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A brief overview of ancient India, Hinduism, and Buddhism.
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How did the major mountain ranges in India help its development?
protected it from outside invaders
Indus and Ganges rivers supplied water
they were the highest in the world
provided food, water and shelter
2
Which idea is illustrated below?
Forgiveness
Nirvana
Karma
Meditation
3
What did Asoka do?
began Hinduism
Use war to gain control of the land and people of India
begin Buddhism
built the Taj Mahal
4
Which ancient language is found in India?
Sanskrit
Hieroglyphics
Indian
Cuneiform
5
Which weather pattern in India consists of a wet season and a dry season?
Monsoon
Floods
None of these
Hurricanes
6
The 2 major rivers of India are the:
Euphrates and Tigris
The Nile
Indian and Hindu Kush
Indus and Ganges
7
Which of these ideas is NOT found in Buddhism, BUT helped Buddhism spread throughout Asia?
Reincarnation
The Caste System
The 4 Noble Truths
Karma & Dharma
8
Which of the following must a place have before it becomes a civilization?
Temporary structures
Undeveloped cities
Food surplus
Hunting and gathering
9
What were the oldest planned, techologically prosperous cities in India?
Mohenjo-Daro & Harappa
Aryan & India
Houston & Monkey-Joe
Aryan & Harappan
10
Which religion in India followed the Caste System?
The Vedas
Hinduism
Buddhism
Christianity
11
Which Indian system organized groups of people based on birth and determined their occupation (job)?
The Cats System
The Caste System
The Aryan System
Hinduism
12
How did your Caste placement affect your life?
Your Caste determined your parents and how you lived your life.
Hindu religion determined the Caste placement and life.
One could work their way up the Caste system to a higher placement.
Your Caste determined your job and who you could interact with.
13
The sacred writings of the Hindu religion are known as:
Cuneiform
The Bible
The Vedas
The Koran
14
Who is Asoka?
Emperor of the Gupta empire
Founder of Buddhism
Emperor of the Mauryan empire
Founder of India
15
Asoka converted to Buddhism and...
He made it the official religion of the Mauryan empire.
He wanted to build a strong army with 9,000 elephants.
He was interested in the Vedas.
He liked the social and political order of the caste system.
16
Growing crops, surplus of food, job specialization, and population growth resulted from __________.
Paleolithic Era
Golden Age
Ice Age
Agricultural Revolution
17
The Golden Age of India was a time of:
Money, nice cars and houses
Wars, fighting and wealth
Peace, prosperity and leaning
Disease, Covid-02 and chaos
18
How was Hinduism formed?
Based on Buddhism
Aryan people's belief blended with indigenous' peoples belief
More peaceful beliefs together
Cultural diffusion from China
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Which of these ideas is the teachings of Buddhism?
The Four Noble Truths & Eightfold Path
Vedas
Reincarnation & The Caste System
Brahman
20
How did wars and invasions effect trade in India?
Everyone loved spices from India
Trade grew and was prosperous
India did not trade due to location
India was isolated so there were no wars or invasions.
21
Which group of people were at the top of the Caste System?
Brahmin
Vaishya
Kshatriya
Sudra
22
Which of the following was invented in India and helped trade flourish?
Mathematics with the number system 1-9 and zero
Science and medicine for the mummification process
Art so the people of India would have museums to attend
The wheel to move heavy stones for massive building projects
23
What geographic feature is India located on?
Archipelago
Island
Africa
Subcontinent
24
India had it's Golden Age during the rule of which empire?
Pokemon
Khafra
Hammurabi
Gupta
25
How are Buddhism and Hinduism similar? (read the image carefully)
Reincarnation
The Four Noble Truths
The Eightfold Path
Yoga
26
Once Asoka became a Buddhist, what effect did it have on the Maurya empire?
The Golden Ages
Very little effect on the empire
It brought peace and unity to India
The empire grew even larger
27
Which is a similarity between Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, and China?
Their economy was supported by making medicines
They wrote hieroglyphics on paper made from trees
They depended on rivers to provide fertile soil & transportation
They had divine kingship
28
What was the purpose of Asoka's pillar edicts?
Polytheism beliefs
Hinduism beliefs spread through India
War and distruction caused by Asoka
Messages and directions from Asoka
