What new belief helped Buddhism become popular with the masses?

Many people could become Buddhas.

What was the difference between Mahayana and Theravada Buddhism?

Mahayana was more accessible to the masses.

What happened under the direction of Wang Mang?

Yellow river flooded and he was beheaded

Which of the following is NOT true of Wudi?

He was saddened by war and adopted a policy of peace.

What advances in technology developed during the Han Dynasty?

paper, two-bladed plow, and wheelbarrow

What did Indians discover when they learned about the Silk Roads?

They could profit by acting as middlemen.

What was true about literature and arts in India during the reign of Chandra Gupta II?

They were popular in both northern and southern India.

Why did the Chinese accept the Han emperors' exercise of power?

They considered the emperors to be semidivine.

What did Indians adapt from Greek invaders?

Western methods of keeping time

What did Indian civilization experience during the Gupta Empire?

advances in literature, art, science, and mathematics

Why did Confucian scholars consider agriculture important occupation during the Han Dynasty?

Population of China increased, many people to feed.

How did Confucian teachings define women's roles?

Women should be restricted to domestic and family life.

What did NOT happen as a result of trade?

advances in Indian surgical techniques

How did Indian traders affect Southeast Asia?

Spread styles of art, architecture, dance, and religion.

How did the Chinese government establish control over commerce and manufacturing?

Created monopolies on mining of salt and forging of iron.

How did Empress Lü maintain her power?

She named one infant emperor and then another.

What do the Hindu gods Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva represent?

creator, preserver, and destroyer

What did Wudi do to improve his system of bureaucracy?

He established schools for job applicants.

Mounded stone structures built over relics.

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1
What new belief helped Buddhism become popular with the masses?
Buddhists no longer needed images of the Buddha.
Many people could become Buddhas.
Stricter adherence to self-sacrifice would lead to nirvana.
Buddha was not a god and should not be worshipped.
2
What mountain range separates India from China?
Himalayas
Appalachian
Urals
Alps
3
What did Asoka's edicts proclaim?
five lessons for young men
national adherence to his religion
religious toleration
Chandragupta Maurya's history
4
What was the difference between Mahayana and Theravada Buddhism?
Mahayana was more accessible to the masses.
Theravada taught that many people were potential Buddhas.
Mahayana held to the Buddha's original teachings.
Theravada established new trends in Buddhist art.
5
First emperor of the Han Dynasty
Empress Lu
Wudi
Liu Bang
Xiang Yu
6
What happened under the direction of Wang Mang?
Taxes were increased on the poor
Took away land from the poor
Established the "Old Dynasty"
Yellow river flooded and he was beheaded
7
What became a closely guarded secret in China?
silk production
the forging of iron
Records of the Grand Historia
paper production
8
Which of the following is NOT true of Wudi?
He integrated Confucian studies into the government.
He was known as the martial emperor.
He continued Liu Bang's centralizing policies.
He was saddened by war and adopted a policy of peace.
9
Under Confucianism, how would you get a job with the government?
Getting good grades
Having family within the government
Bribing officials
Taking a formal exam
10
What advances in technology developed during the Han Dynasty?
collar harness, wheelbarrow, and phonetic alphabet
paper, lock and key, and two-bladed plow
paper, two-bladed plow, and wheelbarrow
silk looms, windmills, and papyrus
11
What did Indians discover when they learned about the Silk Roads?
They could increase their production of silk.
They could profit by acting as middlemen.
The Romans preferred Indian silk to Chinese silk.
Interest in their religions helped them to trade.
12
Which of the following was NOT a goal of Asoka's edicts?
national adherence to Buddhism
nonviolence
peace to all beings
humane treatment of subjects
13
Which of the following was invented in India?
paper
the phonetic alphabet
modern numerals
the civil service system
14
What was true about literature and arts in India during the reign of Chandra Gupta II?
They were popular in both northern and southern India.
Writers supported by Chandra Gupta II were allowed to write.
They declined as new trends in Buddhism increased.
Chandra Gupta II censored literature and plays.
15
Why did the Chinese accept the Han emperors' exercise of power?
Emperor Wudi integrated Confucianism into the government.
The emperors protected them from nomadic invaders.
Were afraid that emperors would kill them if they resisted.
They considered the emperors to be semidivine.
16
What did Indians adapt from Greek invaders?
Western methods of keeping time
modern numerals and the decimal system
surgical techniques
knowledge that the world was round
17
Which empire signified a period of great achievements in religious thought, science, and art
Gupta
Wang
Wudi
Mauryan
18
What encouraged the rise of the banking system in India?
increased trade
Chandra Gupta I's government
Asoka's edicts
wealthy landowners
19
What did Indian civilization experience during the Gupta Empire?
advances in the median age
advances in literature, art, science, and mathematics
upheaval from frequent invasions
a decline in trade between India and Africa
20
Why did Confucian scholars consider agriculture important occupation during the Han Dynasty?
Farmer tills the land to feed others instead of himself.
Population of China increased, many people to feed.
Empress Lü had a dream in which farmers were sowing seeds.
Belief that agriculture kept the earth and heavens balanced.
21
What scientific concept did Indian astronomers prove long before Europeans did?
The sun is the center of the solar system.
Mars has moons.
They determined the distance between Earth and the moon.
The earth is round.
22
How did Confucian teachings define women's roles?
Women are socially but not politically equal to men.
Women should be treated as equals to men in all areas
Women should be restricted to domestic and family life.
Women are the rulers of the home.
23
What did NOT happen as a result of trade?
the spread of Indian religions throughout Asia
advances in Indian astronomy
advances in Indian surgical techniques
the development of India's banking system
24
How did Indian traders affect Southeast Asia?
Spread the decimal system, silkmaking, and astronomy.
Spread medicine, government structure, and shipbuilding.
Spread astronomy, silkmaking, and architecture.
Spread styles of art, architecture, dance, and religion.
25
How did the Chinese government establish control over commerce and manufacturing?
Taxes on silk mills, only to seize when owners couldn't pay.
Created monopolies on mining of salt and forging of iron.
Only use certain types of material that the government made.
It established a monopoly on the production of silk.
26
How did Indian astronomers prove that the earth was round?
through observations made while sailing around Africa
through Aryabhata's calculations
by observing a lunar eclipse
by watching the sun's reflection in a well at noon
27
How did Empress Lü maintain her power?
She enlisted a network of spies throughout China.
She named one infant emperor and then another.
She imposed a rule of silence in her court.
She forbid court advisers to speak with her opponents.
28
Which ruler's reign was the most like that of Chandragupta Maurya?
Chandra Gupta I
Wudi
Empress Lü
Asoka
29
Which empire had 600,000 soilders, 30,000 on horseback and 9,000 elephants?
Gupta
Han
Wang
Mauryan
30
What do the Hindu gods Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva represent?
youth, adulthood, and old age
sleep, wakefulness, and time
revelation, inspiration, and release
creator, preserver, and destroyer
31
What did Wudi do to improve his system of bureaucracy?
He created the new position of court adviser.
He invented paper as an inexpensive means of record-keeping.
He established schools for job applicants.
He started public education for all male children.
32
What were stupas?
Structures which were used as hospitals.
Structures in which people lived.
Mounded stone structures built over wells.
Mounded stone structures built over relics.

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