QoD Archive

Quiz of the Day

1.

WHI.4e  The concept that royal authority came from heaven with divine approval as long as it was just and effective was ___

A) Eightfold Path
B) Four Noble Truths
C) Mandate of Heaven
D) Ten Commandments

2.

WHI.4e Diya was working on a rap about China, and she found herself wondering who it was that commissioned the building of the Terracotta Army, as well as being credited with overseeing the completion of China's Great Wall. What historical figure should Diya research?

3.

WHI.4d  Following the Eightfold Path leads to:

A) heaven
B) paradise
C) serenity
D) nirvana

4. WHI.4a  Name two large early Indian cities located along the Indus River. Spelling Counts.

 

5. 

WHI.4e  This facilitated trade and travel between Europe and Asia

A) the Silk Road
B) the Royal Road
C) the Great Wall of China
D) the Muslim bazaars

 

6. Name the two holy books of Hinduism.

 

7.

WHI.3b  A government in which someone serves as the political leader and the religious leader is called a/an ___

A) theocracy
B) autocracy
C) democracy
D) oligarchy

8.

WHI.4b 2 pts for every fact you can name about Persia Go!

 

9.

WHI.3a Define reincarnation.

A) Type of cloth or woven fabric
B) The concept that when you die, you return to earth in a different form
C) A means of social stratification predominant in India
D)
The notion that what goes around, comes around

10.

WHI4a  Name four contributions of Classical China. 2 pts each, 10 pts for all 4

 

 

Bonus

 

WHI.4b On your paper, write down the following words with a dash next to them and a blank (i.e. tangerine - _________) // Priests, Warriors, Professionals, Peasants, Lowest of the low.

Then fill in the blanks with the correct names in India's caste system. 2 pts each. spelling counts