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A brief overview of ancient India, Hinduism, and Buddhism. #india #hinduism #buddhism
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1
The Mauryan Empire changed Indian Civilization by the government took control over many aspects of life.
False
True
2
The religion in India with the most followers is:
Buddhism
Hinduism
The Vedas
None of these
3
Which idea is illustrated below?
Meditation
Karma
Forgiveness
Nirvana
4
In the 3rd position from the top of the Caste System were the:
Dalits
Sudra
Kshatriya
Vaishya
5
The major mountain range in India is:
Mount Everest
None of these
The Himalayas
The Great Indian Mountains
6
Which of these ideas is part of Buddhism, but not a part of Hinduism?
Karma
Reincarnation
The Eightfold Path
Nirvana
7
The sacred writings of the Hindu religion are known as:
Sanskrit
The Koran
The Bible
The Vedas
8
Which of these ideas is NOT found in Buddhism?
The 4 Noble Truths
Karma
The Caste System
Reincarnation
9
The Gupta dynasty’s position on religion was that they supported the beliefs of Buddhism and Jainism.
True
False
10
Buddha believed that to eliminate suffering, you must eliminate your:
Happiness
Religion
Wants & desires
Ideas & opinions
11
Which group of people were 4th from the top of the Caste System?
Kshatriya
Sudra
Brahmin
Vaishya
12
Which 3 things did the Aryan invaders bring to India?
Horses, camels, and Sanskrit
Sanskrit, Hinduism, and horses
The Vedas, Hinduism, and cattle
Hinduism, elephants, and hieroglyphics
13
Which ancient language is this?
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
Indian
Sanskrit
14
India is part of which continent?
Africa
Asia
Australia
Europe
15
Focusing of the mind on spiritual matters is:
The Eightfold Path
Karma
Meditation
Reincarnation
16
Using astronomy, Ancient Indians proved that Earth revolved around the sun and calculated:
The length of a year
The length of a mile
The depth of the ocean
The height of planet earth
17
What did Siddhartha Gautama come to be known as?
Muhammad
Buddha
The Enlightened One
Jesus
18
A mixture of 2 or more metals is called a/an:
Heavy Metal
Mixed metal
Alloy
Combination metal
19
Which weather pattern in India consists of a wet season and a dry season?
None of these
Hurricanes
Monsoon
Floods
20
Which of the following was invented in India?
Sanskrit and the sailboat
Chess and mummification
Yoga and the wheel
Inoculations and the decimal point
21
Which religion does not focus on God, but on humans?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Polytheism
Christianity
22
A major difference between Hinduism and Buddhism is that Hinduism is
Polytheistic
Based on Buddhism
More peaceful
from China
23
The Golden Age of India happened during the rule of the Gupta Empire, and was a time of:
All of these
Disease and chaos
Wars and wealth
Inventions and peacefulness
24
Which Indian system organized groups of people based on birth, wealth, & occupation (job)?
The Aryan System
The Cats System
Hinduism
The Caste System
25
India had it's Golden Age during the rule of which empire?
Hammurabi
Khafra
Pokemon
Gupta
26
The 2 major rivers of India are the:
Indian and Ganges
Euphrates and Ganges
Indus and Tigris
Indus and Ganges
27
What are the basic principles of Jainism?
Injure no life
Tell the truth
Do not steal
Own no property
Injure no life
Tell the truth
Own no property
Do not steal
28
What is the tallest mountain that we know of is the Himalayas.
False
True
29
The image below represents which idea?
The Four Noble Truths
Yoga
Reincarnation
The Eightfold Path
30
The Hindu name for the soul is Atman.
False
True
31
Reaching a state of perfect peace is known as
Meditation
Nirvana
Paradise
World History Class
32
What is the meaning of Buddha?
Enlightened One
Dude
Brahman
God
33
We know little about why the Harappan Civilization disappeared.
True
False
34
Emperor Ashoka spread what throughout South Asia?
Muslim
Buddhism
Hinduism
Jainism
35
The single universal spirit in the Hindu religion is Brahman.
False
True
