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A history of World Societies Chapter 3
Reading Assignment. Exam Questions With
Correct Answers.
The Harappans were the first people of the ancient world known to manufacture what trade
good? - answer✔✔Cotton cloth
According to the Vedas, what were the most important qualities to the ancient Aryans? -
answer✔✔Military skills and heroism
What developed in early Hinduism as an opportunity for ordinary people to worship their gods? -
answer✔✔Offering food or flowers to a god's image
Which of the following came into widespread use in India after the Persian conquest of the Indus
Valley ca. 500 B.C.E.? - answer✔✔The Aramaic script
What were some of the food items that were prominent in the Kushan trade with other parts of
Asia in the first century C.E.? - answer✔✔Cinnamon and pepper
Why have the flatlands of Rajasthan and southeastern Pakistan been so crucial to the history of
the Indian subcontinent? - answer✔✔The terrain allowed for invasions from the northwest.
At several moments in the history of the Indian subcontinent, invasions from the northwest have
crossed these areas and dramatically changed Indian culture.
Why did rulers of Aryan India support their subjects' embrace of the doctrines of samsara and
karma? - answer✔✔Aryan rulers thought that such beliefs would make the poor more docile.
Because these doctrines reinforced the idea that that improvement in one's life could only happen
in future lives, they discouraged the poor and oppressed from agitating for change in this life.
As Buddhism developed, what was the name of the Buddhas-to-be who helped others on their
path to salvation? - answer✔✔Bodhisattvas
Bodhisattvas, those who stayed in the world to help others, became objects of veneration.
Eventually, as the Buddha became deified, he sat at the head of a group of well-known
bodhisattvas.
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Which of the following factors significantly influenced Chandragupta's empire building, ca. 322
B.C.E.? - answer✔✔Lessons learned from Persian rule
What kind of unity persisted in India after the collapse of the Mauryan Empire? -
answer✔✔Cultural
Although India had different languages and religions, there was an overall cultural unity to the
subcontinent.
The earliest society on the Indian subcontinent developed along what river? - answer✔✔Indus
River
The earliest evidence of civilization in India has been found along the Indus River and is known
as the Harappan.
Who had authority over an individual Aryan tribe? - answer✔✔Chiefs, known as rajas
Rajas ruled over Aryan tribes, although they might be advised by warriors.
What is one of the most important teachings of Buddhism? - answer✔✔Belief that pain and
suffering are an inescapable part of human life
Which of the following came to be widely used by the Indian people after the Persian conquest
of the Indus Valley ca. 513 B.C.E.? - answer✔✔Silver coins
During the Kushan period, what Western culture had a great impact on Indian art? -
answer✔✔Greek
The chief Harappan port of Lothal is known to have carried out extensive trade with what
region? - answer✔✔Mesopotamia
Lothal opened up to the Arabian Sea and connected Harappa to the Mesopotamian civilization,
with which the Harappans had extensive trade.
A person who was newly conquered by the ancient Aryans or had violated accepted ritual
practices was known as a(n) - answer✔✔outcaste.
If one was from outside the system or broke with it by violating rituals, one was "out" of the
caste system.
Sudatta, a lay follower of the Buddha, asks if he must "give up my wealth, my home . . . in order
to attain the bliss of a religious life?" The Buddha answers that anyone who "possessing riches,
uses them rightly, will be a blessing unto his fellows." From this exchange, what can we
conclude about Buddhist attitudes toward wealth and riches? - answer✔✔Those who use their
riches wisely to serve humans can transcend the trap of worldly concerns.
Wealth wil
A history of World Societies Chapter 3
Reading Assignment. Exam Questions With
Correct Answers.
The Harappans were the first people of the ancient world known to manufacture what trade
good? - answer✔✔Cotton cloth
According to the Vedas, what were the most important qualities to the ancient Aryans? -
answer✔✔Military skills and heroism
What developed in early Hinduism as an opportunity for ordinary people to worship their gods? -
answer✔✔Offering food or flowers to a god's image
Which of the following came into widespread use in India after the Persian conquest of the Indus
Valley ca. 500 B.C.E.? - answer✔✔The Aramaic script
What were some of the food items that were prominent in the Kushan trade with other parts of
Asia in the first century C.E.? - answer✔✔Cinnamon and pepper
Why have the flatlands of Rajasthan and southeastern Pakistan been so crucial to the history of
the Indian subcontinent? - answer✔✔The terrain allowed for invasions from the northwest.
At several moments in the history of the Indian subcontinent, invasions from the northwest have
crossed these areas and dramatically changed Indian culture.
Why did rulers of Aryan India support their subjects' embrace of the doctrines of samsara and
karma? - answer✔✔Aryan rulers thought that such beliefs would make the poor more docile.
Because these doctrines reinforced the idea that that improvement in one's life could only happen
in future lives, they discouraged the poor and oppressed from agitating for change in this life.
As Buddhism developed, what was the name of the Buddhas-to-be who helped others on their
path to salvation? - answer✔✔Bodhisattvas
Bodhisattvas, those who stayed in the world to help others, became objects of veneration.
Eventually, as the Buddha became deified, he sat at the head of a group of well-known
bodhisattvas.
, ©THEBRIGHT EXAM STUDY SOLUTIONS 8/22/2024 12:54 PM
Which of the following factors significantly influenced Chandragupta's empire building, ca. 322
B.C.E.? - answer✔✔Lessons learned from Persian rule
What kind of unity persisted in India after the collapse of the Mauryan Empire? -
answer✔✔Cultural
Although India had different languages and religions, there was an overall cultural unity to the
subcontinent.
The earliest society on the Indian subcontinent developed along what river? - answer✔✔Indus
River
The earliest evidence of civilization in India has been found along the Indus River and is known
as the Harappan.
Who had authority over an individual Aryan tribe? - answer✔✔Chiefs, known as rajas
Rajas ruled over Aryan tribes, although they might be advised by warriors.
What is one of the most important teachings of Buddhism? - answer✔✔Belief that pain and
suffering are an inescapable part of human life
Which of the following came to be widely used by the Indian people after the Persian conquest
of the Indus Valley ca. 513 B.C.E.? - answer✔✔Silver coins
During the Kushan period, what Western culture had a great impact on Indian art? -
answer✔✔Greek
The chief Harappan port of Lothal is known to have carried out extensive trade with what
region? - answer✔✔Mesopotamia
Lothal opened up to the Arabian Sea and connected Harappa to the Mesopotamian civilization,
with which the Harappans had extensive trade.
A person who was newly conquered by the ancient Aryans or had violated accepted ritual
practices was known as a(n) - answer✔✔outcaste.
If one was from outside the system or broke with it by violating rituals, one was "out" of the
caste system.
Sudatta, a lay follower of the Buddha, asks if he must "give up my wealth, my home . . . in order
to attain the bliss of a religious life?" The Buddha answers that anyone who "possessing riches,
uses them rightly, will be a blessing unto his fellows." From this exchange, what can we
conclude about Buddhist attitudes toward wealth and riches? - answer✔✔Those who use their
riches wisely to serve humans can transcend the trap of worldly concerns.
Wealth wil
