Ancient India Review

Which river empties into the Arabian Sea?

• Indus

• Nile

• Ganges

• Tigris

This system determines a person's job, social group, and marriage.

• Arabic-Indian

• Caste

• Buddhism

• None of these

The belief that people pass through many lives is called what?

• Saturation

• Consternation

• Reunification

• Reincarnation

Which social group is made up of warriors and rulers?

• Brahmin

• Vaishya

• Sudra

• Kshatriya

Which social group is made up of priests/religious men?

• Sudra

• Brahmin

• Kshatriya

• Vaisyas

Hindus and Buddhists both believe that their next life will be affected by what?

• Monotheism

• Karma

• Nirvana

• Reincarnation

Who is Siddhartha Guatama?

• Founder of Hinduism

• Founder of Buddhism

• An Egyptian Pharaoh

• A Mesopotamian Ruler

One idea that Buddha teaches is that "Life is full of suffering". This is part of what philosophy?

• Ten Commandments

• Four Noble Truths

• Upanishads

• Vedic teachings

One of Hinduism's major beliefs is in what?

• Reincarnation

• Embalming

• The Torah

• The Ten Commandments

What were ancient India's most significant contributions and achievements?

• hierglyphics, pyramids, embalming

• the alphabet, rule of law, monotheism

• medicine, the number zero, Arabic

• plow, wheel, sails