Ancient India

Siddharta Guatama searched for the meaning of human life by

• teaching the Vedas
• fasting and meditation
• studying with missionaries
• aquiring wealth

Which religious writings tell about Aryan society and the Aryan invasion of India?

• the Ramayana
• the Varnas
• the Bhagavad Gita
• the Vedas

How did the flooding  of the Indus River support the rise of early civilizations?

• It formed a path through the mountains.
• It left behind a layer of fertile silt.
• It brought a water to the desert.
• It restored the water lost in monsoons.

What helped Chandragupta Maurya rule the Mauryan Empire.

• few taxes
• a complex government
• strict religious teachings 
• help from the buddha

Members of the kshatriya castes worked as

• traders and farmers 
• priests and teachers 
• rulers and warriors 
• workers and servants

The Buddha accepted which of the following ideas from Hinduism

• reincarnation
• Bramanism
• The caste system
• animal sacrifce

Ancient Indian scientific achievements included all of the following except

• indculations
• the concept of zero
• silk production
• metallurgy

What traditions does Mahabharata contain?

• The Eightfold path
• the teachings of Buddha 
• writing about Hindu 
• rules for the caste system

Which sacred texts from Brahmanism influenced Hinduism?

• The Vedas and the Upanishads
• The Varnas and the Stupas 
• The Ramayana and the Guptas
• Bhagavad Gita and the Kalidasa

Which geographic feature might have prevented Buddhist missionaries from traveling directly north into Tibet and China?

• The Gobi desert
• The Bay of Bengal
• The Indus River
• The Himalayas