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- 1. Multiple Choice
Hindus are polytheistic, which means:
Hindus believe in one god.
Hindus believe in many different gods and goddesses.
Hindus fast from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan.
Hindus celebrate holy days each month.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Farmers, traders, and merchants would be members of which caste?
Dalits
Sudra
Kshatriya
Vaisya
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which caste holds the well-respected members of society, including gurus and priests?
Sudra
Vaisya
Brahman
Dalits
- 4. Multiple Choice
The Caste System
Shares the economic wealth
Creates religious peace
Divides people into status levels
Creates a healthy society
- 5. Multiple Choice
What natural barrier makes India a subcontinent of Asia?
Indus River
Ganges River
Himalayan Mountains
Gobi Desert
- 6. Multiple Choice
What are the two major rivers of Ancient India?
Tigris & Euphrates
Nile & Blue Nile
Indus & Ganges
Huang He & Yangtze
- 7. Multiple Choice
Why were the Indians dependent on the summer monsoons?
They brought rain & without them there would be drought
The cold winds felt god in the summertime
Without them, they could't travel down the river
Monsoons encouraged animal migration
- 8. Multiple Choice
The four classes (varnas) in the caste system are:
Pharaoh, priests, artisans, slaves
Brahman, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras
King, queen, princes, lords
Shogun, samurai, governors, artisans
- 9. Multiple Choice
Nirvana is...
a state of wisdom
the idea of passing through many lives to be united with Brahman
the consequences of how a person lives
divine law that requires people to perform the duties of their caste
- 10. Multiple Choice
Karma is...
a state of wisdom
the idea of passing through many lives to be united with Brahman
the consequences of how a person lives
divine law that requires people to perform the duties of their caste
- 11. Multiple Choice
Dharma is...
a state of wisdom
the idea of passing through many lives to be united with Brahman
the consequences of how a person lives
divine law that requires people to perform the duties of their caste
- 12. Multiple Choice
How did Hinduism spread throughout the Indian subcontinent?
donkeys, camels, and cows
through rivers only
trade, travel, and war
through deserts only
- 13. Multiple Choice
Who founded Buddhism?
Siddhartha Gautama
The Brahman
Ramayana
Mahabharata
- 14. Multiple Choice
Buddha means...
All Wise One
The Enlightened One
Your Majesty
The Creator
- 15. Multiple Choice
Buddhists believe that you must give up what to get rid of suffering?
your job
all your money
all your worldly desires
your family
- 16. Multiple Choice
Buddhists follow the guidance of which set of rules?
Four Noble Truths & Eightfold Path
Ten Commandments
Book of the Living & Book of the Dead
Torah & the Bible
- 17. Multiple Choice
During the Golden Age of the Gupta dynasty, Indian mathematicians contributed...
algebra, addition & multiplication
365-day calendar, fractions, hieroglyphics
algebra, zero, & infinity
algebra, alphabet, chemistry
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which word best describes a large land mass that is smaller than a continent?
country
subcontineent
state
region
- 19. Multiple Choice
The Himalayan Mountains acted as a barrier for India. How did this impact the people in India?
Helped protect them from invasions but also separated them from the outside world.
Helped improve communication and spread new ideas with Asia and Europe
Helped build relationships with the government and military.
Helped make traveling easier to trade with the rest of Asia.
- 20. Multiple Choice
All of the following were Indian achievements EXCEPT ?
Concept of zero
Algebra
Wood Block Printing
Arabic Numbers
- 21. Multiple Choice
India is considered a subcontinent because
it is a large peninsula
it is big, but a little too small to be a continent
it is located below Asia
everyone speaks the same language
- 22. Multiple Choice
_____________________ were the warrior caste.
Sudras
Vaisyas
Kshatriyas
Brahmins
- 23. Multiple Choice
______________________ were considered the average common people within the caste system.
Sudras
Kshatriyas
Vaisyas
Untouchables
- 24. Multiple Choice
The study of stars and planets?
Astrology
Spaceology
Astronomer
Astronomy
- 25. Multiple Choice
The very numbers we use today?
Roman Numerals
Arabic Numerals
Hindu-Arabic Numerals
Latin-Hindu Numbers
- 26. Multiple Choice
The practice of injecting a person with a small dose of a virus to help them build a defense to a disease?
Shot
Inoculation
Anoculation
Injection
- 27. Multiple Choice
Which religion or belief system is most closely associated with the Caste System?
Hinduism
Buddhism
- 28. Multiple Choice
Built by Shah Jahan as a burial place (tomb) to honor his wife, who died in 1631
Pyramid
Taj Mahal
Stonehenge
Machu Picchu
- 29. Multiple Choice
About 80% of Indians practice
Buddhism
Shinto
Shikism
Hinduism
- 30. Multiple Choice
Sikhism is a:
monotheistic religion
polytheistic religion
- 31. Multiple Choice
How many Pillars of faith are found in the Sikh religion?
4
8
5
3
- 32. Multiple Choice
Hindu temples had _________ parts.
6
4
2
10
- 33. Multiple Choice
What is the most persuasive symbol in Buddhist art?
Lily Flower
Lotus Flower
Marigold Flower
Daffodil Flower
- 34. Multiple Choice
Village houses were made of clay with straw and __________?
bricks
clay
rocks
cement
- 35. Multiple Choice
Which letter on the map represents where India is located on a world map?
W
X
Y
Z
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