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Mixed Global History Quiz

Frage 1 von 14

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"Enlil (the great god) heard the clamour and he said to the gods in the council, 'The uproar of mankind is intolerable and sleep is no longer possible by reason of the babel.' So the gods agreed to exterminate mankind."

What does this excerpt, taken from The Epic of Gilgamesh, illustrate about the Mesopotamian view of the gods?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • It establishes the notion that Mesopotamians viewed the gods as just

  • It displays that Mesopotamians believed the gods could be extremely cruel to humans.

  • It shows that Mesopotamians believed they had personal relations with the gods

  • It shows that Mesopotamians thought that the divine world and natural world were seperate.

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Frage 2 von 14

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What was one of the accomplishments of the Aryans?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Created the first successful system of irrigation

  • Developed a system of writing

  • Allowed women to serve in the government

  • Initiated democratic policies

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Frage 3 von 14

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Which of the following are the two major cities of the Indus Civilization?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Mohenjo-Daro and Bombay

  • Delhi and Bombay

  • Harappa and Delhi

  • Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro

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Frage 4 von 14

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What was the Sumerian government?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Direct Democracy

  • theocracy

  • republic

  • parliamentary democracy

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Frage 5 von 14

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Where was the only early river valley civilization in which women had equal rights with men in many areas?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Mesopotamia

  • Indus River Valley Civilization

  • China

  • Egypt

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Frage 6 von 14

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What was the most significant part of Hatashepsut's reign as Pharaoh?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • A terrible economic planner

  • A poor military leader

  • The first pharaoh to travel to India

  • The first female Pharaoh

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Frage 7 von 14

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Which of the following inventions is attributed to Indian society?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Farming

  • Gunpowder

  • The concept of zero

  • Irrigation

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Frage 8 von 14

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What was Egypt originally divided into?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • North and South Egypt

  • Upper and Lower Egypt

  • West and East Egypt

  • Sumerian and Babylonian Egypt

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Frage 9 von 14

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Which statement was true of the caste system in traditional India?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Caste membership determined a person's occupation

  • Members of different castes often intermarried

  • The caste system had little effect on daily village life

  • The highest caste was composed of untouchables

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Frage 10 von 14

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The Upanishads, the Ramayan, and the Bhagavad Gita are considered to be significant pieces of Indian literature because they:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Show the constant class struggle in Indian Life

  • Identify basic Buddhist Principles

  • Provide basic guidelines for Hindu living and behavior

  • Reflect the similarities between the Hindu and Muslim religions

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Frage 11 von 14

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The Hejira, Mohammed's journey from Mecca to Medina A.D. 622, is important to Muslims because the journey:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • resulted in Mohammed's early death

  • signified the establishment of the Islamic Faith

  • ended Mohammed's attempts to spread Islam throughout Arabia

  • established Byzantine rule throughout the region

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Frage 12 von 14

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All citizens in Ancient Athens had the right to attend Assembly, where they could meet in open discussion and cast votes. This situation is an example of:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • absolutism

  • direct democracy

  • totalitarianism

  • parliamentary democracy

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Frage 13 von 14

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Which geographic factor affected the development of the Gupta Empire?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • monsoons

  • volcanoes

  • permafrost

  • island location

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Frage 14 von 14

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Which list provides the correct chronological order of major Indian dynasties?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Guptas, Aryans, Mauyras

  • Aryans, Guptas, Mauryas

  • Mauryas, Guptas, Aryans

  • Aryans,Mauyras, Guptas

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