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World History G
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which river in Mesopotamia is closest to the Indus River? | Tigris River |
| Where was the city-state of Sumer located | Tigris-Euphrates River Valley |
| More than any other factor, what lead to the development of writing systems in Mesopotamia | Surplus of grain |
| Who was the first true king/ruler of Mesopotamia | Sargon |
| The Hanging Gardens of Babylon can be attributed to which Babylonian ruler | Nebuchudnezzar |
| What famous wood did the Phoenicians have local access to | Cedar |
| Which group from the northern Jordan River Valley became a superb sea-faring people | Phoenicians |
| What is the name of the most sacred writing in Judaism | Torah |
| Which Hebrew leader brought the Hebrews into Egypt from Jerusalem | Joseph |
| Which Hebrew leader lead the Hebrew people out of Egypt to Jerusalem | Moses |
| Which Mesopotamian civilization conquered the Hebrews and brought Hebrew people back to their capital city? | Babylonians |
| Which god would have been worshipped in Mesopotamia as a fertility/harvest god | Baal |
| Which of the following inventions/advancements is NOT attributed to the Sumerians | Solar calendar |
| If he ruled during the First Dynasty of Babylon, which time period best describes Hammurabi's rule? | 1790-1750 BCE |
| If he ruled during the Neo-Babylonian Kingdom, which of the following dates would best fit Nebuchudnezzar's rule | 604-562 BCE |
| Cuneiform was the written language of which group | Babylonians |
| In what city was Abraham born | Ur |
| Who was King David's son who built a large Hebrew temple | Solomon |
| In what year were the Hebrews conquered by a powerful Mesopotamian empire? | 587 BCE |
| Upon what is the Jewish religion firmly based | Rules and laws of daily life |
| To which civilization can we truly attribute the origins of the Greek Alphabet | Phoenicians |
| Which civlization would "attach" themselves to a higher class in order to pass into the life after death? | Egyptians |
| Around what does all of Egyptian civilization, religion and writing revolve | Nile River |
| What precious stone was traded by the Egyptians along with gold? | Lapiz lazuli |
| From what language does the word hieroglyphic come, meaning "holy carving?" | Greek |
| Which class of Egyptian society was literate and would have been the main writers in Egypt? | Scribes |
| What language springs from a combination of Greek and Hieroglyphic? | Coptic |
| About when were the pyramids of Giza built, nearly 1000 years before Tutankhamen was buried? | 2500 BCE |
| Which Egyptian pharaoh briefly dabbled in a somewhat monotheistic religion? | • Akhenaten |
| Which level of the Hindu caste system is reserved for priests | Brahman |
| Which group is considered outside the Hindu caste system? | Pariah |
| Which religion is possibly the world's oldest continuously practiced religion? | Hinduism |
| Which of the following are some of the holy writings of Hinduism? | Vedas |
| By what term is the life and death cycle of Hinudism described? | Reincarnation |
| Which Hindu god ends the cycle of reincarnation and is seen as both a destroyer and restorer god? | Shiva |
| During which dynasty is the Great Wall of China begun? | Qin |
| Which Taoist principle can be reached by not trying to alter the natural Way, by being in one's natural state, like an uncarved block? | P'u |
| Which ruler, from 268-233 BCE, helps Buddhism spread to China | Ashoka |
| Where, in comparison to the Himalayan mountains,was Siddhartha Gautama born? | South |
| Which of the three Asian philosophies places a high importance on education to overcome the misalignment between earth and heaven? | Confucianism |
| As Lao-tsu set out walking west, what physical feature would he eventually have run into? | Tibetan Plateau |
| Which century saw the lives of 3 major philosophical figures? | 6th Century BCE |
| Which dynasty lasts from, roughly, 1122-ca. 450 BCE? | Zhou |
| What was the purpose of the terra cotta soldiers in Qin's tomb? | Guard him in the afterlife |
| Why did Buddhism fade in India | It was absorbed into Hinduism |
| Which group does not win the Warring States period, but emerges later less than 50 years later as a powerful dynasty? | Han |
| Which Chinese dynasty ended with the Warring States Period of 475-221 BCE? | Zhou |
| How did Lao-tsu believe the disunity of the Warring States Period could be overcome | Not meddling in the natural world |
| Which philosophy is best summed up with: Do the right thing to make yourself and humanity better, not to earn profit from it? | Confucianism |
| What job did Lao-tsu have? | Records Keeper |
| Which dynasty began in the western portion of the Huang He river valley, but later saw nomadic rulers move the capital to the eastern Huang He? | Zhou |
| Which Emperor comes to power in 221 BCE to create a short lived, but powerful rule in China? | Qin Shi Huang Di |
| Confucianism believes that humans are generally | good |
| Which philosopher felt that the way to overcome the turmoil of the Warring States Period was to practice prescribed rituals? | Kung Fu-tsu |
| The standardization of currency, measurements, and language all took place under which dynasty? | Qin |
| What is the best translation of nirvana? | no wind |
| What is a literal translation of the compiled writings of Lao-tsu? | The Way and its Power |
| According to the Buddha, of what is life full? | suffering |
| Would aggression, or forceful action, be an example of Yin or Yang? | yang |
| According to the Second Noble Truth, what is the origin of suffering | desire |
| While Eeyore frets, and Piglet hesitates, and Rabbit calculates, and Owl pontificates, Pooh | is |
| Which philosopher said "Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn alot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we did get sick, then at least we did not die; so let us be thank | Buddha |
| Which philosopher was born a wealthy prince, but came to see his wealth as a burden? | Buddha |
| With which dynasty is porcelain associated? | Han |
| Which good, more than any other, unites China and the Middle East in trade | silk |
| In Confucianism, which is the reason for practicing a ritual? | Ren |
| In 138 BCE, Emperor Wu Ti sends out an expedition to look for other powerful civilizations to trade with. During which dynasty does this occur? | Han |
| Which Taoist principle could be translated from Chinese as "no monkeying around?" | Wu Wei |
| Which physical feature in northeastern China would have slowed the transmission of Buddhism into Korea? | Da Hinggan Ling |
| Which philosopher thought that to establish oneself, a person needs to establish others? | Kung-Fu Tsu |
| Which of the following was NOT a main topic for Plato? | Existence of a God |
| Which was the horse of Alexander the Great, whom he tamed at age 12? | Bucephalus |
| Into what war does Pericles lead Athens? | Peloponnesian War |
| Which Greek philosopher said, "I know nothing at all, except that I know nothing?" | Socrates |
| Which of the following means rule by many? | Democracy |
| At what battle did Alexander prove himself as commander of his father's cavalry? | Chaeronea |
| When Philip II gives power to Alexander while he goes to Byzantium, what title does Alexander assume? | Regent |
| Which philosopher directly connects Alexander the Great to great philosophers of old? | Aristotle |
| Which of the following were considered citizens? | 25 year old Greek males |
| At roughly what age did Alexander the Great become King? | 20 |
| What title does Alexander the Great receive from the Greek League in Corinth? | Strategos Autocrator |
| What island during the latter Pelopopnesian War did the Athenians attempt to conquer? | Sicily |
| What mountain chain does Alexander travel east over, crossing into India? | Hindu Kush |
| Which set of years adequately depicts the Persian Wars? | 499-449 BCE |
| Which Greek philosopher is forced to drink poison from hemlock for "corrupting the young?" | Socrates |
| While fighting in the latter part of the Persian Wars, which city-state was in charge of the Greek forces? | Sparta |
| Which of the following terms means that people rule the government? | Democracy |
| Who wrote a contemporary history of the Peloponnesian War? | Thucydides |
| Which city-state/region emerges from the Peloponnesian War as powerful? | Macedon |
| Which city was ruled primarily by an oligarchy? | Sparta |
| Aside from misusing Delian League funds, how does Pericles leave his mark on the modern world? | Extends democracy |
| Which historian wrote extensively as a contemporary of the Persian Wars | Herodotus |
| In what city was Alexander buried? | Alexandria |
| Which Greek playright wrote the famed story of Oedipus Rex? | Sophocles |
| Which mathematician first documented a Greek knowledge of the theorem a^2 + b^2 =c^2? | Pythagoras |
| Which League does Athens come to dominate by the 450s BCE? | Delian League |
| Which Greek ruler built the Parthenon from Delian League funds? | Pericles |
| Which ruler conquers Greece South through Athens from 359-336BCE? | Phillip II |
| What is a name for the culture spread by Alexander the Great? | Hellenistic |
| Although known mostly for his scientific principles, for what else was Archimedes known? | Military Principles |
| What did Spartans in the 470s BCE feel was destroying Greek society? | Athenian membership in Delian League |
| Which god/goddess would have been worshipped especially in Sparta? | Ares |
| Which of the following means rule by a select few? | Oligarchy |
| At what small victory do the Athenians begin to feel falsly superior over the Persians? | Marathon |
| Which feature was limited in Greece? | Arable Land |
| Roughly how long does it take Alexander the Great to reach 240 miles of the Ganges River? | 10 years |
| Which group gives Greek culture and inspires the fledgling Roman city? | Etruscans |
| The rule of the Julian emperors and the rebirth of Repbulic-like corruption best describes which? | The facade of the Pax Romana |
| Who is the Roman equivalent of Hera? | Juno |
| Which portion of the Empire spoke Greek and believed in an Orthodox form of Christianity? | East |
| Which of the following were not among the 5th Century barbarian invaders of Rome? | Mongols |
| What portion of the Empire sees the largest group of native peoples as soldiers, unfaithful at the Fall of the Empire? | Germania |
| Who is the Roman equivalent of Athena? | Minerva |
| The outcome of the dispute between Plebians and Patricians can best be viewed in terms of the balance of power between Tribune and which? | Consul |
| Which Emperor's actions toward Christianity set in motion events that lead to the domination of Europe by Christianity? | Constantine |
| Which class group in Rome was considered those with both money and old, status-based power? | Patricians |
| Which Roman class was considered those with money but no status? | Plebians |
| Which time span bests describes the Punic Wars, and the growth of the Roman Republic? | 270-130 BCE |
| What office does Cincinnatus offer the perfect example of? | Dictator |
| Who is the Roman equivalent of Apollo? | Apollo |
| What group demanded the Twelve Tables? | Plebians |
| Which leader emerges as the political powerhouse within the Western Roman Empire? | Pope |
| Whch color on a toga indicated status? | Purple |
| According to legend, where was Rome founded? | Atop 7 hills |
| By 476 CE, Emperors have lost popular support but who has gained it in the Roman Empire? | Religious leaders |
| In which Punic War does Rome take a decisive victory and effectively destroy the Carthaginian army? | 2nd |
| In what year does the Battle of Actium take place, ending the Second Triumvirate? | 31 BCE |
| Which of the following was not a major part of the common Roman diet? | meat |
| By which year had the Roman Empire completely fallen in the West? | 476 CE |
| What is the name of Constantine's new capital in the Roman Empire? | Constantinople |
| Which word or phrase least describes the early Christian religion? | Unified in belief |
| Whcih best describes the fall of the Western Roman Empire? | Gradual decline |
| Which island in the Mediterranean becomes a central station for trade? | Sicily |
| Which river flows through Rome? | Tiber |
| What office did the Gracchi brothers hold when attempting to enact change in the Republic? | Tribune |
| The Punic Wars give Rome a firm control over what? | Trade in the Western Mediterranean |
| The Punic Wars give Rome a firm control over what? | Trade in the Western Mediterranean |
| Which person is directly responsible for the earliest communication of the Christian religion throughout the Roman Empire? | Paul of Tarsus |
| What is the name of the group of 100 men who elect the Consul in the early Republic? | Assembly of Centuries |
| Which Pope helps protect Rome from invaders and gains more power for his office? | Leo I |
| Which ruler convinced the Senate of Julius Caesar's potential danger? | Pompey |
| Which Roman Emperor's reign begins a 200 year period called the Pax Romana? | Augustus |
| Which member of the First Triumvirate dies, leaving only 2 other members? | Crassus |
| To whom does the Roman Empire shift the tax burden? | Conquered peoples |
| Which member of the First Triumvirate was greatly in debt and was rejected for being a consul? | Caeser |
| Which of the following commanded his troops to march over the Alps to lay ruin upon the Italian Peninsula? | Hannibal |
| Which could be compared to the rule of Emperor Qin's and the advances made during his rule? | Pax Romana |
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