| Question 1 | 5 / 5 points |
Which people allowed the Hebrews to return to Jerusalem and rebuild their temple following their Babylonian exile?
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| Assyrians | ||
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| Chaldeans | ||
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| Persians | ||
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| Egyptians | ||
| Question 2 | 5 / 5 points | ||
Which of the following statements best accounts for the failure of Akhenaton's reign?
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| The Egyptian people viewed his reign as illegitimate because he was not the direct descendent of Amenhotep III. | ||
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| He invested the majority of the country's resources in expansionist policies and neglected domestic priorities. | ||
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| He was more interested in religious reform than politics. | ||
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| He was a child king who was murdered before reaching adulthood. | ||
| Question 3 | 5 / 5 points | ||
Rajahs were the leaders of:
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| farming communities. | ||
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| small kingdoms. | ||
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| large empires. | ||
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| villages. | ||
| Question 4 | 5 / 5 points | ||
The Akkadian Empire demonstrated the historical principle that:
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| empires are more stable than monarchies. | ||
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| civilizations are the same as empires. | ||
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| pastoral and farming economies are compatible. | ||
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| conquest can be a means of spreading culture. | ||
| Question 5 | 5 / 5 points | ||
It is most accurate to say that in the first towns, religion:
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| first appeared. | ||
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| nearly disappeared. | ||
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| emerged along with states. | ||
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| became more organized. | ||
| Question 6 | 5 / 5 points | ||
Which of the following was the first system of writing?
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| Sanskrit | ||
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| The Phoenician alphabet | ||
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| Cuneiform | ||
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| Hieroglyphics | ||
| Question 7 | 5 / 5 points | ||
Unlike their predecessors, hominids:
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| lived primarily in Africa. | ||
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| knowingly handed on what they had learned. | ||
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| were capable of adapting to their environment. | ||
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| walked on four feet. | ||
| Question 8 | 5 / 5 points | ||
Which of the following is another term for the Great Ice Age?
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| Neolithic period | ||
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| Pleistocene epoch | ||
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| New Stone Age | ||
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| Old Stone Age | ||
| Question 9 | 5 / 5 points | ||
The basic scriptures for the Hindu faith are found in the:
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| Bhagavad Gita. | ||
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| Upanishads. | ||
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| Epic of Gilgamesh. | ||
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| Qur'an. | ||
| Question 10 | 5 / 5 points | ||
What was the source of Phoenician influence?
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| Military strength | ||
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| A large population | ||
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| Extensive territory | ||
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| Commerce | ||
| Question 11 | 5 / 5 points | ||
Which of these was reflected in the building projects of Solomon?
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| Wealth from a trading network | ||
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| The centralization of power | ||
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| Religious renewal | ||
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| A successful expansionist policy | ||
| Question 12 | 5 / 5 points | ||
Why did farming lead to larger populations?
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| Farming provides a more varied diet than hunting and gathering. | ||
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| A sedentary lifestyle was healthier. | ||
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| Farming produces more food per acre than hunting and gathering. | ||
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| Farming led to the abandonment of hunting, which was inherently dangerous. | ||
| Question 13 | 5 / 5 points | ||
The earliest sign of gender roles appears in __________ society.
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| Neolithic | ||
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| Neanderthal | ||
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| Homo sapiens | ||
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| hominid | ||
| Question 14 | 5 / 5 points | ||
The two great rivers of India are the:
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| Tigris and the Euphrates. | ||
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| Ganges and the Indus. | ||
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| Nile and the Ganges. | ||
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| Oxus and the Tigris. | ||
| Question 15 | 5 / 5 points | ||
Unlike the Egyptian and Sumerian empires, Phoenician culture was linked by:
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| roads. | ||
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| the sea. | ||
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| strong defenses. | ||
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| allegiance to a central power. | ||
| Question 16 | 5 / 5 points | ||
Which of the following statements accurately describes the Neolithic revolution in different world areas?
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| Farming originated independently in several areas. | ||
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| The earliest farming cultures developed in China. | ||
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| Farming developed in the Indus Valley later than in other areas. | ||
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| Only Mesopotamia was an innovator in agriculture. | ||
| Question 17 | 5 / 5 points | ||
The Jewish identity developed largely in contrast to the:
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| Babylonians. | ||
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| Nubians. | ||
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| Egyptians. | ||
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| Persians. | ||
| Question 18 | 5 / 5 points | ||
What is the main cause of diversity among human populations?
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| Responses to different environments | ||
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| Physical differences of the first Homo sapiens | ||
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| Genetic differences in the first hominids | ||
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| The different species of Homo sapiens | ||
| Question 19 | 5 / 5 points | ||
Which of these describes the concept of dharma?
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| A person's fate according to Buddhist doctrine | ||
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| Reincarnation, according to Hindu principles | ||
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| Acting according to one's caste | ||
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| The upward path promised by samsara | ||
| Question 20 | 5 / 5 points | ||
The untouchables tolerated their treatment by other castes because:
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| their military was unable to defend them. | ||
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| they were afraid of bad karma. | ||
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| they didn't want to fulfill their dharma. | ||
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| they believed the teachings of Siddhartha. | ||
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