Topic 4: Early Civilizations of India

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What did the pillars Asoka put up after the Battle of Kalinga represent?

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They represented his regret of the lost lives and his conversion to Buddhism.

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What is in the Bhagavad-Gita?

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Key Hindu beliefs

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The Vedas stated that Indo-Aryans were first

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herders

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Who was the main supreme being in Hinduism?

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Brahmin

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What made it easy for Hinduism to spread?

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The inclusion of many Gods

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People in the Gupta Empire were not classified as citizens and had no rights. True or False?

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False

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The Bhagavad-Gita says that there is no birth or death of the soul, and that it is eternal. Which one of these does this illustrate? karma, reincarnation, atheism

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reincarnation

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What were granaries used for in the Indus Valley?

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To store surplus crops

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There are Four Noble Truths in Buddhism. Which must one overcome to end all suffering?

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All selfish desires

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A fable is a short story with a moral.

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True