Question 1

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Punjab

Accepted Answer

Punjab is a geographical and cultural re

Question 2

The inhabitants of Harappan culture left no written record.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In comparison to Hinduism, Buddhism was much less egalitarian.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Under what conditions could a man legitimately take a second wife in ancient India?

Accepted Answer

A)  If his first wife had an extramarital affair 
B)  If his first wife was unable to have children 
C)  If his first wife had little or no dowry 
D)  If his first wife was unable to perform household chores 
E)  If his first wife refused to practice sati 
A)  If his first wife had an extramarital affair 
B)  If his first wife was unable to have children 
C)  If his first wife had little or no dowry 
D)  If his first wife was unable to perform household chores 
E)  If his first wife refused to practice sati

Question 5

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Hinduism

Accepted Answer

Hinduism is a major world religion that

Question 6

How important are early writing systems for our understanding of ancient India? Were there many written records left behind, and what has become of them? What is the value of writing to emerging civilizations?

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Early writing systems are incredibly imp

Question 7

How do researchers today explain the decline of Harappan civilization?

Accepted Answer

The decline of the Harappan civilization

Question 8

The third-ranked caste, usually viewed as the merchant caste, was the

Accepted Answer

A)  kshatriya. 
B)  pariah. 
C)  brahmins. 
D)  vaisya. 
E)  sudras. 
A)  kshatriya. 
B)  pariah. 
C)  brahmins. 
D)  vaisya. 
E)  sudras.

Question 9

In what ways did the events of Ashoka's reign mark the high point of Buddhism in India? Why?

Accepted Answer

The events of Ashoka's reign marked the

Question 10

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
karma

Accepted Answer

Karma is a concept found in several East

Question 11

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Brahmanism

Accepted Answer

Brahmanism is an ancient term associated

Question 12

The language of the Vedas was Prakrit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Chandragupta Maurya

Accepted Answer

Chandragupta Maurya was an ancient India

Question 14

After the fall of the Mauryan dynasty, the Indian subcontinent was immediately reunified under the Gupta dynasty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Ancient Indian scientific activities

Accepted Answer

A)  were based on ideas much like those of Arabia. 
B)  were notably lacking in astronomical interest. 
C)  included the development of the idea that the earth was a sphere. 
D)  were much more significant than Indian religious innovations. 
E)  caused the Indian scientists to be renowned for their world domination in alchemy. 
A)  were based on ideas much like those of Arabia. 
B)  were notably lacking in astronomical interest. 
C)  included the development of the idea that the earth was a sphere. 
D)  were much more significant than Indian religious innovations. 
E)  caused the Indian scientists to be renowned for their world domination in alchemy.

Question 16

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Harappan seals

Accepted Answer

Harappan seals are small rectangular obj

Question 17

People in India belonged to a class not as individuals but as members of a kinship group known as the

Accepted Answer

A)  jati. 
B)  varna. 
C)  guru. 
D)  sati. 
E)  boyar. 
A)  jati. 
B)  varna. 
C)  guru. 
D)  sati. 
E)  boyar.

Question 18

Asceticism was practiced in Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A key difference between Hinduism and Buddhism was that Buddhism

Accepted Answer

A)  claimed that each individual possessed a unique soul, capable of reincarnation. 
B)  believed in an unyielding caste structure. 
C)  was simpler and rejected the numerous Hindu gods. 
D)  required belief in a different, two-tier caste system. 
E)  originated in Mongolia, Siddhartha's birthplace. 
A)  claimed that each individual possessed a unique soul, capable of reincarnation. 
B)  believed in an unyielding caste structure. 
C)  was simpler and rejected the numerous Hindu gods. 
D)  required belief in a different, two-tier caste system. 
E)  originated in Mongolia, Siddhartha's birthplace.

Question 20

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Ganges and Indus rivers

Accepted Answer

The Ganges and Indus rivers are two majo

Exam 2: Ancient India

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Punjab

The inhabitants of Harappan culture left no written record.

In comparison to Hinduism, Buddhism was much less egalitarian.

Under what conditions could a man legitimately take a second wife in ancient India?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Hinduism

How important are early writing systems for our understanding of ancient India? Were there many written records left behind, and what has become of them? What is the value of writing to emerging civilizations?

How do researchers today explain the decline of Harappan civilization?

The third-ranked caste, usually viewed as the merchant caste, was the

In what ways did the events of Ashoka's reign mark the high point of Buddhism in India? Why?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). karma

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Brahmanism

The language of the Vedas was Prakrit.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Chandragupta Maurya

After the fall of the Mauryan dynasty, the Indian subcontinent was immediately reunified under the Gupta dynasty.

Ancient Indian scientific activities

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Harappan seals

People in India belonged to a class not as individuals but as members of a kinship group known as the

Asceticism was practiced in Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism.

A key difference between Hinduism and Buddhism was that Buddhism

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Ganges and Indus rivers

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