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1
Which description best describes the Dalai Lama?
Religious leader of the Hindu religion
Religious leader of Tibet
Religious head of the Buddhist relgion
Government leader of Tibet
2
Who was the first ruler to promote Buddhism?
Ashoka
Chandra Gupta I
Mahavira
Siddhartha Gautama
3
Indian astronomers discovered that....?
The Earth was round
The Earth was flat
The Earth was the center of the universe
The Sun was the center of the universe
4
Siddhartha Gautamadid not view himself as a god.
False
True
5
The Indian subcontinent is part of which continent?
Europe
Asia
Africa
Asia Minor
6
Enlightened Buddhist that do not enter heaven. Their soul remains on earth to do good deeds.
Theravada
Ahimsa
Bodhisattvas
Mahayana
7
This person became known as the Buddha.
Chandra Gupta
Ashoka
Siddhartha Gautama
Mahavaria
8
During Ashoka's reign, many stone pillars carved with Buddhist messages are known as?
Edicts
Inscriptions
Ahimsa
Epics
9
Which religious practice views the Buddha as a god?
Hinduism
TheravadaBuddhism
Jainism
MahayanaBuddhism
10
Which empire's mathematicians developed symbols for the numbers 1 to 9 that we use today.
Mauryan
Gupta
Indus
Ganges
11
This trade empire specialized in trade for items such as cinnamon, ginger, and iron.
Mauryan
Indus
Ganges
Gupta
12
Doctors during the Gupta era were very advanced. They could set bones, sew wounds, and perform?
Medicinal cures
Complicated surgeries
Proper strecthing techniques
Measures for corrective lenses
13
During the monsoon rain season, winds blow from....?
From the Himilayas to the Deccan Plateau
Sea to Land
East to West along the Himalayan Plateau
Land to Sea
14
What are the three main river systems that provided farming,transportation,and tradefor India?
Yangtze, Indus, Ganges
Lena, Ganges, Indus
Indus, Po, Yangtze
Brahmaputra, Ganges, Indus
15
These cities were designed almost exactly alike. Each city held approximately 35,000 citizens.
Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa
Vadpatra and Baroda
Kyber Pass and Hindu Kush
Pataliputraand Gupta
16
Which of the following is a true fact about monsoons?
They have occured every year
The bring harm to the farmers of the indian regions
Monsoon winds sometimes only blow in the spring
They cause no serious harm to the people of India
17
Which description best explains the reincarnation process of Hinduism?
The soul is granted passage to heaven after reaching peace
A soul goes to the next life until the soul reaches Nirvana
The soul remains in the body as it blends with the Brahman
The soul travels to the next life after death countinuously
18
Which term best describes Ahimsa?
You will be elevated in the Caste system in the next life
All living things shoudl be treated with peace and respect
Perform your dharma to achieve positive karma
All elderly men become gods
19
Mahavira was the creator of?
Jainism
Mahayana Buddhism
Hinduism
Theravada Buddhism
20
The most common type of civilization in the Indus valley was..?
Farming Villages
Fishing Villages
Large Towns
Large Ranches
21
Indian doctors also believed in healing the causes of a disease, not just....
Denying the illness as a curse from the gods
Believing the illness is a curse from the gods
Treating the disease
Accepting the illness
22
Mahayana Buddhism spread to which country?
Thailand
Greece
Cambodia
China
23
Which description best describes the vedas?
The levels of the Caste System
The religious practices of the Aryans written in sanskrit
Buddhist leader that acts as the head of Tibet government
A place of worship containing sacred items
24
The Buddha believed that one reason people suffered in life was?
The morals of everyday people were not the same as Buddha
People swithing between religions would lead to unpurity
People cared too much about the wrong things
People led an unholy life
25
What term best describes a stupa?
The levels of the Caste System
A pillar or inscription containing Buddhist teachings
A relgious place of worship that help sacred items
The religious beliefs of the Aryans written in sanskrit
26
Which description best identifies the Hindu epics?
The only works to be written in sanskrit
Scriptures that taught correct and acceptable behavior
Scriptures of ancient Indian architecture
Oral passages handed down through oral tradition
27
What was the title for a private teacher in ancient India?
Dalai Lama
Vedas
Stupas
Guru
28
Ashoka began as a mighty ruler but soon changed his ways converting to Buddhism after?
Viewing the suffering in the world
His grandfather converted the empire to Buddhism
Viewing the aftermath of battle
Leaving Hinduism to find a simpler, more spiritual religion
29
After Alexander's departure from India, which empire would develop?
Gupta
Mauyran
Mohenjo-Daro
Ganges
30
Which varnas held the most power?
Sudra
Brahmins
Vaishya
Kshatriya
