Unit 2 Early Civilizations Quiz Review

Which development best describes the Neolithic revolution?

• Hunter-gatherer societies began farming and established permanent homes.

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  Farmers built levees and dams to control water from rivers.

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  Cities developed a social structure with a king, nobles, and commoners.

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  Settlements established trade routes with neighboring societies.

How did Hinduism develop as a religion?

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  A prophet lived among the people and taught them the basic beliefs of Hinduism.

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  The first people to settle in India had a creation story that developed into Hinduism.

• Aryan invaders brought their religion to India, and it combined with other local religions to form Hinduism.

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  Indian leaders were considered to be gods, and they established Hinduism.

How did King Ashoka influence the society of the Mauryan Empire?

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  He ordered scholars to collect the religious traditions of the Aryan people and write them in the Vedas.

• He placed priests as the ruling class and constructed cities that divided the social classes.

• He set Hinduism as the state religion of the empire and ordered the construction of temples.

• He spread Buddhism and ideas of nonviolence by having his ideas written in public places.

Which statement replaces the question mark in this list?

The Four Noble Truths of Buddhism:

1. 1) All life is suffering.

2. 2) The cause of human suffering is desire and attachment.

3. 3) ?

4. 4) The way to rise above suffering is the Eightfold Path.

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  All suffering teaches us something.

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  The cure for suffering is detachment.

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  The desire to escape suffering is natural.

• Giving in to desire is the path to escape from suffering.

What is the main idea of India’s caste system?

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  Nobles pledge loyalty to rulers and receive land in return.

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  Leaders gain power by showing honesty and virtue.

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  People pay taxes in exchange for the ruler’s protection.

• People are born into a certain role in society.

How did the Silk Road impact the people of ancient China?

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  It created easier movement and greater unity among China’s districts.

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  It introduced them to goods and ideas from other regions.

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  It created economic hardship due to the high taxes that funded it.

• It allowed them to share their silk-making techniques more easily.

Which geographic feature of China restricted trade with the Indian civilizations? Mountains, Rivers, Seas, or deserts?

Match the advice to the tradition it best represents.

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  Respect and obey your elders

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  Confucianism

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  Treat all life with respect.

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  Buddhism

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  Do not be concerned if bad things occur

• Hinduism

• Forget about the things you do not have.

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  Daoism

What was the concept of the Mandate of Heaven used to justify?

• the takeover of foreign peoples

• the emperor's control over the government

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  the existence of social classes

• the authority of the father in a family

1. Which relationship did Confucius consider to be the most important?

2. Why did Confucius believed this was the most important relationship that a person can have?