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Asia Unit Exam
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1
Most countries in the world today have this type of economy.
Market Economy
Traditional Economy
Command Economy
Mixed Economy
2
What term means "the Enlightened One"?
Buddha
Meditation
Raja
Nirvana
3
A way of dividing people into groups based on birth, wealth, or occupation.
Caste system
Mercenaries
Reincarnation
Karma
4
Ancient Aryan religious writings containing a collection of poems, hymns, myths, and rituals.
Edicts
Vedas
Meditation
Sanskrit
5
At the heart of the Buddha's teachings were four guiding principles known as the Four Noble Truths.
False
True
6
A political system in which the government owns all property and dominates all aspects of life in a country.
Communism
Monarchy
Democracy
Anarchy
7
If a Chinese ruler lost the mandate from heaven, he could be overthrown.
True
False
8
Policy of avoiding contact with other nations
Confucianism
bureaucracy
mandate of heaven
isolationism
9
The Buddha rejected all Hindu ideas.
False
True
10
India is an example of a country that uses this type of political system.
Dictatorship
Monarchy
Communism
Democracy
11
Which was NOT a result of the partition of India in 1947?
Almost a million people lost their lives
It helped create more stability in South Asia
Millions of people were forced to flee their homes
Two countries were created- Pakistan and an independent India
12
Trade and other contact with people far from China stopped during which dynasty?
Yuan
Song
Sui
Ming
13
What is loess?
Grain
A Chinese philosophy
A magical elixir
Silt
14
Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, Communist China had this type of economy.
Market Economy
Mixed Economy
Command Economy
Traditional Economy
15
What is the MAIN goal of people who follow Buddhism as it was taught by the Buddha?
wealth
rebirth
reaching nirvana
missionary work
16
The Hindu belief that people are reborn many times after death.
Moksha
Reincarnation
Nirvana
Karma
17
The majority of Indians today live
in the Indus River Valley
in villages
in cities
on the coast
18
Which of the following physical features did NOT help keep ancient China isolated?
Pacific Ocean
Gobi Desert
Himalayas
Yangtze River
19
This river is called "The Mother of Chinese Civilization" as well as "China's Sorrow."
Xi Jiang River
Ganges River
Yangtze River
Huang He River
20
The effects that good or bad actions have on the soul is called
Nirvana
Karma
Moksha
Dharma
21
How did Britain first gain influence in India?
Mughal rulers granted the British rights to establish naval bases in India
The East India Company granted important trading rights to the British
English missionaries began building churches and gaining a large following
Mughal rulers granted trading rights to the East India Company
22
The Mughal Empire was ...
an Islamic Empire
a Buddhist Empire
a Christian Empire
a Hindu Empire
23
Which of the following was NOT a major contribution of Aryan Civilization?
The caste system
Sanskrit
Brahmanism
Buddhism
24
According to Hindu teachings, the universal spirit of which everything in the world is part is called
Brahman
Vishnu
Siva
Buddha
25
Which of the following is a cause of India's rapid urbanization?
People have moved to cities in search of jobs.
People have left villages to avoid rural warfare.
People have moved away from cities to escape poverty and overcrowding.
People have left India in search of land.
26
Gandhi led the Indian Independence movement through ...
nonviolent peaceful resistance
fasts
strikes
boycotts
27
Which Indian ruler greatly enlarged his empire before giving up violence and promoting the spread of Buddhism?
Candragupta Maurya
Buddha
Mahavira
Asoka
28
The idea in ancient China that heaven chose who should rule
Incentive
Mandate of Heaven
Scholar-official
Divine Determination
29
The Hundred Schools of Thoughts, the Golden Age of Chinese philosophies, took place during which dynasty?
Zhou Dynasty
Shang Dynasty
Qin Dynasty
Han Dynasty
30
A barrier along China's northern border
Pacific Ocean
the Great Wall
Himalayas
Taklimakan Desert
31
China's name comes from this dynasty.
Qin
Zhou
Xia
Shang
32
A system based on private ownership, free trade, and competition.
Command Economy
Market Economy
Mixed Economy
Traditional Economy
33
The people of which varna in early India had the hardest lives?
Brahmins
Kshatriyas
Sudras
Vaisyas
34
Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the Silk Road?
It helped spread ideas, art, and culture.
It helped connect economies.
It was one road.
It linked China to the Middle East and Europe.
35
This is an example of ____________ which provides evidence of the Shang Dynasty.
a mandate from heaven
an oracle bone
paper
an early farming tool
36
The Xia Dynasty is supported by archaeological evidence.
True
False
37
This was the first foreigner to rule all of China.
Shi Huangdi
Kublai Khan
Marco Polo
Genghis Khan
