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Marist Brothers
Notre Dame of Dadiangas University
Marist Avenue, General Santos City

MIDTERM EXAMINATION

Anthro 31. Asian Civilization

Mr. Fernando B. Mapalo Jr.

I. Identification (Identify the terms or concepts. No misspellings allowed.) 15 points

1. The earliest form of writing in Sumeria.

2. Considered as the first charter and forerunner of human rights.
3. An important route between the Roman empire and China used in the trade of silk,
spices, porcelain, etc.
4. The greatest ruler of the Mauryan empire.
5. The administrative units of the Achaemenid empire.
6. The transition from continual or seasonal change of abode to life in one place over a
period of several years or even permanently.
7. The best know site of the Indus Valley Civilization found is found in Sindh, Pakistan.
8. The empire that is considered as the golden age of Hindu culture.
9. The greatest emperor of the Achaemenid empire.
10. The writing system used during the Mauryan empire.
11. An ancient cradle of civilization, the name which means the “land between the
rivers”.
12. Societies with reliance on sedentary agriculture, ability to produce food surpluses,
existence of non-farming elites, alongside manufacturing and merchant groups.
13. Means of subsistence of human societies before the mastery of sedentary
agriculture.
14. The practice of divination of the future by observation of the cracking of a mammal's
scapula that has been heated by a fire or hot instrument.
15. A type of Buddhism with the objective of salvation of all humanity through self-
sacrifice of those enlightened few.

II. Enumeration (Enumerate the following terms, concepts.) 15 points.

1 -5 Enumerate countries found in Asia, one (1) country in every sub-region:

East Asia, South Asia, South East Asia, West Asia, Central Asia
6–8 What were the important bodies of water for the ancient river civilizations?
9 – 12 Enumerate at least three (3) characteristics of a civilization.
13 – 15 The Three (3) Kingdom periods of China.

III. Essay (Answer very briefly, maximum of 10 sentences in each question). 20 points.

1. How does a dynasty manage to expand an empire into a universal one?

2. What is the relevance of the cylinder of Cyrus the Great in modern day
civilizations?