India and China Review

Natural border that protected the Indus and Ganges River Valleys from invaders to the north

• Asian steppe

• Himalayan Mountains

• Satilla River

• Sahara Desert

Using the map, what would be the reason the empire expanded?

Answer explanation

The empire expanded through military and political means.

Created a single currency or money system for the Qin dynasty

Imposed a standard of weights and measures

imposed a regulated length for the axles of carts

• Muhammad

• Moses

• Shi Huangdi

• Chandragupta Maurya

How did citizens in the Han Dynasty in China qualify for a government job?

• Pass an exam

• Serve in the military

• Be a member of royalty

• Have parents who were citizens

What caused people to resent the rule of the Han dynasty near the end of the second century CE?

• corruption in the government

• the government's isolationist policies

• famine and food shortages

• overtaxation of the lower classes

Sacred or holy book of Hinduism

• Sanskrit

• Vedas

• Torah

• Bible

This network provided them access to resources not

available in their environments.

• Silk Road

• Spice trade

• Triangular trade

• Interstate

Helped Buddhism spread into China

• the Great Wall

• civil service exam

• China's expansion into Korea

• creation and travel of the silk roads

Worship of one god

• Ancestral worship

• polytheism

• pilgrimage

• monotheism

Why did early Indian civilizations settle near the Indus River?

• It powered grain mills and other technology

• It provided protection from invaders

• It provided easy access to food and water

• It was the center of religious worship