WHI.4

Question 1

What is Harrapa on the IndusRiver best known for?

Accepted Answer

well-planned cities and plumbing

Question 2

Siddhartha Gautama founded which majorworld religion?

Accepted Answer

Buddhism

Question 3

What natural barrierseparated India from China?

Accepted Answer

Himalayan

Question 4

Whilecreating an empire, the Persians established a system which _____________.

Accepted Answer

allowed conquered peoples to retain some independence.

Question 5

Which of the following is NOTassociated with the teachings of Hinduism?

Accepted Answer

nirvanna

Question 6

Which Persianbelieved there was a battle between Good and Evil that allpeople are part of?

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Zoroaster

Question 7

Where did invaders typicallyenter India from?

Accepted Answer

Hindu Kush Mountains

Question 8

What religion began in India, spread to China rid believers of material possessions?

Accepted Answer

Buddhism

Question 9

The Mandate of Heaven -

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gave the Qin kings authority to rule

Question 10

What do Hindus call the idea that youractions today affect your future life?

Accepted Answer

karma

Question 11

Which Chinese philosopher argued thatpeople are fundamentally good, not evil?

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Confucius

Question 12

What does Buddha’s Eight Fold Path explain?

Accepted Answer

how to eliminate suffering

Question 13

What trait did the emperor of China and the pharaoh of Egyptshare? Both were -

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considered divine by the people

Question 14

The caste system wasintroduced to India by what group?

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Aryans

Question 15

Which of the following monotheistic religions took root inthe Persian Empire?

Accepted Answer

Zoroastrianism

Question 16

The religiois beliefs represents the Hindu beliefis -

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one god with many forms

Question 17

Achievements in mathematics and textiles are the accomplishments of the _____ Empire.

Accepted Answer

Guptas

Question 18

What was true of the PersianEmpire?

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It developed a large bureaucracy to manage itsvast territory

Question 19

How did Asoka contribute tothe spread of Buddhism in Asia?

Accepted Answer

sponsoring missionaries

Question 20

Early Indian civilization wascentered around what rivers?

Accepted Answer

Indus and Ganges

Questions 20