Ancient World History Chapters 2 & 3 Test Review--India and China

Test Date:  Friday, October 11

Format:

• 15 multiple choice questions, each worth 3 points each (45 points total)
• 2 response questions, you pick ONE, worth 55 points

You are responsible for knowing the following:

• Major geographical features of India and Asia—rivers, mountain ranges, oceans, deserts

India:

• Major characteristics of Harappan/Dravidian society, including
• Cities and their characteristics, social structures, technology, religion

• Major characteristics of Indo-European/Aryan society, including
• Lifestyle, social structure, technology, religion
• Consequences of interaction between the Aryans and the Dravidians, especially concerning the caste system and the concept of varna
• The Indian names of the different varna
• The origins and major principles of Hinduism
• The origins and major principles of Buddhism
• significance of Siddartha Gautama 
• Cultural achievements of early India

China:

• Chronology of the first four Chinese dynasties, beginning with the Xia
• Major similarities and differences between the 4 dynasties, including
• How they gained power
• The significance of the Mandate of Heaven (and how it worked)
• The territory they governed and their style of government
• Technological, artistic, and other cultural characteristics

• The significance of the Period of the Warring States

• The major principles of Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism including
• Who founded the philosophy
• Major books or sources associated with the philosophy
• Previously assigned primary documents