stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
India Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
India
India
25 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
551 plays
Imported from external platform
Flashcards
25 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
25
Answers
1
What is it called when your actions in this life determine your fate in the next life?
Brahman
Karma
Dharma
Reincarnation
2
All of the following physical barriers isolated India from the rest of Asia EXCEPT
Indian Ocean
Hindu Kush Mountains
Himalaya Mountains
Deccan Plateau
3
The
Vedas
&
Upanishads
are the sacred texts of Buddhism.
True
False
4
What is the world's earliest writing system?
sanskrit
cuneiform
oracle bone script
hieroglyphics
5
Monotheism is the belief in many gods.
True
False
6
What is the rebirth of the soul known as?
Brahman
Dharma
Karma
Reincarnation
7
During India's Golden Age, advances in medicine were developed, for example, simple surgeries and setting broken bones.
False
True
8
Ashoka is most remembered for all the following EXCEPT
posting laws on pillars around the empire.
establishing Hinduism as the official religion.
sending missionaries into East Asia to spread Buddhism.
building hospitals, shrines, and a road system.
9
Why are Aleppo, Jericho, and Catalhoyuk significant in world history?
the world's first law codes were developed there.
they worshipped many gods.
they created republics.
they are the earliest known settled farming communities.
10
What is your religious duty (or job) according to caste?
Brahman
Karma
Dharma
Buddha
11
What did early river valleys offer to humans settling there?
fertile soil for crops
all of the above
protection from invasion
irrigation water
12
Siddhartha Guatama believed understanding the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path was the key to enlightenment.
False
True
13
Who led the Hebrews out of Egyptian slavery and back to their homeland in Israel?
Abraham
Hammurabi
Moses
the Phoenicians
14
The founder of Judaism was-
Hammurabi
Abraham
Mohammad
Moses
15
Which of the following is a contribution to the Golden Age of India?
Using iron tools and weapons
The lateen sail
Developing the concept of zero
Weaving cotton textiles
16
Chandragupta is credited with united northern India under the control of the Mauryan Empire.
False
True
17
What is the term for the Chinese belief that rulers lead by the will of Heaven?
Noble Truth
Heavenly Path
Mandate of Heaven
Moral Relationship
18
What were the Babylonians the first to develop under the leadership of Hammurabi?
A law code
A writing system.
A monotheistic faith
The wheel
19
The Indus River Valley had twin capitals in
Bolan & Khyber
Harappa & Mohenjo-Daro
Harappa & Kalibangan
Hindu Kush & Himalayas
20
Indian folktales were recorded in cuneiform after it was spread to the Indus Valley from Mesopotamia.
False
True
21
The caste system allowed movement between castes and people were allowed to marry people from other castes.
True
False
22
Which of the following are the Phoenicians most known for?
Practicing a polytheistic faith.
Developing cuneiform.
Creating the alphabet we use today.
Trading timber around the Mediterranean.
23
Who is the "enlightened" one?
Buddha
Dharma
Karma
Brahman
24
Hieroglyphics was the writing system developed in which river valley?
Tigris and Euphrates
Indus
Huang He
Nile
25
The most significant Aryan contribution to India's history is
the development of a writing system.
the use of iron plows for farming.
the introduction of cows to agriculture.
the introduction of the hereditary caste system.
