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Which achievement did Indians contribute to field of medicine?
Medicines
Inoculation
Surgery
Anatomy Knowledge
2
What is the name of the preserver god in Hinduism?
Ganesh
Vishnu
Brahma
Shiva
3
How do we know the Harrapan Civilization had a strong central government?
Well Organized Cities
They traded
They could travel
They were peaceful
4
The Hindu ancient text and songs are called the _____.
Vedas
Dharma
Middle way
Karma
5
What was one feature of Mohenjo-Daro that was different from other settlements?
It had private homes
It had sewer system
It had roads
It had walls
6
What is the name of the destroyer god in Hinduism?
Brahma
Ganesh
Shiva
Vishnu
7
When the Aryan and Indian cultures blended, what religion resulted
Hinduism
Vedas
Buddhism
Christianity
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Shiva, Brahma, and Vishnu are three main ____ of Hinduism
deities
samsaras
dharmas
karmas
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subcontinent
europe
a social class of people
a large landmass that juts out from a continent
a person who spreads religion to others
10
Which of the following was India's first great empire?
Aryan
Mauryan
Mongolian
Gupta
11
How do you read Harrapan writing?
Cuneiform
Left to Right
Rosetta Stone
We can't read it
12
What is the name of the social class system in Indian society?
caste
higher order
social pyramid
kosala
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the basic rules of behaviors believed to lead to an end of suffering is called the _______
Karma
Vedas
Eightfold Path
Samsara
14
Which king helped to spread Buddhism?
Ashoka
Chandra Gupta II
Chandragupta Maurya
Chandra Gupta I
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The river valley civilizations that grew in India were around which river?
Indus
Euphrates
Tigris
Nile
16
The religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama, "the goal is to end suffering"
Hinduism
Islam
Buddhism
Judaism
17
What is the name of the creator god in Hinduism?
Brahma
Vishnu
Ganesh
Shiva
18
What is the name for the collection of sacred Hindu texts?
Sanskrits
Castes
Yogas
Vedas
19
Which letter labels India?
A
D
C
B
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Buddhism says that by following the _____ you can reach Nirvana
The Eightfold path
Moksha
The 4 Noble Truths
Reincarnation
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Archaeologists know that Mahenjo-Daro was carefully planned because
the fertile soil eventually turned into desert
streets separated regular blocks of homes and buildings
the city was built on a flat plain
the city was used for farming instead of trade
22
Term for the idea that person's actions could affect him in later lives- cause and effect
Moksha
Dharma
Hinduism
Karma
23
What beliefs are found in both Hinduism and Buddhism?
Vedas & Tripitaka
karma & reincarnation
Four Noble Truths & eightfold path
dharma and karma
24
Buddha taught that the cure for human suffering was to
exercise and eat healthy foods
worship many gods
gain wealth through hard work
give up selfish desires
25
a strong wind that blows across East Asia at certain times of the year
Hurricane
monsoon
samsara
ahimsa
26
What is a contribution of Indians to the field of mathematics?
algebra
zero
geometry
positive and negative integers
27
What is one achievement that Indian astronomers contributed to the world?
Discovering that there were nine planets
Discovering Halley's comet
Discovering Earth revolves around the sun
Discovering Saturn's many moons
28
India's mountains and surrounding water influenced its development
by encouraging invasion by other civilizations
by providing unlimited contact with countries east and west
by limiting contact between the subcontinent and the world
by providing contact with Asian lands
29
The universal spirit the lives in everything
brahman
samsara
dharma
karma
30
What was the name of Buddhism's founder?
Siddhartha Gautama
Shi Haung Di
John Smith
Ashoka
31
According to the Hindu belief of reincarnation, faithful followers of Hinduism
will be reborn as animals
will not be rewarded in the next life
will be born into a higher caste
cannot escape from the cycle of death and rebirth
32
The Indus Valley had the world's first
trade routes
civilization
planned cities
farming towns
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What is reincarnation?
a large landmass that juts out from a continent
the belief in Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva
a social class of people
the rebirth of the soul in the body of another living being
34
The Himalaya Mountains form India's northern border. What is the benefit of the mountains
a constant supply of water
protection from enemies
roads for trade routes
fertile farmland for crops
35
One way in which Hinduism differs from the other major religions is
believers rely on a single sacred book
is has developed fairly recently
is has no one single person that started it
it has not attracted many followers
