Ancient India

What body of water did the people of India have to cross to reach the overland trade route from Burma to China?

• the Mediterranean Sea
• the Arabian Sea
• the Bay of Bengal
• the Indian Ocean

Which Indian empire, which was called the Golden Age, allowed people to practice the religion of their choice?

• Huna
• Gupta
• Arya
• Maurya

Which of the following does not describe Hinduism?

•  The goal is to reach Nirvana.
• one of the world’s oldest religions
• There is no founder.
• The divine being is known as Brahman.

Which could best be added to the chart about the discoveries at the ancient Indian cities uncovered in 1922? 

•  hundreds of mummies
• the Constitution of India
•  the Sanskrit writing system that people still use today
• a large fort or citadel

Which statement best describes India's caste system?

• There were four basic caste groups, and people could not change their caste.
• Working hard could improve a person’s caste.
• The Untouchables were the highest class, because no one could touch their greatness.
• In India today, it is legal to treat someone differently because of their caste.

The belief that your past actions determine what happens to you in this life is known as _________.

• vegetarianism
• ahimsa
• karma
• dharma

Asoka, third king of the Maurya Empire, made a tremendous change in the history of his country when he stopped waging war and dedicated his life to peace. Which religion did he follow and spread to millions of people in India and Asia?

• Buddhism
•  Islam
• Hinduism
• Judaism

What is the national animal of the country of India today?

•  the peacock
•  the Bengal tiger
• the cobra
•  the snow leopard

Which group of people left behind books of religious hymns called Vedas?

• Huna
• Gupta
• Arya
• Maurya

Who was the man whose quest for truth and ways to stop suffering earned him the name of Buddha and started the Buddhist religion?

• Chandragupta Maurya
• Mohammed
• Jesus
•  Siddhartha Gautama