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Persia India China

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How far did the Persian Empire extend?

a)

From Egypt to India

b)

Just in Mesopotamia

c)

From India to China

d)

From France to Russia

2.

Which of the following was a King of the Persian Empire?

a)

Siddhartha Gautama

b)

Darius the Great

c)

Zoroaster

d)

Asoka

3.

Local regions were allowed to keep their own customs under Persian rule.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The name for the local tax collector/governor appointed by the Persians.

a)

Vizier

b)

Yin Yang

c)

Satrap

d)

Zoroaster

5.

What was the religion of the Persians?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Taoism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Zoroastrianism

6.

Asoka

a)

Spread Buddhism to China and most of Eastern Asia

b)

a leader of the Mauryan Empire who conquered India

c)

converted to Buddhism

d)

all of these

7.

The Golden Age of India was during

a)

The Mauryan Empire

b)

The Gupta Empire

c)

during the time of Harappa and Mohenjo Daro

d)

none of these

8.

All thoughts and actions have future consequences

a)

dharma

b)

karma

c)

moksha

d)

Nirvana

9.

The cycle of rebirth is also known as

a)

dharma

b)

karma

c)

reincarnation

d)

Eightfold Path

10.

The Four Noble Truths are essential to

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Taoism

d)

Confucianism

11.

Siddhartha Gautama

a)

became the Buddha

b)

started Buddhism

c)

believed in the Four Noble Truths

d)

all of these

12.

The founder of Daoism

a)

Laozi

b)

Qin Shi Huangdi

c)

Confucius

d)

Buddha

13.

Who is responsible for unifying China and building the Great Wall?

a)

Laozi

b)

Qin Shi Huangdi

c)

Siddhartha Gautama

d)

Confucius

14.

What did the Chinese believe gave a dynasty the right to rule?

a)

The Yin and the Yang

b)

The Mandate of Heaven

c)

the Civil Service System

d)

Laozi

15.

Which of the following do we associate with China?

a)

The Royal Road

b)

The concept of zero

c)

The Silk Road

d)

Cotton textiles

16.

Respect for elders, education, politeness

a)

Taoism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Buddhism

d)

both Taoism and Confucianism

17.

Religions/philosophies that were started in China

a)

Confucianism and Taoism

b)

Hinduism and Buddhism

c)

Buddhism and Taoism

d)

Taoism and Hinduism

18.

What religion considers the Vedas and the Upanishads as holy books?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Zoroastrianism

d)

Judaism

19.

Which civilization created the first alphabet pictured here?

a)

Babylon

b)

Hebrews

c)

Phoenicians

d)

Egyptians

20.

From which continent did modern man migrate?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

Australia

21.

Had a hereditary dynasty that lasted until 1911.

a)

Persia

b)

India

c)

China

d)

Rome

22.

Which of the following is associated with Taoism?

a)

Harmony with nature

b)

humility

c)

yin and yang

d)

all of these

23.

What rivers were part of the Indian Empire?

a)

Nile and Euphrates

b)

Tigris and Euphrates

c)

Indus and the Ganges

d)

Ganges and the Huang He

24.

Which civilization was known for the concept of zero, cotton, and the belief in a round earth?

a)

Persia

b)

India

c)

China

d)

Chesapeake

25.

Which civilization was associated with silk, paper, and porcelain?

a)

Persia

b)

India

c)

China

d)

Melitoville

26.

Which civilization was famous for their "Royal Road?"

a)

Persia

b)

India

c)

China

d)

Oz

27.

Which mountains separate India and China?

a)

Hindu Kush

b)

Himalayas

c)

Kilamanjaro

d)

Mt. Olympus

28.

Which mountains are where the Kyber Pass is located and are the source of the Indus River?

a)

Hindu Kush

b)

Himalayas

c)

The Blue Ridge

d)

Mt. Vesuvius

29.

Which civilization is pictured here in Green?

a)

Persia

b)

India

c)

China

d)

France

30.

Which civilization had an Imperial bureaucracy?

a)

Persia

b)

India

c)

China

d)

Chesapeake Public Schools

31.

What is this and where is it?

a)

Catalhoyuk in modern day Turkey

b)

Jericho in Israel

c)

Stonehenge in France

d)

Stonehenge in England