Classical India/China Quiz Review

What was the concept of the Mandate of Heaven?

• It was a result of the dynastic cycle

• It was the belief that a king could rule only as long as the gods though him worthy

• It emphasized living in harmony with nature and the Dao

• It was a philosophy that encouraged strict laws and harsh punishments

Which geographic feature would have most likely hindered the expansion of the Guptas into China?

• Thar Desert

• Deccan Plateau

• Himalayan Mountains

• Bay of Bengal

This map shows that the Silk Road...

• crossed both Africa and Asia

• followed a single route

• was located primarily in Asia

• started in Khotan

One result of the rule of the Emperor Ashoka of the Maurya Dynasty was

• India took over Asia

• Buddhism spread to China

• Hinduism became the dominant religion in South Asia

• The Mandate of Heaven was followed

Because he supported strict laws and punishments, emperor Shi Huangdi followed

• Daoism

• Buddhism

• Christianity

• Legalism

A "Golden Age" is characterized by all of the following except

• Warfare

• Wealth

• Trade

• Innovation

China under the Han dynasty and the Gupta Empire of India were similar in that both grew wealthy because they

• created classless societies

• encouraged democratic ideals

• established free-market economies

• developed extensive trade networks

The Han dynasty of China and the Gupta Empire of India were similar in that each experienced a period of

• warfare and oppression

• prosperity and artistic creativity

• constant invasion

• complete economic collapse

The exchange of silks and spices and the spread of Buddhism along the Silk Roads are examples of

• cultural diffusion

• independence

• Mandate of Heaven

• agriculture

The technology of papermaking traveled from China to Baghdad along the

• Trans-Siberian railroad

• Indian Ocean Trade Complex

• Silk Roads

• Mediterranean Sea Trade Routes