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Section 3 & 4 Ancient India, 6th grade study questions
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1
Which empire treated women better?
Gupta
Mauryan
2
What are missionaries?
Merchants who travel by sea
People who help defend the cities
People who travel to countries and spy
people who travel and spread religious beliefs
3
What was the first council?
None of these answers
When 500 of Buddha's followers wrote down his teachings
When Buddha explained what he had learned for the first time
When Buddha talked to the 5 wise men
4
Chandragupta II became a Jainist monk and gave up his throne to his son.
False
True
5
What did Asoka do to help his people?
all of these answers
He built rest houses
He dug wells
He built roads
6
The word "nirvana" means to achieve a state of perfect peace
True
False
7
Which emperor helped spread Buddhism throughout India, Asia, and Southeast Asia?
Chandragupta II
Asoka
Chandragupta
Chandragupta Maurya
8
Why was it hard for Buddhism to spread to China?
Chinese did not agree with Buddhism
There were large deserts to cross on the way to China
The Himalayas made traveling from India to China hard
No one tried to spread Buddhism to China
9
How many years after Asoka's death did India remain divided?
150
400
200
500
10
If a person can't reach enlightenment before they die they will be reincarnated as an animal.
True
False
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The Mahayana believed that Buddhists must follow the teachings of Buddha exactly as they were.
False
True
12
How did Siddhartha Gautama find the truth of life?
Asked Vishnu, who came down to earth and told him
Siddhartha meditated under a tree for 49 days
He searched around the city and saw so much suffering
He never found the answers he was looking for
13
Why were people in India so willing to convert to Buddhism?
Your future is based on YOUR actions, not a priest
It made the end of the endless cycle more possible
all of these answers
It gave more options to people from lower social classes
14
Women could NOT choose their own husband under Gupta rule.
False
True
15
What is the name of the way of life Buddha said you must live to uphold the Four Noble Truths?
The noble path
The right path
The middle path
The eight fold path
16
People referred to Siddhartha as the Buddha or the ___________________.
Intelligent one
Wise man
All-Knowing
Enlightened one
17
The third noble truth is, "Truth of the end of suffering" How did Buddha say this was possible?
satisfy all of your desires and you will have peace
Do a lot of good deeds so you have good karma
Be aware of suffering, detach yourself from it to find peace
There is no end to suffering so get used to it
18
How was the Gupta Empire different than the Mauryan Empire?
Mauryan attacked people relentlessly, Gupta rulers did not
Mauryan followed a strict caste system
Gupta followed a strict caste system
Mauryan supported Buddhism, Gupta rulers were Hindu
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What did Buddha say was the, "The truth of the Cause of Suffering?"
People are disrespectful to each other
They do not follow the eight fold path
People suffer because they desire things
The rich people do not help anyone else poor people suffer
20
At the peak of Asoka's reign he controlled which part of India?
Southern
most of India
Western
Northern
