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Chapter 7 - India
What is the major religion of India today?
Chandra Gupta was a leader of
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Chandra Gupta was a leader of
The Harappan empire
The Maurya empire
The Gupta empire
the Persian empire
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What is the major religion of India today?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Christianity
Islam
3
The Indian leader who practiced ahimsa to fight against British rule
Maghada Ayurvedic
Siddhartha Gautama
Chandragupta Maurya
Mohandas Gandhi
4
Under which ruler did India's "golden age" of great accomplishments take place?
Siddhartha Gautama
Mohandas Gandhi
Samudragupta
Chandragupta Maurya
5
Why is India's climate generally warm?
Waters of the Indian ocean warm nearby lands
Winter monsoons bring warm wind from the south
Rain from the Arabian Sea warms India
Mountains keep cold northern winds from much of India
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Which continent is India a part of
Africa
Asia
Subcontinent
Greenland
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The greatest American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., was inspired by
Siddhartha Gautama
Kalidosa
Asoka
Mohandas Gandhi
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How is a person's social class determined in a caste system?
by education
by religion
by wealth
by job
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a large landmass similar to a continent but smaller
region
subcontinent
nation
island
10
India's climate is shaped by regional winds called
north winds
monsoons
trade winds
typhoons
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What is Brahmanism?
an early religion of the Hittites
an early religion that became Islam
an early religion of the Aryans
an early religion that became Buddhism
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Chandragupta I was the first ruler of this empire that united India after nearly 500 years of warring
The Mauryan Empire
The Empire Strikes Back
The Aryan Empire
The Gupta Empire
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What is an Indian idea that was very important in the development of math
Understanding that the Earth is round
Iron that doesn't rust
A symbol for zero
Good Roads
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Buddhism is LESS widely followed today than it once was in
the United States
western Europe
most of Asia
most of India
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The collected teachings of the Buddha are called
Bhagavad Gita
Mahabharata
karma
dharma
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What is one reason why the Aryans are important to India's history?
Their practices developed into Hinduism and the caste system
Their leader united India under one rule and set of laws
They were the first to farm India
They destroyed the Harappans' culture and civilization
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Before he became the Buddha, he was a Hindu prince called
Siddhartha Gautama
Chandra Gupta I
Asoka
Chandragupta Maurya
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What do Buddhists and Hindus have in common?
the holy teachings of the Vedas
a belief in reincarnation
the worship of many deities
the teaching of the Dharma
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According to Buddhism, the end of suffering in life is called
the noble truth
reincarnation
dharma
nirvana
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The numbers 1 - 9 are known as
Hindu-Arabic numerals
Sanskrit numerals
Aryan numerals
Roman numerals
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The Harappan civilization did NOT feature
large public buildings
a sewerage system
planned cities
pyramids
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the decimal system would NOT work without a symbol for
equals
zero
square root
pi
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The ancient Harappan civilization takes its name from the name of a
city
river
king
people
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To practice ahimsa is to practice
meditation
Hinduism
nonviolence
Buddhism
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The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path are basic beliefs found in
Buddhism
Brahmanism
Hinduism
Jainism
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What central Asian people moved into India around 1500BC?
Aryans
Harappans
Brahmans
Hittites
27
Which comes from ancient India?
algebra
addition and subtraction
the multiplication tables
the numerals 1 - 9
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What is the term for the Hindu belief that each person has many lives?
yoga
reincarnation
Veda
meditation
29
Indian artists have developed visual symbols to show the holiness of
Shiva
Gandhi
the Buddha
Asoka
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India's northern border is formed by mountain ranges that include the Himalayas and the
Hindu Kush
Mohenjo Daro
Chandra Sutra
Ganges Maurya
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What meaning does the term "karma" have for Hindus?
one's deeds in life determine their next life
each person follow his or her own path to find God
the universe is ruled by many deities
each person has many lives
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Mohandas Gandhi used nonviolent protests to fight for the rights of people in
India
the United States
Tibet
Sri Lanka
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The greatest Maurya king was
Buddha
Asoka
Chandragupta Maurya
Chandra Gupta II
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What was the most important accomplishment of Chandragupta?
determining the number of days in a year
writing the Bhagavad Gita
uniting Aryan kingdoms into an empire
spreading teachings that became Buddhism
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What is a varna?
A holy person of Hindus
A mountain range north of India
a level of the caste system
A Buddhist place of worship
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To which caste did the greatest number of people belong?
Vaisya
Ksatryiya
Sudra
Brahmin
