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Thousands of years ago, India's first civilization grew along the river marked on the map by which letter?

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W

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What inference can you make about the people of Harrapa and Mohenjo-Daro from the statement: Both Harrapa and Mohenjo-Daro were well planned cities.?

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They were highly skilled and organized.

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The Buddha accepted which of the following ideas from Hinduism? reincarnation, Brahmanism, the caste system, belief in many deities

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reincarnation

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What caused many people, especially Untouchables and Indians in the lower jati (caste system), to accept the Buddha's message?

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Buddhism was a simpler religion and allowed you to reach Nirvana in fewer lifetimes.

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Which of the following was one effect of Ashoka becoming a Buddhist?
- He expanded the size of his empire.
- He conquered many Indian kingdoms.
- He became a man of peace.
- He fought against his brother for power.

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He became a man of peace.

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In Chapter 4: Mesopotamia, you learned about a great epic called the Epic of Gilgamesh. Which of the following is also an epic poem you have studied during Chapter 9: Ancient India? Hammurabi's Code, the Mahabharata, the Book of the Dead, Sanskrit

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the Mahabharata

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Early India's important contributions to world civilization included which of the following? inventing the plow and the wheel, introducing zero to the number system, creating sundials, developing the world's first calendar

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introducing zero to the number system

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Buddhism and Hinduism both originated in which country?

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India

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subcontinent

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a large landmass that is smaller than a continent

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monsoon

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seasonal wind, especially in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia