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Religion in Ancient world

Total questions: 74

Worksheet time: 2hrs 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Mandate of Heaven was used to justify
a)
who ruled on the throne.
b)
A.      why peasants should listen to lords.
c)
why kingdoms should have separate rulers.
d)
A.      why the Great Wall should be built.
2.
This means the worship of a single god.
a)
Polytheism
b)
Monotheism
c)
Monodiety
d)
Polydiety
3.
This philosophy puts filial piety, or respect for parents and elders, above all else.
a)
Hinduism
b)
Christianity
c)
Confucianism
d)
Daoism
4.

A system of worship and belief, including belief about the nature of a god or gods

a)

mummification

b)

religion

c)

cultural universal

5.

Egyptians believed when you die, your heart would be weighed against the "Feather of Truth".

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The process of preparing the human body for the afterlife. The process would take up to 70 days to prepare. Very important in Egyptian culture.

a)

Creation

b)

Mummification

c)

Religion

7.
What is legalism?
a)
it is the last thing that comes out of china 
b)
Third major philosophy came out of china time of trouble
c)
The third philosophy came out of china time of trouble
8.
What Chinese school of thought teaches respect to elders and the law as the best way to maintain a peaceful society?
a)
Taoism
b)
Christianity
c)
Confucianism
d)
Buddhism
9.
Who was China’s greatest thinker, teacher, and philosopher?
a)
Buddha
b)
Confucius
c)
Yao
d)
Shinto
10.
Which of the following Chinese schools of thought teaches that strict laws and harsh punishments are key to maintaining an orderly society?
a)
Confucianism
b)
Legalism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Taoism
11.
Respect for elders, good government and social order represent the basic beliefs of
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Confucianism
d)
Shintoism
12.
Laozi (Lao Tzu) was the founder of—
a)
Buddhism
b)
Taoism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Shintoism
13.
What philosophy/religion teaches to live in harmony with nature?
a)
Legalism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Shintoism
d)
Taoism
14.
What's the name of this symbol?
a)
Moksha
b)
Yin-Yang
c)
Nirvana
d)
Eightfold Path 
15.
Confucianism had a strong impact on the development of China mainly because this philosophy
a)
established a basic structure for military rule
b)
provided a basis for social order
c)
contained the framework for a communist gov't
d)
stressed the importance of the individual
16.
Filial Piety means
a)
worship nature
b)
live in harmony
c)
respect your eldes
d)
same as Karma
17.
The right of a Chinese Dynasty to rule with the blessings of the Gods is called...?
a)
The Mandate of Heaven
b)
The Dynastic Cycle
c)
The Heavenly Commandments
d)
The Oracle Bones
18.
Confucius believed respect for parents, or _____, was very important to the relationships.
a)
civil service system
b)
mandate of heaven
c)
filial piety
d)
dynastic cycle
19.
The belief that the Chinese king’s right to rule came from the gods
a)
Confucianism
b)
Mandate of Heaven
c)
dynasty
d)
Daoism
20.
Use the passage to answer question 13.

Which of the following is best supported by the quote from Confucius? (7.21)
a)
If you wish for something hard enough it will just happen.
b)
If you work hard despite the challenges you will be rewarded. 
c)
If you love everyone then good things will happen to you.
d)
Loving is easier to do than hating.
21.
What is the central idea of Daoism
a)
Duty to community
b)
Living in harmony with nature
c)
Enforcing laws with harsh punishments
d)
Humans are naturally evil
22.
Confucius a very famous ____________, in Ancient China
a)
emperor
b)
philosopher
c)
army leader
d)
god
23.

To be loyal, have good morals, and respect others are the basic ideas of

a)

Legalism

b)

Daoism

c)

Confucianism

d)

Specialism

24.

What is the difference between religion and philosophy?

a)

Religion studies right and wrong.

b)

Religion is based on beliefs and worship.

c)

Religion is the belief in a supreme being. Philosophy is like a set of rules to follow.

d)

Philosophy is based on armies.

25.

In Daoism, people are encouraged to have a reverence and respect for

a)

Nature

b)

People

c)

Gods

d)

Armies

26.
A government where a God or divine ones are given the status of supreme ruler?
(Examples: The Vatican, Egyptians, etc..)
a)
Democracy
b)
Dictatorship
c)
Monarchy
d)
Theocracy
27.
A government ruled by a religious leader (Ex: Pope and the Vatican City)
a)
monarchy
b)
oligarchy
c)
theocracy
d)
socialist
28.
Who was allowed inside the ziggurats in ancient Mesopotamia?
a)
visiting travelers
b)
women and children
c)
priests
d)
everyone
29.
What did ancient Sumerians worship?
a)
statues
b)
many gods
c)
money
d)
priests
30.
What is the name of the structure that the priests lived in?
a)
house
b)
tent
c)
ziggurat
d)
car
31.
What does ziggurat mean?
a)
god
b)
city-state
c)
chariot
d)
mountain of god
32.
What was located at the top of the ziggurat?
a)
shrine
b)
clothes
c)
bed
d)
irrigation
33.
Why were the ziggurats built so high?
a)
to be safe from flooding
b)
to be close to the gods
c)
it looked nice
d)
to be hard to get to
34.
What is the main reason the ziggurat was built?
a)
to store grain
b)
to look nice
c)
to honor the main god of the city
d)
to live in
35.

An existence after death.

a)

Golden Age

b)

Afterlife

c)

Empire

d)

Civilization

36.
This is the belief in more than one god
a)
papyrus
b)
pyramid
c)
pharaoh
d)
polytheism
37.
Process which involves embalming and drying a corpse to keep it from decaying
a)
monsoon
b)
Mandate of Heaven
c)
mummification
d)
Mesopotamia
38.
Animal bones or tortoise shells used by priests to scratch questions to the gods
a)
oracle sticks
b)
oracle bones
c)
oracle shells
d)
ancestor bones
39.

carved with written characters to try to predict the future.

a)

pictograph

b)

calligraphy

c)

oracle bones

d)

Legalism

40.

set of beliefs about the world and how to live.

a)

Legalism

b)

Daoism

c)

Confucianism

d)

philosophy

41.

to create a stable, orderly society based on good values.

a)

Legalism

b)

Daoism

c)

Confucianism

d)

monopoly

42.

a natural way of life following the balance of nature.

a)

Daoism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Legalism

d)

monopoly

43.

a strong legal system is needed because people are bad by nature and need to be controlled.

a)

Confucianism

b)

Legalism

c)

Daoism

d)

monopoly

44.

Where did the Egyptians store four of the organs?

a)

big bins

b)

they threw them all away

c)

in a basket

d)

canopic jars

45.

The lids of the canopic jars each represented a different Egyptian

a)

Pharaoh

b)

King

c)

God

d)

Scribe

46.

Which organ is thrown away because Egyptians didn't view it as important?

a)

heart

b)

liver

c)

lungs

d)

brain

47.

Which organ did they leave in the body because they felt it controlled all thinking and emotions?

a)

brain

b)

heart

c)

lungs

d)

intestines

48.

After wrapping the body in linen once, what did embalmers place on the body before wrapping it a second time?

a)

resin

b)

natron

c)

amulets

d)

sarcophagus

49.
A piece of magic Egyptian jewelry is called
a)
An amulet
b)
A shaduf
50.
Huge stone tombs.
a)
Pyramid
b)
Canopic Jar
c)
Obelisk
d)
Bricks
51.
A two finger good luck charm was placed on the body before wrapping it.
a)
An Arm
b)
An Animal
c)
An Amulet
d)
All of these
52.
Who was the Egyptian god of the underworld?
a)
Osiris
b)
Isis
c)
Ra
d)
Ka
53.
Ruler of ancient Egypt
a)
cataract
b)
dynasty
c)
pharaoh
d)
noble
54.
Great stone tomb built for an Egyptian pharaoh
a)
sphinx
b)
cataract
c)
pyramid
d)
absolute power
55.
Who would the people blame if crops did not grow or if disease struck?
a)
the farmers
b)
the mummies
c)
the pharaoh
d)
the dynasty that was in power
56.
Which of the following beliefs was  central to Egyptian religion?
a)
the afterlife
b)
the pyramids
c)
the pharaohs
d)
the heavens
57.
Describe the burial practices of Egyptians?
a)
They used a funeral pyre for the dead.
b)
They carried the dead to a nearby country.
c)
They preserved bodies as mummies.
d)
They were buried in the river.
58.
Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, etc.....?
a)
Tombs were museums.
b)
Tombs were private storage for the pharaoh.
c)
Tombs were the safest place in the kingdom.
d)
They believed the dead enjoyed their materials in the afterlife.
59.
Pyramids are 
a)
warehouses to store food surplus
b)
temples where people are allowed to come and pray
c)
tombs with 2 rectangle-shaped sides
d)
tombs with 4 triangle-shaped sides that meet in a point at the top
60.
Ancient Egyptians believed their king was ___________________
a)
a normal person
b)
a representative of the gods
c)
a god
d)
a cat that came back to life
61.
Who was the main god of Ancient Egypt?
a)
Ra
b)
Osiris
c)
Isis
d)
Pharaoh
62.
 A form of government where the religious and political leader is the same person.
a)
monarchy
b)
theocracy
c)
democracy
63.
Naturally occurring salt mixture found in dried up lake beds used for medicine and mummification.
a)
Halite
b)
Papyrus
c)
Natron
64.
Egyptians made mummies so ....
a)
they can rest comfortably
b)
they can have power
c)
their soul can recognize the body in the afterlife
d)
they can rule the kingdom
65.
What did the Egyptians believe the weighing of the heart ceremony achieved?
a)
whether or not they will be mummified
b)
whether or not they will go to school
c)
whether or not they will be pharaoh
d)
Whether or not they did good deeds
66.
Collection of Confucius' teachings
a)
Mandate of Heaven
b)
Analects
c)
Nirvana
d)
Tripitaka
67.
Chinese scholar who taught 5 relationships to ensure social order and good government
a)
Samurai
b)
Confucius
c)
Kabuki
d)
Shogun
68.
Confucian teaching that harmony resulted when people accepted their place in society
a)
Kabuki
b)
Mandate of Heaven
c)
Bushido
d)
Five Relationships
69.
Confucian teaching or respect for parents and elders
a)
Filial Piety
b)
Five Relationships
c)
Four Noble Truths
d)
Tripitaka
70.
God of mummification.
a)
RA
b)
HORUS
c)
ANUBIS
71.
He is the sun god; he is also the king of all gods.
a)
RA
b)
OSIRIS
c)
ISIS
72.
Ancient Egyptian god of the afterlife
a)
Seth
b)
Horus
c)
Osiris
d)
Anubis
73.
He is the sun god. Wearing a large crown he sails in a boat across the sky between heaven and earth.
a)
Osiris
b)
Anubis
c)
Ra
d)
Seth
74.
This god has many roles. He is the messenger to Osiris, guard of the scales during the heart weighing ceremony, and in charge of embalming and mummification. He has the head of a jackal.
a)
Anubis
b)
Seth
c)
Horus

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