Question 1

Identify the following terms.
-Kshatriya

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Kshatriya is a term used to describe a m

Question 2

Identify the following terms.
-Mahavira and Jainism

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Mahavira, also known as Vardhamana, was

Question 3

Identify the following terms.
-Aryans

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-Aryans...

Question 4

Identify the following terms.
-sati

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-sati...

Question 5

Identify the following terms.
-Four Noble Truths

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-Four Noble Truths...

Question 6

In what way is the perspective on the role women presented in the Law of Manu ambiguous? How does this perspective compare with that found in early Mesopotamia and Egypt? What social convention undergirded the practice of Suti? How was this practice presented by the Greek writer Megasthenes?

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The perspective on the role of women pre

Question 7

Identify the following terms.
-Varuna

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Varuna is a term with multiple meanings,

Question 8

Identify the following terms.
-Brahmins

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Brahmins are a varna (class) in Hinduism

Question 9

The Mahabharata

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A) describes the peaceful relations between Aryan cousins. 
B) primarily details the activities of Hindu rulers. 
C) provides an elaborate discussion of the ethics of the dharma. 
D) contains Krishna's sermon in which he advocates the value of success or failure as the paramount objective in all activities. 
E) sharply attacks belief in the dharma as being irrational. 
A) describes the peaceful relations between Aryan cousins. 
B) primarily details the activities of Hindu rulers. 
C) provides an elaborate discussion of the ethics of the dharma. 
D) contains Krishna's sermon in which he advocates the value of success or failure as the paramount objective in all activities. 
E) sharply attacks belief in the dharma as being irrational.

Question 10

Identify the following terms.
-Vedas

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The Vedas are a large body of religious

Question 11

Identify the following terms.
-"rule of the fishes"

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The term "rule of the fishes" does not c

Question 12

Identify the following terms.
-reincarnation

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Reincarnation is a concept found in vari

Question 13

The authority of Mauryan kings was

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A) limited by the practical aspects of administering a numerous independent city states. 
B) curtailed by an institutionalized bureaucracy of powerful governors and ministers. 
C) unlimited by law or custom. 
D) established by Alexander the Great. 
E) diminished by the onset of the Black Death. 
A) limited by the practical aspects of administering a numerous independent city states. 
B) curtailed by an institutionalized bureaucracy of powerful governors and ministers. 
C) unlimited by law or custom. 
D) established by Alexander the Great. 
E) diminished by the onset of the Black Death.

Question 14

What army of occupation was driven from India by Chandragupta Maurya?

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A) the Akkadian army. 
B) the army of Ramses IV. 
C) the forces of the Assyrian king. 
D) the Greek administrators who had remained after Alexander the Great. 
E) the army of Tamir the Lame. 
A) the Akkadian army. 
B) the army of Ramses IV. 
C) the forces of the Assyrian king. 
D) the Greek administrators who had remained after Alexander the Great. 
E) the army of Tamir the Lame.

Question 15

Identify the following terms.
-Middle Path/Eightfold Way

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The terms "Middle Path" and "Eightfold W

Question 16

​Ashoka was most notable for

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A) ​his conversion to Buddhism and facilitated its spread through India 
B) ​conquoring the Tamil portion of India 
C) ​overthrowing the Mauryan empire 
D) ​fighting an extensive war against Alexander the Great 
E) ​None of these. 
A) ​his conversion to Buddhism and facilitated its spread through India 
B) ​conquoring the Tamil portion of India 
C) ​overthrowing the Mauryan empire 
D) ​fighting an extensive war against Alexander the Great 
E) ​None of these.

Question 17

Identify the following terms.
-Sanskrit and Prakrit

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Sanskrit and Prakrit are two ancient Ind

Question 18

Identify the following terms.
-Panini

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Panini refers to an ancient Indian Sansk

Question 19

​The concept of "the happiness of the king lying in the happiness of his subjects" is explained by

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A) ​ma'at 
B) ​the Mandate of Heaven 
C) ​the Arthasastra 
D) ​karma 
E) ​divination 
A) ​ma'at 
B) ​the Mandate of Heaven 
C) ​the Arthasastra 
D) ​karma 
E) ​divination

Question 20

Identify the following terms.
-Mauryan Empire

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-Mauryan Empire...

Exam 2: Ancient India

Identify the following terms. -Kshatriya

Identify the following terms. -Mahavira and Jainism

Identify the following terms. -Aryans

Identify the following terms. -sati

Identify the following terms. -Four Noble Truths

In what way is the perspective on the role women presented in the Law of Manu ambiguous? How does this perspective compare with that found in early Mesopotamia and Egypt? What social convention undergirded the practice of Suti? How was this practice presented by the Greek writer Megasthenes?

Identify the following terms. -Varuna

Identify the following terms. -Brahmins

The Mahabharata

Identify the following terms. -Vedas

Identify the following terms. -"rule of the fishes"

Identify the following terms. -reincarnation

The authority of Mauryan kings was

What army of occupation was driven from India by Chandragupta Maurya?

Identify the following terms. -Middle Path/Eightfold Way

​Ashoka was most notable for

Identify the following terms. -Sanskrit and Prakrit

Identify the following terms. -Panini

​The concept of "the happiness of the king lying in the happiness of his subjects" is explained by

Identify the following terms. -Mauryan Empire

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