Question 1

Who was the greatest of the Kushan rulers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rurika 
B)  Tiberius 
C)  Chandragupta 
D)  Kanishka 
E)  Fa Xian 
A)  Rurika 
B)  Tiberius 
C)  Chandragupta 
D)  Kanishka 
E)  Fa Xian

Question 2

What were some of the factors that led many in Southeast Asia to adopt Theravada Buddhism?

Accepted Answer

The adoption of Theravada Buddhism in So

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 4

Muslim women had more ____ than Hindu women and were legally permitted to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  rights; divorce 
B)  children; refuse sati 
C)  family responsibilities; refuse a dowry 
D)  religious freedom; remarry 
E)  dowry; keep their wages 
A)  rights; divorce 
B)  children; refuse sati 
C)  family responsibilities; refuse a dowry 
D)  religious freedom; remarry 
E)  dowry; keep their wages

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

The Kushan Kingdom was a powerful empire

Question 6

What may have contributed to the decline in medieval Indian manufacturing and commercial activity within India?

Accepted Answer

A)  The establishment of highly centralized ruling federations 
B)  The impact of the caste system, which restricted economic opportunities 
C)  Decreased tariffs between local jurisdictions 
D)  A decline in foreign trade with Japan 
E)  An exclusive preoccupation with religion and spiritual matters 
A)  The establishment of highly centralized ruling federations 
B)  The impact of the caste system, which restricted economic opportunities 
C)  Decreased tariffs between local jurisdictions 
D)  A decline in foreign trade with Japan 
E)  An exclusive preoccupation with religion and spiritual matters

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

Kutub Minar is a historical monument loc

Question 8

Why did Theravada Buddhism have such a strong appeal for the Burmese and others in the northern part of Southeast Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  It did not need a priest or ruler go-between to permit the believer to achieve Nirvana. 
B)  It rejected the unnecessary retention of native beliefs. 
C)  It posed no threat to the official religions of the state, as Buddhists also strongly supported the state cults. 
D)  It closely resembled Islam in belief and practices. 
E)  It was required by the Brahman priests. 
A)  It did not need a priest or ruler go-between to permit the believer to achieve Nirvana. 
B)  It rejected the unnecessary retention of native beliefs. 
C)  It posed no threat to the official religions of the state, as Buddhists also strongly supported the state cults. 
D)  It closely resembled Islam in belief and practices. 
E)  It was required by the Brahman priests.

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

Dandin is a term that refers to an influ

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

The Delhi Sultanate refers to a series o

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

Hinayana, also known as Theravada Buddhi

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

Borobudur Temple is a 9th-century Mahaya

Question 13

The Burmese originally came from ____, and the Thai came from ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Manchuria; Taiwan 
B)  Tibetan highlands; southwestern China 
C)  Sinkiang; Nepal 
D)  South India; Honshu 
E)  Sakhalin; Kwantung 
A)  Manchuria; Taiwan 
B)  Tibetan highlands; southwestern China 
C)  Sinkiang; Nepal 
D)  South India; Honshu 
E)  Sakhalin; Kwantung

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

Samarkand is a city in modern-day Uzbeki

Question 15

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 16

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

Accepted Answer

A bodhisattva is a term originating from

Question 17

Under the 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 18

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

Accepted Answer

Bactria was an ancient region located in

Question 19

The ____ dominated the banking and the textile industry in India, while the ____ dominated trade and manufacturing.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

The two major geographic components of Southeast Asia are

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

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

Who was the greatest of the Kushan rulers?

What were some of the factors that led many in Southeast Asia to adopt Theravada Buddhism?

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

Muslim women had more ____ than Hindu women and were legally permitted to ____.

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

What may have contributed to the decline in medieval Indian manufacturing and commercial activity within India?

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

Why did Theravada Buddhism have such a strong appeal for the Burmese and others in the northern part of Southeast Asia?

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

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

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

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

The Burmese originally came from ____, and the Thai came from ____.

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

In medieval India

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

Under the Indian land-use system

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

The ____ dominated the banking and the textile industry in India, while the ____ dominated trade and manufacturing.

The two major geographic components of Southeast Asia are

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