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CHAPTER 6: INDIA
CHAPTER 6: INDIA
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Chapter 6: India Review
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1
What is the belief that people have multiple lives called?
Reformation
Restoration
Reincarnation
Recreation
2
What Buddhist belief is represented by the Dharma Wheel?
The Eight Basic Beliefs
The Four Noble Truths
The Four Basic Beliefs
The Eightfold Path
3
Which river did the Aryans first settle along?
Tigres
Ganges
Nile
Indus
4
Group outside of the caste system.
Unapproachables
Unmentionables
Undesireables
Untouchables
5
What religion did Ashoka practice that allowed his empire to flourish and be peaceful?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Christianity
Jainism
6
Which religion believes in the truth that life is full of suffering is?
Confucianism
Moksha
Hinduism
Buddhism
7
The Vedas are _____
The written language of the Aryans
Sacred writings of Buddhism
Another name for the caste system
Sacred writings of Hinduism
8
What type of people would be in the Kshatriya Varna?
Common People
Warriors
Priests
Unskilled Workers
9
What does the term "The Buddha" mean?
Truth Seeker
Holy Teacher
Enlightened One
Master of Meditation
10
What type of people would be in the Sudra Varna?
Common People
Warriors
Unskilled workers
Priests
11
What statement about arranged marriages is still true?
They still happen today
You could divorce your spouse if you didn't like them
They only happened in ANCIENT India
The mothers were the ones that made the arrangements
12
What was the name of the trade network that was responsible for spreading Buddhism?
The Satin Street
The Silk Road
The Cotton Highway
The Polyester Path
13
The all-seeing, supreme God of Hinduism is _____
Vishnu
Brahma
Shiva
Lakshmi
14
The first written language of the Aryans
Hieroglyphics
Indian
Sanskrit
Cuneiform
15
Indian astronomers theorized that the world revolved around the sun and that Earth was _______.
Flat
Oblique
Round
Square
16
Religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama.
Buddhism
Judaism
Hinduism
Confucianism
17
Who was the first Emperor of the Mauryan Empire?
Siddhartha Gautama
Buddha
Ashoka
Chandra Gupta Maurya
18
Buddhist reach Nirvana, the highest state of enlightenment, when they ______.
end desire and suffering.
are reincarnated into someone they want to be.
enter Heaven.
meet God.
19
Who are the three gods in the Hindu Trinity?
Brahma, Shiva, Vishnu
Krishna, Shiva, Vishnu
Brahma, Lakshmi, Shiva
Brahma, Vishnu, Ganesha
20
What is a Buddhist place of worship called?
Jati
Stupa
Raja
Guru
21
Hindu deities were created to explain what "universal spirit?"
Brahma
Nirvana
Brahman
The Force
22
The longest poem ever written.
Ramayana
Mahabharata
Bhagavad Gita
Song of Solomon
23
Which religion did not have a singular founder?
Jainism
Zoroastrianism
Buddhism
Hinduism
24
Which religion believes in one universal spirit called Brahman?
Confucianism
Shintoism
Buddhism
Hinduism
25
What type of people would be in the Brahmins Varna?
Warriors
Priests
Unskilled Workers
Common People
26
What is the name of the force that results from Dharma and influences a person's Samsara?
Karma
Nirvana
Moksha
Brahman
27
Who was the Hindu god known as "The Preserver?"
Vishnu
Krishna
Brahama
Shiva
28
Early civilizations began near
Mountains
Forests
Other civilizations
Rivers
29
Siddhartha believed that suffering is caused by _______ rather than needs.
academics
work
desire
hunger
30
Which number represents India on the map?
4
2
3
1
31
What is the Hindu belief that refers to responsibility or duty called?
Dharma
Samsara
Karma
Moksha
32
What landform (5) separates India from China?
Indus River
Himalaya Mountains
Hindu Kush
Ganges River
33
Which ancient Indian religion did NOT support the Caste System?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Jainism
Zoroastrianism
34
The state of perfect peace and happiness is _______.
Moksha
Brahman
Nirvana
Heaven
35
Divisions in the caste system in India are called _____.
Classes
Varnas
Sections
Four Noble Truths
36
What major mathematical invention are the Ancient Indians credited with?
Fractions
Zero
Calculators
Computers
37
Where did ancient India's first civilization begin?
Himalaya Mountains
Nile River
Ganges River
Indus River Valley
38
Gupta Empire doctors began to set broken bones, use stitches for cuts, and perform _______.
Standup Comedy
Magic Tricks
Surgery
Voodoo
39
What body of water is represented by the Asterisk(*) on the map?
Arabian Sea
Bay of Bengal
Ganges River
Indian Ocean
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What type of people are in the Vaisyas Varna?
Common People
Warriors
Unskilled Workers
Priests
