World History 1st semester exam

Reincarnation is the Hindu belief that the individual souls

Sumerian writing system

Persian Religion

multiple gods and goddesses

According to Jewish belief, there is only one God called

The most famous piece of Mesopotamian literature is

They Mauryan empire flourished under Asoka, who did all of the following EXCEPT

Modern historians have divided Egyptian history into three major periods

The development of Egyptian civilization was influenced most closely by

In Hindu belief, karma is a force that

"wise human being"

Hieratic script was used

independent city state in Sumeria

Harmony with nature and the universal order are beliefs of

Persian Route from Lydia to Susa

The Immortals were professional cavalry and infantry forces

Persian governors

The Zhou dynasty claimed it ruled China because

migrating groups who domesticated animals for food and clothing

set of rigid, social categories

Persian Route from Lydia to Susa

This made farming in ancient Mesopotamia possible

religious teachers whose words became a source of ideals

The king of the Chaldeans who rebuilt Babylon was

king who extended the Persian Empire to India

Zoroaster taught all of the following EXCEPT

arc of rich soil between Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf

belief in a single, universal force called Brahman

"new stone"

Which is not a Sumerian invention?

the study of past societies through the analysis of what people have left behind

Sumerian city states were conquered by the Akkadians under their leader

The Aryans developed their writing system

The Legalists believed that a strong ruler was needed

the study of human life and culture

determines an object's age by measuring the amount of C-14

term for a large political unit or state

keeping animals and growing food on a regular basis

peroid of time before writing was developed

belief in one god

Paleolithic peoples were nomads because they had to

The people known as the Israelites were

people who travel to religious places

items left behind by early peoples

traders who lived in a narrow strip of land along the Mediterranean coast

Indo-Europeans who invaded northern India

The Jews believed that God made a contract with them called a(n)

Cyrus was called "the Great" because the

The ability to acquire food on a regular basis meant humans

Confucianism encouraged the idea of

Persian Provinces

ruler who built the temple in Jerusalem

collection of laws devised in Babylon

4000 mile transportation route stretching from China to Syria

highest mountains in the world