Chapter 3 Review Sheet 1 Of 3

Question 1

In India, which aspect of society has been most heavily influenced by religious beliefs, tradition, and the division of labor?

Answer 1

The caste system

Question 2

In China, the development of ethnocentrism was most influenced by what?

Answer 2

It’s geographic location

Question 3

During the centuries of dynastic rule, the Chinese rejected other cultures as inferior to their own. This attitude is called what?

Answer 3

Ethnocentrism

Question 4

In addition to providing water for Indian agriculture, why is the Ganges River still important to India?

Answer 4

It is a sacred river for the Hindu population

Question 5

Which geographic factor has helped China remain isolated for many centuries?

Answer 5

Northern and western mountain ranges

Question 6

Which geographic factor was most important to the development of the early river valley civilizations?

Answer 6

Fertile soils

Question 7

What is the name of the mountain ranges that arc across the northern border of the Indian subcontinent? What do they do?

Answer 7

The Hindu Kush/the Himalayas

They allowed India to develop a distinct culture

Question 8

What are India’s three main zones?

Answer 8

1. Northern Plain: well- watered
2. Deccan Plateau: dry
3. The coastal Plains: on either side of the Deccan Plateau

Question 9

Why is this summer monsoon a defining feature of daily life in India?

Answer 9

It brings rains that water the crops

Question 10

What have archaeologists found at Harappa and Mohenjo-Dara that has taught them about the cities?

Answer 10

They had well – organized governments