Dual Enrollment-Chapter 5: Eurasia 500 BCE-500 CE

was a shift in religious philosophy in which one rejects physical pleasures.

Which of the following is NOT one of the Four Noble Truths established by Buddha?

• Existence in Suffering

• Desire can be eliminated

• Cause of suffering is negative deeds of the body inspired by desire

• Behavior in this life will affect your next life

Which of the following relate to a state of existence without desire, hatred, ignorance, suffering, and ultimately, reincarnation?

• Nirvana

• Heaven

• Pergatory

• Vedas

Which of the following bridged China in the East to the Mediterranean Sea in the West as a trade route?

• Royal Road

• Silk Road

• Road Less Traveled

• Ancient Road

Which of the following best sums up Confucius' teachings?

• proper behavior

• withdraw from soiciety

• the middle way

• good and evil

Which of the following rulers urged nonviolence, humane treatment of servants, and generosity for all?

• Ashoka

• Gupta

• Alexander the Great

• Confucius

Seeking information about the future through sources regarded as magical (namely oracle bones) relates to which of the following terms?

• Divination

• Gypsyism

• Sorcery

• Daoism

Which of the following regions produced the most bronze before the common era (BCE) started?

• Greece

• Mesopotamia

• Indus Valley

• China

Which Chinese Dynasty gained and consolidated power between around 1500 BCE and 1000 BCE?

• Shang Dynasty

• Qin Dynasty

• Han Dynasty

• Zhou Dynasty

Which of the Chinese Dynasties had the longest reign in Chinese history?

• Shang

• Qin

• Zhou

• Han