Why do Buddhists reject the idea of the Hindu caste system?

• They do not want any influence from other religions.

• They have their own social class system based on wealth.

• They practice acceptance and tolerance of all people.

• They believe that the caste system promotes poor karma.

Which country did Hinduism originate from?

• India

• Laos

• China

• Vietnam

Which major trade route between India and China was nicknamed for the type of goods it moved?

• Cotton Road

• Gemstone Road

• Silk Road

• Teak Road

Which Ancient Indian empire lasted only one hundred years, and which lasted almost three hundred years?

• The Aryan Empire lasted one hundred years, while the Mauryan Empire lasted three hundred.

• The Gupta Empire lasted one hundred years, while the Aryan Empire lasted three hundred.

• The Gupta Empire lasted one hundred years, while the Mauryan Empire lasted three hundred.

• The Mauryan Empire lasted one hundred years, while the Gupta Empire lasted three hundred.

What was the primary impact Confucius had on the Chinese people?

• He restored the culture’s economy.

• He renewed the culture’s traditional virtues.

• He expanded the culture’s writing system.

• He developed the culture’s legal system.

Why did the Chinese guard the secret of silk production so carefully?

• The process was not perfected and not ready to share with others.

• The knowledge would create too much bickering between silk manufacturers.

• The Silk Road would most likely collapse without silk production.

• The production generated great wealth for China as long as it was not shared.

On what concept did the first two of the Ten Commandments focus?

• obedience

• monotheism

• morality

• adultery

For the Jews, The Babylonian Exile was also known as the Babylonian

• Exodus.

• Captivity

• Diaspora.

• Migration

Given what is known about the tombs of the pharaohs, what does an ancient Egyptian’s tomb tell us about?

• the deceased’s social status

• the deceased’s family life

• the deceased’s occupation

• the deceased’s religious beliefs

According to ancient Egyptian beliefs, what determined the course of a person’s afterlife?

• the weight of the person’s heart

• the depth of the person’s thoughts

• the clarity of the person’s soul

• the balance of the person’s mind