2nd 9 Weeks Test

Question 0

What are pyramids?

Answer 0

Huge stone tombs with 4 triangle-shaped walls that meet at a point at the top.

Question 1

Who was the most famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom?

Answer 1

Khufu

Question 2

What were the reeds called that Egyptians used to make paper-like material?

Answer 2

Papyrus

Question 3

What ancient civilization developed along the Indus River valley?

Answer 3

Indian civilization

Question 4

What ancient civilization developed along the Huang He River?

Answer 4

Chinese Civilization

Question 5

What ancient civilization developed along the Nile River?

Answer 5

Egyptian civilization

Question 6

What details describe the geography of India?

Answer 6

India is a subcontinent. It is separated from the rest of Asia by the Himalayas and Hindu Kush mountains. The Indus River is located in India.

Question 7

What was founded in 1799 that helped decode Egyptian hieroglyphics?

Answer 7

Rosetta Stone

Question 8

What Egyptian tomb was found in 1922?

Answer 8

King tut’s tomb.

Question 9

Describe the burial practices of the Egyptians.

Answer 9

The believed that the body had to be preserved or mummified before being buried. That also believe in burying in pyramids.

Question 10

What made it possible for Egypt to to build pyramids and temples.

Answer 10

The government taxed the people.

Question 11

What beliefs were essential to Egyptian religion?

Answer 11

The afterlife and polytheism.

Question 12

What are the basic principles of Buddhism?

Answer 12

The 4 noble truths

Question 13

Why did Siddhartha Gautama leave his home at age 30?

Answer 13

To search for answers about the meaning of human life.

Question 14

Hindus believe that all their gods are part of a universal spirit called?

Answer 14

Brahman

Question 15

Explain the events that made the Indus River valley ideal for farming.

Answer 15

Monsoon winds came into India be brought heavy rains, the Indus River floods, the flooding leaves behind a fertile layer of soil.

Question 16

What mountain range separates India from the rest of Asia?

Answer 16

The Himalayas

Question 17

The 4000 mile long trade route between China and Europe is called?

Answer 17

The Silk Road

Question 18

What did the Han Chinese invent that we use everyday?

Answer 18

Paper

Question 19

Why was the Great Wall of China originally built?

Answer 19

To keep invading groups out of China

Question 20

Where did the Zhou kings get their power to lead?

Answer 20

The Mandate of Heaven

Question 21

The Shang dynasty were the 1st people in China to?

Answer 21

Make a writing system

Question 22

The social hieroglyphics in India was called what?

Answer 22

The caste system.

Question 23

Indian working with metals is called?

Answer 23

Metallurgy

Question 24

What religion have we studied believe in reincarnation?

Answer 24

Hinduism

Question 25

Belief in one God?

Answer 25

Monotheism

Question 26

What religion is based in the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama?

Answer 26

Buddhism

Question 27

What substance was greatly produced during the Han Dynasty?

Answer 27

Silk

Question 28

What effect did the popularity of the Silk Road have on China?

Answer 28

China became rich from trade.

Question 29

What is the device that measures the size of an earthquake?

Answer 29

Seismograph