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What was the first written language of India?
Sanskrit
Cuneiform
English
hieroglyphics
2
What are monsoons?
seasonal winds
perfect peace
people who travel to holy sites
3
What was ancient India's social structure called?
the social pyramid
the warlord/peasant plan
the Hierarchy of workers
the Caste system
4
what were the two largest cities of the Indus Valley Civilization?
Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa
Ur and Eridu
Memphis and Thebes
Babylon and Akkad
5
Which of the following do Hinduism and Buddhism have in common?
believe that suffering comes from desire
value the caste system
originated in India
goal is to reach nirvana
6
How did Indian Mathematicians influence our modern world?
used algebra
explained infinity
invented zero
all the above
7
Each Aryan tribe was led by a prince known as a _______.
guru
Buddha
nirvana
raja
8
Who was the founder of Buddhism?
Confucius
Ashoka
Chandra Gupta Maurya
Siddhartha Gautama
9
Which of the following inventions originated in Ancient India?
cuneiform
sailboat
numbers zero to nine
paper
10
What is the most likely reason that Buddhism spread?
they believed in reincarnation
followers often wear bead jewelry and tassels
it placed little importance on the Caste system
11
The Two major rivers of India are the ______ and _______
Tigris and Euphrates
Nile and Amazon
Mississippi and Yukon
Indus and Ganges
12
On which continent is India located?
Antarctica
Asia
North America
Africa
13
Which of the following ancient civilizations depended on rivers for their survival
Mesopotamia
India
Egypt
all of the above
14
The two main types of Buddhism today are _______ and ________.
polytheistic and monotheistic
Sunni and Shia
Theravada and Mahayana
Catholic and Protestant
15
Where did India's first civilization begin?
Indus River Valley
Near the coast
Himalayas
Deccan Plateau
16
Which two major world religions originated in India?
Buddhism and Hinduism
christianity and Islam
Judaism and Christianity
polytheism and monothesism
17
the rebirth of the soul is called _______.
karma
nirvana
reincarnation
stupa
18
Gupta empires practiced what religion?
Islam
Christianity
Buddhism
Hinduism
19
Who was Chandra Gupta Maurya?
the Buddha
famous actor
first ruler of the Mauryan Empire
an Egyptian sun god
20
Which religion is the most popular in India today?
Islam
Buddhism
Judaism
Hinduism
21
In Hinduism, what is the universal spirit called?
Re
Neptune
Buddha
Brahman
22
In Buddhism, a state of perfect happiness and peace is _______________.
meditation
samsara
nirvana
stupa
23
What is the ultimate goal of Buddhism
Saṃsāra
wealth
nirvana
power
24
a person who travels to holy sites
pilgrim
stupa
samsara
nirvana
25
Which statement supports the fact that men had more rights than women in Ancient India?
males inherited property and could go to school.
boys and girls often married in their teens
parents often arranged marriages for their children
people could not get divorced
26
Around 1900 B.C. people began to abandon Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa then _____ migrated to India.
Egyptians
Chinese
Americans
Aryans
27
A Buddhist shrine, usually dome-shaped is called _______.
karma
reincarnation
nirvana
stupa
28
Which of these was a feature of the ancient city of Mohenjo-Daro?
it had a sewer system
it had large walled fortress
all the above
it was well planned with straight streets
29
Who was Ashoka and what were his accomplishments?
promoted buddhism
all of the above
built hospitals and roads
expanded the empire through military conquest
30
Which large mountain ranges separate India from the rest of the continent
Himylayas and Hindu kush
Great dividing range
the Appalachian mountains
the Rockies
31
a persons perosnal duty is ___________.
karma
dharma
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Chandra Gupta Maurya...
spread Christianity
developed a sport called stick ball
developed an efficient postal system
adopted many lamas
