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1
What did the Caste System determine about people's lives?
marriage
sports
determined by family
job
2
Which are sacred Indian religious texts/books?
Ghats
Mahabharatas
Upanishads
Vedas
3
Which of the following describe the ancient Indian cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro?
plumbing
sewage systems
planned cities
large pyramids in center
4
What did the British colonists do in India that was positive?
improved sanitation
reduced local wars
emphasized cash crops
built schools
5
Which groups were in the Caste System?
Untouchables
Brahmins
Sudras
Kshatriyas
6
What gave the British power to jail protesters without trial for 2 years?
Partition
Sepoy Rebellion
Rowlatt Act
Amritsar Massacre
7
What Hindu term refers to the lasting effects of one's good and bad deeds?
Sangha
dharma
karma
Brahman
8
Which countries are on the Subcontinent?
Bangladesh
Pakistan
India
China
9
What happened to Buddhism in India?
combined with Islam
was absorbed into Hinduism
converted to Christianity
Became the largest religion
10
How did Buddhism spread from India to Southeast and East Asia?
war and conquest
pilgrimages
merchants
missionaries
11
Who was the founder of Buddhism?
Siddhartha
Gandhi
Aryans
Jainists
12
Which is not true about Mohandas K. Gandhi's teachings?
Indian indepdencne
civil disobedience
partition of India
Hindus were superior
13
Which is the correct definition for Monsoons?
Winds
Typhoons
Floods
Rains
14
Which group invaded ancient India, combining their own culture with the local people?
Greeks
Hittites
Dravidians
Aryans
15
What did Nehru do as first Prime Minister of India?
modernized economy
nuclear war with Pakistan
ally of USA
used traditional belief
16
What is the landmass in South Asia called?
India
Eurasia
Subcontinent
really, really big
17
What is the main belief that Hindus and Buddhists share in common?
Buddha
Nirvana
Reincarnation
Caste System
18
What do Hindus call the "state of perfect understanding"?
Heaven
Moksha
Reincarnation
Nirvana
19
What was Britain's name for their India colony?
Subcontinent
Jewel in the Crown
Monsoon Alley
Mughal Empire
20
What do the Four Noble Truths, in Buddhism, describe most?
Suffering
Desire
Nirvana
Happiness
21
Which terms was used in ancient India to refer to skin color?
Pariah
Dalit
Dasas
Untouchable
