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Chapter 5 - Ancient India
Chapter 5 - Ancient India
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7th Grade World Geography
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going without food
fatting
fasting
festering
fooding
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In ancient India, how was a persons caste determined?
By what caste they were born in.
What job they had.
How much money they had.
The rank they held in the military.
3
Meditation is the focusing of the mind on physical ideas.
False
True
4
the belief that the soul, once a person dies, is reborn in another person
inoculation
karma
reincarnation
fasting
5
In Aryan society, which of the following was of highest importance in regard to the caste system?
interacting with people of different castes
adhering to the strict rules of the caste system
helping people from lower castes to rise up
moving to a higher level of the caste system
6
injecting a person with a small dose of a virus to help him or her build up defenses to a disease.
alloys
inoculation
astronomy
fasting
7
Nonviolence is the avoidance of violent actions?
False
True
8
A nonviolent religion based on the teachings of Mahavira.
Hinduism
Jainism
Buddhism
Sanskrit
9
A monsoon is seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry season
True
False
10
What effect do monsoons have on India's climate?
Tornados
They cause hot and humid climate.
Blizzards
They cause wet and dry seasons.
11
The leader of a village held the title of?
Raja
Vishnu
Mayor
Captain
12
The Buddha is Siddhartha Gautama?
False
True
13
a large landmass smaller than a continent
subcontinent
uncontinent
subparcontinent
supercontinent
14
Candragupta Maurya conquered most of India because he was the strongest military leader.
True
False
15
With which of the following statements would the Buddha likely disagree?
Nirvana is achieved by overcoming ignorance and desire.
Suffering comes from not having what one wants.
Unhappiness is caused by wanting to keep what one likes.
Contentment springs from gaining what one wants.
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Nirvana is a state of perfect peace.
True
False
17
The Buddha was opposed to the caste system and taught that anyone could achieve nirvana no matter what caste they had be
False
True
18
mixtures of two or more metals.
alloys
chemicals
metals
aluminum
19
Metallury is the science of working with metals?
True
False
20
The most important language of ancient India is Sanskrit?
False
True
21
The mountains of northern India are called the
Indus
Himalayas
Andes
Appalachian
22
Indian doctors knew how to protect people against disease through metallurgy.
False
True
23
Ashoka was the strongest of all the Mauryan emperors?
True
False
24
List the names of the Aryan varnas in order from top to bottom.
Sudras, Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas.
Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras
Vaisyas, Sudras, Brahmins, Kshatriyas.
Kshatriyas, Brahmins, Vaisyas, Sudras.
25
the study of stars and planets
inoculation
numerals
astronomy
fasting
26
Buddhism is the largest religion in India today.
True
False
27
injecting a person with small does of a virus to help build up defenses to a disease
fasting
inoculation
immunology
shots
28
the belief that the soul, once a person dies, is reborn in another person
reincarnation
fasting
karma
monsoons
29
The very numbers we use today are called Hindu-Arabic numerals
False
True
30
Ashoka traveled through Asia, eventually spreading Buddhism to China, Korea, and Japan.
True
False
