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The Civilizations of Asia & Africa CP WH Test Study Guide

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sanskrit was the language of ancient . . .

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Japan

d)

Russia

e)

Mongolia

2.

One of the most important social units in India was the . . .

a)

Government

b)

Dynasty

c)

Family

d)

Religion

3.

The caste known as Sudras included the . . .

a)

Priests

b)

Merchants and Traders

c)

Servants and Serfs

d)

Untouchables

4.

Where did Hinduism originate?

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Japan

d)

Africa

e)

Mongolia

5.

What group was at the top of the Indian caste system?

a)

Merchants

b)

Rulers

c)

Brahmans

d)

Sudras

6.

What religion believes that Brahman, the world soul, permeates the universe?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Taoism

d)

Shintoism

e)

Buddhism

7.

What is the main teaching of Hinduism?

a)

Five basic relationships

b)

Worship of sun goddess

c)

Life in harmony with nature

d)

Wheel of life, Brahman

8.

What religion follows the Four Noble Truths?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Taoism

e)

Shintoism

9.

The belief that a man's soul passes through many states (or rebirths) before it escapes the physical world is known as . . .

a)

The Caste System

b)

Nirvana

c)

Reincarnation

d)

The Wheel of Life

10.

What ultimate goal does a Buddhist want to achieve?

a)

Heaven

b)

Nirvana

c)

World Peace

d)

Selfishness

11.

What term is associated with the Hindu wheel of life?

a)

Re-creation

b)

Resubstantiation

c)

Redemption

d)

Reincarnation

12.

Both Hindus and Buddhists believe that man can achieve eternal peace if . . .

a)

his good works outweigh his bad

b)

he follows the eightfold Path

c)

he places faith in nirvana

d)

his caste is blessed by Brahman

13.

Who threatened India in 326 B.C.?

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Alexander the Great

c)

Octavian

d)

Xerxes

14.

Which Indian ruler promoted Buddhism in India and sent missionaries to spread Buddhism in Asia?

a)

Asoka

b)

Gupta

c)

Kalidasa

d)

Siddhartha

15.

India's empire that was the most prosperous in all aspects was the . . .

a)

Gupta

b)

Mauryan

c)

Mughal

d)

Yuan

16.

Which religion invaded India in 1206 and conflicted with the Hindu way of life?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Islam

c)

Confucianism

d)

Shintoism

e)

Taoism

17.

Chinese writing consists of some sixty-five thousand . . .

a)

consonants

b)

vowels

c)

characters

d)

letters

18.

The goal of a learned Chinese man was a career in . . .

a)

education

b)

government

c)

the military

d)

religious service

19.

The heart of China's religious beliefs and practices came from . . .

a)

Confucianism

b)

Taoism

c)

Buddhism and Confucianism

d)

Confucianism and Taoism

20.

Who is the most honored teacher in Chinese history?

a)

Confucius

b)

Lao-tzu

c)

Mao Zedong

d)

Chiang Kai-shek

21.

Who was the founder of Taoism?

a)

Confucius

b)

Lao-tzu

c)

Tao Chang

d)

Tao Me-tung

22.

Which Chinese teacher taught the importance of maintaining harmony and order in society by developing proper relationships?

a)

Lao-tzu

b)

Qin Shi Huang

c)

Confucius

d)

Li Po

23.

What religion is characterized by the quotation, "The soft overcomes the hard; the weak overcomes the strong"?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Confucianism

d)

Shintoism

e)

Taoism

24.

What dynasty established China's Pax Sinica?

a)

Shang

b)

Chou

c)

Han

d)

Tang

25.

The youngest of the major Asian civilizations is . . .

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Japan

d)

Russia

e)

Mongolia

26.

What were the two chiefs exports of China?

a)

Tea and Rubber

b)

Rubber and Porcelain

c)

Porcelain and Silk

d)

Silk and Wool

27.

What was the basic social, religious, and political unit in early Japanese society?

a)

Family

b)

Clan

c)

Caste

d)

Tribe

28.

What is the native religion of Japan?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Confucianism

d)

Shintoism

e)

Taoism

29.

What religion means "the way of the gods"?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Confucianism

d)

Shintoism

e)

Taoism

30.

Which Japanese clan rose to power around the fifth century AD?

a)

Fujiwara

b)

Kyoto

c)

Yamato

d)

Yoritomo

31.

The ceremonial practice of committing suicide was . . .

a)

Bushi

b)

Hara-kiri

c)

Kamikazi

d)

Jujitsu

32.

What became the leading class in Japanese society?

a)

Warrior

b)

Priest

c)

Merchant

d)

Ruler

33.

The greatest Mongol conquerer and founder of the Mongol dominance was . . .

a)

Chinggis Khan

b)

Jimmu Tenno

c)

Kublai Khan

d)

Mansa Musa

34.

Who established the Mongol (or Yuan) dynasty of China?

a)

Chinggis Khan

b)

Batu Khan

c)

Kublai Khan

d)

Mansa Musa

e)

Tamerlane

35.

Which Mongolian leader destroyed Delhi but died without establishing a lasting empire?

a)

Chinggis Khan

b)

Batu Khan

c)

Kublai Khan

d)

Mansa Musa

e)

Tamerlane

36.

Who was the ruler of the Golden Horde who conquered Russia?

a)

Chinggis Khan

b)

Batu Khan

c)

Kublai Khan

d)

Mansa Musa

e)

Tamerlane

37.

What was the title given to the leader who united the Mongol tribes and established a Mongol empire?

a)

Chinggis Khan

b)

Batu Khan

c)

Kublai Khan

d)

Mansa Musa

e)

Tamerlane

38.

Chinggis Khan's success lay in his . . .

a)

army.

b)

navy.

c)

bureaucracy.

d)

law code.

39.

Who was the Grand Prince of Moscow?

a)

Tamerlane

b)

Asoka

c)

Kublai Khan

d)

Ivan III

40.

Who established the Mughal Empire i 1526 after invading Delhi?

a)

Tamerlane

b)

Akbar

c)

Babur

d)

Genghis

41.

Which Indian Empire was ruled by Mongols?

a)

Gupta

b)

Mauryan

c)

Mughal

d)

Yuan

e)

Meng

42.

Who was the greatest Mughal ruler?

a)

Tamerlane

b)

Akbar

c)

Asoka

d)

Ivan III

43.

Frumentius is best known for his . . .

a)

law code.

b)

pirate trade.

c)

gospel witness.

d)

enlightened rule.

44.

The kingdoms of Kanem and Bornu were on th shores of . . .

a)

Lake Chad.

b)

Lake Victoria.

c)

the Niger River

d)

the Nile River.

45.

What early African kingdom converted to Christianity probably through the influence of Frumentius?

a)

Kush

b)

Aksum

c)

Ghana

d)

Songhai

46.

What Malian city became Africa's most important center of trade?

a)

Kilwa

b)

Timbuktu

c)

Sofala

d)

Mogadishu

47.

Which language dominated the East African city-states?

a)

Arabic

b)

Persian

c)

Kilwah

d)

Swahili

48.

Polygamy is best defined as the . . .

a)

worship of more than one god.

b)

marriage of sisters to brothers.

c)

marriage to more than one spouse.

d)

worship of nature.

49.

As African trade transitioned from caravans to ships at port, which new trade opened?

a)

camels

b)

slaves

c)

precious metals

d)

ivory

50.

Match the description to the person:


established the Mauryan Empire

a)

Chandragupta

b)

Jimmu Tenno

c)

Akbar

d)

Batu Khan

e)

Kublai Khan

51.

Match the description to the person:


first Japanese emperor

a)

Yoritomo

b)

Jimmu Tenno

c)

Akbar

d)

Prince Shotoku

e)

Kublai Khan

52.

Match the description to the person:


greatest Mughal ruler; Babur's grandson

a)

Chandragupta

b)

Jimmu Tenno

c)

Akbar

d)

Batu Khan

e)

Kublai Khan

53.

Match the description to the person:


conquered Russia; ruler of the Golden Horde

a)

Chandragupta

b)

Jimmu Tenno

c)

Akbar

d)

Batu Khan

e)

Kublai Khan

54.

Match the description to the person:


Conquered China; established the Yuan Dynasty

a)

Chandragupta

b)

Jimmu Tenno

c)

Akbar

d)

Batu Khan

e)

Kublai Khan

55.

Match the description to the person:


Made Buddhism the favored religion of Japan

a)

Prince Shotoku

b)

Asoka

c)

Ivan III

d)

Yoritomo

e)

Tamerlane

56.

Match the description to the person:


Indian ruler who promoted Buddhism

a)

Prince Shotoku

b)

Asoka

c)

Ivan III

d)

Yoritomo

e)

Tamerlane

57.

Match the description to the person:


Grand Prince of Moscow

a)

Prince Shotoku

b)

Asoka

c)

Ivan III

d)

Yoritomo

e)

Tamerlane

58.

Match the description to the person:


First shogun

a)

Prince Shotoku

b)

Asoka

c)

Ivan III

d)

Yoritomo

e)

Tamerlane

59.

Match the description to the person:


Cruel Mongolian leader who destroyed Delhi

a)

Prince Shotoku

b)

Asoka

c)

Ivan III

d)

Yoritomo

e)

Tamerlane

60.

Match the description to the term:


"The soft overcomes the hard; the weak overcomes the strong."

a)

Confucianism

b)

Shintoism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Taoism

e)

Buddhism

61.

Match the description to the term:


The Four Noble Truths

a)

Confucianism

b)

Shintoism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Taoism

e)

Buddhism

62.

Match the description to the term:


Brahman, the world soul

a)

Confucianism

b)

Shintoism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Taoism

e)

Buddhism

63.

Match the description to the term:


Brahman, the world soul

a)

Confucianism

b)

Shintoism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Taoism

e)

Buddhism

64.

Match the description to the term:


"the way of the gods"

a)

Confucianism

b)

Shintoism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Taoism

e)

Buddhism

65.

Match the description to the term:


"What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others."

a)

Confucianism

b)

Shintoism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Taoism

e)

Buddhism