India Test Review

The Indus Valley Civilization was one of the first civilizations in the world.  What two cities were at the center of this civilization?

• Hormuz and Rome
• Mohenjo Daro and Harappa
• Indus and Brahmaputra
• Ganges and Indus

The highest Caste is called this:

• Vaisya
• Sudra
• Brahmin
• Kshatriya

What is reincarnation?

• The belief that one's soul is reborn into the next life based on the actions of your present life
• Your soul is gone forever
• The reward for your life force
• The belief that if you do something bad, you'll be rewarded

Siddartha Gautama is known as

• Vishnu

• Bhraman

• Buddha

• Shiva

What causes human suffering in Buddhism?

• food
• desires
• needs
• hate

The Eightfold Path is a belief of Hinduism

• True
• False

Life began in India along the __________ River.

• Nile
• Amazon
• Mississippi
• Indus

What were the Vedas?

• A group of powerful kings
• Religious texts of ancient India
• Major trade cities in ancient India
• A list of laws created for order

___________determines how a person will be reborn.

• dharma
• ahisma
• karma
• moksha

Seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons

• typhoon
• monsoon
• hurricane
• subcontinent