Buddhism teaches ______ which states that people can reach Nirvana by following____.

the FourNoble Truths / the Eight-Fold Path

What makes Chinese writing so difficult to learn?

Ithas around ten thousand characters

How was Buddhism able to spread in India?

Asoka's policy of tolerance & non-violence gained followers

1.Which of these is considered an effect of the Agricultural or Neolithic Revolution?

peoplecould now settle in towns and cities

Why is our knowledge of the Ancient Indus River Valley civilization limited?

We still can’t decipher their written language

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World History - River Valley Civilizations

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Formative Assessment for high school students in the first unit of world history

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1
How was the Caste System in India different than other social structures in the ancient world?
People were born into their caste; they couldn’t move upward
All of the above are correct.
The Caste System was part of the religion
Caste determined whom one could marry
2
Buddhism teaches ______ which states that people can reach Nirvana by following____.
the Vedas/the Caste System
the FourNoble Truths / the Caste System
the Upanishads/ the Four Noble Truths
the FourNoble Truths / the Eight-Fold Path
3
What do civilizations use to keep track of taxes and laws?
Cuneiform
Scribes
Writing
Hieroglyphics
4
Which ancient river valley civilization was not protected by natural barriers?
China
Mesopotamia
India
Egypt
5
What makes Chinese writing so difficult to learn?
Ithas around ten thousand characters
It’sa mixture of Cuneiform script and hieroglyphics
The symbols have different meanings in different places
It has over a million characters
6
How was Buddhism able to spread in India?
People had to pay a tax to remain Hindu
Asoka's policy of tolerance & non-violence gained followers
People converted from Judaism
Asoka forced the religion on conquered peoples
7
How was the flooding of the Nile different than the flooding in the other river valleys?
The Nile flooded predictably.
TheNile flooded at random times throughout the year .
The Nile did not flood.
The Nile flooded multiple times each year.
8
1.Which of these is considered an effect of the Agricultural or Neolithic Revolution?
the competition for wild game and plants became fiercer
agriculturebecame useless
The Ice Age ended & created a climate better for farming
peoplecould now settle in towns and cities
9
Why is our knowledge of the Ancient Indus River Valley civilization limited?
It was against their religion to write anything down
They left no written records
We still can’t decipher their written language
The civilization was over run by the Aryans
10
How were the Persians able to rule over such a large territory?
Persianswere tolerant of other people’s beliefs and culture
All of the above are correct
Persiansbuilt a network of roads to foster communication
Persiansdivided up the empire into provinces

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