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Ch. 4 Ancient India Test Review
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1
The people of India depended on the summer monsoon to
create natural passages in the Himalaya Mountains.
bring cold air to the subcontinent.
provide seasonal rain.
carry melting snow to the dry lands.
2
How were Chandragupta and Asoka different?
Chandragupta became a monk and was concerned about saving his people.
Asoka embraced Buddhism and was concerned about his people's welfare.
Chandragupta ruled harshly spying on his people.
Asoka was paranoid and would spy on his people .
3
The Indus River Valley contained fertile soil for farming.Well-planned cities flourished there.
True
False
4
Archaeologists know that Mohenjo-Daro was carefully planned because
the city was built on a flat plain.
the city was used for farming instead of trade.
streets separated regular blocks of homes and buildings.
the fertile soil eventually turned into desert.
5
Both Chandragupta and Asoka were strong rulers, that never brought order and peace to their people.
True
False
6
One way in which Hinduism differs from the other major religions is
it has no single founder.
it has not attracted many followers
it has developed fairly recently.
believers rely on a single sacred book.
7
A person who spreads his or her religious beliefs to others
missionary
caste
ahimsa
citadel
8
Buddha taught that the cure from human suffering was to
give up selfish desires.
exercise and eat healthy food.
gain wealth through hard work.
worship many gods.
9
When the Aryan and Indian cultures blended, what religion resulted?
Vedic
Buddhism
Hinduism
Christianity
10
According to the Hindu belief of reincarnation, faithful followers of Hinduism
cannot escape from the cycle of death and rebirth.
will be born into a higher position.
will not be rewarded in the next life.
will be reborn as animals.
11
India's mountains and surrounding water influenced its development by
imiting contact between the subcontinent and the world.
providing contact with Asian lands.
encouraging invasions by other civilizations.
providing unlimited contact with countries to the east and west.
12
Why is Asoka considered on of India's greatest leaders?
He was a kind ruler who thought of his people as children.
Under his rule, the Maurya Empire extended across China.
He invented astronomy to predict when the Indus River would flood.
He used his wealth to build huge, splendid places.
13
How was India influenced by its physical geography?
The desert kept invaders out of the area.
Monsoons dominate the climate and bring rains that create fertile farmland
Himalaya Mountains cut India off from the rest of the world.
Two great river cut through the mtns & carried melting snow to the plains.
14
To focus the mind inward
citadel
caste
meditate
ahimsa
15
In early years of his rule Asoka was warlike like his grandfather.
True
False
16
A lasting peace that Buddhists seek
caste
citadel
nirvana
ahimsa
17
A strong wind that blows across East Asia at certain times of year
ahimsa
monsoon
caste
citadel
18
The Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea limited contact with lands to the east and west.
True
False
19
Like the Egyptian pharaohs, the Indian emperor Chandragupta believed in
the absolute power of the ruler.
the democratic principles of government.
sharing his power with governors of city-states.
maintaining a small army.
20
A large landmass that juts out from a continent
subcontinent
ahimsa
caste
citadel
