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What causes suffering?
What is the Middle Way?
Ancient Eastern Civilizations Review
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What is the Middle Way?
the way home
the perfect race
the eightfold path
the home of Frodo
2
What causes suffering?
running
emotions
attachments
the OSU Cowboys
3
What does the following quote describe: "Let the ruler be a ruler, the subject a subject."?
the ideal kingdom
the ideal warrior class
the ideal social order
the ideal civilization
4
What is Nirvana?
a band from the 70s
enlightenment
pain
a feeling of sadness
5
Who ruled the Qin Dynasty?
Kung Fu Tzu
Confucius
Shi Huang Di
Buddha
6
What religion did Ashoka adopt?
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
Buddhism
7
Which civilization was the 1st in India?
Ganges Civ
Harappan Civ
Mauryan Civ
Gupta Civ
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What was a major achievement of the Shang Dynasty?
Democracy
Organized government
Hydration systems
Civil Service
9
Which of the following is not a similarity between Hinduism and Buddhism?
reincarnation
dharma
karma
diety
10
What was the role of woman in Ancient China?
politican
artist
farming
raising children
11
What was the Gupta view of the Earth?
it was the center of the universe
it was flat
it was round
it was very large
12
What is Karma?
sadness
your predestined fate
a sign of your future death
actions determine future
13
Who was the founder of Hinduism?
Gupta
Vishnu
no single founder
Gautama
14
Where does 96% of the population of China live?
East Coast
West Coast
The south
Mountains
15
How is a strong efficient government created?
family
hard work
society
elections
16
Where did the Aryans come from?
Mesopotamia
North Africa
Central Asia
Western Europe
17
What is the Dynastic Cycle?
a constant civil war
the cycle of life
a cultural cycle of change
a dramatic change in history
18
Which of the following is not a member of the Caste System?
Merchants
Warriors
Lawyers
Priests
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What major medical achievement did the Gupta make?
brain surgery
surgery
heart transplants
vaccinations
20
How can a ruler lose the Mandate of Heaven?
misplacing it
losing a battle
unfair practices of the king
defeating an army of angels
21
Why did the Zhou decline?
destroyed by the Huns
could not get out of debt
could not control flooding issues
could not control their territory
22
What color represents purity in Buddhism?
white
blue
green
yellow
23
What is filial piety?
Friend and Friend
Ruler and Subject
Husband and Wife
Father and Son
24
Which of the following countries is not part of the Indian Sub-Continent?
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Bangledesh
Afghanistan
25
What did Confucius develop?
the Great Wall
a new religion
a Code of Ethical Conduct
Civil Service
26
When did Confucius write his code of ethical conduct?
during the warring states
during the Qin Dynasty
during the Shang Dynasty
during the Han Dynasty
27
What was the basis of life in Ancient China?
the family
farmers
voting
peasants
28
What cultural centers were the Chinese isolated from?
Mesopotamia and Egypt
Mesopotamia and the Huns
Mesopotamia and Rome
Mesopotamia and Greece
29
What innovation did the Indians use to help keep their cities clean and efficient?
City planning
None of the above
Both A & B
Sewers
30
What is reincarnation?
redistrubuting
rewinding
recycling
rebirth
31
What are India's two main mountain ranges?
Andes, Himilayas
Rockies, Himilayas
Hindu Kush, Himilayas
Hindu Kush, Rockies
32
Who had the Tera Cotta Army created?
Emperor Tera Cotta
Shi Huang Di
Kung Fu Tzu
Buddha
33
Which of the following is not a Hindu god?
Brahma
Shiva
Vishnu
Buddha
34
Which dynasty was credited with building the 1st version of the Great Wall?
Qin
Han
Shang
Zhou
35
How did the priests communicate with the gods?
Prayer
Fire and Ice
Chanting
Oracle Bones
36
How did Confucian leaders rule?
with equal power
by praise
by moral example
with absolute power
37
How did the Zhou Dynasty gain control in 1122 BC?
Won a civil war
Freed the people
Claimed the Mandate of Heaven
Destroyed the Capital
38
Who ruled the Mauryn Empire?
Chandragupta Maurya
Chandragupta
Siddhartha Gautama
Ashoka
39
Who was the first leader to spread Buddhism?
Chandragupta
Buddha
Gautama
Ashoka
40
How could you become a government official?
Mandate of Heaven
applying for the job
election
civil exam
41
Does Buddhism have deity?
no
yes
yes but he's not very powerful
yes, multiple
42
Which of the following did not make up the civil exam?
revenue taxes
civil laws
military strategy
treatment of people
43
What percentage of the country farmed?
85%
70%
75%
80%
44
What is Dharma?
freedoms
duties
punishments
laws
45
Who was the founder of Buddhism?
Siddhartha Gautama
Rodney Nichols
Erika Nichols
Kung Fu Tzu
46
Which Empire brought the Golden Age of India?
Ganges
Mauryn
Indus
Gupta
47
Who was Ashoka?
Chinese Ruler
Indian Ruler
Greatest Chinese Ruler
Greatest Indian Ruler
48
Which country did Buddhism not spread to?
Bangledesh
Korea
Japan
Afghanistan
49
Where did the Aryans enter India?
Indian Ocean
Himalayan Pass
Khyber Pass
Persian Sea
50
Why were peasants ranked ahead of merchants?
they controlled the land
they were farmers and feed the people
they had more money
they had great political power
51
Why did the Han create a large and efficient bureaucracy?
to control taxes
to handle the elderly
to run the government
to handle a rapidly growing population
52
Who was Confucius?
an emperorer
a philosopher
a farmer
a king
53
What idea did Buddhism reject?
caste system
reincarnation
karma
dharma
54
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
Votes from the people
God's Rule
Divine approval of ruler
Rules from Heaven
55
What is the Dao?
the truth
the way
the right
the law
56
Why did the Mauryn Empire begin to decline?
lost a major war
went in to major debt
lost the Mandate of Heaven
Ashoka died
57
Which of the following is not a source China is rich in?
silver
lead
copper
iron
58
What ethnic group makes up 94% of China?
Han
Chinese
Indians
Koreans
59
What needs are second to family needs?
city needs
country needs
life needs
individual needs
60
What is the highest ranking relationship?
father and son
friend and friend
ruler and subjects
husband and wife
61
What did the Swastika represent?
death and destruction
may good prevail
may life be ever lasting
may evil prevail
62
Who is Krishna?
1st Indian leader
famous warrior
hero from Indian epic
Hindu god
63
What is the role of government under Confucianism?
everyone received health care
everyone voted freely
everyone worked hard to fulfill their duties
everyone received land
64
What are the Four Noble Truths?
guide to success
a way to live your life
guide to end suffering
winning
65
Who brought the Caste System to India?
The Romans
The Egyptians
The Greeks
The Aryans
66
In what century did Buddhism appear?
7th
4th
6th
5th
67
Why is India considered a sub-continent?
it's an island
separated from Asia by mountains
it's below Asia
it's a lesser country than China
68
Who is at the head of a patriarchal family?
son
mother
grandfather
father
69
What does Henotheistic mean?
multiple gods
two gods
many gods one supreme god
one god
70
Which dynasty ruled after the Longshan culture?
Zhou
Shang
Qin
Han
