Exam 2: Ancient India

Discuss the economy of ancient India. What were the ways in which people made a living? Which categories of work predominated and why? What was the nature of farming, trade and manufacturing, and what was the importance of each to the overall Indian economy?

Which leader drove Alexander the Great's Greek administrators from India?

Indian farmers faced all of the following problems EXCEPT

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). sermon at the deer park at Sarnath

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Mauryan Empire

Which statement about the relationship between the Indus River and Aryan cultures is correct ?

Why did Chandragupta Maurya worry that he may be assassinated?

Compare and contrast Harappan civilization with the civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt.

Discuss the rise and fall of the Mauryan Empire. What contributed to both, and what ultimately emerged in its place?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Atman

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Alexander the Great

On a practical level, what function did the notion of reincarnation serve?

Which of these items was NOT exported by India?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). jati

Discuss the place of women in ancient India as compared to that of men. What was expected of women? Do you see any ambivalence about women in the Law of Manu ?

Why did Ashoka construct the rock chambers?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Arthasastra

The numerical system we know as 'Arabic numerals' was

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Mundaka Upanishad

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Middle Path