World History Chapter 9 Test

This Indian leader conquered weak kingdoms left by Alexander the Great.

a Buddhist shrine, usually dome-shaped and filled with sacred objects for worship

the first written language of India

The belief that people pass through many lives is called

One of the most powerful varnas was the Sudra.

a broad, flat area of high land

The large cities of the Indus Valley civilization featured homes made mostly of

Which is one of the oldest religions in the world and is the world’s third largest religion today?

Ashoka was the first ruler to promote

Which king eventually rejected violence and embraced Buddhism?

Like the ancient Greeks, Indian astronomers proposed the theory that the Earth was round and revolved around the sun.

In India’s social system, the Kshatriyas varna contained which people?

a large landmass that is smaller than a continent

a feeling of perfect peace and happiness

Five hundred years after the Mauryan dynasty failed which dynasty created an empire that reunited much of northern India

The Buddha followed some Hindu ideas and changed others, but he did not consider himself to be a god.

Indian astronomers proposed the theory that the Earth

Which of the following determined a person’s job, social group, and marriage in early India?

Which was an Indian invention that had a great impact on the study of mathematics and science?

Which of the following is one of India’s three most important major rivers?

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Which of the following correctly describes Hindu epics?

Which religion believes that the way to stop suffering is to stop desire?

During his time as ruler, Ashoka became more violent and warlike.

In Hinduism, the one universal spirit, or creator, is called

Buddha taught the ___ Noble Truths

The ancient Hindus played musical instruments such as

Which of the following is a Hindu deity known as “the Preserver”?

Buddha thought that suffering would end if people could find ultimate ___.

a force that decides the form that people will take in their next lives

Most Indus Valley people lived in

In order to stop desiring things, people needed to follow the ___________

What natural disasters possibly caused the people of the Indus Valley to begin to abandon their cities and villages?

___ had more rights than ___.

__ was the center of life in India.

Who founded Buddhism during the 500s B.C.?

Which of these statements correctly describes the lives of women in early India?

The Indian subcontinent is part of the continent of

Which was a Mauryan ruler who built new roads and hospitals for people and animals?

ancient sacred writings of India such as hymns, stories, poems, and prayers

Under which group did the social system based on varnas emerge in India?

The dry highlands found in central India are known as the

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