Question 1

Term for identification: Moksha

Accepted Answer

Moksha is a term originating from Indian

Question 2

According to the Buddha, what causes all suffering?

Accepted Answer

A) sin 
B) desires for power and happiness 
C) covetousness of one's neighbor's goods 
D) disobedience to Buddha's teachings 
E) unconcern for others 
A) sin 
B) desires for power and happiness 
C) covetousness of one's neighbor's goods 
D) disobedience to Buddha's teachings 
E) unconcern for others

Question 3

Describe the background, basic tenets, and development of early Buddhism highlighting its significance.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include Siddhart

Question 4

Which of the following describes Theravada Buddhism?

Accepted Answer

A) belief in many ways to salvation 
B) emphasis on monastic life for both women and men 
C) belief in many Buddhas 
D) found in Vietnam, China, Japan, and Korea 
E) belief in the universe working as a Great Wheel 
A) belief in many ways to salvation 
B) emphasis on monastic life for both women and men 
C) belief in many Buddhas 
D) found in Vietnam, China, Japan, and Korea 
E) belief in the universe working as a Great Wheel

Question 5

Which of the following religions of India emphasizes above all the sacred nature of all life?

Accepted Answer

A) Jainism 
B) Buddhism 
C) Hinduism 
D) Mithraism 
E) Zoroastrianism 
A) Jainism 
B) Buddhism 
C) Hinduism 
D) Mithraism 
E) Zoroastrianism

Question 6

What is the meaning of karma?

Accepted Answer

A) the soul 
B) release from earthly cycles 
C) spiritual bliss 
D) the tally of good and bad acts in a person's life 
E) the code of morals for one's caste 
A) the soul 
B) release from earthly cycles 
C) spiritual bliss 
D) the tally of good and bad acts in a person's life 
E) the code of morals for one's caste

Question 7

The major cities of the Indus Valley culture were ____________________ and ____________________.

Accepted Answer

Mohenjo-Da

Question 8

In Hinduism, which of the following deities was the preserver?

Accepted Answer

A) Brahman 
B) Shiva 
C) Maat 
D) Vishnu 
E) Buddha 
A) Brahman 
B) Shiva 
C) Maat 
D) Vishnu 
E) Buddha

Question 9

Which of the following enabled India's international trade?

Accepted Answer

A) the discovery of monsoonal wind patterns 
B) the location of the Indus River 
C) the role of Hinduism in Indian society 
D) the teachings of the Vedas 
E) the immense farming villages in the north 
A) the discovery of monsoonal wind patterns 
B) the location of the Indus River 
C) the role of Hinduism in Indian society 
D) the teachings of the Vedas 
E) the immense farming villages in the north

Question 10

Which words best describe the Indian caste system?

Accepted Answer

A) flexibility and progressiveness 
B) creativity and innovation 
C) socially immobile and highly stratified 
D) usually violent and lawless 
E) changeable and adaptable 
A) flexibility and progressiveness 
B) creativity and innovation 
C) socially immobile and highly stratified 
D) usually violent and lawless 
E) changeable and adaptable

Question 11

Which of the following was NOT a class in the caste system?

Accepted Answer

A) Brahmins 
B) Kshatrija 
C) Vishnu 
D) Vaishya 
E) Pariahs 
A) Brahmins 
B) Kshatrija 
C) Vishnu 
D) Vaishya 
E) Pariahs

Question 12

Trace the development of Hinduism in India elaborating on its concepts, application, and global significance.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discus

Question 13

Which of the following is true regarding the social stratification in India begun by the Aryans?

Accepted Answer

A) It was fluid. 
B) It did not allow social mobility. 
C) It was completely separate from any religion. 
D) It lasted only a brief time. 
E) It allowed pariahs to interact with other classes. 
A) It was fluid. 
B) It did not allow social mobility. 
C) It was completely separate from any religion. 
D) It lasted only a brief time. 
E) It allowed pariahs to interact with other classes.

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a facet of Hinduism?

Accepted Answer

A) It contains many local variations in both style and action of worship. 
B) It is a philosophical system. 
C) It has been the foundation of all of India's former political systems. 
D) It contains a set of doctrines to follow, to achieve eternal life. 
E) It is a reflection of the Aryans' patriarchal society. 
A) It contains many local variations in both style and action of worship. 
B) It is a philosophical system. 
C) It has been the foundation of all of India's former political systems. 
D) It contains a set of doctrines to follow, to achieve eternal life. 
E) It is a reflection of the Aryans' patriarchal society.

Question 15

What are some of the unique aspects of the Central Asian societies, and why was nomadism preferred over a more sedentary lifestyle and society?

Accepted Answer

Answers would include the vari

Question 16

Term for identification: Vedas

Accepted Answer

The term "Vedas" refers to the oldest sa

Exam 4: Central Asia and Indias Beginnings

Term for identification: Moksha

According to the Buddha, what causes all suffering?

Describe the background, basic tenets, and development of early Buddhism highlighting its significance.

Which of the following describes Theravada Buddhism?

Which of the following religions of India emphasizes above all the sacred nature of all life?

What is the meaning of karma?

The major cities of the Indus Valley culture were ____________________ and ____________________.

In Hinduism, which of the following deities was the preserver?

Which of the following enabled India's international trade?

Which words best describe the Indian caste system?

Which of the following was NOT a class in the caste system?

Trace the development of Hinduism in India elaborating on its concepts, application, and global significance.

Which of the following is true regarding the social stratification in India begun by the Aryans?

Which of the following is NOT a facet of Hinduism?

What are some of the unique aspects of the Central Asian societies, and why was nomadism preferred over a more sedentary lifestyle and society?

Term for identification: Vedas

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