Voting Question: easy ancient world history mc questions?

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Two ancient civilizations dealing exclusively with trade and commerce were the:

a. Egyptians and Hittites.
b. Minoans and Phoenicians.
c. Trojans and Mesopotamians.
d. Israelis and Neo-Assyrians.

14. The “empire on three continents” also known as the “tolerant empire” was:
:

a. Ancient Iran.
b. The Neo-Assyrian Empire.
c. Hittite Empire .
d. Mauryan Empire.

15. The ancient maritime state whose inhabitants were nicknamed, “purple people” were the:

a.Minoans.
b.Italians.
c.Greeks.
d. Phoenicians.

16. Judah, Levi, Dan, Naphtali, Asher, Simeon, Zebulun, Benjamin, Gad, Joseph, Reuben
and Issachar were the:

a.First ten Kings of Israel.
b.Twelve tribes of Jacob.
c.Rulers of Hebrew Pharaonic Egypt.
d.Lawmakers of the Levite tribe.

17. One of the similarities between the Hittites and the Minoans was:

a. Both civilizations were named after one of their early kings.
b.Each civilization was located on Anatolia.
c.Both civilizations were conquered by the Neo-Assyrians.
d.Both were Island states.

18. The most important contribution made by the Phoenicians was their:

a. Fish.
b. Blue Dye.
c. Alphabet.
d. Ships.

19. Vedic India under the Aryans divided their society into four colors or:

a.Rig Vedas.
b.Caturvarnas.
c.Vaishyas.
d.Upanishads.

20. Ancient Indians, Greeks, Persians, and Hebrews were similar because all of four them had:

a.Priests and philosophers.
b.Constitutional Republics.
c.Polities and citadels.
d.Hoplite Phananxes.

21. The Greek ambassador to ancient Mauryan India whose written work was called “Indika”
was:
a. Herodotus.
b. Miltiades.
c. Megasthenes.
d. Thucydides.

22. The Himalayas, Vindhya Mountain Range, the Punjab and the Deccan plateau are
Geographical areas of present day:

a. Iraq-Iran.
b. Greece-Turkey.
c. Iran-India.
d. India-Pakistan.

23. The Purple color dye that the Phoenicians were famous for was extracted from:

a. Human Blood.
b. Fish.
c. Apples and Beets.
d. Sea Shells.

24. The Old Testament book that tells of Moses leading the Hebrews out of Egypt is the :

a. Exodus.
b. Leviticus.
c. Numbers.
d. Genesis.

25. The overseas colonies of Sardinia, Sicily, Italy, Spain and Carthage were called the:

a. Carthaginian Waterway..
b. Spice Road.
c. Phoenician Triangle.
d. Southern and Northern Maritime Network. >> full story


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