Ch. 15 India

True or False: The two most important deities in the Hindu pantheon were Vishnu and Shiva

True

An invasion in 451 C.E. by the White Huns began the collapse of the a. Gupta dynasty. b. Mauryan dynasty. c. Byzantine Empire. d. Chola kingdom. e. Han dynasty.

a

Funan dominated the lower reaches of which Southeast Asian river? a. Mekong b. Irawaddy c. Salween d. Huang He e. Yangzi

a

Hindu temples a. played an important role in the agricultural and financial development of southern India. b. were never able to compete with the strong Buddhist temples of northern India. c. held southern India back economically because of the Hindu law against lending money. d. disappeared in southern India because of the prominence of Islam. e. remained centers of women's rights.

a

India was a natural location for the establishment of emporia because of a. its central location in the Indian Ocean basin. b. the continuous problem of Chinese pirates. c. its cold, dry climate. d. the absence of any monsoon winds. e. its strong, centralized government.

a

The Delhi sultans were a. never able to expand their control beyond northern India. b. able to unite all of India for the first time since the Mauryans. c. able to make Islam the main religion of India. d. proponents of a more syncretic version of Islam. e. not able to conquer all of India until they united with the Chinese.

a

The design of the Khmer temples at Angkor Thom and Angkor Wat show a. the influence of both Hindu and Buddhist traditions. b. the growing influence of Islam. c. a definite influence from the Tang dynasty. d. that the Khmer were the only kingdom in southeast Asia that avoided Indian influence. e. a Confucian influence.

a

The temples of Angkor Thom and Angkor Wat were built by the rulers of what kingdom? a. Khmer b. Funan c. Srivijaya d. Melaka e. Majapahit

a

The wealthy trading state that controlled southern India from 850 through 1267 was a. the Chola kingdom. b. the Delhi sultanate. c. the Vijayanagar kingdom. d. the kingdom of Funan. e. the kingdom of Angkor.

a

In 1336, Harihara and Bukka, two emissaries from the Delhi sultan, renounced Islam, reconverted to Hinduism, and founded the southern kingdom of a. Chola. b. Vijayanagar. c. Funan. d. Angkor. e. Maurya.

b

In 711, the northern Indian area of Sind fell to the a. Abbasid dynasty. b. Umayyad dynasty. c. Tang dynasty. d. Byzantine Empire. e. Chola dynasty.

b

In regard to political structure, postclassical India a. rivaled Tang China in respect to size and administrative brilliance. b. developed no single centralized imperial authority. c. copied the Chinese model after being conquered by the Tang. d. was most influenced by Byzantium. e. was more similar to imperial Rome than to Tang China.

b

Islam reached India by all of the following routes except a. conquest by Arabic invaders. b. missionaries sent by the emperor Harsha. c. Islamic merchants. d. migrations from Turkish-speaking peoples from central Asia. e. conquest by Arabic invaders and missionaries sent by Harsha.

b

The biggest difference between Melaka and the other states influenced by India was that Melaka a. played a role in sea trade, while the other states relied on land trade. b. became predominantly Islamic. c. started out as mainly Islamic but later converted to Buddhism. d. built a large, centralized land empire. e. was predominantly Hindu.

b

The kingdom of Srivijaya a. converted to Islam. b. was located on Sumatra and maintained a sea trade route between China and India. c. was the first southeast Asian state to adopt Indian ways. d. was located in modern Cambodia and displayed Hindu and Buddhist influences. e. was the only Christian kingdom in southeast Asia.

b

Which of the following Indian concepts did not become popular in the southeast Asian states influenced by India? a. Hinduism b. the caste system c. literary classics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata d. conducting official business in Sanskrit e. the creation of a Confucian class of scholarly bureaucrats

b

Which of the following states had its base in Cambodia? a. Funan b. Angkor c. Singosari d. Melaka e. Majapahit

b

Which of the following states was most heavily influenced by Islam? a. Vijayanagar b. Melaka c. Angkor d. Srivijaya e. Funan

b

By around 1500 what portion of the total Indian population was Muslim? a. one-twentieth b. one-tenth c. one-fourth d. one-half e. two-thirds

c

During the postclassical age, the caste system a. disappeared because of the arrival of Islam. b. became securely established in northern India for the first time. c. became securely established in southern India for the first time. d. rejected migrants coming into India. e. was merged into modern Buddhist thought.

c

The bhakti teacher Guru Kabir believed a. that the only true path to salvation was through complete devotion to Allah. b. in a harshly exclusive faith. c. that Shiva, Vishnu, and Allah were all manifestations of a single, universal deity. d. that true disciples had to renounce the foreign influence of Islam and return to Hinduism. e. that Buddhism was the only true faith.

c

The kingdoms of southern India were mainly a. Islamic. b. Buddhist. c. Hindu. d. Sikh. e. Jain.

c

After the collapse of the Gupta dynasty in the fifth century, India would not be completely reunited until the a. seventh century. b. ninth century. c. thirteenth century. d. sixteenth century. e. twentieth century.

d

In 802, what gift did Charlemagne receive from the Abbasid caliph, Harun al-Rashid? a. a thousand pounds of gold b. a golden chandelier c. a terra-cotta army d. an elephant named Abu al-Abbas e. a chess set displaying the two leaders as the kings

d

Mahmud of Ghazni's main inspiration for visiting India in the eleventh century was a. to spread Islam. b. to visit important Buddhist temples. c. to build a centralized state based on a Persian model. d. to plunder. e. to forge a lasting trading alliance with China.

d

Northern India was dominated from the twelfth through the early sixteenth century by a. the Abbasid dynasty. b. the Chola kingdom. c. the southern Song dynasty. d. the Delhi sultanate. e. the Umayyad dynasty.

d

Paramesvara was known for a. founding the southern Indian kingdom of Vijayanagar. b. playing a pivotal role in the spread of the bhakti movement. c. leading a series of plundering raids into India in the eleventh century. d. founding the kingdom of Melaka. e. writing the Bhagavata Purana.

d

The bhakti movement a. never caught on in India as it had in China. b. appealed to Indians who were stifled by the strictly monotheistic views of Hinduism. c. tried to find god through a strictly rationalistic pursuit of the divine. d. sought to erase the distinction between Hinduism and Islam. e. sought to erase the distinction between Hinduism and Buddhism.

d

The first Southeast Asian state to reflect Indian influence was centered on its capital port city of Oc Eo. What was its name? a. Majapahit b. Melaka c. Srivijaya d. Funan e. Kra

d

The presence of the changing monsoon winds ensured that a. irrigation never developed in India because it was never necessary. b. India enjoyed complete isolation. c. shipping was impossible in the Indian Ocean basin. d. irrigation was necessary in arid southern India. e. the Indian religious hierarchy would be dominated by one great storm god.

d

The scholarly Buddhist emperor who reunited northern India in the seventh century was a. Shankara. b. Harihara. c. Mahmud of Ghazni. d. Harsha. e. Ashoka.

d

Vijayanagar, the name of a southern Indian kingdom, means a. "land of Vishnu." b. "beloved of Allah." c. "the pure land." d. "the city of victory." e. "land of the one god."

d

Buzurg ibn Shahriyar a. was one of the most influential Sufi missionaries to visit India. b. led a series of devastating invasions of India in the eleventh century. c. established the Delhi sultanate in the thirteenth century. d. was the first powerful caliph after the death of Muhammad. e. wrote the Book of the Wonders of India.

e

From 53 million in 600 C.E., the population of India rose by 1500 C.E. to a. 60 million. b. 72 million. c. 81 million. d. 90 million. e. 105 million.

e

The Islamic ruler who led seventeen different raiding expeditions into India in the eleventh century was a. Harihara. b. Srivijaya. c. Ramanuja. d. Abu Bakr. e. Mahmud of Ghazni.

e

The words "One should engage himself in singing of Me, praising Me . . .," are drawn from what ninth-century Indian document? a. Ramayana b. Book of Songs c. Quran d. Arthashastra e. Bhagavata Purana

e