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World History End of year exam
Athens and Sparta were similar how?
What was the Holocaust during WW ll?
World History End of year exam
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What was the Holocaust during WW ll?
Passover
The murder of six million Jews
The leaving of Egypt by the Jews
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Athens and Sparta were similar how?
Men had more rights than women
Ruled by Kings and officials
Democratic government
3
What achievements did the Egyptians give us?
agriculture farming
hieroglyphics
creation of writing systems which impacted other civilizations
all of the above
4
The Caste includes:
Brahmins, Kshatriya, Visayans, Sudras
Karma
Indigo
5
What did the Mediterranean Sea provide?
trade
food
protection
water
6
What is the Rule of Law?
King goes to jail if he is guilty of breaking the law
All citizens must follow the law
All of the above
No one is above the law
7
Who spread Christianity and created the basic beliefs of Christianity?
Paul and his writings are in the New Testament
Matthew from the New Testament
John from the New Testament
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The Silk Road was important because....
Exchanged of scientific and cultural materials
Led armies to China
they built the Great Wall
9
What does similar mean?
something that is a like
something that is different
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Why were the Israelite's different from the Egyptians, Greeks, Romans?
they practiced polytheism
they practiced monotheism
They believed in many gods
they practiced human sacrifices
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What part of the Roman government controlled the money?
Emperor
Senate
Councels
Assemblies
12
Who was Hammurabi?
Mesopotamia King who created laws.
King Tut
Leader of the Roman Empire
Egyptian Phararoh
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What is cultural diffusion?
Both A and B
Through contact, ideas were exchanged and then spread out.
India gave the world the number zero.
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What did the Nile river provide?
Water
all of the above
Fertile soil
Fish
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What main achievement did the Mesopotamian s give us?
Cuneiform
pictographs
All of the above
ziggurat
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What is a surplus?
So much that there is an extra amount.
Not enough supplies.
Enough for everyone.
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What is climate?
building tools
Food/farming
weather
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When you see Hammurabi, you think of?
Government
Roman leader
Farming
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What is a monarchy?
Rule by a king or queen
Rule by the military
Rule by many.
20
What was the Neolithic Revolution?
People lived in caves
People were hunters
People learned to farm
21
Which Roman branch of government has the least authority on military decisions?
Empe
Councils
Senate
22
Who were Nomads?
People who moved around a lot.
Romans
Greeks
Egyptians
23
What is a drought?
A lot of rain
Summer season
No rain
No sun
24
What is the Judicial Branch?
branch did makes the laws
branch that includes the court system
The pharaoh
branch with the president
25
What is Prehistory?
The time between Roman and Greece
The time before AD and BC
A time before writing was invented.
After Jesus was born
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What is a Caste?
Social Order of Egypt
Social Order of Rome
Social Order of India
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What is an oligarchy?
Rule by many
Rule by one person
Rule by a King or Queen
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What does economic mean?
food/surplus
animals/farming
Ice age/caves
money/finances
29
Who was Asoka?
He was a captain in Rome
He spread Buddhism
Mrs. Hicks' dog
He fought Homer
30
What was special about Amenhotep IV in ancient Egypt?
Changed his name and believed in ONE GOD
He was the first pharaoh in Egypt.
31
What concepts influence the Egyptians when they built their pyramids?
geometry
slaves
algebra
adding
32
Nike is Greek for.....
Winner
Victory
God
Runner
33
What is polytheism?
Belief in many gods.
Belief in one god.
Israelite's
Christians
34
The order of the Roman government....
Monarchy, Empire, Republic
Monarchy, Republic, Empire
Republic, Empire, Monarchy
35
What led to the decline of the Roman Empire?
Could not grow enough food
Long period of peace
Split into three separate units
Bad rulers placed huge tax burdens (taxes on small farmers)
36
What development enabled early people to develop civilizations?
creation of democratic government
advances in agricultural production
Advances in written language
spread of monotheism
37
The American government is a....
Representative Democracy
Direct Democracy
38
Why did the Egyptians settle around the river valley civilization?
The Nile gave them water while the rest was a desert.
First people settled there.
Trade routes were easy.
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Why was the China's Great Wall built?
discourage attacks by nomadic Mongols
help China trade
40
Greeks believed in many gods...they practiced....
Monotheism
Polytheism
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The Legislative Branch
The courts
Branch that makes the laws
The president
42
Ancient Greece gave us
Philosophy
Democracy
all of the above
Drama
43
What led people to specialize in a craft?
Not enough food
creation of food surpluses
Making tools
44
What Ancient China farming technique help them.
Crop rotation
terrace farming
Irrigation Systems
fertilizers
45
Which part of the U.S. government resembles a Roman government ?
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
46
Indus Valley in northwestern India built buildings, roadside drainage systems and homes. This is an example of?
the development of urbanization
Neolithic changes
cultural diffusion
rule of law
47
What is scarcity?
not enough of something
plenty of something
none of the above
48
Which group gave us the first writing abilities?
Egyptians
Greeks
Phoenicians
Romans
49
How did the Himalayan and Hindu Kush mountains effect the development of India?
led to development of Urbanization
all of the above
geography of India location led to early settlements on the subcontinent.
50
Which Indian period had unification of India and revival of Hinduism?
Karma
Aryan Migration
Gupta Empire
51
Mandate of Heaven is....
Ruler has no say in god.
Ruler picked by god even if he is bad.
Gods chose rulers good moral character or they will lose their power.
52
Which U.S. Branch is the largest ?
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Legislative Branch
53
How is Athenian and U.S. democracy similar?
women could not vote
non citizens could vote
only land owners could vote
Political power held by citizens
54
Phoenicians helped spread.....
glass blowing
religion
their shipbuilding
their written language (alphabet)
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Define: Checks and Balances
Gives powers to the states
Protected by the Bill of Rights
Limits the actions of the other branches
Divides the government into three branches
