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1. Akhenaten decides to move the entire capital to El-Amarna. a) True b) False (Correct) 2. One word for social divisions in India based on occupation and family is _______________. a) caste (Correct) b) untouchables c) reincarnation d) dynastic cycles 3. Yu the Great is largely responsible for fo...

1. Akhenaten decides to move the entire capital to El-Amarna. a) True b) False (Correct) 2. One word for social divisions in India based on occupation and family is _______________. a) caste (Correct) b) untouchables c) reincarnation d) dynastic cycles 3. Yu the Great is largely responsible for forming the Qin Dynasty. a) True b) False (Correct: Yu the Great founded the Xia Dynasty, not the Qin Dynasty.) 4. The Mauryan Empire flourished under Asoka, who did all of the following EXCEPT: a) convert to Buddhism. b) build up India's regional trade. c) set up hospitals. d) convert to Hinduism. (Correct) 5. According to the host, which of the following is NOT necessarily a shared quality of civilizations? a) Surplus of food b) Specialization of labor and trade c) An official sport or leisure activity (Correct) d) Centralized government 6. Historians know for certain that the Indus Valley Civilization ended because of an earthquake that disrupted their water supply. a) True b) False (Correct) 7. The revolutionary change of the Neolithic Revolution was the shift: a) from gathering food to growing and raising food. (Correct) b) from having no control over fire to using fire as a tool. c) from using stone tools to manufacturing bronze. d) from living in villages to living in walled fortresses. 8. Which of these questions are scientists still debating? a) Did Neanderthal exist? b) Did Neanderthal predate modern humans? c) Could Neanderthal communicate with speech? (Correct) d) Were Neanderthal bipedal? 9. The history of Egypt began when: a) the Nile River flooded around 3100 B.C. b) the first pyramid collapsed. c) Menes united Upper and Lower Egypt. (Correct) d) a volcano at Giza erupted. 10. Akhenaten's new religion specifically determined how to deal with death. a) True b) False (Correct) 11. The term for a large political unit or state, usually under a single leader, controlling many peoples or territories is: a) a system of justice. b) an empire. (Correct) c) Gilgamesh. d) a stylus. 12. Reincarnation is a Hindu belief that the individual soul: a) is reborn in a different form. (Correct) b) must follow the teachings of Siddhartha. c) must worship the leader as god. d) of a woman is superior. 13. Which of the following is generally considered to be the greatest ruler in the history of India? a) Asoka (Correct) b) Samudra Gupta c) Candragupta Maurya d) Faxian 14. The Egyptians developed an accurate 365-day calendar by basing their year: a) on the movements of the moon and the star Sirius. b) on the sun and moon. (Correct) c) on older Sumerian calculations of weather. d) on the pharaoh's worship of the sun god. 15. "Mesopotamia" means land between _____: a) two roads b) two rivers (Correct) c) two trees d) two oceans 16. Who were the Aryans? a) founders of Buddhism b) the distant relatives of the Harappans c) Indo-European nomadic peoples who created a new Indian society (Correct) d) the first religious leaders of India 17. A _____, or temple, was in the center of each Mesopotamian city. a) market b) palace c) ziggurat (Correct) d) tower 18. Scientists believe that Homo sapiens sapiens appeared in ________ between 150,000 and 200,000 years ago. a) North America b) Asia c) Africa (Correct) d) Europe 19. The Nile played a similarly important role for ancient Egypt as the ______ did for Mesopotamia. a) Indus River b) Ganges River c) Amazon River d) Tigris and Euphrates Rivers (Correct) 20. This dynasty ruled for almost 800 years and is the longest-lasting dynasty in Chinese history. a) Han dynasty b) Zhou dynasty (Correct) c) Shang dynasty d) Xia dynasty 21. Karnak was dedicated to the solar disk, Aten: a) True b) False (Correct) 22. The current population of China is... a) 1.379 MILLION b) 1.379 TRILLION c) 1.379 BILLION (Correct) 23. Egyptian history is divided into three major periods, known as the: a) Upper, Lower, and Middle Kingdoms. b) Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms. (Correct) c) First, Second, and Last Kingdoms. d) First, Second, and Third Kingdoms. 24. Which of the following is the most complete definition of a civilization? a) any culture that uses written records and practices art and religion b) the gathering of humans in farms, settlements, and villages c) a social structure based on economic power d) a complex culture in which a large number of humans share common elements (Correct) 25. People in China believed in a hell after death. a) True b) False (Correct) 26. Who is the most famous king of Egypt's third dynasty? a) Dahshur b) Djoser (Correct) c) Khufu d) Imhotep 27. A government by divine authority is called _______. a) a theocracy (Correct) b) monotheistic c) a democracy d) polytheistic 28. Confucius lived to be 75 years old. a) True b) False (Correct) 29. Which of the following pieces of evidence supports the idea that the buildings of the city Mohenjo Daro of the Indus Valley were organized intentionally? a) The buildings were constructed to catch the wind. b) Each building was a part of a collective plumbing system. c) The buildings were built around a large public bath house. d) All of the above (Correct) 30. Who was Djoser's architect? a) Imhotep (Correct) b) Dahshur c) Snefuru d) Isis 31. Sun Tzu changed the face of warfare with The Art of War. a) True b) False (Correct) 32. Yu developed a vast network of irrigation channels for the Yellow River. a) True (Correct) b) False 33. King Tut is a famous historical figure because he greatly expanded the Egyptian empire during his reign. a) True b) False (Correct) 34. ___________ is belief in one God rather than many gods. a) Polytheism b) Monotheism (Correct) c) Theocracy d) Monarchy 35. The Persian Empire was eventually weakened by: a) struggles to control the throne. b) Zoroastrianism. c) the Assyrians. d) the satrap system. (Correct) 36. The pyramids were built in the _________ Kingdom. a) Old (Correct) b) Middle c) New 37. Which of the following were gods during the Middle Kingdom? a) Ra b) Amon c) Amon Ra d) All of the above (Correct) 38. Akhenaten was married to Nefertiti. a) True (Correct) b) False 39. Confucianism encouraged the idea of: a) duty and humanity. (Correct) b) the evil nature of humans. c) aristocratic warlords. d) following universal order. 40. The Warring States Period lasted for 200 years. a) True b) False (Correct) 41. One element of the Confucian view of the Dao is: a) that selfishness is a virtue. b) the idea that humans are evil by nature and can only be brought to the right path by harsh laws and stiff punishments. c) that a strong police force is needed to maintain order and stability. d) the idea of humanity, consisting of a sense of compassion and empathy for others. (Correct) 42. The Shang Dynasty followed the Zhou Dynasty. a) True b) False (Correct: The Shang Dynasty preceded the Zhou Dynasty.) 43. The Buddha believed that suffering is caused by: a) not living according to the will and laws of God. b) spending money foolishly. c) demons. d) attachment to things of this world. (Correct) 44. Huangdi translates as Emperor. a) True (Correct) b) False 45. Who is Snefuru's son and next king? a) Khufu (Correct) b) Tyie c) Ramesses d) Dahshur 46. How many Terracotta soldiers do you think there might be? a) 8000 (Correct) b) 800 c) 80 47. The Buddha believed that suffering is caused by: a) not living according to the will and laws of God. b) spending money foolishly. c) demons. d) attachment to things of this world. (Correct) 48. According to Confucius, the key to proper behavior was to behave in accordance with the ___________(Way). a) varnas b) Dao (Correct) c) dharma d) Middle Path 49. Who was Siddhartha Gautama? a) ruler of the Aryans around 1500 B.C. b) founder of Buddhism (Correct) c) ruler of the Harappans d) king of India 50. 800,000 workers were forced to work on the First Emperor's construction sites. a) True b) False (Correct: The number is typically estimated at 700,000, not 800,000.) 51. The ability to acquire food on a regular basis meant that humans: a) had less control over their environment. b) could give up their nomadic way of life and begin to live in settled communities. (Correct) c) could use animals as pets. d) could use fire to cook their food. 52. Akhenaten took the throne on ___________. a) 1353 B.C.E. (Correct) b) 1400 B.C.E. c) 1375 B.C.E. d) 1415 B.C.E. 53. The priestly class of Indian society was the: a) Vaisyas b) Brahmins (Correct) c) Sudras d) Kshatriyas 54. Which of the following best explains how the groups of the caste system are set up? a) They are set up in order of importance, with the most important group at the bottom. b) They are set up in order of importance, with the most important group at the top. (Correct) c) They are set up in order of importance with the group that gives the most money at the top. d) They are set up in order of importance with the group that gives the most money at the bottom. 55. Mesopotamia was located in a geographic area known as _____________. a) the Fertile Crescent (Correct) b) Upper Egypt c) Lower Egypt d) the Tigris 56. The system of walls linked by Qin Shihuangdi became: a) the civil division b) terra-cotta c) the military division d) the Great Wall of China (Correct) 57. According to the Mandate of Heaven, what happened to a bad ruler? a) He continued to rule. b) He ruled jointly with another ruler. c) He was overthrown. (Correct) d) He selected a new king. 58. The first empire in world history was the __________ Empire. a) Egyptian b) Sumerian c) Akkadian (Correct) d) Phoenician 59. Which of the following was NOT a contribution of Mesopotamia? a) The wheel b) A writing system c) A code of laws d) A number system based on the number 10. (Correct: Mesopotamians used a base-60 number system, not a base-10 system.) 60. The keeping of animals and the growing of food on a regular basis is known as ____________. a) systematic agriculture (Correct) b) domesticated agriculture c) Neolithic agriculture d) Paleolithic agriculture 61. The real change in the Neolithic Revolution was: a) a movement away from eating just fruits and grains to eating meat. b) the discovery of new caves. c) the shift from hunting and gathering to systematic agriculture. (Correct) d) the use of fire. 62. Pentaweret was the eldest son of Isis. a) True b) False (Correct: Pentaweret was the son of Ramesses III, not the goddess Isis.) 63. At the end, 100 Warring Kingdoms became 9 states. a) True b) False (Correct: There were seven states, not nine, after the Warring States Period.) 64. The emergence of civilization is marked by all of the following characteristics EXCEPT: a) the use of metal in making tools b) growth of government c) significant artistic activity d) new social structure based on economic power (Correct: The "new social structure based on economic power" is a defining characteristic, not an exception.) 65. Which of the following best explains a POSITIVE aspect of the Indian Caste System? a) Members of certain castes cannot associate with others. b) Members of each caste rely on each other. (Correct) c) Members of castes such as the Untouchables feel left out of society. d) Members of each caste cannot marry someone outside of their caste. 66. Which type of scientist uses fossils and artifacts to study early humans? a) chemists b) physicists c) anthropologists (Correct) d) geologists 67. Unlike other religions of the time, in the Jewish tradition leaders: a) were believed to be directly descended from God, and therefore almost gods themselves. b) were required to burn the sacred texts after they read them. c) often adopted other religions. d) could not claim they alone knew the will of God, since the Jewish teachings were written down for anyone to read. (Correct) 68. The Persian ruler Cyrus was called "the Great" because he: a) showed no mercy to enemies. b) had no respect for other cultures. c) was a large man. d) showed wisdom and compassion. (Correct) 69. The purpose of building tombs was to secure a safe journey back to the divine origin of the king. a) True (Correct) b) False 70. Which of the following does NOT explain a negative aspect of the Indian Caste System? a) Members of a particular caste have a certain job to do in order to benefit society. b) Members of certain castes cannot associate with members of other castes. c) Some castes cannot "move up" the pyramid. d) There is discrimination between castes. (Correct)