Ancient India Review

Believe they can reach Moksha (salvation) by good works, knowledge, or devotion.

_____  believe in reincarnation, which is a constant cycle of _____.

Look at the map.  Egypt is located at point

Members of the Dalit or Harijan caste are often called "untouchables".  They are considered as

Farming in ancient India was similar to that in Egypt and Mesopotamia because

Buddhists believe suffering

Buddhists follow the Four Noble Truths, which state all of the following except _____.

Hindus read the _____, a collection of songs or stories that teach them how to live with honor.

___ believe in ___,  which is the order of the universe that explains their duties in life.

Which of the following statements accurately compares Hinduism and Buddhism?

Practice meditation

Read the Upanishads, Vedas, Mahabharata, Bhagavad Gita, and Ramayana.

Mohenjo-Daro, another ancient Indian city, had

The Indus River empties into the

According to the caste system, a Hindu Priest, or Brahmin, would belong in which class?

What was true of women in ancient India?

Buddhists and Hindus believe

An example of karma is___.  You bully someone and then:

Buddhists and Hindus

Believes in many gods with the universal soul being Brahman

India is located on the continent of

Look at the map.  India is located at point 

We know that Hinduism _____ because _____.

People began to settle along the Indus river because

Which of the following explains why we know so little about the Indus River civilizations?

Does not believe in a deity/god

Was founded by an Indian Prince

If someone married or worked out of his caste, he became a(n) 

_____ were organized by the caste system, with the _____ at the top of society.

Believe in following the Eightfold Path

The most important geographic feature to ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, and the Indus Valley is

Of the following, the ancient Indians 

Was not widely accepted in India, mainly practices in southeast Asia

Look at the map.  Mesopotamia is located at point

Has no specific founder but adapted from the ancient Aryan religion

Followers actively seek to win others to this religion with missionaries

The Aryans brought the ___ writing to India and the people used this form of writing.

Harappa, an ancient Indian city,_____.

In the traditional caste system, the way to get into a particular caste is to

Sometimes viewed as a philosophy (way of thinking and living) instead of a religion

All of the following are examples of the Eightfold Path except

Siddhartha Gautama founded

People in ancient India

Believe in reincarnation and karma