What did Indian civilization experience during the Gupta Empire?

advances in literature, art, science, and mathematics

How did Confucian teachings define women´s roles?

Women should be restricted to domestic and family life

Why did Indian people consider Asoka the greatest of all Mauryan rulers?

He gave up making war & concentrated on improving his people's lives.

What is the Silk Road?

A set of trade networks from China to the Mediterranean.

What was one way Buddhism spread ?

Through trade and the silk road.

What did the Indians discover when they learned about the Silk Roads?

They could profit by acting as middlemen

What do the Hindu gods Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva represent?

creator, preserver, and destroyer

What did Kautilya's Arthasastra teach?

how to hold a vast empire together with the use of spies

What inspired Asoka to convert to Buddhism?

sorrow over the slaughter at Kalinga

What advancements in technology developed during the Han Dynasty?

paper, the two-bladed plow, and the wheelbarrow

Which of the following is NOT true of Wudi?

he was saddened by war and adopted a policy of peace

How did Empress Lu maintain her power?

she named one infant emperor and then another

What did Wudi do to improve his system of Bureaucracy?

he established schools for job applicants

What was the major cause of the fall of the Han Dynasty?

internal struggles for power and peasant revolts

How did Indian traders affect Southeast Asia? They spread_________

Indian styles of art, architecture, dance, and religion

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1
Gupta encouraged trade by making roads
False
True
2
What policy did the Han Dynasty implement because of Confucius’s teachings?
Strict government controls
Leaders with absolute power
A system of rewards and punishments
Civil service exams
3
Who did the Han Dynasty overthrow?
Zhou
Shang
Un
Qin
4
What did Indian civilization experience during the Gupta Empire?
a decline in trade between India and Africa
all of the above
upheaval from frequent invasions
advances in literature, art, science, and mathematics
5
How did Confucian teachings define women´s roles?
Women are socially, but not politically equal to men
Women should be treated equally in all areas of life
Women should be restricted to domestic and family life
Women are the rulers of the home
6
Why did Indian people consider Asoka the greatest of all Mauryan rulers?
He made sure all native Indians got fed.
He ruled with his wife and respected her decisions.
He gave up making war & concentrated on improving his people's lives.
He ate dinner with his army and memorized all their names.
7
What is the Silk Road?
A group of people who make silk.
A road that leads to where silk worms live.
A road made of silk.
A set of trade networks from China to the Mediterranean.
8
The Han Dynasty was the Golden Age of China.
True
False
9
What was one way Buddhism spread ?
Royal Decree - became state religions
Through trade and the silk road.
Through force and bribery
It wasn't really spread, only a few followed the religion.
10
The Mahayana traditions are less strict than Theravada traditions.
True
False
11
Which of the following was invented in India?
paper
modern numerials
the phonetic alphabet
the civil service system
12
What did the Indians discover when they learned about the Silk Roads?
They could profit by acting as middlemen
the Romans preferred Indian silk to Chinese silk
they could increase their production of silk
Interest in the Hindu religion helped them to trade
13
What encouraged the rise of the banking system in India?
wealthy landowners
Asoka's edict
Chandra Gupta I's government
increased trade
14
What did Asoka's edicts proclaim?
religious toleration
national adherence to his religion
Chandragupta Maurya's history
lessons for young men to succeed in life
15
The Silk Road was Established during the Han dynasty
True
False
16
Who founded and ruled the Gupta Empire?
Kushan
Sumadra
Chandra Gupta
Chola
17
What helped the Chinese army defeat the nomadic Xiongnu?
the establishment of alliances
support from Indian merchants
funds from the silk roads
Wang Mang's leadership
18
What do the Hindu gods Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva represent?
creator, preserver, and destroyer
youth, adulthood, and old age
sleep, wakefulness, and time
revelation, inspiration, and release
19
What did Kautilya's Arthasastra teach?
religious toleration
nonviolence and "peace to all"
how to hold a vast empire together with the use of spies
how women can contribute to an empire
20
What inspired Asoka to convert to Buddhism?
two months of meditation in the wilderness
an encounter with a Buddhist monk on the way to battle
his son's Buddhist teacher
sorrow over the slaughter at Kalinga
21
What scientific concept did Indian astronomers prove long before Europeans did?
They determined the distance between Earth and the moon.
The sun is the center of the solar system
Mars has moons
The Earth is round
22
What advancements in technology developed during the Han Dynasty?
paper, the two-bladed plow, and the wheelbarrow
the collar harness, the wheelbarrow, & the phonetic alphabet
paper, the lock and key, and the two-bladed plow
silk looms, windmills, and papyrus
23
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
he integrated Confucian studies into the government
24
How did Empress Lu maintain her power?
she enlisted a network of spies throughout China
she forbid court advisers to speak with her opponents
she named one infant emperor and then another
she imposed a rule of silence in her court
25
What is NOT an element of both Mahayana and Theravada Buddhism?
Pacifism
4 Noble Truths
Eight-fold Path
Buddha is a God
26
What did Wudi do to improve his system of Bureaucracy?
he started public education for all male childern
he invented paper as an inexpensive means of record keeping
he established schools for job applicants
he created the new positions of court adviser
27
What became a closely guarded secret in China?
records of the Grand Historian
silk production
the forging of iron
paper production
28
How did the family structure of some Tamil groups differ from that in Northern India?
They were centered around Hinduism
They were patriarchial
They were matriarchial
They were centered around Buddhism
29
What was the major cause of the fall of the Han Dynasty?
total economic collapse
The Hun Invasion
Mongolian Invaders
internal struggles for power and peasant revolts
30
How did Indian traders affect Southeast Asia? They spread_________
advances in medicine, government structure, and shipbuilding
the decimal system, silk making, and astronomy
Indian styles of art, architecture, dance, and religion
knowledge of astronomy, silk making, and architecture

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