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1
Which of the following choices is a mathematical development from India?
Ms. Thomas's class
The concept and symbol of zero
A number system based on sixty
A number system based on twelve
2
Which of the following is a location where many settlements formed on the Indian subcontinent?
The Indus River Valley
The Himalayas
The Khyber Pass
The Deccan Plateau
3
Which religion is considered a dharmic religion?
Hinduism
Both Hinduism and Buddhism
Buddhism
4
Which of the following choices is the first great Buddhist emperor of India?
Siddhartha Gautama
Chandragupta II
Asoka
Chandragupta Maurya
5
Which religion has sacred texts that include the Vedas?
Both Hinduism and Buddhism
Hinduism
Buddhism
6
How did monsoons affect the development of India’s first civilizations?
Cattle were so prized - used as cash instead of food.
Soil-enriching floods in the rainy season = surplus food.
Farmers depend on the monsoon’s winter rains to grow crops.
They use the monsoons to better understand their religion.
7
Which religion is most associated with the term nirvana?
Both Hinduism and Buddhism
Hinduism
Buddhism
8
Which of the following choices are the two major river systems on the Indian subcontinent?
Yangtze River and Indus River
Tigris River and Euphrates River
Ganges River and Nile River
Ganges River and Indus River
9
What is a subcontinent?
Part of a larger continent but separate
mountains
oceans
continent under the water
10
Why it is difficult to fully understand the Indus River civilizations?
These are all correct answers
They left few historical records (writing not understood)
Their homeland fell into the sea
None of their settlements have been found
11
What is a possible explanation for the Aryan's social system in the previous question?
It allowed them to migrate to central Asia
It helped them spread their religion to other groups
It helped them adapt to Greek culture
It helped them control the people they conquered
12
Which religion can be seen as polytheistic?
Buddhism
Both Hinduism and Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
13
Which religion has no single founder?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Both Hinduism and Buddhism
14
Which of the following is the name given to the social system established by the Aryans?
The class system
The class pyramid
The social pyramid
The caste system
15
How did the Aryans change the Indus River Valley?
Brought new government
all of these
Brought new religion
created caste system
16
Which religion considers the Ganges River a sacred place?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Both Hinduism and Buddhism
17
Which religion believes in following the Eightfold Path?
Hinduism
Both Hinduism and Buddhism
Buddhism
18
Which religion has a single founder?
Hinduism
Both Hinduism and Buddhism
Buddhism
19
Which of the following choices shows how trade affected the Gupta Dynasty?
Trade brought prosperity and wealth
Trade supported Buddhist teachings
Trade brought invaders to India
Trade weakened the Gupta emperors
20
Which of the following is a historical site that is related to the Indus River civilizations?
Mohenjo-Daro
Quasi-Modo
Pataliputra
Gautama
21
Which of these is the landform where many settlements formed on the Indian subcontinent?
The Ganges and Indus River Valleys
The Deccan Plateau
The Khyber Pass
The Himalayas
