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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 encouraged the rise of the banking system in India?
increased trade
Asokaís edicts
wealthy landowners
Chandra Gupta Iís government
2
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
A farmer tills the land to feed others instead of himself.
Agriculture kept the earth & heavens balanced.
3
What handbook did Kautilya write? What did it teach?
Empress Lu's memoirs, how women can contribute to an empire
religious toleration
Arthasastra, how to hold a vast empire together
Arthasastra, nonviolence and "peace to all"
4
What did Indian civilization experience during the Gupta Empire?
all of the above
advances in literature, art, science, and mathematics
a decline in trade between India and Africa
upheaval from frequent invasions
5
What became a closely guarded secret in China?
silk production
Records of the Grand Historian
paper production
the forging of iron
6
What advances in technology developed during the Han Dynasty?
paper, the two-bladed plow, and the wheelbarrow
silk looms, windmills, and papyrus
the collar harness, the wheelbarrow, and phonetic alphabet
paper, the lock and key, and the two-bladed plow
7
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.
8
What did Indians discover when they learned about the Silk Roads?
The Romans preferred Indian silk to Chinese silk.
Interest in their religions helped them to trade
They could increase their production of silk.
They could profit by acting as middlemen.
9
What was true about literature & performing arts in India during the reign of Chandra Gupta II?
They were popular in both northern and southern India.
They declined in popularity as new trends in Buddhism rose.
Only writers supported by Chandra Gupta II were could write.
Chandra Gupta II censored themes of literature and plays.
10
Which of the following was NOT a goal of Asoka's edicts?
humane treatment of subjects
nonviolence
peace to all beings
national adherence to Buddhism
11
What do the Hindu gods Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva represent?
creator, preserver, and destroyer
revelation, inspiration, and release
youth, adulthood, and old age
revelation, inspiration, and release
12
Which of the following is NOT true of Wudi?
He was known as the martial emperor.
He integrated Confucian studies into the government.
He was saddened by war and adopted a policy of peace.
He continued Liu Bang's centralizing policies
13
What helped the Chinese army defeat the nomadic Xiongnu?
the establishment of alliances
support from Indian merchants
Wang Mang's leadership
funds from the Silk Roads
14
What did Empress Lu do to remain in control?
She enlisted a network of spies throughout China.
She forbid court advisers to speak with her opponents.
She imposed a rule of silence in her court.
She named one infant emperor and then another.
15
What were Asoka’s views about religion? What did he use to promote his religion?
religious toleration, edicts
five lessons for young men, edicts
national adherence to his religion, the Ten Commandments
Chandragupta Maurya's history, the Shakuntala
16
What did Wudi do to improve his system of bureaucracy?
He established schools for job applicants.
He created the new position of court adviser.
He invented paper as an inexpensive means of record-keeping.
He started public education for all male children.
17
How did Indian traders affect Southeast Asia?
Spread advances in medicine, government, and shipbuilding.
Spread styles of art, architecture, dance, and religion
Spread knowledge of astronomy, silkmaking, and architecture.
They spread the decimal system, silkmaking, and astronomy.
18
Which of the following was invented in India?
the phonetic alphabet
paper
the civil service system
modern numerals
19
Why did Asoka convert to Buddhism and pursue peace?
an encounter with a Buddhist monk on the way to battle
sorrow over the slaughter at Kalinga
two months of meditation in the wilderness
his son's Buddhist teacher
20
What was the difference between
Mahayana
and
Theravada
Buddhism?
Theravada Buddhism taught that people were potential Buddhas
Mahayana Buddhism was more accessible to the masses
Theravada Buddhism established new trends in Buddhist art.
Mahayana Buddhism held to the Buddha's original teachings.
21
What group in southern India had a matriarchal family structure?
Gupta
Asoka
Mauryan
Tamil
22
How did Confucian teachings define women's roles?
Women are the rulers of the home.
Women should be treated as equals to men in all areas.
Women should be restricted to domestic and family life.
Women are socially but not politically equal to men.
23
What scientific concept did Indian astronomers prove long before Europeans did?
The sun is the center of the solar system.
They determined the distance between Earth and the moon.
The earth is round.
Mars has moons.
