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Review of Ancient India, Hinduism, Buddhism and Indian Empires
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1
What are the two main rivers on the Indian subcontinent?
Ganges and Indus
Tigris and Euphrates
Nile and Amazon
Yellow and Red
2
Which religion believes that people are reincarnated following the end of their current life?
Hinduism
Monotheism
Buddhism
Hinduism and Buddhism
3
In Hinduism, what determines one's dharma?
The amount of money you have
Your varna (caste)
Your karma in this life
Your level of education
4
In Hinduism, how is your dharma determined?
Education
Birth
Good or bad behavior
Cleanliness
5
In Hinduism, what is karma?
The idea that people are reborn after they die
When you do good things you get a good reputation
When you do something good you get good luck
The belief that good or bad deeds influence one's future
6
Which of the following was important to the Indus Valley people?
Painting
Cleanliness
Religion
Cooking
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What is the name of the social hierarchy depicted?
Social Pyramid
Caste System
The Great Pyramid
The Varna
8
According to the Buddha, what is the cause of all suffering?
Bad karma
Too much pizza
Desire
Pain
9
In Hinduism, what is dharma?
The belief that everyone should try to be a good person
If you do good things you get good luck
One's duty in life
The belief that people get to live more than one life
10
In Buddhism, what is the word for total enlightenment?
The Truth
Nirvana
Bliss
Moksha
11
Which location in India was known for creating an indoor plumbing system?
Maurya
Gupta
Pataliputra
Harappa and Mohenjo Daro
12
Which emperor expanded the Mauryan Empire to its largest size?
Asoka
Vishnu
Arthasastra
Chandragupta
13
Which ideas form the basic teachings of Buddhism?
The Upanishads
The 10 Commandments
The Four Noble Truths
The Vedas
14
In which religion do followers ultimately become one with the universe?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Polytheism
Hinduism and Buddhism
15
Which of the following is currently the most popular 'denomination' in Buddhism?
Tibetan
Theravada
Mahayana
Zen
16
Which religion was founded by "The Enlightened One"?
Buddhism
Monotheism
Hinduism
Judaism
17
Who brought a social structure, a writing system and religion to India?
Aryans
Greeks
Sumerians
Persians
18
Which religion did Asoka contribute to spreading throughout India and beyond?
Hinduism
Jainism
Buddhism
Zoroastrianism
19
What is the name of the writing system that the Aryans brought to India?
Indus Valley Script
Hieroglyphics
Sanskrit
Pali
20
Which of the following are achievements associated with the Gupta Empire?
spreading Buddhism, roads, veterinary clinics
edicts, spreading Buddhism, religious tolerance
roads, textiles, astronomy
astronomy, math, free hospitals
21
What was the name of the first empire in India?
Mauryan Empire
Asokan Empire
Akkadian Empire
Gupta Empire
22
Why don't we know what happened to the Indus Valley people?
Nobody bothered recording their history
Their writing can't be deciphered
It's a mystery
All of their records were burned
23
Which religion was through cultural diffusion between the Aryan and Indus Valley people?
Polytheism
Jainism
Buddhism
Hinduism
24
In Hinduism, who can become one with the universe after death?
Shudras
Kshatryas
Brahmins
Anyone
25
According to Buddhism, how does one achieve enlightenment?
The Eightfold Path
Being on top of the social pyramid
Fulfilling your dharma
Getting good karma
26
What was the Buddha's birth name?
Mahayana Buddha
Qui Gon Jin
Shakyamuni Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama
27
What is the ultimate goal for those who practice Hinduism?
Heaven
Nirvana
Moksha
Sainthood
28
Which of the following is the holy text in Hinduism?
The Bhagavad Gita
The Dhammapada
The Book of the Dead
The Vedas
29
What are the two mountain ranges separating India from the rest of Asia?
Ural and Caucus
Andes and Alps
Hindu Kush and Himalayas
Rockies and Sierra
30
How did traders and invaders travel in and out of Northern India?
By boat on the Indus River
Climbing Mt. Everest
Sailing the Arabian Sea
The Khyber Pass
31
Which of the following is NOT an achievement associated with Asoka?
Roads
Free hospitals
Better education
Rest stops
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What is the name of the weather event that effects farming (positively and negatively) in India
Hurricane
Monsoon
Tsunami
Thunderstorm
