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1
Ashoka expanded the Mauryan Empire until he
moved to China.
surrendered to his cousin.
reached the mountains.
gave up violence.
2
How has the location of the Himalaya Mountains benefited India?
prevention of earthquakes
roads for trade routes
protection from enemies
consistent water supply
3
Which goal did Buddhism teach people to move toward?
completing a big pilgrimage
making elaborate sacrifices
reaching enlightenment
converting everybody
4
Where were the earliest known settlements in India?
beside the rivers
on the plateau
near the desert
in the mountains
5
Who Were the kshatriya?
kings
warriors
priests
farmers
6
You are mean to your friend and then the next day you fail your math test. This means...
no breakfast
karma, bruh
you need math help
focus, focus, focus
7
How did modern scholars learn that Mohenjodaro had ever existed?
Archaeologists found its ruins.
Astronauts saw it from space.
Geographers studied old maps.
Historians read ancient scrolls.
8
What are the 4 varnas, or 4 main social classes, as described in the Vedas?
Shudras, Vaishyas, Kshatriyas, Brahmins
karma, dharma, samsara, varna
pilgrimage, meditation, prayer, duty
9
Which of these finds by an archaeologist would be evidence of a golden age?
walled cities
metal weapons
fine sculptures
animal skeletons
10
How many Vedas are there?
4
10
8
5
11
The name “Buddha” meant one who was
everlasting.
sorrowful.
all-powerful.
awakened.
12
What did Buddhism and Sikhism derive from?
monotheism
Judaism
polytheism
Hinduism
13
What was the main achievement of the Maurya family?
to unify India
to build famous temples
to improve the lives of peasants
to impose Buddhism
14
Why did the Buddha decide not to escape into enlightenment right away?
He did not want to leave his wife and child behind.
He preferred to follow a middle way.
He forgot his dream when he woke up.
He wanted to teach people the path he had found.
15
To Hindus, the soul, or atman, is a part of
the sun.
Brahman.
Shiva.
the ocean.
16
Which animal became a symbol for the Hindu belief in reverence for life?
the camel
the lion
the elephant
the cow
17
Which of the following is NOT a varna, or social class?
Brahmins
Sasirshas
Shudras
Vaishyas
18
The Eightfold Path of Buddhism is most similar to which of these Hindu beliefs?
dharma
deities
jatis
karma
19
how many gods does the Hinduism religion have?
500
50
1 million
~33 million
20
The festival of Diwali (sometimes known as the Festival of Lights), which begins the Hindu New Year, celebrates:
the food from a good harvest.
the changing of the seasons.
the long life of the wise elders.
the victory of good over evil.
21
The ancient social class system was called varna. What did early Hindus mean by varna dharma?
Each class had its own duties.
People married within their class.
Class determined social status.
Religious texts defined the classes.
22
You throw a tantrum and a few days later your friend gets mad at you for no reason. What is this an example of?
bad hair day
bad friend
karma
fate
23
Which image best represents samsara, the Hindu view of birth, life, and death?
B
C
D
A
24
Which of the following parts of India has the most fertile farmland?
the Himalaya Mountains
the Deccan Plateau
the plains along the Ganges
the Hindu Kush
25
How did Chandragupta Maurya begin building his empire?
He conquered neighboring kingdoms.
He sent ships to far-off islands.
He persuaded other rulers to unite with him.
He sponsored settlements by colonists.
26
Which is the best title for the list below? Puranas, Mahabharata, Bhagavad Gita
Hindu Sculptures
Sanskrit Literature
Gupta Paintings
Buddhist Folklore
27
In some Hindu traditions Brahma is the creator and Vishnu is the preserver. What does Shiva do?
perfect
destroy
enlarge
teach
28
How many people follow Hinduism?
900 million
20 billion
50 million
2 billion
29
During the summer in India, the monsoon brings
unbearable heat.
pleasant mornings.
heavy rain.
dust storms.
30
What is this wheel a symbol of?
karma
Dharma
varna
samsara
31
Why did the Buddha decide to follow a “middle way”?
Neither life on Earth nor life after death seemed important.
The 4 Noble Truths & the Eightfold Path must work together.
Neither riches nor being an ascetic led to nirvana.
Neither struggle nor acceptance summed up all of life.
32
What troubled the Buddha on his first few trips out into the world?
aging, sickness, and death
cruelty, evil, and lack of caring
inequality of wealth
prejudice against lower castes
33
Which of the following is one of the Four Noble Truths?
Only death can end cravings.
Study leads to wisdom.
Suffering is caused by desires.
Joy is achieved by praying.
34
Hindus follow polytheism
False
True
35
Who were the Aryans?
a nomadic people who moved into India
the highest caste in Indian society
a group of scribes who recorded Indian teachings
the original tribes of southern India
36
The discovery of a scale, stone weights, & a marked rod suggests that the people of Mohenjodaro
started a new kind of mathematics.
traded with people from far away.
had uniform ways to measure.
knew how to make tools of iron.
37
You are greedy & don't give food to an old man on the street, & your $1 million car won't start. In Hinduism, this is:
pilgrimage
karma
varna
dharma
38
Which of these beliefs did Hinduism and Buddhism have in common?
caste system
many gods
many lifetimes
ritual bathing
39
Which Buddhist value do these actions by Ashoka show? He gave up hunting & became a vegetarian.
respect for all living things
toleration of other religions
awareness that everything changes
honesty in words and actions
40
Which of Ashoka’s actions best expressed his Buddhist values?
putting criminals to death
treating all of his servants well
keeping a strong army
allowing slavery
41
What did Ashoka do with the territories the Mauryas had conquered?
used them as a base for new conquests
kept them as peaceful parts of his empire
granted them to wealthy merchants as gifts
returned them to their former rulers
42
Due to its large size in relation to large masses of land and water, India is called
an ecosystem.
an isthmus.
a plateau.
a subcontinent.
43
Which experience led to a deep change in Ashoka’s values?
discovering old age and illness
marrying a Buddhist
seeing a very bloody battle
hearing Buddha's first sermon
44
You are super nice to everyone around and then a couple of days later you get a really nice cake...
you won the cake lottery
this is karma
your family loves you
it's your birthday
45
Why had the Buddha not learned about suffering as a child?
His father protected him.
He understood that pain is not real.
The gods granted him special favors.
He was not interested in others.
46
How did Chandragupta Maurya’s rule differ from Ashoka’s?
Chandragupta Maurya had fairer laws than Ashoka.
Chandragupta Maurya had a larger empire than Ashoka did.
Chandragupta Maurya used Buddhism to keep his people happy.
Chandragupta Maurya used force to maintain his power
47
The first known civilizations of Ancient India were
Kush and Gupta
Harappa and Mohenjo Daro
Sumer and Mesopotamia
Sumer and Kush
48
Which feature of modern arithmetic came from ancient India by way of the Arabs?
subtraction
addition
counting
zero
49
Which factors in the Gupta Empire most helped the growth of learning?
power and conquest
peace & stability.
change and rebellion
poverty and hunger
50
King Ashoka was Chandragupta Maurya’s
enemy
grandson
son
father
51
What did the Buddha discover under the Bodhi tree?
a wise man who guided him
the entrance to a deep cave
a chest filled with jewels
basic truths for living
52
Which fact shows that Mohenjodaro was carefully planned?
Some of the houses were larger than others.
The workshops were made of mud bricks.
Nine streets divided the lower city into blocks.
Wheeled carts were pulled by animals.
53
The Vedic religion is named for the Vedas, which are
the temples where rituals were performed.
a collection of sacred texts.
the three most important deities.
a group of people from Europe.
54
Who were Brahmins?
Sudras
farmers
They taught religion and were priests.
warriors
55
How are the Indus and Ganges rivers similar to the Nile River in Egypt?
They have big floods that prevented early settlement.
They carry silt that enriches the soil.
They flow in the same general direction.
They begin in the same general area.
56
Who was Siddhartha Gautama?
the priest who taught about the Buddha
the enemy who was defeated by the Buddha
the leader who organized the Buddha's followers
the prince who became the Buddha
57
What is dharma?
meditation
behaviours that include duties, rights, laws, conduct, virtues
prayer
pilgrimage
58
If you decided to live as an ascetic, what would you do?
become a parent of a large family
give up most of what you own
become ruler of a kingdom
abandon your religion
59
In what important way did Ashoka spread Buddhist teachings?
He had edicts carved into pillars and walls.
He required conquered people to convert.
He made speeches in many places around the empire.
He had peasants taught how to read and write.
60
For how long did the Mauryan Empire flourish?
322 B.C.E. to 187 B.C.E.
1000 - 500 BCE
200 to 50 BCE
500 to 300 BCE
