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Total questions: 85
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Which era is known for the development of the first stone tools by early humans?
Stone Ages
Ancient Mesopotamia
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Rome
Which ancient civilization is often called the 'Cradle of Civilization' and was located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
Ancient India
Ancient Mesopotamia
Ancient Greece
Ancient China
Which religion is associated with the Israelite Kingdoms and is one of the oldest monotheistic religions?
Hinduism
Judaism
Buddhism
Christianity
Which ancient civilization is famous for its pyramids and pharaohs?
Ancient Greece
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Rome
Ancient China
Which ancient civilization developed along the Indus River and is known for cities like Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro?
Ancient India
Ancient Mesopotamia
Ancient Greece
Ancient Egypt
Which ancient civilization is known for the invention of paper and the Great Wall?
Ancient China
Ancient Rome
Ancient Egypt
Ancient India
Which ancient civilization is known for its philosophers like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle?
Ancient Greece
Ancient Egypt
Ancient India
Ancient Mesopotamia
Which ancient civilization is known for its republic, gladiators, and the Colosseum?
Ancient Rome
Ancient China
Ancient Mesopotamia
Ancient India
What is an artifact?
The remains of an animal that lived long ago
A human-made object
A type of agriculture
The remains of a plant from long ago
Which of the following is an important way that hunter-gatherers got food during the Paleolithic Age?
Making flour from wheat
Growing vegetables
Gathering fruits and nuts
Raising animals such as goats
Why were scientists able to learn so much about the Iceman?
because he is an artifact
because he was preserved in ice
because he was from the Paleolithic Age
because he was not preserved in ice
Why did early humans settle near estuaries?
They provided protection from rival groups and shelter for homes
They mostly occurred in areas with cold climates and few animals
There was little danger of excess water
They provided both salt water and fresh water along the fertile land
Paleothic people’s tools were made of what material?
Glass
Iron
Bronze
Stone
How did the people of the New Stone Age get their food?
They would only hunt, gather and fish
They were nomads and only hunted
They would only gather and fish
They would hunt, gather, fish and farm
How does cave art reveal the cultures of early humans?
The landbridges throughout the continents
It shows the Iceman
It shows the genetics of Homo sapiens
It shows they are creative, intelligent and illustrates their daily lives
What is the oldest form of writing in the form of wedges and lines?
English
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
Alphabet
Which statement best describes the geographical location of Mesopotamia?
Along the Persian Gulf
Between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
In a valley in Southwest Asia
To the east of the Mediterranean Sea
What is a city-state?
A group of different lands and people that are governed by one ruler
An order based on power and wealth
A partnership
A city and the surrounding lands and settlements
What caused the city-states to develop in Sumer and form the world’s first civilization?
It was bad for farming which caused a famine for a long time.
It was unpredictable for farming which caused the city-states to compete.
It was excellent for farming and then cities were built and a civilization developed.
It was the place where they found purple snails and a civilization developed.
Why was the Code of Hammurabi important?
It was laws that applied equally to all citizens.
It was important because they were the first laws written down.
It was important because everyone was able to read them.
It was laws that were unfair to the higher classes.
What purpose did the ziggurat serve in each Sumerian city-state?
It was the place for the Phoenicians to set up a trading empire.
It was the heart of each city-state where priests performed rituals.
It was the place were writing was invented.
It was not an important place to honor the gods.
How did the Phoenicians sea trade effect Mesopotamia culture?
They invented the battering ram
They traded goods like purple dye and they spread the alphabet
They keep all the purple dye and didn’t share it with royalty
They were good shipbuilders.
Who is a Jewish spiritual leader, or teacher, called?
Synagogue
Torah
Kosher
Rabbi
According to the Hebrew Bible, who was chosen by God to lead the Exodus from Egypt?
Moses
Deborah
Joshua
Torah
What’s the sacred text of the Jewish faith?
Bible
Torah
Code of Hammurabi
Menorah
What is a drought?
A dry period that caused a serve shortage of food
A journey from slavery to freedom
An extra amount of food
Fertile soil
Which of the following is not a custom to the Jewish religion?
Believed in one god
Kosher foods- ate certain foods
Sabbath- a day of rest-no work
Attending church weekly
What is the name of the area that God told Abraham to take his family, also known as the Promise Land?
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Babylon
Canaan
What term means a forced removal from one’s native country?
Exile
Migrate
Torah
Zealots
What does the term kosher mean?
A day of rest
The leader of a synagogue
Religious agreement
Foods that were specially prepared according to Jewish laws
Pharaohs had built pyramids to_______
Serve as their tombs
Communicate with the gods
Protect them from invaders
Prevent the Nile from flooding
Why did Egyptians make mummies?
To honor the ghosts of ancestors
To provide a body for the spirit after death
To protect the tombs of pharaohs
To worship their gods
Who held the most power in ancient Egyptian society?
Artisans and merchants
Farmer
Officials and scribes
Pharaoh
What important role did King Menes accomplish?
He built the first pyramid
He is the god of death
He was the first to unite Egypt
He is a British archeologist who discovered King Tut’s tomb
Papyrus was made from ______.
reeds from the Nile
silt from the Nile
The same cloth used to wrap mummies
Sandstone
What did archaeologists learn from the Rosetta Stone?
They learned that ancient Egyptians did not believe in an afterlife.
They learned how to read hieroglyphics.
They learned the location of King Tut’s tomb
They learned that the pyramids were built with ramps.
What accomplishment marked the reign of Hatshepsut?
Defeat of the Hyksos
Destruction of monuments
Expansion of trade as a female ruler
Separation of Upper and Lower Egypt
What is a subcontinent?
A large peninsula
A large landmass
Fertile land between two rivers
The populated part of a continent
What are the Vedas?
A rigid social class system
Aryan priests
Four sacred texts
The most important Hindu deities
Define reincarnation
Reborn into another soul
Universal spirit
The gods Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva
The Middle Way
The Indus and the Ganges are (a) .
Ancient cities that were very similar despite being 300 miles apart
Rivers that flow into India and bring water to the country
Groups of invaders who failed to conquer ancient India
The highest castes
According to Hindu beliefs about reincarnation,
faithful followers of Hinduism will be born into a higher caste
people are always reincarnated into the same caste
good behavior is not rewarded
how people live does not affect how they will be reincarnated
According to Hinduism, how can people escape the cycle of reincarnation?
by obeying the dharma of a different caste
by chance
by living a perfect life and becoming one with Brahman
by eating meat only on religious holidays
Before becoming the “Enlightened One,” Gautama was a
priest
farmer
prince
solider
What did Siddhartha Gautama want to figure out that caused him to change his life and begin a new religion?
He wanted figure out the meaning of the stone seals.
He wanted to figure out the reason why people wanted to believe in so many gods.
He wanted to figure out how he could become the leader of the Empire.
He wanted to figure out why people suffer.
According to Buddhist belief, who can reach nirvana?
Only upper castes
Anyone who follows the Middle Way/Eightfold Path
Only the poor
Anyone who is partly selfish and partly unselfish
Which of the following is part of China’s natural barrier?
The Aral Sea
The Chang Jiang River
The Himalaya
The Great Wall of China
China’s civilization developed between which two rivers?
Yin and Yang
Chang Jiang and Yangtze
Shang and Zhou
Huang He and Chang Jiang
Which of the following was meant to protect Shi Huangdi in death?
The Great Wall of China
Confucian scholars
An army of terra cotta warriors
Canals and irrigation systems
Why was the Silk Road important?
It was the route followed by Confucius as he spread his philosophy
The road was made of silk
It was a military route followed by Chinese armies
It was a trade route that connected China with surrounding areas
What were two key ideas about Confucius’ teachings?
Kindness and respect
Revenge and honor
Loyalty and bravery
Charity and Independence
According to Confucius, if people followed these sets of guidelines, what would occur?
Everyone would have the most riches in the world.
People would be able to take over more and more land.
There will be harmony (peace) amongst all.
People could believe whatever they wanted to.
Which Chinese philosophy believed in living in harmony with nature.
Confucianism
Daoism
Legalism
Buddhism
Which accomplishment made it easier to buy and sell throughout the Qin Empire?
A single currency and a single writing system
Taxes lowered
Work began on the Great Wall
A unified empire
Which of the following was an accomplishment of the Han dynasty?
Single writing system
Unified empire
Establishment of a trained government
Single currency
Which word means a “hilltop fortress” and “high city”?
Acropolis
Agora
Barracks
Theaters
Which of the following was stressed in Spartan society?
Education
Democracy
Arts
Military
What led Athens and Sparta to fight together?
Attacks by the Persians
Colonization in the Mediterranean
Military training schools
Trade with the Phoenicians
Why could an ancient Greek poet accurately say that Greece was “a rugged place”?
It was mountainous and hard to farm
It was made up of many peninsulas and islands
It was fertile like the Nile River valley
It had many of its rivers overflow
The central market place of an Athenian city was called an
Colony
Agora
Assembly
Acropolis
What was the basic difference between the gods and humans?
Gods were part of families and were stronger.
Gods were stronger and they were immortal.
Gods were mortal and they controlled the universe.
Gods were immortal and were part of families.
67. Alexander the Great preserved the legacy of Greek culture by
Rebuilding Athens
Blending it with other cultures
Establishing one religion
Forcing people to follow Persian customs.
What three adjectives might describe life in Athens?
Freedom-loving, strict, harsh
Seafaring, freedom-loving, trade-oriented
Trade-oriented, seafaring, warlike
Harsh, fair, artistic
What three adjectives might describe life in Sparta?
Free, harsh, strict
Warlike, harsh, strict
Warlike, harsh, free
Harsh, fair, seafaring
What two city-states were often in conflict?
Macedonian and Alexander
Delian and Pericles
Athens and Sparta
Peloponnesian and Syracuse
Which statement best describes the geographical location of Rome?
Within the mountain range known as the Alps
On the island of Sicily
On seven hills on the west coast of Italy
Along the Po River
Which of the following is a characteristic of Rome’s republic government?
A single powerful tyrant with complete control
Wealthy male citizens who vote for their leader
The military controlling and entire country or region
A king with absolute power
The agora is to Greece as (a) is to Rome.
Theater
Forum
Trireme
Aqueduct
Which group of Romans held most of the power?
Tribunes
Gladiators
Plebbians
Patricians
Which group was majority of Rome’s population?
Patricians
Consuls
Plebbians
Assemblies
What religion was founded by Jesus and based on his teachings?
Polytheism
Judaism
Muslim
Christianity
What did Octavian Augustus mean when he said, “I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble”?
He turned a city in ruins and had it completely rebuilt.
He destroyed all the bricks and only allowed marble to used.
He found a city at peace and left it at war.
He found a city in ruins and made it worse.
Why was Julius Caesar killed?
Because he had too much money
Octavian wanted to be the leader
Senators feared he had grown too powerful at their expense and wore purple
He wanted able to bring peace to the Civil War
What are they fighting about in the Punic Wars and who wins?
They were fighting about the power in the government and Carthage wins
They were fighting for control of Sicily and Rome wins
They were fighting about the cruel uncle of Romulus and Remus and Rome wins
They were fighting about the land in Alexandria and Carthage wins.
What was the Colosseum and what was it used for?
It was a giant arena used for gladiator games
It was a religious building used as a place of worship
It was a marketplace used for trade
It was a government building used for voting
Describe the geography of Ancient Mesopotamia
Describe the geography of Ancient Egypt
Describe the geography of Ancient India
Describe the geography of Ancient China
Describe the geography of Ancient Greece
Describe the geography of Ancient Rome
Describe the religion Hinduism
Hinduism is a diverse and ancient religion with a rich beliefs, practices, and philosophies centered around concepts like dharma, and karma.
Describe the religion Buddhism
Describe the religion Christianity
Describe the religion Judaism
