The biggest environmental problem for ancient Mesopotamia?
deforestation
polluted drinking water
volcanic eruption
loss of soil fertility
2. Multiple Choice
20 seconds
1 pt
What does diaspora mean?
Genocide of a people
Dying of a people
Scattering of a people
Coming together of a people
3. Multiple Choice
20 seconds
1 pt
Which animal is sacred to Hindus?
Snake
Monkey
Elephant
Cow
4. Multiple Choice
20 seconds
1 pt
What decides where you end up in the caste system in India?
Karma
Good Luck
Bad Luck
Faith
5. Multiple Choice
20 seconds
1 pt
What river(s) is(are) nearby the Ancient Chinese civilization?
Nile River
Indus River
Yangtze and Yellow Rivers
Tigris and Euphrate Eivers
6. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What river valley would have been here?
China
Mesopotamia
Indus
Egypt
7. Multiple Choice
45 seconds
1 pt
What was the first river valley to appear?
China
Egypt
Indus
Mesopotamia
8. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
People in the Paleolithic Era were nomads because
they did not know how to build sturdy houses.
they were easily bored and wanted to see the world.
they followed the herds of animals in order to get food to survive
None of these
9. Multiple Choice
20 seconds
1 pt
The Neolithic Revolution refers to the time when early humans-
mastered fire.
developed agriculture.
migrated from Africa.
organized governments
10. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The concept of power in China could be summed up by the concept of
Nirvana
Moshka
Mandate of Heaven
Democracy
11. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What modern day country is Mesopotamia mostly in?
India
Egypt
China
Iraq
12. Multiple Choice
20 seconds
1 pt
Where did the first agriculture develop?
The Fertile Crescent
Europe
Africa
The Pacific Ocean
13. Multiple Choice
20 seconds
1 pt
In early hunting and gathering societies, what gender was dominant?
Men
Women
Both were equal
Monkeys
14. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What two rivers dominated Mesopotamia?
Red River & Rio Grande
Tigris & Yarmouk Rivers
Tigris & Euphrates Rivers
Black & Indus Rivers
15. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What group is credited with the development of the first writing system?
Mayans
Ottomans
Aztecs
Sumerians
16. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which of the following is credited with being one of the earliest law codes in history?
Magna Carta
Hammurabi's Code
Declaration of Independence
The Ziggurat
17. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What was the first Monotheistic religion to last before 600 C.E.?
Bhuddism
Islam
Judaism
Christianity
18. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which of the following is not an artifact?
Pottery
Jewelry
Human Remains
Technology
19. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What was at the center of city-states in Mesopotamia?
ziggurats
pyramids
townhalls
Statutes of Gods and Goddesses
20. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
The development of classes of people specializing in particular types of labor, such as artisans, priests, scribes and merchants, in early civilizations was most likely made possible by
the invention of writing
surplus food
patriarchal relationships
trade between groups
21. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Who made a written Code of Laws?
Sargon
Abraham
Hammurabi
Gilgemesh
22. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The building of a canal to bring water to farms is an example of _____.
domestication
diasphora
transferance
irrigation
23. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which civilization began along the banks of the Indus River valley?
the Mesopotamians
the Egyptians
the Harappans
the Chinese
24. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
All of the following were features of the civilizations in Mesopotamia, Mesoamerica, the Indus River Valley, and the Yellow River valley EXCEPT:
A degree of craft specialization
A level of social stratification
Development of irrigation systems
Construction of architectural monuments
25. Multiple Choice
45 seconds
1 pt
Most early religious traditions can be categorized as -
Monotheistic
Polytheistic
Atheistic
Agnostic
26. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The characteristic political organization of the Tigris-Euphrates civilization was
democracy
large, durable empires
regional city states
small, nomadic groups
27. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The development of writing
resulted in new technologies, notably the invention of paper
helps explain why agriculture developed
was necessary for the development of a civilization
facilitated the development of formal bureaucratic governments
28. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Egyptian civilization differed from Mesopotamia by stressing
the use of slave labor
a more centralized government, that controlled the economy
trade and science
the use of water to nourish crops
29. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What is the Egyptian form of writing?
Cuneiform
Mandarin
Hieroglyphics
Sumerian
30. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Along with being a King, a Pharoah was also considered a _.
Holy Man
Priest
Peasant
God
31. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What form of Mathematics did the Ancient Egyptians create?
Algebra
Geometry
Trigonometry
Calculus
32. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What mountain range protects China to the Southwest?
Andes
Alps
Apennines
Himalayas
33. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
How many characters are there in the Chinese language?
26
140
650
10,000
34. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What was the ruling family called in China?
Patriarch
Matriarch
Dynasty
Royalty
35. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What structures were built in Egypt to be the burial place of the Pharaohs?
Pyramids
The Great Wall
Mausoleums
Eiffel Tower
36. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
This annual event allowed the cultures of the River Valley areas to have fertile farm land.
Flooding
Drought
Tornadoes
Hurricanes
37. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What is the class system that existed in India?
The Caste System
The Class Pyramid
The Chaste Hierarchy
The Indian Hierarchy
38. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What form of writing was used in ancient Sumeria?
Hieroglyphics
Mandarin
Cuneiform
Ancient Symbols
39. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The Neolithic Revolution marked huge advances in what?
Hunting
Farming/Herding
Building
Intellectual Processes
40. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
In Mesopotamia and Indus Valley, who was at the top of the class system?
Kings
Priests
Farmers
Artisans
41. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which of these is a new technology of the Neolithic Revolution?
Planting Seeds
Plow
Domesticating Herd Animals
All of these
42. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What do you call someone who works as a record keeper (someone who writes things down)?
Priest
Scribe
Merchant
Artisan
43. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What civilization developed the alphabet?
Phoenicia
Phoenix
Pharaohs
Polytheists
44. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Which ancient civilization fits the description below? 1- Constructed multistory houses 2- Arose near the Indus River 3- Disappeared for reasons that remind unclear
Harappan
Shang
Kushite
Mayan
45. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
What economic effect did food surpluses have on early agricultural societies?
Hunting animals was eliminated as a source of food.
A social hierarchy developed with peasants at the top.
The first long-distance trade networks were established.
Trade practices emerged with the capacity to feed artisans who then had time to practice craft specialization.
46. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
This early language system is best associated with the Indus River Valley Civilizations
Sanskrit
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
Pictographs
47. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which of the following aspects did the Harrapan, Shang, and Sumerian civilizations have in common?
Horse-drawn plows
River-based settlements
Urban centers of over 100,000 people
Pastoral-based economy
48. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What mountain range protects China to the Southwest?
Andes
Alps
Apennines
Himalayas
49. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which of the following aspects did the Harrapan, Shang, and Sumerian civilizations have in common?
Horse-drawn plows
River-based settlements
Urban centers of over 100,000 people
Pastoral-based economy
50. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Which of the following represents a defining characteristic of an empire?
A state that forms as a democratic republic but is eventually seized and ruled over by a single ruler
A state formed through conquest and maintained through the extraction of resources from conquered states and peoples
A single ethnic group with a single language, religion, and identity
A conglomeration of independent states that form temporary alliances
51. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
What did Buddhism and Christianity have in common?
They both ultimately died out in the land of their birth as their ideas were absorbed into other religious traditions.
Neither ever became an active missionary religion and did not spread widely beyond the region of their birth.
They both started out as an effort to reform the religions from they which they had come, but soon emerged as separate religions.
They were both associated with a particular people and territory.
52. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The spread of Bantu speaking peoples over southern Africa before 1400 C.E. can best be explained by their
Conversion to Islam
use of calvary
centralized political systems
knowledge of agriculture
53. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The Epic of Gilgamesh would best be used for
an explanation for the invention of writing
the development of democracy
the establishment of the caste system in India
the types of beliefs that existed in the earliest civilization
54. Multiple Choice
20 seconds
1 pt
How did Asoka treat the people of Kalinga during his conquest?
He treated them well, like the other people in the Mauryan Empire.
His armies killed 100,000 Kalingans in battle. Another 100,000 died from disease and hunger during and after the invasion. And 150,000 were forced to leave Kalinga after the invasion.
While his army killed 200,000 Kalingans in battle, he treated innocent civilians well and provided them with food and medicine.
He killed them all in battle.
55. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
How did the Phoenicians first use the alphabet they created?
TO correctly perform complex religious rites
To rule their many subjects
To facilitate their wide-ranging, trade-based empire
To record and promote their democratic legal code
56. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Which of the following was NOT a common trait of early civilization?
Writing
Formal state structures
Urban life
Nomadism
57. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
What economic effect did food surpluses have on early agricultural societies?
Hunting animals was eliminated as a source of food.
A social hierarchy developed with peasants at the top.
The first long-distance trade networks were established.
Trade practices emerged with the capacity to feed artisans who then had time to practice craft specialization.
58. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The word domestication refers to:
making water flow to new places
finding and killing food
learning to make letters
changing the behavior of plants and animals
59. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which statement best reflects the living conditions of human societies during the Neolithic Era?
The development of simple tools allowed hunter-gatherer societies to survive harsh conditions
The use of rivers encouraged trade of surplus goods between city states
The need for new sources of food and shelter caused humans to frequently migrate to different locations
The development of agriculture and domestication of animals led to the rise of small villages
60. Multiple Choice
20 seconds
1 pt
Who is considered the father of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
Abraham
Isaac
Jesus
Moses
61. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
______________ and Mohenjo-Daro were very well organized cities in the Indus River Valley.
Hamahama
Harappa
Himalaya
Hindu Kush
62. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Hammurabi's Code was based on
the decision of a judge
a statement given by a witness
social class of the criminal and victim
the criminal's intent
63. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
One reason archaeologists are interested in the ruins of Harappa and Mohenjo Daro is that
beautifully preserved homes have been uncovered
many skeletons have been found
they show that cities were well planned
the skulls of ice age dinosaurs were discovered
64. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
These structures show that the civilizations of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia both
practiced democracy
used advanced technology
respected human rights
developed long rivers
65. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The countries of the Middle East are considered a region because
they share a common culture and geographic setting
the majority of the people in the Middle East are Christians
they all have poor economies and cannot support their citizens
they share the same system of government
66. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What was the first Monotheistic religion to last before 600 C.E.?
Bhuddism
Islam
Judaism
Christianity
67. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which foreign religious tradition was absorbed into China during the classical period?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Buddhism d. Christianity
None of the above
68. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
beliefs, customs, practices, & behavior of a group of people
technology
culture
domesticate
migration
69. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
movement of people from one place to another
domesticate
Neolithic
migration
surplus
70. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
person who lives by hunting & gathering plants
technology
hunter-gatherer
revolution
animism
71. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
person who moves from place to place without a permanent home
culture
nomad
settler
irrigate
72. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
an act of concentrating on a limited number of goods or activities
specialization
surplus
agriculture
culture
73. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
tools & skills people use to meet their needs & wants
hunter-gatherer
nomad
technology
revolution
74. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
extra; more than is needed
Neolithic
surplus
technology
animism
75. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Old Stone Age; time of the hunter-gatherers
Neolithic Era
Paleolithic Era
76. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
New Stone Age; time of the Agricultural Revolution
Neolithic Era
Paleolithic Era
77. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which of these BEST describes the importance of mankind's first use of fire approximately 1 million years ago?
People were more protected from predators.
Humans could now invent tools to make life easier.
Harnessing fire meant that dinosaur meat could now be cooked.
Hunter-gatherers' ability to hunt at night meant they could eat more.
78. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
About 10,000 years ago, human civilization changed in a major way. What was this change?
Humans began to make tools.
Humans began to use spoken language.
Humans increasingly became literate.
Humans began to farm & domesticate animals.
79. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which of these is MOST associated with the Neolithic Era?
Invention of stone tools
the end of the Bronze Age
development of agriculture
development of medicine & languages
80. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Movement to an upper or lower social class due to occupation
Horizontal mobility
Vertical mobility
Intergenerational mobility
Intragenerational mobility
81. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
a system of society or government in which men are in charge
discerning
patriarchy
matriarchy
esperance
82. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Mesopotamia is called the "cradle of civilization" because
many ideas and inventions used by other later civilizations came from Mesopotamia
it was the world's first civilization
none of the above
It was were most babies were born
83. Multiple Choice
45 seconds
1 pt
What is the name for the Egyptian writing?
Hieroglyphics
Gaeilge
Cyrillic
The alphabet
84. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Name Continent C!
Antarctica
Europe
Asia
North America
85. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Continent F is ________.
Antarctica
Australia
Europe
North America
86. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Continent G is ________.
Asia
Antarctica
North America
Europe
87. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Name Ocean #1!
Indian
Pacific
Atlantic
Southern
88. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Name Ocean #1!
Indian
Pacific
Atlantic
Southern
89. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Ocean #4 is ________.
Indian
Atlantic
Pacific
Southern
90. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Name the River Valley Civilization shaded in orange on the map
Egypt
Mesopotamia/ Sumer
India
China
91. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Name the River Valley Civilization shaded in purple on the map
Egypt
Mesopotamia/ Sumer
India
China
92. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Name the civilization: - Indus River - Harappa - Mohenjo Daro
Egypt
Mesopotamia/ Sumer
India
China
93. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Name the civilization: - Huang He (Yellow) River - Calligraphy writing - Paper and Silk
Egypt
Mesopotamia/ Sumer
India
China
94. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
A form of trade in which people exchange goods and services for other goods and services. ( NO MONEY)
Trade
Barter
Economy
Stealing
95. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Government organized building projects such as city walls, irrigation, and temples. Constructed for public use.
Public Works
Beureaucracy
Theocracy
Imperialism
96. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
A government in which the religious leaders make government decisions.
Theocracy
Dynasty
Democracy
Communism
97. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
When ideas spread from one culture to another
Cultural warfare
Monarchy
Cultural Diffusion
Trade
98. Multiple Choice
45 seconds
1 pt
What were the vedas?
religious stories and prayers
a type of taco salad
a place near The Bronx.
99. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Grew from the Aryan beliefs
Hinduism
Buddhism
both
100. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
In order to end the cycle of rebirth, one must reach ___________.