Unit 3

Which civilization developed a caste system including the following classes: Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras and Untouchables?

• Egyptian

• Persian

• Indian

• Chinese

How were the Persians able to govern a large empire that stretched from the Indus River to the Mediterranean?

• democracy

• tyranny

• imperial bureaucracy

• theocracy

Which civilization created the Royal Road?

• Persian

• Chinese

• Indian

• Egyptian

What was the purpose of the Royal Road?

• trade

• military operations

• religious pilgrimage

• isolation

What was the purpose of the Silk Road?

• trade

• military operations

• religious pilgrimage

• isolation

Which civilization created the Silk Road?

• Persian

• Chinese

• Indian

• Egyptian

The Khyber Pass provided a route through which mountains?

• Blue Ridge

• Zargos

• Hindu Kush

• Alps

In Hinduism, how may a person end the cycle of reincarnation?

• death

• good karma

• bad karma

• future karma

Asoka was a ruler during which dynasty?

• Shang

• Han

• Gupta

• Mauryan

Siddhartha Gautama is the founder of which religion?

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Zoroastrianism

• Toaism