100 questions
The concept of imperial power in China, to justify the conquest of the Shang royal family by the Zhou, could be summed up by the concept of
Nirvana
Moshka
Mandate of Heaven
Democracy
The two rivers that dominated Mesopotamia and derived its meaning from Ancient Greek language "land between two rivers" are the
Red River & Rio Grande.
Tigris & Yarmouk Rivers.
Tigris & Euphrates Rivers.
Black & Indus Rivers.
What group is credited with the development of the first writing system and earliest recorded city-state in Mesopotamia?
Mayans
Ottomans
Aztecs
Sumerians
Which ancient civilization fits the description below? (Select more than one)
1- Constructed multi story houses
2- Arose near the Indus River
3- Disappeared for reasons that remain unclear
Harappan
Mohenjo Daro
Kushite
Akkadia
Egyptian civilization differed from Mesopotamia by stressing
the use of slave labor.
a more centralized government, that controlled the economy.
trade and science.7
the use of water to nourish crops.
The concept of civilization includes all of the following EXCEPT
greater social equality and justice
writing systems, communication, accounting practices
the development of cities with architecture, complex religions, and governments
specialization of labor and public projects like irrigation and central markets
The characteristic political organization of the Tigris-Euphrates civilization was
democracy.
large, durable empires.
regional city states.
small, nomadic groups.
Which River Valley is furthest West?
China
Mesopotamia
Indus
Egypt
What river(s) is(are) nearby the Ancient Chinese civilization?
Nile and Amazon Rivers
Indus and Ganges Rivers
Yangtze and Huang He or Yellow River
Tigris and Euphrate Rivers
What do you call someone who works as a record keeper or someone who writes things down and usually reported information to the leader, emperor, or high priest?
Priest
Scribe
Merchant
Artisan
What was the name of the revolution that saw the introduction of farming? (More than one)
Paleolithic Revolution
Agricultural Revolution
Green Revolution
Neolithic Revolution
What does Pastoralism mean?
A Way of life focused on grazing herds
An art movement
A type of design
Ancient Weaponry
Religious practice of honoring the spirits of the dead.
oracle bones
ancestors veneration
worship of the dead
mediator transference
Three physical changes in the process of human evolution are
Opposable thumb, free hands and Bipedalism
Bipedalism, decrease of the brain/skull and increase of jaw/teeth
Bipedalism, increase of the brain/skull and decrease of jaw/teeth
What characteristic did early hominins share with modern humans?
Speech and language
The inability to live in groups
Small brains
Bipedalism
If you wanted to excavate fossils of the earliest human ancestors, to what country might you travel?
Australia
China (Asian continent)
Kenya (African continent)
Iceland
"Lucy" was found in what part of Africa?
North
South
Eastern
Western
Who was Mary Leaky?
An archaeologist who discovered the Skull of Lucy.
A paleontologist who looked for oracle bones in China.
A grave digger and robbers of Egyptian Pharaohs.
A fossilized specimen of Australopithecus-Afarensis.
Who was Louis Leaky?
The paleontologist and husband of Mary who raised funds for digs near Lake Victoria, Africa.
The Archeologist who named Lucy.
An Archeological discovery of "Mococo Cocoa Beans in the Upper Slopes Nicaragua."
Which is NOT correct about the status of women in Ancient Egypt?
rights of divorce
rights to property
still subordinate to men
were chosen to be rulers over men
What was the "Gift of the Nile"?
The plentiful minerals that made it possible to built large monuments such as pyramids
an ancient Egyptian epic poem describing how the Gods blessed Egypt with water
a huge Temple dedicated to the Pharoah Cleopatra
the abundance of fertile soil surrounding the Nile River due to its predictable pattern of yearly flooding.
Babylon was located in which ancient river valley and largest center of government for Hammurabi?
Nile
Indus
Mesopotamia
Huang He
Which are true concerning the invention fire to Paleolithic peoples? (Check more than one)
Healthier eating
Healthier food
Warmer during cold
Safer to fend off unwanted threats
The three languages on the Rosetta Stone are _______, ________, and ________.
Hieroglyphics, Demotic (shorthand hieroglyphics), and Greek
Hieroglyphics, Demotic (shorthand hieroglyphics), and Chinese
Hieroglyphics, Demotic (shorthand hieroglyphics), and Spanish
Hieroglyphics, Demotic (shorthand hieroglyphics), and German
The Rosetta Stone was found in ________ by French soldiers in Napoleon Bonaparte’s army.
1999
1899
1799
1699
In 1822 French scholar Jean Francois Champollion cracked the code of hieroglyphics because he could read _________.
German
Chinese
Spanish
Greek
Early civilizations like Mesopotamia,Egypt,India, and China have one thing in common...
They all have surplus.
They all traded for money.
They were founded along rivers and fertile valleys.
They all became wealthy.
What were the capital cities of ancient Indus River Valley ?
Mohenjo - Daro And Harappa
Shang and Zhou Dynasty
Harappa And Zhou
What are deposits of yellow silt that make the soil fertile around the Hang He River?
Delta
Yangtze
Loess
Terrace Farming
Which of the following quotes would best match an animistic belief?
Upsize my Happy Meal, please.
"The Earth is just a dead thing you can claim..." Disney's Pocahontas
Don't hurt that bug...it may be one of my ancestors!
All animals and plants are living creatures.
Which is NOT correct?
Fire invented during the Paleolithic time period or the Old Stone Age.
The Agricultural revolution occurred approximately 10,000 years ago.
The Sumerians first invented Cuneiform about 3000 BCE.
Tools were invented only during the Neolithic period or the New Stone Age.
Who discovered remains of Lucy and named her after a Beatles song?
Don King
Louis Leakey
Mary Leakey
David Johanson
The merging of elements from two or more cultures to create something new and unique.
Sufism
Superbilization
Cultural Diffusion
Syncretism
This is the spreading out of culture, cultural traits, or a cultural pattern from a central point.
Syncretism
Cultural Obtrusion
Cultural Diffusion
Cultural Appropriation
Connect the definiton to the word/phrase: The hominids stayed in one place
Landbridge
Migration
Sedentary Society
Hunter-gatherer society
Connect the definiton to the word/phrase: The hominids chased herds of animals to eat
Landbridge
Migration
Sedentary Society
Hunter-gatherer society
Connect the definiton to the word/phrase: The hominids left Africa and moved to other parts of the world
Landbridge
Migration
Sedentary Society
Hunter-gatherer society
A huge stone monument.
megalith
domestication
migrate
landbridge
How did irrigation help Mesopotamians survive?
practice of gathering nuts, domesticating animals, and wild grains
control of water for farming and hamper the effects of flooding
hunting for large animals and other beasts
the control of mud for farming to make silt for clay tablets
What is the name of the region formed by the Nile Delta?
Lower Egypt
Nubia
The Red Land
Upper Egypt
Where did most the Egyptian population live?
along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea
along the coast of the Red Sea
along the coast of the Nile River
in the desert
Where were pharaohs buried in The Old Kingdom after they died?
The Valley of Kings
Ancient Funeral Homes
Inside Pyramids
Hidden Tombs
Which kingdom is considered to be Egypt's Golden Age where they isolated themselves with Egyptian culture and society?
The Old Kingdom
The Middle Kingdom
The New Kingdom
How did Egypt gain more land during The New Kingdom through expansionist policies?
Military Takeovers
Peaceful Treaties
Trading
It bought new land
Buddhism is based on the teaching from ________.
Nelson Mandela
Ashoka
Siddhartha Gautama
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Mahatma Gandhi fought for Independence using .......
War
Battleships
Ahimsa-non violence
Sports
Which of the following is not associated (connected) with the teachings of Hinduism?
reincarnation
caste system
karma
monotheism
What were oracle bones used for in ancient China?
Cooking
Telling stories
Building the Great Wall of China
Asking for advice from the gods
What does cuneiform mean and was used in the Sumerian city of early Mesopotamia?
Pictograph
Clay
Wedge-shaped
River writing
What word is best described as "a writing system that uses symbols or pictures to represent objects, concepts, or sounds" and was used in ancient Egypt?
Sarcophagus
Inscription
Hieroglyphs
Monument