Question 1

Which of the following was not a factor in the decline of Buddhism in India?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hinduism's increasing appeal 
B)  Buddhism's reinforcement of the Indian caste system 
C)  Hinduism's increasing religious ardor 
D)  the growing attractiveness of bhakti to the Indian masses 
E)  Buddhism's rejection of the caste system 
A)  Hinduism's increasing appeal 
B)  Buddhism's reinforcement of the Indian caste system 
C)  Hinduism's increasing religious ardor 
D)  the growing attractiveness of bhakti to the Indian masses 
E)  Buddhism's rejection of the caste system

Question 2

Under the medieval Indian land-use system

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 3

Identify the following terms.
-Mamallapuram

Accepted Answer

Mamallapuram, also known as Mahabalipura

Question 4

The group which dominated banking and the textile industry,and the group which dominated trade and manufacturing,respectively,were the

Accepted Answer

A)  Parsis and Jains. 
B)  Jains and Sikhs. 
C)  Muslims and Christians. 
D)  Kutch and Mahayana Buddhists. 
E)  Rajputs and Sunnites. 
A)  Parsis and Jains. 
B)  Jains and Sikhs. 
C)  Muslims and Christians. 
D)  Kutch and Mahayana Buddhists. 
E)  Rajputs and Sunnites.

Question 5

Identify the following terms.
-Mahayana

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify the following terms.
-Mahayana...

Question 6

Islam was spread through parts of India by the military advances of

Accepted Answer

A)  the Rajputs. 
B)  Mahmud of Ghazni. 
C)  the Nanaks. 
D)  Samudragupta. 
E)  Asoka. 
A)  the Rajputs. 
B)  Mahmud of Ghazni. 
C)  the Nanaks. 
D)  Samudragupta. 
E)  Asoka.

Question 7

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 8

Identify the following terms.
-Cosmic Dance of Shiva

Accepted Answer

The Cosmic Dance of Shiva, also known as

Question 9

Identify the following terms.
-Hinayana

Accepted Answer

Hinayana, which literally means "Lesser

Question 10

What was the significance,religious and otherwise,in the careers of the Chinese Buddhist monks Fa Xian and Xuan Zang?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What was the significance,religious and otherwise,in the...

Question 11

Many of the people found throughout the vast Southeast Asian region

Accepted Answer

A)  were the descendants of early Aryan and Mongol settlers. 
B)  entirely supported themselves through industrial endeavors. 
C)  depended on maritime trade for their livelihoods. 
D)  lived in large, integrated cities scattered throughout the entire area. 
E)  were directly ruled from either India or China. 
A)  were the descendants of early Aryan and Mongol settlers. 
B)  entirely supported themselves through industrial endeavors. 
C)  depended on maritime trade for their livelihoods. 
D)  lived in large, integrated cities scattered throughout the entire area. 
E)  were directly ruled from either India or China.

Question 12

What factors might explain the success of Hinduism,first in the challenge of Buddhism and second,in the later challenge of Islam?

Accepted Answer

There are several factors that might exp

Question 13

Identify the following terms.
-Srivijaya and Majapahit

Accepted Answer

Srivijaya and Majapahit were two promine

Question 14

The cotton plant apparently originated

Accepted Answer

A)  along the Malabar coast. 
B)  in the Indus River valley. 
C)  on the Deccan Plateau. 
D)  along the Ganges River. 
E)  on the island of Ceylon, or Sri Lanka. 
A)  along the Malabar coast. 
B)  in the Indus River valley. 
C)  on the Deccan Plateau. 
D)  along the Ganges River. 
E)  on the island of Ceylon, or Sri Lanka.

Question 15

Two major trading states on the Southeast Asian archipelago were

Accepted Answer

A)  Chosen and Payoni. 
B)  Srivijaya and Majapahit. 
C)  Cola and Hainan. 
D)  Colombo and Mombai. 
E)  Pyongyang and Bangkok. 
A)  Chosen and Payoni. 
B)  Srivijaya and Majapahit. 
C)  Cola and Hainan. 
D)  Colombo and Mombai. 
E)  Pyongyang and Bangkok.

Question 16

Identify the following terms.
-bhakti

Accepted Answer

Bhakti is a term that originates from th

Question 17

Identify the following terms.
-Chandragupta I and Chandragupta II

Accepted Answer

Chandragupta I and Chandragupta II were

Question 18

The two major geographic components of Southeast Asia are

Accepted Answer

A)  the Rann of Kutch and the Irian tidal zone. 
B)  an extensive archipelago (today's Indonesia and the Philippines) and a mainland zone from the Malay Peninsula north to China. 
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. 
A)  the Rann of Kutch and the Irian tidal zone. 
B)  an extensive archipelago (today's Indonesia and the Philippines) and a mainland zone from the Malay Peninsula north to China. 
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.

Question 19

The Southeast Asian mainland kingdom formed in the ninth century was

Accepted Answer

A)  Nubia. 
B)  Angkor. 
C)  Champa. 
D)  Malaya. 
E)  Sukhothai. 
A)  Nubia. 
B)  Angkor. 
C)  Champa. 
D)  Malaya. 
E)  Sukhothai.

Question 20

Discuss the reasons,religious and otherwise,which explain the decline of Buddhism in the land of its birth.

Accepted Answer

There are several reasons, both religiou

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

Which of the following was not a factor in the decline of Buddhism in India?

Under the medieval Indian land-use system

Identify the following terms. -Mamallapuram

The group which dominated banking and the textile industry,and the group which dominated trade and manufacturing,respectively,were the

Identify the following terms. -Mahayana

Islam was spread through parts of India by the military advances of

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

Identify the following terms. -Cosmic Dance of Shiva

Identify the following terms. -Hinayana

What was the significance,religious and otherwise,in the careers of the Chinese Buddhist monks Fa Xian and Xuan Zang?

Many of the people found throughout the vast Southeast Asian region

What factors might explain the success of Hinduism,first in the challenge of Buddhism and second,in the later challenge of Islam?

Identify the following terms. -Srivijaya and Majapahit

The cotton plant apparently originated

Two major trading states on the Southeast Asian archipelago were

Identify the following terms. -bhakti

Identify the following terms. -Chandragupta I and Chandragupta II

The two major geographic components of Southeast Asia are

The Southeast Asian mainland kingdom formed in the ninth century was

Discuss the reasons,religious and otherwise,which explain the decline of Buddhism in the land of its birth.

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