WHI. 4 Practice Quiz (India & China)

Which of the following Persian accomplishments caused an increase and trade and communication across the Persian Empire?

• The Royal Road

• The Silk Roads

• The Khyber Pass

• The Tigris River

After the expansion of the Persian Empire, how did it manage its new territories?

• The use of democratic elections to choose leaders

• It placed army bases in every major city

• They mismanaged their land and lost it as a result

• By dividing the empire into provinces managed by governors

The belief that there are two opposing forces in the universe belongs to which religion?

• Zoroastrianism

• Judiasm

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

The cities of Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa are located next to which body of water?

• Nile River

• Euphrates River

• Arabian Sea

• Indus River

Ashoka was the emperor of which Ancient Indian dynasty?

• Mauryan

• Egyptian

• Gupta

• Persian

Followers of Hinduism all follow which of these basic beliefs?

• Monotheism

• 10 Commandments

• Reincarnation

• Yin and Yang

The belief in the cycle of life, death, and rebirth into a new form refers to which of the following Hindu concepts?

• Brahman

• Vedas

• Karma

• Reincarnation

Which of the following terms is the name for the sacred Aryan writings used in India?

• Vedas

• Brahmans

• Karma

• Dharma

Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama) is significant to Buddhism because...

• He was a Buddhist prince

• He is the founder of the religion

• He conquered many civilizations

• He preached nonviolence from the Vedas

Buddha believed which of the following was the cause of human suffering?

• The Eightfold Path

• Karma

• Selfish desires/cravings

• Truth