Why did sailors remain in Calicut for long periods of time?

Boats could only leave when there were favorable winds.

What is a bodhisattva?

a person who delays nirvana to continue doing good on earth

How did the Cholas build their empire?

by conquering smaller neighboring states

What is one way the Gupta emperors benefited from trade?

by collecting taxes on all goods that moved in and out of the empire

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CH 4 Lesson 1 and 2

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1
Theravada Buddhism is widely practiced in which country?
Tibet
Japan
China
Sri Lanka
2
Most literature written during the Gupta Empire was written in Sanskrit.
False
True
3
Why did sailors remain in Calicut for long periods of time?
Calicut was recognized as an official “shore leave” city for sailors.
Boats could only leave when there were favorable winds.
It could take many months for a cargo’s trade deal to be reached.
Boats needed extensive repairs after long, brutal sea voyages.
4
What is a bodhisattva?
a person who delays nirvana to continue doing good on earth
a Buddhist missionary who is close to achieving nirvana
a religious teacher who instructs others about the eightfold path
a traveling poet who shares teachings of the Buddha
5
What was a common feature of bhakti movements?
They challenged the authority
They emphasized the importance of following the Eightfold Path.
They encouraged people to learn Sanskrit.
They traveled from village to village in search of followers.
6
A famous author from the Gupta period was .
Kālidāsa
Nataraja
Dashavatara
Brihadisvara
7
How did the Cholas build their empire?
by marrying into powerful families
by invading and conquering the
by making alliances with other rulers
by conquering smaller neighboring states
8
a religious teacher and bhakti poet
Meera Bai
Xuanzang
Ramananda
Theravada Buddhism
9
type of Buddhism that believes the Buddha was a great teacher, but not a God
Meera Bai
Theravada Buddhism
Xuanzang
10
What is one way the Gupta emperors benefited from trade?
by owning most inns located on major roadways
by collecting taxes on all goods that moved in and out of the empire
by charging fees to enter any important shrine or temple
by controlling all mining and manufacturing in the empire
11
Indian mathematicians adopted the concept of infinity from Arab scholars.
True
False
12
What religion did rulers of the Gupta Empire practice?
Islam
Buddhism
Hinduism
Sikhism
13
What scientific theory did Aryabhata propose?
The Earth is round.
The moon orbits
The sun is a star
The sun orbits around the Earth.
14
a Buddhist monk from China
Xuanzang
Theravada Buddhism
Meera Bai
Ramananda
15
type of Buddhism that believes in bodhisattvas
Theravada Buddhism
Xuanzang
Mahayana Buddhism
16
Hindus of the Gupta period disapproved of music and dancing.
True
False
17
The Chola empire emerged in the southern part of India.
False
True
18
Kingdoms in Asia adopted many aspects of Indian culture
Northeast
Southwest
Northwest
Southeast
19
a princess, poet, and devoted follower of Krishna
Xuanzang
Theravada Buddhism
Meera Bai
Mahayana Bud
20
The Gupta Empire was most powerful under Samudra Gupta
True
False

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