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Quiz on sections 1-4 of Ancient India chapter
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Chandragupta was concerned about
being poisoned
Global warming
war
poverty
2
This God is the creator of the world
Krishna
Radha
Brahma
Durga
3
Invaders into the Indus valley were called________?
Sanskrits
Aryans
Barbarians
Asians
4
What are the Upanishads?
A Hindu religious text
A special chair
A Hindu Priest
ABuddhist God
5
Much of what we know about the Aryans comes from religious texts called the _____
scrolls
Bible
Vedas
Hindu book
6
This God preserves the world.
Hanuman
Shiva
Vishnu
Ganesha
7
The Golden Age of Buddhism in India came during the rule of
Asoka
Sandragupta
Vishnu
Gautama
8
The term for lasting peace is
ahisma
dharma
nirvana
karma
9
What two mountain ranges separate India from Asia?
Hindu Kush and Andes
Mohenjies and Mohabi
Hindu Kush and Himalaya
Himalayan and Andes
10
The highest peak in the world is called____________?
Mount Everest
Mount Hindu
Mount Vishnu
Mount Ranier
11
This God is the destroyer of the world.
Brahma
Shiva
Sita
Garuda
12
Avoiding bad attitudes in the 8 fold path is defined as:
Right livelihood
Right effort
Right Mindfulness
Right understanding
13
Hindu teaching says that Brahma was born from a golden____________
Shoe
Bull
Flower
Egg
14
What color wedding dress do Brides wear in India?
Green
Pink or Red
White
blue
15
Ahimsa means
reincarnation
dharma
migrate
non-violence
16
The name Mohenjo Daro means____________?
Well planned city
Mound of the Dead
Mound of Mud
Mud brick city
17
How many Hindu Gods are there?
10
40
330 million
300
18
Millions of years ago all of today's continents were part of a single continent known as_____?
Oceania
Asia
Plantea
Pangea
19
Asoka's name means:
Great one
father
without sorrow
sitting near the teacher
20
A large landmass that juts out from a continent is called a__________________________
subcontinent
country
Plain
tectonic plate
21
True or False: Asoka sent missionaries far and wide to spread the teachings of the Buddha
True
False
22
Two important Rivers in India are________
Ganges and Indus
Indus and Euphrates
Ganges and Nile
Ganges and Tiber
23
Potential causes of the decline of Mohenjo Daro were, earthquake, climate change and
monsoons
plaque
old age
war/invaders
24
Which city was built along the Indus River?
Athens
Mohenjo Daro
Alexandria
Babylonia
25
What are the "three jewels of Buddhism?
dharma, karma, nirvana
Peter, Paul and Mary
ahisma, meditate and karma
buddha, dharma, sangha
26
This word means to change
meditate
convert
surplus
missionary
27
Strong rains and winds that sweep across India are called_____?
cyclones
yeti's
hurricanes
monsoons
28
The battle of_____________________ was a turning point in Asoka's life
Buddha
Kalinga
Maurya
Ganges
29
To escape the cycle of death and rebirth you must fobey your ____________
dharma
karma
samsara
ahimsa
30
The oldest living religion is called_________?
Hinduism
Christianity
Druism
Vedism
