Persia, India, China

The ancient Aryans passed on to later Indian generations the social system known as the?

• Civil Service System

• Caste System

• Slavery System

• Hierarchy System

The Indian Caste System was a means of control based on the Hindu belief in reincarnation, or cycles of what?

• Release

• Rebirth

• Belief

• Karma

The Persian King Darius established a network of routes to better improve communication, trade, and the movement of the military. The route is called:

• Royal Road

• Silk Road

• Eurasian Trade Route

• Khyber Pass

What 2 religions originated in India and taught the belief in reincarnation?

• Taoism and Hinduism

• Confucianism and Taoism

• Buddhism and Hinduism

• Confucianism and Buddhism

The founder of the Buddhist beliefs was an Indian Prince named:

• Siddhartha Gautama

• King Asoka

• Chandragupta Maurya

• Shi Huangdi

What 2 religions contributed to the development of Chinese culture and values?

• Taoism and Hinduism

• Confucianism and Taoism

• Buddhism and Hinduism

• Confucians and Taoism

The following characteristics best describe what empire?

-Golden Age of India

-Established Hinduism as official religion of India

-Achievements in math, concept of zero, setting broken bones

• Gupta

• Mauryan

• Persian

• European

Silk, porcelain, paper, and the Civil Service System were all contributions of what classical civilization?

• China

• India

• Persia

• Phoenician

Originally, people in ancient China were given jobs based on their connections with government officials. How did the Civil Service System change Chinese culture?

• It kept the same practice in place

• It required people take a test based on knowledge in order to get a government job

• It required only wealthy people could have government

• It established a mandatory army consisting of peasants, merchants, and traders

Taoism stresses

• Emphasis on education

• Belief that humans are good, not bad

  Code of Politeness

• Code of Politeness

• Need to adopt a simple, humble life and be in harmony with nature