Complex Societies Part II - India & China

Question 1

The earliest known civilization in India was located along the

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Indus River.

Question 2

Which statement about Indus Valley society is false?

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Their writings have provided historians with great knowledge

Question 3

The economy of the Indus civilization was based on

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agriculture and trade.

Question 4

What was the Chinese political philosophy that called for clear and strict laws?

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Legalism

Question 5

The Shang rulers were strengthened by their control over the technological advantage of

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Bronze.

Question 6

The philosophy that criticized social activism & proposed a life of reflection & introspection

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Daoism

Question 7

The rock and pillar edicts were issued by

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Ashoka.

Question 8

According to the map titled “The Spread of Buddhism,” where did Buddhism spread before AD 100?

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across India and into Central Asia

Question 9

According to Chinese tradition, where does evil come from?

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The North

Question 10

The first ruler to unify India was

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Chandragupta Maurya.

Question 11

The success and timing of trade, through the Indian Ocean basin, largely depended on

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understanding the rhythms of the monsoon winds.

Question 12

The mandate of heaven

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made the ruler a link between the heavens and the earth.

Question 13

In an effort to foretell the future, the Shang made use of

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oracle bones.

Question 14

When a Hindu widow voluntarily threw herself on her dead husband’s funeral pyre it was known as

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sati.

Question 15

Under the Shang emperors, who was at the bottom of the feudal hierarchy?

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peasants

Question 16

“China’s Sorrow” was the nickname for

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Huang He

Question 17

According to the Legalists, the foundations of a state’s strength were armed forces and

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agriculture.

Question 18

Which river takes its name from loess soil?

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Huang He

Question 19

Much of early Indus Valley history remains a mystery because

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the archaeological remains are under water

Question 20

The fundamental doctrine of Buddhism was known as the

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Four Noble Truths.

Question 21

In Hinduism the highest goal of the individual soul was

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to escape the cycle of birth and rebirth

Question 22

Which group retained much more influence on family structure in China than in other lands?

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the extended family

Question 23

Most of our information about the early Aryans comes from the

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Vedas.

Question 24

Based on archaeological evidence from early Indian history, historians believe that

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Harappa & Mohenjo-Daro served as economic & political center

Question 25

The belief that every caste must follow the duties and obligations of the caste is known as

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dharma

Question 26

In Hindu goal escaping the cycle of birth and rebirth is known as

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moksha

Question 27

Which of these events occurred FIRST in Chinese history?

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developing a system of writing

Question 28

The Daoist thinkers spoke of wuwei, which stood for

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disengagement from the affairs of the world.

Question 29

The task of butchering animals or handling dead bodies usually fell to the

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untouchables.

Question 30

The Chinese saw their civilization as the center of the civilized world because China was

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isolated from other civilizations.

Question 31

The high point of Mauryan success came during the reign of

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Ashoka.

Question 32

The first ruler to unite all of China and be named emperor was

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Qin Shihuangdi.

Question 33

Under the Legalist emperors, who was at the bottom of the social hierarchy?

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merchants

Question 34

One of the biggest reasons for the decline of the Indus Valley society was

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ecological degradation.

Question 35

Vedic society was

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strongly patriarchal.

Question 36

The Chinese copied their chariots from the

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Indo-Europeans.

Question 37

Which of the following statements about Indo-Europeans is not true?

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They brought the first written language to India.

Question 38

Evidence, relating to trade, indicates that the Indus Valley

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traded with Mesopotamia and Egypt.

Question 39

The biggest military advantage of the Indo-Europeans was

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their horses.

Question 40

In ancient China, which group presided at the rites and ceremonies honoring ancestors’ spirits?

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the patriarchal heads of the families

Question 41

Confucius believed that political and social harmony

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arose from the proper ordering of human relationships.

Question 42

Which one of the following was not one of Qin Shihuangdi’s policies?

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support of traditional learning

Question 43

The earliest known civilization in India was the

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Indus-Valley

Question 44

Which of the following is NOT one of the Four Noble Truths?

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By following the Twelve Steps one can overcome desire.

Question 45

The Indus Valley was invaded by the

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Aryans

Question 46

Study the map below. In what part of Asia is Theravada Buddhism most common today?

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Southeast Asia

Question 47

Which of the following answers reflects the early caste hierarchy from highest to lowest?

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brahmins, kshatriyas, vaishyas, shudras

Question 48

Two especially prominent cities of the first Indian society were Harappa and

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Mohenjo-Daro.

Question 49

Which of the following groupings of early societies and their rivers is correct?

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Sumer—Tigris and Euphrates; Harappan—Indus; China—Huang He

Question 50

The people of India’s first civilization depended on monsoon rains to bring water for crops

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and to cause flooding which deposited fertile soil.

Complex Societies Part II - India & China

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Complex Societies Part II - India & China

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