SOL Review Quiz # 6

First emperor and founder of China, started construction of the Great Wall

• Shi Huangdi
• Alexander the Great
  
• Lui Bang
  
• Genghis Khan
  

The Vedas and the Upanishads are sacred writings of-

• Hinduism
  
• Judaism
• Zoroastrianism
  
• Buddhism

Civilization that created paper money, porcelain, silk

• Zhou
• Chou
• Sui
• Han

"You only lose what you cling to" (Siddhartha Gautama).  This quote represents religious views from-

• Hindus
  
• Zoroastrians
  
• Buddhists
  
• Jews

Chinese philosopher that promoted education and believed people were basically good

• Plato
• Virgil
  
• Confucius
• Sun Tzu
  

According to the Mandate of Heaven, a Chinese emperor could remain in power as long as he

• obeyed the priests
  
• controlled the army
  
• governed as a just ruler
  
• conquered new territories
  

The Gupta Empire made a major contribution to world civilizations by developing -

• the concept of zero
  
• long-lasting roads
  
• the production of porcelain
  
• wind-powered boats
  

• Mongol
• Zhou
• Persian
• Han

• East Asia and the Mediterranean basin
  
• Western Europe and East Africa
  
• East Africa and Southeast Asia
  
• Northern Europe and the Mediterranean basin
  

Which characteristic is associated with both the Roman and the Greek cultures?

• The rule of emperors
• An army of legionnaires
• Polytheistic religion
• Bicameral legislature