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Ancient India game!!!!!
Ancient India game!!!!!
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1
How did the belief in reincarnation affect Indians?
it made them more accepting of the caste system.
It made them less accepting of the caste system.
It made them less worried about consequences of their actions.
2
Siddhartha believed that the only way to find the truth about the world was to obtain all your desires.
True
False
3
What religion were the Guptas?
Muslim
Buddhist
Hindu
Christian
4
By 600 B.C., many Indians began to question Hindu ideas. Ordinary Hindus wanted a simpler, more spiritual religion.
True
False
5
Trade (buying and selling things) was not very important in Indus Valley cities.
True
False
6
Hinduism is a monotheistic religion.
True
False
7
The Mahabharata and Ramayana are among the shortest epics ever written.
True
False
8
The four classes in the caste system are called
Varnas
Vernas
Steps
Classes
9
The symbol we use for zero today was invented in Ancient India.
True
False
10
Dharma does not requires people to perform the duties of their caste.
False
True
11
Rulers made of this were discovered in Ancient India.
Steel
Wood
Ivory
Clay
12
The life of Untouchables was very easy.
True
False
13
The Caste System imposed by Aryans
helped them maintain control
made them lose control
gave Indians greater freedom
was welcomed by the Indian population
14
Historians think the Indus people invented dice.
False
True
15
Siddhartha Gautama was born poor and lived a very hard life.
True
False
16
Games invented in Ancient India.
Snakes and Ladders
Checkers
Monopoly
Chess
17
Buttons were discovered in Ancient India.
False
True
18
The Harappans developed this for trade...
coins
important rulers
priests
weights and measures
19
India's climate is heavily influenced by wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons, called
harpoons
lagoons
baboons
monsoons
20
Aryans borrowed some religious ideas from India and mixed it with their own beliefs and it eventually became Hinduism.
True
False
21
The group that was not part of the caste system was called
brahmans
vaisyas
sudras
untouchables
22
The Aryans were organized into tribes led by a
King
Raja
Guru
Queen
23
Hindu's believe if an individual lived a bad life, they might be reborn into a lower caste or life-form.
False
True
24
Only sons could inherit property.
True
False
25
The ancient cities of Harappa and Mohenjo Daro had
indoor plumbing
big parades
ziggurats
well-planned cities
26
India's first civilization was the
Harappan
Hindu
Sanskrit
Buddhist
27
The Indian word for caste is
dogma
Dalit
caste
jati
28
The youngest man in the family was in charge.
True
False
29
The group at the top of the caste system were
warriors
untouchables
priests
kings
30
What large mountain range is in India? (Hint: It contains the world's highest mountain.)
Harappas
Sanskrits
Himalayas
Mohenjos
31
The numbers we use today were first developed by Indian mathematicians. They are called...
numerals
Arabic
number system
astronomy
32
Hindus believe it may take several lives to reach understanding, so you may need to be reborn.
population
Jainism
reincarnation
meditation
33
It was very cold in the Indus Valley.
True
False
34
Who decides who you are going to marry in India, even today?
Government
Parents
You
Matchmakers
35
How you are reborn depends on your actions in life, your ...
stigma
magma
dogma
karma
36
The people at the bottom of the caste system were
untouchables
laborers
priests
warriors
37
Archaeologists have found lots of clay toys, such as model carts and animals.
False
True
38
The Indus people were one of the first civilizations with an effective water system.
False
True
39
Men and women had equal rights in Ancient India.
True
False
40
Where did the Aryans come from?
Central Asia
Northern Europe
Sri Lanka
Western China
41
The Aryans were good
politicians
warriors
farmers
fishermen
42
The ancient Indian social structure was called the
class system
caste system
cats system
pyramid system
43
Which river is associated with ancient India?
Tigris
Euphrates
Indus
Nile
44
This led to the first great Indian empire.
Infighting among the kingdoms
Outside invasions by the English and French
Outside invasions by the Persians and the Greeks
A huge earthquake
45
How did the Gupta empire become wealthy?
Trade
Inventions
Technology
War
46
The Gupta empire was the second great empire.
False
True
47
The practice of suttee is now forbidden.
False
True
48
What is a guru?
Prince
Priest
Teacher
Herdsmen
49
True or False: You could easily change levels within the caste system.
True
False
50
The Mauryan Empire fell after Asoka's death because rulers made decisions that led to the people turning against them.
False
True
51
Who was the founder of Buddhism?
Martin Luther
Siddhartha Gautama
Mahatma Ghandi
The Aryans
52
Who do Historians think India’s greatest king was?
Asoka
Stupa
Pataliputra
Chandragupta Maurya
53
Aryan measured wealth by
the amount of land owned
the number of elephants owned
the number of cattle owned
the number of goats owned
54
Hinduism is the ________ largest religion in the world today.
2nd
4th
3rd
1st
55
Which animals were pets in Ancient India?
Monkeys
Snakes
Birds
Lizards
56
Who founded the India’s first empire?
Siddhartha Gautama
Chandragupta Maurya
Pataliputra
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