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- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.
Along the banks of what river did the earliest Indian civilization begin?
Indus River
Ganges River
Yellow River
Yangtze
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What is the cycle of rebirths (the process of reincarnation) called?
circle of life
wheel of life
wheel of fortune
wheel of destiny
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Language of ancient India
Sanskrit
Nepalese
Persian
Aryan
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Indian ruler of the Mauryan Empire who renounced war and became a convert to Buddhism.
Asoka
Siddhartha Gautama
Chandragupta Maurya
Kalidasa
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TRUE or FALSE?
Hindus believe all religions to be equally true and equally false.
TRUE
FALSE
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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
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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
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The lowest class group (composed of servants and serfs) in the Indian caste system was the
Buddhists
Brahmins / Brahmans
Sudras / Shudras
Aryans
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What was the city of Harappa named after?
The river
Indian god
The mountains
The first leader
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What city was 400 miles south of Harappa?
Mahonjo-Daro
Central Asia
Arabia
China
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Were the streets of Moheno-Daro paved?
Yes
No
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Why were large walls built around the cities?
Floods
Enemy Attacks
Keep people from leaving city
Block wind
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Did Mohenjo-Daro havea sewer system?
Yes
No
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What could have been the purpose for the large bath that was located next to the city hall?
Religious purpose
Social purpose
Hygiene purposes
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What does "Aryan" mean?
Noble ones
Migrants
Conquerors
Leaders
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.__________________ was a strong ruler, the strongest of all the Mauryan emperors.Siddhartha GautamaAsokaCandra Gupta IIHun
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Rulers of the Gupta dynasty were supportive of the Hindu __________________ system of social ordermissionarysocialcastepolitical
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.The science of working with metalsalloyastronomyinoculationmetallurgy
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.India was firmly under Gupta control until the late 1400s, when ___________ armies invaded India from the northwest.HunJainistHindiBuddhist
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.The number system we use today; it was created by Indian scholars during the Gupta dynastySanskritHieroglyphicsCuneiformHindu-Arabic