Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. |
| | 1. | The priestly
class of Indian society was a. | the Vaisyas. | b. | the
Brahmans. | c. | the Sudras. | d. | the Kshatriyas. | | |
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| | 2. | Reincarnation is the Hindu belief that the individual soul a. | is reborn in a
different form. | b. | must follow the teachings of Siddhartha. | c. | must worship the leader
as a god. | d. | of a woman is superior. | | |
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| | 3. | In Hindu
belief, karma is a force that a. | emanates from the Buddha. | b. | brings rains in
summer. | c. | determines how a person will be reborn. | d. | serves the god
Vishnu. | | |
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| | 4. | Siddhartha
denied the reality of a. | the Aryans. | b. | bodhi, or wisdom. | c. | nirvana, the end of
self. | d. | the material world. | | |
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| | 5. | The Aryans
developed a writing system called Sanskrit a. | to record their religious writings and
legends. | b. | to keep track of the monsoons. | c. | to suppress the
Untouchables. | d. | to maintain the rigid class structure. | | |
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| | 6. | The Mauryan
Empire flourished under Asoka who did all of the following except a. | convert to
Buddhism. | b. | build up India’s role in regional
trade. | c. | set up hospitals. | d. | fear
assassination. | | |
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| | 7. | Silk was
especially desired by a. | the Chinese. | b. | the
Romans. | c. | Buddhists. | d. | Changan. | | |
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| | 8. | Chinese
merchants traded luxury goods for a. | spices, teas, porcelain. | b. | woolen and linen
clothes, glass, precious stones. | c. | silk from Rome. | d. | Vedas. | | |
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| | 9. | By the late
fifth century A.D., invasions by nomadic Huns a. | reduced the power of the Guptas. | b. | earned large profits
for the Guptas. | c. | resulted in the rise of architecture. | d. | drove out the
Aryans. | | |
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| | 10. | In the first
century A.D., in Bactria, known today as Afghanistan, the Kushan kingdom a. | fought the
Huns. | b. | invaded Persia. | c. | prospered from trade
along the Silk Road. | d. | traded to obtain ivory, pepper, and
textiles. | | |
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| | 11. | Chinese
script used pictographs, which were a. | based on Tao Te Ching. | b. | duty and
humanity. | c. | symbols or characters representing an
object. | d. | sound symbols. | | |
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| | 12. | The
Legalists believed that a strong ruler was needed a. | to support Daoism. | b. | to trade with the
Indian Empire. | c. | to keep order. | d. | to show
compassion. | | |
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| | 13. | Confucianism
encouraged the idea of a. | duty and humanity. | b. | the evil nature of
humans. | c. | aristocratic warlords. | d. | following universal
order. | | |
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| | 14. | Harmony with
nature and the universal order are beliefs of a. | Daoism. | b. | Confucianism. | c. | Zoroastrianism. | d. | the Legalists. | | |
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| | 15. | All of the
following were used in ancient China EXCEPT a. | the crossbow. | b. | alphabetic
script. | c. | silk cloth. | d. | iron plows. | | |
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| | 16. | The system
of walls linked by Qin Shihuangdi became a. | the civil division. | b. | terra-cotta. | c. | the military division. | d. | the Great Wall of
China. | | |
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| | 17. | All of the
following existed during the Han Empire EXCEPT a. | water mills. | b. | paper. | c. | gunpowder. | d. | iron casting. | | |
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| | 18. | The Qin and
Han dynasties both a. | had strong central governments. | b. | established
religions. | c. | started civil wars. | d. | chose officials by
birth. | | |
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| | 19. | In the Han
Empire, land-owning farmers a. | provided free labor. | b. | paid heavy
taxes. | c. | had their farms enlarged. | d. | traded by
sea. | | |
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| | 20. | In 1974,
farmers east of Xian discovered a. | Confucian classics. | b. | terra-cotta
statues. | c. | the first rudder. | d. | the Great
Wall. | | |
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Completion
Complete each sentence or statement. With the
following words
ancestors,
Asoka, Bactria, burned, Chang Jiang, counties, civil service, deserts, Dharma, Gupta, Ganges,
Ideographs, monsoon, Maurya, merit rajas, untouchables, Xiongnu, zero, Zhou |
| 21. | The
presence of the ____________________ was considered harmful to members of other
classes.
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| 22. | Various Aryan leaders, known as ____________________, or princes, carved out small
states in Ancient India.
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| 23. | Directly south of the Himalaya is the rich valley of the ____________________
River.
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| 24. | The
chief feature of India's climate is the ____________________, a seasonal wind pattern in southern
Asia.
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| 25. | Karma
is ruled by the ____________________, the divine law that requires everyone to do their
duty.
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| 26. | The
first Indian empire was founded by Chandragupta ____________________, who ruled from 324 to 301
B.C.
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| 27. | The
greatest ruler of the first Indian dynasty, and perhaps in Indian history, was
____________________.
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| 28. | The
Kushan Kingdom began along the edges of India in ____________________, known today as
Afghanistan.
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| 29. | The
____________________ Empire, which began in 320, was gradually reduced by the Huns.
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| 30. | Indian mathematicians developed a decimal system of counting and introduced the
concept of ____________________.
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| 31. | ____________________ are combinations of two or more pictographs.
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| 32. | Three
major schools of Chinese thought developed during the ____________________ dynasty.
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| 33. | Two
major rivers in China are the Huang He, or Yellow River, and the ____________________, or Yangtze
River.
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| 34. | Geographical features such as mountains and ____________________ isolate China
from other lands.
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| 35. | The
Chinese believed strongly in the veneration of ____________________.
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| 36. | The
____________________ became a great challenge to Chinese communities in the northern
frontier.
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| 37. | Books
presenting ideas opposed to Qin dynasty views were ____________________.
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| 38. | Qin
dynasty government had three levels: central, provinces, and
____________________.
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| 39. | The
Han dynasty kept the divisions of the central bureaucracy: military, ____________________, and
censorate.
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| 40. | Han
& Qin rulers chose government officials based on ____________________.
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Matching |
| | Match
each item with the correct statement below. a. | Himalaya | b. | caste system | c. | Hinduism | d. | Aryans | e. | Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro | | |
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| | 41. | the highest
mountains in the world |
| | 42. | major
ancient cities of the Indus River valley |
| | 43. | Indo-Europeans who invaded northern India |
| | 44. | set of rigid
social categories |
| | 45. | belief in a
single, universal force called Brahman |
| | Match
each item with the correct statement below. a. | Bhagavad Gita | b. | Aryabhata | c. | Silk Road | d. | stupa | e. | pilgrims | | |
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| | 46. | 4000-mile
transportation route stretching from China to Syria |
| | 47. | the most
famous section of the epic poem, the Mahabharata |
| | 48. | type of
religious structure originally meant to house relics |
| | 49. | famous
Indian mathematician |
| | 50. | people who
travel to religious places |
| | Match
each item with the correct statement below. a. | filial piety | b. | Confucius | c. | Mandate of Heaven | d. | Daoism | e. | Shang | | |
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| | 51. | ancient
Chinese dynasty 1750–1122 B.C. |
| | 52. | Zhou dynasty
claim to rulership |
| | 53. | duty of
family members to male head |
| | 54. | “Master
Kung” or First Teacher |
| | 55. | system of
ideas based on Laozi’s teachings |
| | Match
each item with the correct statement below. a. | censorate | b. | Liu Bang | c. | Xiongnu | d. | Qin | e. | regime | | |
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| | 56. | new dynasty
created in 221 B.C. |
| | 57. | government
in power |
| | 58. | agency that
checked on government officials |
| | 59. | founder of
the Han dynasty |
| | 60. | nomadic
people from south of the Gobi |