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There are two major rivers that supplied life to ancient India. What are they?
Upper and lower Nile
Indus and Ganges
Tigris and Euphrates
Mississippi and Colorado
2
Unlike Egypt and Mesopotamia, The Harappans actively planned their cities. two of these major cities were...
Jerusalem and Jericho
Sumer and Accad
Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa
Memphis and Thebes
3
Karma
are the actions taken and the consequences that come from those actions
False
Maybe?
FAKE!
True
4
What does Buddha mean?
Enlightened one
stoic one
Reincarnated one
Smart one
5
What does Hinduism, Sumer, and Egyptian religion have in common?
They are monotheistic
They all believe in Ra
Shiva is the destroyer
They are polytheistic
6
Indian Monsoons can be characterized by
Weak seasonal winds with warm wet winters and cool dry summers
Weak Seasonal winds with cold dry winters and hot wet summers
Strong seasonal winds with warm wet winters and cool dry summers
Strong seasonal winds with cold dry winter and hot wet summers
7
What is a Golden Age?
A period of great religious achievement.
Period of great cultural achievement
A period of military expansion
A period of enlightened thought
8
Who was Siddhartha Gautama?
A snobby prince who didn't understand the teachings of Buddha
A Hindu Priest who revised Hinduism into Buddhism
A royal prince who gave up everything and established Buddhism
A peasant who stumbled upon enlightenment and made Buddhism
9
The eight fold path incorporates all
except
Right Intention
Right View
Right appetite
Right Speech
10
What is a Subcontinent?
Large landmass that incorporates many types of geographic zones
Largedistinct landmass that is part of a continent
An Island that crashes into a continent
Large Minority group within a continent
11
What language did the Aryans introduce to the people of India?
Hieroglyphics
Hebrew
Sanskrit
Cuneiform
12
Yoga is a series of exercises and stretches to help a person achieve spiritual insight
True
False
13
Hinduism believes in Reincarnation. What is Reincarnation?
Belief that you cannot die
belief in an eternal spirit; when you die, you're reborn in another body.
belief in an external spirit; when you die, its over.
belief that all animals and even nature are sacred
14
By 1500 BCE the Aryans migrated into India through the Hindu Kush mountains. how can the Aryans be described?
fierce warriors, attacked the land, settled, and mixed with local people
fierce warriors, slaughtered the innocents, took over, and conquered
Inviting people, traders, and remained separate from the locals
Nomads, traders, warriors, mixed with the local people
15
After the Failed invasion by Alexander the Great in 323, He proclaimed himself ruler of the Mauryan Empire
Alexander the Great
Ashoka
Chandragupta Maurya
Chandra Gupta I
16
How were Chandragupta Maurya and his Grandson Ashoka similar?
They both converted to Hinduism
They both suffered from Covid
They both converted to Buddhism
They both built hospitals
17
All are part of the 4 noble truths
except
...
The end of desire is the end of suffering
All life is suffering
the 10 fold path can end suffering
the cause of suffering is desire
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All are characteristics of Harrapan cities
except
...
areasfor housing, business, food, and public administration
same sized bricks for every building
Water Fountains
roadsthat were intersected at right angles
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India's legacy of the world involves all
except...
The Ayurveda
Inoculation
The wheel
The concept of 0
