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9-1 Ancient India
9-1 Ancient India
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This ruler built many Hindu temples and increased trade in India
Ashoka
Alexander the Great
Samudra Gupta
Siddhartha Gautama
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"Life is full of suffering" is one of the
10 Commandments
4 Noble Truths
Vedic teachings
Upanishads
3
Buddhism became popular in part because it did not support
the varna system
the Hindu gods
dharma
life after death
4
The man credited with starting Buddhism is
Mahavira
Siddhartha Gautama
Monhandas Gandhi
the Dali Lama
5
A state of perfect happiness and peace in Buddhism is called
nirvana
ahimsa
jati
dharma
6
This person was king of the Mauryan Empire who gave up warring with enemies and promoted the teachings of Buddhism
Alexander the Great
Chandra Gupta Maurya
Ms. Slowinski
Ashoka
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India's ancient people relied on the 3 major rivers for
defense and hunting
construction and empire-building
farming, transportation, and trade
fishing and religion
8
Many Indian marriages, even today, are
too expensive
arranged by parents
not recognized by Indian religions
forbidden by law
9
An ancient Indian community that had more than 35,000 residents at its peak
Harappa
Calcutta
Bombay
Bangladesh
10
The belief that people pass through many lives is called
dharma
reincarnation
reunification
karma
11
A chain of mountains that includes the highest mountain in the world is the
Hundu-Kush
Anatolian Plateau
Himalayas
Appalachians
12
Which religion believes the way to stop suffering is to stop wanting worldly things?
Jainism
Hinduism
Judaism
Buddhism
13
Which of the following was a major city of the Indus Valley people?
Pakistan
Mesopotamia
Mohenjo-Daro
Pataliputra
14
Expert horse riders who entered India from the north
Aryans
Muryans
Untouchables
Hittites
15
Which of the following determined a person's job, social group, and marriage in early India?
the Eightfold Path
British colonial rule
ahimsa
the varna system
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India's first civilizations began
in the Himalaya mountains
in the Indus Valley
along the Ganges River
at the southernmost tip of the continent
17
A force that decides how people will be born into their next lives
ahimsa
karma
reincarnation
moksha
18
Which NFL team from a neighboring state consistently defeats the Chicago Bears?
wrong answer
wrong answer
wrong answer
Green Bay Packers
19
A person's religious and moral duties based on society.
karma
dharma
moralities
moksha
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A person's religious and moral duties based on their place in society.
karma
dharma
moksha
reincarnation
21
Monsoon winds bring pouring rains to India during which season?
winter
summer
spring
fall
22
India and several other nations create this landform that is attached to Asia
an isthmus
a plateau
an island
a subcontinent
23
In which aspects of culture did India excel during the Gupta period?
Science & Medicine
Arts & Architecture
All of the above
Math
24
In India's leading families, boys were often taught by this person until they attended school in the city
tutor
brahmin
guru
scholar
25
The written language developed by the Aryans was known as
Calligraphy
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
Sanskrit
26
Which group of people were not represented in the social pyramid of ancient India
and did the jobs no one else would do?
Untouchables
servants
commoners
priests
27
Dry highlands found in central India
Himalaya
Deccan Plateau
Indus Valley
the Ghats
28
The tallest mountain in the world is
Mt. Fuji
Mt. Rushmore
Mt. Olympus
Mt. Everest
29
The main religion of India that believes in the universal spirit known as Brahman
Christianity
Jainism
Hinduism
Buddhism
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Which of the following is NOT a reason people started to leave the Indus Valley?
fires
earthquakes
droughts
floods
31
A family that consists of siblings, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and/or cousins is
a limited family
a closed family
a nuclear family
an extended family
