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Mixed Global History Quiz

Mixed Global History Quiz

Pregunta 1 de 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?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • 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.

Explicación

Pregunta 2 de 14

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What was one of the accomplishments of the Aryans?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Created the first successful system of irrigation

  • Developed a system of writing

  • Allowed women to serve in the government

  • Initiated democratic policies

Explicación

Pregunta 3 de 14

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

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Mohenjo-Daro and Bombay

  • Delhi and Bombay

  • Harappa and Delhi

  • Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro

Explicación

Pregunta 4 de 14

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What was the Sumerian government?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Direct Democracy

  • theocracy

  • republic

  • parliamentary democracy

Explicación

Pregunta 5 de 14

1

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

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Mesopotamia

  • Indus River Valley Civilization

  • China

  • Egypt

Explicación

Pregunta 6 de 14

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

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • A terrible economic planner

  • A poor military leader

  • The first pharaoh to travel to India

  • The first female Pharaoh

Explicación

Pregunta 7 de 14

1

Which of the following inventions is attributed to Indian society?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Farming

  • Gunpowder

  • The concept of zero

  • Irrigation

Explicación

Pregunta 8 de 14

1

What was Egypt originally divided into?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • North and South Egypt

  • Upper and Lower Egypt

  • West and East Egypt

  • Sumerian and Babylonian Egypt

Explicación

Pregunta 9 de 14

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

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • 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

Explicación

Pregunta 10 de 14

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

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • 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

Explicación

Pregunta 11 de 14

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

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • 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

Explicación

Pregunta 12 de 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:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • absolutism

  • direct democracy

  • totalitarianism

  • parliamentary democracy

Explicación

Pregunta 13 de 14

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Which geographic factor affected the development of the Gupta Empire?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • monsoons

  • volcanoes

  • permafrost

  • island location

Explicación

Pregunta 14 de 14

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

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Guptas, Aryans, Mauyras

  • Aryans, Guptas, Mauryas

  • Mauryas, Guptas, Aryans

  • Aryans,Mauyras, Guptas

Explicación

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