Flashcard on Ancient India

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Why is India referred to as a subcontinent?

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it is a large land mass that is a distinct part of a continent.

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Ancient India developed the most rigid social hierarchical ordering system of its time, called what?

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caste.

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Which factor contributed most to the spread of Buddhism from India to China? Options: trade connections, forced migrations, military conquests, religious intolerance

Back

trade connections

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The caste system developed in what region of the world?

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India

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How are Buddhism and Hinduism similar?

Back

Both believe in a form of reincarnation

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How did the Himalayan mountain range affect the development of ancient India?

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The mountains provided a natural barrier for protection.

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Why is the Gupta reign called the Golden Age of Hindu Culture?

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Learning, literature and art flourished

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Which statement can best be supported by the information shown on this map? Options: By 260 B.C., the Mauryan Empire extended north into Central China. The Mauryan Empire controlled more of the Indian subcontinent than the Gupta Empire did. Most of the Gupta Empire was located on the Deccan Plateau. The economies of India’s early empires were based on trade.

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The Mauryan Empire controlled more of the Indian subcontinent than the Gupta Empire did.

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What similarity did the Indus and Ganges Rivers share?

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They provided transportation routes that connected distant peoples.

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What were the two major cities that developed in the Indus River Valley?

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Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro