Question 1

How had Hindu worship changed by the time of the Gupta dynasty?

Accepted Answer

A) Animal sacrifice became a part of the ritual performed by the Brahmins. 
B) Large public ceremonies had disappeared. 
C) Private ceremonies were used, which emphasized singing love songs that expressed devotion. 
D) Public officials lost prestige and power, since public ceremonies were not held. 
E) Hinduism became a religion of the private home versus temples of the past.

Question 2

The first Buddhists to arrive in China in the first and second centuries c.e.were

Accepted Answer

A) disciples of the Buddha seeking converts. 
B) foreign soldiers involved in various invasions. 
C) Mongol tribes crossing the Chinese northern borders. 
D) Indian missionaries fleeing the political upheaval of their homeland in northern India. 
E)  Indian traders.

Question 3

The Silla kingdom in Korea attempted to ally with which Chinese dynasty in the hope of defeating the other Korean kingdoms,especially the Paekche kingdom which was allied with the Japanese?

Accepted Answer

A) Qin. 
B) Tang. 
C) Sui. 
D) Han. 
E) Shang.

Question 4

The first evidence of Buddhist expansion out of India and South Asia is from c.140 CE by the

Accepted Answer

A) Kushan Empire. 
B) Emperor Ashoka. 
C) Tang Dynasty. 
D) Gupta Dynasty. 
E)  Koryo of Korea.

Question 5

What did the Sui and Tang dynasties add to the Qin and Han legacies?

Accepted Answer

A) Synthesis of Legalist and Confucian policies. 
B) Civil Service examinations. 
C) A new system of taxation. 
D) A complex law code. 
E) All of these choices.

Question 6

Travel between China and India involved all of the following sites except

Accepted Answer

A) Isthmus of Kra. 
B) the Arabian Sea. 
C) Gulf of Thailand. 
D) Andaman Sea. 
E) Strait of Malacca.

Question 7

After allying with the Tang,to defeat Koguryo and Paekche,Silla adopted many Chinese characteristics including

Accepted Answer

A) woodblock printing. 
B) Confucian examination system. 
C) equal field system. 
D) footbinding. 
E) Confucian class system.

Question 8

The Tale of Genji is referred to as the

Accepted Answer

A) first love story. 
B) first story where the main character is a woman. 
C) world's first novel. 
D) most accurate description of the earliest written Japanese history written entirely in kana. 
E) first Buddhist book written in Japanese.

Question 9

The term chakravartin is used to describe

Accepted Answer

A) the ideal king who patronizes Hinduism. 
B) the model that was emphasized by the Tang. 
C) Buddhist rituals and prayers. 
D) the trip of Xuanzang on his return to China. 
E) the ideal Buddhist leader, such as Ashoka.

Question 10

Between 100 and 1000 C.E.,Buddhism was losing adherents inside India because

Accepted Answer

A) new dynasties lost interest in it. 
B) it threatened the Indian belief in ancestor worship. 
C) of the growth of Hinduism. 
D) of the spread of Christianity. 
E) many felt it limited the accumulation of wealth.

Question 11

Please define the following key terms.
-Bodhisattvas

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Question 12

Please define the following key terms.
-Tang Dynasty

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Question 13

Please define the following key terms.
-wood block printing

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Question 14

Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each of the following questions
-What were the signs that the Tand Dynasty was in decline?

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Question 15

What aspect of Buddhism was attractive to potential Chinese converts?

Accepted Answer

A) Buddhism promised relief of family responsibility. 
B) Buddhism was easily translated into Chinese for all to understand. 
C) Preserved more hopeful view of the afterlife than Confucian and Daoist teachings. 
D) Buddhism spoke to a fluid soul and body. 
E) Confucianism required a daily and individual regimen too difficult for most Chinese to live by.

Question 16

Please define the following key terms.
-Fotudeng

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Question 17

Most of the Koreans who came to Japan in the fifth and sixth centuries came from

Accepted Answer

A) Silla. 
B) Paekche. 
C) Koguryo. 
D) Koryo. 
E) Kaya.

Question 18

Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each of the following questions
-How did the introduction of Sanksrit into Southeast Asia after the fourth century change the culture and rulers there?

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Question 19

Please define the following key terms.
-Jayavarman II

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Question 20

Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each of the following questions
-Discuss the two types of Hindu worship that developed in India.

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Exam 8: Hindu and Buddhist States and Societies in Asia, 100 - 1000

How had Hindu worship changed by the time of the Gupta dynasty?

The first Buddhists to arrive in China in the first and second centuries c.e.were

The Silla kingdom in Korea attempted to ally with which Chinese dynasty in the hope of defeating the other Korean kingdoms,especially the Paekche kingdom which was allied with the Japanese?

The first evidence of Buddhist expansion out of India and South Asia is from c.140 CE by the

What did the Sui and Tang dynasties add to the Qin and Han legacies?

Travel between China and India involved all of the following sites except

After allying with the Tang,to defeat Koguryo and Paekche,Silla adopted many Chinese characteristics including

The Tale of Genji is referred to as the

The term chakravartin is used to describe

Between 100 and 1000 C.E.,Buddhism was losing adherents inside India because

Please define the following key terms. -Bodhisattvas

Please define the following key terms. -Tang Dynasty

Please define the following key terms. -wood block printing

Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each of the following questions -What were the signs that the Tand Dynasty was in decline?

What aspect of Buddhism was attractive to potential Chinese converts?

Please define the following key terms. -Fotudeng

Most of the Koreans who came to Japan in the fifth and sixth centuries came from

Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each of the following questions -How did the introduction of Sanksrit into Southeast Asia after the fourth century change the culture and rulers there?

Please define the following key terms. -Jayavarman II

Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each of the following questions -Discuss the two types of Hindu worship that developed in India.