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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