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1
Which feature of modern arithmetic came from ancient India by way of the Arabs?
Counting
Arithmatic
Zero
Addition
2
What are the Vedas in India?
Merchants, artisans, and farmers
Cycle of birth, death, and rebirth
Ancient texts that contain eternal truths
Priests, scholars, and teachers
3
Around 1700 B.C.E. Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa were abandoned, what could be possible reasons why this happened?
Massive diseases
A meteor hit earth
Earthquakes and Floods
They moved to a different part of the world
4
Why was Chandragupta Maurya poor in his later years?
He put a stop to foreign trade.
He lost the conquered territories.
He was overthrown by his son.
He decided to live as an Esthetic.
5
Which of the following groups of people made it possible to construct complex buildings
monks
Teachers
mathematicians
Astrologers
6
During the summer in India, the monsoon brings
Dreadful fog
Snow and wind
Heavy Winds and Rains
Rock slides
7
What was the main achievement of the Maurya family?
to unify India
To create Buddhism
To write many books
To build libraries and hospitals
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How has the location of the Himalaya Mountains benefited India?
Provides coal for heating
It allows merchants to travel their.
Helps to cool India during the summer
Protection from enemies
9
How was Chandragupta Maurya able to maintain his empire’s strength?
he used force to be sure no one threatened his power.
he used Buddhism to keep his people happy.
he made laws that were fairer than Ashoka's laws.
he had a larger empire than Ashoka did.
10
A traveler in the Thar Desert would be likely to see many
Sand Dunes (a hill of sand formed by the wind)
Small farms
Rivers
Elephants
11
What is Samsara?
The cycle of birth, death, and rebirth
code of conduct and Righteous action
A religious food
Religious texts used by Brahmins
12
The images of Gupta kings on coins show that the empire had people who were skilled in
Drawing and painting
working with metal.
Wood and bone
Literature and writing
13
To promote four main goals for his kingdom, Ashoka carved edicts into rocks, walls, and pillars. An edict is
wring that describes religious beliefs.
a command that is obeyed like a law.
A picture of something
something that encourages growth.
14
The discovery of a scale, stone weights, and a marked rod suggests that the people of Mohenjo-Daro
That they had too many
That they were worried about their weight
started a new kind of mathematics.
had uniform ways to measure.
15
In Hinduism what do Indians believe about Brahman?
Is responsible for Transforming the Universe
good and evil done in a past life determine what happens to a person's soul
Is ever-present, all-powerful, and exists forever
Controls the Oceans and Seas.
16
Which experience led to a deep change in Ashoka’s values?
Reading the Vedas
Marrying a Hindu
Marrying a Buddhist
seeing a very bloody battle
17
What type of landmass is India?
Subcontinent
Continent
Isthmus
Peninsula
18
a structure that was 39 feet long and 8 feet deep, with a well nearby and a drain along one side. How was it likely use
for storage
for cooking
for bathing
for making wine
19
How did individuals in the Gupta Empire learn the skills such as make cures from bark and roots and stitch up wounds?
Trial and error
by studying medicine at a university
Learned it from teh Chinese
IT is in the Vedas
20
Which feature of Mohenjo-Daro was quite different from other settlements of that time?
multi story brick homes
high walls with guard towers
advanced sewer systems
dirt roads with intersections
21
Which factors in the Gupta Empire most helped the growth of learning?
Money and Power
Peace and Stability
A massive army
Buddhism and Confucianism
22
The Hindu New Year that is a festival of Lights
Hannukah
Rammadan
Diwali
Samsara
23
What are Varnas?
The bible
Musical instruments
A type of food
The Four Social Classes in Ancient India.
24
The Indus River Valley has
Algae and seaweed
Lots of rocks
some of the best farmland in the world.
Large boulders and sand
25
How did farmers in Mohenjo-Daro most likely transport their goods to the market?
By hitching their bulls to a two-wheeled cart
By loading baskets on the backs of mules
By sailing a boat down the Indus river
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