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1
Which body of water borders India to the east?
Atlantic Ocean
Bay of Bengal
Arabian Sea
Indian Ocean
2
What is Ayurveda?
a popular musical insrument
a system of medicine
the goal of Hinduism
a planned and organized city
3
Who had the Taj Mahal built for his wife?
Ashoka
Shah Jahan
Aryabhata
Siddhartha Guatama
4
Which of the following is NOT one of the improvements made by Ashoka?
set up hospitals
had orphanages built
had wells dug
built excellent road system
5
What is the name of the second highest level of the caste system?
Kshatriya
Brahmin
Sudra
Vaisya
6
What is the Punjab?
an manufacturing region
a wheat growing region
a tropical rain forest
a plateau with natural resources
7
The Four Noble Truths teach about _____.
righteous duty
suffering
loyalty
friendship
8
What is this building AND what is its purpose?
Mohenjo-Daro, a temple for the gods
Forbidden City, a religious complex
Taj Mahal, a mausoleum or burial place
Taj Mahal, a palace for the emperor
9
Who is the founder of Buddhism?
Aryabhata
Siddhartha Gautama
Harappa
Ashoka
10
Which of the following does NOT relate to Hinduism?
karma
reincarnation
dharma
Four Noble Truths
11
What empire was the first to unite northern India?
Aryabhata
Ganges
Maurya
Gupta
12
What is Sanskrit?
a language used in religious texts
a way of making metal into weapons and tools
an Indian farming method
a Hindu god
13
Mohenjo-Daro was the capital of India.
False
True
14
What is the goal of Buddhism?
nirvana
reincarnation
moksha
karma
15
What is the goal of Hinduism?
reincarnation
moksha
vedas
nirvana
16
Where is India located?
western Asia
southern Asia
southern Europe
northern Europe
17
Unchanging groups in Indian society are called ___.
castes
karma
moksha
vedas
18
_____ is the medical text that describes over 1,000 diseases and cures from plants
Vaishya
Aryabhata
Bhagavad Gita
Ayurvedic
19
Who is Aryabhata?
an emperor who spread Buddhism
a mathematician who created the decimal system
an astronomer who discovered that the earth rotates
the founder of Buddhism
20
What were the religious texts of the Aryans called?
Eight-fold Path
vedas
Vaisya
Four Noble Truths
21
Which empire was known as the Golden Age of India?
Gupta
Ganges
Yang
Maurya
22
Who's rule marked the first time that northern India was united under one kingdom?
Siddhartha Guatama
Chandra Gupta II
Aryabhata
Chandragupta Maurya
23
SOUTHWEST India is mostly _____.
plateau
mountains
rainforest
desert
24
China, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan border India in the south Asian subcontinent.
True
False
25
What makes up most of SOUTHERN India?
Ganges River Valley
Punjab Region
Deccan Plateau
Thar Desert
26
Who had stone pillars carved with Buddhist teachings to spread the religion?
Shah Jahan
Aryabhata
Ashoka
Siddhartha Gautama
27
What determines which caste you will be reborn into?
karma
the priest
meditation
Buddha
28
What is the third level of the caste system?
Sudra
Brahmin
Kshatriya
Vaishya
29
What is the Thar and where is it located?
a mountain in NW India
a wheat growing region in SW India
a plateau in southern India
a desert in NW India
30
The Bhagavad Gita is _____.
a way of becoming enlightened
an Indian Math text
a major belief of Buddhism
a Hindu religious text widely used today
