Ashoka was an important leader of the
a. Aryans.
b. Gupta Empire.
c. Indus Valley people.
d. Mauryan Empire.
d. Mauryan Empire.
100
Monsoon winds bring pouring rains to India during which season?
a. fall
b. spring
c. summer
d. winter
c. summer
100
Which king eventually rejected violence and embraced Buddhism?
a. Ashoka
b. Chandra Gupta Maurya
c. Krishna
d. Lakshmi
a. Ashoka
100
In early India,
a. women had more rights than men.
b. individuals lived only with their immediate families.
c. men had more rights than women.
d. women attended public schools.
c. men had more rights than women.
100
Which of the following was an important contribution of Indian mathematicians of the Gupta period?
a. the development of physics
b. the development of geometry
c. explaining the idea of infinity
d. the idea of fractions
c. explaining the idea of infinity
200
This Indian leader conquered weak kingdoms left by Alexander the Great.
a. Ashoka
b. Chandra Gupta Maurya
c. Hari Krishna
d. Vishnu
b. Chandra Gupta Maurya
200
The dry highlands found in central India are known as the
a. Deccan Plateau.
b. Eastern Ghats.
c. Ganges Plain.
d. Himalaya
a. Deccan Plateau.
200
Ahimsa is a key value of
a. Altruism.
b. Buddhism.
c. Hinduism.
d. Jainism.
d. Jainism.
200
In India’s leading families, boys often had this person teach them until they attended school in the city.
a. ama
b. guru
c. raja
d. suttee
b. guru
200
Indian astronomers proposed the theory that the Earth
a. revolved around the sun.
b. was flat.
c. was shrinking.
d. was the center of the universe.
a. revolved around the sun.
300
One example of an Indus Valley trade item would be _____________.
a. cotton cloth
b. steel tools
c. ships
d. marble
a. cotton cloth
300
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According to the map, the Gupta Empire at its widest point is about how many miles across?
a. 100
b. 500
c. 1,000
d. 1,500
d. 1,500
300
“Life is full of suffering” is one of the
a. Four Noble Truths.
b. Ten Commandments.
c. Upanishads.
d. Vedic teachings.
a. Four Noble Truths.
300
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According to the diagram, which group includes warriors and rulers?
a. Brahmins
b. Kshatriyas
c. Sudras
d. Vaisyas
b. Kshatriyas
300
The ancient Hindus played musical instruments such as
a. flutes.
b. guitars.
c. pianos.
d. violins.
a. flutes.
400
India’s ancient people relied on three major rivers for
a. defense and hunting.
b. farming, transportation, and trade.
c. fishing and religion.
d. construction and empire-building.
b. farming, transportation, and trade.
400
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According to the Gupta Empire map, the Hindu Kush are located closest to which river?
a. Arabian
b. Ganges
c. Indus
d. Nile
c. Indus
400
The belief that people pass through many lives is called
a. dharma.
b. karma.
c. reincarnation.
d. reunification.
c. reincarnation.
400
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According to the diagram, the Vaisyas are
a. common people.
b. priests.
c. unskilled laborers.
d. untouchables.
a. common people.
400
Which of these statements correctly describes the lives of women in early India?
a. They had to finish 12 years of education before marrying.
b. They inherited property before men.
c. They often became priests.
d. They were usually educated at home.
d. They were usually educated at home.
500
Which of the following determined a person’s job, social group, and marriage in early India?
a. ahimsa
b. British colonial rule
c. caste system
d. the Eightfold Path
c. caste system
500
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According to the Gupta Empire map, which of the following bordered the Gupta Empire to the north?
a. Arabian Sea
b. Bay of Bengal
c. Himalaya
d. India
c. Himalaya
500
Buddhism became popular in part because it did not support
a. the caste system.
b. dharma.
c. the Hindu gods.
d. life after death.
a. the caste system.
500
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Which of the following groups not shown in the diagram would appear below the Sudras?
a. common people
b. priests
c. servants
d. Untouchables
d. Untouchables
500
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According to the diagram, which group in the caste system is the smallest?
a. Brahmins
b. Kshatriyas
c. Sudras
d. Vaisyas