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SS Chapter 10 Ancient India
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1
How did culture and achievements spread from India to other parts of the world?
Arab traders
Buddha's travels
missionaries
migrations of people
2
Historians don't know much about how the ____ culture developed or where they came from.
Brahmans
Buddhists
Aryans
Persians
3
A social group that one is born into and cannot change is a(n)________.
caste
reincarnation
Nirvana
karma
4
What things do Buddhism and Hindusim have in common?
all of the above
both supported the caste system
both were started by 1 person
both believe in reincarnation
5
Who were the
Brahmas?
the highest caste
servants and laborers
rulers and warriors
farmers, traders, and merchants
6
Mediation is a practice that involves _______.
teaching religious ideas to other people in the world
reincarnation into a different caste
deep concentration to clear and calm the mind
reading Sanskrit literature
7
A strong wind that blows one way in winter and other way in summer is a(n)_______.
moonson
Seminole wind
gupta
monsoon
8
How was Ashoka’s way of governing different than his father and grandfather's ways?
he taught all of his people to read Sanskrit
he treated people more cruelly; people hated him
he was a lover of peace and treated people fairly and kindly
he made everyone practice Hinduism
9
Who called himself Buddha?
Ashoka
Chandragupta
Siddhartha Guatama
Mohandas Gandhi
10
What separates India from the rest of Asia?
the Aryans
the Indus River Valley
the Himalayas
the Ganges River
11
Dharma refers to ______.
reincarnation
the actions of others
spiritual purity
a religious duty
12
Which geographical feature separates India from the rest of the Asian continent?
Deccan Plains
Himalayan Mountains
Indus & Ganges Rivers
Hindu Kush Mountains
13
Hinduism is NOT based on which of the following beliefs.
karma
dharma
reincarnation
Nirvana
14
What jobs are associated with the lowest, "untouchable" caste?
Merchants
Priests
Warriors
Street cleaners
15
The holy teachings of ancient India are in the _____.
jati
Vedas
Mahabharata
Bhagavad Gita
16
In which present-day country is the Indus River located?
Bangladesh
Sri Lanka
Afghanistan
Pakistan
17
The Golden Age of India resulted in....
mathematical advances
new medical treatments
all of the above
government support of artists & beauty
18
Who claimed the land of India before the Maurya Empire?
Pakistanians
the Persians then the Greeks
all of the Guptas
the Hindus and the Buddhists
19
What was a mathematical achievement from India?
Vedas
base-ten system
standards units of weight
a calendar month
