Modern Asia Unit Test Review

Which of the following is the main religion of India, and one of the oldest religions in the world?

• Islam

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Judaism

• Christianity

Indian astronomers proposed the theory that the Earth was ------.

• round
• flat

• tiny

• inside the Matrix

Both religions were started and popularized in India. Hinduism began approximately 1,000 years before Buddhism. Hinduism was connected to the Caste system in India. The Caste system was a strict social pyramid where people in India are stuck in their level. Hindus believe that reincarnation cycles bring people to the level in the Caste system that they deserve. But in the current life, a person can’t move up or down. If they are good, they will move up the ladder in the next life. If they are bad, they will move down. Buddhism built on some Hindu ideas – including reincarnation. Buddhism does not follow the ideas of the Caste system. What is a similarity between Buddhism and Hinduism?

• Both religions are polytheistic

• Both religions began in India

• Both religions were started by Siddhartha Gautama

• Both follow the Caste System

Both religions (Hinduism and Buddhism) believe in reincarnation

• True

• False

Pakistan was created to address the conflict between which two religious groups?

• Buddhists and Muslims

• Christians and Hindus

• Buddhists and Christians

• Muslims and Hindus

What is the major land trade route connecting China to the rest of the world?

• Porcelain Route

• Silk Road

• Trace-Eurasian Road

• Salt Road

Chinese and Indian traders exchanged goods, ideas, and belief systems along the Silk Road. Which belief system was spread to China by Indian merchants?

• Islam

• Judaism

• Buddhism

• Christianity

What is the most valuable item traded out of China on the Silk Road?

• salt

• rice

• silk

• iron

How was Buddhism brought to China?

• Monks and traders who traveled the Silk Road from India

• Mongols who traveled the Great Wall from Mongolia

• Nomads who crossed the Gobi Desert from Western China

• Angels who came from Heaven

Which two countries were a major influence on Japanese culture?

• China and Korea

• China and Russia

• China and Russia

• Egypt and Greece