What role did cataracts play in the development of Nubian kingdoms?

They made Nubia a necessary stop-over for traveling merchants

Government management of the grain supply in the Han Dynasty resulted in…

Fewer famines and more population growth

Han Chinese population spread into agricultural lowlands pushing other ethnic groups to….

Move into hilly or mountainous areas

Indecipherable historical languages are those that…

Cannot be understood in the present day

Why should historians be cautious about accepting descriptions of Nubia in Egyptian sources?

The Nubians and Egyptians were rivals

Which is the most responsible way for a historian to approach studying Hinduism?

From a lens based in Indian culture

Which of the following was a way that Nubia’s political system was different from Egypt?

The line of kings followed women (Matrilineal succession)

What was the goal of Solomon’s massive building projects in Jerusalem?

To prove the importance of the religion through impressive structures

The Mauryan Empire made a significant contribution to the economic growth of India by…

Completing roads, bridges, and other improvements.

Evidence for trade between the Indus River Valley and Mesopotamia can be found in…

Carved and embossed seals with Indus Script

The god Yahweh made a “covenant” with Abraham, which in this case meant which of the following?

A promise his inhabitants would inhabit the land of Canaan

Besides the Torah historians look ___ for evidence about Israelite history

Archaeology and records from neighbors

The unique thing about the version of Buddhism that spread to Korea and Japan was that it…

Had taken on uniquely Chinese characteristics

Both Buddhism and Hinduism...

Spread along major trade routes

Diversity and strong ties to one’s Varna and Jati were some reasons that…

Political unity was rare in classical India

One social consequence of the rise of the Gupta Empire was the…

Reestablishment of Hinduism as the official religion

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Nubia, India, China, and the Levant (Canaan, Phoenicia, and Israel) World History to 1500 Virginia SOLs

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Seasonal patterns of flooding rains caused by ocean-land temperature differences in South Asia
Hurricane
Monsoon
Cloud bursts
Cyclone
2
What role did cataracts play in the development of Nubian kingdoms?
They made Nubia a necessary stop-over for traveling merchants
They were easily quarried for limestone
They had rich deposits of gold and gems
They forced Nubian kings and queens to develop new medications
3
The earliest written records about Nubia were from…
Mesopotamian clay tablets
Egyptian inscriptions
A long-lost set of scrolls in Meroe
The tombs of Nubian kings
4
Outlaw, then a warlord, and rebelled against the Qin and founded the Han Dynasty.
Mencius
Liu Bang
Qin Shi Huang
Emperor Wudi
5
In contrast to Varnas, Jatis were seen from early on as assigned based on…
Region
Birth
Age
Height
6
Government management of the grain supply in the Han Dynasty resulted in…
More famines and more population growth
More famines and less population growth
Fewer famines and more population growth
Fewer famines and slower population growth
7
Han Chinese population spread into agricultural lowlands pushing other ethnic groups to….
Take over the Silk Road
Flee by sea
Move into hilly or mountainous areas
Fight back and ultimately win
8
Indecipherable historical languages are those that…
Cannot be understood in the present day
Can only be written by current native speakers
Are hard to understand if spoken out loud
Contain only consonants with vowels implied
9
Why should historians be cautious about accepting descriptions of Nubia in Egyptian sources?
The Egyptian language has not been deciphered
The Egyptians often lied in their sources for religious reasons.
The Nubians were highly secretive
The Nubians and Egyptians were rivals
10
Which is the most responsible way for a historian to approach studying Hinduism?
As a polytheistic religion
As a monotheistic religion
From a lens drawn from colonial historians
From a lens based in Indian culture
11
Which of the following was a way that Nubia’s political system was different from Egypt?
The priests were the actual rulers of the kingdoms (theocracy)
The line of kings followed women (Matrilineal succession)
Decisions were made by the people (democracy)
Decisions were made by a council of elders (tribal government)
12
Compared to Mesopotamia, the Indus River Valley had far more common use of…
Metals
Slavery
Papyrus
Writing
13
The Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path to Enlightenment are most closely associated with…
Buddhism
Aryan patriarchy
Varnas and Jatis
Hinduism
14
Combined the major schools of Chinese thought, civil service system, and Mandate of Heaven.
Han Synthesis
Legalism
Spring and Autumn Period
Zhou Dynasty
15
The Levant is located between...
Mesopotamia and Egypt
India and China
India and Mesopotamia
Nubia and Egypt
16
Bronzework, iron casting, and the production of steel -> Classical Chinese skill in
Architecture
Bureaucracy
Distillation
Metallurgy
17
What was the goal of Solomon’s massive building projects in Jerusalem?
To prove the importance of the religion through impressive structures
To permanently carve the 10 commandments into a cliffside
To keep foreign armies from breaching the walls
To connect two bodies of water with a huge canal
18
Which of the following groups’ perspectives are most strongly represented in the Torah?
Merchants
Kings
Priests
Warriors
19
Compared to the Zhou Dynasty’s land area, the Han Dynasty was…
Larger
About the same size
In a completely different place
Smaller
20
The Mauryan Empire made a significant contribution to the economic growth of India by…
Suppressing the power of merchants and guilds
Completing roads, bridges, and other improvements.
Forbidding Buddhism
Punishing priests for corruption
21
Used by middle class Han citizens to rise to higher positions through an education?
Civil Service System
Warrior Aristocracy
Buddhist temples
Legalism
22
The capital of the unified kingdom of Israel was located at…
Jerusalem
Samaria
Sidon
Tyre
23
Which of the following events was basically like a giant reset button for the Levant region?
The Trojan War
The Egyptian Middle Kingdom
The Bronze Age Collapse
The Mesopotamian Flood
24
Evidence for trade between the Indus River Valley and Mesopotamia can be found in…
Carved and embossed seals with Indus Script
Preserved animal skeletons
Directions carved in rocks along passes
Mesopotamian law codes
25
Which of the following are key holy texts of Hinduism?
The Vedas and Upanishads
The Book of the Dead and then 10 Commandments
The Tao Te Ching and the Art of War
The Indus Accords
26
Brahmins in Vedic society had power as a result of their control over…
Trade and taxes
The military
The agricultural system and irrigation
Rituals and sacred knowledge
27
The god Yahweh made a “covenant” with Abraham, which in this case meant which of the following?
An agreement to travel through the desert
A promise his inhabitants would inhabit the land of Canaan
A set of 10 Commandments to live by
A secret pact to succeed in the land of Egypt
28
Which of the following domesticated animals was likely introduced by the Aryans?
Sheep
Horses
Cattle
Pigs
29
The geographic separation of Dravidians speakers supports which theory?
The Origin of Islam
The Aryan Invasion
The Mauryan Conspiracy
The Buddhist Expansion
30
Which of the following bodies of water did the Phoenicians sail to engage in trade?
The Canaanite Gulf
The Indian Ocean
The Dead Sea
The Mediterranean Sea
31
In China, rivers and canals were most useful for which of the following things?
Trade and communication
Mining jade and copper
Warfare and writing
Flooding barbarian lands
32
Besides the Torah historians look ___ for evidence about Israelite history
Oracle Bones
Archaeology and records from neighbors
Later religions’ writings about the past
The seals from their trade goods
33
The historical region Nubia was located in what two modern day countries
Turkey and Greece
Egypt and Tunisia
Iraq and Afghanistan
Egypt and Sudan
34
The diverse population of folks living in Phoenician cities was a consequence of their…
Generous government
Trading economy
Successful raids
Permissive religion
35
The unique thing about the version of Buddhism that spread to Korea and Japan was that it…
Was supported directly by the Qin Emperor
Traveled along trade routes
Had taken on uniquely Chinese characteristics
Had come directly from India
36
Texts from the Vedic Era first began as…
Oral tradition passed down
Scrolls carried with the tribe
Books made from sheep skin
Inscriptions carved on tablets
37
Qin Shi Huang is best known for…
Unifying China
Spreading Buddhism
Founding Daoism
Ruling the Han Dynasty
38
Both Buddhism and Hinduism...
Are purely monotheistic
Have a single founder
Spread along major trade routes
Started in China
39
Large baths + sewers in IRV indicates that which of the following was important to them?
Artistic expression
Warfare
Trade
Purity
40
The earliest Chinese writing can be found on …
Oracle Bones
Pottery shards
Trade seals
Ancient scrolls
41
The street patterns of the Indus River Valley civ could be best described as…
Winding
Narrow
Circular
Well organized
42
An artificial river useful for moving heavy trade goods is called…
A canal
A levee
A railbed
A dam
43
Diversity and strong ties to one’s Varna and Jati were some reasons that…
Political unity was rare in classical India
The Aryans left after two hundred years
Trade between the east and west were impossible
Women maintained high status in society
44
The origin of the idea of the Varnas can be found in the…
The Upanishads
The Vedas
Indus River Valley civilization
The Manu-Smriti
45
The “hafir” in Nubia were primarily used to support which part of their economy?
Trade
Agriculture
Industry
Exploration
46
Which of the following refers to a cycle of rebirth?
Reincarnation
Transubstantiation
Migration
Upanishads
47
One social consequence of the rise of the Gupta Empire was the…
Use of Dravidian languages in court life
Reestablishment of Hinduism as the official religion
Collapse of the guilds system
Rise of women to positions of power
48
Phoenician religion most closely resembled the religion of…
Catal Hoyuk
Egypt
Israel
Mesopotamia
49
Which of the following were trade goods for which Indian societies acted as middlemen
Cotton
Ebony
Silk
Ivory
50
Though Nubia had a pantheon of unique deities, over time they became
Powerful with Mesopotamian names
Violent and warlike
Distant and unpredictable
Merged with Egyptian ones
51
Which of the following was a frequent Nubian import (good bought from other countries)?
Wine
Lentils
Gold
Gems
52
The Sea of Galilee region and the Jordan River Valley in the Levant are similar in that…
They were locations through which the Egyptians invaded
They were the locations at which rulers of Israel were crowned
They contained unique mineral resources
They provide land good for agriculture
53
Israelite families were led by a Patriarch who was…
The wealthiest member
The oldest living male
The wisest member
The most religious member
54
Which of the following is a raw material traded by the Phoenicians?
Religious icons
Purple Textiles
Carved ivory
Incense
55
Which of the following is the key way that archaeologists tell pre Shang Chinese groups apart?
Different writing systems
Different building styles
Different pottery
Different diets
56
An ancient name for the land along the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea was…
Delta
Canaan
Mesopotamia
Hittite
57
Candace was the title in Nubia for…
A governor who had defeated the Egyptians
A king who had been dethroned
A female ruler of the Kingdom of Meroe
A second daughter of the king
58
Confucius lived during which Dynasty?
Qin
Han
Zhou
Shang
59
Which of the following is true about historians views on the historical content of the Torah?
The text was written as a historical account
It is not a good source of historical information
They disagree about the amount of accurate history present
The text was written to justify the rulership of kings
60
Which of the following correctly matches the political unit with its river system?
Han Dynasty - Euphrates River
Babylonia - Yellow River
Mauryan Empire - Gupta River
Israel - Jordan River
61
Which of the following was a crafted luxury good traded by the Phoenicians?
Spices
Purple Textiles
Cedar
Incense
62
In the Israelite kingdom, prophets spoke up to…
Demand more rights for women
Voice popular anger about social changes
Demand changes to the 10 Commandments
Create a new holy book for the religion
63
The Israelites in the time period we study mostly spoke and wrote in which of the following?
Israeilite
Hebrew
Papyrus
Jewish
64
Alphabetic systems are those where each symbol represents...
An idea, sound, and an amount
An idea and sound
An idea
A sound
65
Han Empire: which of the following social classes rose to power helped along by the Emperor?
Merchants
Peasants
Gentry
Warrior aristocracy
66
The time period that Confucius lived in could be described as…
Prosperous and mercantile
Disorganized and violent
Peaceful and orderly
Impoverished and hungry
67
New Tech, improved infrastructure, and new philosophies allowed later Chinese dynasties to…
Conquer India
Avoid centralized government
Conquer Japan
Control larger land areas
68
The Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament are…
Two core texts of Christianity
Different names for exactly the same text
Different names for similar texts
Two core texts of Judaism
69
Scholars have argued about how the Vedas and Upanishads changed over time because those texts…
Were originally an oral tradition
Are written in an indecipherable language
Contain only the theories of historians
Have many errors in them
70
The group that held the most political power in Phoenicia was likely the…
Kings
Priests
Merchants
Bureaucrats
71
In addition to losing social status over time, women in ancient Israel appear to have been…
The ones who inherited property
Allowed to start divorces
Merchants that traveled through Phoenicia
Marginalized in written records
72
political unit that includes one urban area and surrounding rural land
Empire
Dynasty
City-State
Kingdom
73
Shang Dynasty: the most powerful class of people were the…
Shi
Warrior Aristocracy
Barbarians
Daoists
74
Civilizations of the Indian subcontinent were relatively rarely invaded by outsiders because…
They were a warlike people
They were highly skilled diplomats
They had natural barriers like the Hindu Kush and Himalayas protecting them
They lived simple lives with little worth pillaging
75
The Mauryan Empire was never able to take control over which of the following areas of India?
The southern tip
The Deccan Plateau
The Indo-Gangetic Plain
The northwest
76
-A unique kind of pottery developed in China
Porcelain
Bronzed
Rococo
Chang’an
77
A term for when a group of people leave their homeland and are spread out across the world
Migration
Diaspora
Voyage
Exodus
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No palaces, temples, and elite burials limits our knowledge of IRV...
How crops were grown
The geography of India
How power was organized
The design of their cities
79
-The architecture of Meroe included which of the following?
Tall towers
Long bridges
Elegant arches
Narrow Pyramids
80
The term “caste” originally came from which of the following perspectives?
European colonizers
Dravidian speaking peoples
Hindu nationalists
Aryan invaders
81
During the Bronze Age Collapse, which other civ was disrupted?
The Kushite Kingdom
The Shang Dynasty
The Gupta Empire
The Perian Empire
82
Regulating the economy and society to make all parts of the empire similar.
Mercantilization
Standardization
Daoism
Elaboration
83
Greeks called them “Phoenicians” . They would have called themselves:
Assyrians
Israelites
Sea peoples
Canaanites
84
Judaism was the first successful _____ religion.
Monotheistic
Canaanite
post-Egyptian
Polytheistic
85
___ grew rapidly in importance in Israel after the kingdom was established
Herders
Merchants
Farmers
Priests
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While Women served early religious roles, ancient China became more ______ over time.
Nomadic
Patriarchal
Impoverished
Equal

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