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What is the term for the Hindu belief that each person has many lives?
yoga
meditation
reincarnation
Veda
2
The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path are basic beliefs found in
Jainism
Buddhism
Hinduism
Brahmanism
3
What Central Asian people moved to India around 1500 BCE?
Hittites
Harappans
Aryans
Brahmans
4
Houses in big Harappan cities even included
a dishwasher and refridgerator
a garage to park a chariot
a bathroom with a toilet
satellite television
5
India's landform is a
subcontinent
peninsula
island
isthmus
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How do the monsoons affect India's climate?
cause dry winters and wet summers
cause dry summers and wet springs
cause wet winters and dry summers
cause wet winters and dry springs
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Who was the founder of Buddhism?
Mahatma Gandhi
Laozi
Siddhartha Gautama
Ashoka
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Under which ruler did India's "Golden Age" of great accomplishments take place?
Siddhartha Guatama
Mohandas Gandhi
Chandragupta Maurya
Chandra Gupta II
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To practice "ahimsa" is to practice
Buddhism
Hinduism
meditation
nonviolence
10
The greatest Maurya king was
Asoka
Buddha
Chandragupta Maurya
Chandra Gupta II
11
The Harappan Civilization did NOT feature
large public buildings
a sewage system
pyramids
planned cities
12
What was the main goal of people who followed Buddhism as the Buddha taught it?
meditation
reaching nirvana
reincarnation
missionary work
13
Who had the greatest influence on the Maurya king Asoka?
Chandra Gupta II
Chandra Gupta I
Siddhartha Guatama
Chandragupta Maurya
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What meaning does the term "karma" have for Hindus?
each person has many lives
the universe is ruled by many deities
one's deeds in life determine their next life
each person follows her own path to find God
15
India's climate is shaped by seasonal winds called
trade winds
typhoons
north winds
monsoons
16
How is a person's social class determined in a caste system?
by education
by wealth
by religion
by job
17
The Aryan people came from a larger group called the
Harappans
Indo-Europeans
Dravidians
Hitittes
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What is Brahmanism?
an early religion of the Aryans
an early religion of the Hittites
an early religion that became Brahmanism
an early religion that became Islam
19
The stone seals of the Harappa are covered with
a coating of wax
a mysterious form of writing
maps of Harappan cities
pictures of the Himalayas
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India's northern border is formed by mountain ranges that include the Himalayas and the
Hindu Kush
Mohenjo-Daro
Chandra Sutra
Ganges Maurya
