World History Unit 3 Test

Question 1

Where is the Indus River Valley located?

Answer 1

The subcontinent of India

Question 2

What limited travel and trade?

Answer 2

The mountains to the north

Question 3

Did India develop alone?

Answer 3

Yes it did

Question 4

What are two rivers that exist in India?

Answer 4

The Indus and the Ganges and they are considered sacred

Question 5

What happened to these rivers a lot?

Answer 5

They flooded

Question 6

What is a monsoon?

Answer 6

A monsoon is a seasonal wind that is a defining feature of India life

Question 7

What was the earliest civilization the flourished in India? How long did it exist?

Answer 7

The Harappen Civilization -Existed for about 1,000 years

Question 8

What are some defining features of the Harappen Civilization?

Answer 8

Sophisticated city planning Grid system (like modern cities) Polytheistic: cow was sacred Plumbing and sewer system: very advanced

Question 9

What are some possible theories for the end of this civilization?

Answer 9

Too many TREES cut down Earthquakes or Volcano - disrupted river flow Peaceful - Invaders came in

Question 10

What was the civilization that formed by the Ganges River?

Answer 10

Aryan Civilization

Question 11

What is the caste system?

Answer 11

The caste system is a religious/ social system that existed during this civilization

Question 12

True/ False, When you are born, you are NOT born into your caste.

Answer 12

False

Question 13

What happened when this civilization expanded/ settled?

Answer 13

Trade (developed) Farming Technology Language Culture This all blended

Question 14

Who are the tribal hereditary chiefs called

Answer 14

Rajas

Question 15

What did this civ make most of their money on?

Answer 15

Trade

Question 16

Where did trade prove essential?

Answer 16

Hundreds of miles away in Mesopotamia

Question 17

Yes/ No, Is China extremely isolated?

Answer 17

Yes

Question 18

What was between China and other nations?

Answer 18

Long distances and physical boundaries -Gobi Desert to the North -Pacific Ocean to the East -Jungles to the Southeast -Himalaysis to the Southwest

Question 19

What did China believe?

Answer 19

That they were the only civilization

Question 20

What place did China also develop?

Answer 20

River Valleys

Question 21

What physical features did China form by?

Answer 21

-Huang-He (Yellow) river -Yangtze river

Question 22

Yes/ No, Flooding did not exist near Chinese territory.

Answer 22

No, flooding cause conditions

Question 23

What were the two Chinese dynasties?

Answer 23

-Shang and Zhou

Question 24

What did Shang gain control of?

Answer 24

-He gained control of the corner of northern China along the Huang-He river

Question 25

Who did Shang drive off during his reign?

Answer 25

-Nomads from the northern steppes and deserts

Question 26

Yes/ No, Shang held complex religious beliefs.

Answer 26

Yes

Question 27

True/ False, Developed written language was used by all Chinese people

Answer 27

True

Question 28

Yes/ No, Did Zhou overthrow Shang?

Answer 28

Yes

Question 29

What idea did Zhou promote?

Answer 29

-He promoted the Mandate of Heaven

Question 30

What kind of state did Zhou set up?

Answer 30

-He set up a feudal state

Question 31

What grew during Zhou’s reign?

Answer 31

-Economy -Commerce

Question 32

Yes/ No, The population did not grow during Zhou’s reign.

Answer 32

No, the population did grow

Question 33

Explain the Dynastic Cycle

Answer 33

Question 34

What did the Chinese become successful for?

Answer 34

Silk Thread (Valuable export)

Question 35

Where did the silk road travel to and from?

Question 36

What materials were the first books made of?

Answer 36

Wood and bamboo

Question 37

What did the Chineses study?

Answer 37

They studies astronomy

Question 38

What else did the Chinese invent?

Question 39

What material did the Chinese work with?

Question 40

Yes/ No, Kyle will do great on this quiz.

Answer 40

Yes