World History 1 Midterm Review WHI.4-.7

What 3 physical barriers protected India from invasion?

• Himalaya Mountains, Hindu Kush Mountains, and Indian Ocean

• Himalaya Mountains, Tigris River, and Indian Ocean

• Hindu Kush Mountains, Khyber Pass, and Himalaya Mountains

• Indus and Ganges Rivers, Himalaya Mountains, and Indian Ocean

The earliest civilization in China was established around the

• Nile

• Tigris

• Huang He

• Euphrates

What is another name for the Huang He River?

• The Gift

• The Green River

• The Nile River

• The Yellow River

What two major cities were established in Ancient India?

• Anatolia and Turkey

• Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro

• Mesopotamia and Harappa

• Stonehenge and Nairobi

What is the Great Wall of China?

• trade routes connecting China and Europe.

• a large wall that was built for people to trade on

• a large defense wall extending 1,500 miles through Northern China

• a large wall that connected China to Japan

What is the caste system?

• The Hindu class system of social distinctions determined by skill

• The Hindu class system of social distinctions determined by birth

• The Buddhist class system of social distinctions determined by skill

• The Buddhist class system of social distinctions determined by birth

Who was the greatest emperor of the Mauryan Empire?

• Asoka

• Hammurabi

• Chandragupta Maurya

• Tut

What were the contributions of the Mauryan Empire?

• Math (concept of zero),Medical advances (setting bones), Astronomy (round earth), New textiles, and Literature

• the sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences.

• Building the Panama Canal

• Unified the people of India, Spread Buddhism,Created: free hospitals, veterinary clinics, and roads

What is the Mandate of Heaven?

• A Chinese ideology that the monarch is an intermediary between heaven and earth and has divine favor as long as he rules fairly

• A Chinese ideology that the monarch is a god

• A Chinese ideology that the monarch is an intermediary between heaven and earth and has divine favor as long as he rules unfairly

• A Chinese ideology that the monarch is also in charge of all farms in the country

What is the civil service system?

• a large defense wall extending 1,500 miles through Northern China

• was established to elect/appoint government positions

• was established to help find new farmers

• was established to help spread buddhism