What is one reason why the Aryans are important to India's history.

Their practices developed Hinduism and the caste system.

What was the most important accomplishment of Chandragupta?

uniting Aryan kingdoms into an empire

Why is India's climate generally warm?

Mountains keep cold winds from much of India.

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Ancient India

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1
What are the two main rivers of ancient India?
Ganges and Indus
Mississippi and Missouri
Blue Nile and White Nile
Tigris and Euphrates
2
What job would an untouchable be allowed to do?
Cook for the emperor
Babysit for government leaders
Deliver messages
Sweep the streets
3
Ahimsa means:
nonviolence
all is fair in love and war
way to go
God bless you
4
What is one reason why the Aryans are important to India's history.
They were the first to farm in India.
Their practices developed Hinduism and the caste system.
They destroyed Harrapa.
Their leader united India.
5
Which was not part of the Harappan civilization?
powerful leaders
public baths
indoor toilets
electric lights
6
Which comes from ancient India?
addition and subtraction
the multiplication tables
the numberals 1 through 9
algebra
7
What is the highest mountain range in the world?
Rockies
Himalayas
Hindu Kush
Andes
8
What city was the capital of the Gupta Empire?
Pataliputra
Prayaga
Ayodhya
Mathura
9
What city was the capital of the Maurya Empire?
Mathura
Pataliputra
Prayaga
Ayodhya
10
Which word pair has something in common?
Mohandas Gandhi and ahimsa
Asoka and Atoka
nirvana and Hinduism
caste and Hindu Kush
11
What was the most important accomplishment of Chandragupta?
spreading teachings that became Buddhism
determining the number of days in a year
writing the Bhagavad Gita
uniting Aryan kingdoms into an empire
12
Where did Harappans probably hold religious rituals?
mountain tops
courtyards
marketplaces
public baths
13
What is the most important text of Hinduism?
the Eightfold Path
the Mahabharata
the Bhagavad Gita
the Vedas
14
Under which ruler did India's "golden age" of great accomplishments take place?
Chandra Gupta II
Chandragupta Maurya
Siddhartha Gautama
Mohandas Gandhi
15
Why is India's climate generally warm?
Waters of the Indian Ocean warm the land.
Rain from the Arabian Sea warms India.
Mountains keep cold winds from much of India.
Winter monsoons bring warm winds from the south.
16
What do Buddhists and Hindus have in common?
the worship of many gods
the holy teachings of the Vedas
the teachings of the dharma
a belief in reincarnation
17
Which Indian leader inspired the great American civil rights leader Martin Luther King?
the Buddha
Mohandas Gandhi
Asoka
Siddhartha Gautama
18
India is on which continent?
Africa
Asia
Antarctica
Australia
19
What was the goal of the Buddha?
reincarnation
meditation
missionary work
reaching nirvana
20
Before he became the Buddha, what was Siddhartha Gautama?
a circus leader
a governor
a court jester
a prince

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