First Six Weeks 2023-2024

1. Which belief is shared by both Hindus and Buddhists

• Everyone should have the same social status

• People should pray five times a day.

• The soul is reborn after death

• Material wealth is a sign of blessing from the Gods.

One way in which the ten commandments and the eightfold path in Buddhism were similar was that they ___

• Promoted polytheism

• Established equality between men and women

• Provided codes for moral behavior

• Affirmed belief in one God

The caste system in India was characterized by

• Toleration for various religious beliefs

• Equality between men and women

• A lack of social mobility

• The right of people to choose their occupations

The river valleys of the Tigris-Euphrates, the Nile, and the Indus were centers of civilization because they_________

• A. Had rich deposits of iron ore and coal

• B. Were isolated from other cultural influences

• C. Had fertile soil, fresh water, and warm climates

• D. Were easy to defend from invasion

Which development led to the other three?

• A. Complex civilizations

• B. Surplus of foods

• C. Division of labor

• D. Domestication of plants and animals

The Neolithic Revolution occurred when people discovered how to ______

• A. Grow food and domesticate animals

• B. trade with others in the same river valley

• C. fight wars using metal weapons

• D. make stone temples for religious ceremonies

The artifact below is evidence that Sumerians had

• written language
• art
• chariots
• all of the above

Mesopotamia is Greek for

• fertile crescent
• land between 2 rivers
• Sumer
• Babylon

Which of the following best proves that most Mesopotamian religions were polytheistic?

• they believed in demons
• they used the plow for agriculture
• they believed in hundreds of gods
• they believed in Marduk

All of the following are true of Mesopotamia except

• it is found in modern day Egypt
• There was a city state named Babylon
• Part of it was called Sumer
• It was in the Fertile Crescent