Ancient Review 2,3,4

Chapters 2, 3, & 4 Review

Multiple Choice

What were religious structures in Sumer called?

• Ziggurats

• Pyramids

• Cathedrals

• Mosques

Multiple Choice

Which best describes religion in Sumer?

• Polytheistic

• Monotheistic

• A fight between good and evil

• The Sumerians did not have a religion

Hotspot

Where was Ur

(a city-state in ancient Sumer)?

Multiple Choice

What was a way that the Kingdom of Israel similar to many civilizations in the region?

• It ruled over many different religious and ethnic groups.

• It completed large construction projects with religious significance.

• It sought to expand its control across Mesopotamia

• Its economy depended on shipping and trade of manufactured goods.

Multiple Choice

What best describes the function of pyramids in ancient Egypt?

• Homes for pharaohs in the afterlife

• Palaces for Pharaohs religious leaders

• Temples to worship the Egyptian gods

• Places for storing grain

• Prisons for criminals

Hotspot

Where is Egypt?

Multiple Choice

What was the largest empire (by land area) that emerged in the ancient Middle East?

• Persia

• Sumer

• Akkad

• Assyria

• Hittite

Match

Match the following terms to their descriptions

• Brahmin

• Brahman

• Indra

Those who pursued knowledge

A pantheistic religious movement

'god of war' in Vedas

• Those who pursued knowledge

• A pantheistic religious movement

• 'god of war' in Vedas

Multiple Choice

What are Varnas?

• Sacred texts

• Social divisions in Vedic society

• Rules that all Hindus must follow

• A religion that originated in Hinduism

• A weather pattern in South Asia

Multiple Choice

Review: What is the goal in Hinduism?

• To achieve Moksha

• To live in the Field of Food in the afterlife

• To have the best possible karma

• To worship as many different gods and goddesses as possible

• To discover more gods and goddesses

Categorize

Options (9)

Nirvana

Moksha

Ahimsa

Karma

Dharma

Eightfold Path

Four Noble Truths

Many gods and goddesses

Prayer Rituals

Note: 3 per category

Buddhism

Both

Hinduism

Multiple Choice

Ahimsa shapes Hindu practices.

Which of the following might be common in India as a result?

• Promotion of animal sacrifices in rituals.
• Vegetarianism and special care for animals.

• Aggressive competition in sports.
• Belief in an afterlife.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes Dharma?

• Dharma is a form of government policy.
• Dharma refers to the physical laws of nature.
• Dharma is the moral and ethical duty or law that governs individual conduct.
• Dharma is a type of meditation practice.

Hotspot

Where is India?

Multiple Choice

What is a main belief in Buddhism?

• Polytheism

• The Four Noble Truths

• The Seventeen-Fold Path

• Moksha

• God has no form

Multiple Choice

Major population centers in northern India are near:

• rivers like the Ganges.

• mountain ranges like the Himalayas.

• deserts like the Gobi.

Match

Match the following civilizations to their rivers

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• Indus Valley Civilization

• India

Tigris and Euphrates

Nile

Indus

Ganges

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Nile

• Indus

• Ganges

Multiple Choice

All of the following originated in ancient India EXCEPT:

• Jainism

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Zoroastrianism

Multiple Choice

What helped ancient Persia centralize its rule?

• Satraps

• The Nile River

• Telegraphs

• Vedas

• The Caste System

Dropdown

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Select answer

is unique in that it is neither monotheistic nor polytheistic because it does not worship any gods or deities.

Match

Match the following belief systems of China and India to their core beliefs

• Confucianism

• Daoism

• Jainism

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

Harmony

'the way'

Nonviolence

Enlightenment (freedom from suffering)

Union with Brahman (Moksha)

• Harmony

• 'the way'

• Nonviolence

• Enlightenment (freedom from suffering)

• Union with Brahman (Moksha)

Match

Match the following ancient exports to their places of origin

• Silk

• Metalware

• Papyrus

China

India

Egypt

• China

• India

• Egypt

Match

Match the following writing systems to their place of origin

• Characters

• Hieroglyphics

• Alphabet

• Cuneiform

China

Egypt

Phoenicia

Mesopotamia

(Sumer, and others)

• China

• Egypt

• Phoenicia

• Mesopotamia

  (Sumer, and others)

Multiple Choice

What is feudalism?

• A social structure that emphasizes individualism and personal freedom.
• A system where nobles own land worked by peasants in exchange for military service to a king.

• An economic model focused on trade and commerce using overseas exports.

• A system of government based on democracy and voting.

Multiple Choice

How did the Han government differ from the Qin government?

• The Han lowered taxes and appointed Confucian scholars as advisors.

• The Han used legalism to control the people.

• The Han used warlords to control the warring states.

• The Han burned books and censored anything that went against the government.

Hotspot

Where is Mesoamerica?

Multiple Choice

Which civilization was the first civilization in Mesoamerica?

• Sumer

• Olmec

• Aztec

• Maya

Multiple Choice

Unlike the Mayans, in Aztec civilization

• one single emperor ruling over a large empire and bureaucracy.

• people tended to avoid sacrifices as a part of their religious practice.

• was centered further south in modern Panama, Colombia and Peru.

• trade was more limited because the empire was inland.

Multiple Choice

What were temple complexes of the Olmec called?

• Trade hubs

• Sacred grounds
• Ceremonial centers
• Ritual mounds

Multiple Choice

What Mesoamerican civilization had an emperor?

• Aztec

• Maya

• Olmec

Multiple Choice

Which of the following groups built homes into cliffs?

• Pueblo

• Iroquois

• Cahokia

• Inuit