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SS Final Review #3

Total questions: 77

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which was a Mauryan ruler who built new roads and hospitals for people and animals?
a)
Aryabhata
b)
Ashoka
c)
Chandra Gupta Maurya
d)
Kalidassa
2.
Which is an epic poem that is about a ruler who rescues his captured wife that grew to about 25,000 verses? 
a)
Bhagavad Gita
b)
Panchantrantra
c)
Ramayana
d)
Theravada
3.

Gupta mathematicians developed symbols for what that we still use today?

a)

alphabet

b)

algebra

c)

Sanskrit

d)

numbers 1-9

4.

a person who travels to holy sites

a)

pilgrim

b)

stupa

c)

nirvana

d)

guru

5.

What did Chandra Gupta establish to improve communication in the empire?

a)

states

b)

Silk Road

c)

telegraph line

d)

postal system

6.

Which leader was very cautious and paranoid that he has servants taste his food and never slept two nights in a row in the same bed?

a)

Chandra Gupta Maurya

b)

Ashoka

c)

Samudra Gupta

d)

Mahabharata

7.

Roman structure where gladiator fights were held

a)

Amphitheatre

b)

Colosseum

c)

Stadium

8.
A temple with a domed roof that was built to honor Rome's gods was called the
a)
Colosseum
b)
Theater
c)
Forum
d)
Pantheon
9.
Who helped Justinian in managing the affairs of the empire?
a)
His trusted adviser Tribonian
b)
His beloved nephew Justinian
c)
His wife Theodora
d)
No one helped him?
10.

general who strengthened the Byzantine army

a)

Belisarius

b)

Justin

c)

Justinian

d)

Theodora

11.

At the end of the Nile, it divides into different branches that fan out over an area of fertile soil and marshy swampland called a _____.

a)

alpha

b)

beta

c)

delta

d)

omega

12.

The king who united Egypt was

a)

King Tut

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Narmer

d)

Cleopatra

13.

What is it called when the religious leader is also the leader of the government?

a)

Theocracy

b)

Democracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Oligarchy

14.

Why were the pyramids built?

a)

as tombs for the pharaohs

b)

as vaults for the government's wealth

c)

as shelters for the homeless

d)

as monuments to the gods

15.

In order to know how to achieve life after death, the ancient Egyptians read what book?

a)

The Book of the Dead

b)

The Book of Life

c)

The Book of the Pharaohs

d)

The Book of Prayers

16.

The Nile River is the longest river in the world at 4,000 miles long.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The Nile River's floods were more ______ than those in Mesopotamia.

a)

sudden

b)

violent

c)

deadly

d)

predictable

18.

A line of rulers from one family

a)

dynasty

b)

theocracy

c)

pharaohs

d)

upper class

19.
Why did the Egyptians embalm the bodies of their dead pharaohs?
a)
to learn how human bodies worked
b)
to honor and show their respect for the dead
c)
to prove that pharaohs were humans, not gods
d)
to preserve them while the souls traveled to the afterlife
20.

What knowledge resulted from the Egyptian embalming process?

a)

astronomy

b)

geometry

c)

calendar

d)

medicine

21.
What major change did King Amenhotep IV make?
a)
He started a new religion that worshiped only one god, Aton.
b)
He signed peace treaties with the Hittites and other kingdoms.
c)
He sent armies to attack Nubia in the south and Syria in the north.
d)
He restored Egypt by regaining territories lost by earlier pharaohs.
22.
Sound reasoning, controlling your emotions, and making intelligent decisions is the philosophy of what?
a)
Stoicism
b)
Epicureanism
c)
Socraticism
d)
Platonism
23.
The chief librarian at the Library of Alexandria, Eratosthenes, was a scientist who concluded that:
a)
The sun is made of gas
b)
The earth is larger than the sun
c)
The earth is flat
d)
The earth is round
24.

Why was Philip II able to conquer Greece so easily?

a)

He already defeated the Persians and had a huge army

b)

Greece was weak from fighting the Peloponnesian War

c)

Philip was working with Persia

d)

He made a peace treaty with Greece

25.
Why did the first Persian War start?
a)
Persia wanted to punish Athens for interfering in the Ionian Revolt.
b)
Sparta and Athens were competing to be the best city-state .
c)
Persia wanted revenge for their defeat at Marathon.
d)
Sparta and Athens both wanted to defeat Persia.
26.
_____________ controlled and dominated the Peloponnesian League
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Ionia
d)
Troy
27.
Athens and Sparta were allies in the
a)
Trojan War
b)
Persian War
c)
Peloponnesian War
d)
Punic War
28.

An "eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth" is a code which means,

a)

If you do something to me, I will just love you for it

b)

The crime is okay and we will go to court and settle in a nice way

c)

The punishment for a crime should match the seriousness of the crime

d)

The wealthy people will just get fine and commoners will go to jail

29.

A payment made to a ruler or state as a sign of surrender is called:

a)

Province

b)

Tribute

c)

Caravan

d)

None of the above

30.

Which of the following is NOT true of Hammurabi's code?

a)

It covered many aspects of Babylonian life, not just crimes.

b)

Other civilizations began to write out laws based on this code.

c)

It treated all people equally under the law.

d)

It was carved in stone.

31.
Babylonian leader who created the first written code of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
Sargon
c)
Hammurabi 
d)
Sumer
32.

Which two religions began in India?

a)

Catholicism and Jainism

b)

Islam and Buddhism

c)

Hinduism and Buddhism

d)

Judaism and Christianity

33.

India is divided into 5 different social groups. This is known as the __________.

a)

Caste System

b)

Feudalism

c)

sectionalism

d)

segregation

34.

The highest position in the Indian caste system was....

a)

Brahmin

b)

Kshatriyas

c)

Vaishyas

d)

Shudras

35.

They were professional teachers who taught there was no absolute right and wrong, and that people should improve themselves.

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

d)

Sophists

36.

He only listened to eye witnesses and wrote the History of the Peloponnesian War...

a)

Herodotus

b)

Thucydides

c)

Plato

d)

Homer

37.

He was famous for his work with plane geometry such as lines and angles...

a)

Euclid

b)

Pythagoras

c)

Archimedes

d)

Hypatia

38.

This period of time made people look for ways to restore order in China.

a)

the flooding of Huang He valley

b)

the Period of Warring States

c)

the promotion of Daoism

d)

the introduction of legalism

39.

The Han dynasty differed from the Qin dynasty because under Han, government workers were chosen based on their

a)

ability according to tests.

b)

wealth and relationship to the censor.

c)

loyalty to the emperor.

d)

relationship to the emperor.

40.

a member of an upper class of society, usually made up of hereditary nobility

a)

warlord

b)

aristocrat

c)

pictograph

d)

ideograph

41.

a group of non-elected government officials

a)

bureaucracy

b)

hereditary

c)

Mandate of Heaven

d)

Dao

42.

having title or possession by reason of birth

a)

bureaucracy

b)

hereditary

c)

Mandate of Heaven

d)

Confucianism

43.

a Chinese philosophy concerned with living in harmony with nature

a)

Daoism

b)

Legalism

c)

filial piety

d)

censor

44.

a Chinese philosophy that stressed the importance of laws

a)

Daoism

b)

Legalism

c)

filial piety

d)

currency

45.

an official who watches others for correct behavior

a)

Daoism

b)

Legalism

c)

filial piety

d)

censor

46.
Merchants were well respected in the community and were often rewarded with government jobs.
a)
True
b)
False
47.

Accourding to belief in the mandate of Heaven, earthquakes and floods might be signs that...

a)

the king did not govern well.

b)

the king is doing a great job

c)

the people did not obey the laws.

d)

the natural world ignored humans.

48.

Which Chinese philosophy believes people are naturally evil?

a)

Daoism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Legalism

49.
the belief that all people with a talent for governing should be able to govern
a)
Confucianism
b)
filial peity
c)
Daoism
d)
legalism
50.

In order to have a peaceful society, Confucius believed everyone must

a)

follow the strict laws

b)

become one with nature

c)

follow their duty

d)

give up all worldly desires

51.
Rome is situated along which river?
a)
Tiber
b)
Rubicon
c)
Adige
d)
Po
52.
What was the name of the general who led the Carthaginians through Europe and attacked Rome from north?
a)
Scipio
b)
Hamilcar
c)
Leonidias
d)
Hannibal
53.
Romulus became king and named the city Rome, after himself.
a)
True
b)
False
54.
In times of crisis, what did the Roman Republic do differently?
a)
They elected new Senate members who took full control of the government.
b)
They allowed the army to run the country.
c)
They selected a dictator to rule with absolute power for a short time.
d)
They elected a king to permanently take control.
55.

Which of the following is the most famous sacred shrine?

a)

The temple of Zeus

b)

The temple of Apollo

c)

The temple of Poseidon

d)

None of the above

56.

In an epic, animals talk and act like people

a)

True

b)

False

57.

"Achilles' heel" is a phrase used today that came from an ancient Greek myth. It means

a)

Deception

b)

Weakness

c)

Belief

d)

Comedy

58.

Which statement is true about the city of Constantinople?

a)

It sat at the location of many trade system

b)

It was able to prosper despite having no harbord

c)

It cut all cultural ties with Rome

59.

What was Justinian's main goal?

a)

He wanted to restore the Old Roman Empire

b)

He wanted to restore Alexander the Great's Empire

c)

He wanted to spear Islam

d)

He wanted to clear Bosporus

60.

After the last Ice Age, many nomads moved into areas with a milder climate and fertile land. As a consequence ______eventually replaced hunting and gathering as the main source of food.

a)

shrines

b)

farming

c)

systematic agriculture

d)

river valley

61.

Because the conditions for farming were good, the first civilizations arose...

a)

in the mountains

b)

near the sea

c)

in river valleys

d)

in the desert

62.

How did Paleolithic people arrive in North America?

a)

by boat from Asia

b)

by boat from Europe

c)

by land bridge from Asia

d)

by land bridge from Europe

63.

__________________________________________, the organized growing of food on a regular schedule, enabled people to produce a constant food supply.

a)

villages

b)

trade

c)

systematic agriculture

d)

shrines

64.

During the Neolithic Age, people settled in ______________________________ located near fields and water sources.

a)

villages

b)

shrines

c)

systematic agriculture

d)

Paleolithic

65.

What does "Neolithic" mean?

a)

New Stone Age

b)

Land between the rivers

c)

Old Stone Age

d)

holy temple

66.

Which of the following is NOT one of the ways Paleolithic people used fire?

a)

Hunting tool

b)

Warmth

c)

Light

d)

Candles

67.

The large cities of the Indus Valley civilization were

a)

Harappa

b)

Delhi

c)

Raja

d)

Mohenjo-Daro

68.

Who founded Buddhism during the 500s B.C.?

a)

the Dalai Lama

b)

Lakshmi

c)

Sarawati

d)

Siddhartha Gautama

69.

seasonal wind, especially in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia

a)

subcontinent

b)

monsoon

c)

raja

d)

language family

70.

the first written language of India

a)

raja

b)

Sanskrit

c)

Vedas

d)

language family

71.

ancient sacred writings of India

a)

raja

b)

Sanskrit

c)

Vedas

d)

language family

72.

a person's personal duty, based on the individual's place in society

a)

guru

b)

reincarnation

c)

karma

d)

dharma

73.

Which are the TWO types of Buddhism?

a)

Theravada

b)

Dalai Lama

c)

Mahayana

d)

Mahavira

74.

No one knows who founded this religion

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Jainism

75.

Main goal is to achieve moksha

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Jainism

76.

Appealed to many people because they do not believe in the caste system.

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Jainism

77.

Which of the following is NOT one of the achievements of ancient India?

a)

plastic surgery

b)

symbol for 0

c)

numbers 1-9

d)

development of pi

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