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1
Which of the following if true of the Indus River Valley?
Reliable rivers, predictable flooding
Most calories available per acre
It was eventually taken over by the Persians
All
2
The species to which all modern human beings belong.
Homo Sapiens
Houma Sardines
Pearl River
Phylum Chordata
3
Name of the region that contained Mesopotamia.
nile cressant
Futile lords
fertile crescent
crescent fertule
4
Which of these was NOT a disadvantage of the Agricultural Revolution?
War
Disease
Poverty
Food Surplus
5
Which of these was an advantage to bipedalism?
All
Cooking of Food
Projection of Power
Creation of Fire
6
Writing in ancient Mesopotamia was called____________________________.
Cuneiform
Sanskrit
Cave drawings
Heiroglyphics
7
Aristotle believed that women were just "failed men."
True
False
8
The Zambezi and the Euphrates were the rivers that bordered the land of Mesopotamia.
True
False
9
What was the agricultural revolution?
The workers overthrew the shackles of their oppressors
the beginning of food mess production
The beginning of mass food production
the beginning of mass weapon production
10
Which Greek City-State had more rights for women than anywhere else in Greece?
Sparta
Macedon
Athens
Persia
11
What is the correct order of ruling for these dynasties?
Han -> Shang -> Qin -> Zhou.
Zhou -> Shang -> Han -> Qin.
Shang -> Zhou -> Qin -> Han.
Qin -> Zhou -> Shang -> Han.
12
Spartan boys started their training at what age?
Nine
Eight
Seven
Ten
13
What were the two major cities in the Indus Valley?
Ur and Kush
New Delhi and Harappa
Mohenjo-Daro and Cairo
Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
14
Where did the agricultural revolution first start?
Egypt
No set location
China
Mesopotamia
15
What school of thought became the Greek way of promoting ethics and rational thought?
Political Science
Philosophy
Political theory
Phylosophy
16
What is this building?
Palace
Ziggurat
Pyramid
Coach T's Home Gym
17
True or False:
Aristotle did not believe that some people are just born slaves.
False
True
18
Which of these could Spartan women NOT do?
Train for War
Receive a formal Greek education
Practice Music
Train in Sports
19
According to the "Fall of Sparta" video, what led to the downfall of Sparta?
A earthquake hit Sparta, wiping most of it out of existence
Sparta lost the Peloponnesian War
Sparta lost in the Battle of Leuctra
They lost in the War of Greece
20
Who is Narmer?
The Last Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt
The First Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt
The Shortest Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt
The longest Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt
21
According to the Video, "Fall of Persia" what was the revolt that led to the Persian Wars?
Spartan Revolt
Corinthian Revolt
Workers Revolt
Ionian Revolt
22
Which of these rivers was NOT prone to unpredictable, frequent flooding.
Nile
Yellow
Euphrates
Tigris
23
How does Persia begin?
The Rise of Cyrus the Great
The Fall of Darius I
The Rise of Xerxes
The conquering of Greece
24
The period of time before written records.
Pre-History
Pre-adolescent
Pre-Hestory
Post-History
25
Last Dynasty of China
Yuan
Shang
Qin
Qing
26
What is a characteristic of the Indus Valley civilizations?
Cities were always at war
Cities were designed without thinking
Cities were planned with plumbing and sewage systems.
Cities were destroyed by invaders in horse-drawn chariots.
27
For roughly how many years did Egypt last as an empire?
3500
4000
3000
2000
28
What is the Mandate of Heaven.
Emperor decides when he wants to leave the throne
belief gods should rule
Emperor can only rule as long as the gods believe him worthy.
A plan to overthrow the gods
29
What was the main reason for the Pelponnesian War?
Power and Resources
All are Correct
Gaining Persian Land
Morals and Ideals
30
what was confucianism
ancestor reverence
a political leader who led an empire
filial piety
a social and political philosophy of chinese decent
31
Which of these statements is NOT true regarding the demise of Egypt?
Introduced outside conflict in the Old Kingdom
Wanted to expand beyond borders
Wanted to acquire gold and slaves
Introduced outside conflict in the Middle and New Kingdom
32
Which of the following was NOT true regarding life in Persia
You had to pay taxes (not high)
Pony-mail Service
You had to become Zoroastrian
Swear allegiance to the King
33
Human Sacrifices were typically associated with which Dynasty?
Shang
Zhou
Tang
Qin
34
Who takes over Greece after the Peloponnesian War leaves Greece weakened?
Turkey
Macedon
Thebes
Persia
35
If you passed all of the trials, what was the Egyptian afterlife like?
You Ceased to Exist
Sad
Peaceful
Violent
36
Who wrote the original concept of Hell?
Sumerians
Akkadians
Egyptians
Chinese
37
Persians began clashing with Greeks because they were causing rebellions in Macedonia.
False
True
38
Why do we know so little about the Indus Valley civilization?
It existed in an area largely ignored
Existed for only a few hundred years
Written language has not been deciphered
This is a trick question, the Indus still exists
39
Which of these was NOT a legitimate theory as to why the Indus Valley civilization disappeared?
Conquest
Dinosaurs
Earthquake
Environment
40
Name a city that claimed to be the first of its kind in the world.
Jericho
Babylon
Jordan
Nepal
41
Which of these was NOT one of the ways that Alexander the Great potentially died.
Assassination
Alcohol Poisoning
Fever
Chariot Accident
42
This philosopher argued that philosophers should rule over politics
Coach McIntyre
Aristotle
Socrates
Plato
43
According to the video (you were supposed to watch), who was the last true Persian ruler?
Darius III
Alexander the Great
Cyrus
Xerxes
44
Who wrote the original concept of Hell?
Akkadians
Summarians
Sumerians
Egyptians
45
Why was writing so important in Mesopotamian society?
It led to taxes
It led to cave paintings
It led to English class
It led to books
46
Which of these means the use of only two limbs to move?
bipedalism
bymassuation
tripedalism
unapedalism
47
Women in Sparta had fewer rights than women in Athens.
False
True
48
Which civilization traded with the people of the Indus Valley (also the reason we know what we know about them).
Mesopotamia
Aliens
China
Egypt
49
When did the last dynasty of China end?
1911 CE
1917 CE
1911 BCE
2020 BCE
50
Which of these was a disadvantage to the agricultural revolution?
Led to Writing
Changed the Environment
More Food
Rise of Religion
51
Term that meant "earning respect."
filial piety
integrity
final play
final countdown
52
What is this building?
Ziggurat
Pyramid
Palace
King Tut's Final Resting Place
53
What did everyone eat in the Summerian afterlife for all eternity?
Band
Sand
Samd
Sond
54
Aristotle defended the institution of slavery as a means of maintaining culture and political virtue
True
False
55
Prehistory is the time during the Paleolithic era.
True
False
56
Which of these was NOT something done by early hunter and gatherers?
Farming
Storytelling
Music
Art
57
Which Dynasty was responsible for the Great Wall?
Song
Qin
Sui
Tang
58
What did the Athenians do to the Melians?
Killed the men and enslaved the women and children
They left them alone
Killed the children and enslaved the women and men
Killed the women and enslaved the men and children
59
Who won the Peloponessian War?
Thebes
Athens
Macedonia
Sparta
60
True or False:
Both men and women could achieve citizenship in Athens.
False
True
61
Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of early civilizations?
Proximity to Rivers
Surplus Production
Specialization of Labor
Human Rights
62
What was the monotheistic religion practiced by the Persians?
Judaism
Polytheism
Zoroastrianism
Christianity
63
Which of the following was NOT true regarding the Greek religion?
Did not create a major religion
Did not promote thinking on nature or ethics
Taught readers a higher spiritual lesson
It featured soap-opera-esque tragedies
64
Which of the following was NOT true of Persian culture?
They Believed in Freedom of Religion
They practiced Zoroastrianism
They Practiced Slavery
They were Monotheistic
65
Which of the following factors does NOT make Meso/Egypt civilizations as opposed to big cities.
priests/government officials
shared equality between men and women
records and documentation
organized manufacturing
66
Which one of these countries was NOT considered part of Ancient Mesopotamia?
Turkey
Iran
Syria
Iraq