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F.O.A 11/5/13
What are the holy text of
Judaism
What area is this trade
route in?
A. Europe
B. The Middle East
C. Africa
What is a good title for
this map?
A. Trade routes in
Western Africa
B. The way home
C. Europe and the
spread of culture
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Because traveling by land was difficult,
Greeks
A. Became expert shipbuilders
B. Learned to climb mountains
C. Gave up trying to travel
Contrast Sparta and Athens, list one
differences, using a complete sentence
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Blast from the past!!!!
This Indian writing served as a guide
as to how Indians were to behave…
A.
B.
C.
D.
The
The
The
The
Iliad
Mahabharata
Ramayana
Epic of Gilgamesh
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Which of the following characterized both
Sparta and Athens ?
A. extensive rights for women
B. education highly valued
C. powerful armies
D. daily life dominated by military
Which Indian piece of literature contains the
passages called the Bhagavad Gita?
A. the Mahabharata
B. the Siddheswara
C. the Ramayana
D. the Panchatanra
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• Which of the following do Jews consider
the most holy day of the year
• A. Passover
• B. Rosh Hashanah
• C. Hanukukah
• D. Yom Kippur
• Moses led his people from Egypt, this is
called
• A. Passover
• B. The Exodus
• C. The burning of the second Temple
• D. Moses and the Ten Commandments
Israel split into two
kingdoms…. What were
they called?
Which kingdom did the
Jewish people live?
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The Shang Dynasty was the first Dynasty to develop
A. advanced tools
B. a writing system
C. Domesticate pigs and
sheep
God told Abraham to….
A. Go to Mesopotamia
B. Build an arc
C. plant a garden
Which picture shows a god
who was worshipped by
the ancient Egyptians?
Before the First Dynasty in Egypt, each village
worshiped
A. Its own gods
B. The pharaoh
C. Anubis, god of the dead
D. Ptah, creator of the world
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• Name the 3 bodies of water that
surround Greece.
• Which island is off Greece, and
was conquered by the
Mycenaeans?
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Which of the following shows that Greeks
strongly influenced our language?
A. English words are spelled using the Greek
rules of spelling
B. The English Language is first spoken in
ancient Greek
C. Many English words and expression come
from Greek mythology.
This is a diagram of…?
A.
Different religions in India
B.
The Caste System
C.
Different leader positions within India
***Which was respected the most? The least?
Which of the following was part of Confucian law for the Chinese
citizens?
A. That
B. That
C. That
D. That
they practice Daoism.
they convert to Buddhism.
they rest on the Sabbath.
they respect their elders.
Which statement best completes the diagram above?
Subjects work fields for crops
Subjects obey the rulers
Subjects serve as jurors in trials
Subjects write the laws
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What can you infer about ancient Greeks based
upon their achievements?
A. The ancient Greeks valued warfare and battle
B. The ancient Greeks valued philosophy and art
C. The ancient Greeks were most interested in
farming.
D. The ancient Greeks thought literature was
pointless.
TEXT QUESTION:
In what direction would the Monoan have had to
travel to reach the Mycenae? (Refer to Chapter
8, Section 1)
The following Greek leader would have
probably approved of our type of
democracy in the United States (Ch. 8
Sec. 2)
A.
B.
C.
D.
Cleisthenes
Draco
Pericles
Solon
The Silk Road united which three continents?
A. Australia, Europe, North America
B. South America, North America, Antarctica
C. Africa, Europe, Asia
Based on the map, which statement about trade routes in
medieval Europe is true?
A. Most traders used all of the routes.
B. Few of the trade routes were over land.
C. The Mediterranean Sea was an important trade route.
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• Compare and contrast these terms
• Oligarchy
• Tyrant
• Democracy
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As ruler of Persia, what do you think Darius
was most interested in doing?
A. developing a powerful army
B. defeating Greeks in battle
C. building many roads in Persia
D. making Persia’s empire strong
Define Mahabharata and Ramanya –
meaning, tell me what they are and why they
are important.
(see page 149)
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Athens was ruled by a single leader under
what type of government?
A. direct democracy
B. representative democracy
C. oligarchy
D. tyranny
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Alexander the Great worked to spread Greek culture
throughout his empire. What conclusion can you draw
from this?
A. Alexander thought all other cultures were weak.
B. Alexander was trying to build a friendship with
other Greeks
C. Alexander admired and enjoyed Greek culture.
D. Alexander was trying to make the Persians angry.
(Chapter 9, Section 3)
• Which of the following
led to the
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development of Hinduism?
• A.) Vedic scholars gained new insights
from Upanishads.
• B.) The Hindu people from Persia took
control of Aryan society.
• C.) Aryan religious leaders recognized that
Brahmanism was flawed.
• D.) People from Central Asia brought their
religious ideas to India.
• CONGRATULATIONS TO 1ST PERIOD FOR
WINNING
• THE BROWNIE POINTS RACE!!!!!!
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Which of the following statements would
Buddha likely disagree…
A. Suffering comes from not having what you
want.
B. Nirvana is achieved by overcoming
ignorance and your desires
C. unhappiness is caused by wanting to keep
what one likes.
D. contentment comes from getting what one
wants.
Blast from the past…
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What two physical features gave Mesopotamia its
name?
A. The fertile Crescent and Mediterranean Sea.
B. The Persian Gulf and Mediterranean Sea.
C. The Tigris River and Euphrates River.
D. The Northern Plateau and B. Aryans
Southern Plateau.
The Mountains in India are called?
A. Khyber
C. Indus
D. Himalayas
CONGRATULATIONS TO 2ND PERIOD WHO HAS THE
HIGHEST NUMBER OF 100% ON BENCHMARK #3
(SOOOO FAR! (: )
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According to Greek mythology, Demeter is separated
from her daughter during winter Greeks used this to
explain…
A. causing different seasons on Earth.
B. volcanoes
C. earthquakes
D. famine
Pictographs, cuneiform, and hieroglyphics are all
examples of
A. epics
B. written languages
C. written law
D. methods of irrigation
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Homer was an author in ancient Greece. Two of the
most well known works he wrote were
A. The Mahabharata and Ramayana
B. The Iliad and The Odyssey
C. The Epic of Gilgamesh
Scribes had more power in Sumerian society because
A. They were able to read and write
B. They helped with farming
C. They hunted for the community