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Ancient India Ch. 7
Ancient India Ch. 7
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The first emperor (king) of the Gupta Empire was
Candragupta Maurya
Candra Gupta II
Asoka
Candra Gupta I
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Another important aspect of Hinduism is "ahimsa", which is Sanskrit for
Ghandi
moksha
nonviolence
reincarnation
3
The most popular religion in India today
Judaism
Christianity
Hinduism
Buddhism
4
When Siddhartha Gautama achieved Enlightenment, he became known as "the Englightened One", or
Vishnu
Brahma
Siddhartha
Buddha
5
Civilization in Ancient India first developed near the
Yellow River
Indus River
Nile River
Tigress and Euphrates Rivers
6
The Ancient Indians were NOT interested in architecture.
True
False
7
The people of the Mauryan and Gupta periods created great works of art.
False
True
8
The Aryans had important religious writings called
the Vedas
the Tipitaka
the Quran
the Christian Bible
9
The two Ancient Indian Empires were called
Old Kingdom and New Kingdom
Chandra and Mauryan
Mauryan and Gupta
Asoka and Gupta
10
Which of the following is NOT one of the major Hindu gods?
Siva the Destroyer
Brahma the Creator
Vishnu the Preserver
Brahman the Most High
11
Candragupta Maurya's grandson and the most strong and famous Mauryan emperor (king) was
Bindusara
Gupta
Candragupta
Asoka
12
Buddha did not reject all of the Hindu beliefs, Buddhist and Hindu people share belief in
Vedas
reincarnation
Asoka
Siva
13
After Harrapan civilization in the Indus River Valley collapsed, the ________ moved into India.
Mesopotamians
Egyptians
Aryans
14
The Aryans believed in the Varnas, which led to social division called
Hinduism
Brahma
Hieroglyphics
the Caste System
15
The Aryans developed an important written language called
Latin
Sanskrit
Hieroglyphics
Greek
16
Civilization in Ancient India first developed near the
Nile River
Yellow River
Indus River
Tigress and Euphrates Rivers
17
Today, we use the Hindu-Arabic numerals, that were created by ancient Indians.
False
True
18
In 301 BC, Candragupta Maurya passed the throne to his son, who
lost in all in war
improved trade
died young
expanded the empire
19
Which of the following was NOT a scientific advance made by the Ancient Indians?
metalworking
papermaking
astronomy
innoculation
20
Though Gupta rulers were Hindu, both Hinduism and Buddhism flourished during the Gupta Empire.
False
True
21
Nirvana means
a cool band
the religious writings of the Aryans
Enlightened One
a perfect state of peace
22
The people of the Indus River Valley Cilization developed two major cities,
Assur and Babylon
Memphis and Thebes
Mohenjo Daro and Harrapa
23
In 320 BC, this military leader unified Northern India and created the Mauryan Empire.
Asoka
Chandragupta Maurya
Ghandi
Samudra Gupta
24
A young prince who was raised Hindu and abandoned his birthright in search of enlightenment.
Chandragupta Maurya
Asoka
Siddhartha Gautama
Siva
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Most works of literature (writings) in Sanskrit are religious.
True
False