How do we know what the Maurya capital at Pataliputra was like?

A Greek ambassador described it in written reports

Why did Asoka convert to Buddhism?

HE was horrified at the slaughter caused by war

How was Gupta rule different from that of the Maurya?

Gupta rule was less controlling

What are the three major geographic zones of the Indian subcontinent?

The Gangetic Plain, the Deccan plateau, and the coastal plains

How do Hindus believe they can achieve moksha?

By freeing themselves from selfish desires

Why is the time of Gupta rule in India called its golden age?

It was a period of great cultural achievement

Which statement best describes Buddhism in India?

It was founded there, but declined over time

Hindus believe that those who do evil acquire bad karma, which causes them to

Be reborn at a lower level of existence

How could people change their caste in life according to Hindu beliefs?

They could only change their caste in the next life

After his conversion to Buddhism, which of the following did Asoka NOT do

Sacrificed his animals to feed the hungry

How are the winter and summer monsoons different on the Indian subcontinent?

The winter monsoon brings dry air and the summer monsoon brings rain

By late Gupta times, women

Had few rights and lived restricted lives

What was one difference between Buddhism and Hinduism?

Buddhists rejected the caste system

What helped Indus merchants in their trades?

Uniform system of weights and measures

A large region in Southern India

What is the central theme of the Mahabharata?

A battle between feuding royal families

What was a joint family?

A household of parents, children, and their offspring

How did Aryan society change after the Aryans migrated to India?

They became farmers and craftspeople

Theraveda Buddhism was different from Mahayana Buddhism in that

Only the most dedicated seekers could hope to reach nirvana

When Aryans began to believe in the notion of brahman, they believed what?

In a single spiritual power that resided in all things

Which of the statements below is NOT one of the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism

The way to overcome nonvirtue is to meditate

What do scholars now thing happened to the Indus civilization?

Damage to the local environment led to its decline, Invaders conquered the region

What prompted Siddhartha Gautama to leave his princely life?

He became aware of human suffering

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The religious and moral duties of a Hindu person are called
Moksha
Atman
Karma
Dharma
2
Who founded Hinduism?
Chandragupta Maurya
Asoka
No single person
Siddartha Gautama
3
How do we know what the Maurya capital at Pataliputra was like?
Missionaries told about the city
Pillars erected throughout India were inscribed with descriptions
A Greek ambassador described it in written reports
A Mauryan playwright wrote stories about it
4
Where did the Aryans come from?
present-day Ukraine
present-day Germany
present-day Turkey
Present-day Russia
5
What serves as evidence of the Indus civilization's decline?
Stories of floods appeared on the walls of tombs
The gods of another civilization became honored
The use of writing halted
Brick houses appeared in other parts of South Asia
6
Why did Asoka convert to Buddhism?
He read a pillar describing Buddhist moral truths
He wanted to marry a Buddhist woman
He wanted to rule Buddhist lands
HE was horrified at the slaughter caused by war
7
In the Aryan civilization, a raja was
The elected chief of a tribe
The wisest man in a tribe
A warrior
The medicine man of the tribe
8
How was Gupta rule different from that of the Maurya?
Gupta rule stifled creative expression
Gupta rule closed schools
Gupta rule was more controlling
Gupta rule was less controlling
9
What people destroyed the weakened Gupta empire?
The White Huns
The Mauryans
the Aryans
The Mongols
10
What do scholars think the Indus civilization gained from contact with the cities of Sumer?
Better farming methods
A plumbing system
Knowledge of weaving cotton into cloth
A writing system
11
The decimal system is based on what unit?
100
6
1
10
12
What was the goal of the missionaries dispatched by Asoka?
To spread Maurya power
To conquer the Deccan plateau
To spread Buddhism
To plant banyan trees
13
Many Hindus have tried to follow the path of ahimsa, or
Nonviolence
Honor
Selflessness
Truth
14
What are the three major geographic zones of the Indian subcontinent?
The Brahmaputra plateau, the coastal plains, and the Indus Desert
The Himalayas, the Deccan plateau, and the coastal plains
The Gangetic Plain, the Deccan plateau, and the coastal plains
The Indus Desert, the Himalayas, and the Gangetic Plain
15
Brahman, Vishnu, and Shiva are
three different castes
Hindu gods
Aryan gods
Buddhist gods
16
What was a great technological achievement during the Han golden age?
Large-scale irrigation
The first vaccinations
The art of papermaking
Iron axes and ox-drawn iron plows
17
What makes India a subcontinent?
It is in the southern part of a continent
It is a huge peninsula
It is cut-off of the continent
It is surrounded by water
18
A notable feature of the Indus Valley civilization was its
Cuneiform writing
Large, well planned cities
Nomadic way of life
Rigid society based on wealth
19
How do Hindus believe they can achieve moksha?
By visiting the temple at Sonnathpur
Through meditation
By fasting for seven days
By freeing themselves from selfish desires
20
Which of the following was NOT a feature of Mohenjo-Daro?
An organized city design
Sewers
Cave paintings
Houses made of brick
21
The chief Aryan deity was Indra, the god of
Fire
Creation
Order
War
22
Why is the time of Gupta rule in India called its golden age?
It was a period of great cultural achievement
It was a time of great wealth
It was a time of great expansion
It was a peaceful period
23
Which region of the Indian subcontinent is generally arid and unproductive for farming?
the Western Ghats
the Gangetic Plain
the Eastern Ghats
The Deccan Plateau
24
What was a dowry used for in India?
To buy a bride's wardrobe
To pay for children's education
To finance a wedding
To compensate a bride's father for the loss of his daughter
25
Which statement best describes Buddhism in India?
It has remained strong only in India
It was founded there, but declined over time
It was founded in China, but became strongest in India
It was founded there and is the official religion
26
Hindus believe that those who do evil acquire bad karma, which causes them to
Be reborn at a lower level of existence
Die a painful death
Fall ill
Lose their possessions
27
How could people change their caste in life according to Hindu beliefs?
They could move up in caste by paying more taxes
They could change their caste by learning a new trade
They could only change their caste in the next life
They could move up in caste through marriage
28
After his conversion to Buddhism, which of the following did Asoka NOT do
Sacrificed his animals to feed the hungry
Build roads and rest houses
Erect stone pillars that offered moral advice
Build hospitals
29
How are the winter and summer monsoons different on the Indian subcontinent?
The winter monsoon brings hot air and the summer monsoon brings cold air
The winter monsoon brings cold air and the summer monsoon brings hot air
The winter monsoon brings dry air and the summer monsoon brings rain
The winter monsoon brings rain and the summer monsoon brings dry air
30
The Buddha's teachings were collected into the Tripitaka which means:
"Five Rooms"
"Eightfold Path"
"Four Noble Truths"
"Three Baskets of Wisdom"
31
By late Gupta times, women
Lived with their family after marriage
Were thought to possess great wisdom
Enjoyed a higher status than in earlier times
Had few rights and lived restricted lives
32
What was one difference between Buddhism and Hinduism?
Buddhists rejected the caste system
Buddhists did not practice nonviolence
Hindus did not believe in dharma
Buddhists did not believe in the cycle of rebirth
33
What helped Indus merchants in their trades?
Uniform system of weights and measures
Uniform currency
Invention of the abacus
Central market in Mohenjo-Daro
34
The Deccan is
A large stone pillar set up by Asoka
A set of Buddhist laws Asoka followed
A large region in Southern India
The secret police of Maurya
35
What is the central theme of the Mahabharata?
The fantastic deeds of the hero Rama
The adventures of Sita, an ideal woman
The destruction and re-creation of the world
A battle between feuding royal families
36
What was a joint family?
A household of parents, children, and their offspring
A household of elders
A household with two families in it
A household of people not related by blood ties
37
How did Aryan society change after the Aryans migrated to India?
They became farmers and craftspeople
They abandoned their polytheistic religion
Residents of Mohenjo-Daro moved to Harappa
Scribes learned writing from the Sumerians
38
Chandragupta wanted to prevent dissent, or
corruption
criminal activity
opposing ideas
rioting
39
What people made up the middle group in Aryan society?
Laborers
Warriors
Artisans
Priests
40
Most of what we know about the Aryans comes from the
Brahmins
Vaisyas
Vedas
rajahs
41
Theraveda Buddhism was different from Mahayana Buddhism in that
It was easier for people to practice
Only the most dedicated seekers could hope to reach nirvana
The Buddha was worshipped as a compassionate god
It presented an afterlife filled with many heavens and hells
42
What disease might Gupta doctors have developed a vaccine for?
Smallpox
Tetanus
Flu
Polio
43
When Aryans began to believe in the notion of brahman, they believed what?
That the god of war was the highest god
In gods that embodied natural forces
That animals communicated with people
In a single spiritual power that resided in all things
44
Which of the statements below is NOT one of the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism
The cause of suffering is nonvirtue
All life is full of suffering
The only cure for suffering is to overcome nonvirtue
The way to overcome nonvirtue is to meditate
45
Buddhists seek enlightenment through
Good works
Meditation
Song
Pilgrimmage
46
Which of the following was NOT developed by Indian mathematicians?
Arabic numerals
The decimal system
The concept of zero
Algebra
47
What natural feature isolated the Indian subcontinent from the rest of Asia?
the monsoon
The Himalayas and Hindu Kush
The Indus River Valley
the Indian Ocean
48
What do scholars now thing happened to the Indus civilization?
Damage to the local environment led to its decline
There was a civil war
Climate change caused migration
Invaders conquered the region
49
What prompted Siddhartha Gautama to leave his princely life?
He wanted to enter a Buddhist monastery
He wanted to teach peasants
He became aware of human suffering
He went looking for the Eightfold Path
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What is the final goal of a Buddhist?
Nirvana
Ahimsa
Karma
Dharma

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