Unit One: Ancient India and China SSWH2

The founding emperor of the Mauryan Empire, Chandragupta Maurya may have been inspired by which important European leader?

• Alexander the Great

• Julius Caesar

• Augustus Caesar

• Aristotle

The Mauryan Empire was founded by ______________ in 324 BCE.

• Chandra Gupta

• Chandragupta Maurya

• Ashoka

• Liu Bang

The Mauryan Empire was ruled by a hereditary ______________ aided by an elaborate _______________ made up of relatives and close associates

• Aristocracy, theocracy

• Bureaucracy, monarch

• Monarch, bureaucracy

• Democracy, tyranny

The Mauryan Empire had an extensive network of trade with Southeast Asia and the Middle East. India profited from the export of which goods?

• Frankincense and myrrh

• Tea, spices, gems, and glassware

• Cotton, cloth, iron, salt

• Silk, cotton, tea, spices

King Ashoka engaged in violent wars and conquests during his reign as emperor. Guilt associated with this violence led Ashoka to convert to ____________.

• Judaism

• Jainism

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

What are ways that King Ashoka wanted to promote his new religion that he converted to?

• Erected pillars that promoted the teachings of Buddha

• Built hospitals for the welfare of people and animals

• Sent missionaries to spread the teachings of Buddhism to other countries

• All of the above

The Gupta Empire created a golden age of Indian ______________ shown in the flowering of Hindu and Buddhist arts.

• Government

• Culture

• Religion

• Social Classes

Arrange the Chinese dynasties in order.

• Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han

• Zhou, Shang, Han, Qin

• Qin, Zhou, Shang, Han

• Han, Qin, Zhou, Shang

The Zhou Dynasty brought new ideas such as the _________________ and ___________________.

• Legalism, autocracy

• Mandate of Heaven, filial piety

• Mandate of Heaven, Confucianism

• Confucianism, Daoism

The belief that the Chinese king's right to rule came from the gods is ______________

• Mandate of Heaven

• filial piety

• Confucianism

• Autocracy