Question 1

Islam was introduced to north-western India by ____ peoples.

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A)   Indo-European
B)   Dravidian
C)   Turkic
D)   Aryan
E)   SindF) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

The first major state in Southeast Asia was ____, with its access to copper, tin, and iron.

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A)   Funan
B)   Vietnam
C)   Angkor
D)   Malay
E)   ChampaF) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 3

Indian religious groups

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A)   were, aside from differences over one or two points, surprisingly alike.
B)   were strikingly different.
C)   were united in their support of a hierarchical social and religious structure.
D)   all possessed strong priestly groups.
E)   disagreed about the tradition of sati , which Hindus opposed and Muslims supported.F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance.. 
Mahmud of Ghazni

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Mahmud of Ghazni was a powerful ruler of...

Question 5

Under the Indian land-use system

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A)   most farmers gave their landlord their entire annual harvest.
B)   the landlord paid taxes to the local king in the form of manufactured goods.
C)   actual title to the farmland in the realm belonged to the king.
D)   most farmers owned about 35 acres per family.
E)   rajas worked the land themselves.F) B) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 6

In medieval India

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A)   trade was so small in scale that cities shrank and overall wealth declined.
B)   the Parsis dominated the Hindu priestly caste by the eighth century C.E..
C)   merchants were universally poor, a reflection of the areas hostility to merchants.
D)   cotton goods, spices and sandalwood were major exports.
E)   warfare disappeared.F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 7

Which statement about the religious underpinnings of the Indianized Southeast Asian states is TRUE ?

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A)   They had become mainly Daoist by 1000 C.E.
B)   They all exclusively adhered to Hindu values.
C)   Buddhism determined the path they followed.
D)   Although based on Hindu political thought, they afforded great privilege to Buddhists, who won over the masses.
E)   Their religious orientations were entirely free of any external influences.F) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 8

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance.. 
Kalidasa's The Cloud Messenger

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Kalidasa's The Cloud Messenger is a Sans...

Question 9

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance.. 
Aryabhata

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Aryabhata was an ancient Indian mathemat...

Question 10

How did local, Indian, and Chinese elements and influences interact to help shape the societies of early Southeast Asia? Were Southeast Asian cultures really unique, or were they largely based upon those of India and/or China?

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The societies of early Southeast Asia we...

Question 11

One of the earliest freestanding structures on the Indian subcontinent is the eighth-century shore temple at

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A)   Mamallapuram.
B)   Elephanta.
C)   Ellora.
D)   Bhubaneswar.
E)   Paliputra.F) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 12

In the divisions within Buddhism, those who followed the school of Theravada believed in

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A)   the importance of strict attention to personal behavior as a means to escape the wheel of life.
B)   a bodhisattva helping someone to achieve Nirvana .
C)   the divinity of Buddha.
D)   the possibility of only one reincarnation for each soul.
E)   the Twelve Fold Path.F) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance.. 
Borobudur Temple

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Borobudur Temple is a 9th-century Mahaya...

Question 14

What prevented the Delhi sultanate from attempting to extend the reach of its power?

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A)   Its army was smaller and weaker than needed for a major expansion
B)   It faced ongoing threats from Mongol armies on the northwestern frontier.
C)   It was a self-contained unit, not interested in expansion.
D)   It was focused on the problems created by a major drought.
E)   Its religious beliefs forbid such actions.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 15

Bodhisattvas were those individuals who failed to reach enlightenment and thus nirvana, and once again had to return to the cycle of reincarnation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance.. 
bodhisattva

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A bodhisattva is a term originating from...

Question 17

Scholars attribute all of these factors to the decline of Buddhism in India EXCEPT

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A)   Hinduism's increasing appeal.
B)   Buddhism's reinforcement of the Indian caste system.
C)   Hinduism's increasing religious ardor.
D)   Bhakti's growing appeal to the Indian masses.
E)   Buddhism's rejection of the caste system.F) A) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 18

The two major geographic components of Southeast Asia are

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A)   the Rann of Kutch and the Irian tidal zone.
B)   a mainland region from China to the Malay Peninsula and an archipelago that is part of present-day Indonesia and the Philippines.
C)   the Mekong Delta and the Cao Highlands.
D)   the Sargasso Hills and the Red River plain.
E)   the Tienenman Valley and the Angkor Strait communities.F) A) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 19

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance.. 
bhakti

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Bhakti is a term in Hinduism that refers...

Question 20

Discuss the lives of women in India and Southeast Asia. Where did women have the greatest opportunities? Where were conditions more difficult? How did class/caste play a role in women's experiences?

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The lives of women in India and Southeas...

Exam 9: The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

Which statement about the religious underpinnings of the Indianized Southeast Asian states is TRUE ?

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Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance.. Kalidasa's The Cloud Messenger

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Indian religious groups

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Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance.. Aryabhata

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Under the Indian land-use system

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In medieval India

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Islam was introduced to north-western India by ____ peoples.

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Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance.. Mahmud of Ghazni

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