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A review of all things Indian!
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1
Reincarnation, karma, Veda texts, and 1 billion followers
Buddhism
Judaism
Hinduism
Islam
2
Which language did the Aryans bring with them to India?
Egyptian
Mongolian
Sanskrit
German
3
The sacred texts of Hinduism include the Vedas, the Upanishads, and the
Ganesha
The Harappa
the Ganges
The Bhagavad Gita
4
Who are considered unclean?
Undesirables
Shundras
Impurities
Untouchables or outcasts
5
Workers and servants were a part of this caste.
Kshatriyas
Outcasts
Brahmins
Sudras
6
The Aryans brought religion, Sanskrit, and advanced weaponry when they invaded/migrated to
New Delhi
Harappa
Mohenjo Daro
outcasts
7
What is the last of the Four Noble Truths?
Everybody suffers
Honor thy mother and father
We suffer because we want what we cannot have
Follow the Eight Fold Path
8
Farmers, craftspeople and traders were part of this caste.
Sudras
Vaisyas
Brahmins
Outcasts
9
The sacred, religious writings of the Aryans were the....
Dharmas
Vedas
Brahmans
Sudras
10
India has this type of social structure.
Social Pyramid
No class system at all
Caste System
Classes based on wealth
11
Asoka's missionaries (during the Mauryan Empire) brought this religion from India to China.
Buddhism
Islam
Hinduism
Christianity.
12
A person's job/ occupation was determined by their
caste
intellect
schooling
friends
13
How did the mountain ranges of India impact the civilization?
Created the source for fertile river valleys
Provided economic opportunities
Provided protection from invaders
Flooded the river valleys
14
The Brahmins were the
landowners
the second highest level in the caste system
priests, the highest level of the caste system
third highest level of the caste system
15
What are the two effects the caste system had on the people of ancient India?
Indian culture was spread throughout Asia
Buddhism became the main religion of India.
Occupations determined one's caste
Strong prejudices developed against lower caste
16
Where is the Ganges River?
East India
West India
North India
South India
17
What were some of the medical advancements of the Gupta Empire?
A cure for cancer
first to trace the circulatory system
eyeglasses
surgical procedures, inoculations and medicine from plants
18
Brahman, Shiva and Vishnu are
Major Hindu Gods
Buddhist Beliefs
Classes in the Caste System
Major Indian Rulers
19
Ones position in the caste system is determined by...
a test you take at 15
your occupation/job
your deeds in a previous life (reincarnation)
the caste system of your husband of wife
20
Indian mathematicians made advances in math because of...
the abacus
the calculator
the use of "zero"
the invention of Hindu-Arabic numerals
21
What is the connection between reincarnation and karma in Hinduism?
Reincarnation will help you escape from the cycle of karma.
Good karma will allow you to move up in the caste system.
Karma will determine your future.
Your bad karma will end the cycle of reincarnation.
22
Warrior nomads who migrated/invaded to the Indus river valley, inhabited by the Harappans.
Japanese
Chinese
Aryans
Bohemians
23
Which two religions were widely practiced in Southeast Asia in the 1500's AD?
Buddhism and Christianity
Hinduism and Buddhism
Christianity and Judaism
Hinduism and Judaism
24
Siddhartha saw 4 sights: old age, sickness, death and suffering. What are these called?
The Four Sights
The Cycle of Life
The Koran
The Laws of Karma
25
The founder of Buddhism.
Sargon
Ramayana
Ashoka
Siddhartha Gautama
26
In early India, towns were governed by....
Small councils with a chief
autocracy
Confucianism
Democracy
27
What did Siddhartha Gautama, who became known as the Buddha believe was the cause of suffering?
selfish desires
Enlightenment
The Eightfold Path
Truth
28
What did the Indo-Aryans bring to India?
concept of zero
hospitals
writing
The caste system
29
What describes the geography of India?
It is a subcontinent
It sticks out into the Bay of Bengal
It is a peninsula
It is in Asia
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Warriors and rulers were a part of this caste.
Vaisyas
Outcasts
Sudras
Kshatriyas
