Ancient India review

What river is labeled on this map?  

• Indus 
• Ganges
• Euphrates 
• Brahmaputra 

Indian mathematicians were able to make great advances in the 3rd and 2nd century BCE, in part because of their development

• Invention of addition 
• use of the calculator
• developing  the concept of zero
• the abacus 

People in India who live outside of the caste system. These people are shunned from society and usually have undesirable jobs.

• Untouchables 
• Shudras
• Kshatriya 
•  Vaishya

Important Indian dynasty that brought about a golden age in the development of the arts, sciences, and religion.

• Xia
• Shang 
• Gupta 
• Zhou 

The Four Noble Truths are associated with what religion? 

• Confucianism 
• Taoism 
• Hinduism 
• Buddhism 

What is the spiritual goal of Hinduism? 

• To reach heaven 
• Moksha, to escape the cycle of death and rebirth 
• To bathe in the Ganges 
• To become a cow 

The sum total of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences.

• Tao 
• Dharma 
• Karma 
• The force 

The soul or spirit of a person beginning life in a new body after death. This is a central tenant in Hinduism and also a feature of Buddhism known as rebirth.

• Reincarnation 
• Karma 
• Dharma 
• Taoism 

Which group within the caste system has the most influence and power? 

• Vaishya 
• Brahmins
• Sudra 
• Kshatriya

Why were the Indians dependent on the summer monsoons?

• They brought rain & without them there would be drought
• The cold winds felt god in the summertime
• Without them, they could't travel down the river
• Monsoons encouraged animal migration