Question 1

Identify the following terms.
-Mahayana

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The answer of Identify the following terms.
-Mahayana...

Question 2

The cotton plant apparently originated

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A) along the Malabar coast. 
B) in the Indus River valley. 
C) on the Deccan Plateau. 
D) along the Ganges River. 
E) on the island of Ceylon, or Sri Lanka. 
A) along the Malabar coast. 
B) in the Indus River valley. 
C) on the Deccan Plateau. 
D) along the Ganges River. 
E) on the island of Ceylon, or Sri Lanka.

Question 3

The group which dominated banking and the textile industry, and the group which dominated trade and manufacturing, respectively, were the

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

Question 4

In their political institutions, the new states of Southeast Asia

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A) were predominantly replicas of the Chinese system. 
B) assimilated Chinese and/or Indian practices into their own ways of doing things. 
C) were totally original in the development of their governments. 
D) lacked any semblance of formal government. 
E) ultimately created an integrated and peaceful confederacy. 
A) were predominantly replicas of the Chinese system. 
B) assimilated Chinese and/or Indian practices into their own ways of doing things. 
C) were totally original in the development of their governments. 
D) lacked any semblance of formal government. 
E) ultimately created an integrated and peaceful confederacy.

Question 5

Identify the following terms.
-Thai and Burmese

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Thai and Burmese refer to two distinct e

Question 6

Identify the following terms.
-Pataliputra

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Pataliputra, historically significant, w

Question 7

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

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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 8

Identify the following terms.
-the Irrawaddy, the Salween, the Chao Phraya, and the Mekong

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The terms you've provided are all names

Question 9

Identify the following terms.
-Nirvana

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Nirvana is a key concept in some Eastern

Question 10

Identify the following terms.
-Srivijaya and Majapahit

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Srivijaya and Majapahit were two promine

Question 11

Identify the following terms.
-Theravada

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Theravada, which means "The School of th

Question 12

Identify the following terms.
-Chandragupta I and Chandragupta 2

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Chandragupta I and Chandragupta II were

Question 13

Bodhisattvas, in Theravada Buddhist beliefs, were

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A) saintly individuals who had postponed their own enlightenment to found monasteries. 
B) Buddhists who had achieved enlightenment through strict practices of protocols and meditation. 
C) Hiniyanas who demonstrated that the wealthy were more in more favorable conditions to reach Nirvana. 
D) individuals who deferred their acceptance of Nirvana to teach others how to reach enlightenment. 
E) people who promoted the teaching of demons, as only Siddhartha was a bodhisattva. 
A) saintly individuals who had postponed their own enlightenment to found monasteries. 
B) Buddhists who had achieved enlightenment through strict practices of protocols and meditation. 
C) Hiniyanas who demonstrated that the wealthy were more in more favorable conditions to reach Nirvana. 
D) individuals who deferred their acceptance of Nirvana to teach others how to reach enlightenment. 
E) people who promoted the teaching of demons, as only Siddhartha was a bodhisattva.

Question 14

Identify the following terms.
-Kushan Kingdom

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The Kushan Kingdom, also known as the Ku

Question 15

Identify the following terms.
-purdah

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Purdah is a term that originates from th

Question 16

According to a visiting Chinese Buddhist monk, in India as late as the fifth century C.E., most commercial transactions were conducted by barter rather than coins or currency.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Identify the following terms.
-rock paintings at Sigiriya

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The rock paintings at Sigiriya, also kno

Question 18

This fifth-century Indian astronomer accurately calculated the value of pi, and calculated the length of the solar year to be slightly more than 365 days.

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A) Golagrama 
B) Utpala 
C) Aryabhata 
D) Kamalakara 
E) Vasistha 
A) Golagrama 
B) Utpala 
C) Aryabhata 
D) Kamalakara 
E) Vasistha

Question 19

Identify the following terms.
-Cosmic Dance of Shiva

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The Cosmic Dance of Shiva, also known as

Question 20

Because of impenetrable jungles and dangerous seas and oceans, travel between the islands and regions of Southeast Asia was extremely difficult.

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A) True 
 B)False

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

Identify the following terms. -Mahayana

The cotton plant apparently originated

The group which dominated banking and the textile industry, and the group which dominated trade and manufacturing, respectively, were the

In their political institutions, the new states of Southeast Asia

Identify the following terms. -Thai and Burmese

Identify the following terms. -Pataliputra

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

Identify the following terms. -the Irrawaddy, the Salween, the Chao Phraya, and the Mekong

Identify the following terms. -Nirvana

Identify the following terms. -Srivijaya and Majapahit

Identify the following terms. -Theravada

Identify the following terms. -Chandragupta I and Chandragupta 2

Bodhisattvas, in Theravada Buddhist beliefs, were

Identify the following terms. -Kushan Kingdom

Identify the following terms. -purdah

According to a visiting Chinese Buddhist monk, in India as late as the fifth century C.E., most commercial transactions were conducted by barter rather than coins or currency.

Identify the following terms. -rock paintings at Sigiriya

This fifth-century Indian astronomer accurately calculated the value of pi, and calculated the length of the solar year to be slightly more than 365 days.

Identify the following terms. -Cosmic Dance of Shiva

Because of impenetrable jungles and dangerous seas and oceans, travel between the islands and regions of Southeast Asia was extremely difficult.

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