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1
What is the Eightfold Path?
Steps to achieve nirvana
A way to be reincarnated
8 steps
right mindfulness
2
This is the process of a soul being reborn into a new body
Karma
Reincarnation
Nirvana
Brahman
3
Each of the following were key figures in nonviolence protests
except:
Mohandas Gandhi
Cesar Chavez
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Fidel Castro
4
The _____ river was the location of the first cities in India.
Indus
Nile
Tigris
Red
5
Which of the following does NOT describe Hinduism
Reincarnation
Brahmin
Nirvana
Dharma
6
What were Vaisyas?
rulers servants
workers and servants
farmers, craftsmen, traders
rulers and warriors
7
Who was the founder of Buddhism?
Khufu
Mohenjo Daro
Mohandas Gandhi
Siddhartha Gautama
8
The people of the Indus Valley civilizations were primarily
a peaceful people.
discontent and depressed.
slaves.
strong warriors with advanced weapons.
9
The spiritual leader of Buddhism is
Ghandi
Nirvana
The Dali Lama
Buddha
10
Buddha also believed that following the Eightfold Path would lead to _____________.
immortality
heaven
death
enlightenment
11
Sanskrit is....
a language
used by the scribes for religious texts
used for recording business exchanges
a form of hieroglyphics
12
What are the Hindu holy texts?
The Vedas
Darth Vedas
The Torah
The Vishnu
13
Injecting a person with a small dose of a virus
blood
Karma
Asaka
inoculation
14
Which geographic feature provided settlements in the Indus Valley with protection from invaders
the Ganges River
desert
subcontinent
mountains
15
The caste system was to have been started when:
Siddhartha sat under a tree
Mojenho Daro settled
Aryans moved into India
The Mauryan emperor ruled
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In the Caste System, the Vaisyas were the
farmers, craftspeople, and traders
priests
warriors
workers and servants
17
What is a monsoon?
drought
awesome flying night eagle
wind pattern
rain
18
What group of people were considered so low they didn't have a caste?
Sudras
Brahmin
untouchables
Vaisyas
19
People who work to spread their religious beliefs are called
ambassadors
missionaries
converts
Buddhists
20
What are India's seasonal wind patterns affected by?
Moonpies
wind patterns never change, Bro!
Moonsons
Monsoons
21
what mountain range separates India and China
MT. Kilimanjaro
The Blue Ridge Mountains
The Himalayas
MT. Everest
22
What's NOT true about ancient India
THEY HAD WAR ELEPHANTS
they had a social structure
they're polytheistic
They believed in the afterlife
23
In Hinduism, ______ is the force that decides what a person will be in the next life.
Karma
caste system
government
Dharma
24
Which is NOT one of the Four Noble Truths?
Suffering comes from our desires for pleasure and things.
No living thing should be injured.
People can overcome desire and ignorance and reach nirvana.
Suffering and unhappiness are a part of human life.
25
The largest religion in India Today
Judaism
Buddhism
Hinduism
Christianity
26
A ________ is a division of people into groups based on birth, wealth, or occupation.
hierarchy
social structure
caste
club
27
Which of the following was the Buddha's given name?
Pharoah
Mrs. Fetick
Hammurabi
Siddhartha Gautama
28
The highest social caste was:
Vaisyas
Vedas
untouchables
Brahmin
29
What is the ultimate goal in Buddhism
ultimate control
Life
suffering
to achieve nirvana
30
what was the location of India's first civilization?
Harappa
Mesopotamia
Indas
Indus
31
What is the correct order of the caste system?
Brahmins,kshatriyas,vaisyas,sudras
sudras,vaisyas,kshatriyas,brahmins
Vaisyas,Brahmins,kshatriyas,sudras
There is no caste system everyone is equal
32
The Ganges river is a sacred location for the ______ religion.
Jainism
Hinduism
Buddhism
33
This is a religion based on the teachings of Buddha
Buddhism
Hinduism
34
A raja was a
a peaceful protester
leader who ruled a village and land around the village
teacher of the Vedas
a king
35
what is India's oldest religion?
Buddhism
Islam
Brahmanism
Hinduism
36
The effects that good or bad actions have on a person's soul is their
dharma
moksha
karma
reincarnation
