Midterm Review - Top 3 missed questions!

The earliest western civilization located along the Ionian, Mediterranean and Aegean seas began in this country.

• Italy
• Spain
• France
• Greece

The empire of Persia began in this country.

• Iran
• Turkey
• Afghanistan
• Iraq

The Ganges River is sacred to this country.

• China
• India
• Brazil
• Australia

In Confucianism, people need to practice this to have a stable society.

• balance with nature

• the four noble truths and meditation

• yoga and good karma

• education and respect

Moksha, karma and reincarnation are key parts of this religion that spread throughout India.

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Daoism

• Judaism

This religion was founded by Siddhartha Gautama who told his followers to practice the Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path to achieve Nirvana.

• Zoroastrianism

• Confucianism

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

Cave drawings help archaeologists to

• speculate about life in the Paleolithic era

• study early agriculture in the Neolithic era

• understand early written words

• calculate ancient record keeping

Characteristics of Paleolithic people include:

• domestication of animals

• written langauge

• woven cloth

• use of simple stone tools

permanent settlements, pottery, clothing made of woven cloth are all characteristics of:

• Neolithic Age
• Paleolithic Age

The early river valley civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt developed governments that were ruled by -

• rulers who acted as religious authorities

• elected officials voted by citizens

• representative assemblies on behalf of citizens

• tribal councils chosen by the chief