Easter River Valley Civilization

Indus civilization placed restrictions on marriage and employment which were based on social class.  What were Indus social classes called?

• Feudal System
• Castes
• Hierarchy
• Patriarchy

What was the first ancient city archeologists discovered in the Indus River Valley?

• Harrappa
• Pakistan
• Medina

Siddhartha Gautama is best known for which of the following?

• He was the king of the Harappan civilization.
• He was the founder of Hinduism.
• He was a great warrior from India.
• He was an Indian prince who founded Buddhism.

The law of karma is:

• belief in many gods.
• code of law that covers all aspects of life.
• the belief that actions in this life effect the soul in the next life.
• the process of reaching heaven by rituals and prayer.

What was the largest trade item in ancient China?

• silk
• cattle
• metal
• coal

Shang China established a series of rulers from the same family.  What is each family rule called? 

• Monarchy
• Dynasty
• Dictatorship
• Empire

For what purpose would a Shang leader most likely use an oracle bone made from a turtle shell?

• to serve as a ceremonial meal
• to make music for his family
• to send messages to the nobles
• to ask for advice from ancestors

What is the purpose of the structure pictured here?

• It is a temple
• To protect China's northern border
• To protect China's Southern border
• To protect China from India 

What is a characteristic of the Indus Valley civilizations?

• Cities were always at war

• Cities were designed without thinking

• Cities were planned and had their own plumbing and sewage systems.

• Cities were destroyed by invaders in horse-drawn chariots.

How did the Mandate of Heaven affect government in China?

• The Mandate of Heaven led to long periods of war among families.

• Religious leaders read oracle bones to select new rulers.

• It allowed new rulers to justify the overthrow of a declining dynasty.

• The ruler received a direct mandate from heaven that he should resign (quit)