SS Final Part 1

Question 1

What is a civilization?
A. a geographical area that at some point in history shared a language or other cultural/ political traits
B. a place where a group of people live together permanently or for extended periods of time
C. an area of land characterized by rich soil and climate conditions that support human settlement
D. a society or group of people with similar beliefs, customs, language, and form of government

Answer 1

D. a society or group of people with similar beliefs, customs, language, and form of government

Question 2

Which geographical phenomenon was important to the development of many early civilizations?
A. floods
B. cataracts
C. monsoons
D. mountains

Answer 2

A. floods

Question 3

Which region included the city-states of Sumer and Babylon?
A. Canaan
B. Egypt
C. Greece
D. Mesopotamia

Answer 3

D. Mesopotamia

Question 4

What type of writing was developed in Sumer?
A. hieroglyphics
B. cuneiform
C. Linear A
D. Phoenician Alphabet

Answer 4

B. cuneiform

Question 5

What title was used by the rulers of ancient Egypt?
A. judge
B. ephor
C. pharaoh
D. ostrakon

Answer 5

C. pharaoh

Question 6

What is ma’at?
A. a state in which the human soul has attained perfect peace
B. a principle of order and harmony that shaped ancient Egyptian beliefs
C. the belief that a ruler is supported by the gods only if the ruler follows the god’s wishes
D. the belief that one’s soul will be reborn over and over until it reaches a state of enlightenment

Answer 6

B. a principle of order and harmony that shaped ancient Egyptian beliefs

Question 7

Judaism evolved from the beliefs and practices of which ancient people?
A. the Israelites
B. the Phoenicians
C. the Babylonians
D. the Egyptians

Answer 7

A. the Israelites

Question 8

Which ancient civilization was influenced by the Minoan and Mycenaean
Culture?
A. China
B. Egypt
C. Greece
D. India

Answer 8

C. Greece

Question 9

Which ancient Greek city-state was known for its practice of democracy?
A. Athens
B. Sparta
C. Thebes
D. Macedonia

Answer 9

A. Athens

Question 10

Which two belief systems developed in ancient India?
A. Daoism and Confucianism
B. Judaism and Zoroastrianism
C. Hellenism and Jainism
D. Hinduism and Buddhism

Answer 10

D. Hinduism and Buddhism

Question 11

Which ancient emperor devoted himself to spreading Buddhism throughout his empire?
A. Ashoka
B. Samudragupta
C. Siddhartha Gautama
D. Changdragupta Maurya

Answer 11

A. Ashoka

Question 12

What is a core idea of Confucianism?
A. harmony with nature
B. sympathy for others
C. obedience to the gods
D. pursuit of nirvana

Answer 12

B. sympathy for others

Question 13

Which Chinese empire was guided by the philosophy of Legalism?
A. the Shang
B. The Zhou
C. The Han
D. The Qin

Answer 13

D. The Qin