Classical India & China: Empires & the Silk Roads — Drills · Grade 6 Social Studies

Chapter: Classical Civilizations & Belief Systems

What these drills covers

By the end of Classical India & China: Empires & the Silk Roads you should be able to:

4 questions, written answer, each with a worked explanation.

Vocabulary used: Maurya Empire, Ashoka, Gupta Empire, Han Dynasty, Silk Roads.

Problem 1

Were Maurya and Gupta one uninterrupted dynasty?
Answer and explanation

No. They were distinct historical formations separated in time.

No. They were distinct historical formations separated in time.

Response criteria

  • Answer the actual question with accurate details.
  • Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
  • State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.

Problem 2

Can a royal declaration prove every subject’s agreement?
Answer and explanation

No. It documents a promoted policy or image and needs comparison with other evidence.

No. It documents a promoted policy or image and needs comparison with other evidence.

Response criteria

  • Answer the actual question with accurate details.
  • Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
  • State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.

Problem 3

Must one trader travel all the way from China to Rome for an object to move between them?
Answer and explanation

No. Exchanges through multiple traders can connect distant regions.

No. Exchanges through multiple traders can connect distant regions.

Response criteria

  • Answer the actual question with accurate details.
  • Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
  • State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.

Problem 4

Why qualify a golden-age label?
Answer and explanation

Its benefits and surviving records do not describe every group’s experience.

Its benefits and surviving records do not describe every group’s experience.

Response criteria

  • Answer the actual question with accurate details.
  • Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
  • State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.

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