Ancient India Post Test Review

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What led the emperor Ashoka to become less harsh and warlike during his reign?

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A destructive military victory caused him to adopt Buddhist ideas.

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Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya, and Sudra are all part of a class system related to which religious tradition?

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Hindu

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What responsibility would belong to a member of the Brahmin caste in ancient India?

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performing a religious ceremony

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What responsibility would belong to a member of the Sudra caste in ancient India?

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carrying goods from a market to a customer's home

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Arjuna belonged to which caste?

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Kshatriya

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In ancient Indian society, someone who owned a shop that sold spices most likely belonged to what caste?

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Vaishya

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Which caste in ancient Indian society had the most number of people?

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Sudra

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What word is used to describe people in ancient Indian society without caste identity?

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untouchables

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What responsibility would be carried out by those in ancient Indian society known as "untouchables"?

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cleaning streets and removing waste

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Born in about 563 BCE in the Himalaya region of present-day India and Nepal, practiced meditation, and found relief from suffering. This information is most closely connected with which religious leader?

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Siddhartha Gautama