Stone Age
South America was:
A) The first continent to be reached by humans
B) The second continent to be reached by humans
C) The last continent to be reached by humans
D) The fourth continent to be reached by humans
C) The last continent to be reached by humans
Excavating land and carbon dating fossils and artifacts is the job of:
A) Historians
B) Archaeologists
C) Physicists
D) Astronomers
B) Archaeologists
Characteristics of Judaism include:
A) Worshipping one's (your) ancestors, Filial Piety, Five Key Relationships
B) The caste system, the Vedas, the Upanishads
C) Strict laws, harsh punishment, and strong government
D) Monotheism, the Torah, the Ten Commandments
D) Monotheism, the Torah, the Ten Commandments
The Caste System includes:
A) Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras
B) Generals, Colonels, Sergeants, Privates
C) Kings, Princes, Dukes, Counts, Knights
D) Popes, Bishops, Cardinals, Priests
A) Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras
Buddhism includes:
A) The Eightfold Path to Enlightenment
B) An Eye for an Eye
C) Thou shall not steal
D) Reuniting with Brahman
A) The Eightfold Path to Enlightenment
Hunters and gatherers from the Paleolithic period used:
A) Stone tools
B) Copper tools
C) Iron tools
D) Bronze tools
A) Stone tools
Rivers and river valleys were the sites of:
A) The first countries
B) The first kingdoms
C) The first tribes
D) The first cities/civilization
D) The first cities/civilizations
"You shall honor your father and your mother
You shall not murder
You shall not commit adultery
You shall not steal
You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor"
The rules come from which ancient people/civilization
A) India/the Indus Valley Civilization
B) Ancient China
C) Ancient Israel/the Hebrews
D) Ancient Egypt
C) Ancient Israel/the Hebrews
Hinduism include:
A) The Four Noble Truths, Siddhartha Gautama, The Eightfold Path
B) Anubis, mummification, tombs, the afterlife
C) Reincarnation, Karma, Vedas, Upanishads
D) Moses, Abraham, Saul
C) Reincarnation, Karma, Vedas, Upanishads
Humility, a simple life and inner peace, and harmony with nature are features of:
A) Islam
B) Judaism
C) Taoism/Daoism
D) Hinduism
C) Taoism/Daoism
Domesticated animals, agriculture, and irrigation were first introduced during the:
A) Paleolithic period
B) Neolithic period
C) Old Stone Age
D) Bronze Age
B) Neolithic period
Egypt, Phoenicia, and Mesopotamia all practiced:
A) Polytheism
B) Monotheism
C) Islam
D) Protestantism
A) Polytheism
Hieroglyphics are:
A) Sumerian picture writing
B) Phoenician picture writing
C) Olmec picture writing
D) Egyptian picture writing
D) Egyptian picture writing
Hinduism includes:
A) The Caste System
B) The Four Noble Truths
C) The Analects
D) Hammurabi's Code
A) The Caste System
China built:
A) Solomon's Temple
B) The Pyramids
C) Ziggurats
D) The Great Wall
D) The Great Wall
10,000 BC was the start of the:
A) Iron Age
B) Paleolithic period
C) Tin Age
D) Neolithic/New Stone Age
D) Neolithic/New Stone Age
The social hierarchy (class system) of Sumerian society from top to bottom was:
A) Farmers, slaves, priests, kings, craftsmen
B) Priests, kings, craftsmen, slaves, farmers
C) Kings, priests, craftsmen, farmers, slaves
D) Craftsmen, farmers, kings, slaves, priests
C) Kings, priests, craftsmen, farmers, slaves
The letters/alphabet that most closely resemble our modern American/English alphabet are:
A) The Phoenician alphabet
B) The Roman alphabet
C) The Chinese alphabet
D) The Egyptian alphabet
A) The Phoenician alphabet
The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path are part of:
A) Buddhism
B) Daoism
C) Hinduism
D) Judaism
A) Buddhism
Features of Confucianism are:
A) the Ten Commandments, the Exodus, Jerusalem
B) the Caste System, Dharma, Karma
C) Ziggurats, polytheism, the Qin Dynasty
D) Ancestor worship, belief that humans are good, respect for elders
D) Ancestor worship, belief that humans are good, respect for elders