Ancient India

What was the name of the written language of the Ancient Indian civilization?

• cuneiform
• Sanskrit
• hieroglyphics
• Hindi

Where did all of these civilizations develop?

● Mesopotamia

● Egypt

● India

• in river valleys

• in the mountian range

• in the coastal region

• in the rain forest region

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

• The Vedas

Two major religions that developed in India are

• Buddhism and Hinduism
• Hinduism and Judaism
• Judaism and Polytheism
• Monotheism and Polytheism 

The belief that one can be reborn many times is called

• karma
• nirvana
• reincarnation

What you do in this life determines what happens in the next life is __________.

• dharma
• reincarnation
• rebirth
• karma

What was the only way that someone could gain entrance into a higher caste?

• Become a skilled warrior or buy land
• Live a good life and be reincarnated into a higher caste
• Marry someone in a higher caste
• Provide money and sacrifices to the priests

What determined what caste a person belonged to?

• They were born into whatever caste their parents belonged to.
• At age 12, children were tested over skills and knowledge to see where their achievement placed them.
• The priests assigned the caste when a child reached adulthood.
• Everyone began life as a Dalit, but moved up if they pleased the gods.

Which group of people ranked highest on the caste system?

• warrior
• priests
• farmers
• merchants

How did Buddha's story begin?

• He was a king who had many servants

• Buddha was a peasant who found happiness

• He was a prince who left his wealth and power to figure out how to end suffering

• Buddha was always a monk