A religion ruled by priests and rituals.

Hindus believe that a person's ultimate goal should be to

reunite their soul with Brahman

Collection of poems, hymns, prayers, and rituals

common people, merchants, artisans

Archaeologist have to study Harappan artifacts (objects) because:

the Harappan language has not been understood.

How does a caste system work?

Your societal status stays the same for your entire life

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Ancient India Civilization

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9th Grade Social Studies Class.

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1
Which religion grew of the Aryan beliefs and practices?
Buddhism
Sanskrit
Hinduism
Vishnu
2
What are the sacred books of Hindiusm?
The Bible
The Vedas
The Torah
The Quran
3
What is Brahmanism?
A religion that peasants were in charge of.
A religion ruled by priests and rituals.
A religion that focused on meditation.
A religion that valued the trading of goods.
4
What is the Hindu goal of liberation from the cycle of rebirth?
c) Moksha
d) Vedas
b) Dharma
a) Karma
5
The Aryabs entered the ____of India from Central Asia.
Southern
Northern part
Eastern part
Western part
6
Hinduism is older than Buddhism
YES
DONT KNOW
NO
MAYBE
7
Which civilization replaced the Harappan civilization?
The Mesopotamian Civilization
The Egyptians
The Ming Dynasty
Aryan Civilization
8
Emperor___________________ promoted Buddhism in India.
Siddhartha
Brahma
Nirvana
Ashoka
9
Brahmins
priests, top of caste system
merchants and landowners
dirty workers, untouchable
warriors and rulers
10
Hinduism is the largest religion in China today.
True
False
11
Hindus believe that a person's ultimate goal should be to
follow the eightfold path
reunite their karma with dharma
reunite their soul with Brahman
understand the meaning of Nirvana
12
Reincarnation means?
your soul gets destroyed
You always come back to life as a human, not an animal
rebirth of life
13
What were the Vedas?
Collection of poems, hymns, prayers, and rituals
Catholic priest
Laws that determined what caste system you belonged to
A deity
14
Is Hinduism polytheistic or monotheistic?
Monotheistic
Neither
polytheistic
Both
15
The first Buddhist sermon was delivered under
c) A temple in Harappa
a) The Tree of Wisdom
b) The Great Pyramid
d) A riverbank in India
16
Who are the Vaisyas?
warriors, farmers, common people, untouchables
common people, untouchables, artisans
common people, merchants, rulers, farmers
common people, merchants, artisans
17
Sudras consisted of:
bankers and warriors
people performing dirty jobs
priests
farmers, labores, servants
18
The Harappan people did not rely on agriculture.
False
True
19
Archaeologist have to study Harappan artifacts (objects) because:
Harappans were exceptionaly good at metallurgy
the Harappan language has not been understood.
Harappans left no evidence writing
The Harappan language has been deciphered
20
Who was the founder of Buddhism?
Siddhartha Gautama
Mahavira
Chandi
Guru Nanek
21
How does a caste system work?
You earn your place in society
You are given your place in society
Coach Dubbs decides your place in society
Your societal status stays the same for your entire life
22
How do we know about Harappan Civilization?
Written records
History
Science
Archaeology
23
Kshatriyas consisted of:
servants
people who performed dirty jobs
priests
rulers and warriors
24
The Harappan Civilization developed on what river?
Indus
inga
Tigris
Nile

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