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| 273877355 | Chinese River Valley | was characterized by small buildings because of a lack of resources | 0 | |
| 273877356 | Indus River Valley | was destroyed by Indo-European invasions | 1 | |
| 273877357 | Egyptian River Valley | was the greatest of all the river valley civilizations due to its strong gov. and vast resources near the Nile | 2 | |
| 273877358 | Catal Huyuk | was located in southern Turkey and was the largest city of its kind in the early stages of civilization | 3 | |
| 273877359 | Sumerian | was the first to develope writing (cuneiform) | 4 | |
| 273877360 | Slash and burn | system of agriculture that allowed farmers to grow crops iin places not usually suitable for farming... land was prepared by cutting down large portions of the forest | 5 | |
| 273877361 | nomads | people with no permanent home but who roam from place to place searchin for pasture lands | 6 | |
| 273877362 | yellow | Early civilizations began in China along the ___ river | 7 | |
| 273877363 | neolithic | The development of sedentary agriculture began during the __ revolution | 8 | |
| 273877364 | Hammurabi | It was under Babylonian rule that King ___ introduced the most famous early code of law | 9 | |
| 273877365 | false | In the Paleolithic Age, hunter-gatherers could support large populations and elaborate societies. T or F? | 10 | |
| 273877366 | true | Most early civilizations were characterized by the existence of agriculture, cities, writing systems, and monuments. T or F? | 11 | |
| 273877367 | Hinduism | Unlike other major religions, __ had no single founder or central holy figure. | 12 | |
| 273877368 | Dharma | The Hindu ethical code, or ___, was far less detailed than the ethical codes of other major religions. | 13 | |
| 273877369 | Nirvana | Buddhist idea which literally means a world beyond existence of self indicating one has reached perfection, or the ultimate goal of reincarnation. | 14 | |
| 273877370 | vedas | Origins of Hinduism written down in what is known as the hyms to the gods. | 15 | |
| 273877371 | Himalayas | The vast Indian subcontinent is partially separated from the rest of Asia by northern mountain ranges, most notably the __. | 16 | |
| 273877372 | Buddha: Siddhartha Guatama | Creator of major Indian and Asian religion, he was born in 551 BCE and died in 475BCE... | 17 | |
| 273877373 | Socrates | The Athenian philosopher ___ encouraged his students to question conventional wisdom and was put to death for his teaching. | 18 | |
| 273877374 | Alexander the Great | ___ created an empire based on Greek culture through the Middle East into India, setting the stage for the Hellenistic era. | 19 | |
| 273877375 | true | Pericles promoted direct democracy in Athens. T or F? | 20 | |
| 273877376 | Herodotus | Greek historian called the "Father of History" who wrote an account of the Persian Wars. | 21 | |
| 273877377 | Oligarchy | A government based on the rule of the best (men) of society | 22 | |
| 273877378 | Direct Democracy | A government based on the rule of the people | 23 | |
| 273877379 | Alexandria | Seaport in Egypt on the Mediterranean Sea which was founded by Alexander the Great and became the center of the Hellenistic culture boasting the largest library in the world. | 24 | |
| 273877380 | Pelopennesian Wars | ___ were wars which involved Athens and its allies against Sparta and its allies. | 25 | |
| 273877381 | Punic Wars | ___ were wars fought between the Roman Republic and the Phoenician colony Carthage over dominance of the Mediterranean Sea. | 26 | |
| 273877382 | Cyrus the Great | ___ the most famous persian empeeror, who controlled land and peoples across the northern Middle East and into northwest India. | 27 | |
| 273877383 | Battle of Marathon | ___ was the battle in which the Persians who have invaded Greece are defeated on the plain by an Athenian army led by general Miltiades. | 28 | |
| 273877384 | battle of Thermopyle | ___ was the battle in which Spartan king Leonidas and his army of 300 Spartans and 700 Thespians refused to surrender to the numerically superior Persian army at the pass (all died but it allowed the other Greek armies to prepare for the Persian invasion) | 29 | |
| 273877385 | Plato | ___ was the student of Socrates. | 30 | |
| 273877386 | Buddhism | Which religion was founded by an Indian prince? | 31 | |
| 273877387 | Hinduism | Which religion had holy texts called the vedas. | 32 | |
| 273877388 | Hinduism | Which religion was founded in India and primarily remained in India. | 33 | |
| 273877389 | confucianism | Which religion's basic principles are centered around respecting elders and government? | 34 | |
| 273877390 | daoism | Which religion's basic principles are finding harmony within nature and man? | 35 | |
| 273877391 | shintoism | Which religion was mainly found in Japan? | 36 | |
| 273877392 | confucianism | Which religion was founded by Kung Fuzi? | 37 | |
| 273877393 | confucianism | Which religion's holy texts are called the Analects? | 38 | |
| 273877394 | daoism | Which religion was founded by Laozi? | 39 | |
| 273877395 | buddhism and confucianism | Which religion was adopted as the state religion of China? | 40 | |
| 273877396 | christianity | Which religion was centered around a man named Jesus? | 41 | |
| 273877397 | christianity, judaism, islam | Which religion claims that heaven can be obtained by belief in a savior? | 42 | |
| 273877398 | islam | Which religion claims that heaven can be obtained by belief in God and keeping the 5 pillars of faith? | 43 | |
| 273877399 | islam, judaism | Which religion claims that heaven can be obtained by keeping a set of rules? | 44 | |
| 273877400 | judaism | Which religion is the religion of Jews? | 45 | |
| 273877401 | islam | Which religion's holy text is the Quran? | 46 | |
| 273877402 | christianity | Which religion's holy text is the Holy Bible? | 47 | |
| 273877403 | judaism | Which religion's holy text is the Pentateuch/Torah? | 48 | |
| 273877404 | islam | Which religion's god is named Allah? | 49 | |
| 273877405 | christianity | Which religion's god in really three gods in one? | 50 | |
| 273877406 | judaism, christianity, islam | Which religion's god gave the ten commandments as a set of rules? | 51 | |
| 273877407 | islam | Which religion forced, by the sword, men to convert? | 52 | |
| 273877408 | islam | Which religion requires a pilgrimage? | 53 | |
| 273877409 | Vladimir I | Who was the Kievan Rus King that converted his kingdom to Orthodox Christianity? | 54 | |
| 273877410 | supreme authority of the pope | Which of the following is NOT a reason that the above king chose Orthodox Christianity for Kievan Rus? | 55 | |
| 273877411 | iconoclasm | What was the breaking of images that represented divinity causing a tremenous controversy? | 56 | |
| 273877412 | tatars | Who were the Mongols who conquered Russian cities during the 13th Century, left Russian church and aristocracy intact? | 57 | |
| 273877413 | Justinian | Who was the leader of the Byzantine Empire that tried to recapture the glory of Rome and built Hagia Sophia? | 58 | |
| 273877414 | greek fire | Which of the following was the new military used by the Byzantines described as able to burn in water? | 59 | |
| 273877415 | Constantine | Who was the emperor of Rome that moved the capital in an effort to stop the demise of Rome? | 60 | |
| 273877416 | Orthodox Christianity | What was the division of Christianity created after the schism of 1054 which placed the patriarch of Constantinople as ites head? | 61 | |
| 273877417 | Three- Field System | What was the name of the system which enriched the soil because some of the land was left uplanted each year to ensure it remained enriched? | 62 | |
| 273877418 | Charlemagne /Charles the Great | What was the name of the Carolingian monarch who established a large empire in France and Germany around 800 CE? | 63 | |
| 273877419 | Charles Martel | Who was the Carolingian monarch of the Franks that defeated the Muslims at Tours in 732 CE? | 64 | |
| 273877420 | time between the fall of the Roman Empire and the 15th century | The Middle Ages refers to | 65 | |
| 273877421 | manorialism | was the system of economic and political relations between landlords and their peasant laborers during the Middle Ages that involved a hierarchy of reciprocal obligations that exchanges labor for access to land? | 66 | |
| 273877422 | feudalism | WHat was the relationship among the military elite during the Middle Ages where greater lords provided protection to lesser lords in return for militery service? | 67 | |
| 273877423 | 5th | Which of the following was NOT a crusade during the Middle Ages attempted by the Popes? | 68 | |
| 273877424 | Magna Carta | What was the name of the English document signed by King John in 1215 created limitations for rulers? | 69 |
