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Ancient India
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1
In the Indian social structure, who were the bankers and merchants?
Ksatriya
Brahmans
Vaisya
Sudra
2
How is a person's social class determined in a caste system?
education
wealth
job
religion
3
What is the Bhagavad Gita?
ancient guide to meditation
Buddhist's guide to finding enlightenment
sacred text of Hinduism
story of Aryans' conquest of Harappans
4
Harappan civilization takes its name from a
a. city.
c. people.
d. river.
b. king.
5
The numerals 1–9 are known as
Aryan.
Sanskrit
Roman.
Hindu-Arabic.
6
Mohenjo-Daro may have used for religious purposes a
pyramid.
seal.
public bath.
copper tool.
7
The Indian film industry is called
Hollywood.
Bollywood.
Ganesha.
Angkor Wat.
8
The streets in Harappa were laid out in a
circle.
oval.
grid.
maze.
9
The man who became known as the Buddha was a Hindu prince called
Asoka.
Chandragupta Maurya.
Chandra Gupta I.
Siddhartha Gautama.
10
The name Buddha means
“priest-king.”
“mighty warrior.”
“enlightened one.”
“prince.”
11
To practice ahimsa is to practice
meditation
nonviolence.
Hinduism.
Buddhism.
12
The decimal system requires a symbol for
zero.
pi.
square root.
equals.
13
The Saraswati River probably dried up because of
volcanoes.
monsoons.
earthquakes.
pyramids.
14
Indian artists developed visual symbols to show the holiness of
Asoka.
Buddha.
Gandhi.
. Shiva.
15
In A.D. 400, a famous iron pillar was built in
Delhi.
Mathura.
Sri Lanka.
Ayodhya.
16
What is Brahmanism?
religion of Hittites
religion of Aryans
religion of Hebrews
religion of Egypt
17
Chandra Gupta I was a leader of
the Maurya Empire.
the Persian Empire.
the Gupta Empire.
the Harappan Empire.
18
What is the major religion of India today?
Dravidian
Sanskrit
Hinduism
Aryan
19
A large landmass like a continent but smaller is a(n)
nation.
island. .
region
subcontinent.
20
Martin Luther King, Jr. was inspired by
Gandhi
Asoka.
Siddhartha.
Kalidasa.
21
What central Asian people moved into India around 1500 B.C.?
Brahmans
Aryans.
Hittites
Harappans
22
Buddhism is less widely followed today than it once was in
western Europe.
most of Asia.
most of India.
the United States.
23
One of India's greatest writers was
Chandra Gupta.
Kalidasa.
Buddha.
Ganesha.
24
Although Buddhism began there, it declined as a religion in
Hindu Kush.
Sri Lanka.
Asia.
India.
25
According to Buddhism, the end of suffering in life is called
reincarnation.
nirvana.
the noble truth.
dharma.
26
What meaning does karma have for Hindus?
the universe is ruled by many
one's deeds determine his or her next life
eternal life
each person follows his or her own path to God
27
Which deity is sometimes called the destroyer?
Kali
Vishnu
Brahma
Shiva
28
The collected teachings of the Buddha are called the
Bhagavad Gita.
dharma.
Mahabharata.
karma.
29
Which is the Hindu belief that each person has many lives?
reincarnation
Veda
yoga
meditation
30
The Indian leader who practiced ahimsa to fight British rule was
Siddhartha Gautama.
Mohandas Gandhi.
Chandragupta Maurya.
Kalidasa.
31
Hindu-Arabid numerals were brought to the West by
Romans.
Egyptians.
Indians. b. c. Arabs. d.
Arabs.
32
An environmental challenge faced by the Indus Valley cities was
tsunamis.
blizzards.
mudslides.
flooding.
33
The Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path are beliefs found in
Hinduism
Brahmanism.
Buddhism.
Jainism.
34
The stone seals of Harappan civilization are covered by
maps of cities.
pictures of mountains.
a wax coating.
a form of writing.
35
Gandhi used nonviolent protests to fight for the rights of people in
Tibet.
India.
Sri Lanka.
the United States.
36
India's climate is shaped by seasonal winds called
trade winds
north winds.
monsoons.
typhoons.
37
The greatest Maurya king was
Chandragupta Maurya.
Chandra Gupta II.
Asoka.
Buddha.
38
Harappan civilization had
nomadic peoples.
pyramids.
a sewage system.
skyscrapers.
39
India's northern border is formed by mountains that include the
Harappan
Hindu Kush.
Ganges
Mohenjo-Daro.
40
Which are ancient Sanskrit sacred texts?
castes
Vedas.
Bhagavad Gita
Mahabharata