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WHO WAS THE MAURYAN KING WHO CONVERTED TO BUDDHISM AFTER THE BLOODY BATTLE AT KALINGA?
MAHATMA
ASHOKAN
DERVISH
ASOKA
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WHAT IS THE RELIGION BASED ON THE TEACHINGS OF BUDDHA?
JAINISM
BUDDHISM
BUDDHIST
BODHISM
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A series of steps by which a task is completed
princess
Can I tell you tomorrow?
process
I think... I don't know because I didn't study
4
WHAT IS A MIXTURE OF TWO OR MORE METALS?
ANNOINTMENT
ALLOT
COMPOUND
ALLOY
5
WHAT IS THE SYSTEM OF NUMBERS THAT WE USE TODAY?
HINDU-ARABIC
EURASIAN
ARABIC-HINDU
INDO-EUROPEAN
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WHAT IS THE HINDU AND BUDDHIST BELIEF THAT SOULS ARE BORN AND REBORN MANY TIMES?
FASTING
YING/YANG
KARMA
REINCARNATION
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A SEASONAL WIND PATTERN THAT CAUSES WET AND DRY SEASONS
THUNDER STORM
DERECHO
MONSOON
EL NINO
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WHAT IS A PERSON WHO WORKS TO SPREAD RELIGIOUS BELIEFS?
MISSIONARIES
MONKS
PREACHERS
MISSIONS
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To set up or create
destroy
confuse
loose
establish
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HE FOUNDED THE INDIAN EMPIRE WHICH HE GAVE UP TO BECOME A MONK?
SANGAY GUPTA
MATHATMA GANDHI
CHANDRAGUPTA MAURYA
MIRAKESH POTEET
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WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT LANGUAGE OF ANCIENT INDIA?
PHONECIAN
SANSKRIT
HIEROGLYPHICS
CUNEIFORM
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WHAT IS THE STUDY OF THE STARS AND PLANETS?
ASTRO-PHYSICS
ASTRONOMY
PLANETARIUM
PLANETARY
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WHAT IS A MONOTHEISTIC RELIGION (BELIEF IN ONE GOD) THAT DEVELOPED IN INDIA IN THE 1400'S?
Hinduism
Buddhism
JAINISM
SIKHISM
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WHAT IS THE MAIN RELIGION OF INDIA?
BUDDHISM
JAINISM
HINDUISM
ISLAM
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INDIA IS CONSIDERED TO BE WHAT KIND OF LANDMASS?
SUBCONTINENT
PENNISULA
CONTINENT
ISTHMUS
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WHAT IS DEEP, CONTINUED THOUGHT THAT FOCUSES THE MIND ON SPIRITUAL IDEAS?
MEDIATION
MEDITATION
MEDIUM
MINIMIZE
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Ruler who brought great prosperity, stability and Hinduism back to India after Asoka.?
NEHRU
CHANDRAGUPTA II
SANJAY GUPTA
VIJAY SINGH
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WHAT IS A STATE OF PERFECT PEACE?
SOUNDGARDEN
NIRVANA
EDEN
ARAVADA
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WHAT IS THE AVOIDANCE OF CRUEL AND BARBARIC ACTIONS?
NON-CONDUSIVE
NONVIOLENCE
NONSTICK
NONSENSE
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An INDIAN RELIGION BASED ON THE TEACHINGS OF MAHAVIRA, the principle of nonviolence, or ahimsa
BUDDHISM
JAINISM
SIKHISM
HINDUISM
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WHAT IS THE SCIENCE OF WORKING WITH METALS?
METALLURGY
SMITHING
FERRIER
COOPERING
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WHAT IS INJECTING A PERSON WITH A SMALL DOSE OF A VIRUS TO HELP BUILD UP DEFENSES TO A DISEASE?
ANTIVIRAL
INJECTION
VACCINE
INOCULATION
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WHAT IS THE DIVISION OF INDIAN SOCIETY INTO GROUPS BASED ON RANK, WEALTH, OR OCCUPATION?
SOCIAL HIERARCHY
CASTE SYSTEM
SOCIAL DIVISION
DIVISION OF LABOR
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WHAT IS GOING WITHOUT FOOD OR WATER FOR A LONG TIME CALLED?
WHAT CRAZY PERSON WOULD DO THAT
TASTING
FASTING
TORTURE
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WHAT IS THE EFFECTS THAT GOOD OR BAD ACTIONS HAVE ON A PERSON'S SOUL?
KARMAGHIA
REPENTANCE
SALVATION
KARMA
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WHAT IS THE NICKNAME OF SIDDHARTHA?
THE BUDDHA
THE PHOENIX
KARAGANDA
MATHATMA