Question 1

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance.. 
bhakti

Accepted Answer

Bhakti is a term in Hinduism that refers

Question 2

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance.. 
Tamerlane

Accepted Answer

Tamerlane, also known as Timur or Timur-

Question 3

Sikhism

Accepted Answer

A)  tried to blend Islam and Hinduism. 
B)  practiced pacifism spite of attacks from Hindus and Muslims. 
C)  ultimately provided a third religious alternative in Persian Afghanistan. 
D)  was founded by Nanak, a guru in Tamiland, in the early 500s. 
E)  followed the Five Pillars of Asoka. 
A)  tried to blend Islam and Hinduism. 
B)  practiced pacifism spite of attacks from Hindus and Muslims. 
C)  ultimately provided a third religious alternative in Persian Afghanistan. 
D)  was founded by Nanak, a guru in Tamiland, in the early 500s. 
E)  followed the Five Pillars of Asoka.

Question 4

What factors might explain the success of Hinduism, first in the challenge of Buddhism and second, in the later challenge of Islam?

Accepted Answer

There are several factors that might exp

Question 5

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance.. 
Chandragupta I and Chandragupta II

Accepted Answer

Chandragupta I was the founder of the Gu

Question 6

What was the significance, religious and otherwise, in the careers of the Chinese Buddhist monks, Fa Xian and Xuan Zang?

Accepted Answer

The careers of the Chinese Buddhist monk

Question 7

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance.. 
the Sind and Punjab

Accepted Answer

The Sind and Punjab are two regions in t

Question 8

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance.. 
the Irrawaddy, the Salween, the Chao Phraya, and the Mekong

Accepted Answer

The Irrawaddy, the Salween, the Chao Phr

Question 9

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance.. 
Devi

Accepted Answer

Devi, also known as Durga or Shakti, is

Question 10

Aristocratic Hindu clans, known as Rajputs, led the resistance to the advances of Islam into India by Mahmud of Ghazni and other Muslims.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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?

Accepted Answer

The societies of early Southeast Asia we

Question 12

One of the earliest freestanding structures on the Indian subcontinent is the eighth-century shore temple at

Accepted Answer

A)  Mamallapuram. 
B)  Elephanta. 
C)  Ellora. 
D)  Bhubaneswar. 
E)  Paliputra. 
A)  Mamallapuram. 
B)  Elephanta. 
C)  Ellora. 
D)  Bhubaneswar. 
E)  Paliputra.

Question 13

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance.. 
puja

Accepted Answer

Puja is a term used in Hinduism to refer

Question 14

The most powerful state to emerge in mainland Southeast Asia before the sixteenth century was

Accepted Answer

A)  Nubia. 
B)  Angkor. 
C)  Champa. 
D)  Malaya. 
E)  Sukhothai. 
A)  Nubia. 
B)  Angkor. 
C)  Champa. 
D)  Malaya. 
E)  Sukhothai.

Question 15

Nanak

Accepted Answer

A)  was the last Mongol invader to successfully control the entire Indian subcontinent. 
B)  was the favorite bodhisattva of the Mahayana Buddhists. 
C)  renounced the Zoroastrian tradition of asceticism. 
D)  founded a new religious movement known as Sikhism. 
E)  conquered Delhi. 
A)  was the last Mongol invader to successfully control the entire Indian subcontinent. 
B)  was the favorite bodhisattva of the Mahayana Buddhists. 
C)  renounced the Zoroastrian tradition of asceticism. 
D)  founded a new religious movement known as Sikhism. 
E)  conquered Delhi.

Question 16

The Delhi Sultanate was a Hindu state that came into existence by 1200 and ruled over northern India.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Islam was introduced to north-western India by ____ peoples.

Accepted Answer

A)  Indo-European 
B)  Dravidian 
C)  Turkic 
D)  Aryan 
E)  Sind 
A)  Indo-European 
B)  Dravidian 
C)  Turkic 
D)  Aryan 
E)  Sind

Question 18

What factors, religious and non-religious, led to the successful establishment of Islam in India?

Accepted Answer

The successful establishment of Islam in

Question 19

The Kushan kingdom

Accepted Answer

A)  was an important conduit for Buddhism from India to China. 
B)  was inhabited by Mesopotamian peoples. 
C)  defeated the Aryan invaders of India. 
D)  was installed by the Mongols. 
E)  rose to great heights during the third century C.E. 
A)  was an important conduit for Buddhism from India to China. 
B)  was inhabited by Mesopotamian peoples. 
C)  defeated the Aryan invaders of India. 
D)  was installed by the Mongols. 
E)  rose to great heights during the third century C.E.

Question 20

Rice became the staple crop of Southeast Asian cultures because of its drought-resistant qualities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 9: The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance.. bhakti

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance.. Tamerlane

Sikhism

What factors might explain the success of Hinduism, first in the challenge of Buddhism and second, in the later challenge of Islam?

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance.. Chandragupta I and Chandragupta II

What was the significance, religious and otherwise, in the careers of the Chinese Buddhist monks, Fa Xian and Xuan Zang?

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance.. the Sind and Punjab

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance.. the Irrawaddy, the Salween, the Chao Phraya, and the Mekong

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance.. Devi

Aristocratic Hindu clans, known as Rajputs, led the resistance to the advances of Islam into India by Mahmud of Ghazni and other Muslims.

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?

One of the earliest freestanding structures on the Indian subcontinent is the eighth-century shore temple at

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance.. puja

The most powerful state to emerge in mainland Southeast Asia before the sixteenth century was

Nanak

The Delhi Sultanate was a Hindu state that came into existence by 1200 and ruled over northern India.

Islam was introduced to north-western India by ____ peoples.

What factors, religious and non-religious, led to the successful establishment of Islam in India?

The Kushan kingdom

Rice became the staple crop of Southeast Asian cultures because of its drought-resistant qualities.

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