Module 7 Vocabulary Quiz (2023)

Relating to a social system in which the mother is the head of the family.

• Hierarchical
• Matriarchal
• Mahayana

Chinese dynasty that ruled from 202 BC to AD 9 and again from AD 23 to 220.

• Mauryan Empire
• Han Dynasty
• Qin Dynasty

A sect of Buddhism focusing on the strict spiritual discipline originally advocated by the Buddha

• Mahayana
• Brahma
• Theravada

Relating to a social system in which the father is the head of the family

• Monopoly
• Patriarchal
• Polytheistic

A sect of Buddhism that offers salvation to all and allows popular worship

• Brahma
• Theravada
• Mahayana

The administrative departments of a government—especially those in which employees are hired based on their scores on examinations

• gentlemen's agreement
• civil service
• centralized government

The grandson of Chandragupta; the most honored emperor for his commitment to spreading peace and prosperity to all; was Buddhist but accepted other religions; the decline in the empire came after he died.

• Tamil
• Shiva
• Asoka

The first empire in India, founded by Chandragupta Maurya in 321 BCE.

• Mauryan Empire
• Persian Empire
• Han Dynasty

Mounded stone structures built over Buddhist holy relics.

• Stupa
• Brahma
• Shiva
• Mahayana

The second empire in India, founded by Chandra Gupta I in AD 320.

• Gupta Empire
• Mauryan Empire
• Han Dynasty