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AP World History
Mrs. Bird
Chapter 3 Packet
Practice Questions
Classical Civilizations: India
1. Which of the following best describes political
patterns on the Indian subcontinent in the classical
era 1000 BCE to 600 CE?
a. Stateless societies
b. Continuous dynastic rule under the
Maurya Empire
c. Decentralized rule by local princes lacking
any form of subcontinent-wide authority at
any point
d. Decentralized rule by local princes
punctuated by Maurya and Gupta periods
of unification
e. Representative democracy
2. Which was the most effective unifying force in
early Indian culture?
a. Long-distance trade with East Asian
civilizations
b. Widely practiced and similar Hindu
tradition, including the caste system
c. Expansion of Buddhist influence
d. Recognized central political authority
e. Matriarchal patterns of social authority
3. How did the Hindu doctrine of dharma impact
Indian society?
a. It fostered the formation of rigid social and
economic groups
b. It was the basis of equality under the law
between men and women
c. It influenced the priestly class to
implement a standardized set of religious
rituals for Hindus
d. It initiated an integrated economic system
to aid merchants
e. It caused the majority of the
subcontinent’s population to settle near the
holy waters of the Ganges River
4. Which of the following ancient texts did not
serve as a spiritual guide to salvation for
those who lived by it?
a. Vedas
b. Analects
c. Torah
d. New testament of the Bible
e. Koran
5. Which important idea is credited to
intellectuals of the Gupta Empire?
a. Invention of the telescope
b. Development of humanity’s first
written script
c. The concept of zero
d. Invention of the magnetic compass
e. Polytheism
6. Which is the best estimate for the number of
castes that have developed in India over the
millennia?
a. A handful
b. Dozens
c. Hundreds
d. Thousands
e. Billions
7. Which lasting pattern in the history of the
subcontinent can we trace to the period of
the rule of the Maurya and Gupta empires in
India?
a. Strong state sponsorship of Hindu
beliefs
b. Invasion and rule by nomadic
invaders
c. Difficulty in maintaining centralized
imperial rule
d. Long and generally unbroken eras of
centralized imperial rule
e. Coexistence with Islamic rule and
culture