G6 Unit 3 Ancient India

Question 1

Where was Siddhartha born?

Accepted Answer

Nepal

Question 2

Mohenjodaro was built on the banks of which river?

Accepted Answer

Indus

Question 3

Which 2 rivers start in the Himalayas?

Accepted Answer

Ganges and Indus

Question 4

Which two mountain ranges are located in Ancient India?

Accepted Answer

Hindu Kush and Himalaya

Question 5

Where did Hinduism start?

Accepted Answer

India

Question 6

What did the Gupta Empire divide India into?

Accepted Answer

Provinces

Question 7

How did the Himalayas affect the development of India?

Accepted Answer

They protected and isolated Ancient India

Question 8

Demon that tempted Prince Siddhartha.

Accepted Answer

Mara

Question 9

The Indus River Valley is found on which continent?

Accepted Answer

Asia

Question 10

Where are the Himalayas located

Accepted Answer

Nepal

Question 11

What do most scientists believe happened to the Indus Valley civilization?

Accepted Answer

A natural disaster such as a flood or earthquake

Question 12

Which animal became the symbol for the Hindu belief in reverence for life?

Accepted Answer

the cow

Question 13

What is a flat area of land that is elevated?

Accepted Answer

Plateau

Question 14

Which group is below the caste system?

Accepted Answer

Untouchables

Question 15

Where did Siddhartha vow to never leave until he reaches enlightenment?

Accepted Answer

Under a tree

Question 16

What was the period of happiness, prosperity, and achievement during the Gupta Empire called?

Accepted Answer

Golden Age

Question 17

Which monsoon brings the rain?

Accepted Answer

Summer

Question 18

What is the tallest peak in the Himalayas Mountains?

Accepted Answer

Mount Everest

Question 19

Which desert is located in India?

Accepted Answer

The Thar desert

Question 20

Where was hinduism founded?

Accepted Answer

India

Question 21

Why did the first people in India likely settle near rivers?

Accepted Answer

The rivers provided water, soil, and trade

Question 22

What do you call a bond between 2 or more parties to further their common interests?

Accepted Answer

Alliance

Question 23

What are the sacred books of Hinduism?

Accepted Answer

The Vedas and Upanishads.

Question 24

Who was the lead singer of Nirvana?

Accepted Answer

Kurt Cobain

Question 25

What is one's sacred duty?

Accepted Answer

dharma

Question 26

What do you call commands that are obeyed like laws?

Accepted Answer

edicts

Question 27

The discovery of a scale suggests that the people of Mohenjodaro

Accepted Answer

Had uniform ways to measure

Question 28

Why did Siddhartha leave home?

Accepted Answer

To find the truth and the answers to life's suffering

Question 29

What are the three forms of suffering Siddhartha encountered?

Accepted Answer

aging, sickness, and death

Question 30

What do monks pay to the poor?

Accepted Answer

Alms

Question 31

What is the name given to prince Siddhartha Gautama?

Accepted Answer

Budda

Question 32

What is a monsoon?

Accepted Answer

A wind that comes from the ocean, bringing lots of moisture

Question 33

What do these seals reveal about Mohenjodaro?

Accepted Answer

the types of animals people saw

Question 34

What is the collection of good and bad actions that determines what happens in the next life?

Accepted Answer

karma

Question 35

Main Hinduism Major festival

Accepted Answer

Diwali

Question 36

Where did Buddhism start?

Accepted Answer

India

Question 37

What does the Eightfold Path teach others?

Accepted Answer

How to end suffering

Question 38

Who was Siddhartha Gautama?

Accepted Answer

the prince who became the Buddha

Question 39

What is an accomplishment of the Indus River Valley Civilizations?

Accepted Answer

Uniform-size bricks

Question 40

What was a class or group in Ancient India called?

Accepted Answer

Caste

Question 41

How do we know Mohenjodaro was a carefully planned city?

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The streets were divided into blocks and had a citadel of mud and brick

Question 42

When did excavation at Mohenjodaro take place?

Accepted Answer

between 1922 and 1965

Question 43

Which of the following is one of the Four Noble Truths?

Accepted Answer

Suffering is caused by wanting

Question 44

The roots of Hinduism are found in the Vedas which are

Accepted Answer

a collection of sacred texts

Question 45

What do you call a person who gives up worldly pleasures?

Accepted Answer

ascetic

Question 46

Indus Valley had which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Sewers

Question 47

India is part of which continent?

Accepted Answer

Asia

Question 48

What is the ideal place of happiness and peace?

Accepted Answer

Nirvana

Question 49

Where did most of the people of Mohenjodaro live?

Accepted Answer

in the lower city

Question 50

Due to its size, what is India considered to be?

Accepted Answer

subcontinent

Question 51

Buddhists follow the Eightfold Path in an effort to achieve what?

Accepted Answer

enlightenment

Question 52

To certain Hindus, the soul, or atman is part of

Accepted Answer

Brahman

Question 53

What is a place used to store grain called that was found at the archaeological site of Mohenjodaro?

Accepted Answer

granary

Question 54

What does Mohenjodaro mean?

Accepted Answer

Hill of the dead

Question 55

WHat is the path to Nirvana?

Accepted Answer

Eightfold

Question 56

Which way does the Buddha say to follow?

Accepted Answer

The middle way

Question 57

What is going to the Ganges River because it's a sacred place called?

Accepted Answer

Pilgrimage

Question 58

What is a theory or set of values by which one lives?

Accepted Answer

philosophy

Question 59

Why did Siddhartha leave home?

Accepted Answer

To find the truth and the answers to life's suffering

Question 60

What is a strong wind that can bring heavy rain?

Accepted Answer

Monsoon

Question 61

Which of the following are Hindu gods?

Accepted Answer

Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva

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