Question 1

Buddhism was not always easy to introduce into some areas of Korea.By what process did the area of Silla adopt Buddhism?

Accepted Answer

A) Conquest by a rival Buddhist kingdom. 
B) Marriage to a Buddhist princess. 
C) Buddhist monks able to convert most of the royal families. 
D) By the immigration of Chinese fleeing the turmoil of the Tang era. 
E) Through a Buddhist miracle. 
A) Conquest by a rival Buddhist kingdom. 
B) Marriage to a Buddhist princess. 
C) Buddhist monks able to convert most of the royal families. 
D) By the immigration of Chinese fleeing the turmoil of the Tang era. 
E) Through a Buddhist miracle.

Question 2

What did the Sui and Tang dynasties add to the Qin and Han legacies?

Accepted Answer

A) Synthesis of Legalist and Confucian policies. 
B) Civil Service examinations. 
C) A new system of taxation. 
D) A complex law code. 
E) All of these choices. 
A) Synthesis of Legalist and Confucian policies. 
B) Civil Service examinations. 
C) A new system of taxation. 
D) A complex law code. 
E) All of these choices.

Question 3

Please define the following key terms.
- Tang Code

Accepted Answer

The Tang Code, also known as the Tang Pe

Question 4

Buddhist monasteries in India hired laborers because

Accepted Answer

A) monks believed that fieldwork was beneath them socially. 
B) to hire field hands was part of the eightfold path. 
C) monks were very busy copying Buddhist texts. 
D) fieldwork distracted the monks from missionary work. 
E) monks were forbidden from working in fields. 
A) monks believed that fieldwork was beneath them socially. 
B) to hire field hands was part of the eightfold path. 
C) monks were very busy copying Buddhist texts. 
D) fieldwork distracted the monks from missionary work. 
E) monks were forbidden from working in fields.

Question 5

After allying with the Tang,to defeat Koguryo and Paekche,Silla adopted many Chinese characteristics including

Accepted Answer

A) woodblock printing. 
B) Confucian examination system. 
C) equal field system. 
D) footbinding. 
E) Confucian class system. 
A) woodblock printing. 
B) Confucian examination system. 
C) equal field system. 
D) footbinding. 
E) Confucian class system.

Question 6

Please define the following key terms.
- Empress Wu

Accepted Answer

Empress Wu, also known as Wu Zetian (624

Question 7

Please define the following key terms.
- Srivijaya

Accepted Answer

The answer of Please define the following key terms.
- Srivijaya...

Question 8

Buddhist monks invented woodblock printing because they believed that copying prayers brought _______ to themselves and their families.

Accepted Answer

A) fame. 
B) good fortune. 
C) wealth. 
D) converts. 
E) merit. 
A) fame. 
B) good fortune. 
C) wealth. 
D) converts. 
E) merit.

Question 9

Which of the following was associated with Jayavarman II?

Accepted Answer

A) He ruled the Mekong Basin in Cambodia. 
B) Chieftains living in surrounding regions of the kingdom had smaller and inferior realm. 
C) He worshipped Shiva. 
D) Subjects acknowledged him as having special access to Shiva. 
E) All of these choices. 
A) He ruled the Mekong Basin in Cambodia. 
B) Chieftains living in surrounding regions of the kingdom had smaller and inferior realm. 
C) He worshipped Shiva. 
D) Subjects acknowledged him as having special access to Shiva. 
E) All of these choices.

Question 10

Taizong made Confucianism the basis of education and incorporated it into the government through

Accepted Answer

A) funding Confucian missionaries. 
B) requiring all taxpayers to be Confucian. 
C) the examination system. 
D) requiring all families to send the youngest son to Confucian school. 
E) paying non-Confucian officials one-half the salary of a Confucian official. 
A) funding Confucian missionaries. 
B) requiring all taxpayers to be Confucian. 
C) the examination system. 
D) requiring all families to send the youngest son to Confucian school. 
E) paying non-Confucian officials one-half the salary of a Confucian official.

Question 11

How did trade routes help to spread Buddhism?

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The answer of  How did trade routes help to spread...

Question 12

A bodhisattva is a Buddhist on the verge of enlightenment and chooses to stay in the world due to

Accepted Answer

A) guilt. 
B) anxiety. 
C) indecision. 
D) anger. 
E) compassion. 
A) guilt. 
B) anxiety. 
C) indecision. 
D) anger. 
E) compassion.

Question 13

Most of the Koreans who came to Japan in the fifth and sixth centuries came from

Accepted Answer

A) Silla. 
B) Paekche. 
C) Koguryo. 
D) Koryo. 
E) Kaya. 
A) Silla. 
B) Paekche. 
C) Koguryo. 
D) Koryo. 
E) Kaya.

Question 14

The interior kingdoms of Southeast Asia were based on tribal allegiances to

Accepted Answer

A) emperors. 
B) queens. 
C) kings. 
D) shamans. 
E) "men of prowess." 
A) emperors. 
B) queens. 
C) kings. 
D) shamans. 
E) "men of prowess."

Question 15

The Angkor Dynasty of Jayavarman II spoke what language?

Accepted Answer

A) Chinese. 
B) Sanskrit. 
C) Hindi. 
D) Angkor. 
E) Khmer. 
A) Chinese. 
B) Sanskrit. 
C) Hindi. 
D) Angkor. 
E) Khmer.

Question 16

Travel between China and India involved all of the following sites except

Accepted Answer

A) Isthmus of Kra. 
B) the Arabian Sea. 
C) Gulf of Thailand. 
D) Andaman Sea. 
E) Strait of Malacca. 
A) Isthmus of Kra. 
B) the Arabian Sea. 
C) Gulf of Thailand. 
D) Andaman Sea. 
E) Strait of Malacca.

Question 17

Please define the following key terms.
- Chakravartin

Accepted Answer

Chakravartin is a Sanskrit term that com

Question 18

Discuss the two types of Hindu worship that developed in India.

Accepted Answer

The answer of  Discuss the two types of Hindu worship...

Question 19

In Korea,the social term true-bone referred to

Accepted Answer

A) all those families and individuals not classified in one of the seven categories. 
B) anyone who did not own land. 
C) a foreigner or emigrant who had no Korean roots. 
D) a member of the Buddhist temple or monastery. 
E) the highest born aristocratic families. 
A) all those families and individuals not classified in one of the seven categories. 
B) anyone who did not own land. 
C) a foreigner or emigrant who had no Korean roots. 
D) a member of the Buddhist temple or monastery. 
E) the highest born aristocratic families.

Question 20

Please define the following key terms.
- Songsten Gampo

Accepted Answer

Songtsen Gampo, also spelled Songsten Ga

Exam 8: Hindu and Buddhist States and Societies in Asia, 100 - 1000

Buddhism was not always easy to introduce into some areas of Korea.By what process did the area of Silla adopt Buddhism?

What did the Sui and Tang dynasties add to the Qin and Han legacies?

Please define the following key terms. - Tang Code

Buddhist monasteries in India hired laborers because

After allying with the Tang,to defeat Koguryo and Paekche,Silla adopted many Chinese characteristics including

Please define the following key terms. - Empress Wu

Please define the following key terms. - Srivijaya

Buddhist monks invented woodblock printing because they believed that copying prayers brought _______ to themselves and their families.

Which of the following was associated with Jayavarman II?

Taizong made Confucianism the basis of education and incorporated it into the government through

How did trade routes help to spread Buddhism?

A bodhisattva is a Buddhist on the verge of enlightenment and chooses to stay in the world due to

Most of the Koreans who came to Japan in the fifth and sixth centuries came from

The interior kingdoms of Southeast Asia were based on tribal allegiances to

The Angkor Dynasty of Jayavarman II spoke what language?

Travel between China and India involved all of the following sites except

Please define the following key terms. - Chakravartin

Discuss the two types of Hindu worship that developed in India.

In Korea,the social term true-bone referred to

Please define the following key terms. - Songsten Gampo

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