History 1111 Unit 2

Throughout India's ancient and medieval periods, this region was the most important for developments in the subcontinent. Question 13 options: East Asia Southeast Asia Central Asia Europe

Central Asia

During the early history of India, the most important region of South Asia was the Question 8 options: Indo-Gangetic Plain. Malabar Coast. Deccan Plateau. Himalayas.

Indo-Gangetic Plain.

This state that was most significant for the spread of Buddhism into Central Asia. Question 12 options: Gupta Empire Kushan Kingdom Satavahana Kingdom Chola Dynasty

Kushan Kingdom

Of the following, which is the oldest archaeological site in South Asia? Question 1 options: Delhi Rajagriha Pataliputra Mohenjo-Daro

Mohenjo-Daro

Chandragupta Maurya's campaigns brought him into conflict with this foreign ruler. Question 9 options: The First Emperor of Qin Darius III. Seleucus Nicator Attila the Hun

Seleucus Nicator

Which one of the following is not a characteristic of Mahayana Buddhism? Question 15 options: The ideal path to salvation by living as monk or nun in a monastic setting and seeking perfection in enlightenment. The notion of the Bodhisattva, a holy being that has foregone final enlightenment in order to work for the salvation of others. New scriptures that offer different paths to enlightenment. The universe becomes populated with numerous god-like Buddhas.

The ideal path to salvation by living as monk or nun in a monastic setting and seeking perfection in enlightenment.

During the Delhi Sultanate, Question 4 options: Turkic sultans attempted to control the subjugated, largely Hindu population through programs of forcible conversion. The sultans, following a principle outlined in the Quran, allowed Hindus to retain their faith and live within the Islamic state so long as they paid a higher tax. Muslim and Turkic rulers eventually established rule over the entire subcontinent. Mahmud of Ghazna repeatedly invaded and plundered India.

The sultans, following a principle outlined in the Quran, allowed Hindus to retain their faith and live within the Islamic state so long as they paid a higher tax

Which of the following is not discussed in the Upanishads? Question 17 options: Humans wander through a succession of deaths and rebirths. Within the heart of each person lies an eternal soul. There is no point in doing good works, because doing so will not change your future. One divine reality underlies the universe.

There is no point in doing good works, because doing so will not change your future.

Which one of the following was not true of the Indo-Aryans? Question 11 options: They had priestly clans that composed and orally transmitted hymns with a religious purpose. They were originally nomadic pastoralists who first migrated from Central Asia to India during the early Vedic Age. They first came to India by traversing the lower reaches of the Ganges River. They spoke Sanskrit.

They first came to India by traversing the lower reaches of the Ganges River.

Which of the following was not an important difference between the Mauryan and Gupta Empires? Question 16 options: Whereas the center of the Mauryan Empire was the Indus River, the center of the Gupta Empire was the Ganges River. The Gupta Empire produced more art and literature. The Mauryan rulers' kingly dharma was most heavily influenced by Buddhist principles. The Mauryan Empire did not last as long as the Gupta Empire.

Whereas the center of the Mauryan Empire was the Indus River, the center of the Gupta Empire was the Ganges River.

As a word, the term India first referred to Question 2 options: the modern nation of Pakistan. all of South Asia. people living on lands beyond the Indus River. the modern nation of India.

all of South Asia.

The heartland of Samudragupta's empire was located Question 14 options: along the Ganges River. in the Punjab. along the Indus River. on the Deccan Plateau.

along the Ganges River.

Historians have termed the pattern of governing in India during the early medieval age feudalism since Question 3 options: Arab rulers originating from Persia invaded India and changed the pattern of Indian society through the introduction of the Islamic religion. although medieval rulers usually administered a core area with a centralized bureaucracy, they generally controlled the periphery by allowing subordinate local rulers to retain noble titles and land in exchange for allegiance. medieval rulers lived in castles located on manors. medieval rulers granted manors to wealthy farmers in exchange for military service.

although medieval rulers usually administered a core area with a centralized bureaucracy, they generally controlled the periphery by allowing subordinate local rulers to retain noble titles and land in exchange for allegiance.

The state of Magadha Question 19 options: began as a confederacy located along the upper reaches of the Indus River with its capital at Taxila. began as a small kingdom located on the Deccan Plateau with Pataliputra as its first capital. began as a small kingdom located along the lower reaches of the Ganges River with Rajagriha as its first capital. began as a republic located at the foothills of Nepal and is where Siddhartha Gautama lived.

began as a small kingdom located along the lower reaches of the Ganges River with Rajagriha as its first capital.

The kings of the Chola Dynasty enhanced their power by Question 10 options: building temple complexes devoted to the revered Hindu deity Shiva. ruling their domain with the assistance of Persian scholars. sending Buddhist missionaries on trade missions to Southeast Asia. bringing their entire territory under the direct control of a centralized bureaucracy.

building temple complexes devoted to the revered Hindu deity Shiva.

According to the teachings of the Buddha, Question 5 options: life is fundamentally characterized by suffering, suffering is caused by a kind of unquenchable thirst, but there is a cure for this, and it is referred to as nirvana. because the individual's soul is infected with bad karma, it transmigrates until a program of meditation is undertaken and nirvana is achieved. a host of deities control the natural world and the good and bad that befalls the human race, but they can be appeased through rituals. because they are ritually purer, only the Brahmin priests can attain nirvana in this lifetime.

life is fundamentally characterized by suffering, suffering is caused by a kind of unquenchable thirst, but there is a cure for this, and it is referred to as nirvana.

Based on linguistic and archaeological evidence, experts trace the early origins of the Indo-Aryans to Question 20 options: nomadic pastoralists who lived on the steppe lands of southern Russia. seafarers who migrated to India from Southeast Asia. Indus Valley Civilization peoples who, during its collapse, had migrated away from it to the Indo-Gangetic Plains. farmers who migrated to India from Mesopotamia by crossing over the Hindu Kush Mountains.

nomadic pastoralists who lived on the steppe lands of southern Russia.

Islam began to impact the Indian subcontinent during Question 6 options: the expansion of the Kushan Kingdom in the first century CE. the founding of the Delhi Sultanate in the thirteenth century CE. the decline of the Mauryan Empire. the expansion of the Umayyad Caliphate during the late seventh and early eighth centuries CE.

the expansion of the Umayyad Caliphate during the late seventh and early eighth centuries CE.

The historical setting of the Upanishads was Question 7 options: the life of the Buddha. the Mauryan Empire. the early Vedic Age. the later Vedic Age.

the later Vedic Age.

An important theme that emerges from the Ramayana and the Bhagavad-Gita is Question 18 options: the great wisdom of King Ashoka. the virtuous nature of following one's dharma. the power of Indra to shape events on earth. the importance of the Buddhist principle of non-violence.

the virtuous nature of following one's dharma.