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100
Taming an animal for use by humans is called A) specialization. B) technology. C) domestication. D) encampment.
What is C) domestication?
100
This ruler united Upper and Lower Egypt. A) Ramses II B) Piye C) Narmer D) Tutankhamen
Who is C) Narmer?
100
The natural barrier that protected Egypt in the south was the A) Sahara. B) cataracts. C) Red Sea. D) Sudan.
What are B) cataracts?
100
Homer’s epic, the Iliad, is about A) Alexander the Great. B) Gilgamesh. C) the oracle at Delphi. D) the Trojan War.
What is D) the Trojan War?
100
Aesop’s fables were a part of Greek A) architecture. B) oral tradition. C) politics. D) temples.
What is B) oral tradition?
200
Aristotle taught his students the A) “golden mean.” B) “golden rule.” C) golden way. D) Golden Fleece.
What is A) “golden mean.”
200
Which Greek scientist concluded that Earth was round? A) Euclid B) Archimedes C) Eratosthenes D) Epicurus
Who is C) Eratosthenes?
200
Ahimsa is a key value of A) Altruism. B) Buddhism. C) Hinduism. D) Jainism.
What is D) Jainism?
200
“Life is full of suffering” is one of the A) Four Noble Truths. B) Ten Commandments. C) Upanishads. D) Vedic teachings.
What is A) Four Noble Truths?
200
The ancient Hindus played musical instruments such as A) flutes. B) guitars. C) pianos. D) violins.
What are A) flutes?
300
This Indian leader conquered weak kingdoms left by Alexander the Great. A) Ashoka B) Chandra Gupta Maurya C) Hari Krishna D) Vishnu
Who is B) Chandra Gupta Maurya?
300
Under which group did the social system based on varnas emerge in India? A) Aryans B) Guptas C) Harappans D) Mauryans
Who are A) Aryans?
300
India’s ancient people relied on three major rivers for? A) defense and hunting. B) farming, transportation, and trade. C) fishing and religion. D) construction and empire-building.
What is B) farming, transportation, and trade?
300
Ashoka was an important leader of the A) Aryans. B) Gupta Empire. C) Indus Valley people. D) Mauryan Empire.
What is the D) Mauryan Empire?
300
Followers of Mahayana Buddhism believe that A) all enlightened people enter heaven. B) people will only get to heaven by first reaching nirvana. C) the Eightfold Path is too difficult for most people to follow. D) the Buddha was a great teacher.
What is C) the Eightfold Path is too difficult for most people to follow?
400
Sparta finally was able to defeat Athens at the end of the Peloponnesian War A) by burning the city. B) because they killed the leaders of the Athenian army. C) when they received assistance from Macedonia. D) by destroying their naval fleet and blockading the city.
What is D) by destroying their naval fleet and blockading the city?
400
The ________ civilization was the first to arise in ancient Greece. A) Phoenician B) Dorian C) Mycenaean D) Minoan
What is D) Minoan?
400
Spartan women were trained in A) cooking, cleaning, and combat. B) art, music, and poetry. C) sewing, sword-fighting, and trade. D) running, wrestling, and javelin throwing.
What is D) running, wrestling, and javelin throwing?
400
The Age of Pericles was known as a golden age of A) farming and trade. B) prosperity, culture, and achievement. C) military conquest and rebuilding. D) politics and religion.
What is B) prosperity, culture, and achievement?
400
Socrates was an Athenian sculptor whose true love was A) writing. B) drama. C) philosophy. D) giving lectures.
What is C) philosophy?
500

Who is considered to be the “father of history”? A) Herodotus B) Shrek C) Aristotle D) Plato

Who is B) Shrek?

500

After his death, Alexander’s empire fell apart because his A) wife gave away the throne. B) army was sick with plague. C) children did not like war. D) generals fought one another.

What is D) generals fought one another?

500

Who is known as “the father of medicine”? A) Hypatia B) Aristarchus C) Hippocrates D) Hipparchus

Who is C) Hippocrates?

500

Through mythology, the Greek people expressed their? A) religious beliefs. B) love of poetry. C) love of sport. D) political beliefs.

What is A) religious beliefs?

500

The Indian subcontinent is part of the continent of A) Africa. B) Asia. C) Europe. D) South America.

What is B) Asia?