Test 4, Ch. 1-5; Geog. Facts 6-7

Question 1

The river valley that was the home of India’s ancient civilization was the

Answer 1

Indus

Question 2

The main religion of India is

Answer 2

Hinduism

Question 3

India’s largest city is

Answer 3

Mumbai (Bombay)

Question 4

One important math principle developed in India was

Answer 4

place value

Question 5

A seasonal wind that brings rain is a

Answer 5

monsoon

Question 6

A line of rulers all in the same family is a

Answer 6

dynasty

Question 7

What do Buddhists call the state of being free from suffering?

Answer 7

nirvana

Question 8

The cotton material first made in India is

Answer 8

calico

Question 9

What group of people invaded India from the north and developed the caste system?

Answer 9

Aryans

Question 10

People not belonging to any caste are called

Answer 10

outcastes

Question 11

The belief that the soul is reborn into some other man or animal is

Answer 11

reincarnation

Question 12

The name “Buddha” means

Answer 12

Enlightened One

Question 13

The “Father of Modern Missions” is

Answer 13

William Carey

Question 14

An important leader in the struggle for Indian’s independence was

Answer 14

Gandhi

Question 15

India’s first prime minister was

Answer 15

Nehru

Question 16

The person who first took cotton goods form India to Europe was

Answer 16

Alexander the Great

Question 17

The first European to reach India by sailing around Africa was

Answer 17

Vasco de Gama

Question 18

An Indian ruler built the _____ as a tomb for his favorite wife.

Answer 18

Taj Mahal

Question 19

One of India’s major rivers in the

Answer 19

Ganges

Question 20

The country once called East Pakistan is called _____ today.

Answer 20

Bangladesh

Question 21

List 3 Sumerian inventions or discoveries.

Answer 21

wheel, writing, arch

Question 22

What is a ziggurat?

Answer 22

a temple

Question 23

What is cuneiform?

Answer 23

Sumerian writing

Question 24

What famous citizen of Ur is mentioned in the Bible?

Answer 24

Abraham

Question 25

What did Sumerians use to stamp their documents?

Answer 25

cylinder seal

Question 26

What do archaeologists study?

Answer 26

ancient cultures

Question 27

Whose most valuable contribution was the alphabet?

Answer 27

Phoenicians

Question 28

What did the Lydians first make

Answer 28

coins

Question 29

Which people were among the first to build an empire?

Answer 29

Hittites

Question 30

What are the Canaanites known for?

Answer 30

no contributions

Question 31

Which prophet was sent to preach at Niveveh?

Answer 31

Jonah

Question 32

Who allowed the Jews to rebuild their temple?

Answer 32

Cyrus

Question 33

What did Nebuchadnezzar build in Babylon that was considered a wonder of the ancient world?

Answer 33

The Hanging Gardens

Question 34

What do we call man's attempts to put himself in the place of God?

Answer 34

humanism

Question 35

What is the false idea that man began as an animal?

Answer 35

evolution

Question 36

When did history begin?

Answer 36

the creation of man

Question 37

What is our system of dating centered on?

Answer 37

Christ's coming to earth

Question 38

The most commonly used language in the Middle East is

Answer 38

Arabic

Question 39

The founder of Islam was

Answer 39

Muhammad

Question 40

The holy book of Islam is the

Answer 40

Koran

Question 41

The world's largest peninsula is

Answer 41

the Arabian Peninsula

Question 42

The country that became a nation in 1948 is

Answer 42

Israel

Question 43

The country known for its cedars in ancient times was

Answer 43

Lebanon

Question 44

the country once called Persia is known today as

Answer 44

Iran

Question 45

The most important natural resource is the Middle East today is

Answer 45

oil

Question 46

Amman

Answer 46

Jordan

Question 47

Ankara

Answer 47

Turkey

Question 48

Baghdad

Answer 48

Iraq

Question 49

Beirut

Answer 49

Lebanon

Question 50

Damascus

Answer 50

Syria

Question 51

Jerusalem

Answer 51

Israel

Question 52

New Delhi

Answer 52

India

Question 53

Riyadh

Answer 53

Saudi Arabia

Question 54

Tehran

Answer 54

Iran

Question 55

Know the following rivers on the world map:

Answer 55

Congo, Rhine, Volga, Yangtze

Question 56

Know the following locations on the Middle East map:

Answer 56

Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, Arabian Sea, Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea

Question 57

Know the following locations on the map of India:

Answer 57

New Delhi, Indus River, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean