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Ancient Civilization Review
Ancient Civilization Review
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A review of what you should have learned this year.
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All of the following were religious leaders except:
Confucius
Siddhartha Guatama
Vardhamana Mahavira
Chandragrupta
2
Ancient India was located on _____________.
a peninsula
an island
an isthmus
a sub-continent
3
The earliest writing of which civilization was found on Oracle Bones?
Israel
China
Rome
India
4
__________ was a famous Greek mathematician.
Sophocles
Hippocrates
Homer
Euclid
5
__________ was a religious text in Ancient Israel.
The Vedas
The 4 Noble Truths
The Torah
The Bible
6
Mesopotamians believed in ____________.
Polytheism
monotheism
no religious beliefs
Christianity
7
India's language was called __________.
Hebrew
Sanskrit
Latin
Hieroglyphics
8
The Israelites mass departure from Egypt is known at the ____________.
Exile
Diaspora
Exodus
9
Enlightenment is the complete understanding of truth and based on the ___________ religion.
Jewish
Christian
Hindu
Buddhist
10
What is the meaning of the name Mesopotamia?
Fertile Crescent
City-state
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Land between two rivers
11
All of the following were famous Greek philosophers except:
Aristotle
Plato
Socrates
Pericles
12
Which form of government meant ruled by a few?
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Democracy
13
At different times in their history Egyptians believed in ___________.
polytheism and mythology
polytheism and monotheism
polytheism and Christianity
monotheism and mythology
14
Which civilization was built on the Italian Peninsula?
Israel
Rome
Greece
Mesopotamia
15
All of the following were important accomplishments of the Mesopotamian people except:
wheel
terrace farming
almanacs
irrigation
16
The Jewish people celebrate the "Festival of Lights" because of a revolt led by ________.
Judah Macabbee
Moses
Ezra
Yohanan be Zaccai
17
Which of the following was
NOT
a city in Ancient India?
Alexandria
Lothal
Harappa
Mohenjo-Daro
18
All of the following are geographical features of Greece except ___________.
peninsula
isthmus
sub-continent
islands
19
Another name for a Greek city-state was _________.
forum
polis
citadel
20
_________ was a famous Greek poet.
Hippocrates
Sophocles
Homer
Euclid
21
_________ was one of the only female Pharaohs in Egypt.
Cleopatra
Piye
Hatshepsut
Nefertiti
22
What two rivers flowed through Mesopotamia?
Indus and Nile
Mississippi and Colorado
Yellow and Huange He
Tigris and Euphrates
23
___________ is thought to be the founder of Judaism.
Solomon
Moses
Abraham
David
24
Which civilization had a social structure based on a caste system?
Egypt
India
Rome
Israel
25
Which of the following is a famous Greek structure?
Hanging Gardens
The Great Pyramid at Giza
Parthenon
Colosseum
26
__________ had the Clay Army constructed to protect him in the afterlife.
Ashoka
Confucius
Shi Huangdi
Wu Di
27
_________ was a cruel leader who turned to Buddhism and became one of India's greatest rulers.
Siddhartha Gautama
Confucius
Chandragupta
Ashoka
28
Which civilization did NOT depend on major rivers flooding?
India
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Rome
29
_____________ ordered the building of the Great Wall of China.
Chandragrupta
Shi Huangdi
Siddhartha Guatama
Confucius
30
The Great Pyramid at Giza was built for ________.
Narmer
Khufu
Akhenaton
Tutankhamen
31
Which of the following was an important religious text in Ancient India?
the Bible
The Vedas
The Torah
32
Which was the first religion founded in India?
Judaism
Buddhism
Hinduism
Christianity
33
The Chinese people were famous for trading ____________.
cotton
spices
silk
tobacco
34
Who was China's most famous philosopher?
Wu Di
Confucius
Lui Bang
Shi Huangdi
35
The writing system used by Mesopotamians was ______________.
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphs
Latin
Hebrew
36
Which of the following was NOT a major river in India?
Ganges
Tiber
Indus
37
During the Middle Kingdom of Egypt _________.
people believed in monotheism
trade was expanded
Upper and Lower Egypt were united
38
All of the following were leaders in Mesopotamia except:
Nebuchadnezzar
Hammurabi
Amenhotep
Sargon
39
The Israelites believed in _________.
Christianity
mythology
monotheism
polytheism
40
The major river in Egypt is ___________.
Nile
Tiber
Indus
Tigris
41
God gave Moses the 10 Commandments at ____________.
Mt Olympus
the Himalayas
Mt Kilimanjaro
Mt. Sinai
42
Temples built in Mesopotamia were called _____________.
a citadel
a forum
a ziggurat
a colosseum