Benchmark Review #2

Who formed the religion of Buddhism?

• The Aryans

• Abraham

• Siddhartha Gautama

• Moses

• Jesus

What geographic feature separates India from China?

• Plateau of Tibet

• Pacific Ocean

• Gobi Desert

• Himalayan Mountains

The FIRST empire in ancient China was created by who?

• Qin Shi Huangdi

• Confucius

• Siddhartha Gautama

• Hammurabi

All of the following were achievements under Qin Shi Huangdi EXCEPT?

• Adopted Confucianism

• Ended the warring states period

• Organized the government

• Began the Great Wall of China

• Formed a strong empire by uniting the rival states

What book emphasized the concepts of kinship, order, and hierarchy to address the problems during the Warring States Period in ancient China?

• The Bible

• The Analects

• The Vedas

• The Torah

• The Tripitaka

Goods were traded and brought merchants together from all parts of the world. What was the name of this trade route?

• Legalism

• Mandate of Heaven

• Silk Road

• Great Wall of China

What is the Greek word for city-state?

• Polis

• Parthenon

• Acropolis

• Dharma

What kind of terrain does Greece have? (Select ALL that apply

• Mountainous

• Dessert

• Rocky

• Marshy

Select ALL civilizations that were polytheistic.

• Greece

• Egypt

• Israel

• Mesopotamia

A direct democracy can be found where?

• Sparta

• Babylon

• Athens

• Ur

• Akkad