a community made up of many family members

Which statement accurately characterizes the purpose of the Vedic texts?

They described the religious rituals of Brahmanisn.

Which advancement in mathematics is credited to Indian mathematicians?

Indian mathematicians were the first to use the number zero.

How were the early Aryan and Harappan civilizations similar?

They settled in the Indus Valley.

Why is India considered to be a subcontinent?

B/C- large landmass separated from Asia by mountain ranges.

How did the Gupta Empire end?

Hun armies invaded the country.

Why did early Indian blacksmiths create alloys of two or more metals?

Alloys were often stronger than one metal alone.

How were Harappan and Mesopotamian civilizations similar?

Both created irrigation systems 2 supply water 2 their crops

Why are the ancient cities of Harappa & Mohenjo-daro considered part of the same civilization?

They are similar in their construction.

How did Chandragupta Maurya improve trade and business throughout his empire?

He created one currency used by merchants and moneylenders.

Which of the following accurately characterizes Hinduism?

Like the Bible, there is 1 holy book that all Hindus follow.

How were early Aryan social levels determined?

according to a person’s profession

What is the Hindu Kush?

a mountain range northwest of India

rites of passage for different stages in a person’s life

How are Jainism and Hinduism similar?

Many of their followers practice nonviolence

How did Buddha’s teachings oppose traditional Hindu beliefs?

He taught that all people were equal.

What did early Indian astronomers believe about our solar system?

that the planets revolved around the sun

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1
According to Hindu belief, what determines whether people will have bad or good karma?
their social level
their choices in life
their profession
their wealth
2
What is a grama?
a language spoken by early Aryans
a group of people who migrated from Central Asia
a collection of stories that has cultural value
a community made up of many family members
3
Which statement accurately characterizes the purpose of the Vedic texts?
They explained the punishments for breaking laws
They instructed doctors how to cure certain diseases.
They retold acts of heroism of early Aryan warriors.
They described the religious rituals of Brahmanisn.
4
Which advancement in mathematics is credited to Indian mathematicians?
Indian mathematicians invented calculus.
Indian mathematicians were the 1st to use negative numbers.
Indian mathematicians were the first to use the number zero.
Indian mathematicians invented geometry.
5
Mauryan made it easier to conduct business in the empire by creating 1 currency of copper and
Gold coins
Bronze coins
Iron coins
Silver coins
6
How were the early Aryan and Harappan civilizations similar?
They settled in the Indus Valley.
They created large cities.
They organized under the leadership of a king.
They used Sanskrit to communicate.
7
Why is India considered to be a subcontinent?
B/C it has landforms not found in other parts of Asia.
Because it is separated from Asia by a shallow sea.
B/C- large landmass separated from Asia by mountain ranges.
Because it has few large rivers, unlike the rest of Asia.
8
How did the Gupta Empire end?
Disease from China spread throughout the country.
Hun armies invaded the country.
Farmers rebelled in protest of the caste system.
Monsoon winds failed 2 bring needed rain 2 the subcontinent.
9
Why did early Indian blacksmiths create alloys of two or more metals?
Alloys were often stronger than one metal alone.
Alloys created taller buildings than only one metal.
Alloys could be made in2 swords whereas one metal could not.
Alloys were less expensive to produce than one metal alone.
10
What title was Siddhartha Gautama given once it was believed that he had reached enlightenment?
Swami
Guru
Buddha
Sahib
11
How were Harappan and Mesopotamian civilizations similar?
They both used the same system of weights and measures.
Both created irrigation systems 2 supply water 2 their crops
They both spoke the same languages.
They both built pyramids in which to bury their dead.
12
Why are the ancient cities of Harappa & Mohenjo-daro considered part of the same civilization?
They are similar in their construction.
Harappans have written about the leaders of these cities
They are located close together.
Harappan documents describe them as sister cities.
13
How did Chandragupta Maurya improve trade and business throughout his empire?
He insisted that foreigners control the banking system.
He allowed women to become merchants.
He created a system of weights and measures.
He created one currency used by merchants and moneylenders.
14
What remarkable of art that was produced during the Mauryan and Gupta Empires still survives?
photographs
paintings
guitar music
ballet dances
15
Which of the following accurately characterizes Hinduism?
no gods are more important than the others.
Like the Bible, there is 1 holy book that all Hindus follow.
people do not remember who founded Hinduism.
Hinduism is a blend of many religious ideas.
16
According to Buddha, how can people avoid the process of reincarnation?
by passing away
by reaching nirvana
by giving your money away
by living a good life
17
How were early Aryan social levels determined?
according to a person’s profession
by whether a person was male or female
by whether a person was rich or poor
according to a person’s place of birth
18
What is the Hindu Kush?
a vast desert to the west of the Himalayas
the highest mountain range in the world
a mountain range northwest of India
the winds that flow northward during the summer
19
Which development ended Mauryan warfare throughout India under Asoka’s rule?
his conversion to Buddhism
the death of his son
his marriage to a Hindu princess
the spread of the plague
20
In which language did Mauryan and Gupta authors write?
Sanskrit
Hindi
Chinese
Arabic
21
What are samskaras?
dresses worn for special occasions, like a wedding
people who do not belong to a particular caste
rites of passage for different stages in a person’s life
evil spirits that cause people to commit evil actions
22
What religion spread in India during the Gupta Empire 2 become major religion of the country?
Hinduism
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
23
How are Jainism and Hinduism similar?
Many of their followers practice nonviolence
The religions were founded by the same holy man.
The religions practice similar rituals.
All of their followers are vegetarians.
24
How did Buddha’s teachings oppose traditional Hindu beliefs?
He did not believe that nirvana was possible.
He taught that people should lie.
He taught that all people were equal.
He did not believe in reincarnation
25
The Harappan civilization was the first major Indian civilization along the __________River.
Indus
Yellow
Tigrus
Ganges
26
What did early Indian astronomers believe about our solar system?
that the planets revolved around the sun
that the moon was another planet
that there were only three planets
that the earth was the center of the universe
27
Which king converted to Buddhism and built many Buddhist temples and schools throughout India
Buddha
Mohandas Gandhi
Asoka
Chandra Gupta
28
Most of the surviving Sanskrit literature, Bhagavad Gita, was written about ________________.
kids
government
men
reilgion
29
Aryan communities were small, members of an extended family, & led by a raja, who was often a
Priest
Servant
King
Warroir

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