Ch. 9 Ancient India Test Review

Who founded Buddhism during the 500s B.C.?

Most Indus Valley people lived in

Mahayana Buddhism spread to which of the following countries?

Is one of the oldest religions in the world and is the world’s third largest religion today?

Which was a nomadic people that entered the Indus River valley around 1500 B.C.?

An epic poem about a ruler who rescues his captured wife and it grew to about 25,000verses?

Ashoka was the first ruler to promote

Which was an Indian invention that had a great impact on the study of mathematics and science?

Which of the following correctly describes Hindu epics?

Which was a Mauryan ruler who built new roads and hospitals for people and animals?

In India’s caste system, the Kshatriyas class contained which people?

Who developed the current form of Jainism?

The Gupta Empire thrived through the trade of goods such as

The Indian subcontinent is part of the continent of

After the Mauryan dynasty failed, which dynasty reunited much of northern India?

The Buddha believed that the only way to find truth was to give up

In Hinduism, the one universal spirit, or creator, is called

Which of the following is one of India’s three most important major rivers?

The two groups of Buddhists who spread Buddha’s ideas to Southeast Asia were