Ancient India (Unit 4) Study Guide

Moksha is...

Which of the following was a characteristic of Gupta rule?

What is a province?

Chandragupta's grandson who succeeded him to the throne was named...

What is The Buddha's Eightfold Path?

The majority of people living during the Gupta Empire practiced what religion?

Why is Chandragupta Maurya significant?

According to tradition, what happened to make Prince Siddhartha Gautama walk away from the comforts of princely life?

Who were the Aryans?

The effect of a person's actions in this and in previous lives is called ________.

Which of the following describes cities of the Indus Valley?

How did Ashoka gain power?

Monsoons were important in the lives of the ancient Indians because...

The main idea behind the Four Noble Truths is ...

What did Asoka do to improve his empire?

What are the possible reasons that Historians speculate could have caused the decline of the Indus River Valley

The rebirth of a soul in a new body is called ________.

An important resource the Guptas traded was:

The first emperor of the Mauryan Dynasty was...

This is the Buddhist belief of not living towards one extreme or another...

According to Hinduism, the main supreme power in the universe is __________.

A large part of a continent is called...

Why don't historians know a lot about Harappan society?

In the Hindu caste system it was difficult to change one's social and economic status in society

The Gupta Empire allowed local governments to make their own decisions as long as they paid taxes

A state of complete peace or total happiness

The science of extracting metal from ore is called?

Your personal duty to follow the laws of your caste

The himalayas affected civilization in ancient India because...

What religion did Ashoka turn to that changed the way he ruled the Maurya Empire?

Which of the following was an important Gupta contribution in mathematics?

Which language did the Aryans use to write the Vedas?

Ancient India was united for the second time under which empire?

What kinds of pictures appear on the clay seals found at Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro?

Who composed the Vedas?

Ultimate Goal for Buddhism

Ashoka had a change of heart after which war?

Why is it called the Vedic Age?

A division of Indian Society into groups based on a person's birth, wealth, or occupation

What did Asoka do after the war in Kalinga was over?

How do historians know that the cities of the Indus Valley were well planned?

Hinduism is polytheistic.  What does that mean?

What are the basic teachings of Buddhism called?

During the Early vedic age, a person's wealth was measured by

The Indus River Valley civilizations were centered around what rivers?

A state of blissful peace and one is free from desire or suffering