Ancient India Review

Which of the following body of water DOES NOT border India

• Bay of Bengal

• Mediterranean Sea

• Arabian Sea

• Indian Ocean

The mountain range in northeast India is called

• Hindu Kush

• Thar Mountains

• Himalayas

• Deccan Plateau

A large landmass that is smaller than a continent

• country

• subcontinent

• state

• subdivision

The Harappan civilization developed in the valley of what river?

• The Nile

• The Indus

• The Tigris

• The EUphrates

Aryan leaders of villages were called what?

• vedas

• atmans

• rajas

• brahmins

The highest level of the caste system was called what?

• Sudras

• Kshatriyas

• Brahmins

• Untouchables

effects that good or bad actions have on a person's soul

• dharma

• karma

• reincarnation

• nirvana

The main goal of people that follow Buddhism is what?

• to spread the religion and become missionaries

• to meditate each day for several hours

• to fast for weeks at a time

• to reach a state of nirvana

The greatest leader of the Mauryan Empire

• Candragupta Maurya

• Asoka

• Siddhartha Guatama

• Brahman

The caste you were in was determined by what?

• money

• religion

• birth

• name