stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
WH - Chapter 05 - Africa and Ancient Asia Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
WH - Chapter 05 - Africa and Ancient Asia
WH - Chapter 05 - Africa and Ancient Asia
30 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
123 plays
Imported from external platform
Flashcards
30 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
30
Answers
1
Which of the following was not part of the rise of the Han Dynasty?
driving back the Huns
the banning of Buddhism
the civil service system
a rebel leader
2
Which of the following is
not
true about Hinduism?
supported by the Gupta empire
promoted by Asoka
worshipped Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva
Found in India
3
Which of the following was
not
a key feature of Western African culture?
Christianity
ironworking
agriculture
family
4
What is considered the oldest city in West Africa?
Aksum
Nok
Djenne-Djeno
Kush
5
The Mauryan Empire continued long after Asoka’s death.
False
True
6
Which of the following was not a cultural achievement of China during this period?
paper
moveable type
gunpowder
smelted iron
7
Which of the following was not a cultural accomplishment of Aksum?
minted coins
commemorative steles
written language
moveable type
8
Who was the king of Aksum that praised the Lord of Heaven after a victory in battle?
Kalidasa
Asoka
Exana
Frumentius
9
What country won its independence from Egypt?
Aksum
Kush
Nok
Djenne-Djeno
10
Which dynasty established China’s Pax Sinica?
Han
Qin
Tang
Chou
11
Who is the Mauryan ruler who spent much of his reign promoting Buddhism?
Frumentius
Kalidasa
Asoka
Qin Shi Huang
12
Who promoted Buddhism in India and sent missionaries to spread Buddhism in Asia?
Gupta
Kalidasa
Asoka
Maurya
13
Which empire experienced perhaps the greatest era of prosperity and achievement for India?
Han
Mauryan
Gupta
Pax Sinica
14
Most African people rejected tribal religions and converted to Islam.
True
False
15
What was the religion of most of the people in sub-Saharan Africa?
Christianity
Buddhism
tribal religions
Islam
16
Which nation was a kingdom of commerce?
Nok
Djenne-Djeno
Kush
Aksum
17
Frumentius is best known for his
enlightened rule
gospel witness
law code
pirate trade
18
Chinese writing consists of
consonants
vowels
letters
characters
19
What is one of the finest periods of Indian art, architecture, literature, and science?
Gupta Empire
Han Dynasty
Maruyan Empire
Qin Dynasty
20
Which of the following was not a contribution of the Gupta Empire?
theories of gravity
silk
medical knowledge
math and science contributions
21
What caused the collapse of the Gupta Empire?
corruption in government
a lack of ingenuity
repeated attacks of the White Huns
Muslim invasion
22
The kingdom of Kush fell to the kingdom of
Egypt
Nok
Bantu
Aksum
23
Who established the Mauryan Empire?
Wu Ti
Frumentius
Chadragupta
Asoka
24
Who threatened to invade India in 326 BC?
Octavian
Xerxes
Alexander the Great
Julius Casesar
25
Polygamy is best defined as the
marriage of sisters to brothers
marriage to more than one spouse
worship of nature
worship of more than one god
26
Which of the following is
not
true about Buddhism?
worship of images
promoted by Asoka
supported by the Gupta Empire
sustained by the merchant class
27
Sub-Saharan Africa is south of the Sahara.
False
True
28
What early African kingdom converted to Christianity probably through the influence of Frumentius?
Bantu
Kush
Gupta
Aksum
29
Who is also known as “the Indian Shakespeare?"
Kalidasa
Frumentius
Chandragupta Maurya
Wu Ti
30
Who began the construction of the Great Wall?
Frumentius
Wu Ti
Chandragupta Maurya
Qin Shi Huang