The key difference in India's social pyramid compared to Egypt/Mesopotamia is that:

Priests are MORE important than kings

What happened to Hindus is they lived a good life?

Reincarnated into a higher jati, or caste

What did Siddhartha Gautama do when he left his palace and saw the real world?

Create Buddhism and spread its teachings

Why were epics important to Hindu people?

They were considered sacred texts

How did pilgrims use trade routes in the Gupta Empire?

Trade routes went past many holy sites

How did Indian astronomers change the view of the world?

They argued the Earth was round

Why was Buddhism popular among the lower castes?

Buddha taught that all people could find peace

What is the ultimate goal of Hindu people?

Merge with Brahman after a series of reincarnations

Why do people suffer, according to Buddhism?

They care for things that aren't important

Why were priests at the top of the social pyramid?

Religion was very important to the people of India

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1
The key difference in India's social pyramid compared to Egypt/Mesopotamia is that:
Merchants are at the top of the social pyramid
Priests are MORE important than kings
Exactly the same
Peasants are low on the social pyramid
2
By following the 4 Noble Truths and the 8-fold Path you can reach:
Dharma
Nirvana
Monotheism
The Field of Reeds
3
What group of people were considered outsiders within India?
Brahmins
Vaishyas
Untouchables
Sudras
4
Which of the following religions utilized the Vedas as holy texts?
Hinduism
Judaism
Monotheism
Christianity
5
What is a Stupa?
Ziggurats
Bhagavad Gita
Four Noble Truths
Buddhist shrine
6
Who is the coolest character in Dragonball Z?
Busted up broken down Master Roshi
Obvi it's Piccolo
OP Goku
Lame little Krillin
7
What major mathematical achievement is India known for?
Concept of zero
Astronomy
Calculus
Compass
8
What do Mesopotamia, Egypt, India and (spoiler alert) China have in common?
River Valleys
Mountain Ranges
Rainforests
Coastal Regions
9
What happened to Hindus is they lived a good life?
Reincarnated into a higher jati, or caste
Their families would be rewarded
They are not reincarnated
They join the gods
10
Who founded the very first empire in Ancient India?
Hatshepsut
Chandra Gupta
Nebuchadnezzar
Ashoka
11
What did Siddhartha Gautama do when he left his palace and saw the real world?
Create new laws that led to equality
Give his money to the poor
Ignore all the suffering and return to the palace
Create Buddhism and spread its teachings
12
Which f the following medical advancements occurred in India?
Embalming
Cure for cancer
Kidney transplant
Drilling cavities
13
What RELIGIOUS similarity is there between Mesopotamia, Egypt and India?
India and Egypt were opposite
River gods ruled the pantheon
Polytheism
The rulers were all sons of the gods
14
What is Brahman?
The leader of the Hindu people
One universal spirit
A minor god in Hinduism
The ruler of Egypt
15
Why were epics important to Hindu people?
They told stories filled with adventure
They taught the people avout the gods Osiris and Horus
They were considered sacred texts
They taught the history of China
16
How did pilgrims use trade routes in the Gupta Empire?
Trade routes all led to the turkey
Trade routes grew the empire
Trade routes went past many holy sites
Trade routes led to the pyramids
17
What ECONOMIC similarity is there between Mesopotamia, Egypt and India?
They relied heavily on trade
Everyone made their own needed goods
Kings dictated all economies
They only traded within their borders
18
What did the Guptas invent that was eventually adopted by Arabs and Europeans?
Long epics
Elaborate structures
Songs and music
Number system
19
How did Indian astronomers change the view of the world?
They created a calendar identical to Egypt's
They believed the continents would eventually drown
They argued the Earth was flat
They argued the Earth was round
20
Why was Buddhism popular among the lower castes?
Buddha taught that all people could find peace
Only lower castes could reach nirvana
Buddha taught that all people could reach a higher jati
Ahimsa prevented higher casted from harming them
21
How else did early Indian civilization get water other than rivers?
Melting Glaciers
Hot springs
Gifts from the gods
Monsoons
22
In Buddhism, the only way to find truth is to give up what?
The Four Noble Truths
The Eightfold Path
All desires
Food
23
Mesopotamia = Cuneiform, Egypt = Hieroglyphics, India =
Sanskrit
Cajun
English
Cherokee
24
What is the ultimate goal of Hindu people?
Be reincarnated into a lower class
Merge with Brahman after a series of reincarnations
Reach the highest caste after a series of reincarnations
Go to Heaven after 1 life on Earth
25
Why do people suffer, according to Buddhism?
They value education over religion
They don't pray enough
They were born in the wrong jati
They care for things that aren't important
26
Why were priests at the top of the social pyramid?
Religion was very important to the people of India
Priests were the kindest people in India
Because warriors were not valued in India
Religion had absolutely no impact on India
27
What did the rivers in northern India provide?
Protection from Aryan peoples
Access to the Arabian Sea
Good clay for building
Fertile soil
28
Indian doctors searched for causes of disease to further which field?
Math
Medicine
Astrology
Agriculture
29
Buddhism eventually spread to China but started where?
Kush/Nubia
India
Africa
Mesoamerica
30
Ashoka promoted which religion following his conversion?
Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
Buddhism
Hinduism
Judaism
31
What protects India's northern border from invasion?
Mediterranean Sea
Arabian Sea
Himalayan Mtns
Deserts
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Why?
Because I said so
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