Question 1

Trace the development of Hinduism in India elaborating on its concepts,application and global significance.

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Answers would include a discus

Question 2

What information have we been able to glean from the excavations of the Indus Valley cities?

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Question 3

Elaborate on the role of the environment and geography in Indian history.

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Answers would include a discus

Question 4

Which of the following is true regarding the social stratification in India begun by the Aryans?

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A)  It was fluid. 
B)  It persists to the present day. 
C)  It was completely separate from any religion. 
D)  It lasted only a brief time. 
E)  None of the options are correct. 
A)  It was fluid. 
B)  It persists to the present day. 
C)  It was completely separate from any religion. 
D)  It lasted only a brief time. 
E)  None of the options are correct.

Question 5

What is the main difference between Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism?

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A)  Mahayana Buddhists reject the belief that there are many acceptable paths to salvation. 
B)  The world contains more Theravada than Mahayana adherents. 
C)  Theravada Buddhism is stronger in Vietnam, China, Japan, and Korea. 
D)  Mahayana Buddhists believe that many other Buddhas will appear in time. 
E)  Theravada Buddhism is the more literal of the two groups. 
A)  Mahayana Buddhists reject the belief that there are many acceptable paths to salvation. 
B)  The world contains more Theravada than Mahayana adherents. 
C)  Theravada Buddhism is stronger in Vietnam, China, Japan, and Korea. 
D)  Mahayana Buddhists believe that many other Buddhas will appear in time. 
E)  Theravada Buddhism is the more literal of the two groups.

Question 6

Which of the following BEST aided India's international trade?

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A)  The discovery of monsoonal wind patterns. 
B)  The location of the Indus River. 
C)  The role of Hinduism in Indian society. 
D)  The teachings of the Vedas. 
E)  The immense farming villages in the north. 
A)  The discovery of monsoonal wind patterns. 
B)  The location of the Indus River. 
C)  The role of Hinduism in Indian society. 
D)  The teachings of the Vedas. 
E)  The immense farming villages in the north.

Question 7

____________________,an Indian aristocrat,later became known as the Buddha.

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The answer of ____________________,an Indian aristocrat,later became known as the...

Question 8

King Ashoka's single contribution was the introduction into public and private life of

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A)  organized religion. 
B)  social equality. 
C)  religious toleration. 
D)  codified laws. 
E)  caste divisions. 
A)  organized religion. 
B)  social equality. 
C)  religious toleration. 
D)  codified laws. 
E)  caste divisions.

Question 9

The earliest archaeological excavations in Indus Valley farming sites found evidence of

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A)  a supernatural polytheism. 
B)  a rigid social structure. 
C)  monotheism. 
D)  writing. 
E)  grid-like streets and flood control systems. 
A)  a supernatural polytheism. 
B)  a rigid social structure. 
C)  monotheism. 
D)  writing. 
E)  grid-like streets and flood control systems.

Question 10

We know so little at present about the Indus civilization in part because

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A)  its language is still un-deciphered. 
B)  of landslides and flooding. 
C)  of the Aryan invasions. 
D)  of widespread vandalism in the ruins. 
E)  its traditions were all oral. 
A)  its language is still un-deciphered. 
B)  of landslides and flooding. 
C)  of the Aryan invasions. 
D)  of widespread vandalism in the ruins. 
E)  its traditions were all oral.

Question 11

Many Indians became alienated from the early Hindu faith because of its excessive

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A)  violent ways. 
B)  empty rituals. 
C)  exclusive nature. 
D)  Both A and B 
E)  Both B and C 
A)  violent ways. 
B)  empty rituals. 
C)  exclusive nature. 
D)  Both A and B 
E)  Both B and C

Question 12

The decline of the Indus Valley civilization was sped up by an invasion of nomads called ____________________.

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The answer of The decline of the Indus Valley civilization...

Question 13

The Laws of Manu show a society in which

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A)  there were no essential differences between male and female. 
B)  there was a strong sense of social justice. 
C)  children were not valued. 
D)  women were considered a source of temptation. 
E)  slaves were afforded some measure of protection. 
A)  there were no essential differences between male and female. 
B)  there was a strong sense of social justice. 
C)  children were not valued. 
D)  women were considered a source of temptation. 
E)  slaves were afforded some measure of protection.

Question 14

The Eight Fold Path

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A)  demands righteousness. 
B)  is one of the basic elements of Buddhism. 
C)  was open to all regardless of gender or caste. 
D)  All of the options are correct. 
E)  None of the options are correct. 
A)  demands righteousness. 
B)  is one of the basic elements of Buddhism. 
C)  was open to all regardless of gender or caste. 
D)  All of the options are correct. 
E)  None of the options are correct.

Question 15

The divine mortals known as bodhisattvas

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A)  are direct descendants of the Buddha. 
B)  are denied existence in Theravada Buddhism. 
C)  make no claim to be willing to help humans here on earth. 
D)  deny the existence of supernatural beings. 
E)  were selected by the Buddha before his death. 
A)  are direct descendants of the Buddha. 
B)  are denied existence in Theravada Buddhism. 
C)  make no claim to be willing to help humans here on earth. 
D)  deny the existence of supernatural beings. 
E)  were selected by the Buddha before his death.

Question 16

In Hinduism,the individual is finally incorporated into a world-soul by achieving a release known as

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A)  Samsara. 
B)  Moksha. 
C)  Dharma. 
D)  Karma. 
E)  Jati. 
A)  Samsara. 
B)  Moksha. 
C)  Dharma. 
D)  Karma. 
E)  Jati.

Question 17

____________________,a small religion/philosophy among high-caste Indians,emphasizes the sacredness of all life.

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The answer of ____________________,a small religion/philosophy among high-caste Indians,emphasizes the...

Question 18

Which of the following religions of India emphasizes above all the sacred nature of all life?

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A)  Jainism 
B)  Buddhism 
C)  Hinduism 
D)  Mithraism 
E)  Zoroastrianism 
A)  Jainism 
B)  Buddhism 
C)  Hinduism 
D)  Mithraism 
E)  Zoroastrianism

Question 19

The two major branches of Buddhism are ____________________ and ____________________.

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Theravada,

Question 20

The major cities of the Indus Valley culture were ____________________ and ____________________.

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Mohenjo-Da

Exam 4: India's Beginnings

Trace the development of Hinduism in India elaborating on its concepts,application and global significance.

What information have we been able to glean from the excavations of the Indus Valley cities?

Elaborate on the role of the environment and geography in Indian history.

Which of the following is true regarding the social stratification in India begun by the Aryans?

What is the main difference between Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism?

Which of the following BEST aided India's international trade?

____________________,an Indian aristocrat,later became known as the Buddha.

King Ashoka's single contribution was the introduction into public and private life of

The earliest archaeological excavations in Indus Valley farming sites found evidence of

We know so little at present about the Indus civilization in part because

Many Indians became alienated from the early Hindu faith because of its excessive

The decline of the Indus Valley civilization was sped up by an invasion of nomads called ____________________.

The Laws of Manu show a society in which

The Eight Fold Path

The divine mortals known as bodhisattvas

In Hinduism,the individual is finally incorporated into a world-soul by achieving a release known as

____________________,a small religion/philosophy among high-caste Indians,emphasizes the sacredness of all life.

Which of the following religions of India emphasizes above all the sacred nature of all life?

The two major branches of Buddhism are ____________________ and ____________________.

The major cities of the Indus Valley culture were ____________________ and ____________________.

The Earliest Human Societies

Mesopotamia

Early Africa and Egypt

Warriors and Deities in the Near East

Ancient China to 221 BCE

The Agrarian Revolution in the Americas

The Greek Adventure

Greek Humanism, 800-100 BCE

Rome from City-State to Empire

The Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity in the West, 31 BCE-600 CE

Classical India

Imperial China in Its Golden Age

The Americas to the Fifteenth Century

Islam

Mature Islamic Society and the First Global Civilization

Africa from Axum, to 1400

The Mongols Unify Eurasia

Japan and Southeast Asia

The European Middle Ages

The Late European Middle Ages and the Renaissance

A Larger World Opens

Religious Division and Political Consolidation in Europe

Asia in the Era of the Gunpowder Empires

Africa in the Era of Expansion

China from the Ming Through the Early Qing Dynasty

Japan in the Era of European Expansion

From Conquest to Colonies in Hispanic America

The Scientific Revolution and Its Enlightened Aftermath

Liberalism and the Challenge to Absolute Monarchy

The French Revolution and the Empire of Napoleon

The Early Industrial Revolution

Advanced Industrial Society

Europe: New Ideas and New Nations

The Islamic World, 1600-1917

European Imperialism and Africa During the Age of Industry

India and Southeast Asia Under Colonial Rule

China in the Age of Imperialism

Latin America from Independence to Dependent States

Modern Science and its Implications

World War I and Its Disputed Settlement

A Fragile Balance: Europe in the Twenties

The Soviet Experiment to World War II

Totalitarianism Refined: The Nazi State

East Asia in a Century of Change

World War II

The Cold World War

Decolonization of the Non-Western World

The New Asia

Africa's Decolonization and Independence

Latin America in the Twentieth Century

The Reemergence of the Muslim World

Collapse and Reemergence in Communist Europe

A New Millennium

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