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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following represents a period during which most of the South Asian subcontinent was unified under a single imperial state?
Roman Empire
Persian Empire
Han dynasty
Mauryan Empire
- 2. Multiple Choice
The conquests of which leader contributed to the widespread dissemination of Greek culture during the Hellenistic era?
Alexander the Great
Caesar Augustus
Trung Trac
Qin Shihuangdi
- 3. Multiple Choice
Although modeled on the Mauryan state, the Gupta Empire differed from that earlier empire by
using less centralized rule
focusing on Central Asia
persecuting Buddhists
adopting Islam
- 4. Multiple Choice
To improve communications within his realm, what did Ashoka have built?
A number of schools for scribes
Roads and rest spots
A new capital city
Large numbers of Buddhist shrines
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a text associated with Hinduism?
Analects
Lessons for Women
Bhagavad Gita
Daodejing
- 6. Multiple Choice
The inequalities of the caste system received support from
Buddhist notions of nirvana and enlightenment
Hindu notions of karma, dharma, and rebirth
Confucian notions of propriety and ritual
Daoist notions of the supernatural and immortality
- 7. Multiple Choice
Membership in a jati was based on a person's
race
age
birthplace
occupation
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which group was at the top of the caste system in India?
Scholar-gentry
Merchants
Brahmin
Peasants
- 9. Multiple Choice
the han dynasty lasted when?
206 BC–220 AD
3000 BC-2540 BC
100 BC-210 AD
50 AD-340 AD
- 10. Multiple Choice
confucianism was started by who
jimmy
Confucius
Liu Bang
larry
- 11. Multiple Choice
what are some achievements of the Han Dynasty?
The 7,000-mile Silk Road
medicine
advanced building
making religious statues
- 12. Multiple Choice
Why did Ashoka encourage vegetarian lifestyles?
he didn't want living things to be killed
he wanted people to have a healthy life
plants were the most abundant amount of food
animals were sacred
- 13. Multiple Choice
hinduism is the oldest religion
true
false
- 14. Multiple Choice
hinduism is the third largest religion
true
false
- 15. Multiple Choice
buddhism is the fourth largest religion
true
false
- 16. Multiple Choice
Kautilya, who wrote guidelines for rulers that included what?
spies, assassinations, and secret police
Bureaucracy, legislation and cabinet policies
- 17. Multiple Choice
Hinduism believes you can be eventually reincarnated out of the whole cycle and set free.
true
false
- 18. Multiple Choice
When you break free of the reincarnation cycle it is called what?
Moksha
Brahman
- 19. Multiple Choice
What is suffering caused by?
human nature
craving
- 20. Multiple Choice
Why did Buddhism appeal to people of India?
Those on a lower caste can be free in this lifetime
It provided a more family friendly environment
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