WorksheetsWH1.4 Ancient India, China and Persia
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A _____ is usually separated from the rest of the continent by physical features.
a)
monsoons
b)
subcontinent
c)
Indus River
d)
raja
2.
Which of the following is NOT a geographic feature of India
a)
Himalayans
b)
Ganges River
c)
Indus River
d)
Nile River
3.
This determines the state of your reincarnation
a)
Vedas
b)
Karma
c)
Aryans
d)
Upanishads
4.
What land mass separates India from modern day China?
a)
Arabian Sea
b)
Himalayan Mountains
c)
The Gobi Desert
d)
The Indus River
5.
Who was the founder of Buddhism?
a)
No real founder
b)
Abraham
c)
Asoka
d)
Siddhartha Gautama
6.
India was a very big piece of land, but not as big as a continent. It was called a ________________.
a)
continent
b)
subcontinent
c)
country
d)
state
7.
This determines a person's job, social group, and marriage
a)
karma
b)
dharma
c)
caste system
d)
Vedas
8.
Who was an important leader of the Mauryan Empire?
a)
Ashoka
b)
Alexandar
c)
Aryans
d)
Buddha
9.
What religion thought the way to end suffering was to end desire?
a)
Jainism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Hinduism
10.
The idea that a person lives through many lives is called
a)
guru
b)
raja
c)
reincarnation
d)
karma
11.
What was a mathmatical contribuation the Indian's made during the Gupta empire?
a)
solving basic addition
b)
developing physics
c)
creating a number system
d)
creating the idea of "zero"
12.
Buddhism did not support the caste system
a)
True
b)
False
13.
What was unique about Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa?
a)
People were warriors
b)
The cities were well planned
c)
They imported grain
d)
Women were the rulers
14.
What river is associated with Ancient China?
a)
Tigris
b)
Nile
c)
Indus
d)
Huang He
15.
What was the Chinese system of writing like?
a)
Wedge shapes on clay
b)
26 letters that represented sounds
c)
Symbols that represented words called pictographs
d)
No writing system
16.
What did Shi Huang Di do that was so significant in Ancient China?
a)
Married and Egyptian Queen
b)
Made his palace out of gold.
c)
Also became emperor of Mesopotamia
d)
Was the first emperor of China and centralized the government.
17.
line of rulers from the same family
a)
Legalism
b)
long Chinese line
c)
filial piety
d)
dynasty
18.
a river in china also known as the Yellow River; flows from Mongolia to the Pacific Ocean
a)
Dao
b)
Zhou
c)
Shang
d)
Huang He
19.
system of beliefs introduced by a Chinese thinker; taught that people needed to have a sense of duty to their family and community in order to bring peace to society
a)
Confucianism
b)
Daoism
c)
Legalism
d)
bureaucracy
20.
Chinese philosophy based on the teachings of Laozi; taught that people should turn to nature and give up their worldly concerns
a)
Daoism
b)
Legalism
c)
filial piety
d)
Zhou
21.
based on this the king was chosen by heavenly order because of his talent and virtue; he would rule the people with goodness and wisdom
a)
Legalism
b)
Daoism
c)
Confucianism
d)
Mandate of Heaven
22.
Indian civilization began around the
a)
Ganges River
b)
Indus River
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Arabian Sea
23.
The _______________ and the _________________ rivers were the two most important waterways in early India
a)
Nile, James
b)
Indus, Ganges
c)
Indus, Ganges Tigrus, Euphrates
d)
Huang He, Yangtze
24.
This diagram illustrates the key concepts of which religion?
a)
Islam
b)
Hindusim
c)
Buddism
d)
Confucianism
25.
Hindus believe that ____________________________ is one God that shows himself in many forms
a)
Bama
b)
Brahman
c)
Shiva
d)
Krishna
26.
What does the diagram represent?
a)
Feudal system of Japan
b)
Caste system of India
c)
Political system of Greece
d)
Class system of China
27.
What major religion teaches both reincarnation and the conformity to a caste system?
a)
Judaism
b)
Zoroastrianism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Buddhism
28.
What religion best completes the chart?
a)
Judaism
b)
Zoroastrianism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Buddism
29.
This image represents the founder of?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Islam
d)
Confucianism
30.
Which of the following terms best completes the chart?
a)
pyramidal structures
b)
indoor plumbing
c)
war chariotes
d)
imperial roads
31.
According to the Buddha, pain and suffering is caused by
a)
desire
b)
the devil
c)
parents
d)
notes
32.
Which Indian ruler and his missionaries helped spread Buddhism from India to China and South East Asia?
a)
Asoka
b)
Sargon
c)
Chandragupta
d)
Menes
33.
Buddhists, according to the image below, achieve enlightenment by following the
a)
. laws of the Old Testament
b)
Eightfold Path
c)
Five Pillars of Faith
d)
decrees (orders) of the Upanishads
34.
- Concept of zero
- Advancements in textiles
- Healing bones
- Astronomy
Which empire is responsible for creating the above advancements.
- Advancements in textiles
- Healing bones
- Astronomy
Which empire is responsible for creating the above advancements.
a)
Babylonian
b)
Egyptian
c)
Gupta
d)
Qin
35.
Based on the map where is the Chinese Civilization?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
36.
What natural barrier separated India from China according to the map to the lower right?
a)
Mediterranean Sea
b)
Himalayan Mountains
c)
Ural Mountains
d)
Red Sea
37.
This was emphasized by Confucius as a way to improve society
a)
education
b)
fame
c)
wealth
d)
slavery
38.
According to the image to the right, the ruling authority of China’s ancient dynasties was based on the-
a)
Twelve Tables
b)
Code of Hammurabi
c)
Mandate of Heaven
d)
Ten Commandments
39.
. Religious Beliefs of Ancient ?
· Live in harmony with nature
· Have a simple life
· Exercise humility in all things
Which religion best replaces the question mark above?
· Live in harmony with nature
· Have a simple life
· Exercise humility in all things
Which religion best replaces the question mark above?
a)
Egypt
b)
China
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
Greece
40.
The Great Wall of China was built by
a)
Peasants under Liu Bang
b)
Nobles under Ch’in Shih Huangdi
c)
Nobles under Liu Bang
d)
Peasants under Ch’in Shih Huangdi
41.
To become a member of the Chinese civil service during and after the Han Dynasty, a person had to
a)
be born as a noble to a ruling family
b)
be sponsored by a Buddhist priest
c)
pass an examination that could take three days
d)
serve in the Chinese army at least 20 years
42.
The Chinese civil service test was based on the teachings of?
a)
Legalism
b)
Taoism
c)
Confucianism
d)
Buddhism
43.
The Silk Road is pictured. It is important to China because it provided?
a)
A military route for defense of the northern boarder
b)
A means of administering civil service examinations
c)
A means for the country to expand it's empire
d)
A way to have contact with other cultures through trade
44.
The map shows the spread of what?
a)
the spread of Buddhism to China, Korea & Japan
b)
the territory conquered by the Mongol Empire
c)
the military conquests of Emperor Huangdi
d)
the trade routes between India & Mesopotamia
45.
How big was the Persian Empire at its highest point
a)
Ghana to Mesopotamia
b)
Greece to China
c)
Egypt to Indus River
d)
Rome to Byzantine
46.
Who did the Persian conquered in Mesopotamia in 539 BCE
a)
Babylon
b)
Sumarians
c)
Akkads
d)
Chaldeans
47.
What's the Persian road called
a)
The Silk Road
b)
The Purple Road
c)
Royal Road
d)
Tigris-Euphrates Road
48.
The Persians were very cruel to who they conquered
a)
True
b)
False
49.
What religion traces its roots to the Persia Empire
a)
Christianity
b)
Islam
c)
Zoroastriansm
d)
Judiasm
50.
What modern day country did Persia originate in
a)
Iran
b)
Syria
c)
Saudi Arabia
d)
Turkey
51.
What's the main ideal for Zoroastrianism
a)
Only one life, make it count
b)
Good vs. Evil
c)
Life is suffering
d)
Give up everything to enter Nirvana
52.
Who conquered Persia
a)
Rome
b)
Carthage
c)
Gongols
d)
Alexander the Great
53.
Greece was divided into city-states. Cyrus II divided the Persian Empire into _______________________.
a)
provinces
b)
kingdoms
c)
states
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