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What is a Brahmin?
a ruler
a servant
a priest
a warrior
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Which choice does not agree with Buddhism?
contentment comes from getting what you want
suffering comes from not having what you want
unhappiness is from keeping what you want
nirvana is reached by overcoming ignorance and desire
3
The belief that souls are reborn many times into a new body.
book of the dead
reincarnation
priests
afterlife
4
In the life of Siddhartha Gautama, which event happened last?
he wandered through the forest
he became disenchanted with life
he meditated under a tree
he gained insight into human suffering
5
What are the two major rivers that flow through India and are vital to their civilizations?
Nile and Yellow Rivers
Amazon and Mississippi Rivers
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Ganges and Indus Rivers
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Who traveled to other places to spread their religious beliefs?
brahmins
priests
warriors
missionaries
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If I were Hindu and a good person, in my next life I may come back as
a wealthy person
a lonely person
a person with no job
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Why do all four religions in India celebrate Diwali?
it is an Indian holiday
not all of them celebrate
the government issued a law about this
they all began from the Hindu religion
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Hinduism began c. 5000 B.C., how long ago was this?
7,016 years ago
no one knows for sure
about 10,000 years
a long time ago
10
Who was India's first civilization?
Hindus
Aryan
Harappan
Vedas
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This divided Indian society into groups based on rank, wealth, and occupation.
social structure
caste system
social hierarchy
Hinduism
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Who moved into the Indus Valley when the Harappan civilization collapsed?
Siddhartha Gautama
Mojenjo Daro
Aryans
Buddhism
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What happened after the Guptas took control of India?
Hinduism became less popular
They embraced Sikhism
Hinduism became popular
They banned Buddhism
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What do Buddhists believe will end suffering?
giving up worldly possessions
animal sacrifice
death
reincarnation
15
The ultimate goal in Hinduism is to reach
China
happiness
nirvana
Israel
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Why don't we know who created Hinduism?
it was started by many people
they didn't have a writing system that long ago
it was started by Buddha
it was started by Siddhartha Gautama
17
seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons
hurricane
Sanskrit
monsoon
tornado
18
What does Mesopotamia, Egypt, and India have in common?
all had written laws
all began near rivers
all believed in karma
all had the same religion
19
What are the highest mountains in the world?
Andes
Himalayas
Ethiopian highland
Mt. McKinley
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What does the term "Buddha" mean?
a stupa
the enlightened one
a leader
nirvana
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The Aryans felt what was most important?
allowing some to move to a higher caste
socializing with other castes
a strict caste system
lowering the caste rules
22
Which religion practices animal sacrifice?
Jainism
Buddhism
Sikhism
Hinduism
23
The study of the stars and planets
astronomy
Jainism
engineering
Hinduism
24
Which of the following is not a religion?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Sanskrit
Sikhism
25
What is the oldest religion in the world?
Jainism
Buddhism
Hinduism
Sikhism
26
Which religion believed you could be reincarnated as a plant or insect?
Buddhism
Jainism
Sikhism
Hinduism
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Why don't we know much about the Harappan?
they disappeared
we don't care much about them
they weren't important
we can't read their written language
28
The mountains of northern India
Indus
Aryan
Khyber
Himalayas
29
The first empire in India was
Mauryan
Hinduism
Harappan
Mohenjo Daro
30
What did Candragupta Maurya do?
He was a military who seized control of northern India.
invented metallurgy
Buddhist leader
first raja
31
What is the largest religion in India today?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Jainism
Sikhism
32
What created the Hindu-Kush and Himalaya mountain ranges?
volcanoes
atmospheric pressure
earthquakes
India broke off from Africa and collided with Asia
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The numbers we use today are called:
alloy
prime numbers
Hindu-Arabic
Sanskrit
34
the most important language of ancient India
Hindu
Sumerian
Egyptian
Sanskrit
35
What determines how you will be reincarnated in Hinduism?
sutra
guru
karma
caste system
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Why was Buddha's image not always the same?
the image is the same
each culture created their own idea of Buddha's image
some cultures were bad artists
record keeping was not good
