Ancient India

Who are the three most important deities in Hinduism?

What is the source of the Nile?

What would most Egyptian farmers and slaves do when the growing season was over?

One of the most important beliefs in the Hindu religion is __

Which Indian emperor converted to Buddhism?

Which varna of the caste system consisted of the rulers and warriors?

Which common feature of most ancient religions did the Jews reject?

Which of the following is the best term that describes the ancient Egyptians’ beliefs?

Which was NOT a result of the Agricultural Revolution?

No single known founder

What do Brahmanism and Hinduism have in common?

Teaches the path to reach fulfillment, wisdom, and salvation

Your new physical form (and social class, if human) after reincarnation depends on your

The language of the ancient Indians is known as

The teachings of Siddhartha Gautama: __ He taught that a person’s main goal is to reach __.

Buddhism originated in _ and was later spread by missionaries to _.

If you are a Brahmin and have good karma when you die, you will achieve..

How is the Indus River like the Nile, the Tigris and Euphrates, and the Jordan Rivers?

Was used to support the caste system

Which was NOT a result of the Agricultural Revolution?

Why would an ancient Egyptian citizen celebrate the new year in mid-summer?

Believes that desire is cause of human suffering

What is the main belief of the caste system?

People began to settle in India in the __, but they disappeared around 1700 B.C.E.

What was the Exodus?

Which of the following is not true of the Mauryan Empire?

Hinduism and Buddhism have this in common:

Who is generally credited with founding the Mesopotamian civilization?

India is separated from Asia due to the...

Why was the land around the Nile River in Upper Egypt important to the ancient Egyptians?

Who led the Hebrews in the journey through the Sinai Peninsula?

What was considered most important when living in the caste system?

The development of writing in ancient Mesopotamia made possible the first visible

Why was the Gupta Empire considered the “Golden Age of Ancient India”?

Entering India from the north was difficult because of __.

Originally, no god was worshipped

Which feature of the Hindu-Arabic numeral system was an improvement over other number systems?

“The suffering people experience in life is caused by desire” is a reference from

What do Hindus believe about the Ganges River?

Which civilization began near the Indus River & disappeared under mysterious circumstances?