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Ancient India and China

Quiz by Marilyn McMillan

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18 questions
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  • Q1
    The system of government during the Zhou dynasty was___________________.
    democracy
    feudalism
    monarchy
    warlords
    30s
  • Q2
    During the Han period, doctors used needles during a treatment called_________________.
    loess
    dowry
    acupuncture
    surgery
    30s
  • Q3
    The _____________ was the chief of an Aryan tribe.
    karma
    king
    rajah
    pharoahs
    30s
  • Q4
    The Hung River got its name from the _______________, or fine, windblown, yellow soil that it carries.
    dowry
    loess
    monsoons
    castes
    30s
  • Q5
    The Hindu belief that actions of a person's life affect his or her fate in the next life is ____________.
    karma
    ahisma
    atman
    dharma
    30s
  • Q6
    Regular, seasonal winds that blow qcross the Indian subcontinent each year are called________.
    rain forests
    monsoons
    high mountains
    brutal deserts
    30s
  • Q7
    During the late Han dynasty, emperors could not control local military rulers, or ____________.
    castes
    families
    servants
    warlords
    30s
  • Q8
    In northern India, the bride's family commonly provided a payment, or _________________, to the bridegroom.
    dowry
    clans
    rajah
    temple
    30s
  • Q9
    Social groups into which Indians were born were known as _____________.
    castes
    karma
    loess
    rajah
    30s
  • Q10
    Groups of families called ______________ claim a common ancestor.
    rajah
    monsoons
    clans
    warlords
    30s
  • Q11
    Which region of the Indian subcontinent is generally arid and unproductive for farming?
    the Deccan Plateau
    the Gangetic Plain
    the Subcontinent
    the Eastern Ghats
    30s
  • Q12
    What is the central theme of the Mahabharata?
    the destruction and re-creation of the world
    a battle between siblings
    the fantastic deeds of the great hero Rama
    a battle between feuding royal families
    30s
  • Q13
    In Hinduism, a person's religious and moral duties are referred to as ____________.
    karma
    ahismsa
    dharma
    atman
    30s
  • Q14
    Which of the following is one of Buddhism's Four Noble Truths?
    accepting the Five Basic Duties
    nirvana may be reached through harsh self-denial.
    Before all, honor your father and your mother.
    All life is full of suffering, pain, and sorrow.
    30s
  • Q15
    one way in which Chandragupta Maurya established order in his empire was to ________.
    create a bureaucracy to accomplish government tasks.
    set up stone pillars promising just government.
    send missionaries to spread Buddhism across India.
    rule his empire by moral example, rejecting violence.
    30s

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