CHS World History Benchmark #1

Chinese rulers claimed their power came from the gods

• Dynastic Cycle
• Reincarnation
• Divination
• Mandate of Heaven

Form of democracy in which citizens vote for representatives

• Theocracy
• Monarchy
• Oligarchy
• Republic

Between Sparta & Athens that ended in a Spartan win

• Greco-Roman War
• Peloponnesian War
• Mediterranean War
• Trojan War

Aqueducts were built by --?-- to transport --?-- into cities and towns

• Indians; water
• Greek; food
• Romans; water
• Hellenas; food

Around what geographic feature do most early civilizations develop? 

• Deserts
• Rivers
• Mountains
• Fertile Land

What ancient civilization was known for seafaring, extensive trade networks and phonetic alphabet? 

• Phoenicians
• Sumerian
• Mesopotamians
• Mughals

What key feature was the center of Egyptian culture? 

• Mississippi River
• Sahara Desert
• Fertile soil
• Nile River

Who were the Brahmans who earned the most respect in Indian society? 

• Warriors
• Untouchables
• Priests
• Merchants

Which great philosopher was the tutor of Alexander the Great? 

• Socrates
• Artistole
• Homer
• Pluto

Which philosopher used questions to teach his students and was condemned to death for corrupting the youth of Athens

• Socrates
• Aristotle
• Ovid
• Pluto