Chapter 4, Ancient India and China

Used by the Ancient Chinese to contact ancestors

• Oracle Bones

• Loess

• Monsoons

• Untouchables

Confucius teaching: Respect for one's parents and elders.

• Oracle Bones

• Untouchables

• Filial Piety.

• Analects

Book of Confucius teachings

• Filial Piety

• Analects

• Caste System

• Acupuncture

Why were the monsoons of India critical to their survival?

• The monsoons were a critical part in religious ceremonies in India, even today.

• Monsoons would carry heavy rains, that could cause the flooding of the Indus River, leaving behind valuable soil.

• The monsoons of India were responsible for the end of the Shang Dynasty.

• All of the above.

Why did India develop the caste system?

• India developed the caste system to help protect their civilizations from invasions.

• The development of the caste system gave each person a place in society and an identity within India.

• The caste system was a very efficient way of trade in India.

• All of the above.

Why were the untouchables isolated in Indian society?

• Buddha claimed the untouchables should be avoided.

• The people of India believed the untouchables could negatively effect a person's karma.

• The untouchables normally did jobs that required interaction with society.

• All of the above.

Why do the Hindu believe that most people are reincarnated?

• Few people can reach moksha, and exit the reincarnation cycle.

• Only the top of the caste system, priests, can exit the reincarnation cycle.

• Most Hindu must continue to improve their karma to exit the reincarnation cycle.

• All of the Above.

Why did most people live in Eastern and Southern China?

• The rivers, Yellow and Yangtze, are both located in the eastern and southern China.

• The geography of the west and north of China are virtually uninhabitable.

• The land in the east and south is suitable for farming rice, the primary crop of Chinese farming.

• All of the Above.

Which of the Chinese school of thought does the following quote best describe, "A leader is best when people barely know they exist, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves."

• Confucianism

• Legalism

• Daoism

• Hinduism

Why did Siddhartha Gautama leave home for the first time in 29 years?

• Gautama was forced to leave his home by his father.

• Gautama left his home so he could fulfill his dharma toward the Hindu faith.

• Gautama left home following a chariot ride where he witnessed people suffering, and he wanted to find a way to end people's suffering.

• All of the Above.