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WorksheetsGlobal I Midterm Prep
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 28mins
U2: What is the term for a person being reborn after a previous life?
maya
reincarnation
recluse
dharma
U2: This determines your life after reincarnation.
Vedas
Karma
Aryans
Upanishads
U2: What is the name of group of people at the bottom of the Caste System?
Sudras
Untouchables
Kshytrias
Brahimns
U2: What is the ultimate goal of Buddhism?
Become a part of the Chosen People
Reach Enlightenment
Follow proper behavior
Become one with Abraham
U2: Why did Hindus believe the Caste System was fair?
People could move up in society
People chose their social class
Social class is based on your actions in previous lives (karma)
People are all equal in the Caste System
U2: The Buddhist state of ultimate peace and happiness is ________________.
Nirvana
Mandate of Heaven
Filial Piety
Brahman
U2: ___________ is considered to be the founder of Judaism.
Abraham
Saul
David
Goliath
U1: What were the two rivers that allowed settlement in Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates
Nile and Mississippi
Nile and Indus
Yellow and Nile
U4: _________ helped ideas spread around the world
Heroes & Villains
War & Trade
Farming & Domestication
Epics & Poems
U1: ________ was the leader of the Babylonians in Mesopotamia.
Hammurabi
Sargon
Nebuchadnezzar
U2: Which of the following best proves that most Mesopotamian religions were polytheistic?
they believed in demons
they used the plow for agriculture
they believed in hundreds of gods
they believed in Marduk
U1: If a common man cut out the eye of a common man, what would be his punishment under Hammurabi's Code?
he would have his eye put out
he would be put to death
he would have to pay gold
nothing
U1: If a nobleman put out the eye of a slave, what would be his punishment under Hammurabi's code?
he would pay money
he would be put to death
he would have his eye put out
nothing
U1: Hammurabi's code is a famous system of laws because it
is one of the earliest written law codes
led to democracy
had such lenient punishments
led to the world's first rebellion
U1: Name the River Valley Civilization shaded in purple on the map
Egypt
Mesopotamia/
Babylon
India
China
U1: Name the River Valley Civilization shaded in orange on the map
Egypt
Mesopotamia/
Babylon
India
China
U1: Name the River Valley Civilization shaded in yellow on the map
Egypt
Mesopotamia/
Babylon
India
China
U1: Most early religious traditions can be categorized as -
Monotheistic
Polytheistic
Atheistic
Agnostic
U1: The ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt were similar in that both cultures
established trade routes to China
used the ziggurat form for their temples
developed along rivers
used a hieroglyphic writing system
U1: The Neolithic Revolution occurred when people discovered how to -
grow food and domesticate animals
trade with others in the same river valley
fight wars using metal weapons
make stone temples for religious ceremonies
U1: True or False - Early humans settled far away from rivers.
True
False
U2: Respect for elders, good government and social order represent the basic beliefs of
Hinduism
Buddhism
Confucianism
Shintoism
U2: What country did Buddhism start in?
India
China
Japan
Sri Lanka
U2: This philosophy is the foundation of modern Chinese culture
Shintoism
Hinduism
Confucianism
Buddhism
U2: Which religion is monotheistic?
Hinduism
Judaism
Buddhism
Confucianism
U2: The caste system is part of which religion?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Confucianism
Islam
U2: Founder of Buddhism
Moses
Siddhartha Gautama
Aryans
Abraham
U2: "What comes around goes around" is a way to describe ____________.
karma
dharma
shiva
caste
U2: What is the major difference between Buddhism and Hinduism?
Buddhism rejected karma
Hinduism rejected polytheism
Buddhism rejected the Caste System
Hinduism rejected Indian nationalism
U3: How did the Han dynasty select its government officials?
Candidates had to belong to one of the highest-ranking families.
Candidates had to pay a large bribe to the hiring officials.
Candidates had to pass a difficult civil service exam.
Candidates had to be related to the emperor.
U4: The Silk Road is
a trade route linking China with Central Asia.
a path taken by millions of silk worms each Spring.
a map made of Silk.
a ladder used by farmers to collect silk worms.
U3: _____________ is a social system where the smartest and hardest working are rewarded with power.
democracy
meritocracy
economy
maritime
U2: At first, the Roman government _________ Christians, or treated them unfairly and punished them.
praised
worshipped
persecuted
taxed
U2: The teachings of Jesus of Nazareth led to what religion's development?
Nazarene
Christianity
Judaism
Protestantism
U3: He was a dictator of Rome and later killed by senators because he became too powerful.
Julius Ceasar
Ceasar Augustus
Constantine
Spartacus
U3: Which society was the first to practice democracy?
Greece
Rome
Carthage
America
U4: Which emperor converted to Christianity and made the religion legal in Rome?
Caesar
Augustus
Diocletian
Constantine
U3: What is a form of government called in which the leader is put into office by citizens with the right to vote?
Republic
Monarchy
Empire
Theocracy
U3: True or false - Greece's natural barriers made it difficult for people to interact and form one large, unified country.
True
False
U3: Government where citizens have decision-making power
Democracy
Polis
Helots
Aristocrats
U3: What things were different between Ancient Roman Slavery and slavery in the United Stated at its founding?
Roman slavery was not based on race and U.S. slavery was
Romans never freed their slaves and that happened often in the U.S.
Freedmen were a small class in Rome and there were many freedmen in the early U.S. South
U4: Cultural diffusion is best described as...
sharing music from one culture to another
Cultural margarine
the spreading of religion
the spreading of ideas, languages, and traditions from one culture to another
U4: What statement is an example of cultural diffusion?
Venezuela has large reserves of oil
Texas has large amounts of oil
students in China learn Chinese in school
young people dance to American rock music in Japan
U4: Culture is spread by...
Movement of people
Trade
War
All are correct
U4: How did Alexander the Great spread Greek culture?
by writing and printing press
by word of mouth and traveling griots
by being the model of the perfect human
by conquering other civilizations and creating a large empire
U4: Besides goods, what else was exchanged on the silk road?
lifestyles
religions
diseases
all of the above
