Chapter 3 Review

Question 1

In Hinduism, ________ refers to all the actions of a person&#x27;s life that affect his or her fate in the next life.

Accepted Answer

Karma

Question 2

When a ruler divides up land among nobles who rule over territories but still owe loyalty to the ruler, this is called

Accepted Answer

Feudalism

Question 3

In what way did the routes of the Silk Road most positively impact China?

Accepted Answer

it allowed China a monopoly on an expensive product, increasing wealth

Question 4

Which term refers to the Buddhist belief of union with the universe and release from the cycle of rebirth?

Accepted Answer

Nirvana

Question 5

a belief that society only runs through strict laws and punishments

Accepted Answer

Legalism

Question 6

The network of trade routes later called the Silk Road was opened up by the emperor _______.

Accepted Answer

Wudi

Question 7

The laws of Hinduism is referred to as

Accepted Answer

Dharma

Question 8

a belief in a god given divine right to rule

Accepted Answer

Mandate of Heaven

Question 9

a raised area of flat land is called a

Accepted Answer

plateau

Question 10

The teachings of Confucius can be found within which book?

Accepted Answer

The Analects

Question 11

The written language of the Indus River Valley was called

Accepted Answer

Sanskrit

Question 12

Which of the following rulers placed pillars throughout his empire with Buddhist laws enscirbed on them?

Accepted Answer

Ashoka

Question 13

Under which Chinese emperor was much of the Great Wall built using slave labor?

Accepted Answer

Shi Huangdi

Question 14

Who founded the first Indian empire?

Accepted Answer

Chandragupta Maurya

Question 15

A dynasty enjoyed the Mandate of Heaven as long as the dynasty _______.

Accepted Answer

provided good government

Question 16

Which of the following statements about women in ancient China is most true?

Accepted Answer

Women were expected to fulfill only certain roles

Question 17

Which term refers to seasonal winds that regularly blow across the Indian subcontinent?

Accepted Answer

monsoon

Question 18

What is the correct order in which these Chinese dynasties came to power?

Accepted Answer

Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han

Question 19

What is one concept that Hindusim and Buddhism share in common?

Accepted Answer

reincarnation

Question 20

a rigid system of social order that includes classes such as the Brahmin and the Kshastriya

Accepted Answer

the caste system

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