Quiz 4.1. Spread of Hinduism & Buddhism to Hindian Archipelago

Where did Buddhism originate and where did it spread?

• China.  Leading faith in the Americas and Middle East.
• China.  Spread to the rest of Asia
• India.  Leading religion in the Americas and the Middle East
• India.  Leading faith in Southeast Asia, Central Asia, China, Japan & Korea

According to the text which of the following is a country where Hinduism spread?
One of the earliest regions that Hinduism spread to was Southeast Asia. Indian Brahmins may have arrived in the area through trade. The rulers of these regions seemed to have gravitated to them and adopted many of the Hindu religious practices as part of their own. The lasting influence on the rest of the social classes in Southeast Asia is more debatable, but Chinese works speak of the influence of India in second-century Vietnam, while Sanskrit accounts of Vedic rituals date back to fourth-century Borneo. 

• Southeast Asia
• Brahmins
• India
• Vietnam

According to the text, where did Hinduism begin?
Hinduism is considered the world’s oldest continually practiced religion, although it is actually composed of many different practices with similar features. It began in the Indus Valley region of the Indian subcontinent as a mixture of the Brahmanic beliefs of the Aryan-speakers and local, indigenous beliefs. Although the largest population of practitioners have remained in India -- over 800 million -- it has spread throughout the rest of the world.

• Aryan
• China
• Indus Valley region
• Japan

Which letter identifies the Bay of Bengal?

• A
• B
• C
• D

Which letter identifies the Indian Ocean?

• A
• B
• C
• D

The four countries labeled on this map are:

• China, North Korea, Indonesia, and India
• South Korea, Japan, India, Indonesia
• China, Vietnam, Japan, Indonesai
• China, South Korea, Japan, Indonesia

I am a country in Southeast Asia.
I am a cluster of islands southeast of China.
I am northeast of Singapore but south of Taiwan.
What am I?

• Myanmar
• Philippines
• Thailand
• Japan

Percentage of Population Practicing Buddhism in Select Nations of Southeast
Asia
Country% Buddhist
Burma89%
Cambodia 96.4%
Laos67%
Thailand94.6%
How has the history of Southeast Asia contributed to the trend in the data shown in the table?

• Traders and travelers from South Asia brought their religious beliefs with them.
• Indian invaders brought Buddhism to the region and forced many to convert.
• Buddhism began in Cambodia and spread to neighboring nations of the region.
• European traders brought Buddhism from India to the coastal nations of Southeast Asia.

Buddhism spread from India on which famous trade route?

• The Trans-Saharan Trade Route.
• The Indian Ocean trade routes.
• The Black Sea trade routes.
• The Silk Road.

A kingdom where becomes a center of Buddha religion spreading is . . . .

• Sriwijaya Kingdom
• Kaling Kingdom
• Majapahit Kingdom
• Kediri Kingdom