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100
A. Tutankhamen was made pharaoh and Tutankhamen died.
B. Tutankhamen was born and Tutankhamen became pharaoh.
C. Tutankhamen was born and his father was forced to leave power.
D. Tutankhamen's father was forced to leave power and Tutankhamen became pharaoh.
D. Tutankhamen's father was forced to leave power and Tutankhamen became pharaoh.
100
A. The Bronze Age began in Egypt and spread to other places.
B. The Akkadian Bronze Age began before the Harappan Bronze Age.
C. The Bronze Age began in China and spread to other places.
D. The Sumerian Bronze Age began after the Egyptian Bronze Age.
B. The Akkadian Bronze Age began before the Harappan Bronze Age.
100
What was the role of the Brahmins in the Hindu caste system of ancient India?
A. They were priests.
B. They were warriors.
C. They were farmers.
D. They were merchants.
A. They were priests.
100
A. They both show a strong ruler uniting the area.
B. They both show a dominate town hall seizing the power.
C. They both show a large military conquering the people.
D. They both show a powerful council overtaking the region.
A. They both show a strong ruler uniting the area.
100
A. 1.Epoch 2. Common Era 3. After Domini ("after the Lord")
B. 1.Epoch 2. Cold Era 3. Anno Domini ("in the year of the Lord")
C. 1.Century 2. Cold Era 3. After Domini ("after the Lord")
D. 1.Century 2. Common Era 3. Anno Domini ("in the year of the Lord")
D. 1.Century 2. Common Era 3. Anno Domini ("in the year of the Lord")
200
Which Egyptian pharaoh is famous because his tomb was found intact, enabling historians to study it?
A. King Ramses II
B. King Akhenaten
C. King Tut
D. King Narmer
C. King Tut
200
Which description BEST explains the cuneiform writing system?
A. a writing system in which symbols representing words are applied to paper with a brush.
B. a writing system in which symbols and characters represent real or imagined elements in stone
C. a writing system in which pictures representing ideas and numbers can be drawn or carved.
D. a writing system in which wedge-shaped marks in clay tablets represent words and numbers.
D. a writing system in which wedge-shaped marks in clay tablets represent words and numbers.
200
What was the Silk Road?
A. It was a series of walls and watch towers which guarded Chinese cities and towns from raids by nomadic tribes.
B. It was a miltary highway over which horses and soldiers traveled to counter attacks and raids by Mongol horesemen.
C. It was a series of rivers and canals over which goods and food flowed between northern and southern China for many centuries.
D. It was a trade route which moved goods and ideas among cultures in Asia, East Africa, and the Mediterranean Basin over many centuries.
D. It was a trade route which moved goods and ideas among cultures in Asia, East Africa, and the Mediterranean Basin over many centuries.
200
At the end of the Punic Wars, what had Rome accomplished?
A. They didn't accomplish anything because they lost
B. The Roman countryside had been devastated by the army of Carthage
C. The empire was defeated and they lost all their territory
D. They controlled an empire that included part of Africa and Europe
D. They controlled an empire that included part of Africa and Europe
200
Which of the following is NOT true about Latin.
A. Many early science books were written in Latin.
B. Latin was the primary language used for education in the sciences.
C. Many scientific terms were originally used by the Romans.
D. The meanings of the Latin terms rarely change.
C. Many scientific terms were originally used by the Romans.
300
When did the Agricultural Revolution happen?
A. Paleolithic Era
B. Ice Age
C. Neolithic Era
D. Millennial Era
C. Neolithic Era
300
According to the Mandate of Heaven, what is the next step in the cycle once a dynasty becomes corrupt?
A. Current dynasty loses the Mandate of Heaven
B. People invite a foreign ruler to take control
C. Current dynasty voluntarily gives up power
D. Mandate of Heaven dictates that people elect a new ruler
A. Current dynasty loses the Mandate of Heaven
300
How did the Silk Road affect the relationship between Europe and China?
A. European kingdoms used the Silk Road to conduct raids against Chinese cities.
B. There was an increase in the flow of ideas between Europe and China.
C. There was in increase in the flow of immigrants between Europe and China.
D. European kingdoms used the Silk Road to conduct raids against Chinese cities.
B. There was an increase in the flow of ideas between Europe and China.
300
Which statement explains the idea of civic participation as it was developed in ancient Greece?
A. It was something people did to appear to be caring.
B. It was punishment for someone who broke the law.
C. It was the duty of all citizens to participate in governing the polis.
D. It was the duty of all citizens to volunteer to work for charities.
C. It was the duty of all citizens to participate in governing the polis.
300
Which word identifies a similarity between the religions of the Indus Valley and Nile River civilizations?
A. godless
B. monotheistic
C. polytheistic
D. priestless
C. polytheistic
400
Which of the following could hunter-gatherers NOT do?
A. Make stone tools
B. Make fire
C. Speak
D. Make cloth from wool
D. Make cloth from wool
400
Which did Nebuchadnezzar NOT do?
A. Conquered the kingdom of Egypt
B. Banned the the Hebrews from Jerusalem
C. Governed with satraps
D. Build ziggurats
C. Governed with satraps
400
The decision from the Ming Dynasty to isolate China had what effect?
A. political stability
B. conquering Japan
C. economic growth
D. decline of the Silk Road
D. decline of the Silk Road
400
Which of the following led to the decline of the Roman Empire?
A. Over-dependence on Slavery
B. Democracy
C. An influx of trade
D. The loss of family values
A. Over-dependence on Slavery
400
Based on the passage, how were Christianity and Judaism alike?
A. They worshipped many gods.
B. They worshipped only one god.
C. They worshipped one the emperor.
D. They worshipped great wealth.
B. They worshipped only one god.
500
Which statement BEST describes what led to the urbanization in early civilizations?
A. People moved to cities because there were fewer rules to follow in these places.
B. People moved to cities because there were more activities to enjoy in these places.
C. People moved to cities because they were not needed to grow food and wanted to find other work.
D. People moved to cities because they wanted to get away from their families and went to where they could be independent.
C. People moved to cities because they were not needed to grow food and wanted to find other work.
500
Who was the first emperor of a united China?
Shi Huangdi
500
Which Buddhist principle effected Asoka the Great the most?
Nonviolence
500
Which Roman contribution to architecture enabled ancient Roman civilization to construct large buildings?
arches
500
Abraham is the father (patriarch) of which religion?
Judaism