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World - Ch 7 India And China Empires Test Review
World - Ch 7 India And China Empires Test Review
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1
What do the Hindu gods Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva represent?
youth, adulthood, and old age
revelation, inspiration, and release
revelation, inspiration, and release
creator, preserver, and destroyer
2
What became a closely guarded secret in China?
silk production
Records of the Grand Historian
paper production
the forging of iron
3
How did Indian traders affect Southeast Asia?
Spread advances in medicine, government, and shipbuilding.
Spread knowledge of astronomy, silkmaking, and architecture.
Spread styles of art, architecture, dance, and religion
They spread the decimal system, silkmaking, and astronomy.
4
What was the difference between
Mahayana
and
Theravada
Buddhism?
Mahayana Buddhism held to the Buddha's original teachings.
Theravada Buddhism established new trends in Buddhist art.
Theravada Buddhism taught that people were potential Buddhas
Mahayana Buddhism was more accessible to the masses
5
Why did Confucian scholars consider agriculture the most important job during the Han Dynasty?
Empress Lu, had a dream in which farmers were sowing seeds.
Pop. of China had increased & there were many people to feed
Agriculture kept the earth & heavens balanced.
A farmer tills the land to feed others instead of himself.
6
What scientific concept did Indian astronomers prove long before Europeans did?
Mars has moons.
They determined the distance between Earth and the moon.
The earth is round.
The sun is the center of the solar system.
7
What did Indian civilization experience during the Gupta Empire?
advances in literature, art, science, and mathematics
upheaval from frequent invasions
all of the above
a decline in trade between India and Africa
8
Why did Asoka convert to Buddhism and pursue peace?
two months of meditation in the wilderness
his son's Buddhist teacher
an encounter with a Buddhist monk on the way to battle
sorrow over the slaughter at Kalinga
9
Which of the following is NOT true of Wudi?
He was known as the martial emperor.
He was saddened by war and adopted a policy of peace.
He continued Liu Bang's centralizing policies
He integrated Confucian studies into the government.
10
What group in southern India had a matriarchal family structure?
Mauryan
Gupta
Asoka
Tamil
11
Which of the following was NOT a goal of Asoka's edicts?
humane treatment of subjects
national adherence to Buddhism
peace to all beings
nonviolence
12
What handbook did Kautilya write? What did it teach?
Empress Lu's memoirs, how women can contribute to an empire
religious toleration
Arthasastra, nonviolence and "peace to all"
Arthasastra, how to hold a vast empire together
13
What were Asoka’s views about religion? What did he use to promote his religion?
five lessons for young men, edicts
national adherence to his religion, the Ten Commandments
Chandragupta Maurya's history, the Shakuntala
religious toleration, edicts
14
What did Empress Lu do to remain in control?
She imposed a rule of silence in her court.
She forbid court advisers to speak with her opponents.
She enlisted a network of spies throughout China.
She named one infant emperor and then another.
15
Which of the following was invented in India?
the civil service system
the phonetic alphabet
paper
modern numerals
16
How did Confucian teachings define women's roles?
Women are socially but not politically equal to men.
Women should be restricted to domestic and family life.
Women should be treated as equals to men in all areas.
Women are the rulers of the home.
17
What advances in technology developed during the Han Dynasty?
paper, the two-bladed plow, and the wheelbarrow
the collar harness, the wheelbarrow, and phonetic alphabet
paper, the lock and key, and the two-bladed plow
silk looms, windmills, and papyrus
18
What did Wudi do to improve his system of bureaucracy?
He invented paper as an inexpensive means of record-keeping.
He created the new position of court adviser.
He established schools for job applicants.
He started public education for all male children.
19
What did Indians discover when they learned about the Silk Roads?
They could profit by acting as middlemen.
The Romans preferred Indian silk to Chinese silk.
Interest in their religions helped them to trade
They could increase their production of silk.
20
What was true about literature & performing arts in India during the reign of Chandra Gupta II?
They declined in popularity as new trends in Buddhism rose.
They were popular in both northern and southern India.
Only writers supported by Chandra Gupta II were could write.
Chandra Gupta II censored themes of literature and plays.
21
What encouraged the rise of the banking system in India?
increased trade
wealthy landowners
Asokaís edicts
Chandra Gupta Iís government
22
What helped the Chinese army defeat the nomadic Xiongnu?
Wang Mang's leadership
funds from the Silk Roads
support from Indian merchants
the establishment of alliances
23
What new belief helped Buddhism become popular with the masses?
Stricter adherence to self-sacrifice would lead to nirvana.
Many people could become Buddhas.
Buddhists no longer needed images of the Buddha.
Buddha was not a god and should not be worshipped.
