Cultures of India, Persia, and China

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Cultures of India, Persia, and China

• SOL Quiz
• Version A

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• In India's caste system, the top position is held
  by the

1. shudras.
2. shoguns.
3. brahmans.
4. caliphs.

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• Which religion replaces the question mark?
• Buddhism
• Hinduism
• Shintoism
• Taoism

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A belief in reincarnation, karma, many forms of
one major deity, and a caste system are
characteristics of which of the following
religions?

1. Buddhism
2. Hinduism
3. Judaism
4. Zoroastrianism

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What major religion teaches both reincarnation
and the conformity to a caste system?

1. Hinduism
2. Taoism
3. Christianity
4. Buddhism

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• Belief in many forms of one major deity is
  characteristic of

1. Buddhism.
2. Taoism.
3. Shintoism.
4. Hinduism

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• The Aryans, a light-skinned people probably
  related to the Persians, crossed the mountain
  passes and invaded the plains, abruptly
  destroying the highly advanced culture they
  encountered there.
• This passage best describes the fate of

1. Ancient Egypt
2. Early Chinese settlements along the Huang He
   River.
3. The Hebrews after leaving Egypt.
4. Harappan (Indus River) civilization.

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The following is a sacred writing of Hinduism

• Ten Commandments
• Code of Hammurabi
• Upanishads
• Koran

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A characteristic of the Aryan society of India
was

1. a rigid caste system.
2. development of a sophisticated alphabet.
3. Buddhism as a religion.
4. tolerance of conquered peoples.

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• This statue represents Siddhartha Gautama the
  founder of
• Shintoism
• Buddhism
• Hinduism
• Confucianism

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Which best describes nirvana as a goal of
Buddhists?

1. the forgiveness of sins granted by Buddhist
   priests for performing religious rituals
2. the eternal bliss the soul experiences when it
   escapes from the cycle of death and rebirth
3. the respect received by peers for following the
   Eightfold Path
4. the peace of mind that one experiences after
   spending a year in a Buddhist monastery

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The founder of Buddhism was

• Liu Bang.
• Siddhartha Gautama.
• Shi Huangdi.
• Chandragupta Maurya.

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• Siddhartha Gautama explained his new faith as

1. a return to ceremonies and rituals that had been
   neglected.
2. a search for answers to lifes mysteries that he
   had not found in Hinduism.
3. rejection of the idea of a code of moral behavior
   aimed at harmony with nature.
4. the perfect mixing of Hinduism and Shintoism.

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Which best describes the origin of the religion
of Buddhism?

1. It was brought by the Aryans from Central Asia.
2. It was developed by Siddhartha Gautama as a
   reform of Hinduism.
3. It was based on traditional Dravidian beliefs.
4. It was the religion of the early civilizations of
   the Indus Valley.

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• Which of the following was associated with
  construction of the Great Wall?
• Asoka
• Confucius
• Qin Shi Huangdi
• Siddhartha Gautama

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Chinas leaders received the right to rule by

1. Mandate of Heaven.
2. an elder chieftain.
3. a high priest.
4. military leaders.

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• In China, to rule by the Mandate of Heaven meant

1. following the astrological signs.
2. ruling fairly so that heaven would grant
   prosperity.
3. strictly adhering to Buddhist religious
   principles.
4. balancing the forces of the heavens.

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• Which statement accurately compares the
  development of Buddhism with that of Hinduism?

1. Both began in India, and Hinduism has thrived
   there, while Buddhism has a larger following in
   other places.
2. Buddhism came to India from China, while Hinduism
   began in India and dispersed to China.
3. Hinduism began in China and was exported though
   Japan to India, while Buddhism emerged in India
   and spread throughout Asia.
4. Both began in India, and both are highly popular
   religions there today.

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• All of the following ideas are attributed to
  Confucius except

1. the best approach to social problems is inaction
   nature must take its course.
2. respect for the ancestors is a fundamental
   obligation.
3. happiness of the people is more important than
   the privileges of the rulers.
4. rulers must be fair and just if the country is to
   prosper.

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• The balance of the opposing forces of Yin and
  Yang (good and evil, light and dark) are central
  to

1. Hinduism.
2. Buddhism.
3. Confucianism.
4. Taoism.

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Which of the following civilizations contributed
a civil service system, paper, porcelain, and
silk?

• Indus
• Gupta
• China
• Egypt

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• The jagged line of the map to the right
  represents the

1. Great Wall of China.
2. route of Marco Polo.
3. Silk Road.
4. border of modern China.

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• Respect for elders
• Civil service examinations
• Ancestor worship

• The characteristics listed apply to which society?

1. Ancient India
2. The Muslim Empire
3. Ancient China
4. The Persian Empire

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The attitude of respect and devotion to one's
family observed in Chinese society, especially in
the Imperial era, is known as

1. animism
2. ethnocentrism
3. reincarnation
4. filial piety

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Zoroastrianism existed in which civilization?

• Phoenician
• Persian
• Egyptian
• Assyrian

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• This Persian Emperor built the Royal Road to
  facilitate rapid communication throughout his
  very large empire

1. Cyrus.
2. Cambyses.
3. Darius.
4. Xerxes.

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Which city did Cambyses add to the Persian
Empire?

1. Memphis
2. Odessus

• Nineveh
• Taxila

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• Which of these best replaces the question mark?
• Caste system
• Ancestor worship
• Code of politeness
• Imperial bureaucracy

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• Which civilization was not associated with a
  large and efficient civil service?

1. Periclean Athens
2. the Persian empire under Darius
3. the Han dynasty of China
4. the Roman empire