Unit 1 test

Question 1

Where did the Sumerians settle down?

Answer 1

Mesopotamia

Question 2

This is when groups of people are placed into different categories based on class

Answer 2

social hierarchy

Question 3

What was the Ancient Sumerian/ Babylonian form of writing?

Answer 3

Cuneiform

Question 4

He United all of Mesopotamia under the Babylonian Empire

Answer 4

Hammurabi

Question 5

Hammurabis Code

Answer 5

This was a set of laws for Babylonian society. A tool to unify an expanding empire. So “That the strong might not injure the weak”

Question 6

Which River did the Ancient Egyptians Settle by?

Answer 6

Nile River

Question 7

What is it called when someone believes in multiple gods?

Answer 7

Polytheistic

Question 8

These were used as gateways to the after life

Answer 8

the Pyramids

Question 9

Egyptian writing is called

Answer 9

Hieroglyphics

Question 10

This form of Mathematics helped build the pyramids

Answer 10

Geometry

Question 11

Where was the Indus Valley Civilization Located?

Answer 11

North West India and Pakistan

Question 12

Which River did the Indus Valley civilization settle by?

Answer 12

Indus River

Question 13

What types of weapons did the Indus River Valley Civilization people have?

Answer 13

None

Question 14

Mohenjo Daro was known to have one of the worlds first…

Answer 14

Sewage Systems

Question 15

What were the TWO largest cities in the Indus River Valley Civilization?

Answer 15

Mohenjo Daro and Harappa

Question 16

Where did both Hinduism and Buddhism originate

Answer 16

India

Question 17

All of the actions of your life affect your fate in your next life

Answer 17

Karma

Question 18

Karma

Answer 18

All of the actions of your life affect your fate in your next life

Question 19

______ placement affected where people could live, what they ate, how they dressed, who they married, how they earned a living

Answer 19

Caste System

Question 20

In Buddhism “Making the right decision” would fit under what belief?

Answer 20

The Eightfold Path

Question 21

Maksha

Answer 21

“The best version of yourself. You do this through freeing yourself from selfish desires” Is known as…

Question 22

“The best version of yourself. You do this through freeing yourself from selfish desires” Is known as…

Answer 22

Maksha

Question 23

What was the first Chinese Dynasty

Answer 23

Shang Dynasty

Question 24

the virtue of exhibiting the proper love and respect for one’s parents, elders, and ancestors

Answer 24

Filial Piety

Question 25

Ming Dynasty

Answer 25

built the Great Wall of China

Question 26

a Chinese political ideology that was used in ancient and imperial China to legitimize the rule of the King or Emperor of China

Answer 26

The Mandate of Heaven

Question 27

An ancient Chinese belief system, which focuses on the importance of personal ethics and morality

Answer 27

Confucianism

Question 28

What were the pyramids made of

Answer 28

Limestone and Granite

Question 29

What are Pharaohs

Answer 29

They were the “kings” or rulers of Ancient Egypt

Question 30

What is Nirvana

Answer 30

The goal of every Buddist; Spiritual Enlightenment

Question 31

how did Buddhism spread

Answer 31

It started in India but left and spread into China

Question 32

How is Hinduism different then Buddhism

Answer 32

Hinduism believes in multiple gods while Buddhism doesn’t have a god.

Question 33

Who was Confucius

Answer 33

Created a functioning society