collection of hymns, religious texts

What natural features protect Egypt?

Sahara desert, Mediterranean Sea

Pillars with moral teachings and guidelines placed around India

Why does Egyptian art often feature people from Nubia?

After a lot of trade and warfare between Egypt & Nubia, they integrated

How did the Ancient Egyptians contribute to developing our calendar?

They will develop the 12 months and 30 days in each month

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1
Which of the following was a seafaring community of Ancient Mesopotamia?
Persians
Hittites
Sumerians
Phoenicians
2
Which early Greek-speaking people dominated the Aegean world from about 1400 B.C. to 1200 B.C. and destroyed Troy?
Mycenaeans
Spartans
Minoans
Dorians
3
The Vedas
A great mystery novel
collection of hymns, religious texts
Long poem about nature
a political philosophy book
4
The Indian Kingdoms ruled by queens were called the:
Tamil Kingdoms
Aryan Kingdoms
Gupta Empire
Dravidian Kingdoms
5
The Eastern border of Greece is surrounded by
The Aegean Sea
The Greek Sea
The Adriatic Sea
The Mediterranean Sea
6
The name of an individual soldier in the Phalanx unit was...
Pericles
marine
infantryman
hoplite
7
The acropolis was the part of the city where the majority of the people lived.
False
True
8
What natural features protect Egypt?
Sahara desert
Tigris River
Euphrates River
Mediterranean Sea
9
The Persian leader who organized the third and final invasion of Greece:
Hammurabi
Cyrus the Great
Xerxes
Darius I
10
This Hindu sect held nonviolence as the highest principle to be upheld:
Jainism
Buddhism
Judaism
Arianism
11
The Spartans will win over the Athenians because of their:
Creation of the Delian League
Deep involvement in creating the first direct democracy
300 men that will hold off all Athenians from invading Sparta
Alliance with the Persians
12
Shiva
The Preserver
The Destroyer
The King
The Creator
13
The most powerful Greek God was considered to be:
Poseidon
Zeus
Ares
Hades
14
Which pharaoh was the youngest and had an incredibly preserved tomb discovered in 1922?
Amenhotep IV
Thutmose III
Tutankhamen
Ramses II
15
Which of the following was NOT a significant Ancient Greek philosopher?
Plato
Socrates
Pericles
Aristotle
16
A group who migrated into India
The Gupta
The Egyptians
The Aryans
The Harappans
17
A simplified form of Egyptian writing for everyday use:
Hieroglyphics
Demotic
Mesolithic
Cuneiform
18
Which of the following was not considered to be an Egyptian God?
Babus
Isis
Horus
Set
19
Chandragupta Maurya will establish the:
Mughal Empire
Aryan Empire
Gupta Empire
Maurya Empire
20
What geographic feature would help Greece have a stronger link to the outside world?
seas
large fleets of ships
mountains
vast plains
21
Hindu Priestly Class
Untouchables
kshatriya
Shudra
Brahmin
22
Name the 2 regions of Egypt that King Narmer united.
Delta and Highlands
Red Sea and Nile
North and South
Upper and Lower
23
Rule by a small group of powerful individuals is a:
monarchy
democracy
plutarchy
oligarchy
24
This ruler used a secret police force due to a paranoia about being assassinated:
Kalidasa
Siddhartha
Ashoka
Chandragupta Maurya
25
The city of Troy was located on the coast of ________.
Phoenicia
Asia Minor
Bulgaria
Greece
26
The large palace complex of the Minoans on the island of Crete was called:
Acropolis
Knossos
Knock
Knish
27
The center of Minoan Civilization was in:
Troy
Crete
Athens
Sparta
28
The Olympic Games ORIGINALLY BEGAN AS A:
Duel between two individuals from different cities
Battle between gods
Religious festival
Military conflict
29
Eternal Soul
Ahimsa
Brahman
Hindu
Atman
30
Greek theater evolved out of:
the works of Aristotle
Religious festivals
Foreign influences
Athletic contests
31
Which kingdom is known for building pyramids?
New
Middle
Fist transitional
Old
32
What was the original capital of the united Old Kingdom?
Memphis
Thebes
Cairo
Alexandria
33
To attain Nirvana, or eternal bliss one must
Put aside sin
Leave every possession aside
Follow the Eightfold Path
Stop eating
34
Vishnu
The Destroyer
The King
The Preserver
The Creator
35
The Minoan Civilization ended due to:
Famine
Egyptian Invasions
Persian invasions
Mycenaean Invasions
36
Rajahs
Village entertainer
local priest
an Indian prophet
Village leader
37
After the Pharaoh, who is considered to be the next highest class in Egyptian society?
Landowners
Merchants
Nobles
High Priests & Priestesses
38
The ________ Winds had a major influence on Ancient Indian agriculture
South
North
Dry
Monsoon
39
Brahma
The Destroyer
The Creator
The Preserver
The King
40
The first civilization to develop a unique writing system featuring an alphabet was:
Sumerians
Hittites
Egyptians
Phoenicians
41
Asoka's Edicts were:
Demands from neighboring kingdoms to stop fighting wars with one another
Pillars with moral teachings and guidelines placed around India
Declarations that all Hindus must convert to Buddhist
An exact copy of Hammurabi's Code
42
Which of the following was NOT a resource the Egyptians acquired from Nubia?
Gold
Slaves
Ebony
Iron
43
All citizens in ancient Athens had the right to attend the Assembly where they would cast votes. This is:
Republican Demcracy
Oligarchy
Absolutism
Direct Democracy
44
A fresco is a watercolor painting done on wet plaster (typically on walls).
False
True
45
Athenian leader who established the Council of 500 and created a more democratic government
Themistocles
Cleisthenes
Sophocles
Solon
46
King Darius of the Persian Empire encouraged an economy based on:
Money
Tradition
Agriculture
Hunting
47
The moral weight of the Atman based on one's actions.
Samsara
Karma
Moskha
dharma
48
Democracy means
rule by the landowners
rule by the people
rule by the wealthy elite
Rule by a tyrant
49
Why does Egyptian art often feature people from Nubia?
After a lot of trade and warfare between Egypt & Nubia, they integrated
The Egyptians adopted their religion from the Nubians
Religious beliefs forbid the portrayal of Egyptians
The Nubians defeated the Assyrians
50
How did the Ancient Egyptians contribute to developing our calendar?
They will develop the 12 months and 30 days in each month
They came up with the break down of 60 seconds/minutes that we rely on
They will come up with a 350 day calendar, almost as long as ours
They will invent a perfectly 10 day week
51
The Indian sub-continent was protected from invaders from the north by
The Indus River
Himalayas
By the Ganges River
Tibetan Plateau
52
The geography of Greece politically impacted the cities because:
It isolated Greece from the rest of the world
it helped unite Greece into one empire
Unity among Greeks
It helped create many city states rather then an empire
53
Members of Athens' Council of 500 were selected through
elections
competition
lottery
family name
54
In comparison of the ancient cities of Athens and Sparta, Sparta placed more emphasis on:
Military service
Education
Philosophy
Human rights
55
The Athenians established an alliance after the Persian War named
The Ant-Persian League
The Delian League
The Peloponnesian League
The Athenian League
56
The first civilization in India developed along the
Indus
Nile
Euphrates
Ganges
57
The blind author of the Greek Epic Poems the Iliad and Odyssey was
Gilgamesh
Homer
Aryans
Ovid
58
Which of these was the EARLIEST age in Greek history?
Classical Greece
Mycenaean Greece
Greek Dark Ages
Minoan Greece
59
Who is considered to be the Egyptian god of the Afterlife?
Horus
Isis
Set
Osiris
60
Which civilization first developed the use of the chariot and iron technology?
Hyksos
Persians
Nubians
Hittites
61
The Phalanx military unit, with a large number of foot soldiers, allowed for better warfare.
False
True
62
Brahman
Universal Spiritual Force
Another name for the God Indra
Another name for the Gupta Empire
Sacred name for a cow
63
The legendary battle of the 300 Spartans took place near:
Salamis
Athens
Marathon
Thermapolyae
64
What did Egyptians typically use to record demotic writing on?
vizier
papyrus
reeds
stone tablets
65
Infanticide, a common practice in Ancient Sparta, means...
killing babies
hiding babies
loving babies
praising babies
66
Sparta is located on the
Persian Peninsula
The Peloponnese Peninsula
The Pelican Peninsula
The Attica Peninsula
67
Eugenics is the practice of:
Training boys and girls since a young age for military service
Honoring women who died giving birth with a gravestone
Enslaving the weak in your society
Discarding unwanted babies if they felt like they were not strong enough
68
Acropolis translates to:
"High City"
"Mountain City"
"Low City"
"Middle City"
69
Spartan boys began military training at the age of
3
6
7
12
70
The cycle of your soul constantly traveling from one body to another until achieving moksha.
Reincarnation
Resurrection
brahmin
nirvana
71
The Rosetta Stone included a text in all of the following languages EXCEPT:
Ancient Greek
Hieroglyphics
Demotic
Aramaic
72
The Ancient teachings of Buddha are preserved in the:
Tripitaka
Vedas
Bhagavad Ghita
Upanishads
73
Which of the following is chronologically correct?
Socrates --> Plato --> Aristotle
Plato --> Aristotle --> Socrates
Socrates --> Aristotle --> Plato
Aristotle --> Plato --> Socrates
74
A major city of Harappa
Beijing
Mohenjo Daro
Memphis
Ur
75
Sumerian temples which included shrines to their gods:
Ziggurat
Pyramid
Papyrus
Epic of Galgamesh
76
India will have it's first Buddhist ruler under the reign of:
Rahula
Ashoka
Chandragupta
Siddharta Gautama
77
The fist civilization along the Indus was
The Maurya
The Aryans
The Harappan
The Gupta
78
Which pharaoh built a strong kingdom with many military conquests?
Amenhotep IV
Ramses II
Tutankhamen
Thutmose III
79
Which of the following are the foundational texts of Hinduism
Kalidasa and Shakuntala
Theravada and Mahayana
Vedas and Upanishads
Kalidasa and Ramayana
80
Which of the following was a popular religion of the ancient Persian Empire featuring a god named Ahura Mazda?
Judaism
Zoroastrianism
Islam
Jainism
81
Because we decoded this, we can now read hieroglyphics.
Rosetta Stone
Book of the Dead
pyramids
papyrus
82
The mythological home of the Greek gods
Mt. St. Helen
Olympia
Mt. Olympus
Oswego
83
The Spartans with their Delian League emerged as the Greek superpower after the Persian War
False
True
84
The LATEST period in Greek history is referred to as the:
Archaic Greece
Greek Dark Ages
Mycenaean Greece
Classical Greece
85
The temple in Athen's Acropolis was called the
Parthon
Pantheon
Parthenon
Parthos
86
What is considered to be a "wonder of the world" built by the Babylonians?
The Hanging Gardens
The city of Ur
The Library of Alexandria
The Ancient Pyramids
87
Where does the Nile begin?
Upper Egypt
Mesopotamia
Nigeria
Lower Egypt
88
Which God was primarily represented through the Pharaoh?
Horus
Osiris
Set
Amon-Re
89
The Four Noble Truths all have to do with
Happiness and Sadness
Sin and Forgiveness
Suffering and Desire
Life and Death
90
Why did Egyptians practice mummification?
To ensure that the dead don't come back to haunt the empire
To preserve for research
To scare people
To prepare for the afterlife
91
Athens is located on the
Attica Peninsula
The Attic Peninsula
The Arctic Peninsula
Acadian Peninsula
92
Which people who invaded Egypt around 1700 B.C. and will rule Egypt for roughly 90 years?
Phoenicians
Persians
Hyksos
Sumerians
93
Breaking out of the cycle of reincarnation
karma
nirvana
dharma
Moksha
94
Who is at the top of the Egyptian social structure?
pharaohs
farmers
scribes
nobles
95
Siddhartha Gautama
The founder of Jainism
The Founder of Judaism
The Founder of Buddhism
The Founder of Confucianism
96
What is the most common job in ancient Egypt?
Soldier
Peasant
Merchant
Slave
97
Who was the longest female pharaoh to rule Egypt?
Hatshepsut
Tutankhamen
Amenhotep IV
Nefertiti
98
The Biggest Contribution of the Aryans
Iron Work
Writing
Bronze Work
The Vedas
99
Buddha originally came from:
A traveling merchant family
A peasant family
The untouchable class
A noble upbringing

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