World History Midterm 2019-2020

Which major religion from ancient India helped to support the caste system?

• Polytheism

• Buddhism

• Confucianism

• Hinduism

India gets its name from the _________ River, which ironically is no longer located within the current borders of the country.

• Yangtze

• Nile

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Indus

What is the caste system?

• Laws

• going without food

• the most well known language of ancient India

• division in Indian society into groups based on a person's birth, wealth, or occupation

The founder of Buddhism is . . .

• Asoka

• Jains

• Siddhartha Guatama

• Chadragupta

The list here describes:

• The Harappans

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Jainism

"Suffering and unhappiness are a part of human life. No one can escape it." This principle is a part of which religion?

• Hinduism

• Vedic

• Jainism

• Buddhism

In ancient Greece the people believed in many gods and goddesses, this type of religion is also known as ___________________.

• Monotheism

• Confucianism

• Paganism

• Polytheism

The US government is most similar to this Greek city-state, where democracy was first practiced?

• Sparta

• Athens

• Corinth

• Thebes

What is the BEST definition of a citizen?

• a person who has the right to participate in the government of a certain country

• a person who lives in a certain country

• a person who is born in a certain country

• a person who migrates to another country and lives there for a certain number of years

In the U.S. today we have what is known as a Representative Democracy or Republic. In ancient Greece they practiced a ________________ Democracy. In this system all citizens participate directly in all government processes including writing, passing, and enforcing laws as well as electing government officials.

• Presidential

• Direct

• Parliamentary

• Doctorial