Question 1

Who taught that learning is a process that never ends?

Accepted Answer

Confucious

Answer

Zuess

Answer

Vishtu

Answer

Buddha

Question 2

A leader who uses force to hold power

Accepted Answer

tyrant

Answer

oligarch

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noble

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aristocrat

Question 3

Which religion teaches that suffering and unhappiness are part of human life

Accepted Answer

Buddhism

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Hinduism

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Judaism

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Confucianism

Question 4

Which geographical term describes Greece?

Accepted Answer

Peninsula

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Continent

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Island

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Isthmus

Question 5

Greek famous for his fables

Accepted Answer

Aesop

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Homer

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Odyseus

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Achilles

Question 6

Type of government in which people rule themselves

Accepted Answer

democracy

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oligarchy

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monarchy

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colony

Question 7

Position held by Zeus

Accepted Answer

King of the Gods

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Messenger of the Gods

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God of the Sun

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God of the Underworld

Question 8

Most sacred text of Hebrew writing

Accepted Answer

Torah

Answer

Bible

Answer

Yom Kippur

Answer

Dead Sea Scrolls

Question 9

Which term means the belief in one god?

Accepted Answer

monotheism

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polytheism

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henotheism

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pantheism

Question 10

Oldest monotheistic religion

Accepted Answer

Judaism

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Confucianism

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Buddhism

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Hinduism

Question 11

Known as the "Father of Democracy"

Accepted Answer

Cleisthenes

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Pericles

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Apollo

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Socrates

Question 12

Most holy day of the Jewish year

Accepted Answer

Yom Kippur

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Hanukkah

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Rosh Hashana

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Passover

Question 13

Known as the "tank" in ancient Indian battles

Accepted Answer

elephant

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ox

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horse

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camel

Question 14

God of the Sun

Accepted Answer

Apollo

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Hercules

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Poseidon

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Zeus

Question 15

The plow, the seismograph, and gunpowder were all invented by which group?

Accepted Answer

Chinese

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Greeks

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Indians

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Hebrews

Question 16

To whom were the contents of the Torah first revealed to?

Accepted Answer

Moses

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Confucious

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Zeus

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David

Question 17

Brilliant elected leader of Athenian government who ruled for over 30 years

Accepted Answer

Pericles

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Cleisthenes

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Hercules

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Aristotle

Question 18

Focusing the mind on spiritual ideas

Accepted Answer

Meditation

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Reincarnation

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Ethics

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Karma

Question 19

Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?

Accepted Answer

Homer

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Confucious

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Hercules

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Aesop

Question 20

Means the "Enlightened One"

Accepted Answer

Buddha

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Vishtu

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Artemis

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Apollo

Question 21

Jewish holiday that celebrates the rededication of the Second Temple

Accepted Answer

Hanukkah

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Passover

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Rosh Hashana

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Yom Kippur

Question 22

Istanbul, Marseille, and Naples were all colonies of this nation

Accepted Answer

Greece

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India

Answer

Turkey

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China

Question 23

A time for Jews to remember the exodus from Egypt

Accepted Answer

Passover

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Hanukkah

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Rosh Hashana

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Yom Kippur

Question 24

What were ancient Greeks known for?

Accepted Answer

Expert ship building

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Expert pyramid builders

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Expert road building

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Expert machinists

Question 25

In what type of government do citizens elect officials to make the laws?

Accepted Answer

Representative Democracy

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Direct Democracy

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Monarchy

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Oligarchy

Question 26

A government in which only a few people have power

Accepted Answer

Oligarchy

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Representative Democracy

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Direct Democracy

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Monarchy

Question 27

Which mountain ranges separate the subcontinent of India from the rest of Asia?

Accepted Answer

The Hindu Kush and The Himalayas

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The Tigris and the Himalayas

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The Himalayas and the Indus

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The Alps and the Hindu Kush

Question 28

Largest religion in India today

Accepted Answer

Hinduism

Answer

Christianity

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Buddhism

Answer

Judaism

Question 29

Along what river did the civilizations of Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa grow up around?

Accepted Answer

Indus River

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Nile River

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Yellow River

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Euphrates River

Question 30

Which accurately describes Hebrew women?

Accepted Answer

Hebrew women had few rights

Answer

Hebrew women were leaders in government

Answer

Hebrew women were considered equal to Hebrew men

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Hebrew women were leaders in their religion

Question 31

A Greek city state

Accepted Answer

Polis

Answer

Villa

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Peninsula

Answer

Vishtu

Question 32

What documents were written over 2000 years ago to explain ancient Jewish beliefs?

Accepted Answer

Dead Sea Scrolls

Answer

Torah

Answer

Bible

Answer

Fables

Question 33

The major trade route that connected China to the Arabian Sea

Accepted Answer

Silk Road

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Gobi Dessert

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Mediterranean Sea

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Great Wall

Question 34

Which was NOT traded along the Silk Road?

Accepted Answer

Fresh fruit

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Silk

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Gold

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Spices

Question 35

Which did NOT take place in the Agora?

Accepted Answer

Birthday celebrations

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Religious Gatherings

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Political Meetings

Answer

Buying & Selling of goods

Question 36

What does a seismograph measure?

Accepted Answer

Strength of earthquakes

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Strength of volcanic eruptions

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Depth of the ocean

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Air pressure

Question 37

Another word for moral values

Accepted Answer

Ethics

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Beliefs

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Rewards

Answer

Punishments

Question 38

A body of stories about gods and heroes that tries to explain how the world works

Accepted Answer

Mythology

Answer

Torah

Answer

Dead Sea Scrolls

Answer

Agora

Question 39

Guided the daily life of Jews

Accepted Answer

Mosaic laws

Answer

Hammurabi's Code

Answer

Torah

Answer

Ten Commandments

Question 40

The effect that good or bad actions have on the soul

Accepted Answer

Karma

Answer

Reincarnation

Answer

Agora

Answer

Ethics

Question 41

Rich landowners

Accepted Answer

Aristocrats

Answer

Oligarchs

Answer

Peasants

Answer

Tyrants

Question 42

What determined caste in India?

Accepted Answer

Wealth, religion, and occupation

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Occupation, genetics, and education

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Education, age, and religion

Answer

Wealth, wisdom, and beauty

Question 43

Process of rebirth

Accepted Answer

Reincarnation

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Karma

Answer

Salvation

Answer

Ethics

Question 44

Which was not used for voting in ancient Greece?

Accepted Answer

Paper ballots

Answer

broken pieces of pottery

Answer

Show of hands

Question 45

What were issues that travelers on the Silk Road faced?

Accepted Answer

Bandits attacking and sandstorms

Answer

Armies and wild animals

Answer

Tyrants and Monsoons

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Hurricanes and Gypsies

Question 46

In which country did citizens have the right to participate in their government?

Accepted Answer

Greece

Answer

Canaan

Answer

India

Answer

China

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