Chapter 9 Review: Ancient India

In India’s leading families, boys often had this person teach them until they attended school in the city.

• ama

• guru

• raja

• suttee

The ancient Hindus played musical instruments such as

• flutes

• guitars

• pianos

• violins

This Indian leader conquered weak kingdoms left by Alexander the Great.

• Ashoka

• Chandra Gupta Maurya

• Hari Krishna

• Vishnu

Buddhism became popular in part because it did not support

• the jati social system

• dharma

• the Hindu gods

• life after death

Which king eventually rejected violence and embraced Buddhism?

• Ashoka

• Chandra Gupta Maurya

• Krishna

• Lakshmi

Which of the following determined a person’s job, social group, and marriage in early India?

• ahimsa

• British colonial rule

• jati social system

• the Eightfold Path

Which religion believes that the way to stop suffering is to stop desire?

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Jainism

• Judaism

Many Indian marriages even today are

• arranged

• freely made by the husband and wife

• worshipped

• between men and women living long distances apart

The belief that people pass through many lives is called

• dharma

• karma

• reincarnation

• reunification

According to the diagram, which group includes warriors and rulers?

• Brahmins

• Kshatriyas

• Sudras

• Vaisyas