Ancient India
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Because of its large size and its position in relation to large masses of land and water, India is called
a subcontinent.
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Which of the following parts of India has the most fertile farmland?
the plains along the Ganges
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How has the location of the Himalaya Mountains benefited India?
protection from enemies
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Where were the earliest known settlements in India?
beside the rivers
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Harappan civilization, which included ancient Mohenjodaro, developed in the
Indus River valley.
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In which of these years was Mohenjodaro an active settlement?
2550 B.C.E., while the Great Pyramid was being built in Egypt
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Part of Mohenjodaro was raised and surrounded by a wall. What does this suggest about the city?
It had enemies who might attack the residents.
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Which feature of Mohenjodaro was quite different from other settlements of that time?
sewer system
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Who were the Aryans?
a nomadic people who moved into India
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The roots of Hinduism are found in the Vedas, which are
a collection of sacred texts.
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Why were Untouchables excluded from other Indians?
They did work others considered lowly.
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The festival of Diwali, which begins the Hindu New Year, celebrates
the victory of good over evil.
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Hindus believe that acquiring good karma is needed to
achieve freedom from the cycle of rebirth.
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The name "Buddha" meant one who was
awakened.
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Who was Siddhartha Gautama?
the prince who became the Buddha
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What did the Buddha discover under the Bodhi tree?
basic truths for living
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Which of the following is one of the Four Noble Truths?
Suffering is caused by desires.
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What was the main achievement of the Maurya family?
to unify India
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Which of these would you not consider an achievement under Chandragupta Maurya's rule?
He used torture and spies to make people obey.
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Which Buddhist value did these actions by Ashoka reflect when he gave up hunting and became a vegetarian?
respect for all living things
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In what important way did Ashoka spread Buddhist teachings?
He had edicts carved into pillars and walls.
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What happened on the Indian subcontinent in the time period between the Mauryan and Gupta empires?
It was filled with small kingdoms.
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What change took place in Hinduism during the Gupta Empire?
Many of its legends were written down.
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Which sentence correctly describes the level of technology in the Gupta Empire?
They had skill in working with iron.
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Which achievement of the Gupta Empire most encouraged long-distance trade?
well-built roads
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During the summer in India, the monsoon brings
heavy rain.
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How are the Indus and Ganges rivers similar to the Nile River in Egypt?
They carry silt that enriches the soil.
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Where were the earliest known settlements in India?
beside the rivers
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Part of Mohenjodaro was raised and surrounded by a wall. What does this suggest about the city?
It had enemies who might attack the residents.
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Which feature of Mohenjodaro was quite different from other settlements of that time?
sewer system
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The roots of Hinduism are found in the Vedas, which are
a collection of sacred texts.
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Why were Untouchables excluded from other Indians?
They did work others considered lowly.
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Hindus believe that acquiring good karma is needed to
achieve freedom from the cycle of rebirth.
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Who was Siddhartha Gautama?
the prince who became the Buddha
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What was the main achievement of the Maurya family?
to unify India
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Which Buddhist value did these actions by Ashoka reflect when he gave up hunting and became a vegetarian?
respect for all living things
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How did modern scholars learn that Mohenjodaro had ever existed?
Archaeologists found its ruins.
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The discovery of a scale, stone weights, and a marked rod suggests that the people of Mohenjodaro
had uniform ways to measure.
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A war game played in ancient India is thought to be an early form of
chess.
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Why did Mahatma Gandhi criticize the caste system's ideas of discrimination?
The caste system did not align with Hindu teachings.
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Which animal became a symbol for the Hindu belief in reverence for life?
the cow
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Which goal did Buddhism teach people to move toward?
reaching enlightenment
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Why had the Buddha not learned about suffering as a child?
His father protected him.
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What troubled the Buddha on his first few trips out into the world?
aging, sickness, and death
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Why did the Buddha become thin from lack of food?
He fasted for spiritual reasons.
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Why did the Buddha decide to follow a "middle way"?
Neither riches nor being an ascetic led to nirvana.
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Why did the Buddha decide not to escape into enlightenment right away?
He wanted to teach people the path he had found.
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Why was Chandragupta Maurya poor in his later years?
He decided to live as an ascetic.
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Ashoka expanded the Mauryan Empire until he
gave up violence.
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Ashoka often spoke of the people he ruled as his
children.
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One of Ashoka's edicts announced that people would only be jailed for a good reason. Which of his goals did this promote most?
justice
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How did the first Gupta ruler form alliances with other rulers?
by arranging marriages
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How was the Gupta Empire different from the Mauryan Empire?
It gave local areas a lot of independence.
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Which factors in the Gupta Empire most helped the growth of learning?
peace and stability
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How did individuals in the Gupta Empire learn the skills listed below? - question patients - make cures from bark and roots - stitch up wounds
by studying medicine at a university
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In an ancient Indian story, two river gods raced down the side of what snow-covered mountain range?
Himalayas
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The Ganges River begins in which mountain range?
Himalayas
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Why did many Hindu teachers criticize the caste system?
They believed it was not right for people to be treated unequally because of their social class.
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Which of the following was an important Gupta contribution in mathematics?
developing the decimal system
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Which achievement of the Gupta Empire connected India to China?
a system of roads
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Which achievement of the Gupta Empire most encouraged long-distance trade?
well-built roads
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What does the list below show about the civilization that included Mohenjodaro? - invaders - floods - earthquakes theories for why it disappeared
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Books created on palm leaves are an example of an achievement in
literature.
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Which of the following best describes a plateau?
land that is raised and flat
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Which of these events immediately followed the fall of the Mauryan Empire?
India broke apart into separate kingdoms.
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