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The study of the stars and planets
engineering
astronomy
Hinduism
Jainism
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Who traveled to other places to spread their religious beliefs?
brahmins
priests
warriors
missionaries
3
The belief that souls are reborn many times into a new body.
afterlife
book of the dead
priests
reincarnation
4
The Aryans felt what was most important?
a strict caste system
allowing some to move to a higher caste
socializing with other castes
lowering the caste rules
5
In the life of Siddhartha Gautama, which event happened last?
he became disenchanted with life
he meditated under a tree
he gained insight into human suffering
he wandered through the forest
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the most important language of ancient India
Sumerian
Hindu
Egyptian
Sanskrit
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What are the two major rivers that flow through India and are vital to their civilizations?
Ganges and Indus Rivers
Nile and Yellow Rivers
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Amazon and Mississippi Rivers
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The ultimate goal in Hinduism is to reach
nirvana
happiness
Israel
China
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What happened after the Guptas took control of India?
They banned Buddhism
Hinduism became popular
They embraced Sikhism
Hinduism became less popular
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What is the oldest religion in the world?
Hinduism
Jainism
Sikhism
Buddhism
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What is the largest religion in India today?
Buddhism
Jainism
Hinduism
Sikhism
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What did Candragupta Maurya do?
first raja
Buddhist leader
invented metallurgy
He was a military who seized control of northern India.
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seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons
monsoon
hurricane
tornado
Sanskrit
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Why don't we know who created Hinduism?
it was started by Buddha
it was started by Siddhartha Gautama
it was started by many people
they didn't have a writing system that long ago
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What created the Hindu-Kush and Himalaya mountain ranges?
earthquakes
volcanoes
atmospheric pressure
India broke off from Africa and collided with Asia
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Which of the following is not a religion?
Sanskrit
Sikhism
Buddhism
Hinduism
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What are the highest mountains in the world?
Andes
Ethiopian highland
Himalayas
Mt. McKinley
18
Which religion practices animal sacrifice?
Sikhism
Hinduism
Jainism
Buddhism
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What does the term "Buddha" mean?
a stupa
a leader
the enlightened one
nirvana
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The numbers we use today are called:
alloy
Sanskrit
prime numbers
Hindu-Arabic
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Which religion believed you could be reincarnated as a plant or insect?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Sikhism
Jainism
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Why don't we know much about the Harappan?
we don't care much about them
they disappeared
we can't read their written language
they weren't important
23
Why do all four religions in India celebrate Diwali?
not all of them celebrate
it is an Indian holiday
the government issued a law about this
they all began from the Hindu religion
24
The first empire in India was
Mohenjo Daro
Hinduism
Mauryan
Harappan
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Which choice does not agree with Buddhism?
suffering comes from not having what you want
unhappiness is from keeping what you want
nirvana is reached by overcoming ignorance and desire
contentment comes from getting what you want
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If I were Hindu and a good person, in my next life I may come back as
a wealthy person
a person with no job
a lonely person
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Who was India's first civilization?
Aryan
Hindus
Harappan
Vedas
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Who moved into the Indus Valley when the Harappan civilization collapsed?
Buddhism
Aryans
Mojenjo Daro
Siddhartha Gautama
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What determines how you will be reincarnated in Hinduism?
guru
sutra
caste system
karma
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What do Buddhists believe will end suffering?
reincarnation
giving up worldly possessions
death
animal sacrifice
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This divided Indian society into groups based on rank, wealth, and occupation.
caste system
social structure
Hinduism
social hierarchy
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What is a Brahmin?
a warrior
a ruler
a priest
a servant
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The mountains of northern India
Indus
Khyber
Himalayas
Aryan
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Why was Buddha's image not always the same?
the image is the same
each culture created their own idea of Buddha's image
record keeping was not good
some cultures were bad artists
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What does Mesopotamia, Egypt, and India have in common?
all believed in karma
all had the same religion
all began near rivers
all had written laws
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Hinduism began c. 5000 B.C., how long ago was this?
about 10,000 years
a long time ago
7,016 years ago
no one knows for sure
