Test Bank For The Humanistic Tradition 7th Edition by Gloria K. Fiero

Test Bank For The Humanistic Tradition 7th Edition by Gloria K. Fiero

Chapter 03

India, China, and the Americas Multiple Choice Questions

1. In India, religion is grounded in ________, the belief in an all-pervading divine spirit.A. polytheismB. pantheismC. omnicseismD. animism

Learning Objective: Compare pantheism in early Hinduism and the beliefs of ancient Mesopotamia.Topic: Hindu pantheismTopic: Indus Valley civilizationTopic: Philosophy and Religion

2. The ancient history of the Americas is not as easily understood as that of India and China becauseA. we know of the peoples only from their artifacts.B. there were more varieties and numbers of cultures in the Americas.C. written records were not kept.D. All these answers are correct.

Learning Objective: Compare early Western civilization in Peru to Mesopotamia, Africa, India and China.Topic: Ancient PeruTopic: HistoryTopic: Olmecs

3. Ancient India developed the most rigid social hierarchical ordering system of its time, calledA. ostracism.B. caste.C. kowtowing.D. sari.

Learning Objective: Describe features of Hindu culture.Topic: HistoryTopic: Indus Valley civilization

4. The classic language of ancient India was which of the following?A. FarsiB. AryanC. SanskritD. Urdu

Learning Objective: Describe features of Hindu culture.Topic: HistoryTopic: Indus Valley civilizationTopic: Literature

5. The joining of Atman (self) and Brahman results in which of the following?A. yogaB. nirvanaC. dharmaD. karma

Learning Objective: Describe features of Hindu culture.Topic: Hindu pantheismTopic: Philosophy and Religion

6. The Law of ________ states that the collective spiritual energy gained from good deeds determines one’s physical state in the next life.A. YogaB. NirvanaC. DharmaD. Karma

Learning Objective: Describe features of Hindu culture.Topic: Hindu pantheismTopic: Philosophy and Religion

7. The earliest Neolithic Chinese peoples worked to produce which of the following?A.

canals

B.

silk

C.

giant ships

D. All these answers are correct.

Topic: History

8. The occupants of the “dragon throne” who represented China’s earliest kings were the ________ dynasty.A. ZhouB. ShangC. XiaD. Neolithic

Learning Objective: Explain the significance of destiny during the Shang dynasty.Topic: HistoryTopic: Philosophy and ReligionTopic: Shang dynasty

9.

The ________ dynasty were famous for its bureaucracies and intricate testing systems for bureaucrats.

A. ZhouB. ShangC. XiaD. Neolithic

Learning Objective: Recall how government officials were chosen in the Chinese dynasties.Topic: Eastern Zhou dynastyTopic: HistoryTopic: Western Zhou dynastyTopic: natural order

10.

The most powerful personified spirits in the ancient Chinese worldview were those of

A. great geographical features such as mountain ranges or rivers.B. departed ancestors.C. departed rulers.D. None of these answers is correct.

Topic: ConfuciusTopic: Philosophy and Religion

11. Shang diviners heated which of the following to produce cracks the priest might then read to forecast the future?A.

iron

B.

wet logs

C.

round stones

D.

inscribed bones

Learning Objective: Explain the significance of destiny during the Shang dynasty.Topic: Philosophy and ReligionTopic: Shang dynasty

12. China’s oldest known text isA. The Book of Changes.B. The Vedas.C. The Bhagavad-Gita.D. The Analects.

Learning Objective: Describe Daoism in Chinese culture.Topic: HistoryTopic: LiteratureTopic: Philosophy and Religion

13.

The first Americans came to the continent via

A. fleets of primitive boats from Pacific islands.B. ice bridges between Alaska and Siberia.C. ice bridges between Nova Scotia and Greenland.D. None of these answers is correct.

Topic: History

14. The most ancient American urban areas were located in which of the following modern countries?A. ChileB. MexicoC. BoliviaD. Peru

Learning Objective: Compare early Western civilization in Peru to Mesopotamia, Africa, India and China.Topic: Ancient PeruTopic: History

15. The “rubber people” of what is now Mexico were theA. Franciscans.B. Aztecs.C. Mayans.D. Olmecs.