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Nat Geo: Ancient India Unit Test
Nat Geo: Ancient India Unit Test
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What are the Vedas?
four sacred texts
the most important Hindu deities
Aryan priests
a rigid social class system
2
The teachings of Siddhartha Gautama are found in which of the following?
the Vedas
the Bhagavad Gita
the Four Noble Truths
the Ramayana
3
Use the chart below to answer the question.
In what year was Buddha born?
563 B.C.
c. 1500 B.C.
C. A.D. 320
c. 320 B.C.
4
Which of the following is one of the three major Hindu male gods?
Siddhartha Gautama
Arjuna
Shiva
Bhagavad Gita
5
What was the name of the Aryan language?
Sanskrit
Vedic
Nirvana
Dharma
6
Use the chart below to answer the question.
When did Chandragupta Maurya become king of Magadha?
C. A.D. 320
c. 269 B.C.
c. 325 B.C.
c. 320 B.C.
7
Which religion has the most followers in India today?
Judaism
Christianity
Buddhism
Hinduism
8
Which of the following is a legacy of Indian astronomy?
the philosophy of nonviolence
the concept of 0
determining the Earth is round
the architecture of the temple of Angkor Wat in Cambodia
9
Which ruler encouraged the spread of Buddhism?
Asoka
Chandragupta Maurya
Chandra Gupta I
Chandra Gupta II
10
What is Ayurveda?
an alternative form of healing
a way of preventing diseases such as smallpox
a form of Indian architecture
the principle of nonviolence toward animals
11
Which religion grew out of the Aryan beliefs and practices?
Buddhism
Sanskrit
Hinduism
Vishnu
12
Asoka converted to which religion?
Hinduism
Brahmanism
Judaism
Buddhism
13
What formed as the subcontinent of South Asia collided with Asia?
the Hindu Kush ranges
the Deccan Plateau
the Himalayas
the Indus River
14
What beliefs do Hinduism and Buddhism share?
Both believe in the caste system
Both believe in the same gods and godesses
Both believe in rebirth & living a good and moral life can end suffering
Both believe in rebirth and the afterlife
15
What is a subcontinent?
fertile land between two rivers
a large landmass
a large peninsula
the populated part of a continent
16
Which of the following is an achievement of Indian astronomers?
They translated the Ramayana into Sanskrit.
They accurately calculated the length of the solar year.
They developed the number symbols we use today
They practiced inoculation
17
According to the Four Noble Truths, what causes suffering?
the casate s
desire
gods
suffering
18
Which Indian civilization developed some of the world’s first planned cities?
Aryan
Mauryan
Harappan
Guptan
19
The Gupta Empire brought 200 years of peace and prosperity to India.
False
True
20
Which ruler built the first great Indian empire?
Chandra Gupta I
Asoka
Chandragupta Maurya
Chandra Gupta II
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The Harappan civilization emerged in which river valley?
Indus
Nile
Ganges
Tigris
