Chapter 6 Ancient India Study Guide

Question 1

Which job was common in ancient India?

Accepted Answer

Craftsman

Question 2

What do Buddhists follow for peace?

Accepted Answer

Four Noble Truths

Question 3

True or false: The Aryans recorded their beliefs in the Vedas.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

What did the Agricultural Revolution provide?

Accepted Answer

Stable food supply

Question 5

True or false: The ultimate goal of Buddhism is enlightenment.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

What did the Harappan sewer systems remove?

Accepted Answer

Wastewater

Question 7

Which language influenced most Indian languages?

Accepted Answer

Sanskrit

Question 8

True or false: Harappan houses were built with clay bricks.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

How is Hinduism an example of cultural diffusion?

Accepted Answer

Many texts

Question 10

True or false: Gupta doctors developed herbal remedies.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

True or false: The Ganges River was good for agriculture.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

What is a main belief in Hinduism?

Accepted Answer

Reincarnation

Question 13

True or false: The Indus River provided fresh water.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

True or false: The Ganges River was used for transportation.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

What describes the climate of Ancient India?

Accepted Answer

Warm

Question 16

What did standard measurements help build?

Accepted Answer

Straight roads

Question 17

How were Harappan sewer systems similar to today?

Accepted Answer

Used pipes

Question 18

Which river provided fertile soil?

Accepted Answer

Indus River

Question 19

What symbols did Gupta mathematicians create?

Accepted Answer

Hindu-Arabic numerals

Questions 19