SLO review
"Hammurabi's Code"
"eye for an eye"
Which Babylonian leader created the first known written code of law?
Hammurabi
Monotheism, the belief in one god, was first practiced by...
Hebrews
Hieroglyphics were not used for common, everyday writing, but instead appeared on...
Temple walls, tombs, and monuments.
The area known as "Mesopotamia" is found between the rivers...
Tigris and Euphrates.
Which is the common aspect of the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
monotheism
The belief in one God is called...
monotheistic
The term given to the body of stories about ancient Greek gods and heroes is...
mythology
Monotheism is the religious belief in...
one God.
Which belief is common to BOTH Hinduism and Buddhism?
reincarnation
Hammurabi is BEST known for which of these?
writing down a set of laws for his kingdom
Hinduism
-Created thousands of years ago -Consists of thousands of gods -Mahabharata and Ramayana are two sacred texts -Approximately 1 billion people follow it today
Buddhism
1. Life is full of suffering 2. The desire for possessions causes suffering. 3. Elimination of desire will stop one's suffering 4. Following the Eightfold path will lead to Enlightenment
Which statement represents one of the beliefs of Judaism?
Abraham is the father of the faith
Which Macedonian king conquered much of the ancient civilized world and created an empire that blended Greek, Persian, Indian, and Egyptian influences?
Alexander the Great
-Right speech -Right action -Right effort -Right mindfulness -Right concentration
Buddhism
The Eightfold Path is a guiding principle of...
Buddhism
What "new" religion gained support in the Roman Empire in the AD 300s?
Christianity
The BEST known set of formal, written laws in the ancient Middle East studied by scholars today is called...
Hammurabi's Code
What is the dominant religion of India?
Hinduism
What makes the "Rosetta Stone" such an important archaeological find?
It enabled historians to translate hieroglyphics.
Which of these BEST explains the importance of Judaism in World History?
It was the first major monotheistic faith in the world.
Who is the MOST important historical figure in Christianity?
Jesus
Which is the BEST explanation of Karma according to the Hindu faith?
One's actions in this life determine one's place in their next life
The modern alphabet used for English comes from which civilization?
Phoencia
The Greek philosopher who wrote The Republic in an attempt to explain such topics as justice and the "ideal" state was...
Plato.
The punishment for a slave who slapped his master...
The slave's ear would be cut off.
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Which ancient tale, written in cuneiform, echoes certain stories described in the Bible?
How is the Code of Hammurabi an example of how cuneiform, a type of writing, influenced the lives of ancient Babylonians?
Without cuneiform, the Babylonians would not have been able to follow the 282 laws that Hammurabi created during his reign.
A basic tenet of Hinduism is the belief that...
everything in the world is an aspect of Brahman.
Religion during the first centuries of Rome...
included many gods adapted from Greeks
The Twelve Tables was ancient writing that formed the foundation for Roman...
laws.
The Code of Hammurabi in Babylonia was intended to...
let all people know all the laws.
Pericles is MOST known for...
overseeing democratic government in Ancient Athens.
The Twelve Tables defined the legal rights of
plebeians and patricians
In the Classical Era, Greek religion could BEST be described as...
polytheistic
Among the main reasons for the fall of the Western Roman Empire was...
pressure on the Empire's frontiers by tribes of barbarians
Egyptians developed hieroglyphics as a system of writing. In addition to scribes, who used hieroglyphics to record important information?
priests
In ancient Rome, citizens elected the members of the Senate. What type of government did ancient Rome have?
republic
The philosopher Socrates was known for his instructional method of..
teaching his students to question everything around them.
The first 'modern' alphabet, the basis of the one we use today, was developed by what group?
the Phoenicians
Economic, political and social instability combined with barbarian invasions led to the fall of which empire?
the Roman empire
The MOST appropriate definition of Hellenization is...
the spread and export of Greek culture.
The term "Hellenistic" is BEST defined as which of these?
the spreading of Greek culture following the death of Alexander the Great.
In Hinduism, a person's dharma, or set of spiritual duties and obligations is based on...
their class and station in life.
One of the reasons for the success of early civilizations such as those in Egypt and Mesopotamia was because...
they used rivers and bodies of water for food and for trade.
Cuneiform, one of the earliest forms of writing, was probably developed as a means of keeping records of...
trade and commerce.