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- 1. Multiple Choice
Along the banks of what river did the earliest Indian civilization begin?
Indus River
Ganges River
Yellow River
Yangtze
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is the cycle of rebirths (the process of reincarnation) called?
circle of life
wheel of life
wheel of fortune
wheel of destiny
- 3. Multiple Choice
Language of ancient India
Sanskrit
Nepalese
Persian
Aryan
- 4. Multiple Choice
Indian ruler of the Mauryan Empire who renounced war and became a convert to Buddhism.
Asoka
Siddhartha Gautama
Chandragupta Maurya
Kalidasa
- 5. Multiple Choice
TRUE or FALSE?
Hindus believe all religions to be equally true and equally false.
TRUE
FALSE
- 6. Multiple Choice
The basic tenets of Hinduism are found in the religious literature of ancient India called by what name?
Vedas
Sutras
Scrolls of Hinuism
Buddha's biography
- 7. Multiple Choice
What religion is built on works and moral behavior and states that once a man has absolutely freed himself from his selfish cravings, he enter into "nirvana," the state of absolute peace and happiness where one loses himself into nothingness?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Confucianism
Taosim
- 8. Multiple Choice
The lowest class group (composed of servants and serfs) in the Indian caste system was the
Buddhists
Brahmins / Brahmans
Sudras / Shudras
Aryans
- 9. Multiple Choice
What was the city of Harappa named after?
The river
Indian god
The mountains
The first leader
- 10. Multiple Choice
What city was 400 miles south of Harappa?
Mahonjo-Daro
Central Asia
Arabia
China
- 11. Multiple Choice
Were the streets of Moheno-Daro paved?
Yes
No
- 12. Multiple Choice
Why were large walls built around the cities?
Floods
Enemy Attacks
Keep people from leaving city
Block wind
- 13. Multiple Choice
Did Mohenjo-Daro havea sewer system?
Yes
No
- 14. Multiple Choice
What could have been the purpose for the large bath that was located next to the city hall?
Religious purpose
Social purpose
Hygiene purposes
- 15. Multiple Choice
What does "Aryan" mean?
Noble ones
Migrants
Conquerors
Leaders
- 16. Multiple Choice__________________ was a strong ruler, the strongest of all the Mauryan emperors.Siddhartha GautamaAsokaCandra Gupta IIHun
- 17. Multiple ChoiceRulers of the Gupta dynasty were supportive of the Hindu __________________ system of social ordermissionarysocialcastepolitical
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe science of working with metalsalloyastronomyinoculationmetallurgy
- 19. Multiple ChoiceIndia was firmly under Gupta control until the late 1400s, when ___________ armies invaded India from the northwest.HunJainistHindiBuddhist
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThe number system we use today; it was created by Indian scholars during the Gupta dynastySanskritHieroglyphicsCuneiformHindu-Arabic
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