Geography of Ancient India
A seasonal wind pattern that causes wet and dry seasons.
A. Monsoons
B. Typhoons
C. Hurricanes
D. Tropical Storms
A. monsoons?
A Hindu and Buddhist belief that souls are born and reborn many times, each time into a new body.
A. Dharma
B. Reincarnation
C. Karma
D. Death
B. reincarnation?
After a mysterious decline, this ancient city on the Indus River was conquered by the Aryans.
A. Harappa
B. Mohenjo-Daro
C. Egypt
D. St. Augustine
B. Mohenjo-Daro
The main religion of India; it teaches that everything is part of a universal spirit called Brahman.
A. Monotheism
B. Buddhism
C. Hinduism
D. Christianity
C. Hinduism?
Chandragupta commanded a huge army that included 9,000 of these animals, which struck fear into the hearts of his opponents.
A. Tigers
B. Lions
C. Monkeys
D. Elephants
D. Elephants
The rivers that flooded, leaving a layer of silt, creating fertile soil, just like the Tigris and Euphrates in Mesopotamia and the Nile in Egypt.
A. Tigris and Euphrates
B. Indus and Euphrates
C. Nile and Indus
D. Indus and Ganges
D. Indus River and Ganges River
Ashoka built numerous ______________ all over his empire as places of worship for Buddhists.
A. Ziggurats
B. Stupas
C. Churches
D. Pyramids
B. Stupas
The division of Indian society into groups based on rank, wealth, or occupation.
A. Caste system
B. Pyramids
C. Rajas
D. Ziggurats
A. caste system?
A religion based on the teachings of Buddha.
A. Hinduism
B. Buddhism
C. Monotheism
D. Christianity
B. Buddhism?
Ancient Indian wrote _________, which were stories focused on morals or learning a lesson. They were written in _____________.
A. Epics, Sanskrit
B. Poems, Cuneiform
C. Epics, Latin
D. Sanskrit, Epics
A. Epics, Sanskrit
A large landmass that is smaller than a continent, such as India.
A. Continent
B. Subcontinent
C. Dharma
D. Island
B. subcontinent?
In Hinduism, the religious and moral duties of each person.
A. Karma
B. Reincarnation
C. Dharma
D. 4 Noble Truths
C. Dharma?
The number of Varnas, or social divisions in Aryan society.
A. 4
B. 5
C. 1
D. 10
A. 4
Someone who works to spread religious beliefs.
A. Scribe
B. Varna
C. Raja
D. Missionary
D. Missionary
What are two mathematical contributions the Gupta Empire made?
A. 100 and Geometry
B. 10 and Algebra
C. 0 and Algebra
D. Nothing
C. Zero and Algebra
The highest mountains in the world separating India from the rest of Asia.
A. Himalayas
B. Hindu Kush
C. Arabian Mountains
D. Rocky Mountains
A. Himalayas?
Once you follow the 4 Noble Truths, Buddha taught that you should follow __________________ to end your desires, which in turn would end your suffering.
A. Sixfold Path
B. Eightfold Path
C. Ninefold Path
D. Nothing
B. Eightfold Path
The ancient Indus Valley ruins of Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa have evidence of gridded streets, indoor plumbing, and fortified walls. This shows that these early people had knowledge of ____________ and ___________
(Hint: two academic areas. Think of your classes)
A. Math and Science
B. History and Math
C. Math and Drama
D. History and Drama
A. Math and Science
Siddhartha Gautama, a member of the warrior class, sought enlightenment and changed his name to reflect his pursuit.
A. Raja
B. Karma
C. Buddha
D. Brother
C. Buddha
Chandragupta's grandson and last major emperor of India's Maurya empire. He is credited with having built the greatest empire in India's history and he helped spread Buddhism.
A. Buddha
B. Hatshepsut
C. Ashoka
D. Harappa
C. Ashoka
Just like ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt, the earliest civilizations in India would have been found near what geographical feature?
A. Mountains
B. Oceans
C. Rivers
D. Plateaus
C. Rivers
In Buddhism, a state of perfect peace.
A. Nirvana
B. Karma
C. Brahman
D. Dharma
A. nirvana?
According to Hindu beliefs ________________ is the force that controls what life you'll be born into.
A. Karma
B. Dharma
C. Reincarnation
D. Death
A. Karma
In the 4 Noble Truths, the first truth tells everyone life is full of ____________.
A. Happiness
B. Death
C. Peace
D. Suffering
D. Suffering
After winning the Battle of Kalinga, Ashoka sought all of the violence and bloodshed and became to committed to non-violence and ending warfare. Because of what he experienced he changed his religion to ___________________.
A. Hinduism
B. Polytheism
C. Buddhism
D. Monotheism
C. Buddhism