WorksheetsClassical India and China Test Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The expansion of the Maurya and Gupta Empres was limited by
The Ganges and Indus Rivers
The Deccan Plateau and Hindu Kush Mountains
The Red Sea and the Sahara Desert
the Himalaya Mountains, Arabia Sea and Indian Ocean
Which of these controlled more territory of the Indian subcontinent?
The Maurya Empire
The Gupta Empire
The Tamil Kingdoms
The Satrapy of Gandhara
After the bloody battle of Kalinga, Mauryan Emperor Ashoka decided to rule by ___________________ principles.
Hindu
Buddhist
Jewish
militaristic
Which belief system is guided by the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path?
Hinduism
Confucianism
Judaism
Buddhism
The Edicts of Ashoka promoted
Compassion, Justice and Religious tolerance
The Ten Commandments and Monotheism
The Caste system, Respect for Nature and Social Order
Polytheism and Ancestor Veneration
The Golden Age of India was the
Mauryan Dynasty
Gupta Dynasty
Qin Dynasty
Han Dynasty
Which of these were Gupta Dynasty achievements?
Development of democratic form of government
Invention of paper, gunpowder and and block printing
Invention of the first telescope and microscope
Decimal system and concept of zero
Which of these belief systems have their origins in India and believe in rebirth of the soul (reincarnation)?
Judaism and Christianity
Hinduism and Buddhism
Confucianism and Hinduism
Daoism and Legalism
What was a woman's primary responsibility in Confucian society?
to become a missionary to help spread Confucian ideas
to go to school so she could pass the civil service exams
to manufacture and sell silk textiles
to obey and serve her parents and husband
What advice would a Confucianist philospher give to an emperor?
you must encourage your subjects to spend time in nature
people are evil so you must rule with harsh laws
burn all the books in the imperial library
you must lead by setting a moral example
What advice would a Daoist give to the emperor?
you must lead by setting a moral example
burn all the books in the imperial library
encourage your people to spend time in nature
people are evil so you must have strict laws and harsh punishments
Little Wu Meng allowed the mosquitoes to bite him so his parents wouldn't suffer. This story is used to teach the idea of
legalism
polytheism
reciprocity
filial piety
Buddhism spread from India to China, Korea and Japan through
cultural isolation
cultural diffusion
cultural relativism
cultural reciprocity
How did Chinese inventions like paper and gunpowder reach the West?
They were traded for Roman gold on the Silk Routes.
They were technologies that spread by cultural diffusion on the Silk Road.
They were shipped by the Chinese across the Arabian Sea.
They were discovered by European explorers who reached China on the Silk Routes.
Civil service exams were a way for Chinese men to earn government jobs and achieve
Brahmin caste status
nirvana
social mobility
social harmony
What is something a Confucianist scholar and Legalist scholar would agree on?
If everyone followed the law, there would be more social stability and order.
If everyone read as many books as possible, China would have more superior men.
The way to achieve social harmony is through nature.
People are evil by nature and must be punished severely for breaking rules.
The Great Wall of China was built to
control violent floods
separate warring Chinese states from each other
protect China from nomadic raiders and invaders
prevent the Chinese population from growing
Which Chinese Dynasty adopted Legalism as its official philosophy?
Shang
Zhou
Qin
Han
Legalist philosophers encouraged Emperor Qin to adopt a policy of censorship, meaning that
all historical records except for the Qin should be burned
all Confucian followers should be executed
laws should be strict and punishments should be harsh
he should treat others the way he wanted to be treated
Which of these are part of the legacy (impact) of Emperor Qin?
The Great Wall of China was constructed.
China was united as a nation for the first time.
The Chinese people accepted a strong centralized government and valued obedience to the law.
Qin's Terracotta army has become a symbol of the search for immortality.
ALL OF THE ABOVE.
