Chapter 5 and 6 - HIS 111

Front

What did the Kalinga edict assert?

Back

Aśoka intended to rule according to dhamma, respect for all living things.

Front

By 120 BCE, what allowed Arab sailors to dominate the Indian Ocean trade routes?

Back

New knowledge of the monsoon winds.

Front

In Mahayana Buddhism, what were the enlightened demigods who helped individuals obtain nirvana called?

Back

bodhisattvas

Front

Who supported Philip II in creating a disciplined army and new military technology?

Back

the Macedonian nobility

Front

Which of the following statements about the Seleucid Empire is correct?

Back

The Greek populations established institutions familiar to them from the polis.

Front

What characterized the garrison towns founded by Alexander and Seleucus Nicator in South and Central Asia?

Back

Greek soldiers married local women but established institutions familiar from Greek city-states.

Front

What characterized Buddhism in its spread to the west along the Silk Road?

Back

Buddhist monks began to translate Buddhist texts into Greek.

Front

What was Chinese silk used for?

Back

It was used as currency in China’s diplomatic and military activities.

Front

When Alexander the Great withdrew from the Indus Valley, which empire established itself in the political vacuum?

Back

the Mauryan Empire

Front

Who taught that living a good life required understanding the rules of the natural order and being able to control one’s passions?

Back

Zeno