WORLD HISTORY I FINAL EXAM

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Between 400,000 and 100,000 years ago, what form of early man first emerged? Options: Australopithecus, Homo erectus, Homo habilis, Homo sapiens

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Homo sapiens

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An archeologist is:

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a scientist who studies past cultures by looking at fossils and artifacts

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Who was the first leader to have the laws of his Babylonian society written down?

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Hammurabi

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Who was the founder of Judaism?

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Abraham

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The man who led the Hebrews out of Egypt and received the Ten Commandments from God was...

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Moses

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Why was Emperor Asoka important to the Buddhist religion?

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He sent Buddhist missionaries throughout Asia to spread the religion.

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Who is credited with the construction of the Great Wall?

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Qin Shi Huangdi

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Who is the man who developed the Taoist beliefs of living in harmony with nature and leading a simple life of inner peace?

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Lao Tzu

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The philosophy of respecting one's elders, ancestor worship, the importance of education and a code of politeness is credited to...

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Confucius

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Who developed the Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path in order to get rid of suffering by eliminating one's desires?

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Siddhartha Gautama