History 151

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History 151

• Summer, 2001
• Quiz 5

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• Gupta scientists are noted for the discovery of
• A) geometry
• B) zero
• C) algebra
• D) equations

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• The people of southern India spoke a language
  known as
• A) Sanskrit
• B) Khmer
• C) Dravidian
• D) Thai

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• The worlds longest poem, and a central part of
  Hindu scripture, is the
• A) Rig-Veda
• B) Mahabharata
• C) Upanishads
• D) Siddhartha

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• The Chinese monopoly on silk-making was
  maintained for centuries until broken by the
• A) Persians
• B) Egyptians
• C) Arabs
• D) Byzantines

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• Southern China was introduced to rice cultivation
  by the
• A) Indians
• B) Buddhists
• C) Khmers
• D) Vietnamese

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• The Sui rulers seem to have followed the
  unpopular policies and tendencies of the
• A) Qin
• B) Han
• C) Tang
• D) Song

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• Neo-Confucianism was largely inspired by the
  writings of
• A) Fa-hsien
• B) Mencius
• C) Lao Tzu
• D) WuTi

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• Kublai Khans attempted invasions of Japan were
  mainly thwarted by
• A) earthquakes
• B) economic shortfalls
• C) typhoons
• D) mutiny and civil war

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• The Japanese term bushido signifies
• A) military rule
• B) a Shinto god
• C) the samurai code of conduct
• D) a daimyo love poem

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• The most mysterious of the ancient African
  civilizations is
• A) Mali
• B) Great Zimbabwe
• C) Mogadishu
• D) Mombasa

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• The basic unit of traditional African society was
  the
• A) family
• B) tribe
• C) clan
• D) village

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• Historically speaking, the most hospitable area
  for human habitation in Africa was the
• A) rain forest
• B) savannah
• C) mountains
• D) Sahara

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• The Japanese term kamikaze may be translated
  as
• A) sun-goddess
• B) victory or death
• C) divine wind
• D) holy motherland

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• Shinto may be accurately described as an
  adaptable and generally optimistic religion.
• True
• False

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• The Sui was one of the longer-lived and most
  significant of the ancient Chinese dynasties.
• True
• False