India Review

The Indian subcontinent is part of the continent of 

• Asia
• Africa
• South America
• Europe

Most Indus Valley people lived in

• small towns
• large cities
• trading communities
• farming villages

One of the beliefs of Jainism is

• Life is full of suffering
• Brahman is the one universal spirit
• all life is sacred
• Buddha is a teacher not a god

Ashoka was the first ruler to promote

• Hinduism
• Jainism
• Ahimsa
• Buddhism

Which of the following correctly describes Hindu epics?

• They were never written down.
• They were among the last works to be written in Sanskrit.
• They were examples of ancient Indian architecture.
•  They taught moral lessons through interesting stories.

In India’s leading families, boys often had this person teach them until they attended school in the city.

• guru
• raja
• suttee
• ama

What are the 3 major rivers in India?

• Euphrates, Indus, Nile
• Tigris, Euphrates, Jordan
• Nile, Jordan, Ganges
• Brahmaputra, Indus, Ganges

The dry highlands found in central India are known as the

• Eastern Ghats
• Deccan Plateau
• Himalaya Mountains
• Ganges Plain

What group of people developed a written language called Sanskrit?

• Egyptians
• Mesopotamians
• Aryans
• Israelites

In Jainism, ahimsa means

• to practice nonviolence toward all living things
• a feeling of perfect happiness
• the rebirth of the soul
• life is full of suffering