Question 1

A stupa is (Image, p. 103)

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A)  a royal Persian palace. 
B)  a follower of Zoroaster. 
C)  a Hindu offering ceremony. 
D)  a Buddhist relic mound. 
A)  a royal Persian palace. 
B)  a follower of Zoroaster. 
C)  a Hindu offering ceremony. 
D)  a Buddhist relic mound.

Question 2

The Zoroastrian religious tradition

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A)  spread abroad and took root in outside cultures. 
B)  never had great appeal outside its homeland. 
C)  rejected the Parsee community in western India. 
D)  None of these answers are correct. 
A)  spread abroad and took root in outside cultures. 
B)  never had great appeal outside its homeland. 
C)  rejected the Parsee community in western India. 
D)  None of these answers are correct.

Question 3

By the second century C.E. in the Indo-Iranian world, we see the

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A)  destruction of imperial governments and the decline into political chaos. 
B)  rise of royal governments with greater power and influence. 
C)  decline of Western influence on Eastern culture. 
D)  the end of economic and cultural exchanges. 
A)  destruction of imperial governments and the decline into political chaos. 
B)  rise of royal governments with greater power and influence. 
C)  decline of Western influence on Eastern culture. 
D)  the end of economic and cultural exchanges.

Question 4

Which of the following empire-location pairings is correct?

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A)  Achaeminid Empire - Iran 
B)  Mauryan Empire - the Mediterranean 
C)  Seleucid Empire - Ceylon 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  Achaeminid Empire - Iran 
B)  Mauryan Empire - the Mediterranean 
C)  Seleucid Empire - Ceylon 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 5

All of the following were part of the Mauryan legacy except

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A)  an imperial ideal. 
B)  grand cities built in stone. 
C)  a strengthened Buddhist movement. 
D)  cosmopolitan traditions of external relations and internal communication. 
A)  an imperial ideal. 
B)  grand cities built in stone. 
C)  a strengthened Buddhist movement. 
D)  cosmopolitan traditions of external relations and internal communication.

Question 6

The great Kushan ruler, Kanishka, was a promoter of

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A)  Hinduism. 
B)  Buddhism. 
C)  Jainism. 
D)  Taoism. 
A)  Hinduism. 
B)  Buddhism. 
C)  Jainism. 
D)  Taoism.

Question 7

What important roles in world history did the Parthian and Kushan peoples play, and how did these roles differ or resemble those of the Indo-Greeks who preceded them? 
Conceptual

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The Parthian and Kushan peoples played i

Question 8

Modern Iran has a dual cultural heritage based on

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A)  Judaic/Christian cultures. 
B)  Islamic/Zoroastrian cultures. 
C)  Hindu/Buddhist cultures. 
D)  Confucian/Taoist cultures. 
A)  Judaic/Christian cultures. 
B)  Islamic/Zoroastrian cultures. 
C)  Hindu/Buddhist cultures. 
D)  Confucian/Taoist cultures.

Question 9

Compare and contrast the evolution of Buddhism and Hinduism in the era after the Mauryans. What political, social, economic, and other conditions affected the development of these traditions? 
Conceptual

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After the decline of the Mauryan Empire,

Question 10

The new Hellenistic urban centers in Seleucid and Parthian times probably contributed to

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A)  a decrease in commitment to established cultural traditions. 
B)  the rise of mystic and savior cults. 
C)  less contact with the West. 
D)  None of these answers are correct. 
A)  a decrease in commitment to established cultural traditions. 
B)  the rise of mystic and savior cults. 
C)  less contact with the West. 
D)  None of these answers are correct.

Question 11

Describe the cross-cultural interactions that affected the development of Iran, India, and Inner Asia during the period following Alexander the Great's conquests. How did contact with other cultures change the various peoples of Inner Asia? 
Conceptual

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After Alexander the Great's conquests, t

Question 12

Compare and contrast the effect of Alexander the Great's conquests on the Achaemenid Empire, the development of the Seleucid Empire, and the development of the Mauryan Empire in India. 
Conceptual

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Alexander the Great's conquests had a si

Question 13

Hinduism can best be described as

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A)  polytheistic, with individual devotion to a particular god. 
B)  polytheistic, with simultaneous devotion to many gods. 
C)  monotheistic, with respect to the chosen deity. 
D)  monotheistic, with worship of two aspects of the Supreme Lord, Vishnu and Shiva. 
A)  polytheistic, with individual devotion to a particular god. 
B)  polytheistic, with simultaneous devotion to many gods. 
C)  monotheistic, with respect to the chosen deity. 
D)  monotheistic, with worship of two aspects of the Supreme Lord, Vishnu and Shiva.

Question 14

The third and greatest Mauryan emperor was

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A)  Bimbisara. 
B)  Ashoka. 
C)  Bindusara. 
D)  Chandragupta. 
A)  Bimbisara. 
B)  Ashoka. 
C)  Bindusara. 
D)  Chandragupta.

Exam 4: Iran, India, and Inner Asia to 200 C.E

A stupa is (Image, p. 103)

The Zoroastrian religious tradition

By the second century C.E. in the Indo-Iranian world, we see the

Which of the following empire-location pairings is correct?

All of the following were part of the Mauryan legacy except

The great Kushan ruler, Kanishka, was a promoter of

What important roles in world history did the Parthian and Kushan peoples play, and how did these roles differ or resemble those of the Indo-Greeks who preceded them? Conceptual

Modern Iran has a dual cultural heritage based on

Compare and contrast the evolution of Buddhism and Hinduism in the era after the Mauryans. What political, social, economic, and other conditions affected the development of these traditions? Conceptual

The new Hellenistic urban centers in Seleucid and Parthian times probably contributed to

Describe the cross-cultural interactions that affected the development of Iran, India, and Inner Asia during the period following Alexander the Great's conquests. How did contact with other cultures change the various peoples of Inner Asia? Conceptual

Compare and contrast the effect of Alexander the Great's conquests on the Achaemenid Empire, the development of the Seleucid Empire, and the development of the Mauryan Empire in India. Conceptual

Hinduism can best be described as

The third and greatest Mauryan emperor was

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