Deck 12: Iran, India, and Global Trade

Question 1

Which of the following seems most accurate about sati?

A)Sati appears to have been very common up to World War II.
B)It was required of all widows.
C)Sati involved the segregation of women from outside society.
D)Sati often took the place of divorce in India.
E)It refers to ritual suicide of wives after the deaths of their husbands.

Answer 1

It refers to ritual suicide of wives after the deaths of their husbands.

Question 2

What was the purpose of the stupas built in southern India?

A)irrigation systems to supply crops
B)defensive barriers to prevent invasions
C)religious temples and living quarters
D)astronomical devices to calculate geographic distances
E)military barracks to house warriors

Answer 2

religious temples and living quarters

Question 3

What prompted many wealthy Muslims to travel to classical India?

A)to study astrology
B)to gain mathematical knowledge
C)to practice sculpting
D)to obtain medical treatment
E)to study astronomy

Answer 3

to obtain medical treatment

Question 4

Which ruler called for the Fourth Buddhist Council?

A)Arsaces I
B)Mithradates I
C)Kanishka the Great
D)Khorsu II
E)Mahmud al-Ghazni

Question 5

Which Persian dynasty defeated the Romans?

A)Mauryan
B)Gupta
C)Parthians
D)Sassanians
E)Kushan

Question 6

Which of the following fields was closely associated with Kalidasa?

A)politics
B)medicine
C)playwriting
D)religion
E)mathematics

Question 7

Which Hindu deity has been described as a Christ figure without ethical teachings ?

A)Brahman
B)Shiva
C)Indra
D)Vishnu
E)Kali

Question 8

Which civilizations are associated with a revival of Persian greatness beginning about 247 B.C.E.?

A)Angkor Wat and Cambodian kingdoms
B)the Shang and Zhou Dynasties
C)the Hellenistic and Macedonian Empires
D)the Parthian and Sassanian Empires
E)Gupta and Dravidian civilizations

Question 9

Which Hindu deity was considered the creator and destroyer?

A)Kali
B)Brahman
C)Vishnu
D)Krishna
E)Shiva

Question 10

What was the inspiration for artistic forms during India's Golden Age?

A)military victories
B)Shahanshah
C)Srivijaya
D)religious legends and stories
E)Chola

Question 11

What seems to have been the most popular art form among Hindus during most of their history?

A)sculpture
B)painting
C)literature
D)architecture
E)music

Question 12

What was the driving impetus for the change in Hinduism that established a guide for moral and ethical conduct?

A)the Bhagavad-Gita
B)the Vedas
C)the Mahabharata
D)the Upanishads
E)the Rigveda

Question 13

What was the chief crop of Gupta India?

A)rice
B)cotton
C)wheat
D)maize
E)peanuts

Question 14

Which of the following fields did NOT produce achievements during the Gupta period?

A)mathematics
B)psychology
C)astronomy
D)pharmacology
E)surgery

Question 15

What prompted such violent Muslim antagonism toward Indian Buddhism?

A)Buddhists were polytheistic.
B)Buddhists habitually ate pork.
C)Buddhists attempted an alliance with Hindus.
D)Buddhists competed with Muslims for converts.
E)Buddhists called for the overthrow of Islam.

Question 16

What was the main difference between northern and southern India?

A)The war-like culture of the North.
B)The lack of invasions in the South.
C)The Mahayana Buddhism of the South.
D)The acceptance of Buddhism in the North but not in the South.
E)The flourishing of the arts in the North.

Question 17

What are the labels associated with the lowest members of the caste system?

A)Brahmans and soldiers
B)outcastes and untouchables
C)priests and merchants
D)undertakers and farmers
E)orphans and widows

Question 18

Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding most marriages in Classical India?

A)The marriages occurred late in one's life.
B)The marriages were based on mutual compatibility.
C)The marriages were among Buddhists.
D)The marriages were arranged by the families.
E)The marriages had political motivations.

Question 19

What affected villagers and farmers the most during the Gupta period?

A)overpopulation
B)a lack of adequate farmland
C)starvation from famine
D)a large increase in population of their herds
E)disagreements concerning control of water resources

Question 20

All of the following statements were true of the Sassanians EXCEPT

A)They had cities with artisans and exported to East Africa.
B)They were driven from their homelands by the Xiongnu.
C)Zoroastrianism was the official religion.
D)They created a much more unified and administered empire.
E)They pursued a clear policy of territorial expansion to both the east and west.

Question 21

What was the basic unit of social and economic life in India?

A)blood ties with the oldest male in authority
B)blood ties with the oldest female in authority
C)caste, jati, and dharma
D)worship of Vishnu
E)worship of Shiva

Question 22

What was the religion and value-system of the upper classes of the Sri Vijaya Empire in Sumatra, which they spread throughout the Orient?

A)Buddhism
B)Islam
C)Hinduism
D)Sikhism
E)Jainism

Question 23

Which of the following best describes the Upanishads?

A)poetic musings about the Aryan history
B)philosophical musings and speculations about life
C)historic chronicles of the development of Aryan civilization
D)a series of poems dealing with the three main Hindu gods
E)part of the Mahabharata , the world's longest poem

Question 24

The chief crop in most of South Asia was ____________________.

Question 25

Violence between Muslims and non-Muslims was a trademark of the ____________________ Sultanate.

Question 26

What part of Hinduism was rejected by Southeast Asian peoples?

A)Brahman, Shiva, and Krishna
B)The caste system
C)Bhakti Hinduism
D)the Upanishads
E)Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara

Question 27

____________________ was the most significant leader of the Kushan Empire.

Question 28

____________________ was the maritime empire responsible for expanding Hinduism throughout the Indonesian archipelago.

Question 29

The temple at Angkor Wat was initially a(n)____________________ shrine.

Question 30

What was the major source of foreign invasions for India?

A)sea frontiers to the east
B)borders with China
C)resident colonies of foreign traders
D)lack of strong military leadership
E)frontier with present-day Afghanistan

Question 31

The ____________________ are Hindu philosophic works based on involved speculation.

Question 32

Which of the following statements was NOT true of Buddhism in the Kushan Empire?

A)Buddhist monks from China came to Buddha's birthplace to debate local scholars.
B)Cultural exchanges increased in Central and South Asia.
C)Buddhism facilitated capital lending and investment in trade.
D)Sanghas were located at strategic points along trade routes.
E)The bodhisattva Avalokitesvara was considered a savior to travelers and seafarers.

Question 33

Which group took over the Indian Ocean trade in the seventh Century?

A)Thais
B)Khmers
C)East Africans
D)Arabs and Muslims
E)Dutch

Question 34

Hinduism in Southeast Asia is one of the most notable examples of a mixed religion, which is known as ____________________.

Question 35

Under the Indian caste system, which of these jobs would an outcaste NOT perform?

A)burying the dead
B)working as a common laborer
C)begging
D)selling animal products
E)sweeping the streets

Question 36

What is one of the major differences between Hinduism and other major religions?

A)Hinduism has formal places of worship.
B)Hinduism has no single sacred book of uniform beliefs.
C)Hinduism has just one major god.
D)Hinduism has a written history.
E)Hinduism has many rituals.

Question 37

____________________ was the Afghani warlord wholaunched raids into northwestern India for treasure and to weaken opposing forces.

Question 38

The warriors of the ____________________ developed an effective tactic of using horses for mobility and strong bows to fire arrows from a distance at Roman legionnaires.

Question 39

What is significant about the Cambodian structure at Angkor?

A)It was built as a Buddhist shrine.
B)It is the oldest religious structure in the world.
C)At one time, it served as Buddhist religious headquarters.
D)It is the oldest continually used temple complex in existence.
E)It was seized by invaders from Thailand, deserted for hundreds of years, and is now a tourist attraction.

Question 40

One of the major sources of information on the   ____________________ period in Indian history comes from the Buddhist monk Fa Xian .

Question 41

Term for identification: Kanishka the Great

Question 42

Term for identification: Angkor Wat

Question 43

Term for identification: Kalidasa

Question 44

Describe the social and cultural aspects of life in Classical India.

Question 45

Term for identification: syncretism

Question 46

Discuss the expansion of Buddhism under the patronage of the Kushan Empire. Include the concept of community of discourse and economic and cultural impact.

Question 47

Term for identification: Parthian Empire

Question 48

What was the significance of the Gupta Dynasty? Explain and give examples of advances and challenges of the Gupta period.

Question 49

Term for identification: Sassanian Empire

Question 50

Term for identification: Gupta Dynasty

Question 51

Compare and contrast the northern and southern regions of India including cultural and religious aspects.

Question 52

Term for identification: Khmers

Question 53

Discuss the influence of the Parthian and Sassanian empires on the region around what is modern-day Iran. Include the centuries of Parthian conflicts with Rome, the concept of the shahanshah, and unique aspects of the Sassanians.

Question 54

Discuss the role of literature in Hinduism including the response to Buddhism and development of sects.

Question 55

Term for identification: Delhi sultanate

Question 56

Term for identification: Chola