Why was the settlement of India’s early civilizations near the Indus River important to economic growth?

• Because people had a plentiful supply of food,
  the could spend time making and doing other
  things.
• People traded their extra food and goods with
  other people.
• As wealth grew from trade, people built larger
  cities.
• all of the above

In ancient India’s caste system, which social class was the smallest?

• Brahmins
• Kshatriyas
• Vaisyas
• Sudras

Which king eventually rejected violence and embraced Buddhism?

• Ashoka
• Chandra Gupta Maurya
• Krishna
• Lakshmi

What belief or practice do Hinduism and
Buddhism have in common?

• a person’s rank based on birth
• meditation
• worship of many gods
• elaborate rituals

Which characteristic below is true of
Buddhism, but not of Hinduism?

• belief in reincarnation
• origins in India
• emphasis on fasting
• historical founder

Under which group did the caste system
emerge in India?

• Aryans
• Guptas
• Harappans
• Mauryans

The Hindu deities Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva represent

• the children of Brahman.
• examples of the varna system.
• different stages of the soul as it strives for
  moksha.
• different sides of Brahman, the one universal
  spirit.

What early Indian invention had a great impact on the study of mathematics and science?

• the telescope
• the symbol “0”
• the printing press
• hieroglyphics