Question 1

The Athenian tyrant who reformed laws was--

Accepted Answer

Solon

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Herodotus

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Draco

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Pericles

Question 2

The Torah is central to--

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Judaism

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Hinduism

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Zoroastrianism

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Buddhism

Question 3

Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudas, and Untouchables are all social classes in--

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India

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Persia

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Macedon

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China

Question 4

This column is--

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Ionic

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Doric

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Corinthian

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Acanhus

Question 5

The concept of a round earth originated in the--

Accepted Answer

Gupta Empire

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Mauryan Empire

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Roman Empire

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Persian Empire

Question 6

Ancient river valley civilizations had--

Accepted Answer

hereditary rule

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emperors

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violent government overthrow

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weak centralized governments

Question 7

Sparta is located on the--

Accepted Answer

Peloponnesian peninsula

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Asia Minor

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Balkan peninsula

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Black Sea

Question 8

The ancient Hebrews settled in the __ Mediterranean.

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eastern

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western

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southern

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northern

Question 9

Buddhism's goal is to achieve--

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Nirvana

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reunion with Brahmin

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a higher reincarnation

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victory over the battle of good and evil

Question 10

Confucius would agree with which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Moral and ethics are important.

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What you do in this life affects what happens to you in the next life.

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Man is evil and must be controlled by a force.

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Good and evil are in constant conflict.

Question 11

Most human acquired food in the Neolithic period by--

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domesticating plants and animals.

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trading with nearby settlements.

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gathering wild plants

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following herds

Question 12

Democracy was not a part of the government of--

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Persia

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Athens

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Rome

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Greece

Question 13

In India, your occupation was determined by the--

Accepted Answer

caste system

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Brahmins

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Upanishads

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Indo-Aryan migration

Question 14

Asoka converted to--

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Buddhism

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Zoroastrianism

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Hinduism

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Judaism

Question 15

Greeks used their mythology to explain--

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events in nature

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how Greece was created.

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the eternal battle of good and evil

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supernatural events

Question 16

During the Pelopponesian War,

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Warfare between alliances led by Athens and Sparta occurred.

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the Greeks defeated the Persian Empire.

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Phillip II conquered Greece.

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Sparta formed the Delian League.

Question 17

The Mandate of Heaven was--

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the ruling authority of China's ancient dynasties

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the first laws of ancient China

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Alexander the Great's belief that he descended from Zeus.

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Greek mythology's collection of gods

Question 18

"The Father of History:"

Accepted Answer

Herodotus

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Hippocrates

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Sophocles

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Socrates

Question 19

A Greek philosopher

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Socrates

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Phidias

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Archimedes

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Hippocrates

Question 20

Ancient Sparta--

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had little use for new ideas or art

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was the center for Greek arts until replaced by Athens

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was a limited democracy

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spread its settlements north to Macedon

Question 21

Ancient Rome's second form of government was--

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republic

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dictatorship

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monarchy

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empire

Question 22

Christianity was spread throughout the Roman Empire by--

Accepted Answer

Paul

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Augustus Caesar

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Pericles

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Tarquin

Question 23

Which of the following was not a contribution of ancient Rome?

Accepted Answer

democracy

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the Twelve Tables

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public baths

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the arch

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