Duplicate of WH Topic 3: Ancient India and China

Question 1

Which is the Buddhist belief of union with the universe and release from the cycle of rebirth?

Accepted Answer

nirvana

Question 2

The Four Noble Truths are the four essential ideas of Buddhism.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

Sacred Aryan writings called the Vedas include many details about the society and its history.

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True

Question 4

Missionary work and trade helped Buddhism spread beyond India.

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True

Question 5

Who founded the first Indian empire?

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Chandragupta Maurya

Question 6

What is one of the factors that helped Buddhism spread through China?

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Buddhism offered escapefrom suffering.

Question 7

Chandragupta was considered the most honored Maurya emperor.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 8

Which of the following is a sacred text that built on the Vedas?

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Upanishads

Question 9

Which of the following is fine wind blown yellow soil?

Accepted Answer

loess

Question 10

Confucius developed a philosophy that was concerned with

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ensuring social order andgood government.

Question 11

Which was the supreme god of ancient China?

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Shang Di

Question 12

Why do people who practice Jainism carry brooms?

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They want to avoid killing any living thing.

Question 13

Which of the following had none of the protections of caste law?

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untouchables

Question 14

How did Buddha stress that each person should seek enlightenment through?

Accepted Answer

meditation

Question 15

Which of the following was known as the Buddha?

Accepted Answer

Siddhartha Guatama

Question 16

Which of the following are seasonal winds that can bring warm air and heavy rains?

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monsoons

Question 17

The people of India’s first civilization depended on monsoon rains to bring water for crops

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and to cause flooding which deposited fertile soil

Question 18

Which of the following is a large landmass that is part of a continent?

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subcontinent

Question 19

A dynasty enjoyed the Mandate of Heaven as long as the dynasty

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provided a good government.

Question 20

Mountains, hills, and deserts helped the Chinese to thrive because

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these features protected China from invasion

Question 21

Like Hinduism, Buddhism believes in reincarnation.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 22

Vishnu was the main god of Hinduism.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 23

Chinese mathematicians devised a simply system of writing numbers that we use today.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 24

Who invented paper?

Accepted Answer

Cai Lun

Question 25

What invention did Chinese scientists create to help monitor the Mandate of Heaven?

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seismograph

Question 26

Feudalism was a system of government in which

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lords governed their landbut had obligations to the ruler.

Question 27

Which of the following was introduced by the Zhou to gain acceptance for their rule?

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Mandate of Heaven

Question 28

What is the correct order of Chinese Dynasties?

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Shang, Qin, and Han

Question 29

Hindus believe the soul is released from the body at death & later reborn in a process called

Accepted Answer

reincarnation

Question 30

Which three rivers helped water northern India?

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Indus, Ganges, andBrahmaputra

Question 31

Which of the following was used by the Shang to ask ancestors for advice?

Accepted Answer

oracle bones

Question 32

Which of the following in Hinduism is the escape from the cycle of rebirth?

Accepted Answer

moksha

Question 33

Hinduism was founded by Brahman in about 800 BC.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 34

What is a dowry?

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a payment to the bridegroom

Question 35

Under the caste system, an Indian could choose their occupation or who they wanted to marry.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 36

What was Shi Huangdi’s greatest achievement?

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the creation of the Great Wall

Question 37

Which of the following is practiced by most people in India today?

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Hinduism

Question 38

How did Buddhism change after Buddha’s death?

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It split into three main traditions

Question 39

Which philosophy did Han emperors make as the official belief system of the state?

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Confucianism

Question 40

The Buddha taught

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those who follow the Eightfold Path can attain nirvana

Question 41

What three major zones was India divided into?

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the northern plain, theDeccan plateau, & the coastal plains

Question 42

Which occurrence led to the spread of Buddhism beyond India?

Accepted Answer

Missionaries & traders spread Buddhism to parts of Asia

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