Duplicate of Ancient India

Question 1

The Golden Age is considered to be the Gupta Empire because

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it was a time of great advancements in math, art, literature, and science.

Question 2

In the caste system, your children can move up to the upper caste if you choose.

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False

Question 3

How many levels are there in the caste system?

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4

Question 4

His army had 9,000 war elephants that struck fear in his enemies.

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Chandragupta

Question 5

What is the main religion of India and one of the oldest religions in the world?

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Hinduism

Question 6

How many levels are there in the caste system?

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4

Question 7

The name of a collection of sacred hymns

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Veda

Question 8

What is the supreme god in the Hindu religion?

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Brahman

Question 9

Who invaded India at the end of the Gupta Empire?

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Huns

Question 10

Another word for teacher in Hindu is...

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guru

Question 11

How does the Hindu idea of karma relate to the caste system?

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your caste depends on how you lived a previous life.

Question 12

What did the caste system do?

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It separated people in to strictly divided classes.

Question 13

Caste is ...

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a fixed social class into which a person is born

Question 14

Which ruler defeated Kalinga and afterwards converted to Buddhism and lived a peaceful life?

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Ashoka

Question 15

The most important rivers in India are...

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Ganges/Indus

Question 16

This natural event helps with farming in India.

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monsoons

Question 17

What caste would you belong to if you were a merchant?

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Vaishyas

Question 18

The oldest religous texts in the Hindu religion are called

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Vedas

Question 19

The Eightfold Path in Buddhism is most similar to the Hindu belief of what?

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dharma

Question 20

Under which ruler did the Gupta Empire reach its height of power?

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Chandragupta II

Question 21

What caste would you belong to if you were a king?

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Kashatryas

Question 22

If you are born into a cast, you will be a part of that caste for the rest of your life.

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True

Question 23

The Four Noble Truths is a core belief in what religion?

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Buddhism

Question 24

Which mountain range separates the Indian subcontinent from the rest of Asia?

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Himalayan

Question 25

This lists the steps toward enlightenment in Buddhism.

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The Eightfold Path

Question 26

The Vedas and the Upanishads are sacred writings of

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Hinduism

Question 27

What caste would you belong to if you were a preist?

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Brahmins

Question 28

How many levels are there in the caste system?

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4

Question 29

What caste would you belong to if you were a servant?

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Shudras

Question 30

The effects of a persons actions in this and previous lives is called

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karma

Question 31

Why would someone want to study Sanskrit?

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to study ancient texts

Question 32

How are Hinduism and Buddhism similar?

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They both beleve in reincarnation.

Question 33

How many levels are there in the caste system?

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4

Question 34

Why are so many people against the caste system?

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They believe it discriminates against certain people.

Question 35

Dharma is...

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a person's duty

Question 36

Which empire had the achievements of 0 as a number, the decimal system, and the idea the the earth spins on an axis?

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Gupta

Question 37

Supplying water to farmland and crops is...

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irrigation

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