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India and China Establish Empires
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Great poet of Chandra Gupta II, most famous play was Shakuntala
Tamil
Kalidasa
Liu Bong
Walt Whitman
2
Which ruler's reign was the most like that of Chandragupta Maurya?
King Tee
Wudi
Asoka
Empress Lu
3
What do the Hindu gods Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva represent?
youth, adulthood, and old age
sleep, wakefulness, and time
revelation, inspiration, and release
creator, preserver, and destroyer
4
Known as the "Martial Emperor"
Han Wadi
Xiongnu
Asoka
Wudi
5
Which of the following was invented in India?
the civil service exam
modern numerals
paper
6
Which caused the decline of the Han Dynasty?
land holdings increased
small farmers didn't pay taxes
large landowners weren't required to pay taxes
land that government could tax decreased
7
What do the Hindu gods Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva represent?
sleep, wakefulness, and time
creator, preserver, and destroyer
revelation, inspiration, and release
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Administrative departments of government
monopoly
assimilation
government structure
civil service
9
Stricter original teachings of Buddhism
Theravada
Hinduism
Mahayana
Zen
10
Indian ruler who defeated Seleucus and created Mauryan Empire
Chandragupta Maurya
Kautila
Asoka
Tamil
11
What became a closely guarded secret in China
grain production
the forging of iron
paper production
silk production
12
How did Empress Lu maintain her power
she imposed a strict rule of silence in her court
she enlisted a network of spies throughout China
she named one infant emperor after another
she asked King Tee
13
What new belief helped Buddhism become popular with the masses?
Many people could become Buddhas
Quicker way to Eightfold Path
Buddhists no longer needed images of the Buddha
Stricter adherence to self-sacrifice would lead to Nirvana
14
What inspired Asoka to convert to Buddhism
sorrow over the slaughter of Kalinga
two months of meditation in the wilderness
inflation
an encounter with a Buddhist monk on the way to battle
15
What did Wudi do to improve his system of bureaucracy?
he established schools for job applicants
he created the new position of court adviser
he started public education for all male children
16
What did Indian civilization experience during the Gupta Empire?
advances in art, literature, science and mathematics
a decline in trade between India and Afric
division
upheaval from frequent invasions
17
What did Kautilya's
Arthasastra
teach?
how women can contribute to an empire
religious intolerace
religious toleration
how to hold a vast empire together
18
Ambassador sent by Seleucus to Chandragupta's capital, he wrote glowing reports of it
Megasthenes
Seleucus
Chandra Gupta
Asoka
19
Vast network of caravan routes
silk road
silk highway
royal road
royal highway
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Convert to Buddhism, preached nonviolence, king of Mauryan Empire
Asoka
Samudra Gupta
Chandra Gupta
Megasthenes
21
First Gupta emperor, "Great King of Kings"
Samudra Gupta
Megasthenes
Chandra Gupta I
Asoka
22
Central authority controls the running of a state
centralized government
assimilation
federal authority
dictatorship
23
A group who has exclusive control over production and distribution
assimilation
Vishnu
merger
monopoly
24
What encouraged the rise of the banking system in India?
wealthy landowners
Asoka's edicts
increased trade
25
What did Asoka's edicts proclaim?
five lessons for young men
national adherence to his religion
religious toleration
26
Acceptance of people who held different religious beliefs
religious acceptance
religious toleration
religious assimilation
assimilation
27
People who had never been captured by the Mauryans, matriarchal, also a language
Central Asians
Punjabi
Guptan
Tamil
28
Which of the following is NOT true of Wudi?
he continued Liu Bang's centralizing policies
he was known as the martial emperor
he was saddened by war and adopted a policy of peace
29
How did the family structure of some Tamil groups differ from other groups in Northern India
they were patriarchal
they were matriarchal
they were divided
they were centered around Buddhism
30
Mounded stone structures built over holy relics
shrines
temples
stupas
mound relics
31
Which good was not an item the Chinese government had a trade monopoly on?
gold
mining of silver
alcohol
mining of salt
32
Sect of Buddhism that moved away from traditional teachings
Hinduism
Zen
Hinayana
Mahayana
33
What helped the Chinese army defeat the nomadic Xiongnu?
the establishment of alliances
funds from the Silk Roads
support from Indian merchants
34
What advances in technology developed during the Han Dynasty?
the collar harness, the wheelbarrow, and the alphabet
the wheelbarrow and weapons
paper, the two-bladed plow, the wheelbarrow
silk looms, windmills, and papyrus
35
Empress during Han dynasty, killed her own son
Empress Lu
Empress Mu
Empress Ku
Empress Han
36
Group of nomads, skilled fighters on horseback
Mongolians
Xiongnu
Asian Huns
Central Steppes
37
Family headed by the eldest male
patriarchal
polytheistic
monotheistic
matriarchal
38
Dynasty that lasted four hundred years in China
Xia
Han
Ming
Shang
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How did Confucian teachings define women's roles?
women should be restricted to domestic and family life
women are socially, but not politically equal to men
women are the rulers of the home
