World History 6: Chapter 5 (Ancient India)

Question 1

Religion in India was very different from the ideas of other cultures

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 2

Which of the following best describes how Hindu temples changed over time?

Accepted Answer

The temples became more complex & ornate

Question 3

A military leader who seized control of northern India

Accepted Answer

Candragupta Maurya

Question 4

Hinduism believes people are reborn into new physical forms. The form depends on one's _____.

Accepted Answer

karma

Question 5

The mountains of northern India are called the __________.

Accepted Answer

Himalayas

Question 6

A collection of thoughts about the Vedas

Accepted Answer

Vedic

Question 7

The force created by a person's actions

Accepted Answer

karma

Question 8

Gupta society __________ after the rule of Candra Gupta II.

Accepted Answer

began to decline

Question 9

Which of the following events about Siddhartha Gautama happened LAST?

Accepted Answer

Siddhartha Gautama gained insight into human suffering

Question 10

A large landmass, smaller than a continent

Accepted Answer

subcontinent

Question 11

Buddhist ideas were appealing to people in all levels of society

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 12

The __________ invaded the Indus valley from the west.

Accepted Answer

Aryans

Question 13

Aryan society was very similar to Harappan society

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 14

The ancient Indians can boast of few significant achievements

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 15

In Aryan society, which of the following was of highest importance in the caste system?

Accepted Answer

adhering to strict rules of the caste system

Question 16

What happened after the Guptas took control of India?

Accepted Answer

Hinduism became more popular

Question 17

How did the Aryan system of government differ from the Harappan system?

Accepted Answer

The Aryan system was based mostly on family connections

Question 18

The science of working with metals

Accepted Answer

metallurgy

Question 19

Paintings of the Buddha were forbidden in temples

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 20

Which of the following best describes the relationship between the Vedic texts and the Vedas?

Accepted Answer

Vedic texts were a collection of thoughts about the Vedas

Question 21

The process of a soul being reborn in a new body

Accepted Answer

reincarnation

Question 22

A major river flowing out of the Himalayas

Accepted Answer

Indus

Question 23

Jainism was a __________ Hinduism.

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reaction to

Question 24

People who want to spread their religious beliefs

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missionaries

Question 25

The division of Indian society into groups

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caste system

Question 26

A leader who ruled a village and the area around it

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raja

Question 27

Religion based on the teaching of a man named Mahavira

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Jainism

Question 28

Which of the following best describes the difference between Theravada & Mahayana Buddhism?

Accepted Answer

Followers of T Bud follow the Buddha's teachings exactly

Question 29

Which Indian piece of literature contains the passages called the Bhagavad Gita?

Accepted Answer

the Mahabharata

Question 30

Injecting a person with a small dose of a virus

Accepted Answer

inoculation

Question 31

Advancements in mathematics from ancient India are __________ today.

Accepted Answer

still important

Question 32

With which of the following statements would the Buddha likely disagree?

Accepted Answer

Contentment springs from gaining what one wants

Question 33

Going without food

Accepted Answer

fasting

Question 34

A person's caste was __________ in Buddhism.

Accepted Answer

not important

World History 6: Chapter 5 (Ancient India)

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World History 6: Chapter 5 (Ancient India)

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