One of ancient Egypt’s major products was_________________.
A. gold B. grain C. stone D. wood
B. grain
100
What is a possible reason for the decline of Harappan civilization?
A. Chinese invaders
B. earthquakes and floods
C. plagues and diseases
D. trading stopped
B. earthquakes and floods
100
What were some of the achievements of the Gupta Empire?
A. astronomy and farming
B. paintings and religion
C. making cotton cloth
D. epic texts and mathematics
D. epic texts and mathematics
100
During the Shang Dynasty in China, _____________________.
A. religion and government were closely connected
B. there was a firm separation of church and state
C. religion was only for enslaved people
D. there was no government or religion
A. religion and government were closely connected
100
Which of these statements about Legalism and Confucianism is accurate?
A. Legalism was the opposite of Confucianism.
B. Legalism valued laws.
C. Neither valued duty.
D. Legalism had harsh laws to enforce duty.
D. Legalism had harsh laws to enforce duty.
200
Ancient Egyptians used _________________ to develop their calendar.
A. the Nile
B. geometry
C. religion
D. astronomy
D. astronomy
200
Untouchables were ___________________.
A. high priests
B. government officials
C. members of the lowest caste
D. under the lowest caste
D. under the lowest caste
200
The image shows a Buddhist meditating. What does “meditating” mean?
A. to speak openly
B. to write poetry
C. to think deeply
D. to sing loudly
C. to think deeply
200
Because of its frequent flooding, the Huang He is sometimes called ______________________.
A. Chang Jiang
B. China’s Sorrow
C. the Flooded Desert
D. the Chinese Nile
B. China’s Sorrow
200
____________________are two Han achievements.
A. paper and steel
B. cuneiform and ziggurats
C. papyrus and geometry
D. Sanskrit and the Vedas
A. paper and steel
300
Huge stone structures called ____________________ were built as tombs for the pharaohs.
pyramids
300
Ancient Indian civilization developed first __________________.
A. in the Indus River valley
B. in the Ganges River valley
C. on the Deccan Plateau
D. on the Himalayas
A. in the Indus River valley
300
Why were the Chandalas the only ones able to hunt, fish, and handle meat?
A. They could afford it.
B. It was considered an unclean job.
C. They enjoyed it.
D. They only lived in the country.
B. It was considered an unclean job.
300
Shang kings looked to___________________ to tell the future.
oracles
300
Children worked in the fields because ___________________.
A. the nobles forced them
B. their parents were too lazy
C. everyone needed to help
D. it was a fun hobby
C. everyone needed to help
400
What goal did the pharaohs want to achieve by building pyramids?
A. to bring themselves glory
B. to help the workers
C. to save Egypt’s money
D. to change the environment
A. to bring themselves glory
400
__________________ is a seasonal wind.
Monsoon
400
Asoka was a ruler, or ________________, of an Indian empire.
raja
400
Rich yellow soil deposited along the Huang He is called ________________.
loess
400
The process of making things similar is called ________________.
standardization
500
What was one of the destructive consequences of building pyramids?
A. The expense was very low.
B. The pharaoh was proud.
D. The economy was weakened.
D. The pyramid’s were easy to build.
C. The economy was weakened.
500
___________________ is another name for a god or goddess.
Deity
500
What did Buddha believe was the key to ending suffering?
A. abiding by castle rules
B. giving up desires
C. traveling and teaching
D. obtaining wealth
B. giving up desires
500
Early Chinese kings used warlords to govern territories because ________________________.
A. each warlord would have an equal amount of power
B. it was difficult to enforce laws in such a large kingdom
C. it kept the warlords busy
C. the king had too much to do in his own territory
B. it was difficult to enforce laws in such a large kingdom
500
Working for the government is called ____________________.