Question 1

India's "golden age" is traditionally associated with the

Accepted Answer

A)  Maurya dynasty. 
B)  Gupta dynasty. 
C)  Tughluq dynasty. 
D)  Angkor dynasty. 
E)  Mughal dynasty. 
A)  Maurya dynasty. 
B)  Gupta dynasty. 
C)  Tughluq dynasty. 
D)  Angkor dynasty. 
E)  Mughal dynasty. B

Question 2

The Buddhist monasteries of the Kushan kingdom distinguished themselves by their commitment to asceticism and by providing monks with a refuge from the material cares of the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Some Hindus probably converted to Islam to avoid paying extra taxes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The exchange of technology and information between China and India was facilitated by Buddhist monks

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Gupta dynasty took place between 320-_____.

Accepted Answer

A)  360 
B)  420 
C)  550 
D)  600 
E)  700 
A)  360 
B)  420 
C)  550 
D)  600 
E)  700

Question 6

Overall, the Roman Empire exported to the Far East much more than it imported.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Funan 
B)  Vietnam 
C)  Angkor 
D)  Malay 
E)  Champa 
A)  Funan 
B)  Vietnam 
C)  Angkor 
D)  Malay 
E)  Champa

Question 8

One Muslim tradition adopted by upper-class Hindus was purdah, which requires that women are kept in seclusion from everyday society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Where is the pyramid temple at Borobudur located?

Accepted Answer

A)  Northern India 
B)  The island of Java 
C)  The Malay Peninsula 
D)  Modern-day Vietnam 
E)  Modern-day Korea 
A)  Northern India 
B)  The island of Java 
C)  The Malay Peninsula 
D)  Modern-day Vietnam 
E)  Modern-day Korea

Question 10

Which of the following statements is not true about ancient Indian music?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was derived from Vedic chants. 
B)  It had no spiritual connection at all. 
C)  It emphasized the performer's creativity. 
D)  Classical Indian music is based on a scale called a raga. 
E)  Music played a major role in religious observances. 
A)  It was derived from Vedic chants. 
B)  It had no spiritual connection at all. 
C)  It emphasized the performer's creativity. 
D)  Classical Indian music is based on a scale called a raga. 
E)  Music played a major role in religious observances.

Question 11

In medieval India

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Mamallapuram. 
B)  Elephanta. 
C)  Ellora. 
D)  Bhubaneswar. 
E)  Paliputra. 
A)  Mamallapuram. 
B)  Elephanta. 
C)  Ellora. 
D)  Bhubaneswar. 
E)  Paliputra.

Question 13

The Mongol khan from Samarkand who attacked the Islamic state of the Tughluq Dynasty was

Accepted Answer

A)  Tamerlane. 
B)  Genghis Khan. 
C)  Chalukya. 
D)  Malmug Khan. 
E)  Chandragupta XIV. 
A)  Tamerlane. 
B)  Genghis Khan. 
C)  Chalukya. 
D)  Malmug Khan. 
E)  Chandragupta XIV.

Question 14

Hinduism preceded the establishment of Brahmanism in India.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following was a factor that contributed to a significant transformation of Buddhism in India?

Accepted Answer

A)  the fast-paced transcribing written sources. 
B)  simpler concepts of heaven were replaced by abstract concepts of Nirvana . 
C)  Siddhartha became a figure of divinity. 
D)  a synthetic fusion with Jainism created its own cult. 
E)  fading of the Christianity idea of all four classes were equal. 
A)  the fast-paced transcribing written sources. 
B)  simpler concepts of heaven were replaced by abstract concepts of Nirvana . 
C)  Siddhartha became a figure of divinity. 
D)  a synthetic fusion with Jainism created its own cult. 
E)  fading of the Christianity idea of all four classes were equal.

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Indo-European 
B)  Dravidian 
C)  Turkic 
D)  Aryan 
E)  Sind 
A)  Indo-European 
B)  Dravidian 
C)  Turkic 
D)  Aryan 
E)  Sind

Question 17

The capital of the Gupta Dynasty under Chandragupta I was at

Accepted Answer

A)  Pataliputra. 
B)  Bactria. 
C)  Chang'an. 
D)  Bombay. 
E)  Delhi. 
A)  Pataliputra. 
B)  Bactria. 
C)  Chang'an. 
D)  Bombay. 
E)  Delhi.

Question 18

Mongol armies occupied Baghdad and destroyed the Abbasid caliphate in the 1300s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In their political institutions, the new states of Southeast Asia

Accepted Answer

A)  were predominantly replicas of the Chinese system. 
B)  assimilated Chinese and/or Indian practices into their own ways of doing things. 
C)  were totally original in the development of their governments. 
D)  lacked any semblance of formal government. 
E)  ultimately created an integrated and peaceful confederacy. 
A)  were predominantly replicas of the Chinese system. 
B)  assimilated Chinese and/or Indian practices into their own ways of doing things. 
C)  were totally original in the development of their governments. 
D)  lacked any semblance of formal government. 
E)  ultimately created an integrated and peaceful confederacy.

Question 20

The kingdom of ______ arose in the fertile valley of the lower Mekong River.

Accepted Answer

A)  Kushan 
B)  Mathura 
C)  Gupta 
D)  Funan 
E)  Pallavan 
A)  Kushan 
B)  Mathura 
C)  Gupta 
D)  Funan 
E)  Pallavan

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

India's "golden age" is traditionally associated with the

The Buddhist monasteries of the Kushan kingdom distinguished themselves by their commitment to asceticism and by providing monks with a refuge from the material cares of the world.

Some Hindus probably converted to Islam to avoid paying extra taxes.

The exchange of technology and information between China and India was facilitated by Buddhist monks

The Gupta dynasty took place between 320-_____.

Overall, the Roman Empire exported to the Far East much more than it imported.

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

One Muslim tradition adopted by upper-class Hindus was purdah, which requires that women are kept in seclusion from everyday society.

Where is the pyramid temple at Borobudur located?

Which of the following statements is not true about ancient Indian music?

In medieval India

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

The Mongol khan from Samarkand who attacked the Islamic state of the Tughluq Dynasty was

Hinduism preceded the establishment of Brahmanism in India.

Which of the following was a factor that contributed to a significant transformation of Buddhism in India?

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

The capital of the Gupta Dynasty under Chandragupta I was at

Mongol armies occupied Baghdad and destroyed the Abbasid caliphate in the 1300s.

In their political institutions, the new states of Southeast Asia

The kingdom of ______ arose in the fertile valley of the lower Mekong River.

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Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

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