Civilizations of Asia

In what way was the caste system in India characterized?

• Toleration of various religious beliefs

• Equality between men and women

• A lack of social mobility (up or down within the caste system)

• The right of people to choose their occupations

Which belief is most closely associated with the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)?

• People are born into a specific caste

• Believer must follow the Ten Commandments

• Followers must fast during Ramadan

• People can overcome their desires by following the Eight-Fold Path

Some of the greatest discoveries from Ancient China that lead to the rise or fall of a civilization were

• planets, rotation of the earth, vaccines

• the wheel and fire

• gunpowder, compass, silk, and the Great Wall

• algebra and the concept of 0

Use the diagram illustrating the caste system of ancient India that was based on Hindu beliefs to answer the question. How did Hindu beliefs in a strict caste system influence culture and society in ancient India?

• Rights and freedoms were based on the social class one was born into.

• Religion did not affect the everyday lives of the people of the civilization.

• Citizens played an important role in the decisions of the government.

• All people were treated equally regardless of their occupation.

________ united the Mongols and led them in conquering much of Asia

• Wu Zhao
• Kublai Khan
• Tang Taizong
• Genghis Khan

After Genghis Khan died the empire was 

• Divided into four parts

• Expanded to include western Europe

• Conquered by the Chinese

• United under one emperor

What happened during the Pax Mongolica?

• The irrigation systems in the Tigris and Euphrates valleys were rebuilt.
• A cure for the bubonic plague was developed in China.
• Ideas and inventions spread with trade between Europe and China.
• Movable type, gunpowder, and the magnetic compass were invented.

________________ was the most famous European to visit China during the lifetime of Kublai Khan.  Later he described Kublai Khan and his court to Europeans.

• Marco Polo
• Genghis Kahn
• Justinian
• Charlesmagne

True or False: The Mongols tolerated other religions.

• true

• false

A golden age is

• rise of cities
• when a society conquers others
• an age of invention
• when a civilization is at its highest in culture