What is one way that Hindus and Buddhists share beliefs?

They both believe in dharma, ahimsa, and reincarnation.

Mohenjo-Daro is located __________________________________.

in the Indus River valley in western India

Which 3 bodies of water separate India from the rest of the world?

Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean

practices and actions that free the soul

An avatar is _______________________.

A representation of a Hindu god in animal or human form

Religious and moral obligations of a Hindu

Historians believe that the first people to reach India got there __________________________.

by traveling through mountain passes of the Hindu Kush

Which statement is true about the Ganges River?

Begins in the Himalayas and empties into the Bay of Bengal.

What two cultures blended to form the religion of Hinduism?

The Aryans and the native Indians

Why did Buddha leave the ascetics?

he did not find the answers he was seeking using it

Which statement is true about the Indus River?

Begins in the Himalayas and empties into the Arabian Sea.

What troubled the Buddha?

why there was so much pain and suffering in the world

How do scientists believe the Himalayas were formed?

India broke away from Africa and collided with Asia.

After Asoka's death, what happened to the empire?

the empire broke apart, but would later reunite

What do the Hindus believe happens to a bad person after they die?

They are reborn into a lower position.

What do Buddhists believe nirvana is?

Everlasting peace, a release from reincarnation

Which is a correct rank of people from highest to lowest under the caste system?

priest, noble, merchant, farmer

What did Chandragupta do to prevent poisoning?

He had servants taste his food before he ate his meals.

Why do Hindus believe in more than one path to the truth?

People are different and have different means of worship

What are the Upanishads?

Religious texts that describe beliefs of Hinduism

A spiritual power that lives in every living being

According to Hindus, what happens to a person that lives a perfect life?

They escape the cycle of reincarnation.

Doing bad things will make you slip on a sheet of ice.

What is the purpose of asceticism?

to remove all physical aspects from spiritual awareness

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Answers

1
What is one way that Hindus and Buddhists share beliefs?
They both believe in reincarnation and the path to nirvana.
They both achieve nirvana when they die
They both are required to bathe in the Ganges River
They both believe in dharma, ahimsa, and reincarnation.
2
What kind of ruling did Chandragupta engage in?
monarchy
democracy
absolute power
communism
3
How did Buddhism spread?
Traders and missionaries
By rite of conquest
Buddha traveled outside of India and preached
Indian kings
4
Mohenjo-Daro is located __________________________________.
in the Ganges River valley in western India
in the Ganges River valley in eastern India
in the Indus River valley in western India
in the Indus River valley in eastern India
5
Which 3 bodies of water separate India from the rest of the world?
Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean
Arabian Sea, Red Sea, Indian Ocean
Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengol, Atlantic Ocean
Aranian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean
6
The god Brahma is ___________________.
The Creator
The Destroyer
The Preserver
7
What battle changed Asoka's life?
Battle at Marathon
Battle of Kolinga
Battle of Kalingo
Battle of Kalinga
8
Asoka was Chandragupta's _______?
great grandfather
grandfather
grandson
son
9
What are the yogas?
stretching
pain
worship
practices and actions that free the soul
10
An avatar is _______________________.
A golden egg
A representation of a Hindu god in animal or human form
A blue indigenous tribal creature
An animal or a human
11
What is dharma?
Religious and moral obligations of a Hindu
Hindu vegetarianism
Karma's evil twin
Nonviolence
12
Historians believe that the first people to reach India got there __________________________.
by traveling through mountain passes of the Hindu Kush
by traveling across the Arabian Sea
by traveling across the Bay of Bengal
by traveling through mountain passes of the Himalayas
13
Which statement is true about the Ganges River?
Begins in the Himalayas and empties into the Bay of Bengal.
Begins in the Hindu Kush and empties into the Arabian Sea.
Begins in the Hindu Kush and empties into the Bay of Bengal.
Begins in the Himalayas and empties into the Arabian Sea.
14
What two cultures blended to form the religion of Hinduism?
The Mohenjo-Daros and the Harappans
The Greeks and the Romans
The Aryans and the native Indians
The Indus and the Ganges
15
What kind of ruler was Asoka early in his reign?
kind and compassionate
easy going and not very strict
cruel and heartless
kind and cruel
16
Asoka ________ to Buddhism.
challenged
converted
conflicted
convicted
17
The founder of Buddhism was a young Indian prince named ____________________.
Siddhartha Gautummy
Asoka
Brahma
Siddhartha Gautama
18
Why did Buddha leave the ascetics?
people started to think Buddha was a fraud
hunger
he did not find the answers he was seeking using it
fear of starvation
19
What is not a part of the Eightfold Path?
Right Concentration
Right Speech
Right Prayer
Right Effort
20
Who was the founding emperor of the Mauryan empire?
Chandrogupta
Asoka
Yupict Itwong
Chandragupta
21
Who founded Hinduism?
Shiva and Vishnu
Brahman
Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu
There was no single founder
22
Which statement is true about the Indus River?
Begins in the Hindu Kush and empties into the Bay of Bengal.
Begins in the Hindu Kush and empties into the Arabian Sea.
Begins in the Himalayas and empties into the Arabian Sea.
Begins in the Himalayas and empties into the Bay of Bengal.
23
The god Vishnu is ___________________.
The Destroyer
The Preserver
The Creator
24
What troubled the Buddha?
why there was so much pain and suffering in the world
why there was so much pain and suffering at school
stubbornness of the Hindu priests
corrupt government in his kingdom
25
How do scientists believe the Himalayas were formed?
India broke away from Africa and collided with Asia Minor.
India broke away from Asia and collided with Africa.
India broke apart from Asia and collided with Europe
India broke away from Africa and collided with Asia.
26
After Asoka's death, what happened to the empire?
the empire lasted 200 years
the empire fell apart to never be reunited again
the empire broke apart, but would later reunite
the empire fell apart after his son sold lands to Persia
27
What region did Buddhism spread to?
The Indian subcontinent
West Asia
East Asia
Central Asia
28
What do the Hindus believe happens to a bad person after they die?
They are reborn into a lower position.
Their soul dies.
They turn into a fly.
They are reborn into a higher position.
29
How did the Mauryans build their wealth?
war
trade
artisans
farming
30
What is reincarnation?
The Behavior of a Person Affecting their Place in Life
Hindu Heaven
The Eternal Way
The Rebirth of the Soul
31
What are the Vedas?
The name of the Aryan King
The sacred books of the Hindus
Another name for the Torah
A history book about the Hindus
32
What do Buddhists believe nirvana is?
Everlasting peace, a release from reincarnation
A 90's rock band
Becoming one with Brahman
Heaven
33
Where were the Aryans originally from?
central Africa
Mesopotamia
Egypt and Nubia
central Asia
34
Which is a correct rank of people from highest to lowest under the caste system?
artisan, warrior, farmer, priest
warrior, farmer, noble, laborer
priest, merchant, warrior, artisan
priest, noble, merchant, farmer
35
What did Chandragupta do to prevent poisoning?
He drank small amounts of poison for to become immune.
He had servants scrub his floors using a toothbrush.
He had servants taste his food before he ate his meals.
He had servants taste his food after he ate his meals.
36
The Mauryans sent missionaries to everywhere but ______.
Sri Lanka
China
Eastern Europe
Greece
37
Why do Hindus believe in more than one path to the truth?
There is more one god in the Hindu faith
Because Shiva said so
People are different and have different means of worship
Because people are reincarnated
38
What are the Upanishads?
Sitting near a teacher
Part of the Vedas
The diary of Brahma
Religious texts that describe beliefs of Hinduism
39
What was the name of the major empire in northern India in the 320's BC?
Mauryons
Persians
Mauryians
Mauryans
40
When is the summer monsoon season of India?
October to April
May to September
October to May
June to September
41
True or False: Chandragupta built a vast system of roads?
False
True
42
What is Brahman?
The Creator God
A spiritual power that lives in every living being
A type of soup containing dried noodles and flavor packets
The name of the first Hindu religious leader
43
Mount Everest is about how many miles high?
3 miles
4 miles
6 miles
5 miles
44
When is the winter monsoon season of India?
June to September
October to April
May to September
October to May
45
According to Hindus, what happens to a person that lives a perfect life?
They go to heaven.
They get reborn to a higher position.
They get reborn into a lower position.
They escape the cycle of reincarnation.
46
What is karma?
Good actions bring bad things.
It is the Hindu word for "sun"
Doing bad things will make you slip on a sheet of ice.
It is a coincidence.
47
The god Shiva is __________________.
The Preserver
The Creator
The Destroyer
48
What is the purpose of asceticism?
weight loss
causing pain to one's self
to remove all physical aspects from spiritual awareness
meditation
49
What was the name of the book that advised Chandragupta to rule?
Arthursasthra
The Torah
Arthasastra
Arthasastro
50
Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa are both located in present day _________________________.
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Iran
Saudi Arabia
51
The Himalayas are believed to have formed about _____ million years ago.
65
55
75
45
52
What is Buddha's answer to suffering called?
The Eighfold Pack
Dharma
The Eightfold Path
The Eightfind Path
53
What was Buddha's realization when he achieved enlightenment?
People need to be nice to one another.
People should all believe in asceticism
People should give up all of their possessions to be free
Desire is the cause of suffering.
54
Asoka put his new Buddhist laws on ______?
stone pickles
stone pillars
temple walls
stone piles
55
What is the purpose of meditation?
focusing the mind to gain spiritual awareness
It does not have a sole purpose
to help people fall asleep
to calm down
56
Which is the correct order of countries listed from most to least populated?
India, China, United States
India, United States, China
China, India, United States
China, United States, India
57
As a Buddhist ruler, Asoka treated his people with ______.
cruelty and harshness
kindness and tolerance
cruelty and tolerance
harshness and kindness
58
What does ahimsa mean?
rebirth
violence
nonviolence
soul
59
If you were an emperor, why would you decide to be a harsh ruler?
It is better to be feared than loved
You are power hungry
It makes people afraid of you
Harsh laws promote stability and order.
60
Religious tolerance means ________.
only allowing a few beliefs to exist
allowing different beliefs to exist
only allowing one belief to exist
discriminating people from practicing their own religion

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Hinduism History

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Flashcards60 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 60

Answers

1
What is one way that Hindus and Buddhists share beliefs?
They both believe in reincarnation and the path to nirvana.
They both achieve nirvana when they die
They both are required to bathe in the Ganges River
They both believe in dharma, ahimsa, and reincarnation.
2
What kind of ruling did Chandragupta engage in?
monarchy
democracy
absolute power
communism
3
How did Buddhism spread?
Traders and missionaries
By rite of conquest
Buddha traveled outside of India and preached
Indian kings
4
Mohenjo-Daro is located __________________________________.
in the Ganges River valley in western India
in the Ganges River valley in eastern India
in the Indus River valley in western India
in the Indus River valley in eastern India
5
Which 3 bodies of water separate India from the rest of the world?
Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean
Arabian Sea, Red Sea, Indian Ocean
Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengol, Atlantic Ocean
Aranian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean
6
The god Brahma is ___________________.
The Creator
The Destroyer
The Preserver
7
What battle changed Asoka's life?
Battle at Marathon
Battle of Kolinga
Battle of Kalingo
Battle of Kalinga
8
Asoka was Chandragupta's _______?
great grandfather
grandfather
grandson
son
9
What are the yogas?
stretching
pain
worship
practices and actions that free the soul
10
An avatar is _______________________.
A golden egg
A representation of a Hindu god in animal or human form
A blue indigenous tribal creature
An animal or a human
11
What is dharma?
Religious and moral obligations of a Hindu
Hindu vegetarianism
Karma's evil twin
Nonviolence
12
Historians believe that the first people to reach India got there __________________________.
by traveling through mountain passes of the Hindu Kush
by traveling across the Arabian Sea
by traveling across the Bay of Bengal
by traveling through mountain passes of the Himalayas
13
Which statement is true about the Ganges River?
Begins in the Himalayas and empties into the Bay of Bengal.
Begins in the Hindu Kush and empties into the Arabian Sea.
Begins in the Hindu Kush and empties into the Bay of Bengal.
Begins in the Himalayas and empties into the Arabian Sea.
14
What two cultures blended to form the religion of Hinduism?
The Mohenjo-Daros and the Harappans
The Greeks and the Romans
The Aryans and the native Indians
The Indus and the Ganges
15
What kind of ruler was Asoka early in his reign?
kind and compassionate
easy going and not very strict
cruel and heartless
kind and cruel
16
Asoka ________ to Buddhism.
challenged
converted
conflicted
convicted
17
The founder of Buddhism was a young Indian prince named ____________________.
Siddhartha Gautummy
Asoka
Brahma
Siddhartha Gautama
18
Why did Buddha leave the ascetics?
people started to think Buddha was a fraud
hunger
he did not find the answers he was seeking using it
fear of starvation
19
What is not a part of the Eightfold Path?
Right Concentration
Right Speech
Right Prayer
Right Effort
20
Who was the founding emperor of the Mauryan empire?
Chandrogupta
Asoka
Yupict Itwong
Chandragupta
21
Who founded Hinduism?
Shiva and Vishnu
Brahman
Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu
There was no single founder
22
Which statement is true about the Indus River?
Begins in the Hindu Kush and empties into the Bay of Bengal.
Begins in the Hindu Kush and empties into the Arabian Sea.
Begins in the Himalayas and empties into the Arabian Sea.
Begins in the Himalayas and empties into the Bay of Bengal.
23
The god Vishnu is ___________________.
The Destroyer
The Preserver
The Creator
24
What troubled the Buddha?
why there was so much pain and suffering in the world
why there was so much pain and suffering at school
stubbornness of the Hindu priests
corrupt government in his kingdom
25
How do scientists believe the Himalayas were formed?
India broke away from Africa and collided with Asia Minor.
India broke away from Asia and collided with Africa.
India broke apart from Asia and collided with Europe
India broke away from Africa and collided with Asia.
26
After Asoka's death, what happened to the empire?
the empire lasted 200 years
the empire fell apart to never be reunited again
the empire broke apart, but would later reunite
the empire fell apart after his son sold lands to Persia
27
What region did Buddhism spread to?
The Indian subcontinent
West Asia
East Asia
Central Asia
28
What do the Hindus believe happens to a bad person after they die?
They are reborn into a lower position.
Their soul dies.
They turn into a fly.
They are reborn into a higher position.
29
How did the Mauryans build their wealth?
war
trade
artisans
farming
30
What is reincarnation?
The Behavior of a Person Affecting their Place in Life
Hindu Heaven
The Eternal Way
The Rebirth of the Soul
31
What are the Vedas?
The name of the Aryan King
The sacred books of the Hindus
Another name for the Torah
A history book about the Hindus
32
What do Buddhists believe nirvana is?
Everlasting peace, a release from reincarnation
A 90's rock band
Becoming one with Brahman
Heaven
33
Where were the Aryans originally from?
central Africa
Mesopotamia
Egypt and Nubia
central Asia
34
Which is a correct rank of people from highest to lowest under the caste system?
artisan, warrior, farmer, priest
warrior, farmer, noble, laborer
priest, merchant, warrior, artisan
priest, noble, merchant, farmer
35
What did Chandragupta do to prevent poisoning?
He drank small amounts of poison for to become immune.
He had servants scrub his floors using a toothbrush.
He had servants taste his food before he ate his meals.
He had servants taste his food after he ate his meals.
36
The Mauryans sent missionaries to everywhere but ______.
Sri Lanka
China
Eastern Europe
Greece
37
Why do Hindus believe in more than one path to the truth?
There is more one god in the Hindu faith
Because Shiva said so
People are different and have different means of worship
Because people are reincarnated
38
What are the Upanishads?
Sitting near a teacher
Part of the Vedas
The diary of Brahma
Religious texts that describe beliefs of Hinduism
39
What was the name of the major empire in northern India in the 320's BC?
Mauryons
Persians
Mauryians
Mauryans
40
When is the summer monsoon season of India?
October to April
May to September
October to May
June to September
41
True or False: Chandragupta built a vast system of roads?
False
True
42
What is Brahman?
The Creator God
A spiritual power that lives in every living being
A type of soup containing dried noodles and flavor packets
The name of the first Hindu religious leader
43
Mount Everest is about how many miles high?
3 miles
4 miles
6 miles
5 miles
44
When is the winter monsoon season of India?
June to September
October to April
May to September
October to May
45
According to Hindus, what happens to a person that lives a perfect life?
They go to heaven.
They get reborn to a higher position.
They get reborn into a lower position.
They escape the cycle of reincarnation.
46
What is karma?
Good actions bring bad things.
It is the Hindu word for "sun"
Doing bad things will make you slip on a sheet of ice.
It is a coincidence.
47
The god Shiva is __________________.
The Preserver
The Creator
The Destroyer
48
What is the purpose of asceticism?
weight loss
causing pain to one's self
to remove all physical aspects from spiritual awareness
meditation
49
What was the name of the book that advised Chandragupta to rule?
Arthursasthra
The Torah
Arthasastra
Arthasastro
50
Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa are both located in present day _________________________.
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Iran
Saudi Arabia
51
The Himalayas are believed to have formed about _____ million years ago.
65
55
75
45
52
What is Buddha's answer to suffering called?
The Eighfold Pack
Dharma
The Eightfold Path
The Eightfind Path
53
What was Buddha's realization when he achieved enlightenment?
People need to be nice to one another.
People should all believe in asceticism
People should give up all of their possessions to be free
Desire is the cause of suffering.
54
Asoka put his new Buddhist laws on ______?
stone pickles
stone pillars
temple walls
stone piles
55
What is the purpose of meditation?
focusing the mind to gain spiritual awareness
It does not have a sole purpose
to help people fall asleep
to calm down
56
Which is the correct order of countries listed from most to least populated?
India, China, United States
India, United States, China
China, India, United States
China, United States, India
57
As a Buddhist ruler, Asoka treated his people with ______.
cruelty and harshness
kindness and tolerance
cruelty and tolerance
harshness and kindness
58
What does ahimsa mean?
rebirth
violence
nonviolence
soul
59
If you were an emperor, why would you decide to be a harsh ruler?
It is better to be feared than loved
You are power hungry
It makes people afraid of you
Harsh laws promote stability and order.
60
Religious tolerance means ________.
only allowing a few beliefs to exist
allowing different beliefs to exist
only allowing one belief to exist
discriminating people from practicing their own religion