WorksheetsClassical India, China, & Greece
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 58mins
Which one of the following is NOT a true statement about control in India?
The caste system does not allow for mobility in social status.
The East India Trading Company was powerful in trade and politics.
The British ruled India and used it for many valuable resources.
The Hindu faith is a small part of India’s culture and policies.
Why did emperors of ancient China build a wall?
to keep animals from escaping
to reach the moon
to scare away evil spirits and ghosts
to protect their land from northern nomandic tribes
What invention helped the ancient Chinese spread their knowledge?
wheelbarrow
printing blocks
dragons
kites
How did confucianism affect China?
Buddhism
Provided a system of moral behavior and responsibilites
provided a system of bad behavior
Based on ability
What is the philosophy that stresses strict laws with harsh punishments?
Legalism
Confucianism
Taoism
Feudalism
What philosophy encourages people to take life as it comes?
Confucianism
Taoism
Legalism
Feudalism
What philosophy states that people must show respect in 5 different relationships?
Confucianism
Legalism
Taoism
Feudalism
What is the mandate of heaven?
The last teenage ruler
The belief that God gave the rulers permission to treat people badly.
The belief that God gave the rulers permission to rule using virture
A cheese pizza
Which dynasty is known for building the great wall of china?
Zhou
Shang
Qin
Xia
Which dynasty selected government officials based on ability not just who they were?
Shang
Qin
Han
Xia
A basic belief of Buddhists is that how one behaves in this life effects what will happen in the next life. This is known as
Kharma
Dharma
Reincarnation
Samsara
What are the basic teachings of Buddhism called?
Ten Commandments
The Four Noble Truths
Shar'ia Law
The Five Noble Truths
According to the fourth Noble Truth, what is the way to remove desire in order to achieve enlightenment?
Follow the Ten Commandments
Get as many material possessions as possible
Follow the Eightfold Path
Follow the 12-step Program
Where did Buddhism originate and where did it spread?
China. Leading faith in the Americas and Middle East.
India. Leading religion in the Americas and the Middle East
China. Spread to the rest of Asia
India. Leading faith in Southeast Asia, Central Asia, China, Japan & Korea
Whats the goal of Buddhism??
To reach nirvana
Fly across the world
Read the tripitaka
Read the mahayana
Who was Siddharth Gautama
emperor that built the Great Wall
founder of Daoism
founder of Hinduism
founder of Buddhism
Why did Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi adopt a legalist philosophy of governing after gaining power in China?
He wanted peasants to abandon their Buddhist practices and customs.
He understood that filial piety along with duty to society was very important.
He wanted to speed up the rebuilding of the military after defeating the Zhou.
He believed that strong laws and punishments would bring about social order.
Which belief system gained prominence in India during the Mauryan Empire?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Christianity
Confucianism
Which of the following best describes Indian culture during the rule of the Gupta Empire?
Buddhist traditions dominated, while Hindu customs were viewed unfavorably.
Hindu culture flourished with many works of art and literature being produced.
Cultural pursuits were prohibited so people could spend their time in meditation.
Indian scholars were persecuted by political leaders who felt threatened by their ideas.
Why did the Mauryan Empire flourish under the leadership of Ashoka?
Ashoka forced many to convert to Buddhism and exiled rebellious Hindus from India.
Ashoka instituted a period of peace and open trade after his conversion to Buddhism.
Ashoka divided the empire into smaller city-states ruled by his brothers and sons.
Ashoka passed laws that were so strict, no one dared to rebel.
Which of the following best describes the factors that contributed to the collapse of the Roman Empire and Han China?
Internal rebellions led by peasant groups eventually resulted in the overthrow of both empires.
Corruption in the government, social instability and the inability to manage vast borders eventually doomed both empires.
A failure to standardize coinage along with high tariffs on trade resulted in a disruptive trade system and eventual decline of the two empires.
Adoption of new religious practices among the elite political leaders created a vacuum of leadership and eventual decay of leadership in the empires.
Confucianism has remained a component of Chinese culture throughout most of history because —
Confucian leaders prohibited other belief systems from being practiced in China
Confucian teachings stressed family relationships regardless of who governed
Confucian followers built large universities along the Silk Road
Confucian warlords forced the nomadic peasants to convert
Which classical civilization created the decimal system and numeral writing used in the world today?
Han China
Gupta India
Persian Empire
Classical Greece
How did the Han Dynasty create a centralized government and complex bureaucracy in China?
A system of civil services exams was established for the selection of government officials.
Elected groups of twenty families were chosen to serve as advisers to the emperor.
Laws were passed restricting the size of the government and the number of officials.
A series of civil wars was fought and victorious generals became governors in the provinces.
The Golden Age of India was during
The Mauryan Empire
The Gupta Empire
during the time of Harappa and Mohenjo Daro
none of these
All thoughts and actions have future consequences
dharma
karma
moksha
Nirvana
breaking free from the cycle of rebirth in Hinduism is called
dharma
karma
moksha
nirvana
The founder of Daoism
Laozi
Qin Shi Huangdi
Confucius
Buddha
Who is responsible for unifying China and building the Great Wall?
Laozi
Qin Shi Huangdi
Siddhartha Gautama
Confucius
Respect for elders, education, politeness
Taoism
Confucianism
Buddhism
both Taoism and Confucianism
A large landmass that is smaller than a continent and separated by physical features is called a
Brahman
Sanskrit
Subcontinent
In the Five Relationships, which of the following is NOT one of the relationships
Ruler to subject
Parent to child
Husband and wife
Older sibling to Younger sibling
Friend to Enemy
Which of the following playwrights wrote the tragedy about Oedipus?
Sophocles
Shakespear
Aristophanes
Euripides
What was the name of the anti-Athens alliance led by Sparta called that included Thebes, Megara, and Corinth?
Delian League
Justice League
Peloponnesian League
Olympian League
After the Persian Wars, Athens convinced its allies to join an alliance called ______________________.
the Delian League
the Macedonian League
the Peloponnesian League
the Major League
Who were the participants in the Peloponnesian War?
Corinth vs. Athens
Persia vs. Greece
Athens vs. Sparta
Sparta vs. Thebes
Whom did the Greeks worship as their chief god?
Socrates
Hermes
Athena
Zeus
How did Alexander the Great change the world?
He passed along the idea of tyranny
He used fear to take over land
He spread the Greek culture and the love of learning
He spread disease to wipe out civilizations
Socrates, a famous Greek philosopher was imprisoned for corrupting the minds of young children. What is most likely the reason the government did not approve of Socrates sharing his ideas with young minds.
They did not like that Socrates idolized Confucius
They did not want citizens to start questioning their decisions and start a rebellion
They wanted Socrates to only speak with adults and not scare children with stories
They thought Socrates would win an election
Socrates was a philosopher whose method of teaching involved what?
Asking open ended questions, so students learned using reasoning
Using fear and embarrassment to force students to learn
Students gaining knowledge only through personal experiences
Giving lectures attended by hundreds of students
Alexander the Great's conquest of Greece, Asia Minor, Egypt, and Persia led to what?
Spread of Hellenic culture
Adoption of a feudal system
Establishment of representative democracy
Spread of Islamic culture throughout Europe
How did the geography of ancient Greece effect its early development?
The mountains led to the creation of independent city states
A lack of natural seaports limited communication
An inland location hurt trade and colonization
The scattered small islands made it easy for communication
Which was not one of Plato's three main beliefs?
Philosophers should run the government
Democracy is dysfunctional, or not a good form of government
There is a real perfect form of everything, and everything else is a fake
We should question everything that happens within our lives
Why was Socrates killed?
They found that he plagiarized from other philosophers
He taught students how to think for themselves, which was viewed as problematic
He committed treason against Athens
He stole military weapons from Sparta
(It housed a fort and a temple to the city-state's local god or goddess)
