AP world week 2 Quiz

Quiz

Which group is at the bottom of the caste system?

Untouchables

Untouchables

They did the dirty jobs like clean streets, sewers, and handle the dead.

Which group is at the bottom of the caste system? They didn't belong to any caste.

Untouchables

Which group of people brought the caste system to India?

Aryans

How are you placed into the caste system?

Its by birth

What is the caste system?

A social structure in India

What language do the Aryans bring to India?

Sanskrit

What were the two branches of Buddhism called?

Theravada and Mahayana

Eightfold Path

A key idea of Buddhism whereby followers should live their lives according to these eight teachings.

Buddha

A Sanskrit word meaning "enlightened;" the name given to the man who founded Buddhism.

Buddhism began in....

500 B.C.

Four Noble Truths

The four basic principles of Buddhism

Who were the Aryans?

founders of modern Hinduism

The sacred text for Hinduism is

the Vedas and Upanishads

In Buddhism, the Four Noble Truths focus on

suffering

This religion was founded in the present day countries of Nepal and Northern India

Buddhism

What is nirvana?

Release from samsara

Diwali is holidays in which religion?

Hinduism

What does Nirvana mean with Buddhism?

Freedom from worldly desires

What country has the largest Buddhist population by percentage?

China

Sanskrit

the most important language of ancient India

Enlightened One

Buddha

Brahma or Brahman

A Hindu god considered the creator of the world.

Dharma

laws, duties and obligations of a person

Moksha

Ultimate goal of Hinduism

nirvana

a state of perfect wisdom/peace

Vedas

Ancient Sanskrit writings that are the earliest sacred texts of Hinduism.

Four Noble Truths

the four basic beliefs about suffering and desires

Middle Way

living life between two extremes

Enlightenment

Ultimate goal of a Buddhist

Karma

The belief that actions in this life, whether good or bad, will decide your place in the next life.

Eightfold Path

as taught by the Buddha, the path one must follow to achieve nirvana

Indus River Valley

India's first civilization

Siddhartha Gautama

Founder of Buddhism

India

where both Hinduism and Buddhism began

Samsara

the cycle of life, death and rebirth

The word means enlightened one:

Buddha

The is the belief that a person's soul is reborn into another life once they die:

Reincarnation

The sacred scripture of the Hindus is called the:

Vedas

This is the belief that a person's soul is affected in the next life by a person's actions in their current life:

Karma

In Hinduism, a person's soul stops reincarnating when they achieve what:

Moksha

The Four Noble Truths are:

Life is suffering, desire causes suffering, there is a way out, that way is the Eightfold Path.

Nirvana means

End of suffering

Hinduism is based on:

The Vedas

Siddhartha Gautama was born into...

A noble family

The universal spirit in Hinduism is:

Brahman

Brahmin (priests) were the

Top of the caste

How are you placed into the caste system?

Its by birth

What are the Dharma?

Spiritual laws

What was the exact day of the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius?

24th of August

Pax Romana was what?

200 year period of Roman Peace

What is another word for a representative democracy?

Republic

The Romans used a system of government in which they would vote for representatives to vote on laws and policies. This type of government is called:

representative democracy

What sea is Rome at the midpoint of?

Mediterranean

Where is Rome located?

Italy

The lower class of Romans, majority of the people, couldn't run for office most of the Republic

Plebeians

On which continent is Rome located?

Europe

He led a slave rebellion

Spartacus

What is republic?

government in which citizens can vote and elect officials

Hannibal is famous for marching into Italy with an army of \____.

Elephants

The democracy of Rome differed from Greece in that Rome —

Created a republic

What best describes a patrician?

A wealthy landowner who had most of the power.

Ordinary Romans, coming from the \______________ class, served together in groups called assemblies.

plebian

Who was the first emperor of Rome?

Augustus

Ancient Romans spoke \__________.

Latin

According to the legend, who founded the city of Rome?

Romulus and Remus

Which of these men would most likely be hired for the Han bureaucracy?

one who did well on an exam

How did the Han emperors gradually change the way China was ruled?

They moved from Legalism to Confucian ideals.

The first emperor of the Han Dynasty was

Liu Bang

Whose teachings were the foundation for government during the Han dynasty?

Confucius

Merchants were considered the \__________ class

lowest

Han Dynasty

imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy

4,000 miles

length of silk road

Bureaucracy

a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.

Civil Service Exam

a test given to qualify candidates for positions in the government

Camels

Pack animals that made long caravan trade possible

Confucius/Confucianism

Great Chinese philosopher. His teachings become the backbone of Chinese and many Asian cultures.

Liu Bang

the founder of the Han dynasty

400 years

How long did the Han dynasty last?

Silk Road

An ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean Sea extending some 6,440 km (4,000 mi) and linking China with the Roman Empire. Marco Polo followed the route on his journey to Cathay.

Which of these men would most likely be hired for the Han bureaucracy?

one who did well on an exam

Compared with the Qin dynasty, the Han dynasty

lasted much longer.

How did Han emperors rule their vast empire?

They used a large, complex bureaucracy to run the government.

Cuneiform is most closely associated with

Mesopotamia

Some of the 8 features of a civilization are...

Public Works, Cities & Job Specialization

The shift to agriculture form a hunting and gathering lifestyle led to

an increase in population

groups of people who have a complex and organized society within a culture

civilization

The area in the photo is called the

Fertile Crecent

Cuneiform is

a form of writing cut into damp clay tablets

An outpost built by a civilization to gather resources...

colony

The biggest contribution left by the Phoenicians was...

22 letter alphabet

A state system that rules over multiple cultures, language, and religions

empire

Mohenjo-Daro is a city in

the Indus Valley Civilization

Why did civilizations emerge?

Farming, as more food became available and people lived closer together

South Asia (India and Pakistan) is the home to which of the following river(s)?

Indus

People began to grow crops and domesticate animals during the

Neolithic Era

A result of the Neolithic Revolution was

River valley civilizations developed

Government, religion, social classes, cities.....are all considered:

Characteristics of Civilization

The way of life of a group of people is known as their

culture

The first civilizations developed near:

rivers