Chapter 6 Ancient India Study Guide

Question 1

True or false: The Indus River provided fresh water.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

What is a main belief in Hinduism?

Accepted Answer

Reincarnation

Question 3

True or false: Gupta doctors developed herbal remedies.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

How is Hinduism an example of cultural diffusion?

Accepted Answer

Many texts

Question 5

Which river provided fertile soil?

Accepted Answer

Indus River

Question 6

What do Buddhists follow for peace?

Accepted Answer

Four Noble Truths

Question 7

What describes the climate of Ancient India?

Accepted Answer

Warm

Question 8

How were Harappan sewer systems similar to today?

Accepted Answer

Used pipes

Question 9

True or false: The Ganges River was good for agriculture.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

What symbols did Gupta mathematicians create?

Accepted Answer

Hindu-Arabic numerals

Question 11

True or false: Harappan houses were built with clay bricks.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

What did standard measurements help build?

Accepted Answer

Straight roads

Question 13

Which job was common in ancient India?

Accepted Answer

Craftsman

Question 14

True or false: The Aryans recorded their beliefs in the Vedas.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

True or false: The ultimate goal of Buddhism is enlightenment.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

True or false: The Ganges River was used for transportation.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 17

Which language influenced most Indian languages?

Accepted Answer

Sanskrit

Question 18

What did the Agricultural Revolution provide?

Accepted Answer

Stable food supply

Question 19

What did the Harappan sewer systems remove?

Accepted Answer

Wastewater

Questions 19