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Emergence and Collapse of Eastern Empires

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the five characteristics of Empire?

a)

Complex Centralized Government

b)

Large Bureaucracies

c)

Complex Institutions

d)

Complex Ideologies

e)

Large Militaries

2.

True or False: Empires needed large militaries to maintain their extensive territories.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What is a bureaucracy?

a)

Government offices for non-elected officials appointed by the King

b)

Government controlled by one person

c)

Emperor is chosen based on his goodness

d)

Idea that children should respect their parents and that family comes first.

4.

True or False: Classical Empires were established where River Valley Civilizations were.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Cyrus the Great was able to create such a large empire with so many languages and cultures because...

a)

He made everyone follow his relgiion

b)

He was tolerant of different religions

c)

He made everyone speak the same language

d)

He had a mandatory military service

6.

Who was the "Father of the Persian Empire?"

a)

Xerxes II

b)

Darius I

c)

Cyrus the Great

d)

Alexander the Great

7.

What was the "safest" road in the Persian Empire that allowed its trade and communication to flourish?

a)

Cyrus the Great's Road

b)

King Darius' Road

c)

First Road

d)

Persian Royal Road

8.

What was the religion of the Persian Empire?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Judaism

d)

Zoroastrianism

9.

During the Mauryan Empire, King Ashoka promoted what religion?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Judaism

d)

Christianity

10.

What were the TWO Indian empires during Classical Period?

a)

Persian

b)

Mauryan

c)

Qin

d)

Gupta

11.

True or False: Buddhism and Hinduism both believe in reincarnation.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

How did Ashoka spread Buddhism throughout eastern Asia?

a)

He sent missionaries around Asia

b)

He forced people to convert

c)

He paid people to convert to Buddhism

d)

He jailed people who weren't Buddhist

13.

True or False: The Buddha cared about the caste system.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What were some inventions during the Indian Gupta Empire that we use today? (Select all that apply)

a)

Concept of Zero

b)

Plastic Surgery

c)

Decimal System

d)

Geometric Perspective in Art

15.

Even though the Indian Empire dabbled in Buddhism, what is their main religion? (It still is today)

a)

Judaism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Christianity

d)

Zoroastrianism

16.

What are the values of the Chinese philosophy of Taoism? (Check all that apply)

a)

Harmony

b)

Balance

c)

Torture

d)

Respect of Elders

17.

What is the Chinese Philosophy of Legalism?

a)

Laws must be followed and people must face strict punishments

b)

People are fundamentally good

c)

Respect your elders

d)

Harmony and Balance

18.

What is Confucianism?

a)

Respect for laws and elders

b)

Balance and Harmony

c)

Strict adherence to laws

d)

People are fundamentally bad

19.

Which people in society were most highly regarded during the Han Dynasty as a result of Confucianism?

a)

Warlords

b)

Emperors

c)

Scholars

d)

Peasants

20.

True or False: It is easy to move up and down social classes in Hinduism

a)

True

b)

False

21.

How did Chandragupta reunite India?

a)

Conquering

b)

Trading

c)

Religion

d)

Peace

22.

Which trade route were both the Gupta Empire and the Han Dynasty a part of?

a)

Silk Road

b)

Persian Royal Road

c)

Hanseatic League

d)

Indian Buddhism Road

23.

What is a meritocracy?

a)

People are awarded high positions based on how well they do at their jobs

b)

People are assigned their jobs by the emperor

c)

People are born into their positions in government

d)

People fight their positions in government

24.

True or False: The Mandate of Heaven is the belief that the emperor is elected by the gods for his goodness

a)

True

b)

False

25.

In short, what is filial piety?

a)

Family first

b)

Government first

c)

War first

d)

Afterlife first

26.

What are the two most important things beliefs for Confucianism?

a)

Honor

b)

Respect

c)

Law

d)

Order

27.

During what dynasty were Civil Service Exams introduced?

a)

Zhou

b)

Qin

c)

Han

d)

Shang

28.

What were Civil Service Exams in Ancient China?

a)

Exams which people took to get matched for marriage

b)

Exams which people took to be picked as Emperor

c)

Exams which people took to work for the government

d)

Exams which people took to get an apprenticeship

29.

Which Dynasty used Legalism?

a)

Shang

b)

Zhou

c)

Qin

d)

Han

30.

What is evidence of a complex centralized government?

a)

Bureaucracy

b)

City-states

c)

Small militaries

d)

Weak kings