Ancient India + China
. Which two belief systems developed in ancient India?
a) Daoism and Confucianism
b) Judaism and Zoroastrianism
c) Hellenism and Jainism
d) Hinduism and Buddhism
d) Hinduism and Buddhism
Which idea is shared by Buddhism and Hinduism?
a) reincarnation
b) nirvana
c) Four Noble Truths
d) Eightfold Path
a) reincarnation
Which region included the city-states of Sumer and Babylon?
a) Canaan
b) Egypt
c) Greece
d) Mesopotamia
D) Mesopotamia
Which ancient emperor devoted himself to spreading Buddhism throughout his empire?
a) Ashoka
b) Samudragupta
c) Siddhartha Gautama
d) Chandragupta Maurya
a) Ashoka
Explain what varnas mean and how many varnas were there? elaborate about varnas
varna means classes and there were four varnas
People were born
into a certain varna, and this determined
the kind of education, work, and life they
had.
What type of writing was developed in Sumer?
a) hieroglyphics
b) cuneiform
c) Linear A
d) Phoenician alphabet
D
What is a core idea of Confucianism?
a) harmony with nature
b) sympathy for others
c) obedience to the gods
d) pursuit of nirvana
b) sympathy with others
The four varnas were divided into groups called
jatis
What title was used by the rulers of ancient Egypt?
a) judge
b) ephor
c) pharaoh
d) ostrakon
C
Which Chinese empire was guided by the philosophy of Legalism?
a) the Shang
b) the Zhou
c) the Han
d) the Qin
d) The Qin
Zhou kings prompted the idea of -------------------
the idea of divine right, or that a king’s right to rule comes from the supreme power of the universe.
What is ma’at?
a) a state in which the human soul has attained perfect peace
b) a principle of order and harmony that shaped ancient Egyptian beliefs
c) the belief that a ruler is supported by the gods only if the ruler follows the gods’ wishes
d) the belief that one’s soul will be reborn over and over until it reaches a state of enlightenment
B
Where were the philosophies of Confucianism and Daoism developed?
a) India
b) Korea
c) China
d) Japan
c) China
Which geographical phenomenon was important to the development of many early civilizations?
a) floods
b) cataracts
c) monsoons
d) mountains
a) Floods
Judaism evolved from the beliefs and practices of which ancient people?
a) the Israelites
b) the Phoenicians
c) the Babylonians
d) the Egyptian
A