World History Topic 3

To impose unity, Shi Huangdi abolished _______.

• Legalism
• feudalism
• expansionism
• polytheism

The Gangetic Plain, which lies south of the Himalayas, is watered by the ________ rivers.

• Brahmaputra, Rajah, and Ganges
• Indus, Chang, and Harappa
• Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra
• Ganges, Indus, and Vedas

The Buddha stressed that each person should seek enlightenment through _______.

• self-denial
• meditation
• reincarnation
• acculturation

The network of trade routes later called the Silk Road was opened up by the emperor _______.

• Gao Zu
• Asoka
• Shi Huangdi
• Wudi

________ was based on the teachings of the author of this quotation:

"The nature of man is evil. His goodness is acquired."

-Hanfeizi

• Confucianism

• Daoism

• Legalism

• Buddhism

The supreme god, _______, was among the many gods and nature spirits to whom the early Chinese prayed.

• Laozi
• Shang Di
• Confucius
• Shi Huangdi

A lengthy poem known as ________ reflects important Indian religious beliefs about the immortality of the soul and the value of performing one’s duty.

• the Bhagavad-Gita
• the Ramayana
• the Vedas
• The Epic of Gilgamesh

Feudalism was a system of government in which _______.

• the dynastic cycle determined who would rule
• lords governed their land but had obligations to the ruler
• belief systems guided the ruler's actions
• rulers offered moral advice and promised a just government

Confucius developed a philosophy that was concerned with  _______. 

• ensuring that people lived in harmony with nature
• ensuring social order and good government
• ensuring unity and a joint family structure
• expanding a country's territory

Han emperors made ________ the official belief system of the state.

• Daoism
• Legalism
• Expansionism
• Confucianism