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Chapter 4 Ancient India Review
Chapter 4 Ancient India Review
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1
Monsoons are important because they cause
dry air
rich soil that enables farmers to grow crops
strife
rains that enable farmers to grow crops
2
The Caste System imposed by Aryans
helped them maintain control
made them lose control
was welcomed by the Indian population
gave Indians greater freedom
3
How did the belief in reincarnation affect Indians?
It made them less worried about consequences of their actions.
It made them less accepting of the caste system.
it made them more accepting of the caste system.
4
The life of Untouchables was very easy.
True
False
5
Hinduism is a monotheistic religion.
False
True
6
Dharma is the religious and moral duties of Hindus
False
True
7
The group at the top of the caste system were
priests
warriors
untouchables
kings
8
India's geography made it -
open to trade with only African countries
limited in contact with the rest of the world
a world trading power
limited to trade with Asian lands
9
Dharma does not requires people to perform the duties of their caste.
False
True
10
The Mauryan Empire fell after Asoka's death because rulers made decisions that led to the people turning against them.
True
False
11
Asoka thought of his people as his -
parents
students
children
slaves
12
Who was the founder of Buddhism?
Mahatma Ghandi
The Aryans
Martin Luther
Siddhartha Gautama
13
Aryans borrowed some religious ideas from India and mixed it with their own beliefs and it eventually became Hinduism.
True
False
14
True or False: You could easily change levels within the caste system.
True
False
15
Hindu's believe if an individual lived a bad life, they might be reborn into a lower caste or life-form.
False
True
16
Where did the Aryans come from?
Northern Europe
Western China
Sri Lanka
Central Asia
17
Siddhartha believed that the only way to find the truth about the world was to obtain all your desires.
True
False
18
What large mountain range is in India? (Hint: It contains the world's highest mountain.)
Harappas
Sanskrits
Himalayas
Mohenjos
19
Which river is associated with ancient India?
Euphrates
Indus
Nile
Tigris
20
Who do Historians think India’s greatest king was?
Asoka
Stupa
Chandragupta Maurya
Pataliputra
21
Hinduism is the ________ largest religion in the world today.
4th
3rd
2nd
1st
22
one of the ideas in the Upanishads is
reincarnation
monotheism
ziggurats
the Middle Way
23
Trade (buying and selling things) was not very important in Indus Valley cities.
True
False
24
India's climate is heavily influenced by wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons, called
lagoons
harpoons
baboons
monsoons
25
How you are reborn depends on your actions in life, your ...
karma
stigma
magma
dogma
26
The ancient cities of Harappa and Mohenjo Daro had
well-planned cities
big parades
ziggurats
indoor plumbing
27
The Hindu idea of nonviolence
the 8 Fold Path
Ahisma
Dharma
Nirvana
28
True or False: we are going to do SO well on this test!
False
True
29
How did the Gupta empire become wealthy?
Technology
Inventions
Trade
War
30
The people at the bottom of the caste system were
laborers
untouchables
warriors
priests
31
One important result of the Aryan invasion of India was -
the introduction of powerful rulers called Vedas
the introduction of bronze weapons
the introduction of a strict caste system
the founding of Mohenjo-Daro
32
Hindus believe it may take several lives to reach understanding, so you may need to be reborn.
reincarnation
meditation
Jainism
population
33
Siddhartha Gautama was born poor and lived a very hard life.
True
False
34
The ancient Indian social structure was called the
class system
pyramid system
cats system
caste system
35
Who founded the India’s first empire?
Frank Jones
Pataliputra
Chandragupta Maurya
Siddhartha Gautama
