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M5: Ancient India
M5: Ancient India
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Indian wives would throw themselves upon their husbands body as a burial ritual.
Mummification
10 Commandments
Sutee
2
Which ancient game was invented by the ancient Indians?
Cards
Chess
Hide & Go Seek
3
Early planned cities of Ancient India that used a grid system included
Beijing and Shanghai
Mohenjo Daro and Harappa
Athens and Sparta
4
Which of these ideas is part of Buddhism, but not a part of Hinduism?
The Eightfold Path
Nirvana
Reincarnation
5
Hinduism & Buddhism originated in...
Middle East
India
Europe
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Buddhism
has no gods
has many gods
has one god
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All of the following are Indian achievements EXCEPT:
Inoculations
Cuneiform
Concept of Zero
Hindu-Arabic Numerals, 1-9
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What did the caste system provide?
order
equality
confusion
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Which religion of ancient India is polytheistic?
Buddhism
Hinduism
10
Ancient India traded with ancient Egypt and ancient Rome.
True
False
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Both Hinduism and Buddhism believe in ____ or dying and being reborn
The Caste System
Reincarnation
Moksha
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In ancient India people believed _________ determined your caste.
karma
sect
hair color
rivers
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Who created Buddhism in ancient India?
Abraham
Confucius
Siddhartha Gautama
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The correct order of the Caste system is...
Untouchables, Aryans, Artisans/Merchants,
Farmers, Merchants/Artisans, Untouchables
Priests, Warriors, Merchants/Artisans, Farmers, Untouchables
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Sewer systems were invented in Ancient India
True
False
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Name 2 famous ancient Indian cities.
Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa
Ur & Babylon
Athens & Sparta
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In Ancient India, this divided Indian society based on a person's birth, wealth,or occupation.
moksha
dharma
Caste System
karma
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Monsoons can be defined as:
Strong winds in Rome
Strong winds in the Indian sub-continent
Strong flooding in China
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The Harappan Civilization (Indus River Valley) had indoor plumbing, an example of ____.
System of writing
Advanced Technology
Spoken language
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The Tripitaka is the sacred text for ___________.
Hinduism
Buddhism
Christianity
21
Ancient Sacred texts in Ancient India
Torah
Hieroglyphics
Vedas
22
The cities of Ancient India were laid out in neat grid patterns.
True
False
23
Founder of Buddhism...
Muhammad
Jesus
Siddhartha Gautama
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The pyramids were built in ancient India.
False
True
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What was the name of the ancient Indian language?
Cuneiform
English
Sanskrit
Hieroglyphs
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Where did ancient India's first civilization begin?
Himalaya Mountains
Indus River Valley
Tigris River Valley
Nile River Basin
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A major difference between Hinduism and Buddhism is that Hinduism is
Monotheistic
Polytheistic
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ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA, ANCIENT EGYPT, ANCIENT CHINA AND ANCIENT INDIA
ALL DEVELOPED AROUND
LAKES
RIVER VALLEYS
SEAS
OCEANS
29
Which bodies of water surround the southern part of ancient India?
Gulf of Mexico, Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal
Pacific Ocean , Artic Ocean, Southern Ocean
30
Judging by the buildings in the cities of Ancient India, you can infer that ...
The people did not work very hard
They had a standard unit of measurement
The people did not emphasize cleanliness
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Ancient India gave us
"Hindu-Arabic" numerals
Mummification
Silk Roads
Cuneiform
32
Is Buddhism monotheistic or polytheistic?
Monotheistic
Neither
Polytheistic
33
Archaeologists discovered sewer systems in Ancient India.
False
True
34
The ancient Indian culture can claim many social and scientific achievements including
all of the above
surgery
astronomy
inoculations
35
Who founded Hinduism?
Shi Huang Di
Abraham & Gilgamesh
No one single person
36
What treatment is an ancient Indian technique?
hair replacement
the wheel
Inoculations
37
Geography: India is a....
Peninsula
Continent
Island
38
The priestly class of Ancient Indian society were
the Vaisyas.
the Sudras.
the Brahmins.
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Which comes from ancient India?
Hindu Arabic numerals 1 through 9
The Wheet & Iron Plow
Phoenician Alphabet
40
What fabric was commonly produced in Ancient India?
cotton
silk
iron
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Ancient India is located on what continent?
Asia
Africa
Europe
42
The hierarchical social structure supported by Hinduism in ancient India.
Caste System
Samsung
Dharma
Moksha
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According to Hinduism, how can one acheive Moksha?
Pray 5 times a day
Give to Charity
Follow your Dharma
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Buddhism says by following _____ and _____ you can reach Nirvana
Moksha & Moses
Samsara & Algebra
The 4 Noble Truths & The 8 fold path
45
Priests that are the highest varna or caste in Ancient India.
Vayshia
Sudra
Kshatriya
Brahamin
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What are the 2 major rivers of ancient India?
Ganges & Indus
Tigris & Euphrates
Nile & Mississippi
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How do monsoons effect the population in India?
Rains all summer and floods.
Bring drought and famine
