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Game of skill played on a checkerboard...
Backgammon
Dice
Chess
Poker
2
Buddha sat under this tree...
Bodhi
Sequoia
Redwood
Fern
3
India is the birthplace of two of the world’s major religions they are...
Hinduism and Catholicism
Hinduism and Buddhism
Islam and Hinduism
Islam and christianity
4
The Aryan world was ruled by...
Animals
Men
Women
Children
5
In 320 AD this dynasty took over northern India
Mauryan
Chandra
Hindu
Gupta
6
Aryans called themselves...
Rich
Farmers
Kings
Noble or superior ones
7
Who was the first leader of the Mauryan Empire?
Asoka II
Chandragupta
Chandragupta II
Asoka
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Rahja means...
Priest
Farmer
King
Landowner
9
You dwell forever in peace, happiness and goodwill...
Nirvana
Heaven
Afterlife
Death
10
Brahma is the major god in what religion?
Islam
Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
11
After the death of Asoka the Mauryan Empire...
Grew smallerr
Expanded
Stayed the same
Fell apart
12
This class is the lowest in the Caste system...
The Untouchables
Brahmans
Sudras
Vaishyas
13
The Harrapan Civilization's economy was based in...
Agriculture
Trade
Clothing
Art
14
In the Caste system your occupation was...
Whatever you wanted to be
Occupation of your mother
Farmer or landowner
Occupation of your father
15
Shudras are...
Traders
People in service to others
Priests
Warriors
16
Polytheism is...
Belief in more than one god
Belief in one god
Atheistic
Belief in no God
17
There are over 330 million followers of this Religion...
Hinduism
Catholicism
Buddhism
Islam
18
The Aryans were...
Barbaric
Peaceful
Animals
Nomadic People
19
In 480 this group from China conquered the Gupta empire
Islamic Moguls
Huns
Greeks
Mongols
20
Hindu Phrase meaning loose pants is...
sweatpants
Leggings
Pajamas
Jeans
21
Oral history means...
Myth
Creation story
Storytelling
Storybook
22
People lived in this during the Vedic period...
Shacks
Straw or wooden huts
Brick buildings
Condos
23
When was Mohenjo daro rediscovered?
1930
1920
1811
1911
24
Where did Ms. B go on vacation?
Berkeley
Guam
China
Thailand
25
The Aryans raised...
Cattle, sheep, goats
Crops only in the winter
Children
crops only in the summer
26
Shiva is the...
Protector of the Universe
Creator of the universe
Son of God
God of destruction
27
Buddha means...
Wise
Smart
God
Awakened/Enlightened one
28
Did Alexander the Great invade India?
Yes
No
He tried
Maybe
29
Agni is the god of...
Wind
Earth
Water
Fire
30
An India the Cow is...
Sacred
Eaten by all
31
In the Post Vedic period Aryans built...
Wooden Homes
Shacks
Huts
Tents
32
Vaishya's are...
Priests
Warriors
Servants
Traders/ farmers
33
Who is the grandson of Chandragupta?
Gupta Gupta
Chandragupta III
Asoka
Gautama
34
Prince Gautama is...
The King
God
A higher power
The Buddha
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What happened to the Harrapan civilization?
They moved
Aliens
We don't know
Natural disaster took them out
