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Largest religion in India and oldest religion in the world
Christianity
Hinduism
Buddhism
Jainism
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Which group of people came to India from Central Asia?
Egyptians
Arabs
Persians
Aryans
3
What is India?
island
isthmus
continent
subcontinent
4
What body of water borders India to the west?
Bay of Bengal
Indian Ocean
Mississippi River
Arabian Sea
5
What was a major principle of Jainism?
belief in the spirit of Maple Place
non-violence
belief in God-kings
belief in reincarnation
6
What divided Indian society into groups?
Caste System
Hierarchy Pyramid
Hindu Pyramid
Social Pyramid
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How did the Aryans get through the mountains into India?
through the Indus River
through the Thar Desert
through the Khyber Pass
through Harappa
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Where did India's first civilization begin?
Himalaya Mountain Valley
Indus River Valley
Blackberry Bay Park
Ganges River Valley
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Who was at the top of the Caste System?
merchants
warriors
priests
kings
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What group of people did not even belong to a caste?
Kshatriyas
Brahmins
Sudras
Untouchables
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effects that good or bad actions have on a person's soul
brahman
dharma
untouchables
karma
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What were Vedas?
rules on how to achieve karma
laws and guide books from Aryan priests
religious writings from Aryan priests
13
Most important language of Ancient India
Arabic
Sanskrit
Hieroglyphics
Indian
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What is located in the NW region of India?
Ganges River
Deccan Plateau
Thar Desert
Khyber Pass
15
Aryan leader of a village
guru
cheeseburgers
karma
raja
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Seasonal wind patterns that caused wet and dry seasons in India
downpours
thunderstorms
raja
monsoons
17
What 2 mountain ranges border India to the north?
Himalaya and Mount Everest
Himalaya and Appalachian
Mount Vaccarelli
Himalaya and Hindu Kush
18
People in Ancient India were born into their caste?
True
False
