Chapter 6 MC: India and Southeast Asia, 1500 B.C.E.-1100 C.E. Flashcards
Indo-European nomads tended to be A) matriarchal B) patriarchal C) pacifist D) agricultural
B) patriarchal
Why did members of the higher castes fear contact w/ the lower castes?
A) They feared pollution from contact w/ lower-caste individuals
B) The lower castes were believed to be a bad influence on upper caste children
C) They did not want the lower castes to become Hindus
D) They wanted to retain Arya and Dasa blood purity
A) They feared pollution from contact w/ lower-caste individuals
Why did Brahmins resist widespread adoption of writing?
A) They did not want to waste their time learning how to do it
B) They felt that writing challenged the superiority of the gods because of its almost magical nature
C) Their rivals the Kshatriya supported it
D) They might have lost their monopoly on religious rituals if the rites were written down
D) They might have lost their monopoly on religious rituals if the rites were written down
Which of the following is NOT among the practices of Jainism?
A) Strict nonviolence, emphasizing the holiness of the life force
B) Farming in order to stay close to the land
C) Extreme asceticism and nudity
D) Eating so little as to starve to death
B) Farming in order to stay close to the land
After 6 years of strict asceticism, Siddhartha Gautama decided to
A) commit suicide
B) enter nirvana
C) go home and resume his duties as a prince
D) adhere to a “Middle Path” of moderation
D) adhere to a “Middle Path” of moderation
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Buddhism?
A) It denied the usefulness of gods
B) It demanded frequent sacrifices of small animals
C) It emphasized the search for spiritual truth
D) It focused on living one’s life in a manner that minimized desire and suffering
B) It demanded frequent sacrifices of small animals
Why was the Buddha originally represented by symbols?
A) Because it was more mystical
B) So that his enemies would not recognize his temples and deface them
C) To emphasize the achievement of a state of nonexistence
D) Because Buddhism forbade the representation of all human forms
C) To emphasize the achievement of a state of nonexistence
The incorporation of the Buddha into the Hindu pantheon
A) was a blatant attempt to co-opt the rival religion’s founder
B) indicated the open and all-encompassing nature of Hinduism
C) put an end to the rivalry between the followers of the 2 faiths
D) reflected the government’s decision to patronize each religion equally
A) was a blatant attempt to co-opt the rival religion’s founder
Sacrifice is the major form of worship in A) Brahmanism B) Buddhism C) Hinduism D) Jainism
A) Brahmanism
Don’t think we need to know this
Which of the following factors did NOT contribute toward disunity in ancient India?
A) The different forms of organization and economic activity
B) The threat of outside invasion
C) The complex social hierarchy
D) The landscape of India
B) The threat of outside invasion
If you have trouble remembering this, think: a common enemy tends to UNITE people, not divide. - Love, Franny
Which of the following is NOT part of Southeast Asia’s 3 geographic zones?
A) The Malay Peninsula
B) The Japanese islands
C) Thousands of islands extending on an east-west axis far out into the Pacific Ocean
D) The Indochina mainland
B) The Japanese islands
The region of Southeast Asia first rose to prominence and prosperity because
A) the 2 large kingdoms around it fell into ruin and decay
B) Europeans traded there
C) of its intermediary role in the trade between southern and eastern Asia
D) the land was unfit for agriculture and trade was the only way to make a living
C) of its intermediary role in the trade between southern and eastern Asia
(its success depended on the larger empires around it)
Which of the following crops did NOT originate in Southeast Asia? A) Taro B) Chickens C) Bananas D) Sugar cane
A) Taro
Apparently chickens are crops now? - Love, Franny
