Pre-AP Unit 2 Quiz

The Persian Empire managed its territories with the support of...

• Bureaucrats

• Satraps

• Slaves

• Brahmins

The dominant religion of the Persian Empire was...

• Monotheism

• Hinduism

• Zoroastrianism

• Christianity

What physical barrier separated India from China?

• mountains

• oceans

• deserts

• rivers

What did the caste system in India determine for an individual?

• military service

• wealth

• allegiance

• occupation

Which of these were accomplishments of Ashoka?

• founded the Mauryan Empire

• extended the Mauryan Empire

• expanded Buddhism

• led to the decline of Confucianism

• increased understanding of Hinduism

Which caste was the most numerous, could not own land, usually worked for members of higher castes?

• Brahmins

• Sudras

• Kshatriyas

• Vaishyas

What is the great epic poem that tells the story of India?

• the Illiad

• Beowulf

• the Mahabarata

• the Upanishads

What are the sacred writings of the Hindu Religion called?

• the Mahabarata

• the Upanishads

• the Vedas

• the Dialects

Which of these is a central belief of the Hindu Religion?

• Yin and Yang

• Chi

• Samsara

• Yahweh

Judaism was a unique religion because...

• it was based on a sacred book

• it was polytheistic

• it was monotheistic

• it revered the gods of other religions