Unit 2: Ancient India and China

Question 1

What are the Vedas?

Accepted Answer

collection of Hindu scriptures

Question 2

Cities in the Indus River Valley were great examples of urban planning because of the city layout and sewer systems.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

The rebirth of the soul

Accepted Answer

reincarnation

Question 4

Which mountain ranges helped protect India?

Accepted Answer

Hindu Kush and Himalayas

Question 5

What is the focus of Confucianism?

Accepted Answer

social order and good government

Question 6

Who was the founder of Hinduism?

Accepted Answer

Unkown

Question 7

______ and Mohenjo-Daro were well organized cities in the Indus River Valley.

Accepted Answer

Harappa

Question 8

Who was the founder of Buddhism?

Accepted Answer

Siddhartha Gautama

Question 9

On which river(s) was ancient China located?

Accepted Answer

Huang He and Yangtze

Question 10

Which trade route made it easier for Buddhist missionaries to spread Buddhism?

Accepted Answer

the Silk Road

Question 11

What is a dynasty?

Accepted Answer

a series of rulers from a single family

Question 12

A system of government in which local lords governed their own lands but owed military support to the ruler

Accepted Answer

feudalism

Question 13

The Indus Valley Civilization valued hygiene. How do we know this?

Accepted Answer

Both are correct

Question 14

On which river(s) was the Indus Valley located?

Accepted Answer

Indus and Ganges

Question 15

Nirvana is a state of _____.

Accepted Answer

Perfect happiness and peace

Question 16

What was the purpose of oracle bones?

Accepted Answer

to answer questions

Question 17

A force that decides the form that a person will be reborn into in their next lives

Accepted Answer

karma

Question 18

Out of the following, which dynasty in ancient China came first?

Accepted Answer

Shang

Question 19

What continent is the Indus Valley Civilization located?

Accepted Answer

Asia

Question 20

The Mandate of Heaven is the idea behind which of the following?

Accepted Answer

the dynastic cycle

Question 21

All ancient Chinese were NOT polytheistic.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 22

What concept does Buddhism share with Hinduism?

Accepted Answer

Karma

Question 23

What action is an example of filial piety?

Accepted Answer

behaving according to your parents' wishes

Question 24

Indian social class whose members are restricted in the jobs they can have

Accepted Answer

caste

Question 25

Out of the following, which is the lowest level of the Caste System?

Accepted Answer

Untouchables

Question 26

On what continent is China located?

Accepted Answer

Asia

Question 27

Shifting winds that bring heavy rains to India in the summer

Accepted Answer

monsoons

Question 28

China was more isolated from the rest of the world. Why?

Accepted Answer

it is surrounded by mountains, deserts, and an ocean

Question 29

What is the Mandate of Heaven?

Accepted Answer

belief that the right to rule comes from gods

Unit 2: Ancient India and China

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Unit 2: Ancient India and China

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