08 - Classical India and Asia

Which Dynasty broke the power of nobles in order to enhance the power of the emperor?

• Han
• Zhou
• Yuan
• Qin

Which ruler unified China, established an autocracy, and jailed critics?

• Cao Pi
• Xian
• Shi Huangdi
• Wu

Which dynasty replaced the Qin in China?

• Song
• Tang
• Zhou
• Han

Emperor Wudi relied on what religion when using educated philosophers to run the bureaucracy?

• Daoism
• Confucianism
• Legalism
• Hinduism

Which religion began in India but spread to China, Japan, and much of Asia?

• Buddhism
• Legalism
• Confucianism
• Hindiusm

Confucianism stressed ancestor worship and respect for family known as -

• Karma
• Dharma
• Yin & Yang
• Filial Piety

The Silk Road facilitated trade between which empires?

• Greek and Mongol
• Han and Roman
• Gupta and Byzantine
• Incan and Roman

The Aryan social hierarchy that developed in India was the -

• samsara
• lotus position
• dharma
• caste system

Which Mauryan ruler converted to Buddhism after seeing the death and destruction of war?

• Ashoka
• Chandragupta
• Wudi
• Gupta I

The Mongols used these large portable tents.

• tamerlains
• yurts
• steppes
• khans