1. Mesopotamian Sumer was characterized by:
A) The discovery of writing, mathematics, and law
B) A civilization that left behind no written records
C) Human Sacrifice and flooding
D) Warlike training and chemical weapons
2. What is the significance of the Neolithic Revolution to the development of human civilization
3. Mediterranean polytheism allowed humans to attribute misfortune to:
A) The sins of an individual
B) Bad luck for bad karma from a previous life
C) Being innocent bystanders while gods argued among themselves
D) Question the reason why bad things happen to good people
4. How did water play a crucial role in Neolithic settlements?
5. According to the book, Judaism differs most from other Mediterranean religions because:
A) It celebrates the Laws of David
B) It is a monotheistic religion
C) It has created a global Diaspora
D) It is more of an ethnic category than a religious one.
6. What are the common traits of ancient religion? What philosophical shifts do we find between polytheistic and monotheistic religious systems?
7. Roman and Greek parallels are strong because
A) Greek figures founded Rome when they were raised by a Mother Wolf
B) Rome purposefully appropriated Greek ideals
C) Greek city-states Athens and Sparta spread until they encompassed what would become the Roman Empire
D) Greek philosophers created the Roman state out of the ashes of the Punic Wars
8. How did the civilizations of Mesopotamia, the Bronze Age, and the Iron Age set the stage for Greco-Roman Empires?
9. Roman law was based on:
A) An unwritten feeling that all hierarchy must be enforced through slavery and difference
B) A written code covering social issues that was kept in place through very violent, public punishments
C) Long-term practice and tradition tied to strict religious upbringing
D) The focus on free trade and mercantilism, which allowed the Roman Empire to continue growing
10. Examine the long-lasting legacy of Greek philosophy in world history.
11. Teotihuacan was very important to Mesoamerican history because:
A) It is the first known settlement in the Americas
B) The incidence of earthquakes makes this city an architectural marvel
C) It was one of the largest cities in the world at its time and a major center of trade
D) Of the unparalleled collection of gold, silver, and precious Gems found in its temples.
12. The Emperor Ashoka was important to the Indian Empires because:
A) He revolutionized the Hindu faith in a way that spread Indian influence across Korea and Japan
B) Although he was a military general in his youth, he was converted to Buddhism and spend his elder years dedicated to peace and harmony
C) He marched across the Great Wall of China
D) His four pet Lions symbolized the undying power of the Mauryan Empire, which was a great unifying symbol for Indian people
13. The most powerful city-state in Classical Greece, which defines what is depicted through popular references of Ancient Greece, was:
A) Athens
B) Troy
C) Sparta
D) Thrace
14. The "Mandate of Heaven," Egyptian Pharaohs, and Roman Emperors held in common:
A) The worship of leaders as divine
B) The building of great monuments
C) The annual flooding of the Yellow and Nile Rivers as punishment from the gods
D) The concept of "maat"
15. Hinduism's main gods are:
A) Shiva and Buddha
B) All part-animal, part-human
C) Passionate, jealous, and vengeful
D) Different according to each household that worships them