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1
What determined a person's caste in society?
their karma
their parents' caste
their income
their job
2
What was the main inspiration for art and literature during the Mauryan and Gupta empires?
religion
people
culture
kings
3
Buddhism questioned the need for
violence
meditation
fasting
animal sacrifice
4
Who sent Buddhist missionaries to teach their religious beliefs?
Chandra Gupta I
Asoka
Chandragupta Maurya
Chandra Gupta II
5
What is the effect of good karma?
reincarnation
born as animal
born in higher caste
born in lower caste
6
Indians made an alloy of what metal that resisted rust?
Aluminum
Silver
Gold
Iron
7
Hindus think that a person's goal should be to reunite their soul with __ the universal spirit.
atman
Brahmin
Brahma
Brahman
8
Chandragupta's grandson was
Kalidasa
Buddha
Chandra Gupta II
Asoka
9
The leader of each village was given the title of
raja
Brahmin
Asoka
atman
10
In what language were Aryan sacred hymns written?
English
Sanskrit
Tamil
Hindu
11
Chandragupta decided to become a ________________ so he had to give up his throne.
Jainist Monk
Brahmin
Jain
Hindu priest
12
Who was the young prince who left his home and family to search for the meaning of life?
Siddhartha Gautama
Chandragupta
Shiva
Asoka
13
Asoka converted to ______ and stopped wars of conquest
Christianity
Jainism
Buddhism
Hinduism
14
In Buddhism, people can reach nirvana by overcoming what two things?
desire and guttony
passion and gluttony
desire and ignorance
ignorance and passion
15
What is the term Jains and Hidus use for nonviolence
ahimsa
rigveda
shiva
atman
16
Paintings from these empires offer us a glimpse of ____________ life.
cerimonial
neither of these
daily
both of these
17
In the field of mathematics, they created
dividion
zero
multiplication
tallies
18
How many planets did the Indians discover?
seven
nine
zero
six
19
The central teachings of Buddhism are called
Nirvana
The Eightfold Path
Ahimsa
Four Noble Truths
20
what is the process of rebirth called?
ahimsa
nirvana
inoculation
reincarnation
21
They knew Earth was a sphere.
False
True
22
This civilization was built along the Indus River
Indian
Harappan
Egyptian
Mohenjo Daro
23
Who were the invaders from central Asia that ended the Harappan Civilization?
Phoenicians
Hittites
Hindus
Aryans
24
what is the effect of bad karma?
born in higher caste
disease
born in lower caste/animal
reincarnation
25
What does Buddha mean?
Knowlegeable
Enlightened One
Blessed
Great House
26
The two largest settlements on the Indus river were
Cairo and Memphis
Harrapa and Memphis
Mohenjo Daro and Cairo
Harappa and Mohenjo Daro
27
After Asoka died, the empire
was attacked
thrived
divided
unified
28
Aryan religious texts were called
sanskrit
edicts
atmans
vedas
29
One famous writer of this time period was
Kalidasa
Chandragupta
Mrs. Craig
Asoka
30
Which of the following is not a main Hindu god?
Brahma
Siddhartha
Shiva
Vishnu
31
Buddhists follow the ______ to reach Nirvana
Middle Way
Mahaharata
Four Noble Truths
Eightfold Path
32
Who inspired Chandragupta Maurya to unify India for the first time?
Alexander the Great
Siddhartha Gautama
Ms. Schumacher
Asoka
33
What religions did the Gupta rulers encourage and support?
Hinduism and Buddhism
Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity
Jainism and Buddhism
Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism
34
A state of perfect peace is called
Reincarnation
Ahimsa
Atman
Nirvana
35
Which of these are features of cities in Ancient India?
citadels
plumbing systems
paved streets
all of these
36
The oldest of the 4 collections of hymns and poems sacred to the Aryans is the
Mahabharata
Ramayana
Rigveda
Bhagvad Gita
37
What was Siddhartha Gautama called after he attained wisdom?
Buddha
Enlightened One
Asoka
Shiva
38
What is the Hindu name for the soul?
veda
Brahman
atman
ka
39
The religion practiced by the Aryans was
Brahminism
Buddhism
Jainism
Hinduism
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Hinduism evolved from Jainism.
False
True
