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Asia Unit Exam
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1
Which Indian ruler greatly enlarged his empire before giving up violence and promoting the spread of Buddhism?
Buddha
Mahavira
Candragupta Maurya
Asoka
2
India is an example of a country that uses this type of political system.
Democracy
Communism
Monarchy
Dictatorship
3
Most countries in the world today have this type of economy.
Command Economy
Market Economy
Mixed Economy
Traditional Economy
4
The Buddha rejected all Hindu ideas.
True
False
5
Which of the following was NOT a major contribution of Aryan Civilization?
Sanskrit
The caste system
Buddhism
Brahmanism
6
The people of which varna in early India had the hardest lives?
Vaisyas
Kshatriyas
Sudras
Brahmins
7
Trade and other contact with people far from China stopped during which dynasty?
Sui
Yuan
Song
Ming
8
The effects that good or bad actions have on the soul is called
Karma
Nirvana
Dharma
Moksha
9
What is the MAIN goal of people who follow Buddhism as it was taught by the Buddha?
rebirth
reaching nirvana
missionary work
wealth
10
The idea in ancient China that heaven chose who should rule
Divine Determination
Scholar-official
Mandate of Heaven
Incentive
11
A political system in which the government owns all property and dominates all aspects of life in a country.
Communism
Monarchy
Democracy
Anarchy
12
A system based on private ownership, free trade, and competition.
Market Economy
Mixed Economy
Traditional Economy
Command Economy
13
Gandhi led the Indian Independence movement through ...
fasts
strikes
boycotts
nonviolent peaceful resistance
14
A way of dividing people into groups based on birth, wealth, or occupation.
Reincarnation
Caste system
Karma
Mercenaries
15
At the heart of the Buddha's teachings were four guiding principles known as the Four Noble Truths.
True
False
16
Policy of avoiding contact with other nations
Confucianism
bureaucracy
isolationism
mandate of heaven
17
How did Britain first gain influence in India?
Mughal rulers granted the British rights to establish naval bases in India
Mughal rulers granted trading rights to the East India Company
The East India Company granted important trading rights to the British
English missionaries began building churches and gaining a large following
18
What is loess?
Silt
A magical elixir
Grain
A Chinese philosophy
19
The Hundred Schools of Thoughts, the Golden Age of Chinese philosophies, took place during which dynasty?
Zhou Dynasty
Shang Dynasty
Qin Dynasty
Han Dynasty
20
A barrier along China's northern border
Pacific Ocean
Taklimakan Desert
Himalayas
the Great Wall
21
Which of the following physical features did NOT help keep ancient China isolated?
Gobi Desert
Himalayas
Pacific Ocean
Yangtze River
22
The majority of Indians today live
in cities
in the Indus River Valley
on the coast
in villages
23
If a Chinese ruler lost the mandate from heaven, he could be overthrown.
True
False
24
According to Hindu teachings, the universal spirit of which everything in the world is part is called
Brahman
Siva
Vishnu
Buddha
25
Which was NOT a result of the partition of India in 1947?
It helped create more stability in South Asia
Millions of people were forced to flee their homes
Almost a million people lost their lives
Two countries were created- Pakistan and an independent India
26
Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, Communist China had this type of economy.
Traditional Economy
Mixed Economy
Market Economy
Command Economy
27
The Hindu belief that people are reborn many times after death.
Moksha
Karma
Nirvana
Reincarnation
28
China's name comes from this dynasty.
Shang
Xia
Qin
Zhou
29
What term means "the Enlightened One"?
Raja
Nirvana
Buddha
Meditation
30
This was the first foreigner to rule all of China.
Kublai Khan
Marco Polo
Genghis Khan
Shi Huangdi
31
This river is called "The Mother of Chinese Civilization" as well as "China's Sorrow."
Ganges River
Xi Jiang River
Yangtze River
Huang He River
32
This is an example of ____________ which provides evidence of the Shang Dynasty.
a mandate from heaven
an early farming tool
paper
an oracle bone
33
The Mughal Empire was ...
a Buddhist Empire
a Hindu Empire
an Islamic Empire
a Christian Empire
34
The Xia Dynasty is supported by archaeological evidence.
True
False
35
Which of the following is a cause of India's rapid urbanization?
People have moved away from cities to escape poverty and overcrowding.
People have left India in search of land.
People have left villages to avoid rural warfare.
People have moved to cities in search of jobs.
36
Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the Silk Road?
It linked China to the Middle East and Europe.
It helped spread ideas, art, and culture.
It helped connect economies.
It was one road.
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Ancient Aryan religious writings containing a collection of poems, hymns, myths, and rituals.
Vedas
Edicts
Meditation
Sanskrit
