Vocab Words
Unit 1:
Stone Age/Israelties
Unit 2:China/India
Unit 3:Greece/Egypt
Unit 4:Rome
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Social Structure 

the organization of people based on their status in society 

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  1. How did Paleolithic people get their food?

    1. By Farming and domesticating animals 

    2. By hunting and gathering for food

    3. By trading with nearby species 

    4. All of the above 

2.By hunting and gathering for food

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  1. What happened during the Warring States period

    1. China was fighting with America 

    2. China was fighting within themselves

    3. China was fighting with India 

    4. China was fighting with Mesopotamia 

China was fighting within themselves

100

Who is the god of the sea?

Poseidon

100

What three continents did Rome conquer?

Asia, Africa, Europe

100

During the Paleolithic Era, how many people lived together?

  1. 100,000 or more

  2. 10,000

  3. 1,000

  4. 100 or less

100 or less

200

Golden Age

the period when a specified art, skill, or activity is at its peak.

200
  1. What is agriculture?

    1. Hunting for animals 

    2. Gathering wild berries 

    3. Farming 

    4. Domesticating animals 

    5. Both C and D

Both C and D

200
  1. Who found the terracotta army in 1974

    1. Lao Tzu

    2. King Sargon 

    3. Queen Peterson 

    4. Shi Huangdi



Shi Huangdi

200

How did most kings in ancient Greece come to power? 

A. They inherited it from a relative.

B. They were elected by the people. 

C. They paid merchants for support. 

D. They used soldiers to take control. 

A. They inherited it from a relative.

200

Why was silk in demand in Europe and other parts of Asia?

  1. It became a common gift for Roman teenagers

  2. It became more common to trade silk than money 

  3. It was used for various religious purposes

  4. Silk was used for Roman army officials uniform 

It was used for various religious purposes

200

 How were historians able to use the Rosetta Stone to decode hieroglyphics?

They could translate the hieroglyphics using Greek

300

Monotheism

Belief in one god

300
  1. The Greeks named the area Mesopotamia meaning ______________

    1. A city between two mountains 

    2. A city between two seas

    3. A city between two rivers

    4. All of the above 

A city between two rivers

300
  1. Why did Shi Huangdi order the construction of the Great Wall of China

    1. For easier trade

    2. For tourists 

    3. For travelers

    4. All of the above

All of the above

300

 Which position in Egypt’s social hierarchy included builders, carpenters, jewelers, metalworkers, painters, sculptors, and stonecutters?

Artisans

300

.Who wrote The Twelve Tables?

  1. Patricians 

  2. Plebeians

  3. King Julius the Great

  4. King Augustus 

Plebeians

300
  1. What type of writing did the Sumerians use

    1. Scribes

    2. Cuneiform

    3. Modern Day alphabet 

    4. All of the above 

Cuneiform

400

Aqueduct-

an artificial channel for conveying water

400
  1. What is the Torah?

    1. A sacred book for Judaism 

    2. A scared tomb for Judaism 

    3. A scared cloth used in temple 

    4. None of the above

  • A sacred book for Judaism 

400
  1. Because of its large size and its position in relation to large masses of land and water, India is called

    1. Plateau

    2. Isthmus

    3. Ecosystem 

    4. Subcontinent

Subcontinent

400

Pharaoh Kuhfu is most known for:

A. He became a pharaoh at a young age around 9 years old and died at a young age.

B.His tomb was rediscovered in the 20th century with his mummy and valuable Egyptian artifacts.

C.He united Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt and served as the first pharaoh in Egyptian history.

D.All of the above

C.He united Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt and served as the first pharaoh in Egyptian history.

400

 What wars did the Roman Empire fight in?

  1. Fellowship Wars

  2. Carthage Wars

  3. Punic Wars

  4. World War

Punic Wars

400
  1. Why do Hindus want to escape the cycle of samsara?

    1. so that they don't have to keep interacting with the Brahman 

    2. so that they can improve their karma 

    3. as long as you keep being reincarnated, you keep experiencing pain and death

    4. it helps them to make important pilgrimages to places like the Ganges River

as long as you keep being reincarnated, you keep experiencing pain and death

500

Domestication

  1. the process of taming an animal and keeping it as a pet or on a farm.

500
  1. Archaeologists have found the most evidence of Paleolithic cave art where

    1. Korea

    2. Peru

    3. Canada 

    4. France

France

500
  1. Hindus believe that acquiring good karma is needed to

    1. maintain the rigid caste system. 

    2. perform yoga properly. 

    3. destroy a Hindu's social status. 

    4. achieve freedom from the cycle of rebirth.

achieve freedom from the cycle of rebirth.

500

To defeat the Persians at Marathon, the Greeks made use of 

A. a strong navy. 

B. a narrow valley. 

C. bows and arrows. 

D. long-distance runners.

D. long-distance runners.

500

 What does Pax Romana mean in Latin? 

  1. Roman War

  2. Roman Peace

  3. Roman suffering 

  4. Roman leaders 

Roman Peace

500
  1. What contribution did Solomon make for the Ancient Israelites?

    1. Led his people out of slavery from Egypt

    2. Considered the “Father of the Jews” and declared  monotheistic religion 

    3. Expanded the Kingdom of Israel 

    4. Built the Great Temple of Jerusalem

  1. Built the Great Temple of Jerusalem