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1
What is the MAIN reason the Colosseum is half missing now?
People take souveniors
lightning stuck it many times
it is just old and deteriorated
multiple earthquakes
2
Under which religion will you find the 4 noble truths and eightfold path?
Confucianism
Daoism
Hinduism
Buddhism
3
The Pax Romana Lasted for how many years?
200
50
100
300
4
Which River in China is another name for the Yellow River?
Yangtze
Yalong
Zhuang
Huang He
5
What did the Mauryan Empire accomplish similar to the Ancient Romans?
Philosophies
A lineage of consecutive leaders
Arts
Roads and Trade routes
6
The Romans took a lot of ideas from which prior civilization?
Greek
Indian
Basque
Chinese
7
What group in the Caste System is the military class?
Brahmin
Kshatriya
Vaishya
Sudra
8
What is the name of the clay soldiers that protected emperor Qin in the afterlife?
Catalan Grand Company
Muscle Men
Varangian Guard
Terra Cotta Army
9
What type of architecture was mostly used by the greeks?
renaissance
romanesque
gothic
Hellenistic
10
The Zhou Dynasty came up with what?
Civil Service Exams
Karate
Mandate of Heaven
Great Wall of China
11
What is NOT a reason that the Roman Republic weakened?
Violence Replaces Law
Unequal Wealth
Corrupt Government
Expansion
12
Which festival do we get from the Romans?
New Year's Day
Christmas
Halloween
The Tony Awards
13
What area was Chandragupta Maurya unable to conquer?
Kalinga
Macedonia
Indus River Valley
Mageda
14
True/False: The Gobi Desert is a Cold dry Desert in China
False
True
15
What in the US is based off of the Roman Legal System?
House of Representatives
executive branch
Senate
judicial branch
16
What is a dynasty?
an empire with only one ruler
a family that rules a nation for generations
An empire that lasts over 100 years
An empire that has contributed to society and is remembered
17
Which word means to be reborn again into another body?
Nirvana
Dharma
Karma
Reincarnation
18
What was NOT a reason that caused the end of the Qin Dynasty?
Forced labor on the Great Wall
poor economy
punishing intellectuals
high taxes
19
He was the greatest of the Gupta emperors.
Ashoka
Siddhartha Gautama
Chandra Gupta II
Chandragupta Maurya
20
Which was NOT a reason for the fall of the Mauryan Empire
high taxes
provinces began slipping away
last emperor assassinated
Asoka's sons battle for control
21
What is a big achievement of the Gupta?
refused to acknowledge Hinduism
advanced trade along the Silk Road
Conquered all of what is now Pakistan
Reunited India
22
The Great wall of China has many amazing characteristics, which one is true?
it is 2400 miles long
Longest Cemetery in the world
Capable from being seen from space
Began being built during the Han Dynasty
23
Who was considered the Greatest Emperor of India?
Vishnu
Chandra Gupta II
Chandragupta Maurya
Ashoka
24
Who was over thrown by the Senate and stabbed 23 times?
Cleopatra
Marc Antony
Julius Ceasar
Augustus
25
The Shang Dynasty is most known for what philosophy?
None of the Above
Confucianism
Legalsim
Daoism
26
What two bodies of water BORDER India?
Indus and Ganges
Atlantic and Pacific
Arabian and Bay of Bengal
Tigris and Euphrates
27
what was NOT a use for the colosseum?
executions
thermal bathes
gladiator fights
plays
28
What is an accomplishment of the Han?
invented Buddhism
Created the calculator
invented the seismograph
Came up with Suttee
29
What is the best definition for a Republic?
citizens directly vote on policies
Citizens have no say in political affairs
Citizens have complete freedom
citizens vote for representatives
30
The Qin Dynasty implemented Confucianism to replace Legalism
True
False
