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Review of Ancient South & East Asia Unit
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1
This feature of life is responsible for drying out crops in India.
Hindu pilgrimages
Buddhist pilgrimages
summer monsoons
winter monsoons
2
The Buddha taught
suffering is not part of human life.
following your desires leads to enlightenment.
those who follow the Eightfold Path can attain nirvana.
it is best to avoid meditation.
3
What is the name for the warrior class of the Hindu caste system?
Brahmin
Ksahtriya
Vaishya
Shudra
4
Who is the founder of Buddhism?
Siddhartha Gautama
Zoroaster
Vardhamana Mahavira
the Aryans
5
How are the Indus and Yellow river valleys similar?
Both are sacred sites for Hinduism.
Both have highly predicatble flood patterns.
Both have highly unpredictable flood patterns.
Both have not flooded in the last decade.
6
What is the name the Hindu destroyer god?
Vishnu
Shiva
Brahma
Ganesha
7
Historians now believe that the root cause of Harappa's decline in South Asia was due to
environmental factors
Aryan invaders
civil war in the society
severe cyclonic activity
8
Which body of water DOES NOT border South Asia?
Black Sea
Bay of Bengal
Arabian Sea
Indian Ocean
9
Because China was surrounded by natural barriers on all sides, they developed a sense of
appeasement
barbarism
ethnocentrism
advanced militarism
10
“What is the path leading to the end of misery? It is...right belief, right speech." Which belief system would agree?
Animism
Jainism
Hinduism
Buddhism
11
Jainism is a branch of Hinduism that believes in a radical form of nonviolence known as
Samsara
Dharma
Karma
Ahimsa
12
Sati and the "Lawbook of Manu" reflect which aspect of the Hindu religion?
matriarchy
patriarchy
cultural diffusion
monotheism
13
Which major language family arose as a result of migrations beginning in central Asia and spreading to Europe?
Romance
Germanic
Indo-European
Sino-Tibetan
14
What is the name of the Hindu daily exercise and meditation ritual?
samsara
atman
moksha
yoga
15
Monasticism was an important aspect of which two of the following religions?
Hinduism and Christianity
Buddhism and Christianity
Jainism and Animism
Buddhism and Hinduism
16
Ancient Chinese emperors ruled through the Mandate of Heaven. This meant they were
Chosen by the gods to rule
Able to communicate directly with the gods
Descended from the gods
A god himself
17
The controversial and inaccurate belief that outsiders were the cause of Harappa's decline in South Asia is known as the
OPEC
CAFTA
AIT
EU
18
What is the name of the Hindu god representing preservation of life?
Brahma
Shiva
Ganesha
Vishnu
19
Both Hindus and Buddhists believe in
the Laws of Manu
reincarnation
the Four Noble Truths
the caste system
20
The Buddhist
Four Noble Truths
teach that
harming animals in any wayis morally wrong.
special techniques can beused to harness spiritual energy
everyone desires material things, but overcoming this will end suffering
all people must respect elder members of their family and care for children
21
Government under the Zhou dynasty in China is best described as
a feudal system in which the lords were loyal to the emperor
a tribal society with a chief and a council of elders
a military dictatorship
a group of independent, self-governing city-states
22
China is located in what region of the world?
Southeast Asia
East Asia
Central Asia
South Asia
23
Which of the following is NOT TRUE of Harappan civilization?
Vast resources were spent on military build-up and defense.
The society boasted the world's earliest sewage system.
Public and private baths were available.
Leisure time was plentiful in the region.
24
What is the name for the lowest class of the Hindus outside of the caste system?
Ksahtriya
Shudra
Vaishya
Untouchables
25
What is the name for the most important god/concept in Hinduism?
Ganesha
Brahma
Vishnu
Shiva
26
The Buddhist social order included
Strict adherence to patriarchal authority
Well-defined gender-role distinctions
Opposition to caste systems
Emphasis on well-educated rulers
27
Which social scientist specializes in studying issues such as the scarcity of resources and availability of goods?
anthropologist
archaeologist
sociologist
economist
28
What makes the Hindu-Kush Mountains unique?
there are passes that run through the mountain
their latitudinal location allows for year-round farming at every height
they are the world's tallest mountains
they contain the thickest alpine glaciers ever recorded
29
One characteristic that the Shang Chinese shared with Egyptian civilization was the
Lack of a social hierarchy
Development of a writing system
Principle of the mandate of heaven
Ancestor worship
30
One way in which the Ten Commandments and the Eightfold Path are similar is that they
establish gender equality
describe secularism
provide codes of behavior
promote polytheism
31
The religious terms Four Noble Truths, Eightfold Path, and nirvana are most closely associated with
Animism
Buddhism
Jainism
Hinduism
32
At what age did Siddhartha Gautama leave his parents' palace?
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28
29
33
Which is NOT associated with ancient China?
bronze metallurgy
monotheistic religion
ancestor veneration/worship
feudalism
34
India is similar to Italy, Korea, and Spain in that each is considered
a landlocked nation
a peninsula
an archipelago
an island nation
35
Which artifact was NOT found in the Shang dynasty tombs in China?
makeup palettes
oracle bones
human sacrifices
musical chimes
36
Which of the following is NOT a sacred book of Hinduism?
Mahabharata
Tripitaka
Vedas
Bhagavad Gita
37
Mountains, hills, and deserts helped the Chinese to thrive because
these features protected China from invasion
these features encouraged the Chinese to become expert hunter-gatherers.
the dangers located there taught the Chinese how to be great warriors.
they provided variedecosystems for a wide variety of plants and animals.
38
What is the name for the individual Hindu soul?
yoga
samsara
atman
moksha
39
Which of the following is NOT a feature of civilization?
public works
complex religion
urban centers
vast trade networks
40
Which geographic factor had the greatest influence on the early history of South Asia and China?
island location
tropical rainforests
river valleys
vast coastlines
41
The sacred river where the religion of Hinduism was founded was the
Brahmaputra
Tigris
Indus
Ganges
42
Hindus and Buddhists believe that "what goes around, comes around." Which term best characterizes this phrase?
Dharma
Moksha
Reincarnation
Karma
43
Which is NOT TRUE of Harappan civilization?
They traded extensively with Mesopotamia using flat-bottomed boats.
Outside invaders were responsible for their decline in 1900 BCE.
They had well-planned cities with running water and sewage.
The lived in platform homes near the Indus River.
44
Which of these questions about Mohenjo-daro would be hardest to answer on the basis of artifacts?
What foods did people eat?
What games did people play?
What types of transportation did people have?
What songs did people sing?
45
The name for the ultimate Hindu goal: release from the cycle of life when wisdom replaces ignorance...
moksha
atman
yoga
samsara
46
Which political concept is directly connected to the ancient Chinese tradition known as the Mandate of Heaven?
self-sufficiency
the dynastic cycle
isolationism
extraterritoriality
47
Which aspect of social science would a geographer most likely study in depth?
how people influence governmental decisions
how beliefs influence the behavior of a group of people
how economic events influence history
how location influences the way people live
48
The earliest Chinese writing system is considered
logographic
undecipherable
phonetic
cuneiform
49
India is located in what region of the world?
East Asia
Central Asia
South Asia
Southeast Asia
50
Most historians refer to the earliest Indus Valley Civilization as
Punjab-Sindh Civilization
Lathal Civilization
Mohenjo-daro Civilization
Harappan Civilization