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1
What is the name of the people who were so low, they weren't allowed on the Caste System
Gurus
Kshatriyas
Sudras
Untouchables
2
The tallest mountain range in the world, in Northern India, is what?
Himalayas
Andes
Alps
Rockies
3
If you are traveling to a place for your own personal religious reasons, you are called a what?
Priest
Minister
Pilgrim
Missionary
4
What is the Ancient Indian Language we learned about in class?
Romanian
Hieroglyphs
Sanskrit
Pictography
5
The Gupta Empire had many advances, one of which was the calculation of?
Pi
quantum mechanics
relativity
zero
6
What does Buddha mean?
Enlightened One
Traveling Preacher
Nirvana
Peaceful Warrior
7
Which religion contains the eightfold path?
Judaism
Hinduism
Buddhism
Christianity
8
An Indian Teacher was known as a what?
Instructor
Professor
Buddha
Guru
9
The main teachings of Hinduism are contained in the 4 what?
Noble Truths
Vedas
Suggestions
Commandments
10
Which of these is NOT located adjacent to India?
Indian Ocean
Bay of Bengal
Mediterannean Sea
Arabian Sea
11
What did Emperor Ashoka NOT do after embracing Buddhism?
Built new roads
Abolished slavery
Promoted violence
Establish schools and hospitals
12
How many levels
belong
in the Caste System?
3
4
1
5
13
A large storm that blows across India with strong winds is commonly referred to as a what?
Tornado
Monsoon
Hurricane
Northeaster
14
A state of wisdom/peace/enlightenment in Buddhism is called what?
Brahmins
Jati
Varna
Nirvana
15
Priests of Hinduism are called what?
Dalai Lama
Theocrats
Brahmins
Ministers
16
What is
not
a difference between Buddhism and Hinduism?
Hindus have a scared text. The Vedas
Hindus worship many gods
Buddhism has a founder
Belief in Karma
17
Buddhism is all about eliminating what?
Wealth
Children
Kindness
Suffering
18
Which of the following modern day countries was NOT part of Ancient India
Syria
India
Pakistan
Nepal
19
The social group you are born into in Ancient India is called the what?
Caste System
Hinduism
Buddhism
Asokism
20
The highest group on the Indian social hierarchy had what job?
Soldiers
Government Officials
Priests
Scribes
21
Which Emperor sent Buddhist Missionaries all over Asia?
Asoka
Samudra Gupta
Buddha
Chandragupta Maurya
22
Which of the following was an Indian Dynasty?
Greek
Hindu
Mauryan
Buddha
23
Doing your duty is called what?
Caste
Suttee
Brahma
Dharma
24
What continent is India located on?
Africa
Asia
Australia
Oceania
25
What is Nirvana?
peace, when suffering of the soul ends
death of the soul
rebirth of the soul
26
Ashoka was an emperor of what Indian empire?
Gupta
Mauryan
Aryan
Han
27
Who is the founder of Buddhism?
Chandragupta
Asoka
Candra Gupta
Siddhartha Gautama
28
Because it is separated from the rest of Asia, India is called a what?
Subcontinent
Capital
Island
Country
29
Which river is NOT located in Ancient India?
Indus
Nile
Amazon
Ganges
30
What two things created the Indian Subcontinent?
Natural barriers
Boarders and People
Mountains and Ocean (bodies of water)
Rivers and valleys
31
What was the Mauryan Empire famous for having?
Spy system
Greek Fire
Pyramids
Written Language