Ancient India Review

Question 1

The ancient Aryans had a language and writing system called

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Sanskrit

Question 2

Now in Ancient India the caste system is a bit more flexible and people can change castes with education

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True

Question 3

In the early 1900s archaeologists began excavations in the

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The Indus River Valley

Question 4

Each person was born into the same ________ as their parents

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Caste

Question 5

The ultimate goal of Buddhism is

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Nirvana

Question 6

Hindus worshipped a supreme being named

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Brahman

Question 7

________________ is the ultimate goal of Hinduism

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Moksha

Question 8

The Caste System in Ancient India allowed for people to move up to a different caste

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False

Question 9

The teachings of Buddha are recorded in a single book called the

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Tripitaka

Question 10

The ancient Aryans recorded their beliefs in a collection of sacred texts called The

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Vedas

Question 11

Hinduism is a

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Religion

Question 12

Arcaelogists discovered two ancient cities in Ancient India, Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro

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True

Question 13

What are some things that historians do not know about the Harappan civilization?

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Belief System. Social Structure, and Government

Question 14

Around 3000 BCE the early farming settlements developed into the first true cities of the

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Indus River Valley

Question 15

After the fall of the Aryan Empire, the _________ Empire formed in Ancient India

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Gupta

Question 16

The Harappan civilization was so advanced it had a

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Sewer System

Question 17

__________________ refers to the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth

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Reincarnation

Question 18

The teachings of Buddhism was founded by an Indian prince Siddhartha Guatama

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True

Question 19

Which of the following is a geographic feature of Ancient India?

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The Indus River

Question 20

______________ is the central moral system or code that Hindus follow

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Dharma

Question 21

In the Harappan civilization, they built 2/3 story houses with clay bricks

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True

Question 22

Which of the following is a geographic feature of Ancient India?

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The Himalayan Mountains

Question 23

Which of the following a geographic feature of Ancient India

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The Subcontinent of India

Question 24

The Harappan civilization established a standard measurement for

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Weight

Question 25

Gupta Mathematicians created symbols for the numbers 0-9 called the

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Hindu-Arabic numerals

Question 26

_______ ________ were built under cities to remove wastewater

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Clay Pipes

Question 27

Hinduism is a good example of Cultural Diffusion

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True

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