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expert horse riders who entered India from the north were the Aryans
True
False
2
Which of the statements correctly describes the lives of women in early India
they often became priests
they inherited property before men
they had to finish 12 yrs of education before marrying
they were usually educated at home
3
a type of language family, or group of similar languages is Indo-European
True
False
4
Who is playing in Super Bowl LV?
Colts and Packers
Chiefs and Bears
Bucs and Chiefs
Bucs and Raiders
5
ancient Indian community that had more than 35,000 residents at its peak
Himalaya
Pataliputra
Harappa
Ashoka
6
This Indian leader conquered weak kingdoms left by Alexander the Great
Vishnu
Chandra Gupta Maurya
Siddhartha Gautama
Ashoka
7
Buddhism became popular in part because it did not support
the Hindu gods
the caste system
life after death
dharma
8
Hindu deity, known as "the Destroyer"
Shiva
Brahma
Vishnu
Ashoka
9
The
Mahabharata
tells the story of the king Rama
asks for divine help in offering sacrifices
is one of the Vedas
is the longest poem written in any language
10
known as the Buddha
Bhagavad Gita
Chandru Gupta Maurya
Shushruta
Siddhartha Gautama
11
personal duty, depending on one's place in society
dharma
raja
karma
Sanskrit
12
Many Indian marriages even today are arranged
False
True
13
Buddhism believes that the way to stop suffering is to stop desire
False
True
14
Jainism believes that the way to stop suffering is to stop desire
True
False
15
One example of an Indus Valley trade item would be marble
True
False
16
The ancient Hindus played musical instruments such as
violins
guitars
flutes
pianos
17
expert horse riders who entered India from the south were the Aryans
True
False
18
Ahimsa
is the key value of
Buddhism
Jainism
Altruism
Hinduism
19
The Untouchables
were kings and priests
didn't exist
did work that varna Indians would not do
were the lowest of the caste system
20
The belief that people pass through many lives is called
reunification
karma
reincarnation
dharma
21
Which king eventually rejected violence and embraced Buddhism
Lakshmi
Ashoka
Krishna
Chandra Gupta Maurya
22
the dry highlands found in central India are known as the
Deccan Plateau
Ganges Plain
Desert of Deccan
Deccan Mountains
23
In India's leading families, boys often had this person teach them until they attended school in the city
suttee
guru
ama
raja
24
_____ is a series of ancient texts that describes the search for Brahman
Upanishads
Eightfold Path
Four Noble Truths
Vedas
25
a type of language family, or group of similar langauges
Brahma
Indo-European
bodhisattva
Harappa
26
What country gave us the Statue of Liberty as a gift?
India
Germany
England
France
27
What is the capital of Montana?
Billings
Helena
Missoula
Butte
28
During the Gupta Empire India entered a golden age
True
False
29
Under which group did the caste system emerge in India
Aryans
Mauryans
Harappans
Guptas
30
Followers of Mahayana Buddhism believe the Eightfold Path is too difficult for most people to follow
False
True
31
In what year was Dr. Pepper invented?
1877
1891
1835
1855
32
chain that included the highest mountain in the world
Appalachians
Himalayas
Andes
Rockies
33
an enlightened person who does not enter heaven, but remains on Earth to do good works is a bodhisattva
True
False
34
Ashoka was an important leader of the
Gupta Empire
Indus Valley people
Mauryan Empire
Aryans
35
What determined a person's job, social group, and marriage in early India
ahimsa
British colonial rule
the Eightfold Path
caste system
36
As the Aryans settled in India, many of them began to build towns along the Brahmaputra River
True
False
37
Which of the following is a Hindu deity known as "the Preserver"
Brahma
Ashoka
Vishnu
Shiva
38
One example of an Indus Valley trade item would be cotton cloth
True
False
39
its rulers donated money to support Hindu schools and build Hindu temples
Mauryan Dynasty
Gupta Dynasty
Kupta Dynasty
Aryan Dynasty
40
capital city in both the Mauryan and Gupta empires
Harappa
Pataliputra
Himalaya
Cataluputra
41
Mohenjo-Daro was a major city of the Indus Valley people
False
True
42
the first Buddhist King
Ashoka
Chandra Gupta Maurya
Siddhartha Guatama
Chandra Gupta I
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Hindu deity, described as "the Creator"
Brahma
Shiva
Brahman
Vishnu
44
developed as the faith of the Aryans
Jainism
Hinduism
Buddhism
Pataliputra
45
During the Mauryan Empire India entered a golden age
False
True
46
Which of the following was an important contribution of Indian mathematicians of the Gupta period
the development of physics
the idea of fractions
the development of geometry
explaining the idea of infinity
47
a prince that led an Aryan tribe
pooja
Shiva
raja
dharma
48
India's ancient people relied on three major rivers for
fishing and religion
construction and empire-building
defense and hunting
farming, transportation, and trade
49
written language developed by the Aryans
Harappa
bodhisattva
Sanskrit
Shiva
50
As the Aryans settled in India, many of them began to build towns along the Ganges River
True
False
51
How many Hindu gods are there?
33 million
500
7 million
1 thousand
52
What is the capital of India
Mumbai
New Delhi
Jaipur
Bangalore
53
Indian astronomers proposed the theory that the Earth
was the center of the universe
was flat
revolved around the sun
was shrinking
54
"Life is full of suffering" is one of the
Four Noble Truths
Vedic teachings
Ten Commandments
Upanishads
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the Buddha means the "Enlightened One"
False
True
