Ancient India Post-Assessment

The earliest civilizations in India developed along which river?

• Indus
• Ganges
• Brahmaputra
• Krishna

The people of which varna (caste) in early India had the hardest lives?

• Brahmins
• Kshatriyas
• Sudras
• Vaisyas

What is the main goal of people who follow Buddhism as it was taught by Buddha?

• Wealth
• Rebirth
• Missionary work
• Reaching nirvana

Which Indian ruler greatly enlarged his empire before giving up violence and promoting the spread of Buddhism?

• Candragupta Maurya
• Asoka
• Buddha
• Mahavira

Read the passage below. According to this passage, what will a person find if he has inner strength and self control?
"From anger comes confusion;
from confusion memory lapses;
from broken memory understanding is lost;
from loss of understand, he is ruined.
But a man of inner strength
whose senses experience objects
without attraction and hatred,
in self control, finds serenity."
-Bhagavad Gita

• Confusion
• Loss of understanding
• Serenity
• Anger

Early India's contributions to world civilization included:

• Developing the world's first calendar
• Creating what is now called algebra
• Inventing the plow and the wheel
• Introducing zero the number system

According to Hindu teachings, the universal spirit of which everything in the world is part of is called:

• Vishnu
• Brahman
• Siva
• Buddha

The ______ alphabet made it easier for people in the Mediterranean world to read and write.

• Phoenician
• Harappan
• Egyptian
• Babylonian

The _____ civilization was centered around the Indus River and was known for its planned cities and advanced sewer systems.

• Harappan
• Egyptian
• Sumerian
• Babylonian

Southern Asia is more mountainous than Northern Asia because of the:

• Hindu Kush Mountains
• Himalayan Mountains
• Mt. McKinley
• Mt. Kilimanjaro