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Hindu Festival of Lights
Raksha Banhan
Hannukah
Holi
Diwali
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Which Mesoamerican civilization performed 10,000 human sacrifices a year?
Inca
Maya
Aztec
3
Hindu god known for removing obstacles
Brahma
Shiva
Ganesha
Vishnu
4
How was the Mesoamerican ballgame played?
with your hands and feet
with a 9 lb rubber ball
with a skull as a ball
using your hips
5
In Egypt, those who could not afford mummification
were placed in a pyramid anyway
were cremated
were buried in the desert
were buried in a tomb
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Mesopotamians believed
that masks must be worn in rituals to honor ancestors
that a god was at the top of a ziggurat
that human sacrifice was necessary to keep the gods happy
that mummification was necessary to preserve the body
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Polytheistic religions all
had ziggurats in the center of their city
believed that some gods were more important than others
believed in human sacrifice
believed in one God
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How were the Egyptian and Mesoamerican religions similar?
They offered sacrifices to please the gods
They both had many gods
They performed human sacrifice
They played a ballgame to please the gods
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Polytheism is
the belief in sacrifices
the belief in one god
the belief in many gods
believe in the afterlife
10
Which of the following is a Hindu belief?
puja
karma
human sacrifice
mummification
11
Hindu festival to welcome spring
Easter
Raksha Bandhan
Diwali
Holi
12
Who discovered King Tut's tomb?
Mahatma Gandhi
Mr. Babson
Christopher Columbus
Howard Carter
13
Greek Gods lived
at Mt. Olympus
on Mt. Everest
on Mt. Vesuvius
in pyramids
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Which of these did the Egyptians and Mesopotamians have in common?
Preserving the body for the after-life was important
They wanted to please the gods and not make them angry
Human sacrifice was necessary to please the gods
Many of their gods were based on nature
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The Romans' religious beliefs were similar to the
Egyptians
Greeks
Hindus
Mayans
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The effects that good/bad actions have on a person's soul
moksha
veda
reincarnation
karma
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Mesopotamians and Egyptians believed
Mummification was necessary for the after-life
Human sacrifice was necessary to please the gods
Kings were god-like
Gods lived at the top of ziggurats
18
Which one is the Greek god of the underworld?
Brahma
Hades
Hephaestus
Osiris
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How did King Tut die?
gangrene
pneumonia
cancer
plane crash
20
Greeks believed
gods and goddesses needed human sacrifice to be happy
that humans became gods or goddesses after death
gods and goddesses were at constant war with humans
gods and godesses were involved in natural events
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What is so remarkable about King Tut?
His tomb was never raided and remained intact
He was the best pharaoh ever
He ruled Egypt for 10 years
He won many battles for Egypt
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Pyramids were important because
they were temples in the middle of their cities
they performed human sacrifices in them
they were tombs for pharoahs
they were a place to store a pharoah's riches
23
Hindu goddess of good fortune and wealth
Vishnu
Brahma
Lakshmi
Ganesha
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This was built to honor Athena
Pyramids
Ziggurat
Parthenon
Mt. Olympus
25
Hindu place of worship
mandir
pyramid
ziggurat
cathedral
26
Which is true of Greek Mythology?
They used mythology to explain nature and teach lessons.
Gods and godesses were very humble and never punished humans
The Ancient Greeks believed in human sacrifice.
Mythology was a form of entertainment.
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In mummification, the Egyptians
left the brain in the body
used salt
decapitate the head and use skull in a ballgame
buried mummies in the desert
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The Greek goddess of wisdom and war is
Hades
Athena
Lakshmi
Poseidon
