Ancient India & China Review

Which two major regions were directly connected by the Silk Road?

• Europe and South America
• Central America and Africa
• Asia and Africa
• Asia and Europe

Which pair of countries is most affected by monsoons?

• Ghana and Argentina
• Algeria and Turkey
• India and China
• Cuba and Afghanistan

Mandate of Heaven, production of silk, and reverence for ancestors are all characteristics associated with civilizations in

• India
• China
• Greece
• West Africa

The use of the decimal system, advancements in medicine, and construction of Hindu temples are most closely associated with the golden age of the

• Abbassid Dynasty
• Han Dynasty
• Gupta Empire
• Roman Empire

Discovery of streets arranged in a grid-like pattern and a system of pipes for moving water in Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro suggest that these ancient river valley cities in South Asia had

• organized governments
• subsistence-based economies
• polytheistic beliefs
• rigid social classes

In India, for which achievement is the Gupta Golden Age best known?

• adoption of the printing press
• invention of the iron foot stirrup
• use of gunpowder
• development of the concept of zero

A study of the Gupta Empire would include information about

• Egyptian conquests
• Muslim architectural influences
• medical and mathematical achievements
• the British East India Company’s trading posts

The Golden Age of India’s Gupta Empire is known for its

• development of gunpowder
• sea trade routes to Europe
• acceptance of Christianity as an official religion
• advancements in mathematics and medicine

Which geographic factor affected the development of the Gupta Empire?

• volcanoes
• permafrost
• monsoons
• island location

The rule of Shi Huangdi, legalism, and the tomb of terra cotta soldiers are most closely associated with the

• Maurya Empire
• Qin dynasty
• Persian Empire
• Hellenistic culture