relationship with Julius Caesar
Egyptian mummies defended their land
Julius Caesar loved his mummy
15
In Sparta, boys are raised to become...
blacksmiths
soldiers
good citizens
dancers
16
Which religion is monotheistic?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Judaism
Jainism
17
From what culture do we get the concept of zero and the numbers we use?
Mesoamerica
Persia
India
China
18
Buddhism was created in India. How did it make it to China?
Booklets placed in packages of Ramen noodles
Trade along the Silk Road
Invading Mongols from the north
Buddha's love of Chinese food
19
What describes nomads?
hunters and gatherers
bureaucrats
farmers
artisans
20
Direct Democracy
Mohenjo-Daro
Sparta
Roman Republic
Athens
21
Which of the following contributed to American democracy?
Sparta and the Roman Empire
Sumer and Babylon
Athens and Sparta
Athens and the Roman Republic
22
How did mummification benefit Egyptian culture?
Led to advances in medicine
Created pretty corpses
Canopic jars were the precursors of tupperware
Led to the invention of catfood
23
What are two theories of how ancient people migrated to Mesoamerica?
The land bridge and with Christopher Columbus
They were always there and they evolved from chickens
The land bridge and coastal route
Sailing on the Mayflower and the Santa Maria
24
What would you use to estimate distance on a map?
Key
Legend
Your best guess
Scale
25
Plebeians and Patricians
Rome
China
Greece
India
26
What was one thing that motivated Egyptians to develop a writing system (hieroglyphics)?
To create crossword puzzles
They loved birds
Communicate with the mother ship
Record keeping
27
The Caste System
Greece
China
India
Egypt
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Farming led to ________ food.
tasty
yellow
surplus
boring
29
What did early farmers do to animals to make them more useful?
set them free
hunt them
invent salt and pepper to make them tasty
domesticate them
30
How did historians learn how to read hieroglyphics?
Interviewing dead pharaohs
Clay tablets from Sumer
The Rosetta Stone
Ancient writings found in clay jars
31
Why were Sumer’s settlements called city-states?
Each settlement had its own independent government.
Each settlement recorded the empire's history.
Each settlement served the Sumerian empire.
Each settlement had its own irrigation system.
32
What does polytheistic mean?
Belief in many gods
Belief in tadpoles
Belief that plastic is better than paper
Belief in one God
33
What does this picture show in red?
Intermediate Directions
Not a thing... not a gol darn thing!
A warning not to eat spoiled breakfast food
Cardinal Directions
34
What was the main cause of the development of permanent settlements?
Surplus food
More efficient hunting methods
The discovery of fire
Popping out babies
35
What was the Sumerian writing system called?
Sanskrit
Hindu-Arabic figures
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
36
What culture contributed to the creation of Hinduism?
The Aryans
The Sumerians
The Babylonians
The Chaldeans
37
Who was Alexander the Great?
Alexander Hamilton
A Greek general who was very impressed with himself
The King of the Persian Empire
He was from Macedonia and conquered the known world
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Government that has checks and balances and elected leaders.
dictatorship
democracy
monarchy
oligarchy
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Which date is the most recent?
49 BCE
7 BCE
44 BCE
2019 BCE
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What does BCE stand for?
Before Common Era
Before Christ Entered
Before Current Era
Before Christmas Eve
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How were the Romans influenced by the Greeks?
Julius Caesar liked to visit Athens to buy artwork
People from Greek colonies in southern Italy visited Rome
Romans conquered the Athenians
Alexander the Great sold Greek statues to Rome
42
How were early river valley civilizations protected from invaders?
Force fields created by ancient aliens
Geographical barriers like mountains and deserts
Walls built to surround city-states
Huge man-made features like the Great Wall of China
43
Which religions believe in reincarnation?
Buddhism and Hinduism
Judaism and Christianity
Christianity and Hinduism
Christianity and Islam
44
Which Chinese Dynasty produced the most inventions?
Han
Shang
Zhou
Xia
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Government run by a small group of nobles (or aristocrats)
oligarchy
monarch
tyranny
democracy
