World Studies Chapter 1C

Hinduism is a polytheistic religion

• True

• False

What was the main overland trade route between China and the rest of the world called?

• The Great Trade Route

• The Great China Road

• The Great Silk Road

• The Great Roman Road

Who believed that the solution to society’s problems was people behaving properly?

• Genghis Khan

• Siddhartha Gautama

• Lao Tzu

• Confucius

Which Chinese dynasty built the Great Wall and gave it its name?

• Qin

• Han

• Shang

• Tao

Both Hindus and Buddhists believe in a type of reincarnation and were both religions of

• China

• India

• Japan

• Korea

What Mesoamerican civilization had a very accurate calendar?

• Aztecs

• Olmecs

• Incas

• Mayan

What were two early civilizations in Mesoamerica?

• Japanese and Chinese

• Olmecs and Mayas

• Inca and Celts

• Mayas and Greeks

This is the single most important geographic feature of Africa.

• the jungle

• Great Rift Valley

• the Sahara Desert

• Mount Kilimanjaro

What religion did Africans follow before Christianity and Islam were introduced?

• naturalism

• Hinduism

• monotheism

• animism

What was the one empire in East Africa, and what was its official religion?

• Ghana; Muslim

• Aksum; Christian

• Mali; Christian

• Togo; Muslim