Unit 2 Early Empires

Hinduism grew out of which ancient writings?

• bible

• torah

• hammurabi's law code

• vedas

Which river valley was home to the Harappans and other early South Asian city states?

• Yellow

• Indus

• Nile

• Tigris

Along with Hinduism, which other religion started in India?

• Buddhism

• Zoroastrianism

• Judaism

• Islam

What is the rigid social structure called that came from Hindu ideas and influenced society in India for centuries?

• polytheism

• monotheism

• caste system

• tolerant town

Who was the founder of Buddhism?

• Cyrus the Great

• Siddhartha Gautama

• Ghandi

• Buddha

Hinduism and Buddhism are both widely practiced in the world today. What is one major difference between them?

• Hinduism is polytheistic, Buddhism has no gods

• Only Buddhism believes in reincarnation

• Only Hinduism uses meditation

• They were both founded in India

What were the two main areas of the world that Buddhism spread to from South Asia?

• South Asia

• North America

• Middle East

• East Asia (China) and SE Asia

The Minoans, on the island of Crete, were the predecessors to the Greeks and are considered the first civilization on which continent?

• Asia

• Australia

• Europe

• Africa

What were the Minoans known for?

• brick buildings, the Vedas, Hinduism

• Darius, the Royal Road, 2,000 mile wide empire

• purple dye, Carthage, seafaring

• labyrinth, Knossos, mysteriously destroyed

The shells of murex(snails) were used by the Phoenicians to make what?

• ship armor

• an alphabet

• purple dye for cloth

• colonies