278554781 | What did cave paintings reveal about Paleolithic people? | Religion, art, hunting | 0 | |
278554782 | Where were the first signs of agriculture? | Mesopotamia | 1 | |
278554783 | What was the reason for the sudden increase in farming? | Geography and warming of the earth | 2 | |
278554784 | One commonality between the first four civilizations | They were all River Valley civilizations | 3 | |
278554785 | What did Egyptians and Mesopotamians have in common? | Pyramids (monumental architecture), written language, polytheistic | 4 | |
278554786 | What is Hammurabi's code based off of? | An "eye for an eye" punishment | 5 | |
278554787 | What is the main reason for little knowledge of Indus River Valley Civilization? | There is limited understanding of their written language | 6 | |
278554788 | What is the most important political improvement of the Zhou dynasty? | Mandate of Heaven | 7 | |
278554789 | What are the Phoenicians credited with? | The alphabet | 8 | |
278554790 | Who invented Cuneiform writing? | Sumerians | 9 | |
278554791 | Where did the Epic of Gilgamesh originate from? | Mesopotamia | 10 | |
278554792 | Where did the first iron weapon come from? | Mesopotamia | 11 | |
278554793 | What was the reason for slavery and where did most come from? | Captives of war | 12 | |
278554794 | What was the migratory group with the longest lasting monotheistic religion? | Hebrews | 13 | |
278554795 | "Bantu" means what? | Language | 14 | |
278554796 | Which ancient civilization had the most favorable view of women? | Egypt | 15 | |
278554797 | What region had a religion that included Aryan and Dravidian beliefs? | India (Indus River Valley area) | 16 | |
278554798 | What civilization had the least amount of slavery and why? | India because of the caste system (the untouchables were there to do the dirty work) | 17 | |
278554799 | Which civilization used war for slavery uses? | Mayans | 18 | |
278554800 | Why was it difficult to domesticate animals? | They didn't have the right type of animals (llamas were undomesticatable) | 19 | |
278554801 | Which two ancient civilizations used dynastic rule? | Egypt & China | 20 | |
278554802 | Which empire was the largest continuous empire? | Mongols | 21 | |
278554803 | Who was the leader that switched to Buddhism because he witnessed a bloody battle? | Ashoka | 22 | |
278554804 | Which civilizations had pillars? | Rome & Persia | 23 | |
278554805 | Which religion aligned rulers with God (one was Darius)? | Zoroastrianism | 24 | |
278554806 | What was the name of Persian underwater wells? | Quanats | 25 | |
278554807 | In the Persian and Hahn empires, how did they employ government officials? | By making them take civil service exams | 26 | |
278554808 | Who brought stability to China after the warring states era? | Qin Dynasty | 27 | |
278554809 | What are achievements of the Qin dynasty? | coins, terra-cotta soldiers, writing, Great Wall of China | 28 | |
278554810 | The Mauryans united India in response to what military threat? | Alexander the Great | 29 | |
278554811 | What Hindu/Indian customs emerged during the classical era? | Child marriage, sati | 30 | |
278554812 | Before agriculture, what was the highest caste in India? | Warriors | 31 | |
278554813 | Moksha is similar to what Buddhist belief? | Nirvana | 32 | |
278554814 | In what ways are Buddhism and Hinduism the same? | Reincarnation, non-violence, developed in India, believe in the release from rebirth cycle | 33 | |
278554815 | How are Buddhism and Hinduism different? | Buddhism resists the caste system and you don't have to be reborn many times to reach Nirvana | 34 | |
278554816 | What are some achievements of the Guptan Golden Age? | Brought Hinduism back to India, pi, Arabic numerals | 35 | |
278554817 | What is Dharma? | Do your duty (life duty) | 36 | |
278554818 | What leader is responsible for the spread and conservation of Buddhism? | Ashoka | 37 | |
278554819 | What belief would agree with "must treat your body with respect/ falial piety" ? | Confucianism | 38 | |
278554820 | What leader would agree with "more laws and edicts created, the more thieves there will be" | Loaiza | 39 | |
278554821 | What are the relationships of filial piety? | Ruler to Ruled Father to Son Husband to Wife Elder Brother to Younger Brother Friend to Friend | 40 | |
278554822 | What is Kharma? | What goes around comes around/ do bad things and bad things will happen to you | 41 | |
278554823 | What is the MAJOR trade product of Greece? | Olives | 42 | |
278554824 | What political influence did the mountainous land geography have in Greece? | Creation of city-states | 43 | |
278554825 | What was the political system of Athens? | Direct democracy | 44 | |
278554826 | What was the Roman political system? | Republic | 45 | |
278554827 | When did the Greek golden age take place? | After the Persian Wars | 46 | |
278554828 | What war led to the decline of Greece? | Peloponnesian War | 47 | |
278554829 | What Greek philosopher was put on trial for corrupting youth? | Socrates | 48 | |
278554830 | Which philosopher was referred to as "the one who knew"? | Aristotle | 49 | |
278554831 | What was the Greek military strategy formation used agains the Persians? | The Phalanx | 50 | |
278554832 | Which society was created by Alexander the Great? | Hellenistic | 51 | |
278554833 | What was the MAIN trade product of Rome due to flat lands? | Wheat | 52 | |
278554834 | What were the wars fought by the Phoenicians vs. the Romans for control of the Mediterranean? | Punic Wars | 53 | |
278554835 | Which civilization based citizenship on birth place? | Athens | 54 | |
278554836 | Which civilization organized fathers as the undisputed leader of the family? | Rome | 55 | |
278554837 | What were the legacies of Rome? | roads, aqueducts, language, legions | 56 | |
278554838 | What was the MAIN reason for the fall of the Roman Republic? | Gap between the rich and the poor | 57 | |
278554839 | What was the MAIN reason of the fall of the Roman empire? | Invasions | 58 | |
278554840 | What was the MAIN reason the Byzantine empire lasted? | It's geography and location | 59 | |
278554841 | Which classical civilization did women have more freedom in? | Rome | 60 | |
278554842 | How are the fall of the Roman empire and the fall of Han China similar? | Both were caused by a gap of the middle class and invasions | 61 | |
278554843 | Which civilizations were political and economic anchors of the post classical world? | Byzantine, Islam, & China | 62 | |
278554844 | What type of government officials did the Byzantine empire use (under the rulers)? | Generals | 63 | |
278554845 | What type of government officials did Persia use (under the rulers)? | Satraps/governers | 64 | |
278554846 | What was the similarity between the split of Roman vs. Orthodox Christianity and the split of Sunni vs. Shia Islam? | Both were because of a disagreement of who controls the church | 65 | |
278554847 | What part of Russian culture did Cyril and Vladimir impact? | Both spread Orthodox Christianity | 66 | |
278554848 | Who was the leader of Byzantium? | Justinian | 67 | |
278554849 | What is Al Andalas? | The Islamic take-over of Spain | 68 | |
278554850 | What are the 5 pillars of Islam? | 1. Profession of Faith 2. Pilgrimage to Mecca (hajj) 3. Fasting during the month of Ramadan 4. Almsgiving to the poor 5. Pray 5 times a day (facing Mecca) | 69 | |
278554851 | What contribution to the world culture did Islams make? | Algebra | 70 | |
278554852 | What are the similarities of Islam and Christianity? | 1. Monotheistic 2. Prophets such as Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, Joseph, John the Baptist, Jesus, Mohammad, etc. 3. Ten Commandments 4. Mary, the mother of Jesus, was a virgin 5. Jesus Christ is the Messiah and he performed miracles. 6. The Old testament/Torah and the new testament/Gospel) are holy scriptures. 7. Satan is evil; therefore, people should not follow Satan. 8. There is hell and paradise. | 71 | |
278554853 | What is the pilgrimage to Mecca called? | The Hajj | 72 |
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