World History Chapter 9 Test

This Indian leader conquered weak kingdoms left by Alexander the Great.

__ was the center of life in India.

Which of these statements correctly describes the lives of women in early India?

In order to stop desiring things, people needed to follow the ___________

In Hinduism, the one universal spirit, or creator, is called

a broad, flat area of high land

Which of the following determined a person’s job, social group, and marriage in early India?

Who founded Buddhism during the 500s B.C.?

Which of the following is one of India’s three most important major rivers?

What natural disasters possibly caused the people of the Indus Valley to begin to abandon their cities and villages?

The dry highlands found in central India are known as the

The ancient Hindus played musical instruments such as

The belief that people pass through many lives is called

Buddha taught the ___ Noble Truths

Which king eventually rejected violence and embraced Buddhism?

ancient sacred writings of India such as hymns, stories, poems, and prayers

Which religion believes that the way to stop suffering is to stop desire?

a large landmass that is smaller than a continent

Which was an Indian invention that had a great impact on the study of mathematics and science?

Five hundred years after the Mauryan dynasty failed which dynasty created an empire that reunited much of northern India

Ashoka was the first ruler to promote

Indian astronomers proposed the theory that the Earth

The large cities of the Indus Valley civilization featured homes made mostly of

Most Indus Valley people lived in

___ had more rights than ___.

a feeling of perfect peace and happiness

One of the most powerful varnas was the Sudra.

Like the ancient Greeks, Indian astronomers proposed the theory that the Earth was round and revolved around the sun.

Under which group did the social system based on varnas emerge in India?

Which was a Mauryan ruler who built new roads and hospitals for people and animals?

a perons's personal duty in life

The Indian subcontinent is part of the continent of

Which of the following correctly describes Hindu epics?

the first written language of India

Buddha thought that suffering would end if people could find ultimate ___.

an Idian prince

The Buddha followed some Hindu ideas and changed others, but he did not consider himself to be a god.

a force that decides the form that people will take in their next lives

During his time as ruler, Ashoka became more violent and warlike.

Which of the following is a Hindu deity known as “the Preserver”?

Which is one of the oldest religions in the world and is the world’s third largest religion today?

In India’s social system, the Kshatriyas varna contained which people?

a Buddhist shrine, usually dome-shaped and filled with sacred objects for worship