Question 1

Identify the following terms.
-Kshatriya

Accepted Answer

Kshatriya is a term used to describe a m

Question 2

Identify the following terms.
-Law of Manu

Accepted Answer

The Law of Manu, also known as the Manus

Question 3

The Arthasastra,associated with the Mauryan court official Kautilya,has been compared to Machiavelli's The Prince.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Identify the following terms.
-untouchables/pariahs

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The terms "untouchables" and "pariahs" r

Question 5

The term that refers to the system of large,joint families in India is

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A)  jati. 
B)  varna. 
C)  guru. 
D)  sati. 
E)  boyar. 
A)  jati. 
B)  varna. 
C)  guru. 
D)  sati. 
E)  boyar.

Question 6

Identify the following terms.
-asceticism

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Asceticism is a lifestyle characterized

Question 7

The Indian term dharma referred to laws setting behavioral standards for which groups in Indian society?

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A)  bodhis and kshatriyas. 
B)  rajas and maharajas. 
C)  the Dao. 
D)  the untouchables. 
E)  all inhabitants of India, of all classes. 
A)  bodhis and kshatriyas. 
B)  rajas and maharajas. 
C)  the Dao. 
D)  the untouchables. 
E)  all inhabitants of India, of all classes.

Question 8

Identify the following terms.
-Vedas

Accepted Answer

The Vedas are a large body of religious

Question 9

Identify the following terms.
-Siddhartha Gautama

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Siddhartha Gautama, also known as the Bu

Question 10

Identify the following terms.
-Varuna

Accepted Answer

Varuna is a term with multiple meanings,

Question 11

Identify the following terms.
-Atman

Accepted Answer

Atman is a term used in Hindu philosophy

Question 12

A famous grammar was written by the Indian scholar

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A)  Panini. 
B)  Ashoka. 
C)  Gandhi. 
D)  Jawaharlal. 
E)  Arjuna. 
A)  Panini. 
B)  Ashoka. 
C)  Gandhi. 
D)  Jawaharlal. 
E)  Arjuna.

Question 13

What opinions have been presented concerning the origins of the Aryans? Why is a proper understanding of the origin of the Aryans so crucial for the historian of India?

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The origins of the Aryans have been a to

Question 14

Identify the following terms.
-Brahmins

Accepted Answer

Brahmins are a varna (class) in Hinduism

Question 15

What army of occupation was driven from India by Chandragupta Maurya?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Akkadian army. 
B)  the army of Ramses IV. 
C)  the forces of the Assyrian king. 
D)  the Greek administrators who had remained after Alexander the Great. 
E)  the army of Tamir the Lame. 
A)  the Akkadian army. 
B)  the army of Ramses IV. 
C)  the forces of the Assyrian king. 
D)  the Greek administrators who had remained after Alexander the Great. 
E)  the army of Tamir the Lame.

Question 16

In comparison to Hinduism,Buddhism was much less egalitarian.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Siddartha denied the reality of the material or physical world,claiming that it was all an illusion that had to be transcended.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A major religion that was founded by Mahavira in the sixth century was

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A)  Daoism. 
B)  Jainism. 
C)  Chandrism. 
D)  Zoroastrianism. 
E)  Hinduism. 
A)  Daoism. 
B)  Jainism. 
C)  Chandrism. 
D)  Zoroastrianism. 
E)  Hinduism.

Question 19

On a practical level,reincarnation

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A)  destroyed the caste system. 
B)  provided hope for the lower class. 
C)  prevented the assimilation of the poor into Indian society. 
D)  weakened the authority of Jainism. 
E)  weakened the conceptual foundation of Indian society. 
A)  destroyed the caste system. 
B)  provided hope for the lower class. 
C)  prevented the assimilation of the poor into Indian society. 
D)  weakened the authority of Jainism. 
E)  weakened the conceptual foundation of Indian society.

Question 20

Identify the following terms.
-Harappan seals

Accepted Answer

Harappan seals are small rectangular obj

Identify the following terms. -Kshatriya

Identify the following terms. -Law of Manu

The Arthasastra,associated with the Mauryan court official Kautilya,has been compared to Machiavelli's The Prince.

Identify the following terms. -untouchables/pariahs

The term that refers to the system of large,joint families in India is

Identify the following terms. -asceticism

The Indian term dharma referred to laws setting behavioral standards for which groups in Indian society?

Identify the following terms. -Vedas

Identify the following terms. -Siddhartha Gautama

Identify the following terms. -Varuna

Identify the following terms. -Atman

A famous grammar was written by the Indian scholar

What opinions have been presented concerning the origins of the Aryans? Why is a proper understanding of the origin of the Aryans so crucial for the historian of India?

Identify the following terms. -Brahmins

What army of occupation was driven from India by Chandragupta Maurya?

In comparison to Hinduism,Buddhism was much less egalitarian.

Siddartha denied the reality of the material or physical world,claiming that it was all an illusion that had to be transcended.

A major religion that was founded by Mahavira in the sixth century was

On a practical level,reincarnation

Identify the following terms. -Harappan seals

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The First World Civilizations: Rome, China, and the Emergence of the Silk Road

The Americas

Ferment in the Middle East: The Rise of Islam

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, korea, and Vietnam

The Making of Europe

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

New Encounters: The Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

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Exam 2: Ancient India

Identify the following terms. -Kshatriya

Identify the following terms. -Law of Manu

The Arthasastra,associated with the Mauryan court official Kautilya,has been compared to Machiavelli's The Prince.

Identify the following terms. -untouchables/pariahs

The term that refers to the system of large,joint families in India is

Identify the following terms. -asceticism

The Indian term dharma referred to laws setting behavioral standards for which groups in Indian society?

Identify the following terms. -Vedas

Identify the following terms. -Siddhartha Gautama

Identify the following terms. -Varuna

Identify the following terms. -Atman

A famous grammar was written by the Indian scholar

What opinions have been presented concerning the origins of the Aryans? Why is a proper understanding of the origin of the Aryans so crucial for the historian of India?

Identify the following terms. -Brahmins

What army of occupation was driven from India by Chandragupta Maurya?

In comparison to Hinduism,Buddhism was much less egalitarian.

Siddartha denied the reality of the material or physical world,claiming that it was all an illusion that had to be transcended.

A major religion that was founded by Mahavira in the sixth century was

On a practical level,reincarnation

Identify the following terms. -Harappan seals

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The First World Civilizations: Rome, China, and the Emergence of the Silk Road

The Americas

Ferment in the Middle East: The Rise of Islam

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, korea, and Vietnam

The Making of Europe

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

New Encounters: The Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

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