1st 9 weeks exam review

Question 1

kingdom located just north of Greece

Accepted Answer

Macedonia

Question 2

Chinese idea that a highly efficient and powerful government is the key to social order

Accepted Answer

Legalism

Question 3

pharaoh and a great builder of Egypt. Known for bringing peace and prosperity to their Empire

Accepted Answer

Ramses II

Question 4

an intercontinental sea that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean on the west to Asia on the east and separates Europe fro

Accepted Answer

Mediterranean Sea

Question 5

Why do the English and Persian languages contain words that sound similar?

Accepted Answer

They developed from a group of Indo-European languages.

Question 6

What is one way that Cyrus helped to establish stability in the Persian Empire?

Accepted Answer

He allowed conquered peoples to maintain their own cultures.

Question 7

A government in which the ruler has unlimited power

Accepted Answer

autocracy

Question 8

European term used in describing social groups of India

Accepted Answer

caste

Question 9

What did Buddha believe was the source of human suffering?

Accepted Answer

the selfish desire to possess the temporary pleasures of the world

Question 10

Greek thinker who explored truth and justice and developed a method of questioning and answering

Accepted Answer

Socrates

Question 11

Which statement accurately characterizes the Hindu religion?

Accepted Answer

Its followers believe that one’s soul is reborn again and again

Question 12

according to the Torah, the man that led the Jews out of slavery

Accepted Answer

Moses

Question 13

a political system in which nobles or lords are granted the use of lands that belong to the kin

Accepted Answer

feudalism

Question 14

New Kingdom ruler who encouraged trade

Accepted Answer

Hatshepsut

Question 15

What did Confucius believe was the key to restoring social order, harmony, and good government in China?

Accepted Answer

organizing society around human relationships

Question 16

Babylonian ruler famous for his code of laws

Accepted Answer

Hammurabi

Question 17

traditional story that explains why the world is the way it is

Accepted Answer

myth

Question 18

Why was Alexander well prepared to lead Macedonia’s army when he became king?

Accepted Answer

He was highly educated in both the humanities and in military tactics.

Question 19

ancient settlements in the Indus River Valley

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Harappan civilization

Question 20

people’s way of life

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culture

Question 21

What were the effects of the agricultural revolution?

Accepted Answer

all are correct

Question 22

Egyptian city that was the center of Hellenistic culture

Accepted Answer

Alexandria

Question 23

Which statement about ancient Greece is accurate?

Accepted Answer

Many ancient Greek communities were connected only by the sea.

Question 24

the 1st Persian king who was known for his tolerance

Accepted Answer

Cyrus

Question 25

Island in the Mediterranean home of the Minoans

Accepted Answer

Crete

Question 26

thinker who uses logic and reason to explore life’s important questions

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philosopher

Question 27

The 2nd longest river in China. Also known as the Yellow Rive

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Huang He

Question 28

How are the Nubian and Egyptian empires related?

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all are correct

Question 29

powerful, war-like empire in northern Mesopotamia

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Assyria

Question 30

founder of Buddhism

Accepted Answer

Siddhartha Gautama

Question 31

home and trading center of the Kush kingdom

Accepted Answer

Meroë

Question 32

the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers

Accepted Answer

Mesopotamia

Question 33

new ideas spreading from one culture to another

Accepted Answer

cultural diffusion

Question 34

What is the major advantage farmers had over hunters?

Accepted Answer

more stable supply of food year-round

Question 35

How did Pericles’ reforms improve Athenian democracy?

Accepted Answer

Representatives were elected to make laws on behalf of the people.

Question 36

What does cuneiform mean?

Accepted Answer

wedge-shaped

Question 37

ancient region in northeastern Africa bordering Egypt

Accepted Answer

Nubia

Question 38

China’s most influential scholar

Accepted Answer

Confucius

Question 39

the Buddha’s word for release from selfishness and pain

Accepted Answer

nirvana

Question 40

King of Upper Egypt who united Upper and Lower Egypt

Accepted Answer

Narmer

Question 41

Philip II’s son who established a huge empire

Accepted Answer

Alexander the Great

Question 42

government ruled by a small group of noble families

Accepted Answer

aristocracy

1st 9 weeks exam review

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