What was the purpose of the architectural structure pictured above?

A defensive fortification to protect against invaders.

Compared to China, India

had greater contact with other societies and civilizations.

Achievementsduring the Gupta period included all of the following EXCEPT:

The conquest and unification of the Indiansubcontinent.

The Indian caste system served to an extent as a political institution by

enforcing rules about social behavior

The spread of Buddhism, as depicted on this map, is BEST explained by

efforts of missionaries and merchants.

During the classical era in India, all of the following occurred EXCEPT

invasion of Alex. the Great prevented contacts w/Mediter.

In Hinduism the highest goal of the individual soul was

to escape the cycle of birth and rebir

Confucian social relationships

Established social harmony based on personal relationships

Chinese women in the Classical Age

All class levels legally subordinated to fathers/husbands.

The mandate of heaven

allow the ruler to serve as link b/t the heavens and earth.

The Buddha believed that salvation came from

leading a balanced and moderate life.

Which of the following most accurately describes the political philosophy of the Han?

Suppressed Legalists adopted the philosophy Confucius.

The Chinese explained rebellions, civil wars, and invasions as

The ruler’s loss of the Mandate of Heaven.

In the Classical world, China and the Mediterranean world and Southwest Asia were

linked by the trade routes of the Indian Ocean.

The philosophy of Confucius

formed a thoroughly practical and secular approach to life.

The major difference between Buddhism and Hinduism was

Buddhism denied need for caste to achieve nirvana.

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1
Between 200 B.C.E.- 200 C.E., Silk Roads facilitated trade between which pair of empires?
The Roman and Incan
The Roman and Han
The Mali and Byzantine
The Han and Spanish
2
What was the purpose of the architectural structure pictured above?
A system for passing messages from 1 end of empire to other.
A defensive fortification to protect against invaders.
It served as a road to facilitate travel.
Designed to promote pilgrimages to the temples of the gods.
3
Compared to China, India
had a more flexible structure to gave greater role to women.
had more recent origins due to the invasion of the Aryans.
lacked regional diversity and was more centralized.
had greater contact with other societies and civilizations.
4
Achievementsduring the Gupta period included all of the following EXCEPT:
Hospitals,surgical techniques, and inoculations.
Intricatedramas and poetry.
Complextheories of physics and sciences.
The conquest and unification of the Indiansubcontinent.
5
The first ruler to unite all of China was
Qin Shihuangdi.
Empress Wu.
Liu Bang.
Wang Mang.
6
The eventual collapse of the Gupta state was partially caused by an invasion by the
Persians.
Romans.
Chinese.
Huns.
7
The Indian caste system served to an extent as a political institution by
causing rebellion.
unifying the subcontinent under a single government.
promoting a belief in individual rights.
enforcing rules about social behavior
8
The spread of Buddhism, as depicted on this map, is BEST explained by
the support of the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka.
invasions by the White Huns.
efforts of missionaries and merchants.
the establishment of monasteries.
9
During the classical era in India, all of the following occurred EXCEPT
invasion of Alex. the Great prevented contacts w/Mediter.
the concept of zero was invented
sculpture and painting emphasized religious themes
spherical shrines to Buddha, called stupas, were erected.
10
In Hinduism the highest goal of the individual soul was
to escape the cycle of birth and rebir
to fulfill the duty of Four Noble Truths
to fulfill the destiny spelled out in the predestination.
to enter into permanent union with Indra.
11
What was the Chinese political philosophy that called for clear and strict laws?
Daoism
Confucianism
Legalism
Buddhism
12
Confucian social relationships
Taught practitioners to seek inner harmony w/ natural way.
Established social harmony based on personal relationships
Used rewards for correct behavior and punishments for not.
Were based on universal love and forgiveness.
13
The fundamental doctrine of Buddhism was known as the
Karma
Four Noble Truths.
Filial piety.
Three Principles of the People.
14
Chinese women in the Classical Age
Dominated the intellectual and artistic activities of China.
Were free to choose the men they would marry.
Could become scholar gentry provided passed the state exams.
All class levels legally subordinated to fathers/husbands.
15
The mandate of heaven
gave the Chinese emperors unlimited power.
allow the ruler to serve as link b/t the heavens and earth.
positioned China as a theocracy ruled by priests.
created the notion of the Chinese emperors as gods.
16
The philosophy criticized social activism and proposed a life of reflection and introspection?
Christianity.
Daoism.
Legalism.
Confucianism.
17
"Having regards toy our duty" referring to what Hindu principle?
karma
dharma
samsara
ahimsa
18
India's trading network involved direct contact with all of the following EXCEPT
China
Southeast Asia
the Middle East
Russia
19
The Buddha believed that salvation came from
extreme asceticism.
leading a balanced and moderate life.
daily prayer
pilgrimage to Mecca
20
The highest Hindu caste in India was the
Brahmans (priests,scholars)
Vaisayas (merchants, herders)
Kshatriya (warriors, rulers)
Shudras (workers)
21
Most of our information about the early Aryans comes from the
Upanishads.
Rajas.
Vedas.
Dasas.
22
Which of the following most accurately describes the political philosophy of the Han?
Continuedthe Legalist political philosophy of Qin dynasty.
Suppressed Legalists adopted the philosophy Confucius.
Suppressed Legalists adopted the political philosophy Laozi.
Suppressed Legalists adopted the philosophy of Shang Yang.
23
This architectural design, known as the Stupa, originated in_____, and spread to ______.
Mesopotamia; AsiaMinor
India; East Asia
North Africa;West Africa
Meso-America;Andean region
24
The Chinese explained rebellions, civil wars, and invasions as
A decline in the role of the family and ancestor worship.
The whims of the gods, who played tricks on humans.
The failure of the people to respect authority.
The ruler’s loss of the Mandate of Heaven.
25
In the Classical world, China and the Mediterranean world and Southwest Asia were
not linked in any significant manner.
linked by the trade routes of the Indian Ocean.
connected by the Royal Road.
linked by the Appian Way.
26
The philosophy of Confucius
addressed obscure philosophical questions.
called for a strict adherence to the will of the gods.
formed a thoroughly practical and secular approach to life.
was deeply religious.
27
Gender/family relations in societies during classical period were most strongly influenced
Aristocracy.
Monarchy.
Oligarchy.
Patriarchy.
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Essentially, the responsibility of keeping social order in India during these years fell to
the castes.
the writers and philosophers of classical India.
the Mauryan emperors themselves.
the powerful Buddhist monasteries.
29
The major difference between Buddhism and Hinduism was
Buddhism denied rebirth.
Hinduism was monotheistic and Buddhism was polytheistic.
Hinduism supported the ruling castes.
Buddhism denied need for caste to achieve nirvana.

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