Chapter 09 Quiz C with References

. Imperial decline in China and Rome was the consequence of nomadic invasion.

True.

False.

. One of the ways that the Northern Wei reinforced the legitimacy of their rule in China was _____.

Adoption of Confucian beliefs.

Rejection of their military traditions.

Cross-cultural exchange.

Slaughtering all Chinese who did not accept their rule.

. One of the things that made Turkic nomads more deadly than earlier mounted steppe warriors was _____.

Their acceptance of Islam.

Their adoption of new technology like stirrups.

The wealth they acquired from mining.

Their alliance with the Northern Wei.

. The Khazars built a powerful khanate based on trade with the Muslim and Byzantine Empires.

True

False.

. Mahayana Buddhism taught _____.

That people in any walk of life could achieve enlightenment.

Rejection of the world.

That attaining salvation through your own efforts was impossible.

That only the elite can achieve rebirth.

. Yang Jian, first emperor of the Sui Dynasty, used Buddhism to _____.

Promote himself as a righteous king who brought true religion to the world.

Convince people to ignore politics.

Promote war with India.

Promote peaceful coexistence rather than warfare.

. Tea was first recorded in China during the Tang Dynasty.

True.

False.

. Buddhism spread to Japan from _____.

India.

Korea.

Vietnam.

China.

. Royal land grants in the Gupta empire strengthened _____.

The peasantry.

The king.

The Brahman landlord class.

All of the above.

. Under the Guptas, _____ replaced Brahman rituals as the core of religious life.

Personal devotion to the gods.

A more philosophical outlook on life and death.

Monotheistic beliefs.

Mysticism

. Social status based on occupation began to supersede ancestral birth in India.

True.

False.

. The post-Gupta era in India was marked by _____.

Political unity.

Increasing cultural integration.

Expanding international trade.

Expansion as India sought to conquer all of Asia.

. Hinduism spread widely throughout Southeast Asia.

True.

False.

. Brahmanism was spread to Southeast Asia by _____.

Brahman missionaries.

Buddhist monks.

Indian merchants.

Chinese merchants.

. Southeast Asian rulers adopted Indian religious traditions because _____.

They were obviously superior to their traditional religion.

They supported the idea of royal authority.

Everything Indian was admired throughout Asia.

Indian merchants refused to trade with non-Buddhist.

. Many Southeast Asian kingdoms adopted both Buddhism and Brahmanism.

True.

False.

. Sogdian merchants developed _____ power.

Political.

Military.

Economic.

All of the above.

. An alliance with _____ was key to Sogdian dominance over the Silk Road trade.

China.

Rome.

Turkic nomads.

The Mongols.

. The Sogdian language and culture were _____.

Indian.

Turkic.

Chinese.

Persian.

. The Sogdian trade network broke down because of _____.

Conquest by the Umayyads.

An Lushan's rebellion against the Tang.

The rise of maritime trade in Asia.

All of the above.

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