NEW
Font size
WorksheetsHonors World History: Classical Civilizations
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The Mauryan emperor who changed his leadership style from violent empire-building to peaceful Buddhist concern for his people was:
Chandragupta Maurya
Kalidasa
Ashoka
Siddhartha Gautama
Hindu beliefs include all of the following except:
reverential respect for the elderly (filial piety)
rebirth (samsara)
the importance of behaving well (karma)
an emphasis on fulfilling one's duty (dharma)
The Chinese leader who built the first great Chinese empire and developed a strict Legalist government was:
Lao Tzu
Han Wudi
Qin Shi Huangdi
Liao Bang
The Four Noble Truths are associated with:
Hinduism
Confucianism
Buddhism
Legalism
The blend of Persian, Greek, Egyptian, and Indian cultures is known as:
Imperialism
Classicism
Alexandrianism
Hellenism
The central sacred texts for Hinduism are:
the Lives of Saints
the Vedas
the first five books of the Torah
the Analects
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle all contributed to the field of:
mathematics
medicine
philosophy
engineering
Who is largely responsible for the creation of Hellenistic culture through the blending of Greek, Persian, Egyptian, and Indian cultures?
Julius Caesar
Cleopatra
Octavian Augustus
Alexander the Great
Which group in Indian society might be MOST interested in Buddha's rejection of the caste system?
Brahmins
Kshatriyas
Vaisyas
Sudras
Beginning in the Han dynasty, how were government officials chosen in China?
Government positions were inherited and passed down through families.
Individuals who wanted to work in the government had to pass a civil service exam.
Individuals who wanted to work in the government had to purchase a position from the emperor.
Government positions were distributed based on people's religious beliefs.
Greek society:
was unified by the geography of the Greek peninsula.
organized its faith around a monotheistic religion.
did not use slavery.
was broken into city-states (poleis) due to the mountainous terrain.
Silk Road trade:
spread ideas and beliefs along with goods.
used both land and sea trade.
most directly benefited the wealthy, in terms of material trade.
all of the above.
The Qin empire was NOT responsible for which of the following?
Use of one system of coinage (money).
The widespread acceptance of Buddhism in China.
Use of one system of weight and measures.
The construction of the Great Wall.
The goal of Confucianism is:
to make society moral and stable.
to prepare the soul to reach enlightenment (nirvana).
to complete the duty (dharma) assigned to each soul.
to live in harmony with the force of the universe (Dao).
Which of the following was NOT a reason why the Han dynasty collapsed?
There was extensive wealth inequality.
Nomadic invaders, such as the Hun, attacked from the northern border.
The later emperors provided poor leadership.
Extensive flooding of the Huang He destroyed many cities.
