Question 1

The Indian sea routes used by the Romans to ship Silk Road imports back to Rome

Accepted Answer

A)  began at the seaports along the Bay of Bengal. 
B)  went through the Sunda Strait. 
C)  expanded in the first century C.E. when sailors mastered the monsoon winds. 
D)  began at commercial shipping centers situated on Sri Lanka. 
E)  began at the Bactrian coast of the Indian Ocean. 
A)  began at the seaports along the Bay of Bengal. 
B)  went through the Sunda Strait. 
C)  expanded in the first century C.E. when sailors mastered the monsoon winds. 
D)  began at commercial shipping centers situated on Sri Lanka. 
E)  began at the Bactrian coast of the Indian Ocean.

Question 2

The rock temple at Ellora in central India is comparable to the Christian churches carved out of solid rock in Ethiopia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

One Muslim tradition adopted by upper-class Hindus was purdah,and one Hindu tradition that was not adopted by Muslims was sati.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Identify the following terms.
-Strait of Sunda and Strait of Malacca

Accepted Answer

The Strait of Sunda and the Strait of Ma

Question 5

Mahayana Buddhism

Accepted Answer

A)  was less religious and more "philosophical" than Theravada Buddhism. 
B)  attempted to maximize the number of people who could obtain release from the wheel of life. 
C)  revered Nanak. 
D)  began in Persia and spread to India during the time of the Gupta Dynasty. 
E)  had no impact outside of India. 
A)  was less religious and more "philosophical" than Theravada Buddhism. 
B)  attempted to maximize the number of people who could obtain release from the wheel of life. 
C)  revered Nanak. 
D)  began in Persia and spread to India during the time of the Gupta Dynasty. 
E)  had no impact outside of India.

Question 6

Identify the following terms.
-sitar

Accepted Answer

The sitar is a plucked stringed instrume

Question 7

Identify the following terms.
-Maori

Accepted Answer

The term "Maori" refers to the indigenou

Question 8

Identify the following terms.
-Kushan Kingdom

Accepted Answer

The Kushan Kingdom, also known as the Ku

Question 9

Identify the following terms.
-Guptas

Accepted Answer

The Guptas refer to an ancient Indian dy

Question 10

In their political institutions,the new states of Southeast Asia

Accepted Answer

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 11

Which of the following may have contributed to the decline in medieval Indian manufacturing and commercial activity within India?

Accepted Answer

A)  the establishment of highly centralized ruling federations 
B)  the impact of the caste system, which restricted economic opportunities 
C)  decreased tariffs between local jurisdictions 
D)  a decline in foreign trade with Japan 
E)  an exclusive preoccupation with religion and spiritual matters 
A)  the establishment of highly centralized ruling federations 
B)  the impact of the caste system, which restricted economic opportunities 
C)  decreased tariffs between local jurisdictions 
D)  a decline in foreign trade with Japan 
E)  an exclusive preoccupation with religion and spiritual matters

Question 12

The capital of the Gupta Dynasty under Chandragupta I was at

Accepted Answer

A)  Pataliputra. 
B)  Bactria. 
C)  Chang'an. 
D)  Bombay. 
E)  Delhi. 
A)  Pataliputra. 
B)  Bactria. 
C)  Chang'an. 
D)  Bombay. 
E)  Delhi.

Question 13

Overall,the Roman Empire exported to the Far East much more than it imported.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

How did local,Indian,and Chinese elements and influences interact to help shape the societies of early Southeast Asia? Were Southeast Asian cultures really unique,or were they largely based upon those of India and/or China? What were some of the factors that led many in Southeast Asia to adopt Theravada Buddhism?

Accepted Answer

The societies of early Southeast Asia we

Question 15

In the divisions within Buddhism,those who followed the school of Theravada believed in

Accepted Answer

A)  an attachment to individual conduct and the ability to escape the mundane through the pursuit of understanding. 
B)  a bodhisattva helping someone to achieve Nirvana. 
C)  the divinity of Buddha. 
D)  the possibility of only one reincarnation for each soul. 
E)  the Twelve Fold Path. 
A)  an attachment to individual conduct and the ability to escape the mundane through the pursuit of understanding. 
B)  a bodhisattva helping someone to achieve Nirvana. 
C)  the divinity of Buddha. 
D)  the possibility of only one reincarnation for each soul. 
E)  the Twelve Fold Path.

Question 16

What were the challenges that the geography of the Indian subcontinent presented as impediments to the imperial ambitions of the Guptas and the later Mughals?

Accepted Answer

The geography of the Indian subcontinent

Question 17

The cotton plant apparently originated

Accepted Answer

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 18

India's "classical age" is traditionally associated with the

Accepted Answer

A)  Maurya dynasty. 
B)  Gupta dynasty. 
C)  Tughluq dynasty. 
D)  Angkor dynasty. 
E)  Mughal dynasty. 
A)  Maurya dynasty. 
B)  Gupta dynasty. 
C)  Tughluq dynasty. 
D)  Angkor dynasty. 
E)  Mughal dynasty.

Question 19

In medieval India

Accepted Answer

A)  trade was so small in scale that cities shrank and overall wealth declined. 
B)  the Parsis dominated the Hindu priestly caste by the eighth century C.E.. 
C)  merchants were universally poor, a reflection of the areas hostility to merchants. 
D)  cotton goods, spices, and sandalwood were major exports. 
E)  warfare disappeared. 
A)  trade was so small in scale that cities shrank and overall wealth declined. 
B)  the Parsis dominated the Hindu priestly caste by the eighth century C.E.. 
C)  merchants were universally poor, a reflection of the areas hostility to merchants. 
D)  cotton goods, spices, and sandalwood were major exports. 
E)  warfare disappeared.

Question 20

Identify the following terms.
-Chola and Pallava

Accepted Answer

The Chola and Pallava dynasties were two

The Indian sea routes used by the Romans to ship Silk Road imports back to Rome

The rock temple at Ellora in central India is comparable to the Christian churches carved out of solid rock in Ethiopia.

One Muslim tradition adopted by upper-class Hindus was purdah,and one Hindu tradition that was not adopted by Muslims was sati.

Identify the following terms. -Strait of Sunda and Strait of Malacca

Mahayana Buddhism

Identify the following terms. -sitar

Identify the following terms. -Maori

Identify the following terms. -Kushan Kingdom

Identify the following terms. -Guptas

In their political institutions,the new states of Southeast Asia

Which of the following may have contributed to the decline in medieval Indian manufacturing and commercial activity within India?

The capital of the Gupta Dynasty under Chandragupta I was at

Overall,the Roman Empire exported to the Far East much more than it imported.

In the divisions within Buddhism,those who followed the school of Theravada believed in

What were the challenges that the geography of the Indian subcontinent presented as impediments to the imperial ambitions of the Guptas and the later Mughals?

The cotton plant apparently originated

India's "classical age" is traditionally associated with the

In medieval India

Identify the following terms. -Chola and Pallava

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

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 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 9: The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Indian sea routes used by the Romans to ship Silk Road imports back to Rome

The rock temple at Ellora in central India is comparable to the Christian churches carved out of solid rock in Ethiopia.

One Muslim tradition adopted by upper-class Hindus was purdah,and one Hindu tradition that was not adopted by Muslims was sati.

Identify the following terms. -Strait of Sunda and Strait of Malacca

Mahayana Buddhism

Identify the following terms. -sitar

Identify the following terms. -Maori

Identify the following terms. -Kushan Kingdom

Identify the following terms. -Guptas

In their political institutions,the new states of Southeast Asia

Which of the following may have contributed to the decline in medieval Indian manufacturing and commercial activity within India?

The capital of the Gupta Dynasty under Chandragupta I was at

Overall,the Roman Empire exported to the Far East much more than it imported.

In the divisions within Buddhism,those who followed the school of Theravada believed in

What were the challenges that the geography of the Indian subcontinent presented as impediments to the imperial ambitions of the Guptas and the later Mughals?

The cotton plant apparently originated

India's "classical age" is traditionally associated with the

In medieval India

Identify the following terms. -Chola and Pallava

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

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 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

Filters