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Review of Ancient India, Hinduism, Buddhism and Indian Empires
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1
In Hinduism, what is karma?
The idea that people are reborn after they die
The belief that good or bad deeds influence one's future
When you do something good you get good luck
When you do good things you get a good reputation
2
Which of the following is NOT an achievement associated with Asoka?
Rest stops
Better education
Roads
Free hospitals
3
What are the two mountain ranges separating India from the rest of Asia?
Rockies and Sierra
Andes and Alps
Ural and Caucus
Hindu Kush and Himalayas
4
According to Buddhism, how does one achieve enlightenment?
Fulfilling your dharma
Being on top of the social pyramid
The Eightfold Path
Getting good karma
5
Which ideas form the basic teachings of Buddhism?
The 10 Commandments
The Four Noble Truths
The Upanishads
The Vedas
6
In Hinduism, what determines one's dharma?
Your varna (caste)
Your level of education
Your karma in this life
The amount of money you have
7
Who brought a social structure, a writing system and religion to India?
Aryans
Persians
Greeks
Sumerians
8
In which religion do followers ultimately become one with the universe?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Polytheism
Hinduism and Buddhism
9
How did traders and invaders travel in and out of Northern India?
Climbing Mt. Everest
Sailing the Arabian Sea
By boat on the Indus River
The Khyber Pass
10
In Hinduism, how is your dharma determined?
Cleanliness
Good or bad behavior
Birth
Education
11
Which emperor expanded the Mauryan Empire to its largest size?
Vishnu
Arthasastra
Asoka
Chandragupta
12
Which of the following are achievements associated with the Gupta Empire?
edicts, spreading Buddhism, religious tolerance
spreading Buddhism, roads, veterinary clinics
roads, textiles, astronomy
astronomy, math, free hospitals
13
Which location in India was known for creating an indoor plumbing system?
Maurya
Harappa and Mohenjo Daro
Pataliputra
Gupta
14
What is the name of the weather event that effects farming (positively and negatively) in India
Tsunami
Thunderstorm
Hurricane
Monsoon
15
Why don't we know what happened to the Indus Valley people?
Their writing can't be deciphered
Nobody bothered recording their history
It's a mystery
All of their records were burned
16
Which religion did Asoka contribute to spreading throughout India and beyond?
Hinduism
Jainism
Zoroastrianism
Buddhism
17
Which of the following is currently the most popular 'denomination' in Buddhism?
Tibetan
Theravada
Zen
Mahayana
18
Which religion was through cultural diffusion between the Aryan and Indus Valley people?
Polytheism
Hinduism
Jainism
Buddhism
19
What is the name of the social hierarchy depicted?
The Varna
The Great Pyramid
Social Pyramid
Caste System
20
Which of the following is the holy text in Hinduism?
The Book of the Dead
The Bhagavad Gita
The Dhammapada
The Vedas
21
Which religion believes that people are reincarnated following the end of their current life?
Hinduism
Hinduism and Buddhism
Buddhism
Monotheism
22
What are the two main rivers on the Indian subcontinent?
Nile and Amazon
Ganges and Indus
Yellow and Red
Tigris and Euphrates
23
What was the Buddha's birth name?
Mahayana Buddha
Shakyamuni Buddha
Qui Gon Jin
Siddhartha Gautama
24
According to the Buddha, what is the cause of all suffering?
Pain
Too much pizza
Bad karma
Desire
25
In Hinduism, who can become one with the universe after death?
Brahmins
Shudras
Anyone
Kshatryas
26
What is the ultimate goal for those who practice Hinduism?
Nirvana
Moksha
Heaven
Sainthood
27
Which religion was founded by "The Enlightened One"?
Buddhism
Monotheism
Hinduism
Judaism
28
What is the name of the writing system that the Aryans brought to India?
Sanskrit
Indus Valley Script
Pali
Hieroglyphics
29
Which of the following was important to the Indus Valley people?
Cooking
Cleanliness
Religion
Painting
30
In Buddhism, what is the word for total enlightenment?
Nirvana
Moksha
The Truth
Bliss
31
What was the name of the first empire in India?
Akkadian Empire
Asokan Empire
Mauryan Empire
Gupta Empire
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In Hinduism, what is dharma?
If you do good things you get good luck
The belief that people get to live more than one life
One's duty in life
The belief that everyone should try to be a good person
