Finals Review: Units 5 & 6 - Unit 5: Ancient China

What river is known as the "Yellow River"?

• Yangtze River

• Huang River

• Pearl River

• Silk River

What is the Mandate of Heaven?

• A religious text

• A way to justify the emperor's rule

• A type of farming technique

• A military strategy

The Huang He River has a distinct yellow color because

• yellow flowers grow on its banks

• loess soil from the Gobi Desert dissolves into the river

• it reflects the yellow light of the sun

The Shang and Han dynasties can be compared and contrasted based on which of the following major developments that occurred between these two periods?

• The invention of writing and the establishment of a centralized bureaucracy

• The construction of the Great Wall and the development of bronze casting

• The use of oracle bones and the introduction of Buddhism

• The development of feudalism and the creation of the Silk Road

The Great Wall of China was primarily built to:

• Facilitate trade with neighboring countries

• Protect against invasions and raids

• Serve as a royal residence

• Promote cultural exchange

How did the Civil Service Exams change government employment in the Han dynasty?

• They allowed people to gain government jobs based on merit rather than family connections.

• They made government jobs only available to the wealthy elite.

• They eliminated all government jobs except for military positions.

• They required all government officials to be chosen by the emperor personally.

____________________________ is the main religion in India.

• Hinduism is the main religion in India.

• Christianity is the main religion in India.

• Buddhism is the main religion in India.

• Islam is the main religion in India.

Hindus will receive good __________________________ if they live a good life.

• karma

• moksha

• nirvana

• dharma

______________________ is the process through which a person goes from one life to the next. Hindus believe that after a person dies, he or she is reborn into a new life.

• Reincarnation

• Meditation

• Enlightenment

• Salvation

The founder of Buddhism is called the ____________________________.

• The Buddha.

• The Dalai Lama.

• The Mahatma.

• The Guru.