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What was the goal of Vishnu?
What made the land of India fertile?
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What made the land of India fertile?
flooding
many rivers
constant rain
one river
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What was the goal of Vishnu?
bring wisdom
restore balance of good and evil
destroyer of universe
creator of universe
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How did Siddhartha achieve enlightenment?
luck
met various spirits
hard work
guidance and meditation
4
When was the Mauryan empire founded?
400 bce
4,000 ce
400 ce
40 bce
5
When where the first records of Hinduism first written down?
4th century bce
14th century ce
14th century bce
4th century ce
6
Who is Shiva?
one who restores balance
destroyer of the world
the creator
god of wisdom
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What religion was created based upon the lifeand teachings of Siddhartha Gautama?
Judaism
Confucianism
Buddhism
Hinduism
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When was Siddhartha Gautama born?
16th century ce
6th century bce
6th century ce
16th century bce
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What 3 things demonstrate the richness of the culture ofthis region?
ships, books, movies
art, movies, ships
art, architecture, and epics
paintings, coins, temples
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When did the oral composition of the Vedasoccur?
150 ce
1500 ce
150 bce
1500 bce
11
What did they have that was the mostsophisticated in ancient world?
Bugatti coupes
drainage system, wells, water storage
math system
roadways and ships
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What river was used to help create the earliestcivilization in India?
Indus
Ganges
Huang He
Nile
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Who is Brahma?
god of light
one who restore balance
creator of universe and god of wisdom
destroyer of universe
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List 4 geographic features found in thesubcontinent of India.
tundras, glaciers, volcanoes, plains
mountains, plains, volcanoes, deserts
rivers, volcanoes, dessert, tundras
rivers, mountains, plains, deserts
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How would you describe the cities and buildings?
well organized and built of brick and stone
filled with skyscrapers
rural and unorganized
sparse and poorly constructed
16
How long ago did people settle in the IndusRiver Valley?
500
50
5,000
50,000
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What helped to understand the beliefs of Hinduism?
mosaics
pottery vessels
diaries of priests
myths & epics
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What was Brahmi used for?
a type of temple
Write official and local languages
language of priests
language of lower class people
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When was the first script developed in India?
260 bce
260 ce
2600 ce
2600 bce
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What is a script?
a system of math
a process of building a ship
a group of signs or letters used to record words
an arrangement of buildings
21
How was the religion passed on prior to it being writtendown?
it didn't exist
brought to region by trade
only amongst priests
orally
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What extreme forms of weather occurred in India?
blizards and droughts
hurricanes and tornadoes
avalanches and tornadoes
monsoon and droughts
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What did his experiences as a young adult leadhim to do?
write Hindu texts
become a priest like his father
greater understanding & spiritual fulfillment
become emperor
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During this time, what was the most widespread religion inIndia?
Jainism
Buddhism
Shintoism
Hinduism
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When was the Sanskrit language introduced?
300 bce
300 ce
3,000 bce
30 ce
