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Ancient India Test Review
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What is the Bhagavad Gita?
Most famous epic about Agnostic beliefs
Most famous epic about Hindu beliefs
Most famous epic about Egyptian beliefs
Most famous epic about Mesopotamia beliefs
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seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons
nirvana
subcontinent
sanskrit
monsoons
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sacred Hindu texts with hymns, poems, and religious rituals
Ramayana
The Gita
Panchatantra
Vedic
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divided Indian society into groups based on a person's birth, wealth or occupation
nirvana
vedic
caste system
reincarnation
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How did religion influence ancient Indian art?
religion didn't allow art
only paintings were allowed of the gods
paintings and sculptures were only for govt. temples
art and sculpture were based on religion and the gods
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All of the following are mountain ranges in or around India EXCEPT:
The Hindu-Kush
Mt. Everest
The Himalyas
The Ghats
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Siddhartha Gautama; "the Enlightened One"; founder of Buddhism
Vishnu
Buddha
Brahmin
Siddhartha Gautama
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Aryan priests were called this:
Vishnu
Sudras
Buddha
Brahmin
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What are the four guiding principles of Buddhism?
Four Noble Truths
Four Guiding Principles
Four Truths
Eight Fold Path
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How could a Buddhist achieve nirvana?
Only the Buddha can reach nirvana
Follow the Four Noble Truths
Follow the Eight Fold Path
Meditation and Fasting
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religion based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, "the Enlightened One"
Sikhism
Buddhism
Hinduism
Jainism
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What group did not belong to any caste?
untouchables
lepers
brahmin
sudras
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All of the following are basic principles of Jainism EXCEPT_______
do not steal
own property
tell the truth
injure no life
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those not born into a class; those who broke the rules within their caste are called
Kshatriyas
Untouchables
Sudras
Brahmins
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In what present day country was the ancient city of Harappa located?
Pakistan
Iraq
America
Persia
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numbers developed by Indian scholars and brought to Europe by Arabs
Arabic India Numerals
Hindu-Arabic Numerals
Arabic Numbers
Brahmi Numerals
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the highest of the Varnas, priests
Kshatriyas
Brahmins
Sudras
Vaisyas
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All of the following are medical achievements of ancient India EXCEPT______
Preying over them
making medicine from plants and minerals
inoculations
surgery to fix broken noses and reattach ear lobes
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the most important language of ancient India; written language of the Vedics
sanskrit
cuneiform
hieroglypics
sumerian
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The Hindu belief of Dharma
The Cosmic Order of things
to live according to their varna/caste
by doing the right thing, Hindu's keep order in the universe
Is the person's duty to live an honorable life
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the process of rebirth
reincarnation
sanskrit
karma
nirvana
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What was the Gupta dynasty's position on religion?
didn't support any religion
supported religious beliefs of Buddhism and Jainism
were against all religions except Hinduism
supported only Buddhism
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a warrior who was disheartened by Hinduism and sought something different; became the Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama
Siddhartha Gupta
Guru Nanak
Panchatantra
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The largest religion in India today, developed out of the Brahmin
Jainism
Brahman
Sikhism
Hinduism
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Mauryan king who converted to Buddhism
Asoka
Maurya
Chandragupta III
Mahinda
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injecting a person with a small dose of a virus to help him or her build up defenses to disease
Drinking Banana Juice
vaccine
inoculation
medicine
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How did the Buddha gain support from the masses?
did not support the caste system
supported the caste system
promised everyone they could reach nirvana
stopped conquering neighbors
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a state of PERFECT PEACE achieved by following the Eight Fold Path
dharma
nirvana
karma
vedic
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a large landmass that is smaller than a continent
midcontinent
south asian continent
continental divide
subcontinent
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the effects that good or bad actions have on a person's soul
nirvana
karma
vedic
dharma
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What two religions developed out of Hinduism?
Sikhism and Jainism
Sikhism and Judeism
Jainism and Islam
Christianity and Buddhism
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After the Harappan civilization crumbled, what group moved took over? Where were they from?
Magahda's/ Irag
Mauryan's/ Pakistan
Aryan's/ Central Asia near the Caspian Sea
Gupta's/Sri Lanka
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How did a person become a member of a cast?
person's wealth
person's occupation
person's birth
person's karma
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Why did Buddhism spread throughout India?
When King Asoka converted he spread it throughout India
Merchants spread the ideas on trade routes
People liked it better than Hinduism
After the Buddha died his followers didn't spread Buddhism
