Ancient India Review

What was true of women in ancient India?

Sometimes viewed as a philosophy (way of thinking and living) instead of a religion

Look at the map.  India is located at point 

The Indus River empties into the

Believe in following the Eightfold Path

Buddhists and Hindus

Members of the Dalit or Harijan caste are often called "untouchables".  They are considered as

The Aryans brought the ___ writing to India and the people used this form of writing.

All of the following are examples of the Eightfold Path except

Practice meditation

Was founded by an Indian Prince

Followers actively seek to win others to this religion with missionaries

Farming in ancient India was similar to that in Egypt and Mesopotamia because

___ believe in ___,  which is the order of the universe that explains their duties in life.

Which of the following statements accurately compares Hinduism and Buddhism?

Has no specific founder but adapted from the ancient Aryan religion

Does not believe in a deity/god

Was not widely accepted in India, mainly practices in southeast Asia

Believe in reincarnation and karma

Of the following, the ancient Indians 

According to the caste system, a Hindu Priest, or Brahmin, would belong in which class?

Look at the map.  Mesopotamia is located at point

The most important geographic feature to ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, and the Indus Valley is

Mohenjo-Daro, another ancient Indian city, had

India is located on the continent of

Read the Upanishads, Vedas, Mahabharata, Bhagavad Gita, and Ramayana.

We know that Hinduism _____ because _____.

If someone married or worked out of his caste, he became a(n) 

Buddhists follow the Four Noble Truths, which state all of the following except _____.

Hindus read the _____, a collection of songs or stories that teach them how to live with honor.

Believe they can reach Moksha (salvation) by good works, knowledge, or devotion.

People in ancient India

Which of the following explains why we know so little about the Indus River civilizations?

_____  believe in reincarnation, which is a constant cycle of _____.

_____ were organized by the caste system, with the _____ at the top of society.

An example of karma is___.  You bully someone and then:

In the traditional caste system, the way to get into a particular caste is to

Buddhists and Hindus believe

Look at the map.  Egypt is located at point

Harappa, an ancient Indian city,_____.

People began to settle along the Indus river because

Siddhartha Gautama founded

Believes in many gods with the universal soul being Brahman

Buddhists believe suffering