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Which is NOT a major river valley in Asia?
a.-Tigris-Euphrates b.-Nile c.-Indus
d.-Huang He
Nile
What important African trading center became a famous center for learning and culture?
a.-Zimbabwe b.-Cairo c.-Alexandria d.-Timbuktu
Timbuktu
Who were Edesius and Frumentius?
monarch explorers traders missionaries
missionaries
What is Africa's largest lake?
Lake Victoria
What false religion tries to reach a state of "nirvana"?
Buddhism
What is the caste system?
a.-religious ceremonies in Buddhist temples
b.-socialist economies of Indochina
c.-strict social structure of India
d.-cultural "rules" of Chinese philosophy
strict social structure of India
Who united Upper and Lower Egypt into one Nation?
a.-Akhenaton b.-Tutankhamen c.-Menes
d.-Mentuhotep
Menes
Shinto is the oldest surviving religion in__?
China India Japan Korea
Japan
What is Africa's highest Mountain?
Mount Kilimanjaro
What ruler is considered the founder of Japanese civilization?
Prince Shotoku
What was China's longest dynasty?
a.-Shang b.-Chou c.-Han d.-Ch'in
Chou
Ancient India made its greatest contributions to civilization in the realm of___?
a.-mathematics b.-art c.-medicine d.-architecture
mathematics
Which country is known to have first made paper?
Egypt Persia India China
China
What is Japan's highest mountain?
Mount Fuji
Who was the Frenchman that was able to decipher the hieroglyphics of the Rosetta Stone?
Champollion
Who built the ancient civilization in Africa's interior?
a.-Phut b.-Mali c.-Sheba d.-Cush
Cush
Who started the largest continental empire in history?
a.-Genghis Khan b.-Shih Huang Ti c.-Lao-tse
d.-Marco Polo
Genghis Khan
What dynasty inaugurated India's "golden ages"?
Guptas Dravidians Moguls Mauryas
Guptas
What is Africa's longest lake?
Lake Tanganyika
What best symbolizes the Egyptian conception of state and society?
Pyramid
What did Asoka do?
a.-built the Maurya empire
b.-built the Taj Mahal
c.-began Hinduism
d.-all of these
built the Maurya empire
The Book of Dead is important in the history of__?
China Egypt Africa India
Egypt
What is the longest river in the World?
Nile River
What is Africa's largest desert?
Sahara Desert
Who was the Egyptian female pharaoh that ruled jointly with her nephew?
Hatshepsut