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- 1. Multiple ChoiceA large landmass that is smaller than a continent is called a (n)?islandsubcontinentdeltapeninsula
- 2. Multiple Choice
Sacred texts of the Aryan tribes written in Sanskrit
Vedas
Bible
Zoroasters
Bramins
- 3. Multiple Choice
The longest poem ever written, epic tale of warring tribes fighting for control of India
The Mahabharata
The Book of the Dead
The Crucible
The Vedas
- 4. Multiple Choice
The Indus Valley cities were abandoned probably due to?
Shifting river beds due to a weakened monsoon
Warfare and conquest by the Aryans
Invasion by Mesopotamian armies
Natural disasters caused by angry gods
- 5. Multiple Choice
Class structure of Ancient Indian society
Caste System
Hinduism
Brahminism
Civil Service System
- 6. Multiple Choice
Hindus believe that their end goal is to?
reach moksha
find nirvana
escape their caste
bring peace to India
- 7. Multiple Choice
The Buddha's reason for meditating under the tree was to?
find an answer to why people suffer
achieve moksha
get rid of his caste
bring peace to his warring kingdom
- 8. Multiple Choice
The two main rivers in Ancient India......Indus & EuphratesEuphrates & TigrisNile & GangesIndus & Ganges - 9. Multiple Choice
Who was the first ruler of the Mauryan Empire?
Chanakya
Kautilya
Ashoka
Chandragupta Maurya
- 10. Multiple Choice
The Gupta Empire grew wealthy through_____________________
War
Robbing
Trade
Racing
- 11. Multiple Choice
Feuding Indian kingdoms had to unite together to defend themselves against?
The Persians and Alexander the Great
The Chinese and the Persians
The Mesopotamians and the Greeks
The Hindus and the Buddhists
- 12. Multiple Choice
Chandragupta Maurya ruled the Mauryan Empire through
expanding education and peace
terror and fear
a well maintained bureaucracy
a civil service systeem
- 13. Multiple Choice
After Ashoka converted to Buddhism, how did he rule his empire?
By promoting peace, mutual growth, and righteous actions
By upholding the rigid caste system as a means to create better social control
By using terror and fear to set people on the right path
By making alliances with the Persians and the Greeks to expand India's worldwide stature
- 14. Multiple Choice
Hindus believe that everything
is sacred
should be protected from harm
is one form of the same life force
that is evil will be destroyed in the apocalypse
- 15. Multiple Choice
How does one escape the caste they are born into?
Performing good dharma in this life will give good karma for one move up a caste in the next life
Good dharma in this life will break the cycle of reincarnation and send them straight to heaven
One cannot ever escape their caste
One's caste is determined by the gods, only they determine if one can move in or out of their assigned station in life
- 16. Multiple Choice
Those with in higher castes are?
closer to moksha
closer to nirvana
don't have to perform dharma
constantly searching for truth by meditating
- 17. Multiple Choice
What is nirvana according to Buddhists?
Complete understanding and enligthenment
Oneness with the gods
The ability to make righteous rules
Complete denial of personal desires
- 18. Multiple Choice
According to Buddhists, how does one end suffering?
Denying themselves wants and desires
Constant meditation
Doing good works to get good karma
Carrying a pig up a mountain so Madam Zeroni will be happy
- 19. Multiple Choice
Why did some leaders reject Buddhism?
Didn't want to give up control over their castes
Didn't want to give up their throne
Believed the Buddha to be a false prophet
Many converted to Islam instead
- 20. Multiple Choice
High snowy plateau on the other side of the Himalayas from India. Where many Buddhists monks live to be one with nature?
Tibet
Gobi Desert
Deccan
Persia
- 21. Multiple Choice
The Aryans probably migrated into India from?
Persia
The southern coast
The steppes of Asia
The foothills of the Himalayas
- 22. Multiple Choice
How did Gupta Emperors rule India?
By promoting peace and expanding learning and trade
By warfare and conquest
By combining Buddhist discipline into the Hindu caste system
By choosing their leaders based on merit
- 23. Multiple Choice
Indian Sanskrit is similar in origin to what other languages?
Cuneiform and Hebrew
Phoenician and Persian
Latin, Greek, and Persian
Klingon and Dothraki
- 24. Multiple Choice
The chief god of the Aryans, Indra, was the god of?
the sun
rain and thunder
creation and destruction
wumbology, the study of wumbo
- 25. Multiple Choice
Why are the Indus Valley people still such a mystery to archaeologists and historians?
It was discovered relatively recently and its writing is still undeciphered
The people never kept a written record of their daily lives
It never existed long enough for historians and archaeologists to seriously study it
Their cities were washed away in a cataclysmic flood
- 26. Multiple Choice
What best describes the Tamil kingdoms of southern India?
Wealthy independent sea-traders
Warlike people from the steppes of Asia
Kingdoms of warring princes competing for power
Mighty conquerors of a vast empire
- 27. Multiple Choice
India's first civilization was along this river?
Indus
Kabul
Ganges
Tiber
- 28. Multiple Choice
Fortune or misfortune given for doing good or bad deeds in life
karma
dharma
brahma
vashnya
- 29. Multiple Choice
Indians rely on this for life?
Heavy river flooding
Strong spring snowfall
Strong summer monsoons
Support from allied nations
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhich number correctly identifies the country India?1234
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhat is India's Holy River called?NileVolgaGangesIndus
- 32. Multiple Choice
What helped Buddhism spread?
Indian traders and missionaries spreading it outside India
Warring tribes seeking an end to violence
Tamil traders sailing on the monsoon winds
The Buddha reincarnated into other forms in other lands
- 33. Multiple Choice
Which number on the map represents the location of the Himalaya Mountains in India?
1
2
3
4
5
- 34. Multiple Choice
Which number on the map represents the location of the Indus River in India?
1
2
3
4
5
- 35. Multiple Choice
How did the Aryans subjugate the local Indian population
Through Hindu Beliefs/Caste System
Through heavy taxation
Through overwhelming military support
None of these
- 36. Multiple ChoiceWhich is the highest in the caste system?BrahminsKshatriyasVaisyasDalits
- 37. Multiple ChoiceWhat were the Vedas?A group of powerful kingsReligious texts of ancient IndiaMajor trade cities in ancient IndiaA list of laws created for order
- 38. Multiple ChoiceThis determines the state of your reincarnationVedasKarmaAryansUpanishads
- 39. Multiple Choice
What was the primary language of the Gupta Empire?
Sanskrit
Pali
Prakrit
Dravidian
- 40. Multiple Choice
Which Indian emperor was known for his policy of religious tolerance?
Ashoka
Chandragupta Maurya
Akbar
Shivaji
- 41. Multiple Choice
What was NOT the primary goal of Gupta Emperors?
peace, cooperation, and trade with others
brutal warfare and conquest
scientific achievement and advancement
openness to others
- 42. Multiple Choice
What goal is most aligned with Chandragupta Maurya and his empire?
To unite divided Indian kingdoms using any means necessary
To promote openness and trade with others
To become more like the Greeks
To bring peace to fighting Indian kingdoms
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