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A brief overview of ancient India, Hinduism, and Buddhism.
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What was the purpose of Asoka's pillar edicts?
Polytheism beliefs
Messages and directions from Asoka
Hinduism beliefs spread through India
War and distruction caused by Asoka
2
Which idea is illustrated below?
Meditation
Nirvana
Karma
Forgiveness
3
The Golden Age of India was a time of:
Disease, Covid-02 and chaos
Wars, fighting and wealth
Money, nice cars and houses
Peace, prosperity and leaning
4
How did wars and invasions effect trade in India?
Trade grew and was prosperous
India was isolated so there were no wars or invasions.
India did not trade due to location
Everyone loved spices from India
5
Which of the following was invented in India and helped trade flourish?
Art so the people of India would have museums to attend
Mathematics with the number system 1-9 and zero
The wheel to move heavy stones for massive building projects
Science and medicine for the mummification process
6
How was Hinduism formed?
Based on Buddhism
More peaceful beliefs together
Cultural diffusion from China
Aryan people's belief blended with indigenous' peoples belief
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How did your Caste placement affect 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.
Your Caste determined your parents and how you lived your life.
8
India had it's Golden Age during the rule of which empire?
Gupta
Pokemon
Khafra
Hammurabi
9
Which of the following must a place have before it becomes a civilization?
Food surplus
Temporary structures
Undeveloped cities
Hunting and gathering
10
Which group of people were at the top of the Caste System?
Kshatriya
Vaishya
Brahmin
Sudra
11
What geographic feature is India located on?
Island
Subcontinent
Archipelago
Africa
12
Which ancient language is found in India?
Hieroglyphics
Indian
Sanskrit
Cuneiform
13
Growing crops, surplus of food, job specialization, and population growth resulted from __________.
Agricultural Revolution
Paleolithic Era
Golden Age
Ice Age
14
The sacred writings of the Hindu religion are known as:
The Bible
Cuneiform
The Vedas
The Koran
15
What did Asoka do?
Use war to gain control of the land and people of India
began Hinduism
begin Buddhism
built the Taj Mahal
16
How did the major mountain ranges in India help its development?
provided food, water and shelter
Indus and Ganges rivers supplied water
protected it from outside invaders
they were the highest in the world
17
Who is Asoka?
Founder of India
Emperor of the Mauryan empire
Emperor of the Gupta empire
Founder of Buddhism
18
Which of these ideas is the teachings of Buddhism?
Brahman
The Four Noble Truths & Eightfold Path
Vedas
Reincarnation & The Caste System
19
Which is a similarity between Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, and China?
They had divine kingship
They wrote hieroglyphics on paper made from trees
They depended on rivers to provide fertile soil & transportation
Their economy was supported by making medicines
20
What were the oldest planned, techologically prosperous cities in India?
Aryan & Harappan
Mohenjo-Daro & Harappa
Aryan & India
Houston & Monkey-Joe
21
How are Buddhism and Hinduism similar? (read the image carefully)
The Eightfold Path
Yoga
Reincarnation
The Four Noble Truths
22
Which weather pattern in India consists of a wet season and a dry season?
Hurricanes
Floods
Monsoon
None of these
23
Which religion in India followed the Caste System?
The Vedas
Buddhism
Hinduism
Christianity
24
Which Indian system organized groups of people based on birth and determined their occupation (job)?
The Cats System
The Caste System
Hinduism
The Aryan System
25
Once Asoka became a Buddhist, what effect did it have on the Maurya empire?
Very little effect on the empire
The empire grew even larger
It brought peace and unity to India
The Golden Ages
26
The 2 major rivers of India are the:
Euphrates and Tigris
The Nile
Indus and Ganges
Indian and Hindu Kush
27
Which of these ideas is NOT found in Buddhism, BUT helped Buddhism spread throughout Asia?
The 4 Noble Truths
The Caste System
Karma & Dharma
Reincarnation
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Asoka converted to Buddhism and...
He liked the social and political order of the caste system.
He made it the official religion of the Mauryan empire.
He was interested in the Vedas.
He wanted to build a strong army with 9,000 elephants.
