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global review

Total questions: 142

Worksheet time: 6hrs 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The effect of a person's actions in this and in previous lives. 
a)
karma
b)
dharma
c)
ahisma
d)
moksha
2.
The rebirth of a soul in a new body. 
a)
dharma
b)
reincarnation
c)
ahisma
d)
shrine
3.
The rebirth of a soul in a new body. 
a)
dharma
b)
reincarnation
c)
ahisma
d)
shrine
4.
Hindus worship many gods.
a)
true 
b)
false
5.
The highest caste in the caste system is
a)
Sudras
b)
Untouchables
c)
Brahmin
d)
Karma
6.
When the soul comes back in the next life it is called
a)
Reincarnation
b)
Karma
c)
Sudras
d)
Vedas
7.
People of India were divided into social classes called the ___________________ system
a)
Economic
b)
Caste
c)
Political
d)
School
8.
A person with good Karma will be reincarnated into a
a)
New Job
b)
Lower caste
c)
Higher caste
d)
Unicorn 
9.

Which of the following is not associated (connected) with the teachings of Hinduism?

a)

reincarnation

b)

caste system

c)

karma

d)

monotheism

10.

Where was Prince Siddhartha born?

a)

Pakistan

b)

India

c)

China

d)

Egypt

11.

What did Siddhartha's father most want his son to become?

a)

a powerful ruler

b)

a great religious leader

c)

a strong warrior

d)

a husband and father

12.

What happened when Siddhartha was 29?

a)

He had a son and began to travel outside of his palaces.

b)

He traveled to many different countries to experience different cultures.

c)

He became very sick and was forced to become an ascetic.

d)

He got married to a young noblewoman and built her a new palace.

13.

Siddhartha was inspired to leave his royal life and search for enlightenment when he saw

a)

happiness.

b)

suffering.

c)

greed.

d)

wealth.

14.

As part of Siddhartha's ascetic lifestyle, he would sometimes deny himself

a)

food.

b)

sleep.

c)

shelter.

d)

all of these options.

15.

The basic principles of Buddhism, such as "suffering is present in all things," is called

a)

the Eightfold Path.

b)

the Four Noble Truths.

c)

nirvana.

d)

enlightenment.

16.

The teachings of "right understanding," "right action," and "right concentration" are part of the

a)

Four Noble Truths.

b)

ascetic lifestyle.

c)

Hindu religion.

d)

Eightfold Path.

17.
1. What is the Buddha's real name? 
a)
Gangas Khan 
b)
Asoka
c)
Siddartha Guatama 
d)
Finn
18.
What does the 8 fold path consist of? 
a)
Right thought, intent, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, concentration. 
b)
Right decisions, choices, livelihood, no talking, be crazy 
c)
8 things that a dude said one day under a tree
d)
8 items that the Brahmins felt were very important to the Caste System. 
19.
What does the word "Buddha" mean? 
a)
One who has become free
b)
One who has become strong in the force
c)
One who has been driven to the dark side
d)
One who has become enlightened 
20.

What is it to go without food for a period of time?

a)

fast

b)

feast

c)

fest

d)

fat

21.

What is the belief that actions in this life, whether good or bad, will decide your place in the next life?

a)

karma

b)

dharma

c)

Brahman

d)

Atman

22.
Buddhism shares its roots with this other major religion. What is it?
a)
Christianity
b)
Confucianism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Taoism
23.
Buddha was born as a ________.
a)
pauper
b)
prince
c)
king
d)
rich brat
24.

Who is the key person???

a)

Buddha

b)

Jesus

c)

Muhammad

d)

Mahatma Gandhi

25.

Is Buddhism a religion or Belief system??

a)

relief pystem

b)

belief system

c)

religion

d)

religious

26.

Who made Confucianism ?

a)

Wendi

b)

Ghengis Khan

c)

Confucias

d)

Suddartha gautama

27.

Is Confucianism Philosophy or religion

a)

philosophy

b)

religion

c)

asdfs

d)

asdf

28.

What are the names of the three philosophies of China history?

a)

Taoism, Hinduism, Christianity

b)

Hinduism, Buddhism, Doaism

c)

Confucianism , Doaism. Buddhism

d)

Confucian, Dadaism, Islam

29.

Buddhism came to China from ....

a)

Africa

b)

United States

c)

Philippines

d)

India

30.

Confucius was the founder of ___________________

a)

Buddhism

b)

Daoism

c)

Shinto

d)

Confucism

31.

Confucius said that ________________ overcomes ignorance and lack of harmony.

a)

education

b)

money

c)

strong government

d)

strong economics

32.

This philosopher gave purpose and order to

a)

children

b)

government

c)

society

d)

Society and government

33.

Daoists reject ___________ and the idea ruler is the one who ________ governs.

a)

jobs , strongly

b)

education , does not

c)

government , does not

d)

ambition , takes total control and

34.

You can define Taoism as the philosophy which life's goal is to ......

a)

be well formally educated.

b)

preserve old traditional ways of life.

c)

create a society in harmony with the world.

d)

be ambitious and hard working.

35.

A philosophy based on respect is

a)

Confusianism

b)

Taoism

c)

Legalism

d)

Confucious

36.

A philosophy based on harmony with nature

a)

Taosim

b)

Confucism

c)

Legalism

d)

Naturalism

37.

How many philosophies were used in China

a)

6

b)

2

c)

9

d)

3

38.

A philosophy believing people are born bad is

a)

Legalism

b)

Confucism

c)

Badism

d)

Taoism

39.

Another name for Daoism is

a)

Dao

b)

Taoism

c)

Caoism

40.

_________ is an important part of the Christian religion.

a)

Prayer

b)

Reincarnation

c)

Offerings

d)

Buddha

41.

_________________ is the cycle of birth and rebirth found in Buddhism and Hinduism.

a)

Prayer

b)

Reincarnation

c)

Sikhism

d)

Symmetry

42.

Which of the following is the definition of religion?

a)

Something that people do with their family

b)

A place that followers go to worship

c)

The eightfold path

d)

A set of beliefs held by a group of people

43.

_____________ is an important person in Christianity.

a)

Buddha

b)

Jesus

c)

Abraham

d)

Muhammad

44.

_____________ is an important person in Islam.

a)

Buddha

b)

Jesus

c)

Abraham

d)

Muhammad

45.

_____________ is an important person in Judaism.

a)

Buddha

b)

Jesus

c)

Abraham

d)

Muhammad

46.

Buddha's name before his enlightenment was _____________ _______________.

a)

Siddharta Gautama

b)

Jesus Christ

c)

Vladimir Putin

d)

Donny Drumpt

47.

A Christian place of worship is called a ______________.

a)

Church

b)

Mandir

c)

Mosque

d)

Yahweh

48.

A Muslim place of worship is called a ______________.

a)

Church

b)

Mandir

c)

Mosque

d)

Yahweh

49.

Followers of Islam are called _______________.

a)

Muslims

b)

Followers

c)

Buddhist

d)

Christians

50.

The most important text for Christianity is the _________________.

a)

Bible

b)

Quran

c)

Veda

d)

Tipitaka

51.

The most important text for Islam is the _________________.

a)

Bible

b)

Quran

c)

Veda

d)

Tipitaka

52.
What is the christian symbol
a)
Cross 
b)
Star of david
c)
Crabby patties
d)
Crescent and star
53.
What is Judaism holy book
a)
Torah
b)
Bible
c)
Quran
d)
Koran
54.

the Quran, the Torah, the Holy Bible


Which is the correct order of religions that best completes the order above?

a)

Christianity, Judaism, Islam

b)

Islam, Judaism, Christianity

c)

Judaism, Islam, Sikhism

d)

Christianity, Sikhism, Hinduism

55.

Believe that all living things are sacred?

a)

Christianity

b)

Hinduism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Islam

56.
The oldest monotheistic religion; founded by Abraham; followers read the Torah; the symbol is the Star of David?
a)
A.  Judaism
b)
B.  Islam
c)
C.  Christianity
d)
 D.  Buddhism
57.
The religion founded by Jesus Christ; followers read the Holy Bible; the symbol is the cross?
a)
A. Islam
b)
B. Judaism
c)
C. Hinduism
d)
D. Christianity
58.
The city of Jerusalem was relevant to Judaism, Christianity and Islam because it?
a)
A.  Maintains the traditional beliefs of the religious groups
b)
B.  Contains holy sites for all three religions
c)
C.  Uses the Western Wall as a meeting place to discuss religious tolerance
d)
D.  Has many historical sites for each of the five major world religion
59.

the belief in one God

a)

A polytheism

b)

B culturalism

c)

C Judaism

d)

D monotheism

60.
Which two religions believe in reincarnation?
a)
Taoism and Confucaism
b)
Hinduism and Buddhism
c)
Christianity and Judaism
d)
Taoism and Christianity
61.
Which religion has the believes in the yin-yang
a)
Daoism
b)
Legalism
c)
Christianity
d)
Judaism
62.
What religion follows the Eightfold Path
a)
Hinduism
b)
Islam
c)
Judaism
d)
Buddhism
63.
Which 3 religions are polytheistic?
a)
Legalism, Christianity, Judaism
b)
Legalism, Buddhism, Hinduism
c)
Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism
d)
Daoism,Taoism, Bossism
64.
What is a city state?
a)
A city surrounded by agricultural land.
b)
A city.
c)
A city with a wall.
d)
An empire.
65.
What made Hammurabi famous?
a)
He was a powerful king who built an empire.
b)
He had some harsh laws.
c)
He conquered and enslaved the Jewish people.
d)
He created the first written laws.
66.

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

67.

Which of the following is a goal of Hammurabi's code?

a)

emphasize the importance of life after death

b)

promote trade with peoples from other lands

c)

provide kings with knowledge on how to rule

d)

establish a written system of laws

68.

What is the term for people who believe in more than one god?

a)

monotheists

b)

polytheists

c)

prophets

d)

ziggurats

69.

Farming

a)

Agriculture

b)

Migration

c)

Cultural Region

d)

Confederacy

70.

Weather conditions of an area (temperature, rainfall etc.)

a)

Climate

b)

Paleo-Indians

c)

Agriculture

d)

Subsistence

71.

People who move from place to place; no permanent home

a)

Cultural Region

b)

Nomadic

c)

Climate

d)

Agriculture

72.

Materials that are found in nature and are valuable to humans

a)

Natural Resources

b)

Migration

c)

Arid

d)

Climate

73.

All the plant life found in an area

a)

Vegetation

b)

Nomadic

c)

Cultural Region

d)

Confederacy

74.
Scientists who look for places where people lived a long time ago​
a)
crops
b)
archaeologists
c)
glaciers
d)
weapons
75.
growing food and raising animals for people to eat
a)
tools
b)
weapons
c)
agriculture
d)
hunter-gatherer
76.
plants people grow for food
a)
tools
b)
weapons
c)
irrigation
d)
crops
77.
making water flow to  dry land
a)
freezing
b)
settled
c)
weapons
d)
irrigation
78.
items used to help make things
a)
tools
b)
irrigation
c)
agriculture
d)
settled
79.
items used to hunt or kill
a)
adapt
b)
trading
c)
weapons
d)
irrigation
80.
lived in a new place
a)
settled
b)
trading
c)
freezing
d)
weapons
81.

bought and sold goods

a)

settled

b)

freezing

c)

traded

d)

adapt

82.
able to grow things very well
a)
fertile
b)
goods
c)
tools
d)
weapons
83.
The early Native Americans settled down when they began to _______.
a)
Farm
b)
Pick Berries
c)
Sleep 
84.
Review: The first laws were written by _______
a)
Hammurabi 
b)
Hatshepsut
c)
1st Graders
d)
Mrs. Call
85.

Who are people who study the remains of ancient people called?

a)

scientists

b)

doctors

c)

archeologists

86.

The way an organized people live at a particular time and place is called?

a)

compulsory

b)

civilization

c)

indigenous

87.

a social group that one is born into and cannot change

a)

caste

b)

stigma

c)

Brahmin

d)

Hinduism

88.

What is the holy book of Christianity?

a)

Bible

b)

Torah

c)

Koran

89.

What is the holy book of Judaism?

a)

Bible

b)

Torah

c)

Koran

90.

The city of ____ is a sacred place for Christians, Jews, and Muslims.

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Jerusalem

91.

What is the holy book of Islam?

a)

Bible

b)

Torah

c)

Koran

92.

For which religion is the place of worship a synogogue?

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Judaism

93.

For which religion is the place of worship a mosque?

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Judaism

94.

For which religion was Jesus the founder?

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Judaism

95.

For which religion was Mohammad the prophet?

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Judaism

96.

A person who believes in only one god would best be described as...

a)

monotheistic

b)

polytheistic

97.

What do we call ways of creating order and offering leadership?

a)

Government

b)

Tending crops

c)

Ways and means

d)

Academy of the sciences

98.

A social class is considered

a)

a person skilled in a particular craft

b)

a group of people with similar customs, background, training and income

c)

moving from place to place

d)

a group of land owners ONLY

99.

The watering of crops is called

a)

irreplaceable

b)

irresponsible

c)

irrigation

d)

rain

100.

The planting of seeds to grow crops is called

a)

economy

b)

horticulture

c)

agriculture

d)

mother nature

101.

Domesticate means to

a)

worship God, gods, or spiritual elements

b)

go from one language to another

c)

verify people are eligible to vote

d)

grow and tend wild plants and animals

102.

An anthropologist is

a)

a scientist who studies plants

b)

a scientist who studies the universe

c)

a scientist who studies the cultural developments of humans

d)

a pianist who plays nothing but Mozart

103.

An account of a historical event written by someone who did NOT witness the event is called

a)

a primary source

b)

a secondary source

c)

a newspaper

d)

the dark web

104.

A person who moves from place to place would be called a(n)

a)

nomad

b)

surplus

c)

artisan

d)

government

105.

A person who obtains food by hunting animals and gathering plants is called a

a)

loner

b)

piper

c)

bureaucrat

d)

hunter and gatherer

106.

Something that is written or created by a person who witnessed a historical event is called a

a)

secondary source

b)

biography

c)

a primary source

d)

a fossil

107.

Human-made objects are called

a)

fossils

b)

living things

c)

surplus

d)

artifacts

108.

A scientist who studies past human life by analyzing fossils and other artifacts is called

a)

a botanist

b)

an archeologist

c)

a physicsit

d)

a nuclear engineer

109.

What do we mean when we say the word 'fertile'?

a)

a sub species of tortoise

b)

the area near the Great Barrier Reef

c)

good for growing (crops) usually by a river

d)

ways of creating order and offering leadership

110.

What do we call a person who specializes in writing and serves as a record keeper?

a)

an umpire

b)

a scribe

c)

a heathen

d)

a sorcerer

111.

What is cultural diffusion?

a)

a society with a highly developed culture, politics and technology

b)

the separation of powers

c)

the ability to read minds

d)

the spreading out of culture, culture traits or a culture pattern from a central point

112.
The worship of many gods.
a)
monotheism
b)
irrigation
c)
polytheism
d)
epic
113.
If a son has struck his father, they shall cut off his hand.
Which document contains this statement?
a)
Ten Commandments
b)
Code of Hammurabi
c)
Edicts of Asoka
d)
Twelve Tables
114.
What famous monument has the head of a man and the body of a lion?
a)
Obelisk
b)
Rosetta Stone
c)
Great Sphinx
d)
Valley of the Kings
115.
Egyptian writing system
a)
papyrus
b)
alphabet
c)
cuneiform
d)
heiroglyphics
116.

Which word means, "a metal made from copper and tin."

a)

bronze

b)

iron

c)

pyramid

117.

Which word means, "a silver colored metal stronger than bronze."

a)

bronze

b)

iron

c)

pyramid

118.

Which word means, "a large structure with a pointed top."

a)

pyramid

b)

fertile

c)

bronze

119.

Which of these is the name of an early civilization?

a)

North Carolina

b)

Egypt

c)

Africa

120.

Which of these made it possible for early civilizations to form?

a)

extinction of Neanderthals

b)

creation of maps

c)

agricultural revolution

d)

existence of oceans in our world

121.

What kingdom is credited with inventing writing

a)

Egypt

b)

Indus River

c)

China

d)

Sumeria

122.

The first form of writing is called:

a)

Sanskrit

b)

Cunieform

c)

Hieroglyphics

d)

Gilgamesh

123.

Which king gave us the first known written set of laws?

a)

Ramses II

b)

Sargon

c)

Hammurabi

d)

Narmer

124.

True of False:

The Paleolithic people were Nomads

a)

True

b)

False

125.

What did the paleolithic people do most

a)

Search for food

b)

Talk

c)

Swim in nearby lakes

d)

Eduacate their children

126.

How was the government of Sumer organized?

a)

There were many city-states.

b)

There was one monarchy.

c)

There was a dictatorship.

d)

There was an amazing early form of democracy.

127.

What does polytheism mean?

a)

Belief in no God

b)

Belief in one God

c)

Belief in many Gods

128.

Farming

a)

Agriculture

b)

Migration

c)

Cultural Region

d)

Confederacy

129.

Very dry, not having enough rainfall to support agriculture

a)

Bering Strait

b)

Native

c)

Arid

d)

Nomadic

130.

Advanced human development

a)

Climate

b)

Exploration

c)

Vegetation

d)

Civilization

131.

Weather conditions of an area (temperature, rainfall etc.)

a)

Climate

b)

Paleo-Indians

c)

Agriculture

d)

Subsistence

132.

Who was found at the top of all social classes in ancient Egypt?

a)

nobles and priests

b)

farmers

c)

artisans

d)

pharaoh

133.

Define agriculture.

a)

specialization

b)

work

c)

farming

d)

study of culture

134.

What was the ruler of Egypt called?

a)

President

b)

Pharaoh

c)

Emperor

d)

King

135.

The belief in one god is know as:

a)

Monotheism

b)

Polytheism

c)

Agnosticism

d)

Atheism

136.

Pyramids are associated with this River Valley Civilization:

a)

Egypt

b)

Indus Valley

c)

Yellow River Valley

d)

Mesopotamia

137.

Most early River Valley Civilizations depended on ________________ for their economic success.

a)

Metallurgy

b)

Art

c)

Music

d)

Agriculture

138.

__________________ was a metal discovered by the Mesopotamians and was found to be stronger than tin or copper.

a)

Steel

b)

Titanium

c)

Bronze

d)

Brass

139.

What does Fertile Crescent mean?

a)

Floor workers who put fur on top of tile

b)

A place good for farming where crops grow

c)

A company that makes adjustable wrenches

d)

A place where lots of babies are born

140.

seasonal winds and storms

a)

citadel

b)

monsoon

c)

varna

d)

veda

141.

a fixed social class into which a person is born

a)

caste

b)

Veda

c)

varna

d)

province

142.

to be accepting of others

a)

caste

b)

province

c)

tolerance

d)

citadel