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Chapter 3 - India and China
The Aryans believed
The term for a sign that expresses a thought or an idea is ______
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The term for a sign that expresses a thought or an idea is ______
brahman
rajah
mystic
ideograph
2
The Aryans believed
in the forces of yin and yang
in their rulers as gods
in many gods
in one God
3
According to the Bhagavad-Gita, which of the following is an important Aryan belief?
belief in one God
belief in the forces of yin and yang.
devotion to one's duty
ancestor worship
4
Name the bodies of water which influenced early Indian life
Yellow and Yangzi rivers
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Indus and Ganges rivers
Nile River and Mediterranean sea
5
"We have sailed many seas and traded with many peoples." Who would say that?
a satrap
a Phoenician
Darius
a Hebrew
6
The Aryans divided people into classes by
sex
race
age
occupation
7
An artistic form of handwriting
rajah
feudalism
calligraphy
brahman
8
Who devotes life to seeking spiritual truth
brahman
a mystic
An Aryan
a rajah
9
A single spiritual power that resides in all things.
brahman
mystic
dynastic cycle
calligraphy
10
Which contributed to the decline of the civilization of the Indus Valley
Conquest by Sumerians
an ecological or natural disaster
conquest by the Persians
a disease that killed its population
11
What evidence suggests that the Indus Valley cities had well-organized government
well-planned cities
records left by kings
statues of goddess
writings on stone seals
12
Which of the following was true under feudalism?
The king had no real power.
The king exercised absolute power
Local Lords exercised great power
Peasants owned the lands they farmed
13
During the Vedic Age, the Aryans changed
from nomads to farmers
from servants to rulers
from warriors to merchants
from farmers to nomads
14
The mandate of heaven has to do with
the feudal system
the Shang social order
ancestor worship
the dynastic cycle
15
which of the following is contained in theMahabarata
Aryan laws
A blend of Indian history, mythology, and religion
The story of Rama and Sita
the Ramayana