Deck 13: Early Asian Civilizations

Question 1

Which was the largest of the Harappan cities built on artificial mounds?

A)Harappa
B)Mohenjodaro
C)Kiligangan
D)Dhoraji

Answer 1

Mohenjodaro

Question 2

All of the following is true of the city of Erlitou, the Chinese city occupied between 1900 and 1500 B.C., EXCEPT

A)it was the center of a strongly centralized kingdom.
B)there was a huge gap between rich and poor.
C)its inhabitants farmed and produced specialized crafts.
D)it boasted a rich store of timber and kaolin clay.

Answer 2

it boasted a rich store of timber and kaolin clay.

Question 3

Every early Chinese ruler stayed in power because of

A)a strong army.
B)great wealth.
C)royal kinship ties.
D)elaborate religious rituals.

Answer 3

a strong army.

Question 4

Iron technology was introduced in Southeast Asia

A)between 600 and 400 B.C.
B)between 1000 and 800 B.C.
C)in A.D. 1.
D)in 1 B.C.

Question 5

Most Funanese lived in

A)fertile floodplains where spring runoff deposited rich silts as natural fertilizer.
B)large lake cities fortified with earthworks and protected by moats swarming with crocodiles.
C)cities with rectangular foundations of stamped earth up to 36 meters long and 19.5 meters wide.
D)cities dominated by a high citadel in the west and protected by fortifications and floodworks.

Question 6

The Khmer's form of kingship produced

A)an austere civilization much like that of the Indus.
B)a deeply religious civilization that valued the spiritual above all else.
C)a society that exalted wealth, luxury, and divine monarchy.
D)a civilization that prized artisans and artists.

Question 7

Zhenla rulers used what to justify their kingship?

A)royal lineage
B)devotion to Shiva
C)mandala
D)military might

Question 8

Discuss the factors that may have led to the collapse of the Harappan civilization.

Question 9

Compare and contrast Indus civilization with Mesopotamia. In what way was the geographical distribution of these civilizations important?

Question 10

Discuss the findings at the burial mound of Emperor Shihuangdi. Why has the tomb been left intact? Do you agree with this decision-and why or why not?

Question 11

Discuss how the civilization of the lowland Indus valley developed as a result of a shift in the Sumerian long-distance trade patterns. What does this say about how interconnected early civilizations were by this time?

Question 12

We know so little about Indus leaders because

A)their artifacts have not yet been excavated.
B)their script has not been deciphered.
C)there are not remaining artifacts.
D)none of these.

Question 13

Angkor Thom was built by the ruler

A)Jayavarman II.
B)Shiva.
C)Suryavarman II.
D)Jayavarman VII.

Question 14

Which structure from early Asian civilization is the largest religious building in the world?

A)Angkor Wat
B)Angkor Thom
C)Ta Prohm
D)the citadel at Mohenjodaro

Question 15

Many of the Harappan seals depict cattle, which may be a symbol of

A)Shiva.
B)Indra.
C)Soma.
D)Devi.

Question 16

All of the following may have been contributing factors for the population movement from the cities of Harappa and Mohenjodaro into other areas EXCEPT

A)geological disturbances near the source of the Saraswati River that caused it to dry up.
B)chronic deforestation and resulting soil erosion that disrupted agriculture.
C)shifts in the pattern of Mesopotamian trade.
D)wide-spread rice cultivation in the Ganges Basin.

Question 17

Which was the dominant religion in the Ganges during the first millennium?

A)Buddhism
B)Hinduism
C)Brahmanism
D)Islam

Question 18

Who invaded the northwest in 516 B.C. and incorporated the Indus Valley into his existing empire?

A)Alexander the Great
B)Chandragupta Maurya
C)King Darius
D)Asoka

Question 19

Shortly after Alexander the Great's conquests in the Indus River region, which regime rose up to eventually extend from Nepal and the northwest into the Deccan during the mid-first millennium B.C.?

A)Mauryan Empire
B)Mohenjodaro
C)Harappan
D)none of these

Question 20

All of the following are legendary Chinese dynasties EXCEPT

A)Shang.
B)Zhou.
C)Huang.
D)Xia.

Question 21

Which of the following was the most important metal to the Shang?

A)gold
B)silver
C)bronze
D)platinum

Question 22

The Shang fell at the hands of the neighboring

A)Haung.
B)Xia.
C)Zhou.
D)Han.

Question 23

China was unified in 221 B.C. by the emperor

A)Zhang.
B)Shihuangdi.
C)Jayavarman.
D)Shiva.

Question 24

To help consolidate his kingdom, the Khmer monarch Jayavarman merged the cult of the ancestors with that of

A)Shiva.
B)Indra.
C)Soma.
D)Devi.

Question 25

Explain the importance of bronze working to the Shang people. Provide examples of some common bronze artifacts and explain the context in which they were discovered.