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Unit 2 Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ancient civilization located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

a)
Mesopotamia
b)
Egypt
c)
Indus Valley
d)
China
2.

The ___ river flowed in East Egypt.

a)
Nile
b)

Euphrates

c)

Yellow

d)
Yangtze
3.

Which of the following ancient civilizations experienced no unpredictable flooding?

a)
Ancient Egypt
b)
Ancient Mesopotamia
c)
Ancient Indus Valley
d)

Ancient China

4.

Which ancient civilization housed the major cities Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro?

a)
Egyptian Civilization
b)

Mesopotamian Civilization

c)
Indus Valley Civilization
d)

Chinese Civilization

5.

If you believe in many gods you are ___.

a)
Atheist
b)
Monotheist
c)
Polytheist
d)
Agnostic
6.

What was the name of the temples the Mesopotamians built to appease their Gods?

a)
Pyramids
b)
Ziggurats
c)
Stonehenge
d)
Parthenon
7.

Trade route that included land and sea routes

a)
Silk Road
b)
Atlantic Ocean Route
c)

Indian Ocean Trade

d)
Panama Canal
8.

Which of the following is not and empire/civilization you would find in the Indian Ocean Trade Network?

a)

Swahili Coast Cities

b)

Middle Eastern Muslim Empires

c)

India

d)

Southwest Asia

9.

What ideology spread through the Silk Roads?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Islam

c)
Buddhism
d)

Hinduism

10.

Siddhartha Gautama concluded that ___ lay at the end of all existence.

a)
Wealth
b)

Nirvana

c)

Suffering

d)
Fame
11.

This ancient civilization was geographically protected by the Gobi Desert, Himalayan Mountains, and the Pacific Ocean.

a)
Ancient Egypt
b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Ancient India

d)
Ancient China
12.

Which of the following caste system levels would you not find someone of the Aryan race?

a)
Brahmins
b)
Kshatriyas
c)
Vaishyas
d)

Sudras

13.

If you believe in one God, you are ___.

a)
Atheist
b)
Polytheist
c)
Monotheist
d)
Agnostic
14.

The sum of one's good and bad actions is known as

a)
Karma
b)
Dharma
c)
Yoga
d)
Moksha
15.

What is the difference between Brahman and Brahmin?

a)
Brahman is a concept in Hinduism while Brahmin is a caste
b)
Brahman and Brahmin are the same
c)
Brahman is a caste while Brahmin is a concept in Hinduism
d)
Brahman and Brahmin are both gods in Hinduism
16.

What group of people dominated the Indian Ocean Trade?

a)

Muslim Merchants

b)

Indian Merchants

c)

Chinese Merchants

d)

French Merchants

17.

Merchants sit higher on the ___ hierarchy than any other hierarchy because they provide the food.

a)

Chinese

b)

Hindu

c)

Egyptian

d)

Indian

18.

Confucianism was founded in ___ by ___.

a)
China by Confucius
b)
India by Buddha
c)

India by Multiple Generations

d)
Egypt by Cleopatra
19.

Which caste level would you find merchants and craftsmen?

a)
Brahmins
b)
Kshatriyas
c)
Vaishyas
d)
Shudras
20.

Emperor who made it a state policy to spread Buddhism

a)
Emperor Ashoka
b)

Emperor Bang

c)

Emperor Wudi

d)
Emperor Shah Jahan
21.

Which of the following is not one of the Chinese dynasties we discussed?

a)

Zhou Dynasty

b)

Qin Dynasty

c)
Han Dynasty
d)

Ming Dynasty

22.

Ancestor veneration was apart of which religion/philosophy?

a)
Christianity
b)
Islam
c)
Buddhism
d)
Confucianism
23.

If your choice of holy book is the Tripitaka, you are more than likely a follower of ___.

a)
Hinduism
b)

Confucianism

c)
Islam
d)
Buddhism
24.

Group of people led out of slavery in Egypt.

a)
The Romans
b)

The Egyptians

c)

The Hebrews

d)
The Persians
25.

Sacred name of Judaism God

a)
Yahweh
b)
Allah
c)

God

d)

Jesus

26.

Judaism Holy Book

a)
The Bible
b)
The Quran
c)
The Vedas
d)
The Torah
27.

Amenhotep IV attempted monotheism in Egypt by forcing the Egyptians to praise only ___.

a)
Osiris
b)
Ra
c)
Aten
d)
Anubis
28.

Ancient monotheistic religion that influenced Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Zoroastrianism
d)
Shintoism
29.

One's duty per their caste system is known as ___.

a)
Dharma
b)
Karma
c)
Moksha
d)
Samsara
30.

Which of the following is not a technology that emerged due to the Indian Ocean Trade Network?

a)
Compass
b)
Astrolabe
c)

Keel

d)
Lateen Sail
31.

What ideology spread in the Indian Ocean Trade Network?

a)
Communism
b)
Capitalism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Islam
32.

What is reincarnation?

a)
A process of rebirth after death
b)
A type of meditation
c)
A religious ceremony
d)
A form of exercise
33.

How does one move up the Caste System?

a)
By accumulating wealth
b)
By performing good deeds in life
c)
By getting a higher education
d)
By marrying into a higher caste
34.

Where did Moses lead the enslaved Hebrews?

a)
Egypt
b)
Babylon
c)

Canaan

d)
Jerusalem
35.
  1. In Ancient Egypt, the ___ was both the head of governmental and religious life.

a)
Pharaoh
b)
Priest
c)

King

d)
Soldier
36.
  1. Which Babylonian leader created the first known written code of law?

a)
Alexander the Great
b)
Julius Caesar
c)
Nebuchadnezzar II
d)
Hammurabi
37.

The Mesopotamian region was unified by the ____ after Sargon fell out of power.

a)

Babylonians

b)

Akkadians

c)
Egyptian Pharaohs
d)
Greek City-States
38.

Ancient China was ruled by families called ____, which received permission from the gods to rule called the ____.

a)
Dynasties, Mandate of Heaven
b)
Emperors, Divine Right
c)

Dynasties, God's Blessing

d)

Kings, Mandate Order

39.

Ancient India traded many crops. Which of the following is not a crop that Ancient India traded?

a)
Wheat
b)
Rice
c)
Cotton
d)

Silk

40.

Ancient China and Ancient India often experienced excessive flooding and tsunamis. What were these storms called?

a)

Monsoons

b)
Hurricanes
c)

Typhoons

d)
Cyclones