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India Test Quiz FINAL
India Test Quiz FINAL
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1
What group migrated into Indus Valley and brought news ideas including the caste system and Sanskrit writing?
INDUS PEOPLE
ARYANS
HARRAPANS
MAURYANS
2
Which of these groups would was the highest-ranking in the caste system in ancient India?
VAISHYA
DALITS
BRAHMIN
KSHATRIYAS
3
In the caste system of India, you are born into your caste and cannot move up in your lifetime?
True
False
4
Who was the grandson of Chandragupta Maurya that converted to Buddhism after a bloody battle?
CHANDRA GUPTA II
SIDDHARTHA
BRAHMA
ASOKA
5
What mountain range helped to isolate India from Asia?
DECCAN PLATEAU
GANGES
ATLAS MOUNTAINS
HIMALAYAS
6
Buddhism teaches the Four Noble Truths. Which idea below is NOT one of those truths?
LIFE IS SUFFERING
FOLLOW EIGHTFOLD PATH
DESIRE CAUSES SUFFERING
OBEY YOUR CASTE
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What religion teaches to follow the Eightfold Path of right speech, right action, and right mindfulness?
BUDDHISM
HINDUISM
8
Why did people settle along the Indus River Valley?
isolate from others
irrigation & trade
military defense
trade with Egypt
9
Why do we know so little about the Indus River Valley civilization?
CAN'T READ THEIR WRITING
NO PROOF IT EXISTS
10
What is the best title for this image?
BUDDHISM
MAURYA ACHIEVEMENTS
HINDUISM
CASTE SYSTEM
11
Who is the founder of Buddhism?
ASOKA
SIDDHARTHA
CHANDRAGUPTA
BRAHMA
12
In the caste system of India, you can move up to a higher caste if you work hard and get a good education.
True
False
13
Who founded or started the first empire of India, the Maurya Empire?
Chandragupta
Siddhartha
Buddha
Asoka
14
Who are Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu?
BUDDHIST MONKS
HINDU GODS
GUPTA EMPERORS
MAURYA EMPERORS
15
Which belief is common to BOTH Hinduism and Buddhism?
NIRVANA
SUFFERING
REINCARNATION
CASTE SYSTEM
16
This Hindu idea says that one's actions in this life determine one's place in their next life.
DHARMA
AHIMSA
BRAHMAN
KARMA
17
What ancient Indian language was brought to India by the Aryans?
TIPITAKA
SANSKRIT
UPANISHADS
VEDAS
18
The Gupta Empire is considered the "Golden Age" of ancient India because of accomplishments in all areas EXCEPT
SCIENCE
ARTS
MATHEMATICS
FIRST EMPIRE
19
What climate pattern most affected the Indian subcontinent?
VOLCANOS
TSUNAMIS
MONSOONS
EARTHQUAKES
20
What is the greatest mathematical contribution of ancient Indian mathematicians?
THE NUMBER ZERO
MULTIPLICATION
GEOMETRY
ALGEBRA
21
In Hinduism, what is the moral duty people must fulfill called?
ahimsa
karma
reincarnation
dharma
22
What river is shown below where the first civilizations in India developed?
GANGES
HINDU KUSH
TIGRIS
INDUS
23
Which group of people are considered "unclean" and are outside the caste system?
UNTOUCHABLES
BRAHMIN
DALITS
OUTCASTES