Chapter 6 Review - Ancient India

Which word best describes a large land mass that is smaller than a continent?

• country

• subcontinent

• state

• region

What are the two major rivers of Ancient India?

• Tigris & Euphrates
• Nile & Blue Nile
• Indus & Ganges
• Huang He & Yangtze

What are the seasonal winds that blow cold, dry air in the winter and warm, wet air and pouring rains in the summer?

• Monsoons

• Tornadoes

• Typhoons

• Earthquakes

What was the name of the written language developed by the Aryans?

• cuneiform

• Sanskrit

• hieroglyphics

• Hindi

Reincarnation is...

• a state of perfect happiness and peace

• the idea of passing through many lives to be united with Brahman

• the consequences of how a person lives

• divine law that requires people to perform the duties of their caste

Karma is...

• a state of perfect happiness and peace

• the idea of passing through many lives to be united with Brahman

• the consequences of how a person lives

• divine law that requires people to perform the duties of their caste

Dharma is...

• a state of perfect happiness and peace

• the idea of passing through many lives to be united with Brahman

• the consequences of how a person lives

• divine law that requires people to perform the duties of their caste

Buddhists follow the guidance of which two sets of rules?

• Torah & the Bible

• The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path

• Book of the Living & Book of the Dead

• Mahabharata and the Ramayana

Who founded Buddhism?

• Buddha or Enlightened One

• The Brahman

• Siva

• Asoka

What did King Ashoka help spread by building roads, hospitals, and shrines?

• Hinduism
• Buddhism
• Christianity
• Islam