Ch. 15_India & Indian Ocean Basin

Transportation and Sea Trade between India and the societies to the west were dominated by mariners from

• Afghan & Persia

• Anatolia

• Arabia & Persia

• China

Which of the following statements about the effect of monsoon pattern on Indian Ocean trade are correct.

• Unpredictable monsoon patterns facilitated trade on the Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf

• Changing wind patterns made nonstop round trips possible.

• Predictable monsoon patterns led to trade being conducted in stages

• The size and stability of large ships did not play a role in how many mariners plotted their course around monsoon patterns

What resulted in Northern India after the fall of the Harsha Kingdom?

• a relatively peaceful but stateless society

• factional fighting and instability

• famine and plague as the social order collapsed

• bitter competition for power from the Harsha heirs

How did postclassical India contrast with other regions of the world such as the eastern Mediterranean and China?

• India was not united by a large empire

• Indians practiced a single common religion

• India was not involved in long-range trade networks

• India was largely peaceful

Why was effective irrigation essential for Indian Agriculture?

• Most of India is a desert

• Very little rain fall during the dry season

• Floodwaters had to be controlled to prevent widespread destruction

• Rivers were the only reliable water source

What happened when Chola power declined in the 13^th Century?

• The Chola people disappeared

• The Chola were absorbed into more powerful groups

• the Chola became mercenaries in service to other kingdoms

• The Chola realm reverted back to a small regional state

Which of the following explains why Islam was slow to spread to India?

• Its theology was too different from Hinduism

• Its followers were usually poor and downtrodden

• It’s rules were too strict

• It arrived by conquest, not peaceful contacts

The leader of the Turks in Afghanistan was

• Mahmud of Ghazni

• King Harsha

• Bukka

• Harihara

How were Hindu temples important in spreading the Caste System?

• Each temple was constructed for a different caste

• They required caste membership to access temple services

• Led by Brahmins, they offered basic education

• They offered refuge for low caste individuals

Differing from the south, northern India during the postclassical era was

• predominantly Buddhist.

• one large empire.

• wealthy and prosperous.

• turbulent and chaotic.

• All these answers are correct.