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Review of Ancient India, Hinduism, Buddhism and Indian Empires
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Which of the following are achievements associated with the Gupta Empire?
spreading Buddhism, roads, veterinary clinics
astronomy, math, free hospitals
roads, textiles, astronomy
edicts, spreading Buddhism, religious tolerance
2
In Hinduism, who can become one with the universe after death?
Shudras
Kshatryas
Anyone
Brahmins
3
According to Buddhism, how does one achieve enlightenment?
The Eightfold Path
Fulfilling your dharma
Being on top of the social pyramid
Getting good karma
4
Which emperor expanded the Mauryan Empire to its largest size?
Vishnu
Asoka
Chandragupta
Arthasastra
5
What are the two main rivers on the Indian subcontinent?
Ganges and Indus
Nile and Amazon
Tigris and Euphrates
Yellow and Red
6
Which of the following is NOT an achievement associated with Asoka?
Rest stops
Free hospitals
Better education
Roads
7
In Hinduism, what determines one's dharma?
Your level of education
Your karma in this life
The amount of money you have
Your varna (caste)
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Which location in India was known for creating an indoor plumbing system?
Maurya
Harappa and Mohenjo Daro
Pataliputra
Gupta
9
Why don't we know what happened to the Indus Valley people?
Nobody bothered recording their history
It's a mystery
All of their records were burned
Their writing can't be deciphered
10
What is the name of the social hierarchy depicted?
Caste System
The Great Pyramid
Social Pyramid
The Varna
11
What is the ultimate goal for those who practice Hinduism?
Nirvana
Moksha
Heaven
Sainthood
12
According to the Buddha, what is the cause of all suffering?
Pain
Bad karma
Too much pizza
Desire
13
Which of the following was important to the Indus Valley people?
Painting
Cleanliness
Religion
Cooking
14
In Hinduism, what is dharma?
One's duty in life
The belief that people get to live more than one life
The belief that everyone should try to be a good person
If you do good things you get good luck
15
Which religion did Asoka contribute to spreading throughout India and beyond?
Hinduism
Zoroastrianism
Buddhism
Jainism
16
What was the name of the first empire in India?
Mauryan Empire
Akkadian Empire
Gupta Empire
Asokan Empire
17
Which religion was through cultural diffusion between the Aryan and Indus Valley people?
Polytheism
Hinduism
Jainism
Buddhism
18
What was the Buddha's birth name?
Siddhartha Gautama
Shakyamuni Buddha
Qui Gon Jin
Mahayana Buddha
19
What are the two mountain ranges separating India from the rest of Asia?
Andes and Alps
Rockies and Sierra
Ural and Caucus
Hindu Kush and Himalayas
20
In Hinduism, how is your dharma determined?
Cleanliness
Education
Good or bad behavior
Birth
21
Which religion was founded by "The Enlightened One"?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Monotheism
Judaism
22
Which of the following is currently the most popular 'denomination' in Buddhism?
Tibetan
Mahayana
Zen
Theravada
23
Who brought a social structure, a writing system and religion to India?
Greeks
Persians
Sumerians
Aryans
24
Which ideas form the basic teachings of Buddhism?
The 10 Commandments
The Upanishads
The Four Noble Truths
The Vedas
25
How did traders and invaders travel in and out of Northern India?
By boat on the Indus River
The Khyber Pass
Sailing the Arabian Sea
Climbing Mt. Everest
26
Which religion believes that people are reincarnated following the end of their current life?
Hinduism and Buddhism
Buddhism
Hinduism
Monotheism
27
In Buddhism, what is the word for total enlightenment?
Bliss
Moksha
The Truth
Nirvana
28
In Hinduism, what is karma?
The idea that people are reborn after they die
When you do something good you get good luck
The belief that good or bad deeds influence one's future
When you do good things you get a good reputation
29
In which religion do followers ultimately become one with the universe?
Hinduism
Polytheism
Buddhism
Hinduism and Buddhism
30
What is the name of the weather event that effects farming (positively and negatively) in India
Monsoon
Tsunami
Thunderstorm
Hurricane
31
What is the name of the writing system that the Aryans brought to India?
Hieroglyphics
Indus Valley Script
Pali
Sanskrit
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Which of the following is the holy text in Hinduism?
The Bhagavad Gita
The Vedas
The Dhammapada
The Book of the Dead
