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Chapter 3 People and Ideas on the Move

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This race of people were nomads who came from the Steppes region

a)

Indo-Europeans

b)

Phoenicians

c)

Hebrews

d)

Egyptians

2.

The Aryans heavily transformed this modern-day country

a)

India

b)

Egypt

c)

Iraq

d)

Israel

3.

According to Hinduism, this is when a soul is born over and over throughout multiple lifetimes.

a)

Reincarnation

b)

Incantatioin

c)

Karma

d)

Moksha

4.

This religion has the "Four Noble Truths."

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Judaism

d)

Jainism

5.

Which religion spread the most throughout East Asia?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Judaism

d)

Jainism

6.

This group became the most powerful seafaring traders from 2000-1400 B.C.

a)

Minoans

b)

Egyptians

c)

Indo-Europeans

d)

Assyrians

7.

Which civilization had bull leaping as a sport?

a)

Minoans

b)

Phoenicians

c)

Egyptians

d)

Hebrews

8.

Which civilization had the largest trading network throughout the Mediterranean Sea?

a)

Phoenicians

b)

Minoans

c)

Egyptians

d)

Hebrews

9.

Which civilization developed red-purple dye?

a)

Phoenicians

b)

Egyptians

c)

Hittites

d)

Minoans

10.

Who should we "thank" for the development of the alphabet?

a)

Phoenicians

b)

Hebrews

c)

Egyptians

d)

Minoans

11.

This was the ancient home to the Hebrews.

a)

Canaan

b)

Arabia

c)

Egypt

d)

Crete

12.

Which book of worship is associated with Judaism?

a)

Torah

b)

Bible

c)

Koran

d)

Vedas

13.

According to the Torah, who is the "father" of the Hebrew people?

a)

Abraham

b)

Joseph

c)

Noah

d)

Adam

14.

Which country enslaved the Hebrews?

a)

Egypt

b)

Minoa

c)

Phoenicia

d)

Babylon

15.

The Hebrews were different from other religions in that they

a)

were Monotheistic

b)

were Polytheistic

c)

believed in reincarnation

d)

sought spiritual enlightenment

16.

This group had an "Exodus" from Egypt after years of slavery.

a)

Hebrews

b)

Phoenicians

c)

Minoans

d)

Hindus

17.

Upon returning to Palestine, the Hebrews divided into how many tribes?

a)

12

b)

10

c)

50

d)

3

18.

The Info-European peoples that migrated from the steppes were mainly?

a)

traders

b)

herders

c)

hunters

d)

farmers

19.

Buddhism spread across Asia mostly as a result of?

a)

trade

b)

conquest

c)

missionary efforts

d)

pilgrimages by the faithful

20.

Hinduism and Buddhism have a common belief in?

a)

many gods

b)

reincarnation

c)

the caste system

d)

the sacredness of all life

21.

The Phoenicians contributed greatly to written communication by introducing the first use of?

a)

vowels

b)

papyrus

c)

pictographs

d)

phonetic symbols

22.

The Hittites occupied Anatolia (Asia Minor), a huge peninsula in modern-day?

a)

Greece

b)

Turkey

c)

Phoenicia

d)

Assyria

23.

The language that English, Sanskrit, Persian, and Spanish are all derived from is?

a)

Hittite

b)

Anatolian

c)

Babylonian

d)

Indo-Europeans

24.

The Aryans had a system of ranking human value. What type of system is this called?

a)

Caste

b)

Value Added

c)

Pecking Order

d)

Totem

25.
Who was Siddhartha Gautama?
a)
Founder of Hinduism.
b)
Founder of Jainism.
c)
Founder of Christianity.
d)
Founder of Buddhism.
26.
What is monotheism?
a)
Belief in heaven.
b)
Believe in many gods.
c)
Belief in an afterlife.
d)
Belief in only one god.
27.
Who was Moses?
a)
Man who led the Egyptians out of slavery and gave them the 10 Commandments.
b)
Man who led the Hittites out of slavery and gave them Hammurabi's Code.
c)
Man who led the Israelites out of slavery and gave them the 10 Commandments.
d)
Man who led the Americans out of slavery and gave them the Declaration of Independence.
28.

The social class system that came to be known as the caste system was established?

a)

Hittites

b)

Aryans

c)

Hindus

d)

India's first residents

29.

The two items below that are most similar are?

a)

nirvana and varnas

b)

moksha and nirvana

c)

ethical monotheism and Hammurabi's code

d)

the Ten Commandments and the Four Noble Truths

30.

The Minoans were known for all of the following EXCEPT?

a)

bull-leaping for sport

b)

painted pottery

c)

female-led religious ceremonies

d)

valuing human life above nature