WorksheetsUnit 5 Study Guide
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 19mins
Which values are MOST closely associated with the fundamental principles of Buddhism?
maintaining the caste system and providing education for all people
competition and financial success
practicing nonviolence and giving up worldly desires
self-determination and democracy
The disciples of Confucius transcribed his teachings and compiled them in a collection known by which of the following titles?
Mencius
Book of Rites
Analects
Rites of Zhou
Which of these religions originated in Japan?
Buddhism
Islam
Christianity
Shintoism
What is the dominant religion of India?
Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
Life is full of suffering. The desire for possessions causes suffering. Elimination of desire will stop one's suffering. Following the Eightfold path will lead to Enlightenment. These statements are key to the belief system of
Buddhism
Confucianism
Hinduism
Shintoism
The concept of KARMA is best described as
being reborn into another life
the sum effect of one's good and bad actions during life
the relationship between Rama and Sita
the relationship between the father and son
Which continent was the birthplace of most of the world's major religions, including Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe
Confucianism is a ________ that focuses on the relationship between particular partnerships, such as parent and child or ruler and ruled.
religion
philosophy
meditation
reincarnation
Followers of Hinduism are often vegetarians because...
Hinduism considers all life sacred
they do not like the taste of meat
they Hinduism cannot afford meat
they believe that eating vegetables moves you closer to nirvana
Which is Confucius' Golden Rule?
All men are created equal.
What you do not like when done to you, do not to others.
Health makes one wealthy and wise.
There is not God but the one true God.
In which country was Confucianism founded?
China
India
Japan
North Korea
A Shintoist would be MOST LIKELY to
pray five times each day
make a pilgrimage to Rome
attempt to rid himself of karma
visit a shrine near a peaceful stream
According to the teachings of the Buddhist religion, how is salvation earned?
by being baptized and confirmed
by learning to give up selfish desire
by following the Ten Commandments
by worshipping Allah as the one true god
Confucianism emphasizes which of the following ideas?
Government should own the means of production.
Each person has an important responsibility to family and society.
Economic success is more desirable than knowledge and learning.
An individual's personal goals are more important than the goals of the group.
Which belief is MOST closely associated with the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama?
People can overcome their desires by following the Eightfold Path.
People are born into a specific caste.
Believers must follow the Ten Commandments.
Followers must fast during Ramadan.
This political cartoon depicts which of the following?
How the French benefitted from their colonial occupation of Vietnam
How the British benefitted from their colonial occupation of India
How the United States occupied Japan
The spread of communism to Vietnam and Korea
Japan was not allowed to have a ________ in the period immediately following World War II.
military
Prime Minister
constitution
means of public transportation
This American general was largely responsible for the rebuilding of Japan after World War II:
Dwight Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
George Patton
Matthew Ridgway
Which event was responsible for the United States's entry into World War II?
Invasion of Normandy
Discovery of Auschwitz
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
In the nineteenth century, Indian nationalism developed in response to:
the colonial occupation of India by the United Kingdom
the colonial occupation of India by the Chinese Empire
the increasing influence of the Sikh minority population
Which of the following was NOT a form of civil disobedience advocated by Mohandas Gandhi?
boycotting British goods
engaging in guerrilla warfare
refusing to attend inferior schools
withholding payment of British taxes
What was the role of the United States in changing the Japanese government after World War II to help in the rebuilding of Japan?
By partitioning control of Japan between the United States and its allies
By installing a Japanese-American citizen as dictator of Japan
By forcing the emperor to enact policies supported by the United States
By overseeing the writing and ratification of a new constitution
Which of the following is NOT a reason why the United States helped in the rebuilding of Japan after World War II?
Because the U.S. wanted Japan to be an ally and trading partner
Because the U.S. wanted to make Japan the 51st state
Because the U.S. wanted to establish a strong democracy in Japan
Because of the fear that Communism would take over Asia
Which of the following was NOT part of US efforts to control and rebuild Japan after World War II?
Education and literacy increased across Japan.
The United States ended the reign of the Japanese monarchy.
Foreign nations assisted in building new and improved factories in Japan
The United States wrote a new Japanese constitution outlawing aggression
Which of the following helped Japan's economy recover following World War II?
Soviet humanitarian and military aid
the discovery of oil and coal reserves
significant investment by the United States
the economic programs of the Marshall Plan
Mohandas Gandhi promoted which means to Indian independence?
violent overthrow
nonviolent resistance
economic sovereignty
international pressure
What physical feature/country is identified in the picture?
Japan
Bay of Bengal
Himalayan Mountains
South Korea
What physical feature/country is identified in the picture?
Indus River
North Korea
Taklimakan Desert
South China Sea
What physical feature/country is identified in the picture?
Sea of Japan
Indian Ocean
Indonesia
China
What physical feature is identified in the picture?
Gobi Desert
Japan
Indian Ocean
Yangtze River
What physical feature/country is identified in the picture?
Japan
Vietnam
Ganges River
Indian Ocean
What political feature is identified in the picture?
Taklimakan Desert
Himalayan Mountains
Japan
Indonesia
What political feature is identified in the picture?
China
Yellow River
Indus River
Korean Peninsula
What political feature is identified in the picture?
India
Japan
Yellow River
Ganges River
What physical feature/country is identified in the picture?
Taklimakan Desert
Himalayan Mountains
South Korea
Indonesia
What physical feature/country is identified in the picture?
Japan
India
Indus River
Yellow River
What physical feature/country is identified in the picture?
India
Bay of Bengal
Gobi Desert
North Korea
What does the arrow on the map point to?
India
Yellow River
Vietnam
Gobi Desert
