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1
Which of the following was true of the Aryans?
They destroyed the Harappan civilization
They spoke an Indo-European language
They put an end to the strict Harappan caste system
They were native to the Ganges Valley
2
Which of the following gave cultural cohesion to India without political centralization?
economics
politics
religion(s)
warfare
3
Who was Chandragupta
military leader who defeated Alexander the Great at Taxila
Founder of Mauryan Empire
Leader of Buddhist reform in India
Greek ambassador to the Mauryan court
4
Kautilya encouraged Chandragupta to do which of the following?
Send secret agents to Greece
kill local leaders to show ruthlessness
Use propaganda to gain support
Conquere all territory between the Indus and Euphrates
5
What are priests referred to as in the Indian caste system?
Buddhas
Shudras
Brahmins
Jains
6
What enabled India to make contact with the outside world in the sixth century BCE?
Alexander the Great's conquests
the expansion of the Persian army into the Indus Valley
Overseas trade by Indian merchants with a new merchant fleet
technological improvements in sailing
7
According to the
Upanishads
, what is
moksha
?
the cosmic tally of one's deeds
release from the wheel of life and from reincarnation
a cleansing fire ritual for women after childbirth
human reincarnation as a lower animal
8
In what century do most people believe both Mahavir (Jain) and Gautama were born (Buddhist)?
6th c. BCE
7th c. BCE
5th c. BCE
4th c. BCE
9
The text written by Kautilya was called the
Rig Veda
Upanishads
Code of Manu
Arthashastra
10
Buddhist nirvana was
release from the wheel of life
the same thing as the Christian heaven
impossible to reach
within the grasp of only the most musically inclined.
11
Which of the following walked around with people dressed as gods so that the public thought he was divinely favored?
Kautilya
Cyrus
Ashoka
Chandragupta
12
Buddhists could
worship only the Hindu gods
worship only Buddha
worship nothing as everything is impermanent
worship whatever as long as they follow the Eightfold Path
13
Which of the following events precipitated and most directly caused the creation of the Mauryan empire?
The arrival of the Persians
The arrival of the Harappans
The arrival of the Greeks
The development of Buddhism
14
Which of the following is an
ascetic
practice by most standards? (I will allow that this is subjective.)
Waking up late on the weekends
Wearing uncomfortable clothing because it is uncomfortable
Painting a beautiful landscape
Eating until you are full but no more
15
Mahavira was important to what Indian religion?
Jainism
Hinduism
Sikhism
Buddhism
16
Who were the "untouchables" in the varna system
Child slaves
Women of the lowest caste
Nobility
outsiders who were considered "impure"
17
What are
sutras
in Buddhist tradition?
Sacred names taken by monks
steps on the Eightfold Path
Animals sacrificed to Buddha
The written teachings of Buddha
18
Harappan craftsmen are the first known producers of what cloth?
silk
cotton
wool
linen
19
The idea that suffering is part of existence, caused by desire is a central part of
the Arthashastra
the Upanishads
the Four Noble Truths
The Rig Veda
20
The earliest Indian civilization developed along what river?
Indus
Ganges
Nile
Euphrates
21
Current politics have complicated the research of which of the following historical topics?
The origins of Muslims
The origins of the Harappans
The origins of the Aryans
The origins of South Ancestral Indians
22
Who was at the head of each Aryan tribal group?
head priest
god-king
assembly of tribesmen
raja or chief
23
One of the appeals of Hinduism in comparison to early Buddhism and Jainism was that
people could only communicate with the divine through Brahmins.
people could worship on their own.
people did not have to adhere to the caste system.
people could still pursue and enjoy comfortable lives.
