Unit 1 practice test

Which animal became a symbol for the Hindu belief in reverence for life?

The king chose to prevent his son from seeing suffering because

What change took place in Hinduism during the Gupta Empire?

Travelers went through the Khyber Pass to cross the

The Eightfold Path of Buddhism is most similar to which of these Hindu beliefs?

The ruins of Mohenjodaro are located in present-day

Which of the following is true of the Mauryan Empire under King Ashoka’s rule?

How was the Gupta Empire different from the Mauryan Empire?

The lower Indus River (the part nearer the sea) flows through what is now the country of

How did Chandragupta Maurya begin building his empire?

Which of Ashoka’s actions best expressed his Buddhist values?

Which feature of modern arithmetic came from ancient India by way of the Arabs?

Why were wells constructed along trade routes?

Ashoka’s edicts that said people should be loving, respectful, and moral promoted his goal of

Which of these beliefs did Hinduism and Buddhism have in common?

The discovery of a scale, stone weights, and a marked rod suggests that the people of Mohenjodaro

The famous ancient paintings in a Buddhist monastery at Ajanta were painted on the

A monsoon is a

The teachings of "right understanding," "right action," and "right concentration" are part of the

Which experience led to a deep change in Ashoka’s values?

Which job was a Vaishyas most likely to do?

How did the first Gupta ruler form alliances with other rulers?

What troubled the Buddha on his first few trips out into the world?

How did the caste system affect the lives of people in India?

When King Ashoka decided to reject violence, he also chose to support

King Ashoka urged his people to

Part of Mohenjodaro was raised and surrounded by a wall. What does this suggest about the city?

Why did the Buddha decide to follow a “middle way”?

If you decided to live as an ascetic, what would you have to do

What happened on the Indian subcontinent in the time period between the Mauryan and Gupta empires?

Why had the Buddha not learned about suffering as a child?

To promote four main goals for his kingdom, Ashoka carved edicts into rocks, walls, and pillars. An edict is

Where was Prince Siddhartha born?

Which of the following groups of people made it possible to construct complex buildings like this one?

According to Buddhist tradition, what happened to the Buddha’s mother before he was born?

A fortress built to protect a city is a

Archaeologists found a structure that was 39 feet long and 8 feet deep, with a well nearby and a drain along one side.

Which factors in the Gupta Empire most helped the growth of learning?

Which mountain range is the highest in the world?

Why was Chandragupta Maurya poor in his later years?

What does the Eightfold Path teach others?

Which goal did Buddhism teach people to move toward?

Why did Mahatma Gandhi criticize the caste system's ideas of discrimination?

Which of these is the best reason for someone in India to study Sanskrit?

King Ashoka ruled his kingdom by four principles. These are Buddhist values, general welfare, security, and ______.

In the Gupta Empire, what was an important use for all the following materials? • stone • wood • bronze • clay

Ashoka expanded the Mauryan Empire until he

The images of Gupta kings on coins show that the empire had people who were skilled in

What did Ashoka do with the territories the Mauryas had conquered?

Which of these finds by an archaeologist would be evidence of a golden age?