U3L14 - Evolution of Religion in Southeast Asia

Devotional worship, or __________, focused on specific Hindu deities.

• Chola

• bhakti

• Mahayana

• Ramananda

The Chola Empire aided the spread of Hinduism by

• banning other religions.

• sending pilgrims to China.

• conquering neighboring lands.

• building temples to honor Shiva.

Which of the following was NOT a goal of the Bhakti movement?

• to challenge the class system

• to promote religious equality

• to remove the different Hindu sects

• to make worship a personal experience

Which statement about the work of poet-saints is TRUE?

• The writing reinforced religious structure

• The writing praised traditional societal roles.

• The poems were only read in Hindu temples.

• The work was written in the vernacular language.

Which of the following religions spread along the Silk Road?

• Buddhism

• Christianity

• All of these

• Islam

Xuanzang helped spread Buddhism to China by

• building elaborate shrines

• collecting Buddhist texts

• fighting against the emperor

• trading silk with the West

Which of the following was NOT a way that Buddhism changed in China?

• Buddha began to be viewed as a god-like figure.

• The concept of nirvana became a type of afterlife.

• It caused China to refuse to trade with other lands.

• all of the above

How did Daoism affect the spread of Buddhism in China?

• It prevented Buddhist monks from building temples.

• It prevented Buddhism from spreading into Chinese cities.

• It gave monks a vocabulary to help explain Buddhist values.

• It caused Buddhist monks to be persecuted by Chinese officials.

Islam spread into India because

• Turks conquered parts of India.

• poet-saints began writing about Islam.

• Islamic traders brought religious texts.

• Hindus and Muslims worshiped the same Gods.

Which of the following was a Muslim Kingdom in India?

• the Chola empire

• the Gupta empire

• the Delhi Sultanate

• the Yungang Grottoes