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Unit 4: Ancient India
Unit 4: Ancient India
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The lasting peace that Buddhists seek by giving up selfish desires.
Meditate
Nirvana
The Caste System
Hinduism
2
How was Aryan society organized?
A caste system
Peasants/merchants/royalty
A slave system
A monarchy
3
Who were the Aryans?
People who migrated from Egypt
Slaves
People who migrated from Central Asia
People who lived in Europe
4
Where is the Indus River Valley located?
In Europe, by the Mediterranean Sea
In what is now Pakistan.
In Africa, by the Nile River
An area which is now largely China.
5
Which book urged kings to maintain control of their subjects and to establish an army of spies to inform on them?
Arthasastra
The Bible
The Vedas
Ahimsa
6
A person who spreads his or her religious beliefs to others.
Convert
Missionary
Hinduism
The Pope
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Ancient Sanskrit writings that are the earliest sacred texts of Hinduism.
Dharma
Reincarnation
Nirvana
Vedas
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In Aryan society, Brahmins were...
Farmers
Teachers
Priests
Children
9
When did the Indus Valley civilization begin to decline?
2000 BCE
30,000 BCE
3050 BCE
100 CE
10
Who were the three main gods of Hinduism?
Dharma, Shakti, Vishnu
Dharma, Brahma, Shiva
Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva
Shakti, Brahma, Shiva
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The process by which a soul is reborn continuously until it achieves perfect understanding.
Vedas
Monsoon
Reincarnation
Dharma
12
The Aryans created a social class system based on a persons...
Heritage
Education
Gender (male/female)
Job
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To focus the mind inward in order to find spiritual awareness or relaxation
Yoga
Migrate
Missionary
Meditate
14
To change one's beliefs; in particular, to change from one religion to another.
Convert
Missionary
Reincarnation
Indus Script
15
To move from one place to settle in another.
Nirvana
Missionary
The Caste System
Migrate
16
A social class of people, people are born into for life, determined work they did.
The Caste System
Convert
Indus Script
Hinduism
17
Who was the ruler of the Maurya Empire that had grown from a tiny kingdom around 321 BCE?
Chandra Gupta I
Chandragupta
Kautilya
Ashoka
18
A religion and philosophy developed in ancient India, belief in reincarnation & a supreme being.
Buddhism
Jewish
Christian
Hinduism
19
Who was Siddhartha Gautama?
The Brahmin god
The founder of Buddhism
The leader of China
The founder of Hinduism
20
Harappa and Mohenjo Daro are two major cities of the ancient Indus River Valley civilization.
True
False
21
Spiritual laws that governed the universe.
Convert
Dharma
Monsoon
Vedas
22
According to Buddhism, how is human suffering connected to human desires?
Violence Connects human suffering with human desires.
Otherworldly desires prevent human sickness
Selfish desires cause human suffering.
Act selfishly toward others.
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Why do Buddhists try to follow "The Middle Way"?
To avoid suffering
To conquest other empires
To gain wealth and prosperity
To gain favor with the gods
24
The fact that the Earth was round and the 7 day week were both Indian inventions under the Gupta empire.
True
False
25
Consisting of 600 symbols, the Harappan language.
Indus Script
Dharma
Meditate
Migrate
26
Rulers and warriors, second class in the caste system.
Vedas
Kshatriya
Brahmin
Sudra
27
"Caste" is Portuguese for lineage or race.
False
True
28
What kind of ruler was Chandragupta?
Democratic leader
Constitutional Monarch
Military general
Absolute Ruler
29
Aryans invade India, bringing sacred scriptures that are first sung then later written in Sanskrit.
False
True
30
Which of the following is part of the Eightfold path in Buddhism?
Right Wealth
Right Speech
Right Connections
Right Worship
31
In Hinduism, the highest goal of the individual soul was:
To enter into permanent union with Indra
To be reincarnated into the warrior caste
To achieve Moksha
To have good karma and dharma
32
What geographic feature protected the Indus River Valley's northern region?
Pacific Ocean
Mount Vesuvius volcano
Nile River
Himalayan Mountains
33
The Vedas are books of prayer that explain how a person could achieve riches and higher standard of living than others.
False
True
34
A strong wind that blows across East Asia at certain times of the year.
Reincarnation
Monsoon
Migrate
Convert
