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1
What is the highest caste in the Indian caste system?
Vaisyas
Kshatriyas
Sudras
Brahmans
2
Which caste performs the jobs surrounding handling the dead?
Kshatriyas
Untouchables
Vaisyas
Sudras
3
Members from the _________________ caste make up the bulk of the Indian population
Vaisyas
Untouchables
Kshatriyas
Sudras
4
In India, monsoons come from...
Underground springs
Climate Change
Dam controlled rivers
Himalayan Mountains
5
What is the most sacred river in Hinduism?
Ganges
Inuds
Krishna
Yamuna
6
The Caste System is associated with what religion?
Religion that predates Hinduism or Buddhism
Hinduism
Buddhism
It's always been around
7
What is the longest poem in the world that was written in India?
Bhagavad Gita
Ramayana
Vedas
Mahabharata
8
The founder of Hinduism is
there is no real founder
Mahatma Gandhi
Dali Lama
Siddhartha Gautama
9
The Silk Road allowed the _________________ Kingdom to flourish.
Kushan
Harappa
Asoka
Mauryan
10
A dowry is when...
the family of the groom pay the family of the bride
the family of the bride pays for the wedding
the family of the bride pay the family of the groom
the family of the groom pays for the wedding
11
In Hinduism, people want to be reincarnated with
Vaisya
Atman
Dharma
Brahman
12
Indian mathematicians introduced the concept of ____________.
fractions
negative numbers
infinity
0
13
Which group of people rose to power after the Aryans?
The Kushan Kingdom
The Huns
The Kingdoms of the Guptas
The Mauryan Dynasty
14
To reach nirvana, you must meditate and follows which of these 2 things?
The 8 Noble Truths and Fourfold path
Darma and the Eightfold Path
Ascetics and dharma
The 4 Noble Truths and Eightfold Path
15
What is self-denial to achieve ultimate reality?
Ascetics
Atman
Nirvana
Dharma
16
What is Ashoka (the Mauryan Dynasty) known for?
uniting India under Buddhism
creating a democracy
creating a non-religious state
uniting India under Hinduism
17
What written langauge did the Aryans develop?
Hindi
Cuniform
Sanskrit
Script
18
Which of these is NOT one of the sacred texts of Hinduism?
Mahabharata
Vedas
Samsara
Ramayana
19
Amenhotep : Egypt :: __________ : India
Macedonians
Guptas
Asoka
Mauryans
20
What are the Hindu collections of hymns and ceremonies passed down through the Aryans called?
Ramayana
Bhagavad Gita
Vedas
Mahabharata
21
Which of these is NOT true about the Silk Road?
It allowed India to flourish
It was a network of paths
It went between Rome and China
It was a clear cut road
22
Which of these is not one of the architectures attributed to ancient Indian society?
Pillar
Stupa
Rock Chamber
Temples
23
Which Hindu god is this?
Vishnu
Brahman
Krishna
Siva
24
Who was Aryabhata?
Someone who opposed the caste system
Architect that created arches
The guy who created algebra
A famous emperor
25
____________ is the idea of divine law in Hinduism.
Karma
Atman
Dharma
Reincarnation
26
What happened the first time Mr. Isley was pulled over by the cops?
He Cried
His voice squeaked
He Ran
He beat them up...bad
27
What was the next GREAT empire after the Mauryan Dynasty?
Kingdom of the Guptas
Aryans
Mohenjo-Daro
Harappa
28
Marked specific moments from Buddha's life...
Relic
Stupa
Pillar
Rock Chamber
29
Indian rulers known for their splendor...
Mauryans
Macedonians
Guptas
Asoka
30
The Aryans are considered...
a race or ethnicity
a language group
31
An example of the patriarchal society of ancient India is the practice of ______________.
Karma
Suttee
Dharma
Reincarnation
32
What are the names of the 2 earliest civilizations in in India?
Mohenjo-Daro and Ganges
Harappa and Aryan
Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
Harappa and Indus
33
Who is the founder of Buddhism?
Siddhartha Gautama
there is no founder
Dali Lama
Mahatma Gandhi
34
Seasonal flooding...
Ganges River
Silt
Indus River
Monsoon
35
What pass does the Silk Road go through?
Ganges Pass
Khyber Pass
Himalayan Pass
Indus Pass
36
Which of these was not a feature of the first Indian civilizations?
wooden houses
bathrooms and drainage systems
wide streets
trash shoots
