World history Unit 5 test review

What is one of the factors that helped Buddhism spread through China?

Mahayana Buddhism offered escape from suffering and the promise of achieving salvation

What is dharma?

An Individuals moral and religious duties.

which practical inventions did han scientists devise?

The wheelbarrow and the suspension bridge.

What is one of the values revealed through the Indian epics?

The importance of duty over personal desires.

Which statements express key confucian teachings?

Rulers should provide good government, and people should respect their parents

How did Aryans impact society in India

They introduced a system of social classes

Why did Buddhism's Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path most likely appeal to so many people?

They promised a way for people to end worldly suffering

How did loess influence the development of early Chinese civilizations?

To avoid flooding caused by settled loess raising the Huang's water level, peasants had to maintain dikes.

What is the final goal of Buddhism?

To reach nirvana through virtuous living and meditation.

Which of the following was used to explain the cause of the dynasty cycle?

The mandate of heaven

what was on effect of the silk road on China?

The silk road promotes the exchange of goods and ideas throughout china.

Which of the following circumstances contributed to the decline of the Han dynasty?

destruction caused by natural disasters, internal peasant revolts, attacks by powerful warlords

What aspect of Confucianism contributed to its long-lasting influence

its philosophy of ensuring social order and good government

Which of the following is one of the notable achievements of early China?

a complex system of writing

Which was a wife's duty in Indian society?

to serve her husband's family

How did peasants contribute to the decline of han china?

Crushed by taxes and debt, desperate peasants revolted.

How did legalism help Shi Huangdi centralize Qin power?

It emphasized that the strength of a ruler rather than his goodness was most important, and It asserted that people are greedy, and only tough laws and punishments can maintain order.

What evidence shows the prosperity of the Gupta empire?

Learning, and the arts flourished supported by the thriving Gupta economy, and Gupta artisans produced goods sold locally and as far away as the middle east and southeast Asia.

Chandragupta Maurya

founded the first Indian empire

how do cattle link the indus and aryan civilizations and modern india?

All three populations held a special regard for cattle

Which text records ancient Hindu religious beliefs?

Bhagavad-Gita

How did the development of the Zhou empire affect the people of china?

population growth from economic prosperity caused Huang river settlers to move to the Chang river area. Powerful warlords conquered new territories and wanted peasants to settle and work on them.

Which of the following most likely caused the prosperity of Gupta India?

powerful central government

Chandragupta's construction of roads and harbors most clearly demonstrated the importance of what aspect of governance?

public services

How did the Zhou dynasty come to rule a large part of China?

through military defeat of the previous rulers

Why did the Zhou kings use the idea of the Mandate of Heaven?

to persuade their people to believe that the gods favored their rule

What two religions first emerged on the Indian subcontinent.

Buddhism and Hinduism

What is one way that Buddhism differs from hinduism?

Buddhism rejects a caste system and focuses on meditation.

How did the Maurya empire originate?

Chandragupta battled to take over the Ganges valley.

How did Chandragupta's and Asoka's approaches to ruling differ?

Chandragupta relied on force, while Asoka ruled by example.

Asoka

Chandragupta's grandson, He became a Buddhist and ruled by moral example. He sent missionaries to spread Buddhism throughout Asia. To help his people, Asoka built hospitals and roads.

How did the economy of China change during the Zhou empire?

China's economy expanded as farmers using iron tools were able to grow more food

Which belief system emerged as a philosophy of social conduct rather than as a belief in one or more deities?

Confucianism

Which of these mathematical advances occurred under the Gupta's during the golden age in India?

Developed the Arabic numeral system and invented the concept of zero.

What was the central concern of families in the Mauyra and Gupta Empires?

Following caste traditions and duties

In what ways did the Han civil service system create a valuable legacy for future governments?

Government jobs were assigned according to merit measured by performance on exams, and It established a long-lasting civil service system founded on strong Confucian values.

How did Asoka foster peace during his reign? Select all that apply.

He built rest houses and set up hospitals, and He posted his laws in public on stone pillars.

. How did Chandragupta create the first Indian empire

He waged wars to conquer vast territories.

What geographic feature limited the northward expansion of the Maurya and Gupta empires?

Himalayas

Which geographic feature exposed the Maurya and Gupta Empires to invasion?

Hindu Kush passes

In what way did China's isolated geography contribute to its development as a country?

Isolation allowed China to develop on its own, without too much interference from foreign invasion

What best describes the significance of the great wall in the history of China?

It kept the civilized word of China separated from nomads north of the wall

Why was the Silk Road an important part of Chinese history?

It promoted the exchange of Western and Chinese goods and ideas.

How was Aryan society structured?

People were divided into social groups based on occupation.

Why was the joint family important to Indian society?

Members had specific duties that promoted the good of the whole rather than the individual

Which occurrence led to the spread of Buddhism beyond India?

Missionaries and traders spread Buddhism to other parts of Asia.

What evidence found by archaeologists suggests organized governments planned the Indus valley

Mohenjo Daro was constructed on a strict grid pattern, and Indus houses had highly developed plumbing systems.

In both the Shang and Zhou societies, how were different regions governed?

Noble landowners governed their own regions.

What two things characterized the Early Aryans as described in the vedas?

Nomads, whose herds of cattle provided clothes and food, And warriors, with bows and Arrows who drove chariots into battle.

How did geography affect where ancient people settled on the Indian subcontinent?

Settlements developed in river valleys that were fertile for farming.

How did China become a feudal state under the Zhou?

The Zhou awarded control over lands to their supporters

How did the Shang civilization in the Yellow River valley give rise to the Zhou dynasty?

The Zhou rebelled and then conquered the Shang kingdom.

How did causes of the Han decline exemplify the Chinese idea of the dynastic cycle?

The aging dynasty could no longer maintain roads and canals and Natural disasters indicated the dynasty had lost heaven's favor

Why did Daoist painters choose water to represent Daoist beliefs?

Water was a symbol of nature and the virtue of yielding

Why was the Han period considered a Golden Age of Chinese civilization?

because of advances in science, medicine, technology, and the arts

How did Shi Huangdi impose allegiance to a central government?

by replacing feudal states with military districts run by appointed officials

Which of these advances did Han scientists make?

created more accurate calendars and created a process for the manufacture of paper

What was one characteristic that contributed to the success of Chandragupta's Mauryan government?

the establishment of a bureaucracy to manage civil affairs

What do archaeologists identify as one possible reason for the decline of the Indus civilization?

too many trees were cut down, leaving the Indus with no fuel, and the Indus experienced a devastating drought.

Which characteristics describe the Gupta empire?

used the decimal system, fables and folk tales recorded in Sanskrit, prosperous farming and trade