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World history 1

Total questions: 102

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where did some of the greatest empires and civilizations develop

a)

Meditteranian area

b)

Europe

c)

Asia and the Mediterranean area

d)

Africa

2.

The Persian empire is also called the what

a)

Aryan

b)

Achaemenid

c)

Ottoman

d)

Rome

3.

The Persian empire is located in modern day ______

a)

Iran

b)

Iraq

c)

India

d)

Tajikistan

4.

what is the capital of the Achaemenid

a)

peris

b)

joshauch

c)

halfdajar

d)

perse polis

5.

what empire built on the Indus,Mesopotamia, and Nile River civilizations.

(a)  

6.

What is the empire that developed in to the largest empire in the world.

a)

classical china

b)

persia

c)

egypt

d)

Indus

7.

who founded the empire of persia

a)

King cyrus the great

b)

King johsteput the great

c)

King bagsaksk

d)

/

8.

what was king Cyrus known for

a)

Trading goose feathers

b)

Bulding roads

c)

Tolerance toward conquered people

d)

being mean to the conquered people

9.

Darius the great was known as what kind of ruler

(a)  

10.

Darius the great honored customs laws, language, and religions of his conquered people

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Darius the great did not allow the people he conquered to speak their own language and their own religion

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Real unification was achived under what ruler

a)

King cyrus the great

b)

ashoka the great

c)

Darius the I

13.

Darius made each province pay taxes based on what

a)

resources/wealth

b)

people

c)

number of buildings

d)

they did not pay taxes

14.

Darius moved from one royal capital to another, celebrating important festivals and was seen by the people

a)

True

b)

False

15.

A system of departments created to carry out the work of the government

(a)  

16.

what are the names of the empire into 20 empires called what

a)

provie

b)

usefe

c)

satraps

d)

capitals

17.

what is the religion of the Persians

a)

kangism

b)

Zoroastrianism

c)

yin and yang

d)

Fahfaism

18.

Zoroastrianism is named after who

a)

the prophet Zoroaster

b)

The god zoro

c)

the prophet astro

19.

What book is the prophet Zoroaster teaching collected in .

a)

the prentice

b)

the Zoroastric

c)

the astro

d)

Zend-avesta

20.

which are the contributions of classical china

a)

Civil service sytem

b)

road system

c)

paper

d)

porcelain

e)

Silk

21.

where the Persians mono or polytheistic

a)

monthiestic

b)

polytheistic

22.

What is the name of the Persians only god

a)

Zhou

b)

Zoroah

c)

Ahura Mazda

d)

letkhtepsut

23.

Ahura Mazda taught what

a)

the forces of light and dark struggle for the human soul

b)

The only way to the after life is to end suffering

c)

There is balance in the universe without suffering

24.

What did Zoroastrianism do for the empire of persia

a)

divded it

b)

it helped to unify it

c)

caused and uprising

d)

made it start to decline

25.

Zoroastrianism is not still practice by many today mostly in india

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Tolerant rule, administrative government- imperial bureaucracy,preservation earlier civilizations respect of other cultures, and the unifying concepts of road system, standard coinage and Zoroastrianism.

a)

the legacy of rome

b)

the legacy of persia

c)

the legacy of the aryans

d)

the legacy of the indus river valley

27.

What facilitated trade and contact between china and the other cultures as far away as rome.

a)

Zhou

b)

silk road

c)

Royal road

d)

Laozi

28.

Confucianism is a Chinese ethical system developed by .

a)

Confucius

b)

Zhou

c)

Laozi

29.

Confucianism became the foundation for the Chinese government and social order

a)

True

b)

False

30.

When did Confucius live

a)

late Zhou dynastie

b)

early Zhou dynastie

c)

Xia dynastie

31.

Confucius ideas where trying to restore social order

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Impacts of of confucianism of are what

a)

Belief that humans are good,not bad

b)

Respect for elders and parents he put this above all other duties

c)

Ancestor worship

d)

Code of politeness which is still used today

e)

Emphasis of education

33.

who developed taioism which is a ethical system

a)

Laozi

b)

Confucius

c)

Zhou

34.

Filial piety is respect for the elders and parents

a)

True

b)

False

35.

What Chinese religion believed that the natural order was more important than the social order

a)

Confucianism

b)

Taoism/daoism

c)

Buddhism

36.

Daoists rejected what

a)

happiness

b)

strife and conflict

c)

marriage

d)

children

37.

How do daoists view government

a)

good

b)

unnatural

c)

natural

d)

Bad

38.

The daoists though that the worst goverment was one that goveren the least

a)

True

b)

False

39.

What is laozi credited with writing

a)

xakjvb

b)

How to enrichment

c)

Sksam

d)

The way of virtue

40.

which of these are impacts of Taoism.

a)

Humility(being humble)

b)

Simple life and inner peace

c)

Cause a civil war

d)

Harmony with nature

e)

Unity

f)

j

41.

____ represents the opposes of the Taoism

a)

bruhman

b)

Ying and yang

c)

Greek gods

d)

dakadjs

42.

Why did chinese forms o Buddhism spread throughout Asia

a)

Bird messages

b)

word of mouth

c)

Missonaries

43.

During what times did Buddhism become very popular

(a)  

44.

where was classical china located

a)

South Asia

b)

East Asia

c)

West Asia

d)

North Asia

45.

Was china centered on the yellow river and the yangtze river

a)

Yes

b)

Maybe

c)

No

46.

Was early china geographically isolated

a)

yes

b)

Maybe

c)

No

47.

which of these are physical barriers of china

a)

Himalayas

b)

The plateau of tibet

c)

Gobi desert

d)

Pacific 

e)

amazon jungle

48.

china was ruled by a secession of ruling families called

a)

communissm

b)

Dynaties

c)

Pharoes

d)

democracy

49.

Chinese rulers served under a mandate of heaven (divine approval)

a)

True

b)

False

50.

who was first emperor of the Qin dynasties

a)

Shi Haungdi Qin

b)

Qin skas Durlaapigo

c)

Qin

d)

Qin shi Haungdi

51.

King Qin took the name of Qin Shi Haungdi

a)

True

b)

False

52.

King Qin methondes where ____

a)

he was not a king

b)

brutal

c)

tolerant

d)

Kind

53.

What did King Qin´s methods help usher in

a)

China's stone age

b)

China's classical age

c)

China's modern age

d)

China's old age

54.

What was King Qin´s goal

a)

To end the division

b)

To make new division

c)

To make wars with other civilizations

55.

What destroyed the Zhou dynastiy

a)

Divisions

b)

wars

c)

rules

d)

unity

56.

Did king Qin spend 20 years conquering most of the surrounding warring states and centralizing power.

a)

yes

b)

NO

c)

Maybe

57.

What did king Qin develop that had loyal officials as leaders that reported to him directly

a)

Qin cities

b)

cities

c)

counties

d)

province

58.

How unity promoted under King Qin

a)

formed a army

b)

Standardized weights and measurements

c)

Updated the transportation system

d)

Replace the Zhou coins with Qin coins

e)

Created uniformity in Chinese writing

59.

Where did migratory invaders raid china from

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

60.

The original great wall of china was ¨rammed earth¨ and may have have connected older walls that separated the warring states

a)

True

b)

False

61.

Was the great wall actually numerous walls that ran parallel to each other

a)

Yes

b)

No

62.

What was built across northern china and southern Mongolia

a)

The great wall of mongolia

b)

The great wall

c)

Silk road

d)

The royal road

e)

The great wall of china

63.

Today how many miles long is the great wall

(a)  

64.

How do historians describe emperor Qin's rule

a)

Evil

b)

Sometimes nice

c)

Nice and agreeable

d)

Harsh and tyrannical

65.

When did Emperor Qin die?

a)

100 AD

b)

210 BC

c)

2021

d)

900 BC

66.

Emperor Qin's successor only ruled until 206 BC.

a)

True

b)

False

67.

What happened to the first Qin Emperor's successor in 206 BC?

a)

he was overthrown by the Han Dynasty

b)

he fell into a river and drowned

c)

he got bitten by a snake

d)

he was overthrown by Ceasar

68.

Did classical Indian civilization spread to the Ganges river valley , then through the Indianian sub continent

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

maybe

69.

The Himalayan mountains , Hindu Kush mountains and the Indian ocean are all examples of what

(a)  

70.

where was classical india located

a)

south Asia

b)

southeast Asia

c)

Northern Africa

d)

southwest Asia

71.

What are the roots of the caste system based in

a)

code of politness

b)

Teh Varnas

c)

Hammurabi system

d)

jati system

72.

The origins of the caste sytem came to india around what year

a)

150 B.C.

b)

1500 B.C.

c)

1000 B.C.

d)

100 B.C.

73.

definition: inherited from the parents

a)

hereditary

b)

narvana

c)

Jati

d)

tyrannical

74.

Was the caste system rigid or flexible

a)

flexible

b)

rigid

75.

What influenced all social interactions and choice of occupation

a)

the caste system

b)

Hammurabi system

c)

jati system

76.

who is at the top of the caste system

a)

vaishyas

b)

Brahmins

c)

kshatriyas

d)

shudaras

77.

what are brahmins

a)

commoners and peasants

b)

preists

c)

traders and merchant

d)

warriors

78.

Which list the caste system in order

a)

Kshartiya

Shudaras

Brahmans

Vaishyas

b)

Vaishyas

Brahmans

Kshatriyas

Shudaras

c)

Brahmans

Kshatriyas

Vaishyas

Shudaras

d)

Shudaras

Vaishyas

Brahmans

Kshatriyas

79.

who lived outside of the caste system

a)

vaishyas

b)

untouchables

c)

shudarns

d)

brahmins

80.

which of these religions originated in India

a)

Hinduism

b)

catholic

c)

Buddhism

d)

hammurabiism

e)

Taoism

81.

Origins of HInduism date back as far as 5500 BC.

a)

True

b)

False

82.

Who founded Buddhism?

a)

Brahmans

b)

Qin Shi Huangdi

c)

Confucius

d)

Siddhartha Guatama

83.

Who founded Hinduism?

a)

Siddhartha Guatama

b)

no founder

c)

Asoka the Great

d)

King Qin

84.

Which one is an example of a HIndu God?

a)

Brahma

b)

Vishnu

c)

Shiva

d)

Indra

85.

What are the key beliefs of Hinduism?

a)

accepted the caste system as religious law

b)

Reincarnation

c)

Karma

d)

MOKSHA

e)

All of these

86.

What is the earliest Hindu texts containing hymns, philosophy, and guidance in rituals?

a)

Budda

b)

The Bible

c)

The Vedas

d)

The Koran

87.

What are the writings by Hindu scholars and priests about the Vedas called?

a)

The Upanishads

b)

MOSKA

c)

Nirvana

d)

The Vedas

e)

T

88.

Buddhism was founded by Siddhartha Gautama in what part of India?

a)

present day Sudan

b)

present day Nepal

c)

Egypt

d)

Pakistan

89.

Siddhartha Gautama was also know as

a)

HIndu

b)

Buddy

c)

The blessed one

d)

Budda (The Enlightened One)

90.

What are the key beliefs of Buddism?

a)

everything in life is suffering

b)

the cause of all suffering is desire

c)

the answer to life is forty-two

d)

the way to end suffering is to end desire

e)

the way to overcome desire is to follow the Eightfold Path

91.

The way to overcome all desire and attain enlightenment is through the Eightfold Path to Enlightenment?

a)

True

b)

False

92.

Right View, RIght Intention, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness and Right Contemplation are the what?

a)

The Four Noble Truths

b)

The Eightfold Path to Enlightenment

c)

The Untouchables

d)

The Vedas

93.

A perfect state of understanding reached after a person followed the Eightfold Path is called?

a)

Karma

b)

Reincarnation

c)

MOKSHA

d)

Nirvana

94.

When was the Mauryan empire founded

a)

400 BC

b)

300 BC

c)

342 BC

d)

423 Bc

95.

who founded the Mauryan empire.

a)

Ashoka

b)

Chandragupta Maurya

c)

Hammurabi

d)

Mauryan gupteo

96.

where did Chandragupta first gain his power.

a)

Nile river valley

b)

tigris river valley

c)

Huang he river valley

d)

ganges river valley

97.

What was one of the first places Chandragupta conquered after the Ganges

a)

Western India

b)

Southern India

c)

eastern India

d)

Northern India

98.

Chandragupta's son and grandson later pushed south , adding much of the Deccan (southern India) to their empire

a)

True

b)

False

99.

During which time frame did The Mauryan empire rule over a large and united empire

a)

From 321 - 185 BC

b)

423 - 200 BC

c)

1500-1300 BC

100.

Chandragupta maintained order through a well - organized bureaucracy

a)

True

b)

False

c)

a

101.

Did royal official supervise the building of roads and harbors to benefit trade

a)

Yes

b)

NO

c)

Maybe

102.

During witch time period did some of the greatest empires and civilizations develop

a)

1000-500 bc

b)

1200-1000 bc

c)

600-300 bc

d)

1000-500 ac