World History Benchmark Review 2018

How many years separate 1100 and 500 BCE?

• 600
• 6000
• 1600
• 16000

City-states were often used in

• Mesopotamia
• Rome
• China
• Japan

Greece began to decline as a result of the

• Peloponnesian War
• Persian Wars
• Punic Wars
• Hundred Years War

Which of the following is correct?

• Lydians : Egypt
• Greeks : Asia Minor
• Phoenicians : Mediterranean Coast
• Romans : Mesopotamia

What kingdom was located along the Nile River?

• Nubia Kush
• Persia
• China
• India

What determines a person's next life in Hinduism?

• Karma
• Vedas
• Brahman
• Four Noble Truths

How did early people get to the Americas?

• Boats
• Land Bridges
• Riding Mammoths
• Airplanes

The Mandate of Heaven was used in China to

• demonstrate leaders' authority from heaven
• prohibit families from becoming ruling dynasties
• cause people to practice Christianity
• read, write, and take Civil Service exams

_________ from ____________ conquered Greece.

• Philip II, Macedonia
• Julius Caesar, Rome
• Alexander the Great, Greece
• Qin Shi Huang Di, China

Abraham was the

• Father of Monotheism
• leading supporting of Greek mythology
• founder of Buddhism
• nature deity in Shinto