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The first civilization that settled by a river invented this to bring water to crops.
domestication
irrigation canals
the aqueduct
monuments
2
The belief in one god
Monotheism
Theism
Multi-theism
Polytheism
3
The first settlers in India settled by the
Tiber River
Huang He River
Nile River
Indus River
4
Where did the Ancient Chinese grow their food?
The Plateau of Tibet
The North China Plain
The Gobi
The Himalaya Mountains
5
What part of a map shows symbols and what they mean?
Compass Rose
Legend
Scale
Title
6
What is mummification?
The process of preserving a body
The temple on the Nile
The process of burying a body
The worship of many gods
7
Which is NOT a geographical feature of Italy?
Tiber River
Po Valley
Taklimakan Desert
Peninsula
8
Which event caused The Roman Empire to fall?
civil wars
Emperor Constantine split it in two
alll of the above
it was too large to govern and protect
9
The people of the Fertile Crescent settled by the
The Yangtze and Huang He Rivers
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
The Nile River
The Tiber River
10
This religion of India taught you must follow the 8 Fold Path to reach nirvana- perfect peace.
Hinduism
Judaism
Buddhism
Christianity
11
Polytheism is the belief in
Egyptian gods
many gods
all of the above
one god
12
The mixture of Copper and Tin is called
Bronze
Brass
Gold
Amber
13
This is one of the most famous ancient buildings in Greece. It is the
Acropolis
Parthenon-Temple to Athena
Pantheon- Temple to the gods
Colosseum
14
Which one of these philosophies did NOT emerge to solve China's societal problems?
Legalism
Confucianism
Judaism
Daoism
15
The Egyptian form of writing is called
Hieroglyphs
Latin
Alphabet
Cuneiform
16
The Silk Road was
A series of roads from China to Rome
a way to spread ideas and knowledge
all of the above
dangerous
17
Which is NOT a characteristic of a civilization?
Public Works Projects
Writing
Government
Kings
18
Who was the prophet that led the Israelites out of Egypt?
Moses
Abraham
Jesus
Herod
19
The first writing called cuneiform, was developed by the
Babylonians
Phoenicians
Wealthy People
Sumerians
20
What mountain range makes India a subcontinent?
Rocky
Alps
Himalayas
Andes
21
In what way is our society shaped by the ideas of the Ancient Greeks?
we copy their architecture
we perform plays in theaters
we adopted some of the ideas of their democracy
all of the above
22
Geography is
the study of earth's physical features
the study of rocks
the study of plants and animals
the study of the universe
23
A major problem for Ancient Egyptians was
lack of water
Hot days and Cold nights
Dental problems from eating sand
Finding a place to live
24
Which of the following is an example of a Secondary source?
An Artifact
A History Textbook
A Diary
A Journal
25
This religion began in India. Beliefs: There is one supreme god & its goal was to reach moksha
Buddhism
Judaism
Christianity
Hinduism
26
This group from the Fertile Crescent were great ship builders and invented the alphabet.
Greeks
Babylonians
Phoenicians
Sumerians
27
Which is a Chinese invention?
compass
paper
printing
all of the above
28
Emperor Shi Huangdi is known for
Uniting all the states of China
All of the above
connecting the Great Wall
Creating the Terra Cotta Army
29
What is a characteristic of a city-state?
all of the above
each has a city wall
each has its own army
each has its own ruler
30
What event allowed for people to stop being nomads and settle in one place?
The invention of homes
The invention of fire
The invention of agriculture
The invention of canals
31
Which of the following words means a massive departure?
Aviary
Covenant
Council
Exodus
32
How was the relationship between Greece and their environment dynamic?
they were at war with the Spartans
they met many other cultures because they traded by sea
They created a democracy
they farmed in the mountains
33
How were we shaped by the Roman Republic?
We use their war strategies
We used aueducts to bring water to our cities
We adopted their idea of a 3 part government
all of the above
34
The Egyptians harvested a reed that grew along the Nile and made an early form of paper called
Bamboo
Cataracts
Papyrus
Leak
35
The religion of Judaism uses this holy book to guide them.
The Christian Bible
The Koran
The Jewish Bible
The Hebrew Bible
36
Which city-state of Greece valued education, the arts, and physical fitness?
The Olympians
The Athenians
The Spartans
The Corinthians
37
What was the purpose of the Egyptian pyramids?
A tomb for the pharaoh
A place of worship to the gods
To bury mummies
To store grain
38
Greece was 80% mountains, so cities were isolated from each other and developed independent
city-states
all of the above
provinces
countries
39
A series of rulers from the same family is called a
Kingdom
dynasty
empire
monarchy
40
What happens when there is no one to step in and take over power?
Democracy
Art
Chaos
Public Works Projects
41
Which shows change over time?
Romans = polytheistic until Constantine adopted Christianity
All of the above
Rome participated int he Greek Olympics
Rome was a Republic until they became a democracy
42
The Nile River flows which direction
South to North
North to South
East to West
West to East
43
Which of the following is NOT one of the ancient river valley civilizations?
Greece
China
Egypt
India
44
In China, the Mandate of Heaven gave Kings the right to rule from the
Gods
Nobles
Army
People
45
The organization of society in Ancient India was called
Hinduism
The Civil Service
The Social Pyramid
The Caste System
