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What is significant about emperor Asoka?
He was a skilled warrior and conquered a lot of land
He converted to Buddhism and spread the religion
He personally invented the decimal system
He was a harsh yet effective ruler
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Which Chinese dynasty was best known for its support of Legalism?
Zhou
Han
Qin
Shang
3
Which philosopher was NOT a religious leader?
The enlightened one
Siddhartha Gautama
Buddha
Confucius
4
Which stressed the Four Noble Truths and the Eight fold Path for reaching enlightenment?
Daoism
Confucianism
Buddhism
Hinduism
5
What are Oracle Bones?
Bones of wise Chinese people
Messages on bones used to ask the gods questions
Messages from the gods made to ask the people questions
Bones of the Oracles(Duh)
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Chandragupta Maurya founded the first Indian empire in 321 B.C. What was he know for?
implementing civil service
well-organized bureaucracy
spreading Buddhism
creating a monopoly on salt and iron
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The religious writings of the Aryans were called the...
Kharmas
Dharmas
Vedas
Varnas
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Which religion believes that you can reach Moksha and be released from reincarnation cycle?
Judaism
Hindusim
Islam
Buddhism
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The Chinese leader that advocated Legalism was...
Laozi
Confucius
Han Wudi
Shi Huangdi
10
Fine wind-blown yellow soil that is indicative of the Huang He river is called...
loess
Zhou
Laozi
Yangzi
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Which of the following philosophies was NOT concerned with an afterlife?
Hinduism
Confucianism
Buddhism
Reincarnation
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Which was NOT spread along the Silk Road?
ideas
religion
disease
democracy
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Which Indian religion(s) accepted the belief in reincarnation?
Hinduism and Buddhism
Hinduism
none of the above
Buddhism
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The Chinese system of hiring government officials for the bureaucracy by rigorous examinations?
civil service
filial piety
dao
legalism
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Which dynasty invented the Mandate of Heaven?
Shang
Han
Zhou
Qin
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The Chinese philosopher that advocated filial piety was...
Wudi
Laozi
Shi Huangdi
Confucius
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Considered the greatest of Maurya Emperor?
Asoka
Siddhartha Gautama
Chandragupta Maurya
Chandragupta
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Buddhist belief in a union with the universe; release from the cycle of rebirth is called...
nirvana
dharma
brahma
reincarnation
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the vedas tells us about which group of people?
bantu
assyrians
egyptians
aryans
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Han emperor who imposed a govt. monopoly on iron/salt, expanded it's territory, and open trades routes on the Silk Road
Asoka
Confucius
Wudi
Shi Huangdi.
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The Gupta Empire was best known for its
Construction of Angkor Wat
Efforts to resist European imperialism
Development of the barter system
Advances in mathematics and medicine
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Siddhartha Gautama became the enlightened one and thus, the...
Bhrama
Buddha
Dao
Laozi
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Philosophy that supports idea that people are untrustworthy, so harsh punishment is required?
Legalism
Daoism
Mandate of Heaven
Confucianism
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Seasonal winds bring dry air from northeast in winter and rains from southwest in summer on the subcontinent of Asia
Deccans
typhoons
Ghats
monsoons
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Which dynasty lasted only one generation(15 years ) and was by definition NOT really a dynasty?
Qin
Zhou
Han
Shang
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What did the philosophy of Confucius not emphasize?
Political teachings
Health teachings
Social teachings
Education teachings
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According to which Chinese philosophy were dynastic cycles bound to?
Confucianism
Daoism
Mandate of Heaven
Buddhism
28
What was known as “China’s sorrow?”
Huang He River
Qin dynasty
Great Wall
Legalism
29
The system of trade routes connecting ancient China with the Mediterranean basin is the...
China Road
Silk Routes
Silk Road
other trade routes
30
What was the caste system, and what religion did it fall into?
Class order which is assigned due to religious law, Buddhism
System of beliefs related to the universe creation, Juadism
Class order which is assigned due to religious law, Hinduism
System that combines several religions together, Sikhism
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A monopoly is an economic condition where...
an individual sells his business to many people.
an individual gains friendship from many people.
an individual corners the market.
an individual believes in one god over the many.
