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1
Which religion is most closely associated with the social class system illustrated in this diagram?
Judaism
Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
2
Who founded Buddhism during the 500s BC?
The Dalai Lama
Siddhartha Gautama
Lakshmi
Chandra Gupta
3
Which number represents the Ganges River?
2
3
1
4
4
Who was the founder of the Buddhist religion?
Ra
Shi Huangdi
King Hammurabi
Siddhartha Gautama
5
Which number represents the Himalayan Mountains?
1
4
2
3
6
The mountains of northern India are called the
Ganges
Himalayas
Indus
Aryans
7
Which of the following was NOT an accomplisment of the Harappan civilization?
Grid-pattern for cities
Oven-baked bricks for their homes
Iron plow
Indoor plumbing
8
Which number represents the Indus River?
3
1
2
4
9
Which of the following is the most important religious text for Hindus?
The Torah
The Vedas
The Koran
The Bible
10
Indian scholars proposed the theory that the Earth was round and revolved around the sun.
True
False
11
How could a person move into a higher caste?
Work hard and move up the social ladder
Go to school and get a better education
Work hard in your caste and be reincarnated into a higher caste
Marry into a higher caste
12
Which caste was the largest?
Brahmins
Vaisyas
Kshatriyas
Sudras
13
In the Hindu religion, when you died, and you had GOOD karma, what happened?
Reborn into a higher caste
Went to heaven
Reborn into a lower caste
Achieved moksha
14
Which of the following did Indian mathematicians not invent?
Calculus
The symbol "0"
Symbols for numbers
Idea of infinity
15
Which religion completes the diagram?
Islam
Christianity
Hinduism
Buddhism
16
According to the passage, what is the correct way to obtain something?
By demanding what one wants
By taking whatever one needs
By waiting for it to be given
By giving something in return
17
Which one of the following was NOT a major deity of the Hindu religion?
Vishnu
Shiva
Moksha
Brahman
18
Which number represents the Arbian Sea?
4
5
2
3
19
Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism, was originally a part of which religion?
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
Christianity
20
They were at the lowest level of society and NOT part of the varna system.
Brahmins
Vaisyas
Untouchables
Sudras
21
Which of the following procedures did doctors from ancient India NOT perform?
Making medical instruments such as the scalpel
Set broken bones
Radiation treatment
Dental surgery
22
Which number represents the Deccan Plateau?
4
1
2
3
23
What is reincarnation?
Devotion to duty
Think deeply
Going to heaven
Rebirth of the soul
24
What is the name for the one universal spirit in Hinduism?
Brahman
Vishnu
Nirvana
Shiva
25
The Caste System in India was based on the belief of
remaining in the same social group for life
the right for each person to choose their occupation
tolerance for various religious beliefs
equality between men and women
26
What factor MOST influenced a person's social position in early Indian societies?
Individual achievement
Geographic location
Birth
Education
27
The two major cities of the Harappan civilization were
Mohenjo-Daro and Ur
Ur and Cairo
Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
Jerusalem and Canaan
28
Which of the following is NOT part of the Eightfold Path?
Seek worldly things
Do rewarding work
Practice meditation
Work for good
29
A seasonal wind that dominates the climate of south Asia is a
thunderstorm
hurricane
monsoon
tornado
30
These people were priests and belonged to the highest ranking caste.
Brahmins
Kshatriyas
Vaisyas
Sudras
31
What was the Indian social pyramid called?
social pyramid
Buddhism
caste system
Hinduism
32
Hindu holy texts that contained religious traditions were called the
Bibles
Korans
Vedas
Varnas
