stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Ancient India Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Ancient India
Ancient India
40 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
647 plays
6th grade content ancient India
Flashcards
40 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
40
Answers
1
expert horse riders, they invaded India from the north
Sanskrit
Harappans
Vedas
Aryans
2
means "enlightened one"
Buddha
Aryan
Mrs. Dalton
Karma
3
The caste system helped them rule peoples who outnumbered them
Mauryans
Harappans
Guptas
Aryans
4
India's golden age of learning and culture
Vedas
Pataliputra
Mauryan Dynasty
Gupta Empire
5
"untouchables," who do work Indians consider unclean
Hinduism
Sudras
Pariahs
Kshatriyas
6
This religion believes that all life is sacred.
Hinduism
Buddhism
Judaism
Altruism
7
brought by Aryans when they invaded India
Pataliputra
pariahs
iron plows
Buddhist religion
8
achievements include a centralized government and a postal system
Mauryan dynasty
Harappans
Gupta dynasty
Aryans
9
Written language developed by the Aryans
Sanskrit
Vedas
Karma
Dharma
10
the consequences of how a person lives his or her life
Dharma
Vedas
Karma
Sanskrit
11
A Hindu god, he is the destroyer of the world
Asoka
Brahma
Sandskrit
Siva
12
Upper caste boys often had a ___ teach them until they went to the city.
suttee
ama
raja
guru
13
This king rejected violence and embraced Buddhism.
Krishna
Asoka
Chandragupta
Lakshmi
14
made Hinduism the official religion
Mauryan dynasty
Duck dynasty
Gupta dynasty
Harappan dynasty
15
Indian literature stresses the importance of ...
karma
dharma
pleasure
none of the options
16
Indian astronomers recognized that Earth...
was shrinking
was flat
revolved around the sun
was the center of the universe
17
Which of these rights did an Indian woman have?
divorce
none of the options
schooling
inheritance
18
Which river empties into the Arabian Sea?
Nile River
Pataliputra
Ganges River
Indus River
19
the first Buddhist king
The Buddha
Siva
Karma
Asoka
20
"Life is full of suffering" is one of the...
Vedic teachings
Ten Commandments
Upanishads
Four Noble Truths
21
Buddhism became popular in part because it rejected ...
the Hindu gods
dharma
the caste system
life after death
22
If a couple had no children, the man could...
kill his wife
take another wife
get a divorce
move away
23
ancient hymns and prayers for religious ceremonies
Vedas
Chandragupta
raja
Hari Krishna
24
The golden age of Indian culture came during which empire?
Persian
Roman
Mauryan
Gupta
25
A system in which the rulers run the government from a capital city is called a ...
caste system
oligarchy
dynasty
centralized government
26
In this section of the Mahabharata, Krishna talks about doing one's duty.
Ramayana
Upanishad
Bhagavad Gita
Veda
27
Highest mountains in the world
Andes Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Smokey Mountains
Himalayan Mountains
28
Meaning "divine law," it directs Hindus to do the duty of their caste
Pataliputra
Dharma
Asoka
Siva
29
The belief that people pass through many lives is called...
reunification
reincarnation
saturation
consternation
30
capital city in both the Mauryan and Gupta empires
Himalaya
Pataliputra
Dharma
Memphis
31
This raja conquered weak kingdoms left by Alexander the Great's leaving.
Asoka
Vishnu
Chandragupta Maurya
Hari Krishna
32
This religion believes that the way to stop suffering is to stop desire.
Buddhism
Jainism
Hinduism
Judaism
33
India's first settlements were here...
Vedas
Indus River valley
Meroe
Ganges River valley
34
This system determines a person's job, social group, and marriage.
Vishnu
Arabic-Indian
caste
Jainism
35
Many Indian marriages, even today are ...
short
long distance
invalid
arranged
36
Who is Siddhartha Gautama?
The Buddha
The First Aryan ruler
The first Buddhist king
Dharma
37
a peaceful people who farmed and traded with their neighbors
pariahs
Karmas
Harappans
Aryans
38
grew from a mixture of Aryan beliefs and those of the Harappans
Hinduism
Siva
Asoka
Buddhism
39
A Hindu god, he is the creator of the world.
Gupta
Brahma
Siva
Vishnu
40
The Hindu god who was the teacher of the world was...
Krishna
Vishnu
Buddha
Asoka
