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World History Unit 1 Review
World History Unit 1 Review
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A #grade9 review of #WorldHistory #AncientCivilizations
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1
The silk road connected people from what areas using merchants
Mesopotamia and India
India and China
Europe with India and China
Egypt and Mesopotamia
2
This civilization is credited with the first sewer systems
Babylonians
Israelites
Indus Valley (India)
Egyptians
3
This ceremonial form of writing is found covering the walls of Pyramids
Cuneiform
Sanskrit
Heiratic
Heiroglyphics
4
Ancient civilizations were influenced by the features of the land and water known as
Geography
Topography
Seismology
Geology
5
"Mandate of Heaven" was a Chinese term that meant what?
Silkworms were treasured above all else
The Yangtze River was about to flood
China should rule all of Asia
Rulers had the favor of god
6
Pharaohs had this unique trait as rulers
They commanded large armies
They wore funny hats
They were mummified
They were living gods
7
This ancient form of writing was invented by the Sumerians
Heiroglyphics
Alphabet
Cuneiform
Pictographs
8
This religion was born out of simplifying Hinduism and eliminating the caste system
Polytheism
Daoism
Buddhism
Judaism
9
Which Chinese Dynasty was the first to use iron tools?
Zhou
Shang
Qin
Han
10
Which of the following is an example of cultural diffusion?
The disappearance of the Indus River Civilizations
Religion in India spreads to China
Rulers living as gods on earth
The rise and fall of kingdoms in Mesopotamia
11
What is in the image?
Pyramid
Stupa
Ziggurat
Great Wall
12
The "mother civilization" of Mesoamerican culture is
Canadians
Incans
Olmecs
Aztecs
13
Which ancient civilization enjoyed the "Gift of the Nile"
Mohenjo Daro
Xia Dynasty
Mesopotamia
Egypt
14
What is the name for the rotation of Chinese ruling families?
The Dynastic Cycle
The order of succession
The Warring States Period
The Code of Hammurabi
15
What contributes the most to creating an ancient civilization?
Oceans
Rivers
Mountains
Deserts
16
Ashoka is most famous for being the Ruler of Maurya India and converting to this religion
Hinduism
Buddhism
Judaism
Confucianism
17
True or False: Laws usually apply to all people equally
False
True
18
The caste system in India is an example of a rigid
agricultural system
social hierarchy
bronze tool
system of laws
19
The longest lasting most stable of the River Valley Civilizations
Yellow River Civilization (China)
Indus River (India)
Mesopotamia (Sumerians)
Nile (Egypt)
20
The silk road was
A road made of silk
The routes traveled by western merchants to China/India
The road traveled by Buddhist monks from India to China
A road to Memphis from Thebes
21
The first known system of codified laws was made by this famous ruler
Moses
Ramses II
Hammurabi
Asoka
22
Texts that started as a history of the Aryan people and became the foundation for Hinduism
The Torah
The Quran
The Vedas
The 8 fold path
23
Which Indian empire is most known for advancing math, science, and literature and creating the "golden age" of India?
Ghandi
Maurya
Gupta
Shang
24
Confucianism is based on respect of one another through
gaining spiritual enlightenment
creating a social heirarchy
getting priests to sacrifice to the gods
meditating and eliminating desire
25
A Ziggurat served what function in ancient societies?
a tomb for the deceased pharaoh
an irrigation system to control floods
a temple for worship and sacrifice
a store for food until winter
26
This is a term meaning that a religion has more than one god
Polygraph
Monotheism
Polytheism
Monastic