A) Pacific Ocean and Anatolia B) Huang Sea and Jiang Sea C) Huang He and Yellow Sea D) Huang He and Chang Jiang
A) Respect for one's parents; the elder men controlled the family's property; women were treated as inferiors. B) Respect for the emperor, Respect for the men, Respect for money C) Women were treated as inferiors unless they married well, gave birth to sons, all the men in their family died. D) Respect for one's parents; the elder men controlled the money, women could control their lives.
A) The mandate of heaven explained why the dynastic cycle happened. B) Because a just ruler had divine approval. C) Old dynasty is seen as having lost Mandate of Heaven; rebellion is justified. D) New dynasty gains power, restores peace and order, and claims to have Mandate of Heaven.
A) Chinese rulers were warrior kings and Egyptian rulers were considered gods. B) Egyptians used pyramids and the Chinese temples. C) Egyptians had mummification process and the Chinese believed in after life spirits.
A) The number of literate and educated Chinese people that it produced. B) The number of written characters to be memorized. C) People in all parts of China could learn the same system of writing, even if their spoken languages were different. D) Each character stands for one syllable or unit of language.
A) yellow river B) Chinese river C) flowing river
A) Because it deposits huge amounts of yellowish silt when it overflows its banks. B) Because the sun makes it look yellow. C) Because there is yellow sand at the bottom.
A) loess B) silt C) dirt D) sand
A) Because it destroyed crops. B) Because it could devour whole villages. C) Because it made the Chinese sad.
A) TRUE B) FALSE
A) a Homo erectus skeleton found near Beijing. B) a Homo habilis skeleton found near Beijing. C) China's first emperor. D) a Homo erectus found near Peking.
A) Anyang Dynasty B) Shang Dynasty C) Xia Dynasty D) Zhou Dynasty
A) The supreme god the Shang people worshiped. B) One of China's emperors. C) The supreme ruler
A) To ask for permission. B) To consult the gods and get answers to solve issues. C) To see the future.
A) Buddhists B) Jews C) Chinese D) Hindi E) Indo-Europeans
A) Caucasus Mountains B) Cliffs of Russia C) Mountain Range D) Steppes
A) Mountains located in China. B) Mountains located near the Huang He. C) Mountains located between the Black and Caspian seas.
A) Steppes B) Shangs C) Hittites
A) Hittites B) Aryans C) Huang He D) Anatolia
A) Hittites B) Shangs C) Anatolia D) Aryans
A) Brahmin B) Mahabharata C) Vedas D) Torah
A) Cats, dogs, and sheep. B) Goats, cattle, and sheep. C) Goats and Dogs
A) Science and Art. B) Art and Innovation. C) Technology of war. D) War and Art.
A) Guns B) Knives C) Chariot D) Spears
A) Untouchables B) Slaves C) Artisans D) Peasants
A) Buddhism B) Christianism C) Judaism D) Hinduism
A) Nirvada B) Brahman C) Dharma D) Karma E) Moksha
A) afterlife B) moksha C) reincarnation D) holy ghost
A) dharma B) nirvana C) karma D) moksha
A) Brahma, Moksha and Shiva B) Dharma, Nirvana and Karma C) Vishnu, Dharma, and Shiva D) Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva
A) Buddhism B) Hinduism C) Judaism D) Jainism
A) Jainism B) Judaism C) Hinduism D) Buddhism
A) truth B) power C) knowledge D) wisdom
A) The knowledgeable one B) The powerful one. C) The enlightened one.
A) Four Noble Truths B) Four Horsemen of the Appocalyps C) Four Life Truths D) Four Commandments
A) End suffering by ending all desires. B) Overcome desires and attain enlightenment. C) Desire for pleasures in the world is the cause for all suffering. D) Life is filled with suffering and sorrow.
A) Desire for pleasures in the world is the cause for all suffering. B) Overcome desires and attain enlightenment. C) Life is filled with suffering and sorrow. D) End suffering by ending all desires.
A) Overcome desires and attain enlightenment. B) Life is filled with suffering and sorrow. C) Desire for pleasures in the world is the cause for all suffering. D) End suffering by ending all desires.
A) End suffering by ending all desires. B) Overcome desires and attain enlightenment. C) Life is filled with suffering and sorrow. D) Desire for pleasures in the world is the cause for all suffering.
A) Ladder B) Staricase C) Steppes D) Escalator
A) Moksha B) Nirvana C) Karma D) Dharma
A) TRUE B) FALSE
A) Sangha B) Dharma C) Nalanda D) Moksha
A) Nalanda B) Dharma C) Sangha D) Moksha
A) Egypt B) Palestine C) Canaan D) Babylonia
A) Abraham B) Yahweh C) Moses
A) Fertile land. B) Jewish land. C) Promised land.
A) David B) Exodus C) Abraham D) Moses
A) Deuteronomy B) Genesis C) Exodus
A) Mt. Everest B) Mt. Sinai C) Mt. Caucasus D) Red Sea
A) Martial Laws B) Sacred writings C) Torah D) Ten commandments
A) Ten commandments B) Old Testament C) Torah
A) Abraham, Moses, Jesus B) Balthazar, Gaspar, and Melchior C) Saul, David, and Solomon
A) Cancer B) Droughts C) Death of the First Born D) Famine
A) Israel in the North and Judah in the South B) Judah in the North and Israel In the South C) Canaan in the North and Palestine in the South |