WH Unit 4 Review

Who was Siddhartha Gautama?

• Founder of the Mauryan Empire

• Founder of Buddhism

• Indian mathematician who created the concept of "zero"

• Famous Gupta king who ruled through Buddhist teachings

Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, and Sudras were four divisions of ancient Indian society known as the _________ system

• Yoga

• Karma

• Dharma

• Varna

Ancient Indians excelled in the science of

• Astronomy

• Biology

• Chemistry

• Physics

Buddhists believed that one reached enlightenment by

• Worshipping the gods

• Rejecting the concept of reincarnation

• Following the Middle Path

• Practicing self-restraint and self-denial

A common belief shared by Hindus and Buddhists is that

• There were many gods, each of whom had human characteristics

• Humans can merge with a single universal force

• The way to end desire is to follow the Middle Path

• All we are is the result of what we have thought

A person's caste was difficult to escape because it was based on

• The practice of yoga

• The Bhagavad Gita

• Beliefs about religious purity

• Ideas about wealth

Indian civilization flourished around which rivers?

• Indus and Ganges

• Yellow and Red

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Seine and Danube

The Indian peninsula is bordered by all of the following geographical features EXCEPT which?

• Himalaya Mountains

• Indian Ocean

• Kushan Range

• Gobi Desert

The Golden Age of Indian Civilization occurred under which empire?

• Kushan

• Gupta

• Mauryan

• Aryan

Which of the following leaders is considered the greatest in Indian history?

• Chandragupta Maurya

• Asoka

• Gandhi

• Shiva