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Unit Five on India, Indian Religions, and Indian Empires
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This group of people would invade India and bring an end to the Gupta Empire
The Huns
The Indo-Europeans
The Mongolians
The Hunas
2
This is the longest epic poem ever written
The Illiad
The Upanishads
The Oddysey
The Mahabharata
3
Archaeologists haven't been able to decipher the language of this people
The Egyptian
The Harappan
The Greeks
The Chinese
4
Both the Mauryan and Gupta Empires would prosper because of trade along this route
The Khyber Pass
The Royal Road
The East Indian Highway
The Silk Road
5
Early Hindu scholars would write down myths, prayers, and hymns collectively known as these
The Upanishads
The Mahabharata
The Vedas
The Dharma
6
He is the current leader of Tibetan Buddhism
Krishna
Dalai Lama
Gandhi
Mandela
7
These are mounded stone structures built over Buddhist holy relics
Stupas
Sentries
Rock Pillars
Ballastrades
8
Those buddhists that haven't committed themselves fully to the religion are known as this
Sangha
Indra
Laity
Dharma
9
Chandragupta Maurya would fight this Macedonian Leader for control of Northwest India
Ptolemy
Seleucus I
Darius III
Alexander the Great
10
The group of kingdoms in Southern India would be known collectively as
The Kalingan Kingdoms
The Deccan Kingdoms
The Tamil Kingdoms
The Arabian Kingdoms
11
The Laity, Sangha, and Dharma are collectively known as this
The Three Jewels
The Upanishads
The Eightfold Path
The Middle Way
12
These monsoon winds would bring rain to the Indian Subcontinent
Winter Monsoons
Fall Monsoons
Summer Monsoons
Spring Monsoons
13
Siddhartha Gautama was born in this city in Nepal
Delhi
Tilaurikot
Lumbini
Kapilivastu
14
This Hindu god would be sacrificed to create the world and the social classes
Agni
Brahma
Krishna
Purusha
15
This word defines the entire Buddhist community
Moksha
Dharma
Sangha
Laity
16
Siddhartha's first attempt at reaching nirvana was through this path
Hinduism
Asceticism
The Middle Way
The Eightfold Path
17
All of these are cities of the Indus River Valley except
Karakorum
Mohenjo-Daro
Harappa
Kalibangan
18
This country was once a portion of Eastern India
Pakistan
Nepal
Bangladesh
Afghanistan
19
The first time that Siddhartha ventured outside his palace was for this event
The New Years Festival
The New Moon Festival
The Harvest Festival
The Plowing Festival
20
This was the Universal Soul in Hinduism
Purusha
Krishna
Brahman
Atman
21
This was the name of the guidebook used to administer the Mauryan Empire
The Mahabharata
The Arthasastra
The Bhagavad Gita
The Rig Veda
22
How were the cities of the Indus Valley discovered?
Building of a bridge
Archaeological digs
Building of a railroad
Changing direction of the river
23
The goal of Hinduism is to reach
Reincarnation
Moksha
Enlightenment
Nirvana
24
The soothsayer saw this mark on baby Siddhartha's foot
A Snake
A Wheel
A Bird
A Crown
25
The flooding of the river valley systems brought this to the crop fields
Sand
Silt
Water
Dirt
26
This Hindu God is known as the Protector
Shiva
Brahma
Krishna
Vishnu
27
These are two major river systems in Northern India
Tiber River and the Nile River
The Indus River and the Ganges River
The Rhine River and the Indus River
The Ganges and Euphrates River
28
This was the third emperor of the Gupta Empire
Bindusara
Chandra Gupta II
Chandra Gupta I
Samudra Gupta
29
According to the Four Noble Truths, pain and suffering comes from this
Bad Karma
Jealousy
Greed
Desire
30
This is one of the most famous and oldest Indian plays
The Madurai
The Kalidasa
The Shakuntala
The Mahabharata
31
This group of people migrated into the Indus Valley around 1500 BC
The Aryans
The Hunas
The Macedonians
The Persians
32
This plateau separates Northern and Southern India
The Steppes
The Moroccan Plateau
The Deccan Plateau
The Caucasus Plateau
33
In the Bhagavad Gita a prince has a conversation with this god taking human form
Krishna
Shiva
Agni
Brahma
34
Both Hindus and Buddhists believe in this process of rebirth
Nirvana
Sangha
Varnas
Reincarnation
35
The Indus Valley Civilization is sometimes also known as this
The Karakorum Valley
The Kalingan Civilization
The Ganges River Civilization
The Harappan Civilization
36
When Siddhartha journeyed out of his palace four times he saw all of these people except
A Wise Man
A Sick Man
A Dead Man
An Old Man
37
The warrior class in India is known as this
Vaishya
Brahmin
Kshatriya
Shudra
38
Chandra Gupta I would be known by this name
His Majesty
The Great
The Almighty
The Great King of Kings
39
This is the only Indian Emperor to follow Buddhism
Asoka
Bindusara
Samudra
Chandra Gupta II
40
These stories were the earliest collections of the beliefs of Hinduism
Jatakas
Vedas
Upanishads
Dharma
41
All of these were invented in India except
Zero
Modern Numerals
Decimal System
pi
42
This advisor of Chandragupta Maurya would create the Arthasastra
Bindusara
Kautilya
Kalidasa
Samudra
43
These priests were at the top of the Hindu caste system
Brahmin
Brahman
Brahmane
Brahma
44
These people were at the bottom of the social class pyramid
The Shudra
The Brahmin
The Untouchables
The Vaishya
45
All of these are paths to reaching moksha except
Right Prayer
Right Action
Religious Devotion
Right Thinking
46
These people would give up nirvana to help others reach nirvana
Bodhisattvas
Buddhas
Monks
Sangha
47
Buddhists are trying to reach this state of mind
Moksha
Peace
Enlightenment
Nirvana
48
A person's deeds influence this
Moksha
Karma
Enlightenment
Nirvana
49
Eventually, the original Buddhist teachings become known as this
Theraveda
Dharma
Mahayana
Sangha
50
This Indian city would become famous for more than 2000 poems that were discovered there
Madurai
Mumbai
Delhi
Calcutta
51
All of these are bodies of water surrounding the Indian Subcontinent except
The Bay of Bengal
The Arabian Sea
The Indian Ocean
The Persian Gulf
52
These are all mountain ranges in Northern India except
Tibetan Mountains
Himalayan Mountains
Hindu Kush Mountains
Karakorum Mountains
53
Chandragupta Maurya would break his empire into this many provinces
10
4
2
5
54
The cities of the Indus Valley were considered advanced because they had these
Standardized Bricks
Government Buildings
Highways
Aquaducts
55
The Indians discovered that the earth was round by looking at this
The North Star
A solar eclipse
A lunar eclipse
The Moon