Mesopotamia
Which of the following is a major achievement of Mesopotamia?
A. The Wheel
B. Board Games
C. Soap
D. Papyrus
A. Wheel
An important achievement of Ancient Egypt was the invention of which of the following?
A. Money
B. Wheel
C. Papyrus
D. Gunpowder
C. Papyrus
Which Empire in India is referred to as "The Golden Age"?
A. Mauryan Empire
B. Gupta Empire
C. Zhou Empire
D. Han Empire
B. Gupta Empire
In Ancient China, the belief that kings had the divine right to rule and were blessed by the gods
A. Silk Road Mandate
B. Right of Legalism
C. Heaven's Gate
D. Mandate of Heaven
D. Mandate of Heaven
Vocabulary: The worship of many gods
A. Monotheism
B. Atheism
C. Polytheism
D. Deism
C. Polytheism
The ancient Law Code of Mesopotamia was created by which ruler to, "ensure that the strong did not rule the weak."
A. Pharoah
B. Sargon
C. Hammurabi
D. Osiris
C. Hammurabi
Both Mesopotamia and Egypt developed economic systems based on what form of trade?
A. Capitalism
B. Bartering
C. A money system
D. Banking
B. Bartering
Ancient Indian Social Structure • Brahman (priestly) class • Kshatriya (warrior/noble) class • Vaishya (commoner/herdsmen/tradesman) class • Shudra (peasant/servant) class What is the BEST classification for this social structure?
A. Ethnic groups
B. Religious sects
C. Caste System
D. Feudal system
C. Caste System
Which achievement is best attributed to the Zhou Dynasty?
A. Sewer Systems
B. The Great wall of China
C. Civil Service Exam
D. Confucianism
D. Confucianism
Vocabulary: The belief in ONE God.
A. Monotheism
B. Polytheism
C. Theocracy
D. Patriarchy
A. Monotheism
One type of ancient Mesopotamian building was the Ziggurat. What are Ziggurats?
Temples used for religious events
Why did the ancient Egyptians build pyramids?
To use as tombs for the mummified bodies of the Pharaohs
Who was the Emperor in India that ruled during the Mauryan Empire and introduced Buddhism to India?
A. Siddhartha
B. Hammurabi
C. Sargon
D. Ashoka
D. Ashoka
Which achievement is best attributed to the Qin Dynasty?
A. Civil Service Exam
B. Confucianism
C. The Great Wall of China
D. Sewer Systems
C. The Great Wall of China
Who was the founder of Judaism?
A. Jesus Christ
B. Abraham
C. David
D. Confucius
B. Abraham
Mesopotamia is the land between which two rivers?
Euphrates and Tigris (ET)
This river was the center of the Egyptian civilization
Nile River
Which river is at the center of India's civilization?
Indus River
Which achievement is best attributed to the Han Dynasty?
A. Civil Service Exam
B. Confucianism
C. The Great Wall of China
D. Sewer Systems
A. Civil Service Exam
Select TWO: What are the names of the two trade routes that connected many different societies in ancient times?
A. Silk Road
B. Arabian Trade Route
C. The Saharan Trade Route
D. Indian Ocean Trade
A. Silk Road
D. Indian Ocean Trade
What contribution did the Mesopotamians make to the evolution of writing?
They developed Cuneiform
Vocabulary: Ancient Egyptian writing system
Hieroglyphics
Vocabulary: The idea of being reborn in your next life
Reincarnation
Which river is at the center of China's civilization?
Huang He (Yellow) River
What legacy did Ancient Israel leave behind for the world today?
They created the basis for three major religions today; Christianity, Islam, and Judaism