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World History
Chapters 3 & 4 Study Guide

1. Why did the ancient Chinese believe that China was the center of the Earth and the sole source of civilization?
2. Which philosophy did Shi Huangdi adopt in order to build a strong government?
3. What is the ultimate goal of existence according to Hinduism?
4. What is the Mandate of Heaven?
5. What Chinese school of thought sought to live in harmony with nature?
6. Who was the philosopher whose ideas helped shape Chinese civilization for 2,500 years?
7. Who was the emperor who founded the Han dynasty?
8. What is a large landmass that juts out from a continent?
9. What is filial piety?
10. What is the collection of poems and stories that tell us about Aryan life?
11. On whose teachings did Han rulers base their policies?
12. What was the highest class in Aryan society?
13. How do you overcome a desire for riches according to the Buddhism?
14. What school of thought in China believed that the only way to achieve order was to pass laws and enforce them with harsh punishments?
15. Describe the Chinese system of writing:
16. What is the name of the Hindu god known as the destroyer?
17. What is veneration?
18. Who was the emperor who united China and built the Great Wall?
19. China experienced a "golden age" under which dynasty?
20. What impact did Gupta mathematicians have on civilization?
21.   What was China's most valuable export?
22. What was the name of the trade route that linked China with the west?
23. What was the purpose of caste rules in Hindu society?
24. What is the present day capital of China?
25. How did ancient Chinese priests use oracle bones and turtle shells?
26. What are large dome-shaped shrines used to house sacred remains?
27. What is a monsoon?
28. What is the name of the ruler who established India's first great empire?
29. According to Confucius, a person's most important duty is what?
30. What is the name of the ancient written language of the Aryans?
31. What is the complete control of a product or business by one person or group?
32. What is the name of fine, windblown yellow soil?
33. Nonviolence is a belief of what Asian religion (s)?
34. How do we know that Indus Valley cities had a well-organized government?
35. What effect did wars and invasions have on the development of India's trade?
36. What is the name of a group of families who claim a common ancestor?
37. What is reincarnation?
38. Why did the Chinese build the Great Wall?
39. Who was the founder of Buddhism?
40. Why was the Huang He nicknamed the "river of sorrows?"
41. What is a patriarchal household?
42. What is a social group into which people are born & from which they cannot change?
43. Under whose rule did India experience its golden age?
44. Aryans divided people into classes based on what?
45. What is the name of the Mauryan emperor who paved the way for the spread of Buddhism throughout Asia?
46. What bodies of water influenced early Indian civilization?
47. Trying to turn ordinary metals into gold is called what?
48. What is The Annalects?
49. What is a joint family?
50. According to Hinduism, what are the religious & moral duties of an individual called?
51. What is the system of government in which local lords governed their own lands but owed military service and other forms of support to the ruler?
52. What is calligraphy?
53. What were the names of the twin capitals of the early Indus valley civilization?
54. What is the name of the lowest group in Indian society who performed jobs that were considered "impure?"
55. Which Chinese dynasty established a system of civil service exams to find the most qualified officials to run the governement?

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