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India and China GRADE

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was the Silk Road located?

a)

North America

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

2.

Which Empire had achievements including the decimal system, concept of zero, and vaccinations?

a)

Mauryan

b)

Gupta

3.

What is the Mandate of Heaven?

a)

The belief that people of the book will go to heaven

b)

The god given right to rule

c)

The law governing heavenly bodies

d)

Confucian principle of filial piety

4.

What is the dynastic cycle?

a)

The process of choosing a new leader through free elections

b)

Expanding power through the conquest of neighboring territories

c)

Fight to the death to decide the next Emperor

d)

Ruling families gaining/losing the mandate of heaven

5.

What is the idea that your actions have certain consequences?

a)

Karma

b)

Sin

c)

Luck

d)

Vedas

6.
Who was the founder of Buddhism? 
a)
Confucius
b)
Ashoka
c)
Siddhartha Guatama
d)
Attilla
7.
Buddhists follow a path to enlightenment. How many "folds" in this path? 
a)
24
b)
4
c)
16
d)
8
8.

What are the two major religions in India?

a)

Daoism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

Hinduism

e)

Buddhism

9.

The goal of Buddhists is to reach Enlightenment or _____ which is the release from desire and suffering.

a)

Moksha

b)

Nirvana

c)

Heaven

d)

Karma

10.

Ashoka found peace in which religion

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Jainism

11.

The Indian invention of _______ around 500 AD had a major impact on the study of mathematics

a)

Geometry

b)

Zero

c)

Plastic Surgery

d)

Telescope

12.

Gupta Empire astronomers figured out that the _____ was round

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Saturn

d)

Sun

13.
The _______ empire unified India into one people and the _______ empire led India through its Golden Age
a)

Gupta, Mauryan

b)

Mauryan, Gupta

14.

Which Dynasty replaced the Qin Dynasty?

a)

Zhou

b)

Shang

c)

Han

d)

Sui

15.

A ruler could lose the "mandate of heaven" if he or she

a)

became immoral or unjust.

b)

did not convert to Buddhism.

c)

did not pass the civil service exam

d)

were not the firstborn son or daughter.

16.
In Chinese tradition, the Mandate of Heaven refers to-
a)
Eternal authority of a ruling dynasty
b)
Chinese ethnocentric tendacies
c)
Divine blessing of the rule of the emperor
d)
The goal of Buddhist meditation
17.

Before leading the rebellion in victory over the Qin Dynasty and founding the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang was a...

a)

Noble Landowner

b)

Simple Peasant

c)

Skilled Metal Worker

d)

Educated Teacher

18.

Classical China was a male-dominated civilization. It can be said that they were a....

a)

Matriarchy

b)

Patriarchy

c)

Omniarchy

d)

Guyiarcy

19.

Which factor DID NOT lead to the collapse of the Han Dynasty?

a)

Over-expansion of territory/land

b)

Wealth gap increase between the rich and poor

c)

Invasion by northern tribes (Huns)

d)

Destruction of the Silk Road

20.

The Silk Road was a system of trade routes that ran from _______ all the way to ________.

a)

China ; Europe

b)

China ; Australia

c)

China ; India

d)

China ; Russia