Ancient History Final Test
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A quiz I created to help me study for my Ancient History final exam.
- 1.
- A.
Greece and Persia signed an allience.
- B.
The Persian Wars changed the way the two cultures thought about each other.
- C.
Alexander The Great spread Greece culture to the east and the west.
- D.
The two cultures came together when the found out that they had common ancestors.
- 2.Egyptian gods were...
- A.
Anthopomorphic
- B.
Zoomorphic
- C.
Animistic
- 3.Who united Lower and Upper Egypt?
- A.
King Tut
- B.
Narmar
- C.
Assernassurpaul
- 4.In Egyptian religion what was the spirit that lead you to the after life?
- A.
Ka
- B.
Karma
- C.
Dharma
- D.
Zeus
- 5.
- A.
To create a unified society
- B.
To take over Meades
- C.
To make an agreement between two feuding city-states.
- 6.Which is NOT a characteristic of Zoroastranism?
- A.
The religion had an impact on Judea-Christianity
- B.
There was a good god, Ahura Mezda, and a bad god, Ahriman
- C.
Their afterlife included a final judgement
- D.
They were monotheistic
- 7.Which of the following was NOT an Egyptian god?
- A.
Re
- B.
Ra-Amon
- C.
Hor-Amon
- D.
Horus
- 8.
- A.
Ziggurats
- B.
Pyramids
- C.
Temples
- D.
Palaces
- 9.What is Pericles biggest achievement in the period of classical Greece?
- A.
He created the peace treaty between Athens and Sparta
- B.
He set the stage for the Golden Age
- C.
He was a powerful Spartan General
- D.
He was a great playwrite
- 10.Osiris, Anubis, and Isis are all...
- A.
Burial Gods
- B.
Characters in the Odyssey
- C.
Egyptian pharaohs
- D.
Constants on America's Next Top Model
- 11.What was the biggest contribution Philip made to military tactics for the Macedonians?
- A.
His innovations with chariots
- B.
His 10 feet long spears
- C.
His well organized Phalanx
- D.
New materials used to make armor
- 12.
- A.
Alexander The Great
- B.
Darius III
- C.
Philip of Macedonia
- D.
Cleon
- 13.
- A.
Hatshepsut
- B.
Thutmoses II
- C.
Amenhotep
- D.
King Tut
- 14.
- A.
True
- B.
False, it's located in the Med. sea
- 15.Alexanders generals, Ptolemy, Seleurus, and Antigonus get which empires respectively?
- A.
Greece and Asia Minor, Egypt, Persia
- B.
Persia, Egypt, Greece and Asia Minor
- C.
Egypt, Persia, Greece and Asia Minor
- D.
Persia, Greece and Asia Minor, Egyt
- 16.Hieroglyphics were developed by...
- A.
Persians
- B.
Mesopotamians
- C.
Sumarians
- D.
Egyptians
- 17.Which period in Egyptian culture is also know as the "Pyramid Age?"
- A.
Old Kingdom
- B.
New Kingdom
- C.
Middle Kingdom
- D.
1st Intermediate period
- E.
2nd Intermediate period
- 18.Which of the following is NOT a contribution of the Phoenicians?
- A.
Bow and arrows
- B.
Purple dye
- C.
The alphabet
- D.
Polytheistic religion
- E.
Navigation systems
- 19.Leonidas was the first the great general who lead 300 Spartans to Thermopaele to fight.True or false?
- A.
True
- B.
False, that was Themistocles
- 20.Who was Darius I?
- A.
An egyptian pharaoh
- B.
An athenian hero
- C.
Alexander the great's lover
- D.
A great persian general
- 21.Which of the follow rivers are where the birth place of civilization started 6,000 years ago?
- A.
The Tigris
- B.
Eurphrates
- C.
Indus
- D.
Mississippi
- 22.Who were the first true greeks?
- A.
Menoans
- B.
Athenians
- C.
Mycenaeans
- D.
Spartans
- 23.Who wrote the illiad and the odyssey?
- A.
Socrates
- B.
Homer
- C.
Plato
- D.
Aristotle
- 24.The gods in Sumer where...
- A.
Zoomorphic
- B.
Anthropomorphic
- C.
Animistic
- 25.
- A.
True
- B.
False, it represented words
- 26.What was set up for protection from the Persians during ancient greece?
- A.
The Delian League
- B.
The Anti-Persian League
- C.
The United Nations
- D.
The New Deal
- 27.What time period is known as the Old Stone Age?
- A.
Paleolithic Culture
- B.
Mesolithic Culture
- C.
Neolithic Culture
- 28.
- A.
True
- B.
False, Solomon does.
- 29.
- A.
Thutmoses
- B.
Ramses
- C.
King Tut
- D.
Akenation
- 30.What is the literal meaning for Pharaoh?
- A.
Leader
- B.
Man
- C.
God
- D.
House
- 31.
- A.
Athens
- B.
Macedonia
- C.
Sparta
- D.
Thebes
- E.
None of the above
- 32.
- A.
True
- B.
False, they all were a theocracy
- 33.The most beautiful building on the arcopolis is the...
- A.
Parthenon
- B.
Panthemium
- C.
Pandaemonium
- D.
The white house
- 34.Which of the following is NOT a major battle site of the Persian wars?
- A.
Marathon
- B.
Thermopaly
- C.
Salamis
- D.
Hector
- E.
Platae
- 35.Where did Akhenation move the capitol of Egypt to?
- A.
Opplosisys
- B.
Tell el Armama
- C.
Geoplaza
- D.
The Nile Mall
- 36.Pyramids, temples, and shadoofs are all examples of...
- A.
Frescoes
- B.
Egyptian Architecture
- C.
Places where pharaohs were buried
- D.
Houses of the gods.
- 37.Which of the following is NOT an Egyptian technology advancement?
- A.
Irrigation
- B.
Time
- C.
Calendars
- D.
Geometry
- E.
Algebra
- 38.Which mesopotamian civilization was lead by Nebuchadnezzar?
- A.
Babylon
- B.
Sumer
- C.
Kassites
- D.
Akkandians
- 39.Alcibades shown signs that he was a bad leader by...
- A.
Being a traitor
- B.
Being lazy
- C.
Having no courage
- D.
Getting killed in the first battle he ever fought in
- 40.Which of the following was NOT an effect of the pelopennesian war?
- A.
Spartan navy destroys athenian ships.
- B.
Macedonia puts an end to Greek independence.
- C.
A peaceful country at last
- D.
No more democracy
- 41.T or F?Cyrus the Great made hanging gardens.
- A.
True
- B.
False, nebuchadnezzar did.
- 42.Who wants to avenge Athens after the Persian defeat in Marathon?
- A.
Darius I
- B.
Darius III
- C.
Xerxes
- 43.
- A.
A disagreement between Athens and Sparta
- B.
The destruction at Melose
- C.
A navel fire
- D.
A miss communication of the alliences
- 44.
- A.
Amorites
- B.
Ur III
- C.
Babylon
- D.
Chaldeans
- 45.Which Meso civilization was a bureaucracy, and lead by Ur-Nammu?
- A.
Babylon
- B.
Amorites
- C.
Kassites
- D.
Ur III
- 46.Because Moses couldn't enter the promise land, who lead the the Hebrews instead?
- A.
David
- B.
Saul
- C.
Joshua
- D.
Jacob
- 47.T or f?Buddha believed in the wheel of life.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 48.What religion was developed by Siddhartha Geutama?
- A.
Buddhism
- B.
Islam
- C.
Christianity
- D.
Judaism
- 49.What was the highest ranking in the Hindu faith?
- A.
God
- B.
Priest
- C.
Brahman
- D.
Buddha
- 50.If you follow the social, religious, and moral laws of your caste you will have good...
- 51.Karma is rules to live by.t or f?
- A.
True
- B.
False, dharma is rules to live by.
- 52.Vedas and Upanishade are the religious text of what religion?
- A.
Judaism
- B.
Hinduism
- C.
Islam
- D.
Buddism
- 53.Hellenic civilization is...
- A.
Ancient greece
- B.
Ancient rome
- C.
Persian
- D.
Sparta
- 54.
- A.
6
- B.
8
- C.
10
- D.
12
- E.
14
- 55.
- A.
Olympia
- B.
Mt. Athens
- C.
Delphi
- 56.A gov't run by religious leaders is called...
- A.
Thesselacracy
- B.
Democracy
- C.
Monarchy
- D.
Theocracy
- E.
Anarchy
- 57.Which was the 1st battle of the Persian war?
- A.
Marathon
- B.
Salamis
- C.
Platae
- 58.Which period in egyptian history was caused by nobel unrest?
- A.
Old Kingdom
- B.
Middle Kingdom
- C.
New Kingdom
- D.
1st I. per.
- E.
2nd I. per.
- 59.T or f?The middle kingdom was the period in egyptian history when egypt was united
- A.
True
- B.
False, that was the new kingdom
- 60.Polis was....
- A.
A bad illness
- B.
The center of every city state
- C.
The greatest god in ancient greece
- D.
Where the gods lived
- 61.Which country was Alexander the Great NOT a leader of?
- A.
India
- B.
Asia Minor
- C.
Syria
- D.
Egypt
- E.
Mesopotamia
- 62.T or f?Socrates was arrested or corruption of the youth.
- A.
True
- B.
False, he was not arrested
- 63.
- A.
Amorites
- B.
Babylon
- C.
Akkadians
- D.
Sumer
- 64.Who said "An eye for an eye?"
- A.
Cyrus the Great
- B.
King Tut
- C.
Hammurabi
- D.
David
- 65.Which time period is known as "middle or change?"
- A.
Paleolithic culture
- B.
Mesolithic culture
- C.
Neolithic culture
- 66.Who opened a school called the Acadamy?
- A.
Alexander The Great
- B.
Plato
- C.
Homer
- D.
Hatshesut
- E.
Hammurabi
- 67.Who taught Alexander the Great?
- A.
Socrates
- B.
Plato
- C.
Aristotle
- 68.Philip was the king of...
- A.
Persia
- B.
Egypt
- C.
Macedonia
- D.
Greece
- 69.
- A.
Hammurabi
- B.
Ur-Nammu
- C.
Terrence
- D.
Sargon I
- 70.
- A.
Ramses
- B.
Akenation
- C.
Tut
- D.
Thutmoses
- E.
Hatshepsut
- 71.The convenant between God and Abraham stated...
- A.
The Abraham was to be the leader of the Hebrews
- B.
Abraham was to lead the Hebrews to the Promise land
- C.
God was weaker than Abraham
- D.
God had a problem with Abraham's children
- 72.
- A.
Ramses
- B.
Tut
- C.
Hatshepsut
- D.
Thutmoses
- E.
Akhenation
- 73.Who was Saul?
- A.
A Hebrew that defeated the Philistines
- B.
The first pirate to be found along the cost of the Black Sea
- C.
A historian
- D.
A horseman
- 74.Which time period is known as the "New Stone Age?"
- A.
Paleolithic culture
- B.
Mesolithic culture
- C.
Neolithic culture
- 75.Which of the following is NOT a contribution of the Hittites?
- A.
Iron Ore
- B.
Better Weapoms
- C.
A feudal society
- D.
Purple dye
- 76.The 2nd I. per. was cause by...
- A.
A war against Asia Minor
- B.
Problems with communication
- C.
Hyksos rule in lower egypt
- 77.The _________________ was the essential guide about how to get to the after life.
- 78.Animism is worship of the gods of _________
- 79.The movie 300 was based on the battle of....
- A.
Thermopayle
- B.
Salamis
- C.
Platae
- D.
Marathon
- 80.Salamis was a _________ battle.
- 81.The palace at _______ had running water, a flushing toilet, paintings, and air conditioning.
- 82.
- 83.Which of the following is not a contribution of the Shang Dynasty?
- A.
Spoke and wheel
- B.
Silk ornaments
- C.
Dog leashes
- D.
The decimal system
- 84.Which meso. civilization was lead by Asssurnasipal, possessed chariots and cavalry units, but where taken over by Meades and the Chaldeans.
- A.
Akkadians
- B.
Babylonians
- C.
Kassites
- D.
Assyrians
- 85.Which of the follow was the Nile used for?
- A.
Transportation
- B.
Mathematics
- C.
Fruit sales
- D.
The caste system
- 86.Which Meso. civilization came to be around 1555 BC, and invented chariots?
- A.
Kassites
- B.
Sumerians
- C.
Assyrians
- D.
Chaldeans
- 87.In the ______ dynasty, the king is powerless
- 88.Legalism is utilized in the _________ dynasty.
- 89.The Golden Age of China took place during the ______ dynasty.
- 90.According to Confucius harmony comes all the following except...
- A.
Peace
- B.
Love
- C.
Harmony
- D.
Loyalty
- E.
Courtesy
- 91.The Great Wall of China is how many miles long?
- A.
1,000
- B.
1,400
- C.
1,800
- D.
2,200
- E.
2,600
- 92.If you practiced Taoism, you must be close with...
- A.
Your family
- B.
Your emperor
- C.
Nature
- D.
Literature
- 93.In _____ people need to give their king full power. People are stupid and, and should be controlled by physical punishment.
- 94.The two cities, Harrapa and Mohenjo-Daro are what?
- A.
The Indus River Valley
- B.
The Capitols of China
- C.
The Twin Cities
- D.
The Water Hole Town
- 95.The written language of the Aryans is _______
- 96.Vedas contain what?
- A.
Stories
- B.
The Iliad and the Odyssey
- C.
Epic Poems
- D.
Newspaper clippings
- 97.Nirvana is...
- A.
The book or rules to live by
- B.
The center of happiness
- C.
The ultimate goal of life
- D.
A musical phenomena of the 90's
- 98.The only way to escape pain and suffering is to follow the ________.
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