King Ashoka and his Edicts
Thursday, 10/20/2011
Today we completed the unit on India. We learned that war elephants were pivotal in both King Porus' battle against Alexander the Great, but also in King Ashoka's push to conquor almost the entire Indian sub-continent. In addition, we learned that King Ashoka brought his belief in Buddhism and his grandfather's adoption of Jainism to his rule. A rule that was marked by religious tolerance, reverance for life in all its forms, and social welfare. All of this knowledge we will bring to Exam 1 on Tuesday. Here is the practice test for the exam with all correct answers highlighted. Have a great weekend!
HIS-111 T/H 2:30 –
3:45 Exam 1 Pre-Test Fall, 2011 ******
Directions: Circle the letter of
the correct answer.
1. The
earliest tool-making hominid was _____.
a.
Homo erectus c.
Neanderthal
b.
Homo habilis d.
Homo sapiens
2. Paleolithic
peoples spent most of their time _____.
a.
farming c. finding food
b.
making weapons d.
raising animals
3. These
early humans were the first to walk upright and to migrate out of Africa:
_____.
a.
Homo habilis c.
Homo sapiens sapiens
b.
Hominid d. Homo erectus
4. The
three-age period: Stone, Bronze, and Iron was used for classifying &
studying ______
a. Egyptian kingdom
periods c. post-modern societies
b. Mesopotamian
empires d. prehistoric societies
5. The
Neolithic Revolution was the transition from _____.
a.
walking on all fours to walking upright c. gathering food to growing food
b.
living in caves to living in huts d. using stone to
using bronze for weapons
6. “Standing
Stone Circles” found in the Neolithic period were called _____.
a.
titans c. megaliths
b.
neoliths d.
ziggurats
7. In
Mesopotamia, Hammurabi ruled from the city of _____.
a.
Ur c.
Uruk
b.
Babylon d.
Eridu
8. The
massive stepped tower in a Sumerian city was called a _____.
a.
ziggurat c.
pyramid
b.
megalith d.
pictograph
9. The
Sumerians developed a wedge-shaped stroke writing system called _____.
a.
hieroglyphs c.
ideographs
b.
pictographs d. cuneiform
10.Hammurabi’s greatest contribution was a
_____.
a.
written legal code c.
unified political system
b.
golden age of art d. creation of a military state
11. The
story of a Mesopotamian king who sought for the secret of immortality was
called the Epic of ____ .
a.
Uruk c.
Babylon
b.
Xerxes d. Gilgamesh
12. Which
of the following is NOT a natural defense for early Egyptian civilization?
a.
Cataracts on the Nile c. deserts to the east and west
b.
Marshy delta to the north d. yearly
flooding from the Nile River
13. The
Nile River is created from two other rivers that flow together. They are the ____ and the _____.
a.
Blue , Red c.
White, Red
b.
Blue, White d.
Red, Yellow
14. In
the “Old Kingdom” period in Egypt, pharaohs were considered ____.
a.
shepherds of the people c. servants of the people
b.
living gods d.
stewards of the land
15. _____, the Scorpion King, founded the first
Egyptian dynasty and united Upper and Lower Egypt.
a.
Imhotep c. Menes
b.
Gilgamesh d.
Tutankhamen
16. The
Great Pyramid of Giza was built during the ______.
a.
New Kingdom c.
the Kushite Period
b.
Middle Kingdom d. Old Kingdom
17.
Ancient Egyptians, like the Mesopotamians, had religious beliefs that
could be called _____.
a. polytheism c. monotheism
b. rationalism d. communism
18. All
of the following are cultural contributions of the Old Kingdom in Egypt EXCEPT
_____.
a. hieroglyphics c. knowledge of
surgery
b. cultivating grapes
for wine d. invention of the compass
19. During the Middle Kingdom, the pharaohs
were considered _____.
a. shepherds of the people c. emissaries of
the gods
b. living gods d. stewards of the land
20. The
New Kingdom Egyptians were conquered and ruled by the _____ for about 100
years.
a. Assyrians c. Sea People
b.
Phoenicians d. Hyksos
21. One
of the first female pharaohs, Queen Hatshepsut, made a historic voyage to the
Land of _____.
a. Punt c.
Phonecia
b. Punicus d.
Hatti
22.The lands to the south of Egypt were known
as Nubia and later as the Kingdom of _____.
a. Canaan c. Kush
b. Hyksos d. Khartoum
23. The
Kadesh Treaty was an agreement between the _____ and the _____.
a. Egyptians, Kush c. Phoenicians,
Hittites
b. Egyptians, Hittites d. Kush, Assyrians
24. The Canaanites
were later called _____ by the Greeks.
a. Hittites c. Phoenicians
b. Israelites d. Assyrians
25. Queen Dido founded the Phoenician colony city
of __________ on the coast of northern Africa.
a. Alexandria c. Tunis
b. Carthage d.
Meroe
26. The Phoenicians passed their ____ on to the
ancient Greeks.
a. religion c. trade routes
b. sailing knowledge d. alphabet
27. King
Solomon is known for all of the following EXCEPT _____.
a. great wisdom c. a visit from the Queen of Sheba
b. dividing the Israelites d.
building the temple in Jerusalem
28. After
Solomon, the Israelites were split into two kingdoms, the Kingdom of _____ and
the Kingdom of ____.
a. Carthage, Israel c. Judah, Israel
b. Kush, Canaan d. Israel, Kush
29. The
_____ were the first nation to accept Christianity.
a. Kushites c. Phoenicians
b. Assyrians d. Hittites
30. King
Nebuchadnezzar is best known for building the _____.
a. Temple of
Jerusalem c. Silk Route
b. ziggurat of Ur d. Hanging Gardens of Babylon
31. The
Persian Empire was first forged by _____.
a. Cyrus the Great c. Xerxes
b. Darius I d.
Nebuchadnezzar
32. The
main cities of the Indus River Valley Civilization are Harappa and ______.
a. Mohenjo-daro b.
Anyang
c. Babylon d. Gandahar
33. Scholars
believe that the inhabitants of the Indus Valley were a _____ speaking people.
a. Indo-European c. Dravidian
b. Aramaic d. Semitic
34. The Aryan invasion brought all of these
changes to the Indus Valley EXCEPT _____.
a. writing system c. class system
b. bronze casting d.
organized religion
35. TRUE or FALSE: Alexander the Great entered India but turned
back before conquering the entire country.
36. India’s great ruler was considered to be
King ____ of the Mauryan Dynasty.
a. Chandragupta c. Ashoka
b. Gandhi d. Guatama
37. Which of the following is NOT a central
tenant in Hinduism?
a. asceticism c. reincarnation
b. celibacy d.
karma
38. TRUE
or FALSE: Buddha was born Siddhartha Gautama, to a low
caste family.
39. TRUE or FALSE: The Swastika is a sacred symbol found in
Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism.
40.The _____ Empire united the northern
kingdoms of India in the 1st century.
a. Kushan c. Mauryan
b. Gujarat d. Mayan
