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History, Social Studies
9th -
12thgrade
PreTest: World Civ Classical Asia
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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhen was India filled with small kingdoms?before the Mauyran Empirebefore the Gupta Empirebetween the Mauryan and Gutpa Empiresfrom the very founding of India until today
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich religion was most popular in the Gupta Empire?HinduismBuddhismChristianityJainism
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which religion did Asoka convert to?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Judaism
Confucianism
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe Golden Age of India's Gupta Empire is known for itsdevelopment of gunpowdersea trade routes to Europeacceptance of Christianity as an official religionadvancements in mathematics and medicine
- 5. Multiple ChoiceIn India, for which achievement is the Gupta Golden Age best known?adoption of the printing pressinvention of the iron foot stirrupuse of gunpowderdevelopment of the concept of zero
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat religion did Ashoka turn to that changed the way he ruled the Maurya Empire?ChristianityIslamBuddhismHindusim
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThis was a well known leader of the Mauryan EmpireBuddhaAshokaChandra Gupta IIAttila the Hun
- 8. Multiple Choice
What ended the Gupta Dynasty?
the spread of Buddhism undermined the leadership
invasion by the White Huns into Northern India
the financial situation was dire due to overspending
the leadership was corrupted due to poor bureaucracy
- 9. Multiple Choice
What modern number system was developed in Ancient India?
Hindu-Arabic numerals
Roman numerals
Greek numerals
Sanskrit
- 10. Multiple Choicefounded India's first empireChandragupta MauryaKalidasaAsokaDalai Lama
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe Indian invention of _________ around A.D. 500 had a great impact on the study of mathematics and science.geometryzeroplastic surgeryalgorithms
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat Greek leader eventually invaded classical India?OdysseusPericlesAlexander the GreatLeonidas
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat were the FIRST or OLDEST Hindu Scriptures brought by the Aryans?VedasUpanishadsBaghavad GitaMahabarrata
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the social system created by the Aryans?egalitarianismcaste systemsocial classesmatriarchy
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat varna developed that confined certain people to a few undesireable jobs?BrahminsKshatriyasUntouchablesSudras
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat Mauryan emperor converted to Buddhism and a belief in dharma and tried to make India a Buddhist country?ChandraguptaAshokaChandragupta IIArjuna
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the relationship of dharma and karma?If you break your karma, you get bad dharmaIf you break your dharma, you get bad karmaIf you break your dharma, you will be reincarnatedIf you break your karma, you will be reincarnated
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these is a Hindu belief?Anyone can achieve nirvana.A person's status in life is a result of how they lived their previous life.An individual does not have a soul.Demonic forces try to keep people from living good lives.
- 19. Multiple Choice
In the Hindu religion, it is believed your good and bad actions are your:
Karma
Nirvana
Dharma
Moksha
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWho came to be known as the Buddha?AsokaChandragupta MauryaChandra Gupta IISiddhartha Gautama
- 21. Multiple ChoiceDeveloped by the Zhou rulers, all Chinese rulers served under a - ?Mandate of HeavenPromise of GodCode of HammurabiCaste System
- 22. Multiple ChoiceRepresents opposing forces in Confucianism and Daoism:Yin and YangZoroastrianism10 CommandmentsPeace sign
- 23. Multiple ChoiceShi Huangdi used hundreds of thousands of farmers to join together, strengthen, and complete _____________.zigguratscanalsGreat Wall of ChinaBuddhist Temples
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the army made of that Qin built to keep him from harm in the afterlife?StoneTerra CottaJadeCopper
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWith what type of government system did Shi Huangdi rule?DaoismConfuscianismDemocracyLegalism
- 26. Multiple ChoiceChoose the best definition of Legalism.the belief that a strong leader and legal system create social orderpeople assigned to positions in governmenta system of government employees mainly selected for their skills and knowledgethe wisdom of the Han emperor
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhy did rebels overthrow the Qin dynasty?The rebels wanted to get rich.It was a war about religion.The Qin ruled too harshly.The rebels were nomads who wanted to steal the Qin houses.
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the Chinese invent by pounding the bark of a mulberry tree?paperfurnituremedicinesoup
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement is true?The Han Dynasty gave jobs to their family membersThe Han Dynasty did not have a social structureThe Han Dynasty believed educated men should run the empireThe Han Dynasty was a time of turmoil and war.
- 30. Multiple ChoiceFinding a way to live in harmony with nature and find inner peaceConfucianismTaoismLegalism
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhat religion/philosophy teaches the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path?HinduismBuddhismConfucianismLegalism
- 32. Multiple ChoiceRespect for elders, good government and social order represent the basic beliefs ofHinduismBuddhismConfucianismShintoism
- 33. Multiple ChoiceLaozi (Lao Tzu) was the founder of—BuddhismTaoismHinduismShintoism
- 34. Multiple ChoiceLegalists believed that rulers should create a stable society with...Free foodPartiesHarsh PunishmentsDrawn-out Meetings
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWhat caused the Qin Dynasty to collapse?foreign invasionrebelliondiseasedrought/famine
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