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1
Sikhism is a __________ religion
Animistic
Atheistic
Monotheistic
Polytheistic
2
The Harappan civilization did NOT feature
large public buildings
a sewage system
planned cities
pyramids
3
What geographic feature helped create the cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro?
Indus River
Himalaya Mountains
Ganges River
Arabian Sea
4
Caste System order
Kshatryas, Brahmin, Sudras, Vaisyas
Brahmins, Kshatryas, Sudras, Vaisyas
Brahmins, Kshatryas, Vaisyas, Sudras
Vaisyas, Brahmins, Kshatryas, Sudras
5
Chandra Gupta II
A Buddhist Monk who had a favorable view of India.
The son of the first Gupta ruler of the Maurya Empire.
The Gupta Empire reached its greatest size under this ruler.
A counting system based on units of ten.
6
The Indus River Valley is now present day
Turkey.
Pakistan.
Egypt.
Iraq.
7
This is the sacred text in Hinduism-- a collection of hymns written in Sanskrit.
Qu'ran
Torah
Bible
Vedas
8
How Many Cities Did the Huns Plunder in 444AD?
10
1
36
70
9
Darma and Karma are associated with what religion
Christianity
Confucianism
Hinduism
Buddhism
10
Sikhism is the _________ largest religion in the world
5th
8th
2nd
3rd
11
What is not an element of both Mahayana and Theravada Buddhism?
4 Noble Truths
Eight-fold Path
Pacifism
Buddha is a God
12
The stone seals of the Harappan are covered with
maps of Harappan cities
pictures of the Himalayas
a coating of wax
a mysterious form of writing
13
The
Rig Veda
is
reflections of the daily concerns of the people
all of the above
Aryan sacred scriptures with hymns in praise of the gods
books of wisdom
14
Brahma is the creator and Vishnu is the preserver. What does Shiva do?
teach
destroy
enlarge
perfect
15
Samudra Gupta was
the son of Julius Caesar
a brilliant military leader who conquers Ganges River Valley
a Buddhist monk
the last Mauryan King
16
What is metallurgy?
Industries involved in mining & transform. metallic minerals
Is the group of industries involved in transforming minerals
Industries involved in mining non-ferrous minerals
Industry involved in mining & transforming non-ferrous metal
17
Buddha believed that to eliminate suffering, you must eliminate your:
Wants & desires
Ideas & opinions
Happiness
Religion
18
Jainism and Buddhism appealed especially to members of lower castes because both religions
All these answers are correct.
did not recognize social distinctions based on caste or jati
appealed to the brahmins.
practiced asceticism, which poor people could afford to do
19
Define Inocculation Injury
Injury caused by a sharp clean object
Injury caused by a blunt object
Injury caused by a contaminated sharp object
Injury caused by a sharp object
20
Ganesha is a god of
Dancing
Success
Love
Prosperity
21
Mahavira, a prince who gave up his riches to become a king of India, spread Jainism throughout India with his teachings.
False
True
22
The Panchatantra is
a collection of long passages about Hindu beliefs.
the story of prince Rama’s battle with demons.
a collection of stories intended to teach lessons.
the story of 2 families’ struggle for control of a kingdom.
23
Sikhs wear all but what?
A comb
A necklace
untrimmed hair
a sword
24
Dalits consisted of:
priests
warriors and landowners
people performing dirty jobs
servants
25
An alloy is...
impure cement
A mixture
made up of 3 elements in a compound
two or more metals in a solid solution
26
Buddhism says by following _____ and _____ you can reach Nirvana
Karma and darma
Vishnu and Shiva
Moksha and Samskaras
The 4 Noble Truths and The 8 fold path
27
Where would Vaisyas would most likely be seen socializing with Dalits?
in a city school
nowhere
on a rural road
in a restaurant
28
What does Theravada Buddhism focus on?
being respectful
wisdom of priests
gurus' knowledge
wisdom of the Buddha
29
Rajas where known as what in Hindu culture
regional leaders/kings
warriors
priests
lower class
30
India is a subcontinent of which continent?
South America
Asia
Antartica
Africa
31
Name for the merchants or artisans in the Caste System
Kshatriyas
Brahmins
Sudras
Vaishyas
32
The Ganges River is sacred to
Hindus
Shi'ites
Buddhists
Baha'i
33
The monsoons bring rain / flooding during the ____ and drought during the ____.
Summer / Winter
Spring / Fall
Fall / Winter
Spring / Summer
34
Names for the warriors in the Caste System
Vaishyas
Kshatriyas
Brahmins
Untouchables
35
One way in which Chandragupta Maurya established order in his empire was to
Rule his empire by moral example, rejecting violence.
Send missionaries to spread Buddhism across India
Create a bureaucracy to accomplish government tasks
Set up stone pillars promising just government
36
Another important aspect of Hinduism is "ahimsa", which is Sanskrit for
moksha
nonviolence
reincarnation
Ghandi
37
samskaras are
sacred texts
milestones
memories
ancient prayers
38
a group of people that came to India from eastern Europe and brought the sanskrit language
Aryan
Mahenjo-Darons
Harappan
Egyptian
39
The Mauryan emperor Asoka is known for all of the following except ?
practicing nonviolence
spreading Hinduism
working to improve his people´s lives
expanding the empire across most of India
40
Guru Nanak founded the religion of __________.
Hinduism
Jainism
Buddhism
Sikhism
41
According to the teachings of the Upanishads, the highest goal of the individual soul was
to avoid one’s karma.
to attain the state of samsara.
to attain the state of moksha.
to separate from Brahman.
42
Chandra Gupta I
was the father of Asoka.
conquered all of India.
founded the Maurya empire.
founded the Gupta empire.
