Why was the social pyramid in ancient Egypt shaped like a pyramid?
The section at the top had the fewest number of people while the bottom had the most number of people.
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How did the Himalaya Mountains benefit India?
they provided a consistent water supply from melting snow
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How did the Huang He most influence settlement near its banks?
it fertilized the soil around it
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How was Judaism different from other religions of its time?
the belief in one God
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In ancient Sumer, why was a levee built?
to prevent flooding
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Why did Egyptians bury bread and beer with their dead?
To use in the afterlife
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What river did most people in ancient India settle near?
Indus River
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What protected inner China from invasion from the northwest?
deserts
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Why was Jerusalem considered a Holy City?
the Ark of the covenant was kept there
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How did the invention of the plow affect life in ancient Sumer?
It gave Sumerians a reliable food supply.
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What was the purpose of building a pyramid?
a tomb for pharaohs
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Because of its large size and position in relation to large masses of land and water India is known as a...
a. isthmus
b. ecosystem
c. subcontinent
d. plateau
subcontinent
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What were Shang weapons made of?
bronze
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Which belief do Hinduism and Buddhism have in common?
a. ritual bathing
b. caste system
c. many gods
d. many lifetimes
many lifetimes
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In ancient Sumer, what did a scribe do?
wrote down the laws
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What type of natural vegetation can be found near the Nile River?
Reeds and Papyrus
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How do we know that Mohenjodaro was carefully planned?
The streets were divided into city blocks
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Why did many people sent to work on the Great Wall not return home?
They died under harsh conditions
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What troubled Buddha on his first few trips out into the world?
aging, sickness, and death
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What is Hammurabi best known for?
his code of laws
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How did most government officials get their job?
They inherited the position from a family member
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What mathematical number came from ancient India?
zero
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How did groups of invaders from the Northeastern Plain travel to Inner China?
along a narrow coastal plain
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The Eightfold Path of Buddhism is most similar to which of these Hindu beliefs?
a. dieties
b. karma
c. castes
d. dharma