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A brief overview of ancient India, Hinduism, and Buddhism. #india #hinduism #buddhism
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The Golden Age of India happened during the rule of the Gupta Empire, and was a time of:
Wars and wealth
All of these
Disease and chaos
Inventions and peacefulness
2
What Mountain Range Borders India?
The Andes Mountains
The Himalayan Mountains
3
Which 2 Religions Started in Ancient India?
Christianity and Hinduism
Judaism and Buddhism
Hinduism and Buddhism
Christianity and Judaism
4
Which weather pattern in India consists of a wet season and a dry season?
Hurricanes
Floods
Monsoon
None of these
5
India is part of which continent?
Asia
Europe
Africa
Australia
6
The 2 major rivers of India are the:
Euphrates and Ganges
Indus and Ganges
Indian and Ganges
Indus and Tigris
7
Buddha believed that to eliminate suffering, you must eliminate your:
Happiness
Religion
Ideas & opinions
Wants & desires
8
Located in present day Pakistan
Ahmose
Harrapa
Loess
Thebes
9
In the 3rd position from the top of the Caste System:
Vaishya
Sudra
Dalits
Kshatriya
10
Which river served as the site of an ancient civilization in India?
Huang He
Indus
Harrappa
Ganges
11
A subcontinent is......
a mountain range
a large landmass that is smaller than a continent
Estuary
continent
12
Reaching a state of perfect peace is known as
Nirvana
Paradise
World History Class
Meditation
13
Which body of water borders the east coast of India?
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Bay of Bengal
Arabian Sea
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What body of water is west of India?
Indian Ocean
Bay of Bengal
Arabian Sea
15
The Ultimate Goal of Hinduism and Buddhism was...
Nirvana Only
Moksha and Nirvana
Heaven and Enlightement
Moksha Only
16
The major mountain range in India is:
The Himalayas
Mount Everest
None of these
The Great Indian Mountains
17
Which of these ideas is NOT found in Buddhism?
Karma
The Caste System
The 4 Noble Truths
Reincarnation
18
The religion in India with the most followers is:
Hinduism
Buddhism
None of these
The Vedas
19
Which religion does not focus on God, but on humans?
Polytheism
Christianity
Buddhism
Hinduism
20
Who were the Untouchables?
The most powerful Varna of all
Merchants
The Gods
Out of Casts who did the dirty jobs
21
Who was Mohandas Gandhi ?
All of the above!
He was an Indian singer
He was an Indian terrorist.
The leader of the independence movement
22
Which Indian system organized groups of people based on birth, wealth, & occupation (job)?
The Aryan System
The Caste System
The Cats System
Hinduism
23
What is the name of the Ancient India language?
Cuneiform
Sanskrit
Indian
Hieroglyphics
24
Monsoon
Seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons
Founder of Buddhism
Landmass that is smaller than a continent
Study of stars and planets
25
Which group came in to India and took over the Harappan and Mohenjo Daro civilizations?
Gandhi
Aryans
Siddhartha Gautama
Asoka
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How does a caste system work?
Your social status fluctuates
You earn your place in society
If you work hard and study you can determine your place in society.
Your societal status stays the same for your entire life
27
What’s a nomad?
A person who moves from place to place with no home.
Flower
Food for animals.
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The sacred writings of the Hindu religion are known as:
The Bible
The Koran
The Vedas
Sanskrit
