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Social Studies Chapter 7 Ancient India
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Questions are of chapter 7 in McDougal World History textbook for 6th grade. #6thgradesocialstudies
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1
How can Hindus believe in one God and many deities at same time?
connection to god is by individual paths
they believe do not serve a God
they are told to do so by their religion
they do not believe in God as the God of man
2
Monsoons are caused by ...
cold weather
rain
wild fires
seasonal winds
3
How could a Buddhist achieve an end to suffering?
dancing
Following the path of Eightfold
prayer
singing
4
Later, he taught what he had learned in his experience through the religion called...
Catholic
Hinduism
Buddism
Christianity
5
Dharma is a collection of teachings which means ...
partly false nature of people
the false nature of things
partly true nature of animals
true nature of things
6
What animal is on the Indus Valley Seal?
buffalo
elephant
cobra
tiger
7
India is surrounded by these bodies of water...
Atlantic Ocean/ Pacific Ocean
Bay of Bengal / Pacific Ocean
Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean, Bay of Bengal
Indian Ocean/Baltic Sea
8
Planned cities are built according to..
the kings desires
none of these answers
random choices
a design
9
What were the features of the Harappan culture?
war, power, wealth, religion
war, religion, and proverty
writing, religion, wealth from agriculture/trade
slavery, religion, wealth
10
The importance of the Ganges and Indus is that they are ...
Great bodies of water
suppliers of water for irrigation
Great Oceans
Great Lakes
11
karma is...
you get all bad things
you get all good things
you get what you put out to others
you live forever
12
Indian society developed a system of social classes was under the rule of ...
Normans
Harappan
Aryan
Indo-European
13
Which were contributions of King Maurya? (3 answers)
allowed people to workship freely
converting others to Buddhism
conquered the Aryans kingdoms
build roads, hospitals, dug wells, and planted trees
14
Hindu deitie that is the destroyer that dances on the demon of ignornance...
Shiva
Satan
Chiva
Cleo
15
The cities in the ancient Indus and Saraswati valleys around the Indus Rivers are called the...
Indus Civilization
Harappan Civilization
16
Sankrit is a ....
Hindi language
God
religion
song
17
How was human waste removed from homes and moved through the city?
underground sewers
carried away by camels
above ground sewers
people hauled it away
18
A large land mass smaller than a continent is a ...
country
pennisula
island
subcontinent
19
Nirvana is the ...
beginning of life
healing
ending of life
end of suffering
20
What protected India from the cold north winds?
lakes/mountains
lakes
rivers
tall mountains
21
Hindus believe in reincarnation and ...
voodoo
prayer
karma
resurrection
22
Which was the largest empire?
Gupta Empire
Indian Empire
Maurya Empire
Magadha Empire
23
The Saraswati River connected to which sea and city?
Indian Ocean/India
Bay of Bengal/China
Arabian Sea/Mesopotamia
Arabian Sea/Judeiro-Daro
24
Hindu Kush and Himalayas are...
Plateaus
Hills
Mountains
Valleys
25
Who gave up his wealth and position to try to understand the meaning of life?
Guandi
Siddhartha Gautama
Mr. Rodriguez
Mr. Holt
26
In what age,Indian art flourished,scholars invented numeral system we now use,and trade spread
The Golden Age of the Guptas
Age of the Great Mauryas
Age of Hindism and Buddhism
Age of Siddhartha Gautama
27
What was a challenge of the Harappan life?
fires burned and destroyed the villages
people didn't decided to sell the property
floods created by monsoons
earthquakes caused the Saraswati River to dry up
28
You can study civilizations by studying its...
art
food
artifacts
religion
29
In ancient India, rain affected the agriculture by ...
killing small animals
helping crops grow/flood
making people run and hide
causing people to move
30
Asians produced which products that are important today?
satin
cotton cloth
silk
denim
31
How was the Harappan writing similar to hieroglyphs? (select 2)
same form of communication
pictographs or pictures represented words, sounds, or both
numbers was codes and messages
alphabet formed words
32
What made agriculture possible?
water fronts and earthquakes
lakes and ponds of India
seasonal monsoons
rivers of India
33
How did the Maurya rulers unite northern India into the first great Indian Empire? (2 answers)
controlled empire by using spies and army of soldiers
asking for territories
selling the land
conquered Aryan kingdoms
34
Who were the Guptas?
a family of soldiers
scientists
Family that took control of the Maurya Empire
war generals
35
Why was the earliest Indian civilization located near the Indus River?
protect themselves in war
they would raise crops, farm animals, and trade with others
cool their bodies in the warm climate
They were able to swim to other cities along the river
36
Archaeologists study...
hospitals
civilizations
agriculture
zoos
37
The greatest Maurya king was ...
Chandragupta
Magadha
Siddhartha Gautama
Asoka
38
Ancient Indians developed what products that are important today?
pigs
cows
farmed crops
chickens
39
Right opinions, desires,speech,actions, job, effort,concentration,and meditation describe...
dharma
The Eightfold Path
nirvana
Golden Arch of Stars
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Travel during ancient times encouraged...
stealing
war
slavery
trade
