Who led the battle against the Shang in 1045 BCE?

• King Wu

• King Mu

• Cyrus

• Darius

To solidify their power, the Zhou copied the Shang's ______ structure centered on ancestral worship in which the ruler's power is passed down through male ancestors

• oracle state

• harmonious state

• patrimonial state

• Huaxia state

The Zhou believed imposed a moral mandate in order to replace the Shang. What was this mandate referred to as?

• Moral mandate

• Mandate of Heaven

• Sky God mandate

• Mandate of Zhou

King Mu implemented new reforms in order to maintain the Mandate of Heaven. he reformed all but

• military

• civil bureaucracy

• Scribes/records

• Women's rights

The Zhou state fell due to the lack of a

• centralized Government

• morality

• ceremonies rituals

• feudalism

The term blank refers to the Vedic peoples rigid status distinction

• Brahman

• Vedas

• Varna

• Upanishad

Which social group held the highest status?

• Brahman

• Vaishyas

• Shudras

• Kshatriyas

What is the eternal being, essential self, or soul that exists in all living beings deriving from the Upanishads?

• Varna

• Vedas

• Brahman

• Atman

Who did God make a covenant with? He is the patriarch of the Israelites.

• David

• Moses

• Abraham

• Jesus

What are the Phoenicians most known for?

• Assimilation

• seafaring

• Purple dye

• The alphabet