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| 6730371211 | Zoroastrianism: a. is a dualistic faith b. was popularly practiced in China during the Han dynasty c. is a monotheistic faith d. was established by the Mauryan Emperor, Ashoka | a. is a dualistic faith | 0 | |
| 6730436810 | All early agricultural societies: a. were traders. b. settled in river valleys. c. used pictographs as their form of writing. d. were polytheistic. | d. were polytheistic. | 1 | |
| 6730443013 | Which society gave the least room for social mobility? a. India. b. China. c. Persia. d. Greece | a. India | 2 | |
| 6730462510 | What is a major difference between the teachings of Buddhism and Hinduism? a. A belief in nirvana b. The cycle of rebirth c. The principle of nonviolence d. A belief in castes | d. A belief in castes | 3 | |
| 6730471444 | Which civilization had to import most of its food and grain due to infertile soil? a. The Greeks b. Han China c. Zhou China E. The Indus River civilization | A. The Greeks | 4 | |
| 6730482055 | Which describes Alexander the Great the best? a. he typically ruled through local hierarchies b. he saw his empire disintegrate during his last years of life c. he never conquered Egypt d. he forced those he conquered to worship Greek gods | a. he typically ruled through local hierarchies | 5 | |
| 6730503070 | What did the Romans depend on to regulate their empire's social life? a. its world religion b. its code of laws c. its highly efficient bureaucracy d. its disciplined army | b. its code of laws | 6 | |
| 6730512753 | What was characteristic of all early agricultural societies? a. they were traders b. they used pictographs as the primary form of writing c. they were polytheistic | c. they were polytheistic | 7 | |
| 6730608343 | What best describes what Aryan conquerors brought to India? a. its first civilization b. distinctive religious ideas c. long-lasting peace and stability d. new agricultural techniques | b. distinctive religious ideas | 8 | |
| 6730626055 | The emergence of agriculture led to: a. the disappearance of hunter-gatherer communities b. a decrease in human population c. loss of societal specialization in politics, economics, and religion d. a greater ability for humans to settle in one spot | d. a greater ability for humans to settle in one spot | 9 | |
| 6730666313 | How were the Gupta and Zhou dynasties similar? a. Both used religion to support their political power b. Both were made up of feudal regions with weak governments c. Both were resistant to trade with other civilizations | c. Both were made up of feudal regions with weak governments | 10 | |
| 6730690594 | Which best describes Confucian thoughts? a. Social harmony is attained when superiors treat those below them with kindness and inferiors respect their superiors b. Men and women should share responsibility for family leadership equally c. Only when people realize their individuality will society function best | b. Social harmony is attained when superiors treat those below them with kindness and inferiors respect their superiors | 11 | |
| 6730839708 | During which war did Athens attempt and fail at a defensive strategy of hiding behind walls and allowing their opponent, Sparta, to ravage their farmlands? a. The Macedonian War b. The Hellenic War c. The Peloponnesian War d. The Persian Wars | c. The Peloponnesian War | 12 | |
| 6730871102 | Who made up the First Triumvirate in Roman society? a. Pompey, Crassus, Julius Caesar b. Octavius, Marc Anthony, and Lepidus c. Pompey, Octavius, Julius Caesar d. Lepiduc, Julius Caesar, Pompey | a. Pompey, Crassus, Julius Caesar | 13 | |
| 6730921486 | Which event led to the fall of the Gupta Empire? a. Famine and disease threatened the large peasant population b. Invasion by the White Huns c. Civil war and unrest among rivalry peasant groups d. Devastating floods and other natural disasters | b. Invasion by the White Huns | 14 | |
| 6730988014 | Followers of which religion believe in the Four Noble Truths rather than in a supreme being or beings? a. Legalism b. Zoroastrianism c. Judaism d. Buddhism | d. Buddhism | 15 | |
| 6731058221 | How are Confucianism, Hinduism, and Judaism similar? a. They all had monotheistic beginnings b. They originated in central Asia c. They arose out of a specific culture and were used to sustain that culture d. They were part of evangelical movements seeking to convert the rest of the world | c. They arose out of a specific culture and are used to sustain that culture | 16 | |
| 6731081600 | In which river valleys did the first civilizations on the Eurasian and African continents develop? a. Niger, Tigris/Euphrates, Nile, Indus b. Amazon, Huang He, Indus, Yellow c. Nile, Tigris/Euphrates, Huang He, Indus d. Ganges, Amazon, Huang He, Nile | c. Nile, Tigris/Euphrates, Huang He, Indus | 17 | |
| 6731096941 | Why were women important contributors to the Agricultural Revolution? a. traded grains for meat b. made tools and containers c. performed essential agricultural tasks like plowing and irrigation d. gathered edible plants and knew where grains grew | d. gathered edible plants and knew where grains grew | 18 | |
| 6731145862 | Which of the following was not a characteristic of early settled agricultural communities? a. a fertility goddess was an important figure in religious worship b. there was a division of labor and the development of specialized skills c. equal status for men and women d. public works projects | c. equal status for men and women | 19 |
