stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
India Review for retake test Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
India Review for retake test
India Review for retake test
28 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
301 plays
Imported from external platform
Flashcards
28 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
28
Answers
1
According to the diagram Vaisyas are..
D.Unskilled laborers
C.Untouchables
A.Priests
B.Common People
2
Ahimsa is a key value of,
D.Jainism
C.Hinduism
A.Altruism
B.Buddhism
3
According to the diagram,which group includes warriors and rulers?
B.Sudras
D.Vaisyas
A.Brahmans
C.Kshatriyas
4
In Indias social system, the Kshatriyas Varna contained which people?
A.Priests
D.Common people
B.Warriors and rulers
C.Untouchables
5
Mahayana Buddhism spread to which of the following countries?
C.Myanmar
D.Thailand
B.China
A.Cambodia
6
Choose all the Buddhist ideas…
B. This cycle of birth, death, and rebirth is determined by one's karma.
A.Giving up material things can lead to inner peace
D.The jati system
C.Mediation helps one to see the world in a new way
7
In Hinduism, the one universal spirit, or creator, is called…
C.Krishna
D.Siva
B.Indra
A.Brahman
8
What mountain range did the aryans cross between 200 and 1500 B.C?
C.Mohenjo-Daro
A.Harappa
B.Ganges Plain
D.Deccan Plateau
9
What natural disasters possibly caused the people of the Indus Valley to begin to abandon their cities and villages?
C.Hurricanes and wildfires
A.disease and famine
B.Earthquakes and floods
D.Volcanoes and Monsoons
10
The Indian subcontinent is part of the continent of..
C.Africa
B.South America
A.Europe
D.Asia
11
Many Indian marriages even today are,
C.Between men and women living long distances apart
C.Arranged
A.Freely made by the husband and wife
B.Worshipped
12
The two groups of Buddhist who spread Buddha’s ideas to Southeast Asia were,
D.Ceylon and Sri Lanka
B.Dharma and Karma
C.Theravada and Mahayana
A.Nirvana and Varna
13
Which was a nomadic people that entered the Indus River Valley around 1500 B.C?
A.Aryans
D.Sudras
B.Vaisyas
C.Brahmins
14
Buddhism became popular because it didn’t support,
A.Dharma
C.The Hindu Gods
D.Life after death
B.The jati social system
15
Large cities of the Indus Valley civilization featured homes made mostly of..
A.grass
D.wood
B.brick
C.stone
16
The Buddha believed that the only way to find truth was to give up…
C.all desires
A.the four noble truths
D.suffering
B.the eightfold path
17
In Indias leading families, boys often had this person teach them until they attended school in the city.
C.Raja
B.Guru
D.Suttee
A.Ama
18
Which is one of the oldest religions in the world and is the worlds third largest religion today?
A.Hinduism
C.Aryanism
B.Buddhism
D.Brahmanism
19
Which of the following is one of India’s three most important major rivers?
A.Indian
D.Ganges
B.Bengal
C.Arabian
20
Which religion believes that the way to stop suffering is to stop desire?
B.Judaism
D.Jainism
C.Hinduism
A.Buddhism
21
The belief that people pass through many lives is called…
D.Reincarnation
C.Karma
A.Dharma
B.Reunification
22
Which of the following determined a person’s job, social group, and marriage in early India?
D.the Eightfold Path
A.Ahimsa
B.Jati Social System
B.British colonial rule
23
The dry highlands found in central India are known as the
D.Deccan Plateau
B.Himalayas
A.Eastern Ghats
C.Ganges Plain
24
“ Life is full of suffering” is one of the..
D.Ten Commandments
B.Vedic teachings
A.Upanishads
C.Four Noble Truths
25
One of the most powerful varnas was the Sudra
False
True
26
Most Indus Valley people lived in..
C.Trading communities
B.Small towns
D.Large cities
A.Farming Villages
27
Who founded Buddhism during the 500s B.C?
B.Siddhartha Gautama
D.Sarawati
A.Dalai Lama
C.Lakshmi
28
According to the diagram, the Vaisyas are..
C.Unskilled laborers
A.Common people
D.Untouchables
B.Priets
