Ancient India/Ancient China

Question 1

Confucius believed that

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younger people should respect their elders (relationship balance)

Question 2

Which of the following is not 1 of the ideas of the Eightfold Path?

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All life is full of suffering, full of pain

Question 3

Which is not one of the 4 Noble Truths? (Buddhism)

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People must abide by the caste system and only Brahmins achieve Nirvana

Question 4

Why don't we know what happened at Mohenjo Daro and Harrapa?

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They didn't leave any written records.

Question 5

The Mandate of Heaven means that the rulers are chosen by god (s) and could be overthrown under bad circumstances.

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True

Question 6

The Yin and the Yan are opposing forces that are a part of Daoism

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True

Question 7

What is the "book" for Daoists?

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Dao de Jing

Question 8

The Han emperor Wudi (Wu Ti)

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opened the Silk Road to the West

Question 9

Wu Ti is the great leader we discussed from the Han dynasty.

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True

Question 10

What did the Legalists do to get rid of the teaching of Confucianism and Daoism/Taoism?

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Burned Books and killed scholars

Question 11

The 3 major rivers in China are the Yellow, Xi Jiang, and Yangtze

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True

Question 12

What was the cause of Ashoka's great spiritual conversion?

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He was horrified at the slaughter during war.

Question 13

Seasonal winds that regularly blows from a certain direction for part of the year.

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Monsoons

Question 14

One way in which Chandragupta established order in his empire was to

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create a bureaucracy to accomplish government tasks

Question 15

Which of the following is one of Buddhism's Four Noble Truths?

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All life is full of suffering, pain, and sorrow.

Question 16

China's flooding was seasonal and predictable.

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False

Question 17

Which Indian leader had a large military, 9,000 war elephants, and an extensive spy network?

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Chandragupta Maurya

Question 18

The Philosophical awakening in China where Taoism, confucianism and legalism developed was during the Zhou Dyn.

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True

Question 19

The Great Wall of China was built from scratch.

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False

Question 20

Hindus believe that the ultimate goal of existence is

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achieving moksha, or union with Brahman

Question 21

What civilization existed in India from 2500 BCE-1500BCE and had a citadel at the center of the cities?

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Harappa

Question 22

Under which leader did Buddhism spread in India?

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Ashoka

Question 23

Which is the first, possibly mythical, Chinese Dynasty?

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Xia

Question 24

What is the final goal of Buddhists?

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to reach nirvana through virtuous living and meditation

Question 25

What is China's Sorrow?

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The Yellow River

Question 26

The philosophy of Taoism (Daoism) is concerned with

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living in harmony with nature

Question 27

What did Wudi create a monopoly on?

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salt and iron

Question 28

Which of the following means: A key moral of Hinduism that means non-violence.

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ahisma

Question 29

The Great Wall of China was credited to what dynasty?

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Qin

Question 30

According to the Mandate of Heaven

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the gods would end their support for a weak or corrupt ruler

Question 31

A key difference between Hinduism and Buddhism is that

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Buddhists focus on enlightenment though meditation and the end of suffering

Question 32

King Qin Shi Huang Ti held total power after the warring states period and began the Qin dynasty

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True

Question 33

We know exactly what happened to the Harappan people because they left such thorough written records.

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False

Question 34

How are Hindu beliefs related to the caste system in India?

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The caste system is the foundation of Hinduism.

Question 35

The Mauryan Emperor who converted to Buddhism and vowed to rule by moral example was

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Asoka (Ashoka)

Question 36

The 5 relationship theory comes from which world religion?

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Confucianism

Question 37

What are the sacred works of Hinduism?

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Vedas

Question 38

What philosophy did the Qin fully adopt when establishing an organized government?

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Legalism

Question 39

Some of the oldest examples of Chinese writing were left by Shang priests on

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oracle bones

Question 40

Which dynasty adopted Confucianism and even used it as a civil service test for jobs?

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Han

Question 41

This religion's teachings emphasize meditation, self-denial and an extreme form of ahimsa.

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Jainism

Question 42

What was the text written by Confucius' students?

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The Analects

Question 43

What great achievements happened under the Han?

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Paper, Silk Road

Question 44

Qin wanted to be remembered and protected if he couldn't be immortal. He built the terra-cotta soldiers (after mercury)

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True

Question 45

Which Chinese dynasty had the 12 month calendar, bronze casting, and built the first cities?

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Shang

Question 46

What was a great technological achievement during the Han Golden Age?

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the art of paper making

Question 47

This refers to actions of a person's life that affects his/her fate in their next life.

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karma

Question 48

Which leader became a Jain Ascetic (someone who abstains from self indulgence) and died by completing a suicide fast?

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Chandragupta Maurya

Question 49

Which of the following is the holy text for Hindus?

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The Vedas

Question 50

Which level of the caste system is at the top (you will need to know these for the test)

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Brahmins

Question 51

I am the founder of Taoism also known as Daoism.

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Lao Tzu (Laozi)

Question 52

How many miles did the Silk Road stretch?

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4,000 miles

Question 53

In Hinduism, which ritual includes women jumping on their husbands burning bodies?

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Suttee

Question 54

Nirvana is the term for heaven (escape reincarnation) in which world religion?

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Buddhism

Question 55

Who conquered the Shang?

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Zhou

Question 56

What was one effect of the Silk Road on China?

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Silk Road promoted exchange of good/ideas throughout China

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