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World History 10 - Final Exam India
World History 10 - Final Exam India
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What is the MOST strategically significant feature of the Khyber Pass?
It provides a natural barrier between Afghanistan/Pakistan
IT is extremely difficult route to cross - so most avoided
It was the only land-based rout into the Indus and Ganges
It provided an ideal home for the Pashto people
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What eventually set into motion the Great Rebellion of 1857?
Blatant disrespect for religious practices
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The British favored the Sikhs
Civil warring between the north and south
3
Hybrid religion influenced by both Hinduism and Islam, established in the 1500’s by Nanak
Jainism
Buddhism
Sufism
Sikhism
4
All of the following are areas of life are dictated by caste system EXCEPT?
Wealth
Worship
Marriage
Meals
5
If Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro were known to be literate, why is their history hard to substantiate?
Their literacy is mostly conjecture
We cannot decipher their writing
Most documents pertaining to them were destroyed
They mainly used oral communication
6
The origins of the caste system evolved from…
Occupation
Religion
Family
Royalty
7
All of the following are true about the Taj Mahal, EXCEPT…
Built in memory of wife, Mumtaz
Later remodeled to fit the Hindu aesthetic
Inspired by Sufi saints and mystic Islam
A creation of Shah Jahan
8
This sister religion of Buddhism follows a far more stringent path - think Chandragupta Maurya
Sufism
Sikhism
Hinduism
Jainism
9
Seals excavated from Early Harappan cities were often adorned with _____.
Leaders
Plants
Gods
Animals
10
The Kushans were patrons of this Persian religion?
Sufism
Islam
Zoroastrianism
Hinduism
11
Trade, coins, and religious practices all point to the Kushan expansion with relative ease-why?
Military power
Expert mercantilism
Cultural openness
Elaborate port networks
12
Climatic shift producing phenomenon that brought trade to India in summer and home in the fall
Droughts
Torrential rain
Flooding
Monsoons
13
Ancient cities of Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro contained all of the following major institutions EXCEPT
Royals buildings
Roads and streets
Common spaces
Citadels
14
In ancient India, hymns mimicking the soundsof birds, were passed down through what form?
Sanskrit
Oral Tradition
Rituals
Plays
15
Kalidasa was famous during the Gupta Empire for what medium of the arts?
Sculpture
Painting
Poetry
Architecture
16
After the first emperor of the Maurya Empire abdicates his throne, he _____.
Offered his defeated kingdom to the Persians
Sailed to Rome for education
Converted to Jainism
Become a rigid Hindu scholar
17
From Eastern Europe, settled on the Iranian plateau but continued to the Indus River Valley?
The Aryans
The Guptans
The Mauryans
The Indus
18
Geographic theme, huge role in development of China and India, sped growth, hampered culture?
Geographic isolation
Flanked by mountain ranges
Extensive use of natural canals
Proximity to rivers
19
What is the MOST fundamental difference between Buddhism and Hinduism? Hint: “step too far”
Belief in material possessions
Disagreements on the caste system
Gods are a form of attachment
How to attain reincarnation
20
What trend was evident as Islamic conquers(Gazni/Tamerlane/Babur/Akbar) established themselves?
Each successive leader became more tolerant to the natives
Islam became the prodominant religion
Hinduism spread rapidly into Islamic families
Each successive leader became less tolerant to the natives
21
Fa-sien made an extraordinary impact on India’searly history by doing what?
He spread Buddhism through Central Asia
He traveled the Silk Road documenting foreign development
He was a famous Buddhist merchant
He setup the first Chinese Embassy in India
22
Societal structuring disapproved of by Sikhs, Muslims, and Buddhists but appeals to Hindus
Egalitarianism
Slavery
Caste System
Bureaucracy
23
The _____ is a collection of hymns and religious rituals brought to India around 1500 BC.
Mahabharata
Ramayana
Rig Veda
Arthashastra
24
King Kanishka & Pericles shared a similar theme in their inspiration for architectural Friezes?
Themselves
Common Citizens
Aristocrats
Gods
25
After The Battle of Kalinga in 262 BC, Asoka is plagued with internal conflict between?
Power and Selflessness
Tradition and Progress
Command and Control
Openness and Obligation
26
Ashoka speaks of a little stupa that challenges him, what is the purpose a stupa?
Claim territory
Accept tribute
Display edicts
Religious worship
27
What was a major theme between fathers and sons ascending to the Islamic throne?
Murdering
Stealing
Lying
Blackmailing
28
Despite turning it into another imperial warzone, while mapping India, Britain inadvertently?
Connection to western culture
Distinct national identity
Separation from empire-based rule
Colonial status and protection
29
Following the Mughal invasion of the Dehli Sultanate, Babur enters its capital city and…
Razes the city to the ground
Allow citizens to leave without harm
Jails the cities of non-islamic citizens
Goes to pray in the cities most holy site
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Sufism, mainly spread by traveling saints, is a spiritually-focused less traditional form of...
Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
