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Krause: Ancient India
Krause: Ancient India
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missionary
a continuous cycle of birth, death, and rebirth
a person who spreads his or her religious beliefs to others
the belief in Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva
a social class of people
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In the practice of Buddhism, people must live by the Middle Way. What is another name for this
Reincarnation
Nirvana
The Eightfold Path
The Path to Enlightenment
3
a moral code and duties to live life as one should
karma
citadel
ahimsa
dharma
4
to focus the mind inward
monklike
meditate
Brahman
ahimsa
5
subcontinent
a social class of people
a large landmass that juts out from a continent
europe
a person who spreads religion to others
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Hindu belief of: ______ that the soul is rewarded for good behavior and punished for bad.
Karma
Dharma
Brahman
Deities
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What was Prince Siddhartha Gautama called by his followers
King
Noble
The Enlightened One
Deity
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caste
a person who spreads their religion to others
a social class of people
a large landmass
the rebirth of the soul in the body of another living thing
9
What is the name for the collection of sacred Hindu texts?
Yogas
Castes
Vedas
Sanskrits
10
According to the Hindu belief of reincarnation, faithful followers of Hinduism
will be born into a higher caste (job)
cannot escape from the cycle of death and rebirth
will not be rewarded in the next life
will be reborn as animals
11
Buddha taught the the cure for human suffering was to
gain wealth through hard work
worship many gods
exercise and eat healthy foods
give up selfish desires
12
What was one feature of Mohenjo-Daro that was different from other settlements.
It had private homes
It had roads
It had sewer system
It had walls
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When the Aryan and Indian cultures blended, what religion resulted
Hinduism
Christianity
Buddhism
Vedas
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India's mountains and surrounding water influenced its development
by limiting contact between the subcontinent and the world
by providing contact with Asian lands
by encouraging invasion by other civilizations
by providing unlimited contact with countries east and west
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What is reincarnation?
a social class of people
a large landmass that juts out from a continent
the rebirth of the soul in the body of another living being
the belief in Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva
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this Hindu idea determines what happens to people's souls after death
ahimsa
mediate
The afterlife
karma
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Shiva, Brahma, and Vishnu are three main ____ of Hinduism
samsaras
deities
dharmas
karmas
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nirvana
a large landmass
samsara
a nineties rock band
the lasting peace that Buddhists seek
19
The people of India depend on the summer monsoon to
bring cold air to the subcontinent
carry melting snow to the dry lands
provide seasonal rain
create natural passages in the Himalaya Mountains
20
If you had lived in India in 2500 BCE where would you most likely have chosen to settle?
in the Hindu Kush Mountains
near the Indus River
in the Thar desert
on the Deccan Plateau
21
Who converted to Buddhism and made it the official religion on India?
Ashoka
Aryans
Buddha
Chandragupta
22
the public buildings or fortess in Mohenjo-Daro
meditate
karma
ahimsa
citadel
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a strong wind that blows across East Asia at certain times of the year
Hurricane
samsara
ahimsa
monsoon
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_____ is freedom from the cycle of reincarnation.
brahman
nirvana
moksha
dharma
25
Archaeologists know that Mohenjo-Daro was carefully planned because
the fertile soil eventually turned into desert
the city was built on a flat plain
the city was used for farming instead of trade
streets separated regular blocks of homes and buildings
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The Himalaya Mountains form India's northern border. What is the benefit of the mountains
fertile farmland for crops
roads for trade routes
a constant supply of water
protection from enemies
