Classical India and Asia

Which Dynasty broke the power of nobles in order to enhance the power of the emperor?

• Han

• Zhou

• Yuan

• Qin

Which ruler unified China, established an autocracy, and jailed critics?

• Cao Pi

• Xian

• Shi Huangdi

• Wu

Which dynasty replaced the Qin in China?

• Song

• Tang

• Zhou

• Han

Emperor Wudi relied on what religion when using educated philosophers to run the bureaucracy?

• Daoism

• Confucianism

• Legalism

• Hinduism

Which religion began in India but spread to China, Japan, and much of Asia?

• Buddhism

• Legalism

• Confucianism

• Hinduism

Confucianism stressed ancestor worship and respect for family known as -

• Karma

• Dharma

• Yin & Yang

• Filial piety

The Silk Road facilitated trade between which empires?

• Greek and Mongol

• Han and Roman

• Gupta and Byzantine

• Incan and Roman

The Aryan social hierarchy that developed in India was the

• samsara

• lotus position

• dharma

• caste system

Which Mauryan ruler converted to Buddhism after seeing the death and destruction of war?

• Ashoka

• Chandragupta

• Wudi

• Gupta I

The Mongols used these large portable tents.

• tamerlains

• yurts

• steppes

• khans