Classical India/China

Which is NOT true about the Chinese Emperor Shi Huang Di?

• Named himself the First Emperor of China.
• Extended territory by using the crossbow.
• Believed in and practiced Confucianism.
• Constructed the Great Wall of China.

Which of the following was NOT a concept or achievement produced by the Han Empire?

• Civil Service Examination
• Confucianism
• Accurate calendar based on 365 days
• Calligraphy

Trade network that connected China through the Middle East and into the Roman Empire.

• Silk Road
• Columbian Exchange
• Trans-Siberian
• Triangular Trade

Which of the following best describes the role of women within Classical China?

• Equal to males in society.
• Submissive to men and ignored in society.
• More respected than males in society.
• Subordinate to males but still had a role in the household.

Daoism is the belief that nature holds the key to happiness and harmony. What is the name of the man who created Daoism?

• Confucius
• Kong Fuzi
• Laozi
• Shi Huang Di

Which of the following was the cause for the fall of the Han Empire?

• Corrupt government officials
• Too much land; too little communication
• Invasions from nomadic peoples
• All of the above

The sacred and classical Indian language which was introduced by the Aryans.

• Calligraphy
• Sanskrit
• Cuneiform
• Mandarin Chinese

Which major world religion lacks a central founding figure?

• Judaism
• Islam
• Buddhism
• Hinduism

Reincarnation

• A world beyond existence.
• Good deeds lead to good life.
• The belief in many Gods.
• Souls pass into other humans or animals after death.

In Chinese tradition, the Mandate of Heaven refers to-

• Eternal authority of a ruling dynasty
• Chinese ethnocentric tendacies
• Divine blessing of the rule of the emperor
• The goal of Buddhist meditation