ALLIED HIS125 MODULE 2 CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING

Question Points

1. Brahmins are ________.

a. priests of the Aryans who supported the growth of royal power in return for religious confirmation, power, and status

b. Indian philosophers

c. Indian people of royal birth

d. chiefs of an Aryan tribe

Hint: pp. 67, 88, 112

SLO4:Discuss the foundation of Indian society to 300 C.E. and distinctive features of China’s classical culture in relation to different dynasties and leaders.

LO4D:Differentiate between India’s great religions of Jainism, Buddhism, and Hinduism and the Indian caste system

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2. Large, well-drilled infantry armies able to withstand and defeat chariot-led forces became potent military forces in:

a. the Warring States Period.

b. the Art of War Period.

c. the Technology War Period.

d. both the Warring States Period and the Art of War Period.

Hint:pp. 67, 88, 112

SLO4:Discuss the foundation of Indian society to 300 C.E. and distinctive features of China’s classical culture in relation to different dynasties and leaders.

LO4G:Identify the contributions of early Chinese civilizations in the spheres of philosophy, religion, politics, and science

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3. The caste system is ____________.

a. a division in Indian society by strictly defined hereditary groups and skin color

b. a division in Indian society by strictly defined hereditary groups

c. a division in Indian society between rich and poor

d. a division in Indian Society that came through marriage and social status

Hint: pp. 67, 88, 112

SLO4:Discuss the foundation of Indian society to 300 C.E. and distinctive features of China’s classical culture in relation to different dynasties and leaders.

LO4D:Differentiate between India’s great religions of Jainism, Buddhism, and Hinduism and the Indian caste system

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4. Filial piety can best be defined as:

a. reverent obedience of the people to their ruler.

b. reverent obedience of a husband to his wife.

c. reverent obedience of employees to their employer.

d. reverent obedience of children to their parents.

Hint: pp. 67, 88, 112

SLO4:Discuss the foundation of Indian society to 300 C.E. and distinctive features of China’s classical culture in relation to different dynasties and leaders.

LO4G:Identify the contributions of early Chinese civilizations in the spheres of philosophy, religion, politics, and science

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5. ________ were political theorists who emphasized the need for rigorous laws and laid the basis for China's later bureaucratic government.

a. Taiyi

b. Confucians

c. Legalists

d. The Mandates

Hint: pp. 67, 88, 112

SLO4:Discuss the foundation of Indian society to 300 C.E. and distinctive features of China’s classical culture in relation to different dynasties and leaders.

LO4G:Identify the contributions of early Chinese civilizations in the spheres of philosophy, religion, politics, and science

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6. Ren is:

a. the ultimate virtue of humanity.

b. a person of humanity cares about others and acts accordingly.

c. both the ultimate virtue of humanity and a person of humanity cares about others and acts accordingly.

d. a Zhonggong philosophy.

Hint: pp. 67, 88, 112

SLO4:Discuss the foundation of Indian society to 300 C.E. and distinctive features of China’s classical culture in relation to different dynasties and leaders.

LO4F:Describe the Zhou dynasty in China with reference to religion and major schools of philosophy

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7. Harrapan was _________.

a. the first Indian civilization, also known as the Shing valley

b. the first Indian civilization, also known as the Indus Valley

c. the first Indian civilization, also known as the Monsoon Valley

d. the term for seals and copper tablets

Hint: pp. 67, 88, 112

SLO4:Discuss the foundation of Indian society to 300 C.E. and distinctive features of China’s classical culture in relation to different dynasties and leaders.

LO4B:Describe the political and economic organization of India's early civilizations in the Indus River Valley

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8. Karma can be defined as:

a. the universe engaging in personal revenge.

b. the sum of good that determine the status of an individual's present life.

c. the sum of good and bad that determines the status of an individual's next life.

d. the sum of bad that determine your place of existence in the next life.

Hint: pp. 67, 88, 112

SLO4:Discuss the foundation of Indian society to 300 C.E. and distinctive features of China’s classical culture in relation to different dynasties and leaders.

LO4D:Differentiate between India’s great religions of Jainism, Buddhism, and Hinduism and the Indian caste system

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9. Alexander the Great entered Indus Valley in ____.

a. 326 B.C.E.

b. 420 B.C.E.

c. 300 B.C.E.

d. 249 B.C.E.

Hint: pp. 67, 88, 112

SLO4:Discuss the foundation of Indian society to 300 C.E. and distinctive features of China’s classical culture in relation to different dynasties and leaders.

LO4C:Classify the contributions of the Aryans during the Vedic Age

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10. Loess refers to:

a. soil deposited resulting from rain and used to harvest moist rice.

b. soil deposited by wind that is not fertile and hard to work with.

c. soil deposited in regions that are not fertile and hard to work with.

d. soil deposited by wind that is fertile and easy to work with.

Hint: pp. 67, 88, 112

SLO4:Discuss the foundation of Indian society to 300 C.E. and distinctive features of China’s classical culture in relation to different dynasties and leaders.

LO4G:Identify the contributions of early Chinese civilizations in the spheres of philosophy, religion, politics, and science

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11. Men who could serve in either military or civil capacities were known as ___________.

a. Shishi

b. Shi

c. Wei

d. Taiyi

Hint: pp. 67, 88, 112

SLO4:Discuss the foundation of Indian society to 300 C.E. and distinctive features of China’s classical culture in relation to different dynasties and leaders.

LO4G:Identify the contributions of early Chinese civilizations in the spheres of philosophy, religion, politics, and science

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12. Yin and Yang ______.

a. represent a philosophy of a theological concept of yin and yang

b. represent a philosophy of a cosmological concept of yin and yang

c. represent a legendary brother and sister

d. represent all that is creative and positive in the cosmic world

Hint: pp. 67, 88, 112

SLO4:Discuss the foundation of Indian society to 300 C.E. and distinctive features of China’s classical culture in relation to different dynasties and leaders.

LO4F:Describe the Zhou dynasty in China with reference to religion and major schools of philosophy

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13. Rigveda refers to a/an _________.

a. early collection of Indian dance and singing

b. supernatural power

c. Indo-European cultural migration in the Vedic Age

d. early collection of Indian hymns, ritual texts, and philosophical treatises

Hint: pp. 67, 88, 112

SLO4:Discuss the foundation of Indian society to 300 C.E. and distinctive features of China’s classical culture in relation to different dynasties and leaders.

LO4D:Differentiate between India’s great religions of Jainism, Buddhism, and Hinduism and the Indian caste system

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14. The Shudra stratum, which encompassed most of the conquered people of India, was/were:

a. the largest group also known as the Vaishya.

b. people speaking Dravidian languages.

c. the largest group of peasants and laborers.

d. the largest group of warriors.

Hint: pp. 67, 88, 112

SLO4:Discuss the foundation of Indian society to 300 C.E. and distinctive features of China’s classical culture in relation to different dynasties and leaders.

LO4D:Differentiate between India’s great religions of Jainism, Buddhism, and Hinduism and the Indian caste system

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15. A stylized animal face commonly seen in Chinese bronzes is called:

a. Sima Qian.

b. Jia Gu Wen.

c. Taotie.

d. Jiaguwen Heji.

Hint: pp. 67, 88, 112

SLO4:Discuss the foundation of Indian society to 300 C.E. and distinctive features of China’s classical culture in relation to different dynasties and leaders.

LO4G:Identify the contributions of early Chinese civilizations in the spheres of philosophy, religion, politics, and science

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16. Dao ________.

a. is struggle and unnatural natural order in life

b. refers to Hindu influence on Confucianism philosophy

c. literally means, the "Way

d. is "happiness" in Confucian philosophy

Hint: pp. 67, 88, 112

SLO4:Discuss the foundation of Indian society to 300 C.E. and distinctive features of China’s classical culture in relation to different dynasties and leaders.

LO4F:Describe the Zhou dynasty in China with reference to religion and major schools of philosophy

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17. One of the most important entities associated with the monk-philosopher Nagarjuna is ________.

a. peace

b. Vedas

c. fundamentalism

d. Mahayana

Hint: pp. 67, 88, 112

SLO4:Discuss the foundation of Indian society to 300 C.E. and distinctive features of China’s classical culture in relation to different dynasties and leaders.

LO4D:Differentiate between India’s great religions of Jainism, Buddhism, and Hinduism and the Indian caste system

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18. Nirvana is __________.

a. a state of blissful nothingness and freedom from reincarnation

b. a cycle of birth and death

c. a kind of blissful reincarnation

d. a code of conduct of conduct to enter blissfulness

Hint: pp. 67, 88, 112

SLO4:Discuss the foundation of Indian society to 300 C.E. and distinctive features of China’s classical culture in relation to different dynasties and leaders.

LO4D:Differentiate between India’s great religions of Jainism, Buddhism, and Hinduism and the Indian caste system

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19. The Code of Manu is:

a. the codification of early Indian law.

b. Chinese law and family records.

c. the basis of the caste system.

d. a form of Legalism in India.

Hint: pp. 67, 88, 112

SLO4:Discuss the foundation of Indian society to 300 C.E. and distinctive features of China’s classical culture in relation to different dynasties and leaders.

LO4D:Differentiate between India’s great religions of Jainism, Buddhism, and Hinduism and the Indian caste system

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20. The Sanskrit word for moral law central to Hindu and Buddhist teachings is ______.

a. Karma

b. Sutra

c. Dharma

d. Arjuna

Hint: pp. 67, 88, 112

SLO4:Discuss the foundation of Indian society to 300 C.E. and distinctive features of China’s classical culture in relation to different dynasties and leaders.

LO4B:Describe the political and economic organization of India's early civilizations in the Indus River Valley

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