Transcript powerpoint jeopardy

Religions
Ancient
Greece
Ancient Rome
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Question 1 - 10
Which of the following is the most
sacred text of Judaism?
A. Old Testament
B. Hebrew Bible
C. Torah
D. Talmud
Answer 1 – 10
Which of the following is the most sacred text
of Judaism?
The Torah
Question 1 - 20
The passage from Exodus 20:2-14
makes up the
A. Diaspora
B. Ten Commandments
C. Talmud
D. Torah
Answer 1 – 20
The passage from Exodus 20:2-14
makes up the
Ten Commandments
Question 1 - 30
The passage from Exodus 20:2-14
orders the Hebrews to
A. be monotheistic
B. worship several gods.
C. Defend against invasion.
D. Leave Egypt
Answer 1 – 30
The passage from Exodus 20:2-14
orders the Hebrews to
Be monotheistic
Question 1 - 40
A Muslim who states, “There is no god
but God [Allah], and Muhammad is
the messenger of God,” has fulfilled
the
A. first pillar of Islam.
B. pilgrimage to Mecca.
C. Ten Commandments.
Answer 1 – 40
A Muslim who states, “There is no god but God
[Allah], and Muhammad is the messenger of
God,” has fulfilled the
first pillar of Islam.
Question 1 - 50
Read the passage from the Qur’an. The
“followers of earlier revelation” are Jews
and Christians, illustrating that Muslims
believe that
a. there is more than one true God.
b. Jews and Christians worship idols.
c. Jews, Christians, and Muslims worship
the same God.
d. Jews and Christians worship a different
God than Allah.
Answer 1 – 50
Read the passage from the Qur’an. The
“followers of earlier revelation” are Jews and
Christians, illustrating that Muslims believe that
Jews, Christians, and Muslims worship the same
God.
Question 2 - 10
Greeks tried to ensure that the gods and
goddesses would protect them and their cities
by
a. Building them homes on Mount Olympus
b. Telling stories about their lives
c. Writing epics
d. Performing rituals and sacrifices
Answer 2 – 10
Greeks tried to ensure that the gods and
goddesses would protect them and their cities
by
PERFORMING RITUALS AND SACRIFICES
Question 2 - 20
Who was the writer of the Republic, a Greek
philosophical text?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Plato
Pericles
Aristotle
Socrates
Answer 2 – 20
Who wrote the Republic, a Greek philosophical
work
PLATO
Question 2 - 30
New schools of philosophy developed during the
Hellenistic period, in part because
a. people rejected the Greek gods
b. Classical philosophy absorbed ideas from
other cultures
c. People sought was to explain the violence
and bloodshed of the period
d. Alexander brought philosophers from all over
his empire
Answer 2 – 30
New schools of philosophy developed during the
Hellenistic period, in part because
CLASSICAL PHILOSOPHY ABSORBED IDEAS FROM
OTHER CULTURES
Question 2 - 40
Spartan society revolved around training for war
because
a. Warfare was their favorite activity
b. Spartans wanted to dominate the
Mediterranean world
c. Spartans believed they could not achieve
immortality without proving their bravery in
battle
d. Spartans feared helot rebellions
Answer 2 – 40
Spartan society revolved around training for war
because
SPARTANS WANTED TO DOMINTE THE
MEDITERRANEAN WORLD
Question 2 - 50
Macedonia was able to take control of all of
Greece in the 340’s BC because
a. The Persian empire had soundly defeated
Athens and Sparta
b. Xerxes was a brilliant commander of the
Macedonian army
c. A terrible plague had weakened Athens and
Sparta
d. A long cycle of warfare left all of Greece
vulnerable to attack
Answer 2 – 50
Macedonia was able to take control of all of
Greece in the 340’s BC because
A TERRIBLE PLAGUE HAD WEAKENED ATHENS
AND SPARTA
Question 3 - 10
During the Roman civilizations the phrase “bread
and circuses” helped create
a. Weekly markets held in the Forum
b. Free food and entertainment provided by the
government to starve off rebellions by poor
people
c. A reluctance of wealthy Romans to become
involved in politics
d. An era of prosperity of the Roman Empire that
allowed most Romans to live a life of leisure
Answer 3 – 10
During the Roman civilization, the phrase “bread
and circuses” helped to create
FREE FOOD AND ENTERTAINMENT PROVIDED BY
THE GOVERNMENT TO STAVE OFF REBELLIONS
BY POOR PEOPLE
Question 3 - 20
Why did the power of the Roman government shift
from the city of Rome in the Western Roman
Empire to the city of Constantinople in the
Eastern Roman Empire?
a. To escape the authority of the pope
b. To commemorate the place where Constantine
experienced religious conversion
c. Because the east was richer and better
defended
d. Because Constantine had a huge budget surplus
Answer 3 – 20
Why did the power of the Roman government
shift from the city of Rome in the Western
Roman Empire to the city of Constantinople in
the Eastern Roman Empire?
BECAUSE THE EAST WAS RICHER AND BETTER
DEFENDED
Question 3 - 30
Wealthy Romans dominated politics during the
Pax Romana because
a. Public officials were not paid so only wealthy
could participate
b. Most citizens were uninterested in politics
c. The Roman masses cared only about bread
and circuses
d. Only patricians were allowed to hold office
Answer 3 – 30
Wealthy Romans dominated politics during the
Pax Romana because
ONLY PATRICIANS WERE ALLOWED TO HOLD
OFFICE
Question 3 - 40
Which of the following was a motivation for the
expansion of the Roman Empire?
a. The spread of the Roman religion
b. Rejection of Greek culture and philosophy
c. Slave revolts
d. The threat of Persia
e. The wealth of the Eastern Mediterranean
societies
Answer 3 – 40
Which of the following was a motivation for the
expansion of the Roman Empire?
THE WEALTH OF THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN
SOCIEITES
Question 3 - 50
Which of the following was a characteristic of all
classical empires?
a. There was equality under the law for all subjects
b. They were all democratic or republican forms of
government-at least for citizens
c. They all imposed a single religions and language for
the empire
d. Emperors were constrained by the “mandate from
heaven”
e. They were powerful states capable of coercing
resources from subjects
Answer 3 – 50
Which of the following was a characteristic of all
classical empires?
THEY WERE ALL DEMOCRATIC OR REPUBLICAN
FORMS OF GOVERNMENT-AT LEAST FOR
CITIZENS
Question 4 - 10
Why was Nubia’s location important for trade?
a. It was located on a rare oasis in the Sahara
Desert.
b. The mountainous terrain protected it from
invasion throughout its history.
c. Its location on the Mediterranean Sea
fostered its seafaring industry.
d. It lay on busy trade routes between central
Africa, Egypt, and the Red Sea.
Answer 4 – 10
Why was Nubia’s location important for trade?
It lay on busy trade routes between central
Africa, Egypt, and the Red Sea.
Question 4 - 20
Scholars believe that Indus civilization was a
single society rather than a collection of
independent city-states because
a. it maintained a large fleet of ocean-going
vessels and had a far-flung trading network.
b. city designs were similar and people shared a
standard set of weights and measures.
c. only the largest city had granaries and
warehouses.
d. a vast network of roads connected the largest
cities with towns throughout the Indus Valley.
Answer 4 – 20
Scholars believe that Indus civilization was a
single society rather than a collection of
independent city-states because
city designs were similar and people
shared a standard set of weights and
measures.
Question 4 - 30
Mountains, hills, and deserts helped the Chinese
to thrive because
a. they provided varied ecosystems for a wide
variety of plants and animals.
b. these features protected China from invasion.
c. the dangers located there taught the Chinese
how to be great warriors.
d. these features encouraged the Chinese to
become expert hunter-gatherers.
Answer 4 – 30
Mountains, hills, and deserts helped the Chinese
to thrive because
these features protected China from
invasion.
Question 4 - 40
The presence of valuable items and sacrificed
prisoners of war in Chinese royal tombs
indicates that the Chinese
a. had no religious beliefs.
b. worshipped their ancestors.
c. believed in an afterlife.
d. often married close relatives.
Answer 4 – 40
The presence of valuable items and sacrificed
prisoners of war in Chinese royal tombs
indicates that the Chinese
believed in an afterlife.
Question 4 - 50
What role did trade and
assimilation have on the ancient
and/or classical civilizations?
Use 5-10 sentences- 1 point for civilization, 4 points for two
specific examples of trade, 4 points for two examples of
assimilation.
Answer 4 – 50