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Which statement about the Gupta Empire is a fact rather than an opinion?
The Gupta Empire developed advancements in math and science.
India’s strongest leaders came from the Gupta Empire.
The achievements of the Gupta Empire surpassed all others.
Gupta paintings were superior to the art of Mauryan Empire.
2
Which document is considered a primary source?
biography
encyclopedia article
personal correspondence
modern textbook
3
The movement of people across the Fertile Crescent resulted in ...
belief in one god
fertile soil
building of pyramids
exchange of ideas
4
Which religion includes the Four Noble Truths, the Eightfold Path, and nirvana?
Judaism
Christianity
Buddhism
Hinduism
5
How did the Jewish view of God differ from the beliefs of most people in the ancient world?
Jews believe in one main God and several less important gods
Jews believe in only one God
Jews believed in many gods who shared equal power.
Jews believed in no God.
6
The primary reason peoples of the river valley civs. built levees, dikes, and reservoirs was to
purify sacred waters
create a shorter route to distant cities
increase agricultural production
defend against invaders
7
How did the Persian Empire connect their large empire?
The officials had monthly checkins with the emperor.
The Persian system of roads/messengers were very efficient.
The emperor had a secret police and spies.
The emperor was always visiting provinces.
8
An archaeologist would perform which of the following tasks?
examine production & exchange of goods/services in society
Examining and cataloging artifacts
trace the evolution of family patterns in an area
study the development of language of a society
9
How were the Assyrians able to gain and keep power?
The Assyrians were regarded as cruel and harsh conquerors
The Assyrians were widely regarded as tolerant, kind rulers
The Assyrians were widely regarded as just rulers
The Assyrians were widely regarded as generous providers.
10
Which social scientists focus their studies on scarcity, resources, and profit motives?
economists
sociologists
archaeologists
historians
11
In India, for which achievement is the Gupta Golden Age best known?
development of the concept of zero
use of gunpowder
pyramids
invention of cuneiform
12
Which factor most influenced construction of semi-permanent settlements during Neolithic times?
drawings on cave walls
ability to harness fire
production of surplus food
introduction of fishing nets
13
The term monsoons can be defined as
seasonal winds
ocean currents
mountain avalanches
sand deposits
14
Which action is most closely associated with the early Mesopotamian civilizations?
constructing Hindu temples
establishing representative democracies
developing a writing system using cuneiform
building floating gardens to grow corn
15
Which region was the birthplace of Buddhism and Hinduism?
Persia
Africa
Arabia
India
16
The Neolithic Revolution is often considered a turning point in history because
societies became more nomadic
city dwellers learned to control fire
nuclear families evolved into extended families
permanent settlements developed in river valleys
17
Which civilization established the first alphabet in order to help trade along the Med. Sea?
Babylonian
Assyrians
Phoenicians
Persian
18
Historians rely on primary sources because these sources
provide eyewitness accounts of events
have the approval of religious authorities
establish rules for writing history
are more detailed than secondary sources
19
How did the Persian emperor, Cyrus the Great, impact world history?
He conquered the world.
He established a new religion
He was elected.
He made a declaration of certain basic human rights
20
Which idea of Babylonian society is reflected in Hammurabi code of law?
all men were equal under the law
violence was always punished with violence
divisions existed between social classes
fines were always an option
21
One way in which
The Epic of Gilgamesh
and
The Mahabharata
are similar is that they are
stories that are tied to monotheistic religious beliefs
paintings that depict heroes and cultural values
sets of written legal principles
works of literature that give info about early civilizations
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Discovery of streets in grid-like pattern & system of pipes for water in Harappa suggest
they had organized governments
they had subsistence-based economies
they had polytheistic beliefs
they had rigid social classes
