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What was Hammurabi's Code?
A series of 282 laws to create order in Mesopotamian society
A letter written by Hammurabi to the people of Mesopotamia
A set of 143 rules about proper manners and etiquette
An unbreakable cypher to send messages in secret code
2
what is a theocracy government
a government that is based on religion
a government that has a king or a queen
a government where the people have all of the power
3
what religion did Ashoka convert to?
islam
hinduism
christianity
buddhism
4
What was the purpose of the pyramids?
Temple
Burial Chamber
House for the workers
House for the living Pharaoh
5
Monsoons have a large economic impact on societies around the Indian Ocean because
Crops depend on the rains they bring
The Silk Road avoids territories in which they occur
Trade ships can't sail when they occur
Crops wither in the heat they cause
6
Buddhism originated in
China
Japan
India
Vietnam
7
Who is the founder of Buddhism?
Kong Fuzi
Zoroaster
Siddhartha Gautama
Moses
8
Daoism is...
military rule
th native religion of japan
the study of the Chinese dynasty
ethical system that stresses harmony between people & nature
9
What was Legalism?
The belief that people were good by nature.
The belief that people were tricky by nature.
The belief that people were selfish by nature..
The belief that people were bad by nature.
10
Trade along the Silk Roads and the trans-Saharan trade routes resulted in
the Columbian Exchange
elimination of all traditional beliefs
cultural diffusion between different societies
a movement toward decolonization
11
Who were the nomads?
People who moved from place to place in search of food
Upright human being
Rulers of an empire
First human beings
12
What were natural barriers in Egypt?
The Desert
Cataracts
All of the above
The Red Sea
13
Which best describes the Mandate of Heaven
Rulers had to return to heaven for advice
God rules over each dynasty
People control their own dynasty
God gave rulers permission to rule
14
what dynasty established the silk roads?
xia
qin
han
15
What evidence proves the people of the Indus Valley were mathematically advanced?
Large pyramids built with obtuse angles and fractions
Steles with multiplication tables and prime numbers
Weights, measurements and advanced word problems
Gridlike patterns for their cities and a measuring system
16
The Founder of Confucianism
Confucius
Jesus
The Buddha
Abraham
17
Which dynasty invented the Mandate of Heaven?
Zhou
Shang
Han
Qin
18
Why do we know so little about the Indus River Valley?
Archaeologists are not interested in India
There are few artifacts left
There was little organization
The writing has not been deciphered
19
Who Opposed Confucianism?
Phillip of Macedon
Kublai Khan
Qin Dynasty
Zhou Dynasty
20
Why did Confucius make Confucianism?
He wanted to be famous
He thought the world needed a new philosophy
Because he wanted to confuse others
Wanted to teach how to live with others in harmony
21
Which was the most important of the five relationships of Confucianism?
Friend and friend
Ruler and subject
Older brother and younger brother
Father and son
22
What is the ultimate goal of Buddhism?
End the caste system
Achieve Nirvana
Worship the Hebrew God
Continue being reincarnated
23
Hinduism Has A Known, Clear, Founder
True
False
24
Who founded Judaism?
Abraham
Moses
Zoroaster
Jesus
25
Locate Shang Dynasty
3
4
2
1
26
Which accomplishments are associated with the Gupta Empire?
Adoption of democracy and construction of the Pantheon
Use of Sanskrit and the development of the concept of zero
Creation of Pax Mongolia & founding of a Chinese dynasty
Defeat of the Roman Empire and adoption of Christianity
27
What was the main purpose of a ziggurat?
a place to go during times of attack
religious services
to mark the center of the city
a central marketplace
28
What civilization developed along the Nile river in Africa?
Mesopotamia
Romans
Ancient Egypt
29
Qin Shihuangdi established all of the following EXCEPT:
law code
civil service
weights and measures
uniform writing system
30
How do you earn salvation in Buddhism?
Let go of selfish desires
Obey the Ten Commandments
Follow the Eightfold Path
All of the above
31
What are the Five Relationships
Father-Mother, Husband-Wife, Ruler-Subject and Friend-Friend
Father-Son, Husband-Daughter, Ruler-Subject and Elder-Younger
Father-Son, Husband-Wife, Ruler-Subject, Friend-Friend and Elder-Younger
32
The goal of Daoism is...
to live in a cave, collect bats, and become Batman.
to live in fear, despair, and pain.
to live in harmony, or agreement, and the way of nature.
to live in harmony, quietness, and simplicity.
33
The holy text of Judaism
Bible
Koran
Torah
Vedas
34
The major difference between Buddhism and Hinduism was
Hinduism was monotheistic; Buddhism was polytheistic
Buddhism denied the need for castes
Hinduism supported caste system; Buddhism renounced politics
Buddhism denied reincarnation and emphasized realism
35
What are the sacred books of Hinduism?
The Vedas and Upanishads.
The Bible.
The Torah.
The Quran.
36
Indus Valley clay seals have been found in Mesopotamia. How do historians explain this?
Indus Valley copied the seals from Mesopotamia.
Indus Valley conquered Mesopotamia.
Indus Valley merchants traded with Mesopotamia.
37
Who Started Buddhism?
Moses
Muhammad
Jesus Christ
Siddhartha Gautama
38
Egyptian religion focused on the ___________
Afterlife
The future
Gods
The past
39
Judaism is...
Polytheistic
Non-theistic
All of the above
Monotheistic
40
Locate Mesopotamia
4
3
2
1
41
What is Mummification?
Mummy's in a pyramid
the burial of deceased people in ancient Egypt
People wrapped up in a tomb
The wrapping up of deceased & preservation in ancient Egypt
42
Who used hieroglyphics as their writing?
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Africa
China
43
Why was Hammurabis code viewed as harsh?
It allowed no explanation from the accused person
It was written in cuneiform
Harsh (strong) punishments for non violent crimes
Scribes were exempt from the law code
44
What are the two branches of Buddhism?
Theravada and Tripitaka
Mahayana and Dharma
Theravada and Mahayana
Puja and Sangha
45
What is the Holy text of Buddhism?
Old Testament
Vedas
Tripitaka
Koran
46
Hinduism was _________.
theotheistic
Domotheistic
Polytheistic
monotheistic
47
Which of the following time periods refers to nomads hunting and gathering?
Neolithic Era
Paleolithic Era
48
Who founded the Mesopotamian civilization?
Sumerians
Phonecians
Akkadians
Babylonians
49
Where did Hinduism start?
China
Russia
North Korea
India
50
What was the purpose of the Mandate of Heaven?
the creation of a civil service
the founding of a new dynasty
the practice of a new religion
the adoption of a written law code
51
Locate Indus River Valley
1
4
3
2
52
Confucianism emphasizes what?
self as center of relationships
self as primary ego
self as unworth
self as disembodied spirit
53
What did the pharaoh Menes do?
Made the first set of laws
Unified lower and upper Egypt
Built the pyramid of Giza
Invented the wheel
54
Why is the Gupta Empire considered the Golden Age of India?
They made advances in literature and the arts
They made advances in medicine
They discovered the concept of zero
They discovered the earth was round
55
Who led ancient Egypt?
Nobles
Priests
Pharaohs
Military
56
Which Phrase best describes Hammurabi's Code?
rule of the wealthy
buildings made from clay
punishment equal to each injustice
a plot of land for every family
57
The central teachings of Confucianism were based on...
Moral values
People were bad and needed strict rules
reaching nirvana
Ethics
58
Who is the founder of Hinduism?
Moses
Zoroaster
Siddhartha Gautama
None
59
Locate Ancient Egypt
3
1
4
2
60
The five relationships in Confucianism were important because
they kept society orderly and taught hierarchy
they arranged society according to who was closest to god
they gave women a great deal of respect and honor
they encouraged the government not to interfere
61
What is Confucianism?
Collection of philosophical concepts.
A mix of monotheism and polytheism.
Belief of polytheism.
Belief of monotheism
62
Qin Shihuangdi helped ___________ China.
ruin
destroy
unify
collapse
63
Buddhism started in:
At the time of the birth of Jesus Christ
A time of civil war in India started by Hindu priests
6th century BCE in India during political and social change
During a time of stability in India
64
Which of the following time periods refers to the shift to agriculture?
Neolithic Era
Paleolithic Era
65
What Dynasty Started the Civil Service system, hiring based on test & merit?
Hang
Min Dynasty
Qin Dynasty
Han Dynasty
66
Karma in Hinduism is...
An action by a body/entity that is BAD for others
ONLY the actions by a body/entity
ONLY the consequences of an action by a body/entity
Every action by a body/entity AND its consequences
67
The invention of the cuneiform system of writing is credited to the
Egyptians
Phoenicians
Sumerians
Babylonians
68
What do Buddhism and Hinduism have in common?
caste system
monotheistic
polytheistic
reincarnation
69
Where did the earliest civilizations develop?
Archipelagos
Mountain Plateaus
Coastlines
River Valleys
70
What region did Buddhism spread to?
Mesopotamia
China
Israel
Egypt
71
Where was Harappa
China
Asia
Indus Valley
Mesopotamia
72
The Neolithic Revolution was sporadic, occurring in different places at different times.
False
True
