Exam 7: India and Southeast Asia

Siddhartha Gautama articulated the "Four Noble Truths," which taught that life is suffering, that suffering is caused by desire, that the solution to suffering is curbing one's desires, and that:

Identify the following term(s). -Kama Sutra

Refer to Map (in the textbook) 7.1 and describe the importance of the geographical boundaries of the Mauryan, Kushan, and Gupta Empires. When did these empires begin and end? Why were there long periods of disunity? Does geography contribute to unity or disunity?

During the Gupta period, India developed an extensive land and sea trading network by exporting what products largely in exchange for Chinese silk and Indonesian spices?

The Gupta Empire collapsed in 550 C.E.

Refer to Map (in the textbook) 7.2 and trace the connection of powerful Southeast Asian civilizations with successful trade routes.

Identify the following term(s). -Theravada Buddhism

The underlying message of the cycle of reincarnation is that you are where you deserve to be, and the only way to improve your lot in the next cycle of existence is to:

Identify the following term(s). -varna

Identify the following term(s). -theater-state

One of the most common forms of worship in Hinduism is doing service to a deity by bathing, clothing, or feeding its statue is called:

The collection of Indian detailed prose descriptions of procedures for ritual and sacrifice is the:

Explain the geo-strategic importance of Southeast Asia in the first half of the first millennium.

Identify the following term(s). -Brahmin

The Gupta kings were patrons of which of the following:

Identify the following term(s). -Mahayana Buddhism

Indian ritual sacrifices were intended to

Identify the following term(s). -Jainism

At the end of the Vedic period, the authority of the Brahmins was challenged by individuals seeking new spiritual answers. What was the result of this challenge?

Identify the following term(s). -Vedas