People and Ideas on The Move

Question 1

Why did the Phoenicians develop a system of writing?

Accepted Answer

To keep business records as they traded in the Mediterranean

Question 2

Many members of India's mostly poor _____ self-identify as "Dalit".

Accepted Answer

caste

Question 3

Why did so many languages originate from Indo-European roots?

Accepted Answer

Indo-Europeans migrated into Europe and Asia

Question 4

Select the term Buddhism refers to when one reaches a "state of enlightenment"

Accepted Answer

Nirvana

Question 5

What were the Vedas?

Accepted Answer

Sacred literature of the Aryan people

Question 6

Which of the following is one of the 4 Noble Truths of Buddhism.

Accepted Answer

Follow the 8 fold path

Question 7

The earliest engraved stones of _____ Crete are prism seals, made of a soft steatite.

Accepted Answer

Minoan

Question 8

The transition from polytheism to _____ was only made in the tradition of the Hebrews.

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monotheism

Question 9

Select the term Hinduism refers to when one reaches a "state of enlightenment"

Accepted Answer

Moksha

Question 10

Which of the following can be considered the great achievements of the Hittites?

Accepted Answer

better chariots

Question 11

Where do historians believe the Phoenician people eventually settled in the 9th century BC?

Accepted Answer

Carthage

Question 12

Which of the following were aspects of the Hittites borrowed from other Mesopotamian societies?

Accepted Answer

law

Question 13

Which of the following best explains why the Sudras are associated with the feet of Brahma?

Accepted Answer

They are needed to keep the Indian civilization stanging.

Question 14

There is a rebirth of karma; there is _____.

Accepted Answer

reincarnation

Question 15

Which of the following is one of the 4 Noble Truths of Buddhism.

Accepted Answer

The way to end all suffering is to end all desires

Question 16

From what Mesopotamian city did Abraham originate?

Accepted Answer

Ur

Question 17

Which of the following best explains why the Brahmin are associated with the mouth of Brahma?

Accepted Answer

They are responsible for interpreting the Vedas

Question 18

Which of the following do archaeologists believe is the cause of Minoan collapse?

Accepted Answer

Invaders attacked after earthquakes.

Question 19

What does the epic Mahabharata reveal about Indian culture?

Accepted Answer

Indian culture gradually began to blend Aryan and non-Aryan.

Question 20

The first notable navigators and maritime carriers of goods were the _____.

Accepted Answer

Phoenicians

Question 21

Which of the following is one of the 4 Noble Truths of Buddhism.

Accepted Answer

The cause of suffering is desire for pleasures of the world.

Question 22

From the following, select the achievements of King Solomon for the Israelites.

Accepted Answer

Beautified Jerusalem

Question 23

Which of the following reflect the contributions Minoans made to Greek culture.

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burial customs

Question 24

Which of the following best explains why the Kshatriya are associated with the arms of Brahma?

Accepted Answer

They use their brawn and might to protect the Indian people.

Question 25

Which of the following reflect the contributions Minoans made to Greek culture.

Accepted Answer

religious rituals

Question 26

Which of the following offers the best explanation of Babylonian captivity.

Accepted Answer

The Babylonians conquered Israel the survivors were exiled.

Question 27

Which of the following is one of the 4 Noble Truths of Buddhism.

Accepted Answer

Life is filled with suffering and sorrow.

Question 28

I felt myself as solemnly engaged to him as if the legal _____ had bound us to each other.

Accepted Answer

covenant

Question 29

From the following, select the achievements of King Solomon for the Israelites.

Accepted Answer

Built a trading empire

Question 30

Here we must make the inquiry, What is meant by _____, the goal of the Buddhist's hope and aim?

Accepted Answer

nirvana

Question 31

From where did the Aryan people originate?

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Somewhere between the Caspian and Aral Seas

Question 32

Which of the following best explains why the Vaishyas are associated with the thighs of Brahma?

Accepted Answer

They tend to travel long distances.

Question 33

Why did many laborers, peasants, and traders convert to Buddhism after Siddartha's sermons?

Accepted Answer

Because Buddha rejected the caste system

Question 34

Which of the following explains why the Dalits are not associated with the Brahma at all?

Accepted Answer

They are like parasites and with Brahma only cause sickness.

Question 35

Which of the following were aspects of the Hittites borrowed from other Mesopotamian societies?

Accepted Answer

art

Question 36

Which of the following most often determined which caste a member of society would belong?

Accepted Answer

The type of work one did

Question 37

Which is the best inference for why the Hindu religion uses the body to teach about castes?

Accepted Answer

The body is India caste levels must work together to survive

Question 38

Which of the following reflect the contributions Minoans made to Greek culture.

Accepted Answer

architecture

Question 39

Which of the following were aspects of the Hittites borrowed from other Mesopotamian societies?

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politics

Question 40

The Treaty of Kadesh, was the world’s first known peace treaty. One thing it illustrated was...

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an empire’s leaders decides the fate of its citizens

Question 41

From the following, select the achievements of King Solomon for the Israelites.

Accepted Answer

Made Israel powerful

Question 42

Which of the following were aspects of the Hittites borrowed from other Mesopotamian societies?

Accepted Answer

Akkadian language

Question 43

Which of the following were aspects of the Hittites borrowed from other Mesopotamian societies?

Accepted Answer

literature

Question 44

Which of the following can be considered the great achievements of the Hittites?

Accepted Answer

iron weapons

Question 45

Bad weather and lack of food production increased _____ by refugees.

Accepted Answer

migration

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