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Review of Ancient South & East Asia Unit
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The controversial and inaccurate belief that outsiders were the cause of Harappa's decline in South Asia is known as the
EU
OPEC
AIT
CAFTA
2
Which of these questions about Mohenjo-daro would be hardest to answer on the basis of artifacts?
What types of transportation did people have?
What games did people play?
What songs did people sing?
What foods did people eat?
3
“What is the path leading to the end of misery? It is...right belief, right speech." Which belief system would agree?
Animism
Jainism
Hinduism
Buddhism
4
Which of the following is NOT TRUE of Harappan civilization?
Vast resources were spent on military build-up and defense.
Leisure time was plentiful in the region.
Public and private baths were available.
The society boasted the world's earliest sewage system.
5
Which aspect of social science would a geographer most likely study in depth?
how location influences the way people live
how people influence governmental decisions
how beliefs influence the behavior of a group of people
how economic events influence history
6
What is the name for the individual Hindu soul?
yoga
samsara
atman
moksha
7
The earliest Chinese writing system is considered
cuneiform
undecipherable
phonetic
logographic
8
Sati and the "Lawbook of Manu" reflect which aspect of the Hindu religion?
matriarchy
cultural diffusion
monotheism
patriarchy
9
Which artifact was NOT found in the Shang dynasty tombs in China?
makeup palettes
human sacrifices
musical chimes
oracle bones
10
Which social scientist specializes in studying issues such as the scarcity of resources and availability of goods?
anthropologist
archaeologist
economist
sociologist
11
Mountains, hills, and deserts helped the Chinese to thrive because
the dangers located there taught the Chinese how to be great warriors.
these features encouraged the Chinese to become expert hunter-gatherers.
they provided variedecosystems for a wide variety of plants and animals.
these features protected China from invasion
12
What is the name for the warrior class of the Hindu caste system?
Shudra
Vaishya
Brahmin
Ksahtriya
13
What is the name the Hindu destroyer god?
Vishnu
Brahma
Shiva
Ganesha
14
China is located in what region of the world?
East Asia
Southeast Asia
Central Asia
South Asia
15
Who is the founder of Buddhism?
Siddhartha Gautama
Zoroaster
Vardhamana Mahavira
the Aryans
16
How are the Indus and Yellow river valleys similar?
Both have highly unpredictable flood patterns.
Both have highly predicatble flood patterns.
Both have not flooded in the last decade.
Both are sacred sites for Hinduism.
17
Jainism is a branch of Hinduism that believes in a radical form of nonviolence known as
Karma
Dharma
Samsara
Ahimsa
18
Both Hindus and Buddhists believe in
the caste system
reincarnation
the Laws of Manu
the Four Noble Truths
19
The sacred river where the religion of Hinduism was founded was the
Brahmaputra
Ganges
Indus
Tigris
20
At what age did Siddhartha Gautama leave his parents' palace?
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Which political concept is directly connected to the ancient Chinese tradition known as the Mandate of Heaven?
the dynastic cycle
self-sufficiency
isolationism
extraterritoriality
22
Most historians refer to the earliest Indus Valley Civilization as
Mohenjo-daro Civilization
Punjab-Sindh Civilization
Lathal Civilization
Harappan Civilization
23
The Buddha taught
those who follow the Eightfold Path can attain nirvana.
it is best to avoid meditation.
following your desires leads to enlightenment.
suffering is not part of human life.
24
Because China was surrounded by natural barriers on all sides, they developed a sense of
barbarism
ethnocentrism
advanced militarism
appeasement
25
The name for the ultimate Hindu goal: release from the cycle of life when wisdom replaces ignorance...
atman
moksha
samsara
yoga
26
What is the name of the Hindu daily exercise and meditation ritual?
atman
samsara
moksha
yoga
27
This feature of life is responsible for drying out crops in India.
summer monsoons
Buddhist pilgrimages
Hindu pilgrimages
winter monsoons
28
What makes the Hindu-Kush Mountains unique?
their latitudinal location allows for year-round farming at every height
they contain the thickest alpine glaciers ever recorded
they are the world's tallest mountains
there are passes that run through the mountain
29
One way in which the Ten Commandments and the Eightfold Path are similar is that they
establish gender equality
promote polytheism
describe secularism
provide codes of behavior
30
Which geographic factor had the greatest influence on the early history of South Asia and China?
tropical rainforests
river valleys
island location
vast coastlines
31
Which body of water DOES NOT border South Asia?
Bay of Bengal
Arabian Sea
Black Sea
Indian Ocean
32
Which major language family arose as a result of migrations beginning in central Asia and spreading to Europe?
Romance
Germanic
Sino-Tibetan
Indo-European
33
Which of the following is NOT a sacred book of Hinduism?
Mahabharata
Bhagavad Gita
Vedas
Tripitaka
34
Historians now believe that the root cause of Harappa's decline in South Asia was due to
severe cyclonic activity
Aryan invaders
environmental factors
civil war in the society
35
What is the name for the lowest class of the Hindus outside of the caste system?
Vaishya
Ksahtriya
Shudra
Untouchables
36
What is the name of the Hindu god representing preservation of life?
Ganesha
Vishnu
Shiva
Brahma
37
Monasticism was an important aspect of which two of the following religions?
Hinduism and Christianity
Buddhism and Christianity
Jainism and Animism
Buddhism and Hinduism
38
The Buddhist social order included
Emphasis on well-educated rulers
Strict adherence to patriarchal authority
Well-defined gender-role distinctions
Opposition to caste systems
39
The religious terms Four Noble Truths, Eightfold Path, and nirvana are most closely associated with
Hinduism
Jainism
Animism
Buddhism
40
Government under the Zhou dynasty in China is best described as
a feudal system in which the lords were loyal to the emperor
a military dictatorship
a group of independent, self-governing city-states
a tribal society with a chief and a council of elders
41
India is similar to Italy, Korea, and Spain in that each is considered
a landlocked nation
a peninsula
an archipelago
an island nation
42
Ancient Chinese emperors ruled through the Mandate of Heaven. This meant they were
Able to communicate directly with the gods
Chosen by the gods to rule
Descended from the gods
A god himself
43
Which is NOT associated with ancient China?
ancestor veneration/worship
feudalism
bronze metallurgy
monotheistic religion
44
Hindus and Buddhists believe that "what goes around, comes around." Which term best characterizes this phrase?
Moksha
Dharma
Reincarnation
Karma
45
India is located in what region of the world?
South Asia
East Asia
Central Asia
Southeast Asia
46
Which is NOT TRUE of Harappan civilization?
They traded extensively with Mesopotamia using flat-bottomed boats.
Outside invaders were responsible for their decline in 1900 BCE.
They had well-planned cities with running water and sewage.
The lived in platform homes near the Indus River.
47
What is the name for the most important god/concept in Hinduism?
Ganesha
Vishnu
Brahma
Shiva
48
The Buddhist
Four Noble Truths
teach that
everyone desires material things, but overcoming this will end suffering
all people must respect elder members of their family and care for children
harming animals in any wayis morally wrong.
special techniques can beused to harness spiritual energy
49
Which of the following is NOT a feature of civilization?
complex religion
vast trade networks
urban centers
public works
50
One characteristic that the Shang Chinese shared with Egyptian civilization was the
Principle of the mandate of heaven
Development of a writing system
Ancestor worship
Lack of a social hierarchy