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1
Who was the ancient Babylonian king who created the earliest known code of laws?
Sargon
Hammurabi
Nebuchadnezzar
Eannatum
2
What is one belief that Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have in common?
Moses was the founder
Jesus was the messiah.
Mohammad is the final prophet.
There is one God.
3
This emperor's rule was based on Legalism and was the first to begin the building of the Great Wall of China.
Tian Shan
Qin Shihuangdi
Confucius
Wu Wudi
4
What Chinese philosophy emphasized absolute authority, obedience, and strict laws with harsh punishments?
Legalism
Buddhism
Daoism
Confucianism
5
What is a messiah?
a messenger who speaks for god
a deliverer sent by God
6
Which two rivers define the area of Mesopotamia?
Nile and Ganges
Huang He and Yangtzee
Syria and Iraq
Tigris and Euphrates
7
Which is NOT one of the four Eras used in organizing time in History?
Prehistory
Middle Ages
Ancient History
New Ages
8
What is a synagogue?
restaurant
church
Jewish place of worship
holy building
9
Why did the ancient Egyptians use salt to embalm their dead?
It comes from the Nile.
It stops decomposition by killing bacteria and enzymes.
It keeps the skin elastic and soft.
It kept them from smelling bad.
10
The Zhou dynasty claimed this was a heavenly law that gave them the right to rule.
Valley of Kings
Mandate of Heaven
Divine Right of Kings
Popular Mandate
11
_______ is a natural mummy found in the ice.
Otzi
Lucy
Ardi
Lascaux
12
What is A.D. replaced with in the Common Era calendar?
ADE
BCE
CE
BC
13
What type of widespread change of life occurred in the Neolithic Age?
Agricultural Revolution
Gunpowder was discovered
Invention of Compass
Invention of fire
14
Which statement best explains why early civilizations were located near large rivers?
Governments needed rivers to transport government representatives.
Rivers contributed to the resources needed for widespread agriculture.
Religions centered around rivers.
Rivers helped other people get to them, letting them grow.
15
Which is NOT a characteristic of the Paleolithic Age?
diet of nuts, fruit, and meat
nomadic
learned to start fires
agriculture
16
Why did specialization of jobs occur in the Neolithic Age?
Due to the Bronze Age, they needed people to make bronze weapons.
Due to government, they needed only a king.
agriculture gave people time to specialize because they were sedentary
Due to religion, they had to have priests.
17
What was the book of the Dead?
collection of Coptic Christianity prayers
collection of Jewish prayers
collection of stories about Biblical characters
collection of Egyptian hymns, spells, and prayers
18
In the 1700s, people learned to translate hieroglyphics because of _________________________.
the Rosetta Stone
King Tut's tomb
the Phonecian alphabet
Howard Carter
19
Where do Muslims worship?
Synagogue
Temple
Quran
Mosque
20
Food prepared according to Jewish dietary law is called
epicurean
exile
kosher
prophet
21
In Mesopotamia, what achievement led to the expansion of farming and a greater surplus of food?
ziggurats
seismograph
geometry
irrigation
22
Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Islam.
believe Jesus was the messiah
give to charity
pray five times a day
travel to Mecca
23
How did Ancient Egyptians win the highest positions in society?
ability to read and write
practiced Hinduism
worshiped the correct dieties
practiced Buddhism
24
Why is India considered a subcontinent of Asia?
It isn't. India is both a country and a continent.
India is a subcontinent of AFRICA, not Asia.
It is separated from Asia by the Himalayas.
India's elevation is lower than the rest of Asia.
25
What began to develop during the Neolithic Age where humans developed different kinds of jobs?
domestication
hunting
specialization
religion
26
Ancient Egyptian politics was a ____________, meaning the pharaoh was both the political AND religious
theocracy
monarchy
deomocracy
dyansty
27
What is the purpose of Buddhism?
to eliminate suffering and reach nirvana
to become the Buddha
to have eternal life
to become part of the Brahman
28
Many refer to Egypt as the Gift of the _________.
Nile
pharaohs
Israelites
desert
29
What do all Hindus hope to achieve?
to be a vegetarian
world peace
to have their spirits released to universe and become part of the Braman
To gain salvation and live eternally in heaven
30
Around what two rivers was the river valley civilization China located?
Huang He, Yangtze
Indus, Tigris
Indus, Yangtze
Tigris, Euphrates
31
How do historians organize Egyptian dynasties?
Egyptian and Greek Periods
Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom
Pharonic Dynastic Period and Roman History
Pre-Dynastic and Post-Dynastic
32
What was China's most valuable export?
gold
seismograph
paper
silk
33
Which of the following best describes religion in ancient Mesopotamia?
monotheistic
Buddhist
polytheistic
Hinduism
34
Sumer was a group of independent _______.
dynasties
countries
city-states
empires
35
Christians do NOT believe
Jesus rose from the dead.
God's word is recorded in the Bible.
that Jesus was the messiah.
in many gods.
36
Which story is similar to the Mesopotamian story of the Great Flood?
Adam and Eve
Plagues of Egypt
Noah's Ark
Moses and the Red Sea
37
A __________ is an Islamic State led by Muhammad's successor.
mosque
caliphate
Saudi Arabia
dynasty
38
Why did the Harappan civilization end?
earthquake
flood
foreign invasion
All of these are possibilities
39
What calendar uses both B.C. and A.D. to denote time?
Common Era
Gregorian
Julian
Babylonian
40
Who is considered the founder of Islam?
Abu Bakr
Abraham
Gabriel
Mohammad
41
Which two religions can trace their beginning to India?
Buddhism and Shinto
Hinduism and Buddhism
monotheism and polytheism
Christianity and Hinduism
42
The Sumerians developed the first system of writing. This system is called:
hieroglyphics
phonograms
cuneiform
pictographs
43
Which statement correctly compares the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
Neither could support a civilization.
The Nile floods predictably. The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers do not.
The Tigris and Euphrates flooding is predictable. The Nile River is not.
The Tigris is longer than the Nile.
44
Why would Sumerians not want to oppose their ruler?
He invented the calendar.
He was their god.
They knew he was the wisest.
They knew he was fair and just.
45
At the beginning of the second centruy, Christians would meet in _______.
catacombs
a house
churches
the Colisseum
46
What Mongol leader conquered China, ending the Song Dynasty and beginning the Yuan dynasty.
Ghengis Khan
Han Wudi
Qin
Kublai Khan
47
Which is NOT a characteristic of a civilization?
Geography
Economy
Religion
Polygamy
