Persia, India, China Unit Review

The red line on this map represents what feature of the Persian Empire?

• The Silk Road

• The Royal Road

• Imperial Bureaucracy

• The Royal Relay Station

Which of the following is a sacred river in Hinduism, considered extremely purifying?

• Ganges River
• Nile River
• Amazon River
• Mississippi River

The Eightfold Path in Buddhism is a guide to...

• finding inner peace and happiness
• attaining material wealth and success
• escaping the cycle of rebirth and death
• achieving enlightenment and ending suffering

Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism, is also known as...

• Confucius
• Dalai Lama
• Gandhi
• Buddha

The sacred texts of Hinduism are known as...

• Torah
• Bible
• Quran
• Vedas

This Persian King was known for freedom of religion:

• Cyrus the Great
• Darius the Great
• Xerxes the Great
• Alexander the Great

In Hinduism, the ultimate reality or universal soul is known as...

• Brahman
• Vishnu
• Shiva
• Atman

Which Indian ruler is associated with the spread of Buddhism and the Maurya Empire?

• Chandragupta Maurya
• Asoka

• Akbar
• Shivaji

The concept of "yin" and "yang" is central to which ancient Chinese philosophy?

• Hellenism

• Buddhism
• Shintoism
• Taoism

What was the main trade route that connected the Persian Empire to the rest of the world?

• Royal Road

• Tea Route

• Salt Route

• Spice Route