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What is a state of perfect peace?
Brahmin
Nirvana
Buddhism
Moshka
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According to the Hindu belief of reincarnation, faithful followers of Hinduism
will not be rewarded in the next life
will be reborn as animals
will be born into a higher position
cannot escape from the cycle of death and rebirth
3
A strong wind that blows across East Asia at certain times of the year
arctic blast
high pressure system
monsoon
hurricane
4
Buddha taught that the cure for human suffering was to
give up selfish desires
gain wealth through hard work
worship many gods
exercise and eat healthy food
5
Two important rivers that start in the Himalaya Mountains
Nile & Tigris
Tigris & Euphrates
Indus & Ganges
Indus & the Arabian
6
When the Aryan and Indian cultures blended, what religion resulted?
Buddhism
Hindusim
Vedic
Christianity
7
This is what divided Indian Society into groups based on a persons wealth, or occupation.
Judaism
Hinduism
Karma
Caste system
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The mixture of two metals is called
Buddha
inoculation
alloys
missionaries
9
A large landmass that juts out from a continent
citadel
continent
subcontinent
city
10
What was the first civilization in India?
Harappan
Monhenjo-Daro
Aryan
Egyptian
11
Monsoons are important to India because they carry
rich solis that enable farmers to grow crops
snow to the dry lands
rains that enable farmers to grow crops
dry air to farming regions
12
The people of India depend on the summer monsoon to
create natural passages in the Himalaya Mountains
bring cold air to the subcontinent
carry melting snow to the dry lands
provide seasonal rain
13
One way in which Hinduism differs from the other major religions is
believers rely on a single sacred book
it has developed fairly recently
it has no single founder
it has not attracted many followers
14
Rebirth of a soul
nirvana
reincarnation
meditate
ahimsa
15
What was the most important language in ancient India
Raja
Arabic
Pakistani
sanskrit
16
A fortress in a city
citdel
bazaar
castle
temple
17
Hindus believe in many gods,but believe all gods are aspects of one universal spirit called
montheism
ziggurats
reincarnation
Brahman
18
People who spread their religious beliefs
caste
ahimsa
karma
missionaries
19
Why did Siddhartha Gautama leave home at age 30?
to spread his religious ideas to other people
to find answers to his questions about human life?
to help those who felt pain and suffering in life
to establish a religion better than Hinduism
20
Which civilization was considered to be more advanced?
Harrappan
Aryans
Indian
Mohenjo-Dara
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a social class of people
karma
ahimsa
caste
dharma
22
A large landmass that juts out from a continent
continent
citadel
subcontinent
city
23
Because of its geography, India was
limited to trade with Asian lands
limited in contact with the rest of the world
a world trading power
open to trade only with African peoples
24
the duties and obligations of the Hindu people
dharma
karma
nirvana
reincarnation
25
Where did the Harrappan civilization develop?
Harrappa
Arabian Sea
Himalayas
Mohenjo-Daro
26
One important result of the Aryan invasion of India was
the introduction of powerful rulers called Vedas
the introduction of bronze weapons
the founding of Mohenjo-Daro
the introduction of a strict caste system
27
Focusing the mind inward in order to find spiritual awareness
nirvana
karma
reincarnation
meditate
28
When the Aryan culture mixed with the culture of the people they conquered, what happened?
a new form of writing developed
several religions flourished
the Vedas were no longer important to the people
Hinduism developed
29
The Aryans were...
possible prisoners
Priests
skilled warriors
slaves
30
Archaeologists know that Mohenjo-Daro was carefully planned because
the fertile soil eventually turned into desert
streets separated regular blocks of homes and buildings
the city was used for farming instead of trade
the city was built on a flat plain
31
The practice of of injecting a person with a small dose of a virus to help to build a defense
alloy
Nirvana
inoculation
metallurgy
32
What is referred to when one goes without food
meditation
vedas
fasting
nirvana
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What are the people who spread their religious ideas called
Hindus
Missionaries
Buddhist
Priests
