Relative Location/More Geo
Which is NOT used in Relative Location?
a. Cardinal Directions
b. Intermediate Directions
c. Prepositions
d. Coordinates
d. Coordinates
Which of the following can South Asia be classified as?
a.A continent
b.A country
c.A coalition
d.A subcontinent
d. A subcontinent
What religion did the Aryans bring into the Indus River Valley?
a.Buddhism
b.Hinduism
c.Jainism
d.Confucianism
b. Hinduism
Which religion began in India?
a.Buddhism
b.Hinduism
c.Judaism & Hinduism
d.Buddhism & Hinduism
d.Buddhism & Hinduism
What is a Golden Age?
a.A time period where most tools are made of Gold
b.A time period where the population rapidly grows
c.A time of peace, prosperity, and progress
d.A time where the whole world is at peace
c.A time of peace, prosperity, and progress
The continent of Asia is ________ of Europe
a. West
b. East
c. North
d. South
What is the name of the seasonal winds that are unique to South Asia?
a.Typhoons
b.Monsoons
c.Cyclones
d.Hurricanes
b. Monsoons
What was the social structure created by the Aryans?
a.The Feudal System
b.The Vedic System
c.The Caste System
d.The Endocrine System
c. The Caste System
The belief in multiple gods is known as…
a.Monotheism
b.Tritheism
c.Polytheism
d.Autotheism
c.Polytheism
What kind of numerals were replaced by the Gupta's numeral system
a. Greek Numerals
b. Roman Numerals
c. Gaelic Numerals
d. Egyptian Numerals
b. Roman Numerals
Which statement is correct about the geography of South Asia
a.The Bay of Bengal is to the North of South Asia
b.The Bay of Bengal is to the South of South Asia
c.The Bay of Bengal is to the East of South Asia
d.The Bay of Bengal is to the West of South Asia
c.The Bay of Bengal is to the East of South Asia
Why did early civilizations, such as the Indus River Valley Civilization, settle along rivers?
a.Rivers provide protection from invaders
b.All rivers have spiritual importance
c.Rivers provide water and fertile soil
d.Settling near a river allows for better hygiene
c. Rivers provide water and fertile soil
What was the written language of the Aryans?
a.Quipu
b.Nahuatl
c.Sanskrit
d.Cuneiform
c. Sanskrit
What is reincarnation?
a.The belief that you go to heaven after death
b.The belief that your soul is reborn after death
c.The belief that your soul reunites with the universe after death
d.The belief that all life is sacred
b.The belief that your soul is reborn after death
Which of the following is a mathematical achievement of the Guptas?
a.Creation of the decimal system
b.Discovery of Pi
c.The Pythagorean Theorem
d.Creation of irrational numbers
a.Creation of the decimal system
Which statement is correct about the geography of south Asia
a.The Himalayas are in the North in South Asia
b.The Himalayas are in the South in South Asia
c.The Himalayas are in the East in South Asia
d.The Himalayas are in the West of South Asia
a.The Himalayas are in the North in South Asia
Which of the following is NOT a natural barrier that separates South Asia from the rest of the continent?
a.The Bay of Bengal
b.The Himalayan Mountains
c.The Strait of Gibraltar
d.The Thar Desert
c. The Strait of Gibraltar
Who founded the Mauryan Empire?
a.Chandragupta Maurya
b.Ashoka the Great
c.Alexander the Great
d.Siddhartha Guatama
a. Chandragupta Maurya
Who founded Buddhism?
a.Chandragupta II
b.Siddhartha Guatama
c.Mahatma Gandhi
d.Tenzin Gyatso
b.Siddhartha Guatama
Which of the following is NOT an astronomical achievement of the Guptas?
a.Identification of planets
b.Estimating the Earth’s circumference
c.Understanding Earth’s revolution
d.Discovery of the moon orbiting earth
d.Discovery of the moon orbiting earth
What are the two archaeological sites that prove the existence of the Indus River Valley Civilization?
a.Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa
b.Athens and Sparta
c.Machu Picchu and Cuzco
d.Cairo and Thebes
a.Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa
The place where the Ganges River empties into the Bay of Bengal is known as the…
a.Ganges River Delta
b.Ganges River Basin
c.Indus River Delta
d.Brahmaputra River Delta
a. Ganges River Delta
Which of the following is true about the Dalits/Untouchables?
a.They are the only caste that can perform sacrifices
b.They are the merchant caste
c.They are at the top of the caste hierarchy
d.They have no social mobility/cannot move out of their caste
d.They have no social mobility/cannot move out of their caste
What did Buddha reject?
a.The worship of the Ganges
b.The Caste System
c.The belief in reincarnation
d.The idea of Nirvana
b. The Caste System
Which of the following is NOT a medical achievement of the Guptas?
a.C-sections
b.Organ transplants
c.Vaccinations against smallpox
d.Basic plastic surgery
b.Organ transplants