Question 1

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

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The term "Chola" refers to the Chola dyn

Question 2

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance.. 
Kalidasa's The Cloud Messenger

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Kalidasa's The Cloud Messenger is a Sans

Question 3

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

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Pataliputra, historically significant as

Question 4

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

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Nirvana is a term originating from the a

Question 5

Using specific examples, discuss the impact of Islam on the art and architecture of India.

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Islam has had a significant impact on th

Question 6

Indian music

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A)  developed from Vedic hymns and chants. 
B)  had no spiritual connection at all. 
C)  de-emphasized the performer's creativity. 
D)  broke with the tradition of a scale called a raga. 
E)  required that performers follow strictly the way a song was intended to be played. 
A)  developed from Vedic hymns and chants. 
B)  had no spiritual connection at all. 
C)  de-emphasized the performer's creativity. 
D)  broke with the tradition of a scale called a raga. 
E)  required that performers follow strictly the way a song was intended to be played.

Question 7

The most famous example of the Buddhist architecture that employed a massive empty stupa with sculpted terraces is the temple on Java at

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A)  Kuala Lumpur. 
B)  Borobudur. 
C)  Mount Meru. 
D)  Rangoon. 
E)  Jakarta. 
A)  Kuala Lumpur. 
B)  Borobudur. 
C)  Mount Meru. 
D)  Rangoon. 
E)  Jakarta.

Question 8

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

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Kampongs, also spelled as "kampungs," ar

Question 9

Bodhisattvas were those individuals who failed to reach enlightenment and thus nirvana, and once again had to return to the cycle of reincarnation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Discuss the lives of women in India and Southeast Asia. Where did women have the greatest opportunities? Where were conditions more difficult? How did class/caste play a role in women's experiences?

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The lives of women in India and Southeas

Question 11

How did the beliefs of followers of the Theravada and Mahayana branches of Buddhism differ? How did their positions reflect differing ideas about the likelihood of their followers achieving nirvana ?

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The beliefs of followers of the Theravad

Question 12

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

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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.

Question 13

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

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Srivijaya was a powerful maritime and co

Question 14

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

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Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui, i

Question 15

Which statement best describes the Kushan kingdom?

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A)  It was an important intermediary in the Rome-China trade along the Silk Road. 
B)  It was a significant force in curtailing the spread of Buddhism. 
C)  It was primarily dependent on agriculture for its wealth. 
D)  It was hostile to any cooperation between merchants and Buddhist monasteries. 
E)  It was a successor state to Mongol rule in India. 
A)  It was an important intermediary in the Rome-China trade along the Silk Road. 
B)  It was a significant force in curtailing the spread of Buddhism. 
C)  It was primarily dependent on agriculture for its wealth. 
D)  It was hostile to any cooperation between merchants and Buddhist monasteries. 
E)  It was a successor state to Mongol rule in India.

Question 16

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance.. 
Dandin's The Ten Princes

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Dandin's The Ten Princes is a classical

Question 17

Indian religious groups

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A)  were, aside from differences over one or two points, surprisingly alike. 
B)  were strikingly different. 
C)  were united in their support of a hierarchical social and religious structure. 
D)  all possessed strong priestly groups. 
E)  disagreed about the tradition of sati , which Hindus opposed and Muslims supported. 
A)  were, aside from differences over one or two points, surprisingly alike. 
B)  were strikingly different. 
C)  were united in their support of a hierarchical social and religious structure. 
D)  all possessed strong priestly groups. 
E)  disagreed about the tradition of sati , which Hindus opposed and Muslims supported.

Question 18

In rural India,

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A)  most peasants worked large farms to which they held legal title. 
B)  northern farmers in northern India usually grew corn and yams. 
C)  southern farmers grew oats, barley and maize by the eighth century. 
D)  a great deal of cotton was grown; more, indeed than most anywhere else. 
E)  slaves performed most of the manual labor. 
A)  most peasants worked large farms to which they held legal title. 
B)  northern farmers in northern India usually grew corn and yams. 
C)  southern farmers grew oats, barley and maize by the eighth century. 
D)  a great deal of cotton was grown; more, indeed than most anywhere else. 
E)  slaves performed most of the manual labor.

Question 19

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance.. 
Mahmud of Ghazni

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Mahmud of Ghazni was a powerful ruler of

Question 20

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

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Sanskrit is an ancient Indo-Aryan langua

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

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

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance.. Kalidasa's The Cloud Messenger

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

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

Using specific examples, discuss the impact of Islam on the art and architecture of India.

Indian music

The most famous example of the Buddhist architecture that employed a massive empty stupa with sculpted terraces is the temple on Java at

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

Bodhisattvas were those individuals who failed to reach enlightenment and thus nirvana, and once again had to return to the cycle of reincarnation.

Discuss the lives of women in India and Southeast Asia. Where did women have the greatest opportunities? Where were conditions more difficult? How did class/caste play a role in women's experiences?

How did the beliefs of followers of the Theravada and Mahayana branches of Buddhism differ? How did their positions reflect differing ideas about the likelihood of their followers achieving nirvana ?

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

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

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

Which statement best describes the Kushan kingdom?

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance.. Dandin's The Ten Princes

Indian religious groups

In rural India,

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance.. Mahmud of Ghazni

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

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China in Antiquity

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New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

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Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

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