Question 1

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
sudras

Accepted Answer

The term "Sudras" refers to the fourth a

Question 2

Asceticism in ancient Indian religion

Accepted Answer

A)  served as a substitute for sacrificial practices as a means to placate and communicate with the gods. 
B)  enabled priests to facilitate communication between believers and the gods. 
C)  was the practice of self-mutilation to communicate with the gods. 
D)  provided means of firmly establishing one's experiences apart from the realm of spiritual meditative processes. 
E)  reduced food consumption, as desired by Ashoka. 
A)  served as a substitute for sacrificial practices as a means to placate and communicate with the gods. 
B)  enabled priests to facilitate communication between believers and the gods. 
C)  was the practice of self-mutilation to communicate with the gods. 
D)  provided means of firmly establishing one's experiences apart from the realm of spiritual meditative processes. 
E)  reduced food consumption, as desired by Ashoka.

Question 3

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
bodhi

Accepted Answer

Bodhi is a term that comes from the Pali

Question 4

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Harappans

Accepted Answer

The Harappans refer to the people associ

Question 5

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
varna

Accepted Answer

The term "varna" is a concept from Hindu

Question 6

The Bhagavad Gita is a sermon which argues that moral rightness must be the only motivation for any action.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Law of Manu

Accepted Answer

The Law of Manu, also known as the Manus

Question 8

What are the major Indian castes? How does their makeup resemble, and differ from, the social structures of the Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations? Cite specific evidence.

Accepted Answer

The major Indian castes are Brahmins (pr

Question 9

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Chandragupta Maurya

Accepted Answer

Chandragupta Maurya was an ancient India

Question 10

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Hinduism

Accepted Answer

Hinduism is a major world religion that

Question 11

Why did the jati class system survive for so many centuries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Indian society could not function without it. 
B)  It served as a denunciation of any form of welfare. 
C)  It provided an identity for individuals in a highly hierarchical society where they could always find someone lower in status 
D)  Indian society could not untangle class status from religious beliefs. 
E)  It was embraced and reinforced by each succeeding ruler. 
A)  Indian society could not function without it. 
B)  It served as a denunciation of any form of welfare. 
C)  It provided an identity for individuals in a highly hierarchical society where they could always find someone lower in status 
D)  Indian society could not untangle class status from religious beliefs. 
E)  It was embraced and reinforced by each succeeding ruler.

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A)  The incoming Aryan culture destroyed the native Indus culture and its heritage. 
B)  Elements of both cultures provided creative impulses for ancient Indian civilization. 
C)  Both groups lived in harmony together, after the establishment of a strong central government. 
D)  Both groups assisted each other militarily to ward off a common threat from outside. 
E)  The two cultures were constantly at war. 
A)  The incoming Aryan culture destroyed the native Indus culture and its heritage. 
B)  Elements of both cultures provided creative impulses for ancient Indian civilization. 
C)  Both groups lived in harmony together, after the establishment of a strong central government. 
D)  Both groups assisted each other militarily to ward off a common threat from outside. 
E)  The two cultures were constantly at war.

Question 13

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
brahmins

Accepted Answer

Brahmins are a varna (class) in Hinduism

Question 14

Why did Ashoka construct the rock chambers?

Accepted Answer

A)  To house monks and wandering ascetics 
B)  To find a creative use for mountain rock 
C)  To make a sacrifice to the gods 
D)  To emulate similar structures in Rome 
E)  To have a central location for the practice of sati 
A)  To house monks and wandering ascetics 
B)  To find a creative use for mountain rock 
C)  To make a sacrifice to the gods 
D)  To emulate similar structures in Rome 
E)  To have a central location for the practice of sati

Question 15

The southern area of the Indian subcontinent, a region of hills and upland plateau, is called the

Accepted Answer

A)  Ganges River Valley. 
B)  Indus River Valley. 
C)  Deccan Plateau. 
D)  Kara Korum. 
E)  Hindu Kush. 
A)  Ganges River Valley. 
B)  Indus River Valley. 
C)  Deccan Plateau. 
D)  Kara Korum. 
E)  Hindu Kush.

Question 16

The Law of Manu describes women's complete subordination to men in ancient India.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

"The Rule of the Fishes" refers to the

Accepted Answer

A)  statement of Buddha about the need to abstain from killing reptiles. 
B)  view that warfare is glorious and was the primary activity of kings and aristocrats. 
C)  development of a major marine fishery program under Ashoka. 
D)  desire of Hindus to eat fish rather than cattle. 
E)  invasion of the Ganges basis by the Sea Peoples from South Asia. 
A)  statement of Buddha about the need to abstain from killing reptiles. 
B)  view that warfare is glorious and was the primary activity of kings and aristocrats. 
C)  development of a major marine fishery program under Ashoka. 
D)  desire of Hindus to eat fish rather than cattle. 
E)  invasion of the Ganges basis by the Sea Peoples from South Asia.

Question 18

Most of what is known today about the Aryans in India comes from the Rig Veda.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Vishnu and Shiva

Accepted Answer

Vishnu and Shiva are two major deities w

Question 20

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?

Accepted Answer

The economy of ancient India was primari

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). sudras

Asceticism in ancient Indian religion

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). bodhi

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Harappans

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). varna

The Bhagavad Gita is a sermon which argues that moral rightness must be the only motivation for any action.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Law of Manu

What are the major Indian castes? How does their makeup resemble, and differ from, the social structures of the Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations? Cite specific evidence.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Chandragupta Maurya

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Hinduism

Why did the jati class system survive for so many centuries?

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

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). brahmins

Why did Ashoka construct the rock chambers?

The southern area of the Indian subcontinent, a region of hills and upland plateau, is called the

The Law of Manu describes women's complete subordination to men in ancient India.

"The Rule of the Fishes" refers to the

Most of what is known today about the Aryans in India comes from the Rig Veda.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Vishnu and Shiva

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?

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Exam 2: Ancient India

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). sudras

Asceticism in ancient Indian religion

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). bodhi

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Harappans

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). varna

The Bhagavad Gita is a sermon which argues that moral rightness must be the only motivation for any action.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Law of Manu

What are the major Indian castes? How does their makeup resemble, and differ from, the social structures of the Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations? Cite specific evidence.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Chandragupta Maurya

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Hinduism

Why did the jati class system survive for so many centuries?

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

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). brahmins

Why did Ashoka construct the rock chambers?

The southern area of the Indian subcontinent, a region of hills and upland plateau, is called the

The Law of Manu describes women's complete subordination to men in ancient India.

"The Rule of the Fishes" refers to the

Most of what is known today about the Aryans in India comes from the Rig Veda.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Vishnu and Shiva

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?

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Roman World Empire

The Americas

Ferment in the Middle East: the Rise of Islam

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

The Making of Europe

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

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