Early Civilizations, Unit 1 Assessment

The Code of Hammurabi in Babylonia was intended to

• free slaves from oppression

• give all people voting rights

• let all people know all the laws

• allow commoners to have more rights

has millions of gods

prominently found in India today

What major religion do these describe?

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Islam

• Judaism

The area between the Indus and Ganges rivers is known as Mesopotamia.

TRUE or FALSE

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which religion are the facts below describing?

Life is full of suffering.

Following the Eightfold Path will lead to Enlightenment.

• Shintoism

• Buddhism

• Confucianism

• Hinduism

Which of these played the largest role in Buddhism's spread throughout Asia from the 100's to the 700's CE?

• The Crusades

• The Silk Road

• Mongol Invasions

• Persian missionaries

Which statement represents one of the beliefs of Judaism?

• Abraham is the Father of the Faith

• The Quran is the main religious text

• Jesus is held to be the Son of God

• The Four Noble Truths guide followers

Polytheism is the common aspect of the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

• True

• False

What belief system would most likely traveled from east to west on the Silk Road?

• Buddhism

• Christianity

• Hinduism

• Confucianism

China has the highest concentration of Hinduism.

• True

• False

Because rivers like the Nile, Tigris, and Euphrates flooded in ancient times,

• the concepts of cooperation and democracy were founded

• those places were never able to form civilizations

• land around the river was fertile and capable of supporting farming

• people lived in constant fear as to when the next flood would happen