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Mid Term Exam Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Silk Road was a
a)
Dynasty
b)
Major river
c)
Paved road
d)
Trade route
2.
What was the main idea of Confucianism?
a)
Respect
b)
Education
c)
Honor
d)
Truth
3.
What were the time periods in ancient China broken up into?
a)
Dynasties
b)
Decades
c)
Cycles
d)
Kingdoms
4.
Confucius’ teachings developed in China during –
a)
The Shang Dynasty
b)
The Zhou Dynasty
c)
The Qin Dynasty
d)
The Tang Dynasty
5.
What is a dynasty?
a)
a succession of rulers from the same family
b)
A reality TV show
c)
Monarchy
d)
a family business
6.

During which dynasty were the Terracotta soldiers and Great Wall made?

a)

Xia

b)

Shang

c)

Zhou

d)

Qin

7.

What is the earliest form of writing in Chinese history called?

a)

Hieroglyphics

b)

Oracle bones

c)

Cuneiform

d)

Runes

8.
Laozi compiled his philosophy in a book we know as the ______
a)
Daoist Bible.
b)
I Ching.
c)
Daodejing.
d)
The Dao of the Way.
9.
What's the name of this symbol?
a)
Moksha
b)
Yin-Yang
c)
Nirvana
d)
Eightfold Path 
10.

Siddhartha took a path to enlightenment that was a balance between extreme life styles. This path was also called the

a)

“middle way.”

b)

“high road.”

c)

“low road.”

d)

“final path.”

11.

Siddhartha meditated about the way to reach true happiness and peace, also called

a)

alms.

b)

nirvana.

c)

the Four Noble Truths.

d)

Buddhism.

12.

What is the idea behind the Four Noble Truths?

a)

All things change.

b)

All things stay the same.

c)

Happiness can last forever.

d)

Suffering never ends.

13.

What is the Buddha's real name?

a)

Ghengis Khan

b)

Ashoka

c)

Siddhartha Gautama

d)

Moksha

14.
According to Buddha's teaching why do people suffer? 
a)
People suffer because they desire worldly things and self-satisfaction. 
b)
People suffer because they are mean. 
c)
People suffer because they don't go to school. 
d)
People suffer because they want to. 
15.

Today, the most important Hindu deities are Brahma, Vishnu, and

a)

Shiva.

b)

Rama.

c)

Indra.

d)

Ravana.

16.

If Hindus live according to their dharma, they

a)

follow the law.

b)

fulfill their obligations.

c)

perform their duties.

d)

all of the above

17.

Why is the river Ganges significant to the Indian people?

a)

It is a major tourist attraction.

b)

It is a major transport route through the country

c)

It is a spiritual place where sins are cleansed.

d)

It has no significance at all.

18.
Collections of hymns and prayers that make up the earliest Hindu sacred writings.
a)
Qu'ran
b)
Torah
c)
Vedas
d)
Bible
19.
The cycles of birth, misery, and death caused by karma.
a)
samsara
b)
moksha
c)
sanskrit
d)
puja
20.
"What comes around goes around" is a way to describe ____________.
a)
karma
b)
dharma
c)
shiva
d)
caste
21.
Who was the founder of Hinduism?
a)
Abraham
b)
Jesus
c)
Siddhartha 
d)
No real founder
22.
The rebirth of a soul in a new body. 
a)
dharma
b)
reincarnation
c)
ahisma
d)
shrine
23.

What sort of religious building is this?

a)

Buddhist

b)

Christian

c)

Hindu

d)

Islamic

24.

Which of the following is a Buddhist "stupa"

a)
b)
c)
d)
25.

How did diseases give Eurasians an advantage?

a)

Diseases don't exist so it didn't give them an advantage.

b)

Actually diseases provided Native Americans with an advantage.

c)

Early exposure helped Eurasians build up an immunity.

d)

It didn't give them an advantage, everyone died the same.

26.

What is Guns, Germs and Steel?

a)

Theory created by Jared Dimond explaining why Eurasians were more successful than other cultures.

b)

Theory created by Ed Fians explaining why the mole people are amazing

c)

Book talking about aliens in the center of the earth

d)

Theory created by Jared Dimond explaining why Native Americans were more successful than other cultures.

27.

Why were crops so important to the development of society?

a)

People don't need food.

b)

The crops give people a steady source of food.

c)

The crops gave people a reason to live

d)

Crops gave people something to trade with the aliens

28.

What is the "Agricultural Revolution?"

a)

peasant uprising in Qin China

b)

farmers seizing power from Indian dictators

c)

when mankind discovered farming

d)

none of the above

29.

A griot is a

a)

holy journey

b)

group of people on a long trip through the desert

c)

storyteller and entertainer in Ancient Africa

30.

What religion most prominently spread along the Trans-Saharan Trade?

a)

Islam

b)

Buddhism

c)

Christianity

d)

Hindusim

31.

What technologies were most important in the Trans-Saharan Trade route?

a)

Astrolabe and Junk Ship

b)

Caravans and Caravansaries

c)

Camel Saddle and Caravans

d)

Lateen Sail and Astrolabe

32.

What was Mansa Musa's impact on his empire?

a)

He made it the richest empire in Africa and ushered in a period of huge economic growth

b)

He forced his people to convert to Islam and drained it of its money

c)

He destroyed the empire because he felt the Trans Saharan Trade was hurting his people

d)

He created a new version of Islam that was practice throughout the Empire

33.

What were the major goods traded on the Trans-Saharan Trade route?

a)

Gold and slaves

b)

Iron and slaves

c)

Gold and salt

d)

Iron and gold

34.

Which of the following depicts the Trans-Saharan trade routes

a)
b)
c)
d)
35.

Where would you find the largest population of Buddhists today?

a)

India

b)

Saudi Arabia

c)

China

d)

North Korea