Ancient India & China Test Review

A religion from ancient India started by Siddhartha Gautama

• Hinduism
• Buddhism
• Catholicism
• Confucianism

What is a monsoon?

• Periods of large rainfall
• Seasonal wind patterns
• Times of extreme heat
• Extreme storms with heavily rain and lightening

The Indus Valley Civilization was one of the first civilizations in the world.  What two cities were at the center of this civilization?

• Hormuz and Rome
• Mohenjo Daro and Harappa
• Indus and Brahmaputra
• Ganges and Indus

What is reincarnation?

• The belief that one's soul is reborn into the next life based on the actions of your present life
• Your soul is gone forever
• The reward for your life force
• The belief that if you do something bad, you'll be rewarded

A unique feature of Mohenjo Daro and Harappa were the

• streets laid out in a grid like fashion
• subways
• asphalt paved roads
• road signs

(14) The sacred hymns (holy songs) brought by the Aryans were called...

• Vedas
• Bible
• Torah
• karms

Which of the following were traded along the silk road?

• Silk
• Spices
• Luxury goods
• All of the above

What river is associated with Ancient China?

• Tigris
• Nile
• Indus
• Huang He

Buddhist believe that all life is suffering.  Suffering comes from desire.  To end suffering you must end desire.  To end desire you must follow the eight fold path.  What are these beliefs called?

• The enlightened ones
• The four noble truths
• The gospel
• Karma 

When the Aryans arrived writing changed from pictographs to what?

• Hieroglyphics
• Cuneiform
• English
• Sanskrit