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What are the 4 Noble Truths according to Buddha?
People suffer because they desire things
You stop desiring things by following the 8-fold path
You end suffering by ending your desire for things
There can only be one highlander
Everything that goes up must come down
Life is suffering
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In Hinduism, doing your dharma involves
belief that Siddhartha is Buddha.
following the Eightfold Path.
reaching Nirvana.
performing the duties of your caste.
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What are Vaisyas?
Warriors, Rulers, Knights
Priests, Gods, Kings
Workers, servants, peasants
Craftspeople, Farmers, Traders
4
What is a benefit of the monsoon season in South and Southeast Asia?
Provides unclean drinking water
Provides good fishing
Provides lots of rain for crops
Strong winds clear away air pollution
5
What are Brahmins?
a class of priests and religious scholars
kings and queens
the lowest class in the caste system
the middle class in the caste system
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What is Jati?
A way of determining who you're allowed to be by your birth in Hinduism
Buddhist belief in walking the 'middle path' between indulgence and denial
Different social classes in Hindu society (caste system)
The cycle of life, death, and birth in Hindu and Buddhist beliefs
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What culture was spread during the Gupta Empire and how did they spread it?
The Gupta funded building projects in neighboring civilizations
The Gupta sent missionaries to China to teach them about Hinduism
Religious pilgrims traveled throughout the region spreading Buddhism
By trading with other civilizations, many adopted the caste system
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What jobs you can have and who you can marry is determined by your________?
The 4 noble truths
Where in India you were born
Skill/ability
Jati
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What is the cycle of rebirth called?
Reincarnation
Moksha
Karma
Resurrection
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The monsoons bring rain / flooding during the ____ and drought during the ____.
Spring / Fall
Fall / Winter
Spring / Summer
Summer / Winter
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How did the Gupta Empire become wealthy?
Trade along the Silk Road with Rome and China
Conquering other civilizations
Salt mines
The stock market
12
Which of the following are true about India's physical geography?
India has a dry climate
Central India is a dry plateau
India gets very cold in the winter
There is lush farmland along the coasts of India
The Himalaya and Hindu Kush separate India from the rest of Asia
The Indus & Ganges river valleys provide lush farmland, so many live there
13
Which of the following did Ancient India make advancements in that are still in use today?
Architecture
Irrigation
Medicine
Weaponry
Metalwork
Mathematics
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What kind of work do the Dalits (untouchables) do?
They kill rats and other pests
They wash clothes for other people
Sanitation work
They prepare bodies for funerals
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How did Ashoka help get people to follow his laws?
He used the Vedas to influence his laws
He had them carved into stone all of his empire
He was cruel and gave out harsh punishments
He consulted his subjects on what the laws should be
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The two oldest cities in India are...
Harappa and Mohenjo Daro
Jericho and Aleppo
Aryan and Indus
Catalhoyuk and Stonehenge
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What are the Vedas?
A river civilization
A social class
Aryan religious texts
A mountain range
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What are Kshatriyas?
Group of Warriors
Group of Gods
Group of Farmers
Group of landowners
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What you do in one life will affect you in the next
Karma
Samsara
Dharma
Brahman
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What are the four Varnas in Aryan society?
Dharma, Karma, Ashoka, Harappa
Emperors, Bishops, Laborers, Slaves
Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras
Kings, Knights, Merchants, Peasants
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How do marriages typically work in India?
You can marry anyone from any caste
Ceremonies can last up to a week
You get married as a teenager
Your parents arrange your marriage for you
You only get married in the winter
Women pick their husbands
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What is a state of perfect peace for Buddhists?
Heaven
Sutra
Moksha
Nirvana
23
What are Sudras
bankers
Servants
merchants
Warrior
24
What are some of the theories historians have about why Indus Valley Civilizations disappeared?
Gupta invasion
Drought
Earthquake
Flooding
Meteorite hit them
Typhoon
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How did Ashoka try to motivate his subjects to be better people?
He held competitions to see who the best subjects were
He create laws the promoted good behavior and non-violence
He created very strict laws with harsh punishments
He outlawed Buddhism
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What made Chandragupta Maurya a good leader?
He had wise advisors
He was feared by his subjects
He had bureaucrats helping him
He had the mandate of heaven
He divided his empire into smaller provinces
His subjects thought he was a god
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Indus valley civilization had which of the following
Well drainage system
Sewage Systems
Rainwater harvesting system
Garbage removal
Theaters
Large temples
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How do Buddhists seek to attain enlightenment and spiritual awareness?
Dharma
Ahimsa
Meditiation
Nirvana
