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Ancient India
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This is a review of the Ancient India. It includes caste, Mauryan and Gupta Empire, and religion.
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Mauryan Empire contributions:
medical advances (setting broken bones),
veterinary clinics
Mathematics (concept of zero),
astronomy (concept of a round earth)
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The belief that the human soul is reborn in a different form after death
social class
varnas
reincarnation
karma
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Who is considered the founder of Buddhism?
Siddhartha Gautama
Confucius
Mahavira
Christ
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What is the ultimate goal in Buddhism, representing the cessation of suffering and liberation from the cycle of rebirth?
Moksha
Karma
Dharma
Nirvana
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Ancient India developed a written system called
Cuneiform
hieroglyphs
Karma
Sanskrit
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In the ancient Indian caste system, which group was considered to be the laborers and artisans?
Shudras
Kshatriyas
Vaishyas
Brahmins
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Classic Indian civilization began in the ____________
Mississippi River
Nyle river
Ganges River
Indus River Valley
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There were four basic social classes called _________
reincarnation
karma
Hinduism
varnas
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Which varna (caste) was traditionally responsible for priests, scholars, and teachers in ancient India?
Vaishyas
Shudras
Brahmins
Kshatriyas
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In Hinduism, what is the law of moral consequences for one's actions that influences their future life?
Material wealth is the ultimate goal
The pursuit of pleasure leads to enlightenment
Life is suffering
Ignorance is bliss
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During the __________, India experienced a Golden Age of peace, prosperity, and progress
Gupta Empire
Mauryan Empire
Karma
Mesopotamia
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Indian society was organized by a rigid class structure based on _____
birth
skin color
beliefs
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Physical barriers made invasions ______________
simple
difficult
easy
possible
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Asoka was an important leader of the __________ Empire
Gupta
Mauryam
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Two religions in the ancient India
Hinduism and Judaism
Hinduism and Buddhism
Buddhism and Slam
Christianity and Islam
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Which is NOT a physical barrier of the Ancient India?
Indian Ocean
Himalayas
Sahara Desert
Hindu Kush