Classical Civilizations and Golden Ages

Which of the following claims is supported by the quotes above?

• Speaker A is speaking about reincarnation. 

• Speaker B is speaking about reincarnation. 

• Speaker C is speaking about reincarnation. 

• Speaker D is speaking about reincarnation. 

Identify one similarity between the belief systems practiced by Speaker A and D. 

• The belief systems have the same founder. 

• The belief systems originated in India.

• The belief systems are monotheistic. 

• The belief systems once endorsed the caste system.

What statement is best supported by the information in the diagram?

• Buddhists support the use of violence when it is required.

• Buddhists believe in reincarnation.

• Buddhists support the caste system. 

• Buddhists use meditation to practice controlling their thoughts. 

Which area was most affected by the spread of both Islam and Buddhism in the period from 200 B.C. to A.D. 1450? 

•  Indian subcontinent

•  Japanese islands

• Arabian peninsula 

• coastal China

Identify the best use of this map for a historian.

• To explore the origins of religious practices in East Africa

• To find what paths Buddhists would have taken to spread Buddhism

• To identify which goods were traded from China to Europe during the Classical Era

• To determine why Canton was a popular trading city in China

Which claim is best supported by evidence in the map above?

• Islam and Buddhism spread through trade routes over land and over sea

• Islam and Buddhism originated in India

• Buddhism was a popular religion in North Africa in 1450 CE

• Many people in Japan were Muslim in 1450 CE

What statement is best supported by the information in the diagram?

• The Gupta Emperors did not support the caste system.

• Buddhists followed the caste system to provide order in their community

• The caste system enabled Hindus to choose where they lived. 

• The caste system determined what occupations one could have. 

In classical India, during the rule of the Gupta Dynasty

• Vaisyas were more respected than Brahmins.

• Hinduism spread to regions throughout Asia.

• Someone born into the Sudra caste could not marry someone born to the Kshatriya caste

• The caste system was abolished.

Identify one effect the caste system had on Hindus during the Gupta Empire. 

• Hindus followed their caste-duty to be reincarnated in a higher caste. 

• Hindu missionaries were sent throughout Asia and the Middle East to spread the religion.

• Hindus followed Siddhartha Gautama's teaching to guide their lives

• Hindus believed that no matter what they did, they would be reborn in the same caste in the next life.

The illustration shows the relationship between individuals in a society according to the ideas of

• Confucius (K'ung-fu-tzu)

• Moses

• Mohammad

• Siddhartha Gautama