Mid Term Review

Which of the following beliefs was probably held by Stone Age people?

Which of the following is contained in the Mahabharata?

Both Hindus and Buddhists believe in

When did early people begin to use stone tools?

The Code of Hammurabi was a major achievement for which of the following reasons?

Which of the following was first achieved by the Chinese?

Which of the following descriptions applies to the works of Greek Artists and architects?

A form of government controlled by a small, powerful elite from the business class is called an

The Mandate of Heaven is the idea behind which of the following?

Which of the following was a characteristic of the Old Stone Age?

Which of the following aided cultural diffusion among ancient peoples?

Who established an empire that extended from Greece to Egypt and India?

In an Indian household, the head of the family was the

The government of Indian cillages was administered by

According to the Bhagavad-Gita, which of the following is an important Aryan religious belief?

Why does Egyptian art often feature people from Nubia?

Which of the following is a true statement about the Indus valley civilization?

In Hindu society, the purpose of caste rules was to

How did the Sumerians differ from the Egyptians in the way they viewed their rulers?

The need to keep records led to the development of which of the following in Egypt?

What was the Neolithic revolution?

Which of the following marked the beginning of civilization?

Where did the first cities emerge?

Han rulers based their policies on the teachings of

India enjoyed a golden age during the Gupta dynasty because

Conflict between Athens and Sparta resulted in the

In Aryan society, as the power shifted from the Kshatriyas to the Brahmins, the society was

Most Egyptians were members of which of the following groups?

The trade route that linked China with the west became known as the

Athens enjoyed a golden age under the leadership of

Sumer was made up of

Which of the following is the job of a historian?

Indian villages were ruled by

Han emperors based their rule on the teachings of

Which of the following caused ancient civilizations to change?

Middle Eastern civilization was spread throughout the Mediterranean by the

According to the Torah, who united the Hebrew tribes into a single nation?

Greek theater evolved out of

Confucius taught the Chinese people that their most important duty was

Hindus believed that caste could be changed by

What philosophy taught that gov't should pass strict laws & enforce them with harsh punishments

The movement of people across the Fertile Crescent resulted in the

Following the Persian Wars, Greece was dominated by

Which of the following geographic featres had the greatest influence on ancient Egypt?

During the Vedic age, the Aryans changed

Why is geography important to history?

Which of the following was true under feudalism?

The Epic of Gilgamesh is

Which of the following changes characterized the New Stone Age?

What evidence suggests that early people believed in life after death?

Alexander's most lasting achievement was

How do archaeologists find out about early peoples?

From childhood, Spartan boys were trained to be

According to Aristotle, the best government was

The Aryans learned which of the following from the Dravidians

Which was a key feature of early civilizations?

How did ancient Egyptians view their pharaohs?

The geography of Greece helped create

The Egyptians believed in which of the following?

The fact that Mohenjo-Daro was carefully planned is evidence of which of the following?

The Pyramid Age is another name for

The golden age of India took place during the rule of the

China became the most technologically advanced civilization in the world under the rule of the

Which was most likely contributed to the decline of civilization in the Indus Valley?

The Aryans divided people into classes by

The Peloponnesian War resulted from conflict between

What evidence suggests that the Indus Valley cities had a well-organized government?

Why was the Huang He nicknamed the "River of Sorrows"?

The Chinese system of writing was difficult to learn because it used

Which geographic characteristics of Greece provided a link to the outside world?

The center of the Hellenistic world was

Which of the following two water bodies influenced early Indian civilization?