Unit 3: India and China

What mountain ranges are located in the Indus Valley?

• Himalayas

• Rockies

• Andes

• Appalachian

Around what river did ancient Chinese civilization grow?

• Nile

• Euphrates

• Yellow

• Mississippi

The ancient belief in the balancing of opposing forces is called

• Yin/Yang

• Mandate of Heaven

• Karma

• Vedas

This Indian religion rejected the caste system.

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Confucianism

• Aryanism

A defining feature of Indian life is the monsoon, a seasonal wind.

• True

• False

The Aryans overran the Indus region with elephants and spears.

• True

• False

The chief God of ancient China was Shang Di.

• True

• False

The Mandate of Heaven was the idea of divine right to rule.

• True

• False

Hinduism stressed the importance of the caste system.

• True

• False

The Four Noble Truths of Buddhism: - ______________________, pain, and sorrow.

• All life is suffering

• Life is eternal

• Happiness is guaranteed

• Desire leads to joy