Ancient India and China

Which of these is a Hindu belief?

• Anyone can achieve nirvana

• A person's status in life is a result of how they lived their previous life.

• An individual does not have a soul.

• Demonic forces try to keep people from living good lives.

Which of these is a Buddhist belief?

• Conquer your enemies for glory

• Desire is the cause of suffering.

• The cow is a sacred animal.

• The right ceremonies and rituals will result in enlightenment.

Buddhism was founded by

• Ghandi

• Alexander the Great

• Siddartha Gautama

• Chandragupta Maurya

The belief that if you do bad things in this life you will suffer for it in the next life.

• Karma

• Dharma

• Parma

• Farma

Buddhism was created in.....

• Tibet

• China

• Vietnam

• India

The highest position in the Indian caste system was....

• Brahmins

• Kshatriyas

• Vaishyas

• Shudras

The working class in the caste system was

• Brahmins

• Kshatriyas

• Vaishyas

• Shudras

This Indian ruler converted to Buddhism after witnessing the carnage of a great battle.

• Chandragupta Maurya

• Ashoka

• Alexander the Great

• Ramses

This ancient Indian ruler unified much of northern India and took some areas from what remained of Alexander's empire.

• Chandra Gupta

• Ashoka

• Leonidas

• Siddartha Gautama

The one word that would best describe Ashoka's reign would be....

• militaristic

• peaceful

• tyranny

• oppressive