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Review for India, Ancient Civilizations 6th grade
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1
Do monsoons effects India's climate positively, negatively, or it has no effect?
It causes more good than bad
India would be fine without the monsoons
Positively with needed rain
Negatively with not needed rain
2
What has been done in modern India to deal with the Caste System?
Brahmans have authority over everyone
Laws have been made to help untouchables have a better life
No laws have been made
3
Hinduism was passed by word of mouth at first then written in what language and book?
Cuneiform and Code of Law
Sanskrit and Vedas
Sanskirt and Bible
Sanskrit and the Quran
4
What were the two greatest achievements of the Indian Empires?
Math & Astronomy
Religion
History & Art
Irrigation
5
What was the main goal of people who followed Buddhism as taught by Buddha?
Missionary Work
Nirvana
Wealth
6
Early civilizations were generally what type of religion?
Hexatheistic
Monotheistic
Polytheistic
7
What isolates India and makes it a good land to settle in?
It doesn't have physical features that help people survive
It is mineral rich and has no Deserts
Mountains for protection and rivers for farming
Little mountains with slight protection
8
Where does the Ganges River start and what does it create at the Head of the River?
Himalayas and salt
Hindu Kush and a Delta
Hindu Kush and an Isthmus
Himalayas and a Delta
9
Did Chandragupta Maurya create the first united empire in India?
No
Yes
10
What geographic feature did early civilizations develop around?
Mountains
Rivers
Valleys
11
What was the war machine that the Mauryan empire used that is similar to the modern tank
Horse
Elepant
Phalanx
Chariot
12
Where does the Indus River begin and what does it carry with it?
Himalayas and Sand
Appalachians and Fish
Hindu Kush and Silt
Himalayas and Silt
13
How many seasons does the climate of India have?
Warm, Wet Season & Cool, Dry Season
Dry Summer and Wet Winter
Dry all year long
Warm Wet, and Cold Wet Season
14
What is the moral law of cause and effect in Hinduism?
Moksha
Karma
Shiva
15
Who founded Buddhism?
Hammurabi
Siddhartha Gautama
The Aryans
Chandragupta Maurya
16
The culture of ancient civilizations developed in certain ways due to their . . .
Ability to control fire
Physical georaphy
Communication with other nations
17
The Buddhists believe in a path to the end of suffering. How many folds is this path?
Eight
Ten
Five
18
What did the Aryans bring to India?
Religion, and language
Religion, social structure, and a language
Disease, war, and tyrants
19
What two words describe how to live a successful life in Hinduism?
Dharma and Karma
Dharma and Brahma
Reincarnation and Nirvana
Karma and Nirvana
20
Who created the Mauryan Empire?
Chandragupta Maurya
Brahma
Aryans
Asoka
21
What technology allowed for increased storage of food?
Temples
Caves
Pottery
22
What three Rivers were the first settling places in India?
Indus, Nile, and Saravasvati
Euphrates, Tigris, and Nile
Bramaputra, Ganges, and Indus
Nile, Ganges, and Huang He
23
Who was the first ancient civilization to use divisions?
India
Mesopotamia
China
Egypt
24
Does the Indus and Ganges River carry silt and flood often, for great agriculture?
Yes
No
25
What Indian Empire allowed other religions to be practiced and founded a money system?
Ganges
Indus
Mauryan
Gupta
26
What were the two cultures that mixed to start Hindusim?
Aryan and early Indian beliefs
Egyptian and Mesopotamian
Mauryan and Gupta
Aryan and Mespotamian
27
What do do Hindus believe in?
Violence and polytheism
Reincarnation and violence
Monotheism, reincartion, and nonviolence
Polytheism, reincarnation, and nonviolence
28
What did man develop to control and use water?
Domestication
Irrigation
Boats
29
What caste was Gautama from before he became the Buddha?
Sudhra
Brahmin
Unouchable
Kshatriya
30
Who were the Aryans?
Nomadic People From Europe and Russia
Nomadic people from Mesopotamia
Hunter-gatherers from China
Nomadic people in India
31
What do both Hindus and Buddhists believe in?
Moksha
The Truth
Reincartion
Nirvana
32
What are the two bays that boarder each coast of India
Indian and Tasmanian
South China Sea and Arabian
Indian and Arabian
Bengal and Arabian
33
The types of people who did not associate with the four castes are called?
Peasents
Untouchables
Dwellers
34
How does the Caste System work?
You are Born into it and cannot freely move up or down
You can move up and down the social structure freely
You could marry out of your caste
Hindu beliefs, birth decides your caste & no way up or down
35
Why was Mohenjo-Daro one of the most advanced cities of its times?
Centralized gov't, grand army, and No walls
Centralized gov't, religious center, and no houses
Houses, drainage sys, centralized gov't and religious center
36
Was Harappa advanced for its time?
Yes
It was normal for the time period
No
37
Where are the Himalayas located in India?
Northeast
Southeast
West
East
38
What did the population of Harappa do for a living?
Trading
Raiding
Farming
Fighting
39
What was the Eightfold Path?
A way to help others
A way to live and be at peace with your actions
A way to not help yourself live
Destroyed peoples way of life
40
What is the Caste System?
Social structure based off of what your parents did
Social structure based off of fighting ability
A social system based off of wealth
41
What type of rocks are the Himalayas made of?
Metamorphic, Igneous, and Sedimentary
Igneous and Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Metamorphic and Sedimentary
42
Who was Chandragupta Maurya's grandson?
Sauron
Bindusara
Gupta
Asoka
43
What did the 4 Noble Truths teach?
Hinduism is a better way to live
There's always suffering caused by desire & you must detach
All life is not full of suffering
Suffering is caused by desire and there's no cure
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What subject helped the Major Cities of Harappa thrive?
History
Astronomy
Mathematics
Art
