Humanities

Which of the following pairs correctly identifies the subjects illustrated in the two main panels of the rectangular box known as the standard on Ur?

"War" and "peace"

In which of the following nations was the Willendorf Venus discovered?

Austria

Which of the following nations is mentioned as a source for painted pottery that featured higher stylized animals, including Ibex?

Iran

In ancient Egyptian religion, which of the following was comparable to an enduring "soul" or "life force", a concept shared by many other religions?

Ka

Which of the following terms refers to what the Zuni Pueblo people consider deified spirits who manifest themselves in performance and dance?

Kachinas

Who is considered the author of the The Way and it's Power, which is Daoism's primary philosophical treatise?

Lao Zi

Which of the following cave paintings depict a human figurer wearing a birds-head mask?

Lascaux, France

Which of the following terms refers to one of the "big stones" used in the construction of a site such as Stonehenge

Megalith

Who among the following is recognized as the original human author of the Hebrew Torah?

Moses

Which of the following ancient Egyptian leaders ruled circa 3000 B.C.E and is credited with unifying both Upper and Lower Egypt

Narmer

On which of the following continents did the Anasazi build their cliff dwellings

North America

In ancient Egyptian religion, which of the following ruled the underworld and was god of the dead?

Osiris

Which of the following terms refers to a religion that's included many gods and goddesses often associated with natural forces and realms?

Polytheism

Which of the following terms is the Chinese term for the unifying principle in all nature?

Qi

Which of the following is NOT the location of a cave in which ancient paintings have been discovered?

Ritochry, Scotland

Which of the following stone materials is not among those elected to create funerary images in ancient Egypt?

Sandstone

Which of the following leaders guided the Akkadians to conquer virtually all other cities in Mesopotamia and named himself "King of the four quarters of the world?"

Sargon

During which of the following ancient Chinese dynasties did the book of changes and the yin-yang originate?

Shang dyansty

Which of the following was the resident god at Ur?

Sin

Which of the following is the son of king david and also built the magnificent temple in Jerusalem?

Solomon

By what name do we know the new style of art that developed during the rule of Amenhotep IV/ Akhenaten

The Amarna style

Which of the following armies captured Jerusalem, destroyed its temple, and deported many of the Hebrews?

The Babylonians

Among the following residents of Mesopotamia, which was the only monotheistic group?

The Hebrews

Which of the following rivers is associated with ancient Mesopotamia?

The Tigris

Which of the following is considered the first existing monumental work made through the lost-wax casting technique?

The head of the Akkadian man

Which features on the willendorf venus was not carved, but instead a natural indentation in the stone?

The navel

Which of the following rivers is associated with ancient China?

The yellow

During which of the ancient Chinese dynasties were the Book of Changes and the yin-yang codified and written down?

The zhou dynasty

Which of the following terms refers to a religion that includes many gods and goddesses often associated with natural forces and realms?

Theocracy

Which of the following terms refers to a state ruled by a god or by the gods representative?

Theocracy

In which of the following collections is Vishnu depicted as seducing several of his devotees, including an entire band of milkmaids

Vishnu Puramas

If the deceased persons heart did not balance with the Ostrich feather in the ancient Egyptian "last judgement", the dead person was condemned to nonexistent and to be eaten by Annit. Which of the following animals is not part of this vile "Easter of the dead"

hawk

Which of the following ancient cultures lived in cliff deswellings and concidered the kiva, a partly underground ceremonial enclosure with a hole in the floor that symbolizes the emergence of the people from the underworld?

the Anasazi

Who is concidered responsible for having introduced the principle of talion to Mesopotamian culture?

Hammurabi

Which of the following is not among the changes imposed by Amenhotep IV?

He limited the priesthood to only 12 members

Which of the following is not among Tutankhamens accomplishments?

He ruled Egypt for 65 years

Which of the following terms refers to the pictorial convention in which the most important figures are represented in a larger size than the others

Hierarchy of Scale

In ancient Egyptian religion, which of the following was child of Osiris and Isis

Horus

ch of the following rivers is associated with ancient India

Indus

Which of the following items is not among the traditional Chinese values according to Confucianism?

Intellectual curiosity

Which of the following terms refers to the category of megalithic structures that included Stonehenge?

Cromlech

Which of the following terms refers to good and righteous conduct reflecting the cosmic moral order that underlies all existence?

Dharma

Which of the following pairs of creatures is found on the jade disc known as pi?

Dragon and Phoenix

In which of the following regions did an agricultural society last develop

England