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Instructions: Identify the following terms. sati

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Sati, also spelled "suttee," is a histor...

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Instructions: Identify the following terms. Hinayana

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Hinayana is a term traditionally used to...

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A significant reason the Rajput could not expel the Arabic forces from India was​


A) ​a lack of political cohesion and one true leader.
B) ​their dependence on elephants for warfare compared to horses.
C) ​the Islamic forces had gunpowder obtained from China.
D) ​there were very few natural geographic defenses in the Deccan plateau.
E) ​the Rajput had no defenses against the modern tactic of siege warfare.

F) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

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Two major trading states on the Southeast Asian archipelago were


A) Chosen and Payoni.
B) Srivijaya and Majapahit.
C) Cola and Hainan.
D) Colombo and Mombai.
E) Pyongyang and Bangkok.

F) C) and E)
G) A) and D)

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The Buddhists who applied the term "lesser vehicle" to their rivals were eventually known as


A) Mahayana.
B) Hinayana.
C) Theravada.
D) Shi'ites.
E) Sivas.

F) B) and C)
G) B) and D)

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Instructions: Identify the following terms. the Irrawaddy, the Salween, the Chao Phraya, and the Mekong

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The rock temple at Ellora in central India is comparable to the Christian churches carved out of solid rock in Ethiopia.

A) True
B) False

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Instructions: Identify the following terms. Maori

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Instructions: Identify the following terms. bhakti

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Bhakti is a term that originates from th...

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​The Kushan monarch Kanishka patronized which religion?


A) ​Hinduism
B) ​Sufism
C) ​Buddhism
D) ​Jainism
E) ​Daoism

F) B) and E)
G) None of the above

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In the years following the death of Siddhartha Gautama, how was Buddhism transformed? What were the catalysts that spurred these transformations? How did the beliefs of followers of the Theravada and Mahayana branches of Buddhism differ? How did their positions reflect differing ideas about the likelihood of their followers achieving nirvana ? Do you think the term Hinayana was originally used as an expression of contempt?

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In the years following the death of Sidd...

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The Indian sea routes used by the Romans to ship Silk Road imports back to Rome


A) began at the seaports along the Bay of Bengal.
B) went through the Sunda Strait.
C) expanded in the first century C.E. when sailors mastered the monsoon winds.
D) began at commercial shipping centers situated on Sri Lanka.
E) began at the Bactrian coast of the Indian Ocean.

F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

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Muslim rule in India


A) maintained a close alliance with Baghdad.
B) was totally assimilated into Hindu culture.
C) employed many Hindus in powerful positions within the government.
D) reserved most of the high posts in the central government and the provinces for Muslims.
E) never made use of Hindus on any level of government.

F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

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The capital of the Gupta Dynasty under Chandragupta I was at


A) Pataliputra.
B) Bactria.
C) Chang'an.
D) Bombay.
E) Delhi.

F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

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Instructions: Identify the following terms. sitar

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The sitar is a plucked stringed instrume...

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This fifth-century Indian astronomer accurately calculated the value of pi, and calculated the length of the solar year to be slightly more than 365 days.


A) Golagrama
B) Utpala
C) Aryabhata
D) Kamalakara
E) Vasistha

F) None of the above
G) A) and D)

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How did the geographic features of Southeast Asia influence the developmental possibilities, and the subsequent evolution, of its two basic regions?

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All of the following are correct about the Polynesian peoples except


A) they originated on the island of Taiwan and on the southeastern coast of China.
B) they colonized the islands of Tahiti, Hawaii, and Eastern Island.
C) they were seafarers.
D) the Maoris of New Zealand were not among the Polynesians.
E) they had sailing canoes up to 100 feet long.

F) None of the above
G) A) and C)

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Instructions: Identify the following terms. Mamallapuram

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Mamallapuram, also known as Mahabalipura...

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Using specific examples, discuss the impact of Islam on the art and architecture of India.

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Islam has had a significant impact on th...

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