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Dharma is best known as
Religious and Moral Duties
Enlightenment
Rebirth
Actions and Consequences
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The goal of all Buddhists is known as
Moksha
Eightfold path
Nirvana
Dharma
3
The mountain range that the Khyber Pass cuts through is called -
Himalayas
Hindu Kush
Blue Ridge
Ural
4
The climate of the Indian Subcontinent is dominated by -
Seasonal Monsoons
Mediterranean Sea
Spring and Fall Typhoons
Deserts
5
An advancement of literature, art, science and mathematics.
The Vedic Age
The Golden Age
Aśoka's reign
The Mauryan Empire
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The heart of Buddhism is
Tripitaka
Vedas
Eightfold Path
Four Noble Truths
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Sacred Text(s) of Hinduism --
Torah
Tripitakas
Tawrat & Injil
Vedas & Upanishads
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The Caste System was created during the -
Indus Valley Civilization
Golden Age
Aryan Age
Vedic Age
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The author of Arthashastra (guide to running an empire). Advisor to Chandragupta Maurya.
Kautilya
Magadha
Samsara
Aśoka
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The term for Actions and Consequences
Karma
Dharma
Caramel
What goes around comes around
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This version of Buddhism is more accessible to ordinary people
Mahayana
Judaism
Jainism
Theravada
12
The union of your Atman and Brahman is
Nirvana
Moksha
Vedas
Dharma
13
Buddhism spread across much of Asia due to -
War
Missionaries
Merchants
It didn't
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The legacy of early Indus Valley Civilizations is
Vedas
The writing system Sanskrit
Their well-planned cities
Buddhism
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The name of the Indian Ruler who spread Buddhism through most of Asia
Aśoka
Chandragupta Maurya
Chandra Gupta I
Siddhartha Gautama
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We know the Indus Valley traded with Mesopotamia because of the discovery of
Trading Seals
Sanskrit
The wheel
Currency
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The cycle of reincarnation (rebirth) is known as
Atman
Moksha
Samsara
Nirvana
18
In Aryan society this term best describes the Merchant class
Vaisya
Brahmins
Sudras
Kshatriya
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Aśoka put these up to assure people he would rule the land fairly
Rock Edicts
He didn't put anything up
Government stations
Temples
20
Kshatriyas are best known as the -
Farmers
Peasants
Warriors
Priests
21
Approximately when did the Indus Valley collapse?
1500 CE
200 CE
850 BCE
1500 BCE
22
The best description for Brahman is
Sacred Texts
All-powerful, spiritual, force within all things
Religious Morals & Duties
Action & Consequences
23
Jainism and Buddhism were established in reaction to the strict caste system
True
False
Neither
24
Migration through this geographic feature was prominent in Ancient India
Khyber Pass
Arabian Sea
Deccan Plateau
Indus River
25
What civilization has undeciphered writing, which limits what we know about them?
The Gupta Empire
The Indus Valley Civilization
The Vedic Age
Ancient Pakistan
26
Founder of Buddhism
Asoka
Siddhartha Gautama
No one
Chandra Gupta I
27
Early Indo-Europeans originated from
The Baltic Region
The Central European Steppes
The Ural Mountains
The Arabian Sea
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Hinduism and Buddhism share all of these beliefs EXCEPT
Dharma
Karma
Non-Violence
Atman
29
The religion that has a greater focus on individual practice over formal rituals
Buddhism
Diwali
Hinduism
Jainism
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In Buddhism, how do followers fulfill the four noble truths?
Upanishads
Vedas
Eightfold Path
Tripitaka