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Chapter 3: India and China, 3000 B.C.– A.D. 500
      
  1.__________ civilization was centered around the cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro.  
  a.   Chinese  
  b.   Hindu  
  c.   Indus  
  d.   Confucian  
      
  2.The Aryan caste system included all of the following except __________  
  a.   Brahmans.  
  b.   Kshatriyas.  
  c.   Vaisyas.  
  d.   Guptas.  
      
  3.The early Hindu God was called __________  
  a.   Vishnu.  
  b.   Siva.  
  c.   Brahman.  
  d.   Siddhartha.  
      
  4.The teachings of Siddhartha Gautama are the basis of __________  
  a.   Legalism.  
  b.   Hinduism.  
  c.   Daoism.  
  d.   Buddhism.  
      
  5.According to Buddhism, wisdom leads to __________  
  a.   bodhi.  
  b.   nirvana.  
  c.   joy.  
  d.   peace.  
      
  6.The Mauryan Empire flourished under __________  
  a.   Alexander.  
  b.   the Kushans.  
  c.   Maurya.  
  d.   Asoka.  
      
  7.Traders on the Silk Road carried primarily __________  
  a.   only silk.  
  b.   only fabric.  
  c.   agricultural goods.  
  d.   luxury goods.  
      
  8.Samudragupta expanded the __________ empire.  
  a.   Mauryan  
  b.   Gupta  
  c.   Aryan  
  d.   Kushan  
      
  9.The __________ is considered the longest poem ever written.  
  a.   Bhagavad-Gita  
  b.   Ramayana  
  c.   Mahabharata  
  d.   Cloud Messenger  
      
  10.__________ hastened the collapse of most Chinese dynasties.  
  a.   The declining power of the central government  
  b.   Rebellions  
  c.   Invasions  
  d.   all of the above  
      
  11.Confucianism, Daoism, and __________ are three major Chinese schools of thought that emerged between 500 and 200 B.C.  
  a.   Buddhism  
  b.   Hinduism  
  c.   Legalism  
  d.   none of the above  
      
  12.__________ is considered the originator of Daoist thought.  
  a.   Siddhartha Gautama  
  b.   Dao  
  c.   Confucius  
  d.   Laozi  
      
  13.During the Qin and Han dynasties, the censorate __________  
  a.   kept watch over government officials.  
  b.   built roads.  
  c.   built the Great Wall of China.  
  d.   maintained the monetary system.  
      
  14.Under the Han, the Chinese invented __________  
  a.   irrigation.  
  b.   silk.  
  c.   paper.  
  d.   astronomy.  

 






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