Central Asian 303-
Civilization of Central Asia (Spring 2002)
Instructor: Uli Schamiloglu
(Languages and Cultures of Asia)
Mid-Term Examination
(distributed Thursday, October 17, 2002)
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1.
Which
Islamic group is different from the others? Is it: a) Qadiriyya, b) Shi’a, c)
Yasaviya, d) Kubraviya, e) Naqshbandiya |
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2.
The
first dynasty to succeed the first four “orthodox” caliphs was the: a)
Abbasids, b) Samanids, c) Tahirids, d) Umayyads, e) Sasanids |
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3.
The
ancient Kök Türks did not consider which one of the following to represent a
deity: a) blue sky, b) qaghan, c) dark earth, d) water, e) forest |
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4.
A
shaman was not: a) a priest in an organized church, b) a person who
communicated with natural spirits, c) a healer, d) a hunter, e) an epic
singer. |
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5.
Buddhist
Uygur rulers adopted the title of: a) amir, b) tengri, c) qaghan, d) iduqut,
e) khan |
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6.
What
name was made up by modern Western scholars? Was it: a) Seljuk, b)
Qarakhanid, c) Samanid, d) Dasht-i Kipchak, e) Tashkent |
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7.
We
do not understand the languages of the others in this question. Are we: a)
Tajik, b) Karakalpak, c) Uzbek, d) Kazakh, e) Kyrgyz |
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8.
Who
was Ibn Sina’s favorite author? Was it: a) Aristotle, b) Firdawsi, c) Ibn
Hawqal, d) Tabari, e) Zoroaster |
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9.
Which
one is different from the others? Is it: a) Karakum, b) Kyzylkum, c)
Khwarezm, d) steppe, e) desert |
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10.
Which
people was not nomadic? Was it: a) Scythians, b) Kalmyks, c) Sarts, d)
Kazakhs, e) Massagetae |
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11.
In
some Islamic societies of Central Asia and the Middle East the Turkic rulers
started out as: a) slaves, b) shamans, c) astronomers, d) Buddhist monks, e)
Zoroastrians |
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12.
The
deity tengri may be connected with the natural powers of: a)
mountains, b) rivers, c) forests, d) the sky, e) mushrooms |
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13.
Who
led the Islamic conquest of Central Asia? Was it: a) Zoroaster, b) Muhammad,
c) Qutayba ibn Muslim, d) Ibn Sina, e) Mahmud of Ghazna |
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14.
“Pentapolis”
is the meaning of: a) Qarakhanid, b) Bukhara, c) Tokharistan, d) Transoxania,
e) Bishbaliq |
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15.
Which
group has the smallest population: a) Tajik, b) Karakalpak, c) Uzbek, d)
Kazakh, e) Kyrgyz |
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16.
Which
of the following is associated with the steppe? Is it: a) salt flats, b)
tulips, c) saxaul, d) feathergrass, e) oases |
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17.
The
Kök Türk inscriptions were found near the: a) Volga river, b) Yathrib, c)
Tokharistan, d) Lake Zaysan, e) Orkhon river |
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18.
The
most important Turkic state after the Kök Türks was that of the: a) Kyrgyz,
b) the Uygurs, c) the Mongols, d) the Samanids, e) the Qarakhanids |
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19.
The
medical curriculum in medieval Europe relied upon the works of: a) Aristotle,
b) Yusuf of Balasaghun, c) Mahmud Kashgari, d) Satuq Bughra Khan, e) Ibn Sina |
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20.
Which
was not characteristic of medieval Bukhara? Was it: a) high population
density, b) citadel, c) Sogdian, d) dinar, e) water mills |
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II. Identifications. Answers should be one word to one sentence in length maximum! [40]
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21.
Which
ethnic group was well known as the merchants of the Silk Road? |
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22.
With
what name was the Buddha born? |
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23.
This
dynasty’s coins blends Greek, Iranian, and Indic images. |
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24.
This
new dynasty defeated the Parthians |
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25.
This
city in Iran was a center of Greek learning staffed by pagans and Christians. |
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26.
What
is the word used to describe Buddhist monks who have reached enlightenment? |
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27.
Which
pilgrim’s piety impressed the Sogdian king? |
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28.
This
name of the “future Buddha” also becomes associated with Mithra and with
Jesus Christ |
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29.
What
was the major source of Buddhist influence on Khotan? |
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30.
Which
Buddhist school represented a unifying movement? |
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31.
To
which religion did Turkic groups convert in 644, 781-782, and 1001? |
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32.
He
claimed to be the culminating prophet in the line of Zoroaster, Buddha, and Jesus. |
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33.
Elects
did not prepare their own food for fear of damaging what? |
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34.
What
did the ruler accept in 763? |
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35.
In
the Islamic period there was an active trade between Kabul and Baghdad in
what commodity? |
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36.
What
was the religion of the later traders along the Silk Road based in Arles and
Marseilles ? |
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37.
Who
was the first Qarakhanid ruler to embrace Islam? |
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38.
Who
later converted mosques into Buddhist temples and churches? |
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39.
Which
group played an active role in translating Manichaean texts? |
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40.
Which
early Buddhist pilgrim (whose life would later be an inspiration to
Hsüan-tsang) travel to India to obtain the Sanskrit original of an important
Mahayana text? |
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