Question 1

Which of the following statements about the Muslims in north India is false?

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A) They destroyed countless Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain shrines. 
B) They built the Kutb Minar in Delhi in part with stones from demolished Hindu and Jain temples. 
C) They destroyed the Buddhist university at Nalanda. 
D) none of these choices 
E) all of these choices 
A) They destroyed countless Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain shrines. 
B) They built the Kutb Minar in Delhi in part with stones from demolished Hindu and Jain temples. 
C) They destroyed the Buddhist university at Nalanda. 
D) none of these choices 
E) all of these choices

Question 2

It is true of the Thai people of the twelfth century and later that

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A) their sacred language was Pali. 
B) their capital of Ayodhia was named after a Chinese warlord who conquered the region. 
C) they were exclusively Hindu. 
D) their art remained slavishly imitative of Khmer and Gupta models. 
E) all of these choices 
A) their sacred language was Pali. 
B) their capital of Ayodhia was named after a Chinese warlord who conquered the region. 
C) they were exclusively Hindu. 
D) their art remained slavishly imitative of Khmer and Gupta models. 
E) all of these choices

Question 3

Under the Guptas and Harsha,

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A) local administrators were practically independent of central control. 
B) lack of adequate sources of revenue compelled the kings to pay official salaries partly in land grants. 
C) the king's authority was limited to those areas under his direct control. 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices 
A) local administrators were practically independent of central control. 
B) lack of adequate sources of revenue compelled the kings to pay official salaries partly in land grants. 
C) the king's authority was limited to those areas under his direct control. 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices

Question 4

Identification
-Shiva

Accepted Answer

It seems like you're asking for informat

Question 5

The long period of disruption, wars, and invasions that accompanied the dissolution of the Han dynasty was similar to the troubles those that accompanied the end of the

Accepted Answer

A) united kingdom of Israel. 
B) Ptolemaic Empire. 
C) Roman Empire. 
D) Aztec Empire. 
E) none of these choices 
A) united kingdom of Israel. 
B) Ptolemaic Empire. 
C) Roman Empire. 
D) Aztec Empire. 
E) none of these choices

Question 6

Among the areas brought under Chinese control by T'ai Tsung was

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A) Mongolia. 
B) Tibet. 
C) Afghanistan. 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices 
A) Mongolia. 
B) Tibet. 
C) Afghanistan. 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices

Question 7

Identification
-Kamakura

Accepted Answer

The term "Kamakura" can refer to several

Question 8

The story of Kija in the Korean foundation myth in some ways parallels that of

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A) Aeneas in Roman myth. 
B) Herakles in Greek myth. 
C) Oedipus in Greek myth. 
D) Remus in Roman myth. 
E) Beowulf in Anglo-Saxon myth. 
A) Aeneas in Roman myth. 
B) Herakles in Greek myth. 
C) Oedipus in Greek myth. 
D) Remus in Roman myth. 
E) Beowulf in Anglo-Saxon myth.

Question 9

Identification
-Vietnam

Accepted Answer

Identification in Vietnam refers to the

Question 10

Which of the following statements about the Northern Sung period is false?

Accepted Answer

A) the population was over by 100 million by 1114. 
B) there was a growing urban middle class. 
C) the printing press made books more commonly available, spreading literacy. 
D) men of middle class or humbler origins were largely excluded from civil service. 
E) none of these choices 
A) the population was over by 100 million by 1114. 
B) there was a growing urban middle class. 
C) the printing press made books more commonly available, spreading literacy. 
D) men of middle class or humbler origins were largely excluded from civil service. 
E) none of these choices

Question 11

Identification
-Ainu

Accepted Answer

The Ainu are an indigenous people of Jap

Question 12

According to an inscription of the Gupta dynasty, good rulers should

Accepted Answer

A) allow democratic privileges to their subjects. 
B) be philosopher-kings. 
C) abolish all caste distinctions. 
D) keep the castes confined to their spheres of duty. 
E) none of these choices 
A) allow democratic privileges to their subjects. 
B) be philosopher-kings. 
C) abolish all caste distinctions. 
D) keep the castes confined to their spheres of duty. 
E) none of these choices

Question 13

What was life like in India during the reign of Harsha?

Accepted Answer

Life in India during the reign of Harsha

Question 14

Identification
-T'ai Tsung

Accepted Answer

T'ai Tsung is an alternative spelling fo

Question 15

The most influential religion in Vietnam under Chinese rule was

Accepted Answer

A) Confucianism. 
B) Taoism. 
C) Mahayana Buddhism. 
D) Theravada Buddhism. 
E) Hinduism 
A) Confucianism. 
B) Taoism. 
C) Mahayana Buddhism. 
D) Theravada Buddhism. 
E) Hinduism

Question 16

The greatest contribution of Gupta art is

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A) the depiction of the nude human figure. 
B) highly realistic portrait sculpture. 
C) the earliest use of the fresco painting technique. 
D) the classical representation of the divinities of India. 
E) none of these choices 
A) the depiction of the nude human figure. 
B) highly realistic portrait sculpture. 
C) the earliest use of the fresco painting technique. 
D) the classical representation of the divinities of India. 
E) none of these choices

Question 17

Identification
-Todai-ji

Accepted Answer

Todai-ji is a significant historical and

Question 18

Identification
-T'ien-t'ai sect

Accepted Answer

The T'ien-t'ai sect, also known as Tiant

Question 19

Identification
-Phnom-Penh

Accepted Answer

Phnom Penh is the capital and most popul

Question 20

What was the significance of Prince Shotoku's adoption of the Chinese calendar?

Accepted Answer

Prince Shotoku, also known as Prince Uma

Which of the following statements about the Muslims in north India is false?

It is true of the Thai people of the twelfth century and later that

Under the Guptas and Harsha,

Identification -Shiva

The long period of disruption, wars, and invasions that accompanied the dissolution of the Han dynasty was similar to the troubles those that accompanied the end of the

Among the areas brought under Chinese control by T'ai Tsung was

Identification -Kamakura

The story of Kija in the Korean foundation myth in some ways parallels that of

Identification -Vietnam

Which of the following statements about the Northern Sung period is false?

Identification -Ainu

According to an inscription of the Gupta dynasty, good rulers should

What was life like in India during the reign of Harsha?

Identification -T'ai Tsung

The most influential religion in Vietnam under Chinese rule was

The greatest contribution of Gupta art is

Identification -Todai-ji

Identification -T'ien-t'ai sect

Identification -Phnom-Penh

What was the significance of Prince Shotoku's adoption of the Chinese calendar?

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Which of the following statements about the Muslims in north India is false?

It is true of the Thai people of the twelfth century and later that

Under the Guptas and Harsha,

Identification -Shiva

The long period of disruption, wars, and invasions that accompanied the dissolution of the Han dynasty was similar to the troubles those that accompanied the end of the

Among the areas brought under Chinese control by T'ai Tsung was

Identification -Kamakura

The story of Kija in the Korean foundation myth in some ways parallels that of

Identification -Vietnam

Which of the following statements about the Northern Sung period is false?

Identification -Ainu

According to an inscription of the Gupta dynasty, good rulers should

What was life like in India during the reign of Harsha?

Identification -T'ai Tsung

The most influential religion in Vietnam under Chinese rule was

The greatest contribution of Gupta art is

Identification -Todai-ji

Identification -T'ien-t'ai sect

Identification -Phnom-Penh

What was the significance of Prince Shotoku's adoption of the Chinese calendar?

Early Civilization in West Africa, the Aegean, and the Western Hemisphere

The Early Civilizations of South and East Asia

The Flowering of Great Faiths and Philosophies

The Age of Great Empires

Disruption and Renewal in West Asia and Europe

Developing Civilizations

Three Continents: Conflict and Commerce

Emerging Global Interrelations

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