World History Midterm

What type of religion did all ancient civilization practice?

• Polytheistic

• Monotheistic

• Atheistic

• Christianity

The rulers of Ancient Civilizations were usually

• Gods

• Monarchs/Kings

• Priests

• Elected oficials

What was the Mandate of Heaven

• What the Chinese believed to be the way to get into heaven by being a good Emperor

• The god given, divine right of China's early kings and Emperors to rule

• Angels coming down from heaven to great the new emperor

• going to heaven once you have died as the emperor

What have archeological studies of the Indus valley in Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa Revealed?

• Evidence of a system of writing that can decipher and read

• Evidence of human sacrifices

• Evidence of a monotheistic religion

• Evidence of urban planning and advanced city building

Which Ancient law code applied the "eye for and eye" principle

• Justinian's Code

• Hammurabi's Code

• The Ten Commandments

• The Code of Athens

The ancient Hebrews were among the earliest to practice

• Sacrifices

• Ancestor Worship

• Holy Pilgrimages

• Monotheism

The Sunni and Shia split was the result of a disagreement over

• Whether Muhammad was a god

• The content of the Five Pillars of Islam

• Who should be Muhammad's successor

• The validity of the Quran

Chinese political philosophy based on appropriate relationships and Filial Piety

• Confucianism

• Daoism

• Maoism

• Legalism

Buddhists follow the ___________ to achieve enlightenment

• Yellow Brick Road

• Five Pillars

• 8 fold path

• Decrees of the Upanishads

The belief in Reincarnation is a crucial part of what belief system

• Jewish

• Islam

• Zoroastrianism

• Hinduism