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Q2 Review Egypt China India

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Ancient China was surrounded by desert, mountains and ocean. What impact did these natural borders have on the culture? 
a)
They helped to integrate the cultures of other world civilizations.
b)
They caused China to constantly be at war with other world civilizations.
c)
They helped China to establish trade with other civilizations.
d)
They isolated the Chinese civilization allowing it to develop independently. 
2.
What were the two major rivers of Ancient China? 
a)
Nile and Amazon
b)
Yangtze and Yellow
c)
Mississippi and Ganges
d)
Tigris and Euphrates
3.
What river ran through the Indus Valley civilization?
a)
Tigris River
b)
Euphrates River
c)
Huang Ho River
d)
Indus River
4.
Trade network that connected China through the Middle East and into the Roman Empire.
a)
Silk Road
b)
Columbian Exchange
c)
Trans-Siberian
d)
Triangular Trade
5.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Confucianism?
a)
Political system in which the army would control labor.
b)
Primary system of ethics
c)
Recommended obedience and respect to all superiors.
d)
Believed leaders should not be greedy or selfish.
6.
The sacred and classical Indian language which was introduced by the Aryans.
a)
Calligraphy
b)
Sanskrit
c)
Cuneiform
d)
Mandarin Chinese
7.
Which major world religion lacks a central founding figure?
a)
Judaism
b)
Islam
c)
Buddhism
d)
Hinduism
8.
Reincarnation
a)
A world beyond existence.
b)
Good deeds lead to good life.
c)
The belief in many Gods.
d)
Souls pass into other humans or animals after death.
9.
Which beliefs do Hinduism and Buddhism have in common?
a)
Reincarnation
b)
Belief in the Caste System
c)
Reverence for Muhammad
d)
Monotheism
10.
wind bringing heavy rains to Asia in summer
a)
hurricane
b)
monsoon
c)
tornado
d)
tsunami
11.
Religion started by Siddhartha Gautama
a)
Buddhism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Jainism
d)
Christianity
12.
Oldest and most popular religion in India
a)
Buddhism
b)
Islam
c)
Judaism
d)
Hinduism
13.
The ________ system dividing people into social classes came from the Hindu Vedas.
a)
Vedas
b)
religion
c)
Sanskrit
d)
caste
14.
The first great civilization on the Indian _______ was in the Indus Valley.
a)
philosophy
b)
desert
c)
subcontinent
d)
plateau
15.

Buddha said the cause of suffering was..

a)

Pain

b)

Money

c)

Desire

d)

Disrespect

16.

Which religious symbol represents opposites for Confucianism and Taoism?

a)

The Vedas

b)

Four Noble Truths

c)

Eightfold Path

d)

Yin/Yang

17.

Harmony with nature-

a)

Confucianism

b)

Daoism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Buddhism

18.

Humility, simple life, and harmony with nature:

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Taoism

d)

Confucianism

19.

What linked China to the west, especially Rome?

a)

Royal Road

b)

Silk Road

c)

Great Wall

d)

Buddhist Road

20.

The order of the Caste system in India, from highest to lowest, is...

a)

Brahmin, Kshatryia, Vaishya, Sudra

b)

Kshatriya, Brahmin, Sudra, Vaishya

c)

Vaishya, Sudra, Kshatria, Brahmin

d)

Sudra, Kshatria, Brahmin, Vaishya

21.

Which statements are true about the social system in Classical India?

a)

A person's caste could be changed by marriage or wealth

b)

The social structure was divided into a caste system

c)

Castes were linked to people's jobs

d)

Castes were determined at birth

22.

Hinduism includes all of the following EXCEPT

a)

Nirvana

b)

Dharma

c)

Brahman

d)

Reincarnation

23.

The map shows that

a)

Buddhism spreads from India to China, Japan, and Southeast Asia because Emperor Asoka sends Buddhist missionaries throughout the Asian continent.

b)

Buddhism spreads as a reaction to military violence because Aryan invasions disrupt the social and religious life in Harappa.

c)

Buddhism spreads from India to the Mediterranean because the Silk Road facilitates trade between Asia and Europe.

24.

Buddha taught that people can end suffering by

a)

doing good things for others

b)

eliminating selfish desires and wants

c)

making a pilgrimage to mecca

d)

converting to Hinduism

25.

Why was the Great Wall of China built?

a)

To show respect for the gods

b)

To keep slaves from escaping

c)

To keep invaders out

d)

To give the Emperor a place to walk

26.

The trade route that linked China to western civilizations was called the

a)

Royal Road

b)

Silk Road

c)

Appian Way

d)

Roman Road

27.

Social order, harmony and good government should be based on family relationships


This is an example of

a)

Taoism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Judaism

d)

Polytheism

28.
What is a dynasty?
a)
A family of rulers who rule over a country for a long period of time.
b)
A social system that existed in Europe during the Middle Ages and in many Chines dynasties in which people worked and fought for nobles who gave them protection and the use of land in return.
c)
A temple used for worship
d)
A Chinese political and religious doctrine used to justify the rule of the emperor of China. According to this belief, heaven (天, Tian) stands for the natural order and will of the universe. Heaven will give control to a just ruler, the Son of Heaven. 
29.
What is polytheism?
a)
The name of the river in the fertile crescent
b)
Money or goods that a ruler or country gives to another ruler or country especially for protection.
c)
The belief that there is more than one god. 
d)
The government of early Mesopotamia
30.
What is a delta?
a)
A large area of land that is a part of a continent — used especially to refer to the area that includes India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
b)
A wind in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia that brings heavy rains in the summer. The Indus and Ganges rivers often flood during this season.
c)
A crown worn by the pharaoh in Egypt
d)
A piece of land shaped like a triangle that is formed when a river splits into smaller rivers before it flows into an ocean
31.
What is a pharaoh?
a)
The assistant to the king in Egypt
b)
The military leader of the Egyptian army
c)
A ruler of ancient Egypt that was worshiped like a god.
d)
A tomb that all kings and queens of Egypt were buried in.
32.
What is theocracy?
a)
Ancient Chinese would carve or scratch their questions on bones. Priests would then burn them until they cracked. Then the priest read these cracks to the Chinese people for their answer. The Chinese people believed their answer was from the gods
b)
A form of government in which a country is ruled by religious leaders.
c)
A weapon used by Egypt's army
d)
 A tool used to carve or paint hieroglyhics
33.
What is mummification?
a)
A day that Egyptians honored their moms
b)
A ceremony where Egyptians celebrated a good harvest 
c)
The punishment for breaking a law in Egypt
d)
Egyptians preserved their dead for religious purposes to help loved ones get to the afterlife.
34.
What was the purpose of a pyramid?
a)
 A very large structure built especially in ancient Egypt that has a square base and four triangular sides which form a point at the top. Used as a place for the pharoah to worship the gods.
b)
The home of the pharaoh and his/her families
c)
A very large structure built especially in ancient Egypt that has a square base and four triangular sides which form a point at the top. Used as a burial tomb for early Pharaohs.
d)
A place to buy and sell goods
35.

A religion that originated in India, created by Buddha (Gautama). It spread towards China, Japan, Burma, Tibet, and parts of Southeast Asia?

a)

Polytheistic

b)

Buddhism

c)

Deity

d)

Religion

36.
Class structure determined by birth?
a)
Caste System
b)
Hinduism
c)
Dynasty
d)
Karma
37.
The sum of a person good or bad actions in this and previous lives, deciding their fate for future existences?
a)
Karma
b)
Religion
c)
Caste System
d)
Buddism
38.
Ancient Egyptian history is divided into three
a)
pharaohs
b)
timelines
c)
kingdoms
d)
pyramids
39.
All of the following are "gifts of the Nile" EXCEPT
a)
papyrus
b)
desert land
c)
flooding
d)
plant and animal life
40.
Pharaohs all had this
a)
absolute power
b)
multiple wives
c)
pyramid tombs
d)
treaties with other peoples
41.
Mummification was used to preserve bodies
a)
so that the dead could get to the afterlife
b)
for archaeologists to discover
c)
only of the pharaohs
d)
as science experiments
42.
This pharaoh notably expanded trade routes
a)
Hatshepsut
b)
Narmer
c)
Thutmose III
d)
Tut
43.
A pharaoh known for military takeovers is
a)
Tut
b)
Akhenaten
c)
Hatshepsut
d)
Ramses II
44.
The pharaoh who attempted to change Egyptian culture and religion was
a)
Hatshepsut
b)
Tutenkhamen
c)
Thutmose
d)
Akhenaten
45.

The reason why King Tut is so famous now is

a)

archaeologists found his tomb intact

b)

he went on so many successful military expeditions

c)

his mother Hatshepsut, may have been murdered

d)

he expanded trade routes in an unmatched way

46.

What does the word unique mean?

a)

one of a kind

b)

helpful

c)

similar to others

d)

protects others

47.

What does the word predictable mean?

a)

you know what/when something is going to happen

b)

one of a kind

c)

to bring together as one

d)

helpful

48.

What was unique about the Nile that benefitted Egyptians?

a)

it had fast moving waters

b)

its flooding was predictable

c)

it started as two separate rivers

d)

it had a delta

49.

What does the word unify mean?

a)

to join together as one

b)

to separate

c)

one of a kind

d)

you know what/when something will happen

50.

What does Monotheism mean?

a)

the belief in ONE God

b)

the belief in MORE than one god

c)

able to grow good crops

d)

the ruler of Egypt

51.

Were the Egyptians polytheistic or monotheistic?

a)

polytheistic

b)

monotheistic

52.

What did the Ancient Egyptians believe about the after life?

a)

there was life after death

b)

there was no life after death

c)

they didn't believe anything about the after life

d)

reincarnation

53.

Pharaoh Hatshepsut focused on what during her rule?

a)

trade

b)

invading other civilizations

c)

building monuments

d)

growing crops

54.

What was the Ancient Egyptian writing system called?

a)

Hieroglyphics

b)

Cuneiform

c)

Mayan Script

d)

Latin

55.

What plant did the Ancient Egyptians use to invent the first form of paper?

a)

papyrus

b)

trees

c)

cacti

d)

rose bushes

56.

cataract

a)

A reed plant that grows along the Nile River.

b)

A grassy plain with some scattered trees.

c)

Dangerous, fast-moving waters.

d)

Woven cloth.

57.

How did flooding affect Egypt?

a)

Flooding left behind dark, rich mud that improved the soil.

b)

Flooding ruined crops, causing food shortages.

c)

Flooding created basins of water along the desert.

d)

Flooding killed many people every year.

58.

How did building the pyramids affect Egypt?

a)

Egyptians used their limited resources to create the pyramids.

b)

Egyptians gained advanced knowledge in math and science.

c)

Egyptians started wars to capture slaves to build the pyramids.

d)

Egyptians resented building the pyramids for the pharaohs.

59.

Which of the following was a result of Amenhotep’s (Akhenaten's) rule in Egypt?

a)

The priests grew stronger with Amenhotep’s support.

b)

Egyptians began worshipping one god and gave up their old gods.

c)

People rebelled against Amenhotep and rejected being ruled by a pharaoh.

d)

Amenhotep angered Egyptians by forcing them to change their religion.

60.
the most important language of ancient India
a)
Verdas
b)
Harappan
c)
Aryans
d)
Sanskrit
61.
According to __teachings, if people can overcome their desires, they will reach nirvana.
a)
Buddhist
b)
Hindu
c)
Janists
62.

The correct (moral) way a person should live in Hinduism and Buddhism.

a)

karma

b)

dharma

c)

The Ten Commandments

d)

The Five Pillars

63.
Which of the following is NOT a geographic feature of India
a)
Himalayans
b)
Ganges River
c)
Indus River
d)
Nile River
64.
What land mass separates India from modern day China?
a)
Arabian Sea
b)
Himalayan Mountains
c)
The Gobi Desert
d)
The Indus River
65.
Who was the founder of Buddhism?
a)
No real founder
b)
Abraham
c)
Asoka
d)
Siddhartha Gautama
66.
Which is the name of a River in India?
a)
Nile
b)
Tigris
c)
Indus
d)
Euphrates
67.
Nirvana is ...
a)
A place of perfect peace and happiness
b)
A place of realization and concurring 
c)
A building Buddhists go to pray
d)
A rock band 
68.

The early civilizations of the Nile River Valley and the Tigris-Euphrates River Valley were similar because they were

a)

monotheistic

b)

located on the continent of Europe

c)

dependent on fertile land for agriculture

d)

ruled by pharaohs

69.

Cuneiform and hieroglyphics were important achievements in the development of

a)

religious beliefs

b)

written language

c)

agricultural production

d)

representative government

70.

Early civilizations in Egypt and Mesopotamia shared which common trait?

a)

they were founded along rivers

b)

each civilization was successful despite being in the mountains

c)

we know little about them due to catastrophic natural disasters

d)

their coastal locations allowed them to trade with North America

71.

Two thirds of Egypt's fertile farmland was located in the triangular-shaped area in Lower Egypt on the map. What is a triangle-shaped area of land made of soil deposited by a river such as the Nile?

a)

Delta

b)

Alpha

c)

Beta

d)

Gamma

72.

Why did Egyptians look forward to the annual flooding of the Nile?

a)

Egyptians could travel faster on the flooded waters.

b)

Flooding encouraged other groups to use the Nile as a trade route.

c)

The flood improved farmland by depositing a rich layer of soil called silt.

d)

The floods allowed the Egyptians to test the strength of their dikes.

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