Ancient India

What are the two major rivers of Ancient India?

• Tigris & Euphrates
• Nile & Blue Nile
• Indus & Ganges
• Huang He & Yangtze

What was the name of the written language of the Ancient Indian civilization?

• cuneiform
• Sanskrit
• hieroglyphics
• Hindi

The four classes (varnas) in the caste system are: 

• Pharaoh, priests, artisans, slaves
• Brahman, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras
• King, queen, princes, lords
• Shogun, samurai, governors, artisans

A social group that one is born into and cannot be change is called a

• cast
• family
• raja
• caste

The universal spirit of the Hindu religion is called...

• Re
• Shiva
• Brahman
• Vishnu

 Karma is...

• a state of wisdom
• the idea of passing through many lives to be united with Brahman
• the consequences of how a person lives
• divine law that requires people to perform the duties of their caste

Buddhism originated in which country?

• China
• Korea
• Thailand
• India

Who founded Buddhism?

• Siddhartha Gautama
• The Brahman
• Ramayana
• Mahabharata

Buddha means...

• All Wise One
• The Enlightened One
• Your Majesty
• The Creator

Buddhists follow the guidance of which set of rules?

• Four Noble Truths & Eightfold Path
• Ten Commandments
• Book of the Living & Book of the Dead
•  Torah & the Bible