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1
After converting to Buddhism, Asoka
made daily animal sacrifices.
encouraged tolerance for the beliefs of others.
made everyone in his kingdom convert to Buddhism.
treated people badly.
2
Which of the following statements is TRUE about religion in ancient Egypt?
All parts of Egypt worshiped the same gods and goddesses.
They believed that gods had no control over sickness and health.
All parts of Egypt worshiped the different gods and goddesses.
Egyptians did not believe in an afterlife.
3
Stories passed down through oral tradition always stay the same.
False
True
4
What is a series of rulers from the same family?
Extended family
Tryant
Dynasty
Aristocrats
5
The Middle Stone Age became farmers.
False
True
6
The Mesopotamian civilization appears to have risen in the valley between what two rivers?
Zagros and Taurus
Tigris and Karun
Euphrates and Tigris
. Ishtar and Tammuz
7
Which of the following statements is TRUE of the citadel in Mohenjo-Daro?
It served as the city's religious temple.
. It provided housing for the army.
It was surrounded by a moat.
It was made up of a group of public buildings.
8
Alexander the Great discouraged Greeks from mingling with people from the places he conquered.
True
False
9
What was the major reason why large civilizations first developed in the Fertile Crescent?
It was the first place in the world where communities began farming.
The people of the Fertile Crescent were cleverer and more talented
The Fertile Crescent provided a good location for trade.
The Fertile Crescent was full of fertile land and great resources.
10
Which of the following statements is NOT true of the Himalaya Mountains?
They are more than 1,500 miles long.
They run between India's northern plains and the Deccan Plateau.
They separate India from the land to the north.
They are the highest mountains in the world.
11
Who is someone who uses reason to understand the world?
Aristocrats
Missionaries
Archeologists
Philosophers
12
A civilization is a society with cities and a central government run by official leaders.
False
True
13
Which of the following helped scholars learn the meaning of hieroglyphs?
King Ptolemy
A papyrus scroll buried in a pyramid
Paintings on the walls of tombs and temples
The Rosetta Stone
14
Confucius was born a what?
a monk
into taoism
Into wealth
a poor noble
15
Three great cities in Nubia were Napata, Meroë, and
Ta Sety
Kerma
Cairo
Kush
16
What is a system of beliefs and values?
Religion
Dynasty
Beliefs and values
Philosophy
17
Nubia had many
enemies and conquerors
Large pyramids
Mineral resources
Water resources
18
Buddhism began when a young
Asian prince went searching for the causes of human suffering.
Hindu prince went searching for the causes of human suffering.
Chinese prince went searching for the causes of human suffering.
Japanese prince went searching for the causes of human suffering.
19
Jesus was believed by the Christians to be the Messiah
False
True
20
Which statement is NOT true of the Middle Kingdom in Egypt?
Egypt grew richer.
The early dynasties restored order.
Pharaohs spent money on public works.
The later rulers were even more able than the early rulers.
21
What is a protective wall that holds back water?
Archeologist
Dike
Caravan
Silt
22
How were people able to navigate upstream on the Nile?
slaves walked along the river and used donkeys and ropes to pull the boats
Slaves used oars to row against the current.
They used long poles to push their boats against the current.
They sailed upstream with the southern winds.
23
The invention of the plow meant that Mesopotamian farmers could:
Relax
Domesticate different kinds of animals
Create a larger and more stable food supply
Grow different types of crops
24
What is a valuable cloth made by caterpillars?
Dharma
Silt
Silk
Philisophy
25
How old was Wudi when he took the throne?
15
12
25
5
26
All of the following are examples of Sumerian city-states EXCEPT:
Eridu
Ur
Uruk
Nineveh
27
What is the written and other recorded events of people?
Prehistory
History
Covenant
Caravan
28
Who was found in a mountain pass in the Alps?
Alpie
Ms. Melanson
Ms. Slavinskas
Utzi
29
What is a promise made by God?
Reincarnation
Missionaries
Dharma
Covenant
30
Which king implemented the first recorded system of laws in human history?
Hammurabi
Cyrus
Sargon
Sennacherib
31
What is a local leader of an armed group?
Barbarian
Plebian
Warlord
Archeologist
32
Constantine is known as the emperor when Rome burnt down
True
False
33
Romulus was twin who killed the king for power
True
False
34
What were important inventions during the Han Dynasty?
paper, iron, rudder
rock, paper, scissors
iron, books, ink
paper, wheelbarrow, nae nae
35
What is a picture that stands for something?
Heiroglyphic
Plebian
Cuneiform
Silt
36
Diocletian split the roman empire in 2
False
True
37
How old was Confucius when he passed away?
73
32
23
75
38
The region of Mesopotamia is located in the present day country of ?
Iran
Syria
Turkey
Iraq
39
This Mesopotamian civilization developed a 12 month calendar and a math system based on the number 60.
Assyrian
Sumerians
Akkadians
Babylonians
40
Which of the following was NOT a way in which Mesopotamian farmers learned to control the rivers they lived next to:
Irrigation canals
Reservoirs and storage basins
Water wheels
Barriers made of earth and mud
41
A pharaoh was an Egyptian
Priest
Slave
Warrior
King
42
Asoka sent missionaries to spread Buddhism in Sri Lanka, China, and
Russia
Southern Africa
Japan
Egypt
43
Who was an ordinary citizen in the ancient republic?
Disciple
Plebian
Aristocrat
Melansons
44
Who examines objects such as bones and tools to learn about people's pasts?
SIlk
Archeologists
Dharma
Dyansties
45
What is a member of a rich and powerful family?
Barbarian
Plebian
Disciple
Aristocrat
46
Hellenistic culture blended elements of Greek civilization with ideas from Persia, Egypt, CentralAsia, and other regions
False
True
47
The desert was a blessing to Egypt and Nubia because?
it was home to animals used for food.
warm winds from the desert were good for crops.
it provided protection from the attacks of foreigners.
of its rich mineral deposits.
48
What is a group of people whose job is to carry out the work on the government?
Plebian
Civil Service
Aristocrat
Missionaries
49
What are the religious and moral duties of Hindus?
Dharma
Reincarnations
Caravan
Karma
50
Who is a follower of belief?
Disciple
Missionary
Plebian
Covenant
51
What is a fine soil found at the bottom of the river?
Hieroglyph
Circus
Silt
Dike
52
The Old Stone age had hunters and gatherers.
True
False
53
In Hinduism, a person must obey his or her religious or moral duties, or his or her
Brahman
Karma
Dharma
Avatar
54
Paul spent his later life spreading Jesus's teachings
False
True
55
By honoring a personal god, a Hindu follows the
yoga of devotion.
upanishad of devotion.
. ritual of devotion.
dharma of devotion.
56
What is a city that is also a separate independent state?
Dynasty
State-city
Convenant
City-state
57
Hindus believe in
the many spirits that live in everything
only one god
only three gods
many gods and goddesses, but one spirit
58
A terrible plague struck Athens in 430 and 429 BC, changing the course of the Peloponnesian War.
True
False
59
Who brought the Han Dynasty to its greatest power?
Qin Dynasty
Wong Dynasty
Shang Dynasty
Wudi
60
What is an arena in Ancient Rome?
City-state
Exile
Dynasty
Circus
61
What is a wild and uncivil person?
Barbarian
DIsciple
Aristocrat
Warlord
62
What is to force someone to live somewhere else?
Exile
Covenant
Reincarnation
Tyrant
63
What Dynasty was the first civilization of China?
Qin Dynasty
Shang Dynasty
Zhou Dynasty
Wong Dynasty
64
Greek drama had its roots in Athens and was created as part of religious festivals honoring Dionysus.
False
True
65
What is a group of traders who travel together?
Archeologist
Caravan
Dike
Missionaries
66
The New Stone Age began using fire.
False
True
67
What is a ruler in ancient Greece who took power by force?
Tyrant
Plebian
Missionary
Aristocrat
68
From artwork historians have learned that Minoan life was tied to the sea.
True
False
69
How many generations typically lived together?
6
2
4
5
70
Which Empire took over in 1122 B.C ?
Shang Dynasty
Qin Dynasty
Wong Dynasty
Zhou Dynasty
71
Octavian led Rome to a time of war and fighting
True
False
72
Which of the following was TRUE under Chandragupta's rule?
The empire enjoyed economic success.
The army became smaller and smaller.
He thought of his people as his children.
People died of starvation
73
Julius Caesar was the emperor of Rome from 312-327 and encouraged the spread of Christianity.
True
False
74
Who are closely related people from generations?
WarLord
Plebians
Circus
Extended Family
75
The founders of the Mesopotamian civilization were called the ?
Assyrians
Chaldeans
Babhylonians
Sumerians
76
Greeks gathered every four years at Olympia for the Olympic Games to compete against each other and to honor the gods.
True
False
77
The Blue Nile and the White Nile meet in?
East Africa
Sudan
Egypt
Ethiopia
78
Papyrus was made from?
Cotton cloth
wood Chips
Wheat stalks
reeds
79
What are stories passed down by word of mouth for generations?
Reincarnation
History
Civil Service
Oral Tradition
80
An artifact is any object made or modified by human culture.
False
True
81
How long is the silk road?
5300 miles
400,000 miles
1500 miles
4000 miles
82
What is the rebirth of the soul in another body or form?
Reincarnation
Philosophy
Dharma
Karma
83
India is known to geographers as a
Delta
Plain
Subcontinent
Plateau
84
Who is a person who spreads their religious?
Tyrant
Plebians
Archeologists
Missionaries
85
What did the Mesopotamians write on?
Ipads
Papyrus
Clay
Animal Skins
86
Alexander the Great built the largest empire the world had ever seen.
False
True
87
The Mycenaeans were probably peaceful traders with little or no military.
True
False
88
Who spent their life writing a history of China from mythical times to the reign of Wudi?
Shi huangdi
Sima Qian
Liu Bang
Confucius
