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1
What is the term Jains and Hidus use for nonviolence
atman
shiva
ahimsa
rigveda
2
Chandragupta decided to become a ________________ so he had to give up his throne.
Jainist Monk
Jain
Hindu priest
Brahmin
3
What was the main inspiration for art and literature during the Mauryan and Gupta empires?
religion
culture
kings
people
4
what is the effect of bad karma?
reincarnation
born in lower caste/animal
disease
born in higher caste
5
The two largest settlements on the Indus river were
Mohenjo Daro and Cairo
Harappa and Mohenjo Daro
Harrapa and Memphis
Cairo and Memphis
6
The central teachings of Buddhism are called
Four Noble Truths
Nirvana
Ahimsa
The Eightfold Path
7
What does Buddha mean?
Great House
Knowlegeable
Blessed
Enlightened One
8
How many planets did the Indians discover?
seven
six
nine
zero
9
Asoka converted to ______ and stopped wars of conquest
Hinduism
Jainism
Buddhism
Christianity
10
Aryan religious texts were called
vedas
edicts
atmans
sanskrit
11
After Asoka died, the empire
unified
thrived
was attacked
divided
12
In Buddhism, people can reach nirvana by overcoming what two things?
desire and ignorance
passion and gluttony
ignorance and passion
desire and guttony
13
What is the effect of good karma?
born in higher caste
born as animal
reincarnation
born in lower caste
14
what is the process of rebirth called?
reincarnation
ahimsa
inoculation
nirvana
15
Buddhists follow the ______ to reach Nirvana
Mahaharata
Eightfold Path
Middle Way
Four Noble Truths
16
Who inspired Chandragupta Maurya to unify India for the first time?
Alexander the Great
Ms. Schumacher
Siddhartha Gautama
Asoka
17
One famous writer of this time period was
Asoka
Chandragupta
Kalidasa
Mrs. Craig
18
In what language were Aryan sacred hymns written?
Tamil
Sanskrit
English
Hindu
19
Paintings from these empires offer us a glimpse of ____________ life.
both of these
daily
cerimonial
neither of these
20
Chandragupta's grandson was
Chandra Gupta II
Asoka
Kalidasa
Buddha
21
What determined a person's caste in society?
their job
their parents' caste
their income
their karma
22
Indians made an alloy of what metal that resisted rust?
Iron
Silver
Gold
Aluminum
23
What was Siddhartha Gautama called after he attained wisdom?
Enlightened One
Shiva
Buddha
Asoka
24
The oldest of the 4 collections of hymns and poems sacred to the Aryans is the
Mahabharata
Bhagvad Gita
Rigveda
Ramayana
25
In the field of mathematics, they created
multiplication
tallies
dividion
zero
26
What religions did the Gupta rulers encourage and support?
Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity
Hinduism and Buddhism
Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism
Jainism and Buddhism
27
Hinduism evolved from Jainism.
False
True
28
Which of these are features of cities in Ancient India?
citadels
plumbing systems
all of these
paved streets
29
The leader of each village was given the title of
atman
Brahmin
raja
Asoka
30
Buddhism questioned the need for
animal sacrifice
fasting
meditation
violence
31
The religion practiced by the Aryans was
Hinduism
Brahminism
Jainism
Buddhism
32
This civilization was built along the Indus River
Harappan
Egyptian
Mohenjo Daro
Indian
33
They knew Earth was a sphere.
False
True
34
Who sent Buddhist missionaries to teach their religious beliefs?
Chandragupta Maurya
Chandra Gupta I
Chandra Gupta II
Asoka
35
Who was the young prince who left his home and family to search for the meaning of life?
Shiva
Siddhartha Gautama
Asoka
Chandragupta
36
Which of the following is not a main Hindu god?
Brahma
Siddhartha
Vishnu
Shiva
37
What is the Hindu name for the soul?
Brahman
veda
atman
ka
38
A state of perfect peace is called
Reincarnation
Atman
Nirvana
Ahimsa
39
Who were the invaders from central Asia that ended the Harappan Civilization?
Hindus
Aryans
Phoenicians
Hittites
40
Hindus think that a person's goal should be to reunite their soul with __ the universal spirit.
Brahma
Brahmin
Brahman
atman
