Amsco Chp 5 World History

The ancient language of India is

• Hindu

• English

• Sanskrit

Farming in India relies heavily on _____________, or seasonal winds.

• the monsoon

• tornadoes

• hurricanes

The Hindus believed in a __________ system, which meant that you were born into a certain place in society and could never move from it.

• social

• religious

• caste

The Han Dynasty was known as the Golden Age, partially because it made improvements to the _____________.

• government

• ecosystem

• writing

The order of the Caste system in India, from highest to lowest, is...

• Brahmin, Kshatryia, Vaishya, Sudra

• Kshatriya, Brahmin, Sudra, Vaishya

• Vaishya, Sudra, Kshatria, Brahmin

• Sudra, Kshatria, Brahmin, Vaishya

What leader did the following:

Built roads

Spread Buddhism

Practiced tolerance

Built hospitals

• Cyrus II

• Hammurabi

• Ashoka

• Chandra Gupta

What empire was responsible for:

Medicine: setting bones

Textiles: development of cotton

Science: concept of earth as round

Literature: formal essays such as Kamasutra which provides rules about the art of love

• Shang Dynasty

• Song Dynasty

• Gupta Empire

• Mauryan Empire

Buddha taught that people can end suffering by

• doing good things for others

• eliminating selfish desires and wants

• making a pilgrimage to mecca

• converting to Hinduism

How did the Mandate of Heaven affect government in China?

• The people were allowed to elect a new ruler in an election

• The ruler received a direct Mandate from heaven that he could quit

• Religious leaders read oracle bones to select new rulers

• It allowed new leaders to justify the overthrow of a declining dynasty

Why was the Great Wall of China built?

• To show respect for the gods

• To keep slaves from escaping

• To keep invaders out

• To give the Emperor a place to walk