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Ancient India Chapter 7 Review
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Who founded Buddhism?
Originated from Aryan traditions
Brahman
No one
Siddharta Gautama
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What are monsoons?
Seasonal winds that influence a climate
A big wave
Rain
3
What is Nirvana?
The steps to reach ultimate peace.
Buddhist believe in reaching emotional and spirital peace.
Hindus believe in a soul being reborn.
4
What is a raja?
a prince or leader
written language
a social group
5
What is the Eightfold Path?
The steps to the afterlife
How the soul is reborn
Buddha's teachings of a step by step program to reach nirvana
Brahman's teachings of a step by step program to reach nirvana
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What is NOT one of the beliefs in Hinduism?
belief in dharma
belief in one god
belief in karma
belief in reincarnation
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What caused the Indus Valley civilization to leave their cities?
monsoons
hurricanes
earthquakes
disease
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What was NOT an advancement the Indians done in medicine?
Set bones, sew wounds, and perform complicated surgeries
Perform eye surgery with the limited technology they had
Used a type of plastic surgery to fix noses
Treat dental problems with a bow drill
9
What is a subcontinent?
a continent
a large landmass that is smaller than a continent
a country
a small landmass
10
What is the highest peak on the Himalayas that boarders northern India?
Mount Kilimanjaro
Mount Rushmore
Mount Juliet
Mount Everest
11
Who was the first civilization to develop next to the Indus River?
Harappa
Israelites
Egyptians
Aryans
12
What is a caste system also know as a jati?
A seasonal wind
written language
a social group that one is born into and cannot change
prince or leader
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What did the Harappan civilization NOT do for a living?
Sailors
Trade
farming
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The Aryans a had Vedas that held prayers, hymns, and poems, and the Sanskrit was their written language that formed...
Buddism
Hinduism
Christianity
Judaism
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The caste system is also called...
karma
reincarnation
jati
dharma
16
Who founded Hinduism?
Buddha
Siddhartama Guatama
Originated from Aryan traditions.
God
17
Why did the Harappans settle next to the river?
they already lived there
because it was pretty land
the soil was rich
18
In Hinduism they want to reach Moksha. What does Moksha mean?
enlightened one
to reach ultimate peace
soul is reborn
what goes around come around
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What material did the Harappans and Mohenjo-Daro use to build their houses?
stones
leaves
wood
oven baked brick
20
Most Indus Valley made a living by...
farming
selling art
trading
ranching
21
What continent is the Indian subcontinent part of?
Africa
South America
Europe
Asia
22
What is a Hindu epic?
about India architecture
only works to be written in Sanskrit
they were never written down
taught good behavior
23
The Harappans and Mohenjo-Daro built their cities by using....
A grid system
A floor plan
A blue print
24
What is the Sanskrit?
written language developed by the Aryans
prince or leader
strong seasonal winds
social group where you cannot change out of
25
What is the Four Noble Truths?
Truth about living
Truth about the afterlife
Truth about peace
Truth about suffering
26
Which one is NOT one of the three important rivers in India?
Indus River
Brahmaputra River
Bengal River
Ganges River
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Which group of nomadic people migrated into the Indus River Valley?
Egyptians
Mesopotamians
Harappans
Aryans
28
Looking at the social diagram, which one was the priests considered to be in?
Kshatriya
Vaishya
Brahmin
Shudra
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Which varnas has farmers, merchants, traders, and artisans?
Vaishya
Kshatriya
Shudra
Brahmin
30
What did the Indians explain the idea of infinity and also invited...
The idea of "0" which means nothing
How to tell time by using a sun dial
How to navigate ships by stars
31
What is one of the lowest varnas in the caste system?
Brahmin
Shudra
Vaishya
Kshatriya
32
What was NOT inside the Harappans and Mohenjo-Daro's homes?
Garbage disposal
Sewage System
A well
Garbage Chut
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From what direction does monsoons blow?
It blows from warm areas to cold areas
North to south
It blows from cold areas to warm areas
East to west
