India Quiz Correction Quiz

Base your answer to the question on the speakers’ statements below and on your knowledge of social studies.

Speaker A: “The Eightfold Noble Path and Four Noble Truths as expressed by Siddhartha Gautama are the foundations of our faith.”

Speaker B: “There is one God and His name is Allah and his truth has been revealed to us through his prophet Mohammed.”

Speaker C: “The Ten Commandments and the teachings of the Gospels guide us in our quest for a fulfilling spiritual life.”

Speaker D: “To achieve union with atman, we must pass through many births and acquire good karma by being obedient to moral laws and societal regulations.”

Which of the following claims is supported by the quotes above?

• Speaker A believes in reincarnation

• Speaker B believes in reincarnation.

• Speaker C believes in reincarnation.

• Speaker D believes in reincarnation.

Base your answer to the question on the speakers’ statements below and on your knowledge of social studies.

Speaker A: “The Eightfold Noble Path and Four Noble Truths as expressed by Siddhartha Gautama are the foundations of our faith.”

Speaker B: “There is one God and His name is Allah and his truth has been revealed to us through his prophet Mohammed.”

Speaker C: “The Ten Commandments and the teachings of the Gospels guide us in our quest for a fulfilling spiritual life.”

Speaker D: “To achieve union with atman, we must pass through many births and acquire good karma by being obedient to moral laws and societal regulations.”

The belief systems have the same founder. Identify one similarity between the belief systems practiced by Speaker A and D.

• The belief systems have the same founder.

• The belief systems originated in India.

• The belief systems are monotheistic.

• The belief systems once endorsed the caste system.

Base your answer on the diagram and on your knowledge of social studies.

What statement is best supported by the information in the diagram?

• Buddhists support the use of violence when it is required.

• Buddhists believe in reincarnation.

• Buddhists support the caste system.

• Buddhists use meditation to practice controlling their thoughts.

Base your answer to the question on the map below and on your knowledge of social studies.

Source: Ellis and Esler, World History: Connections to Today. Prentice Hall, 2003 (adapted) from the NYS Global History and Geography Regents Exam.

Which reason for the location of the city of Pataliputra is supported by the map?

• Paltaliputra was located near a river

• Paltaliputra was the location of an important Hindu shrine

• Paltaliputra was located near the Arabian Sea

• Paltaliputra was first established by the Gupta Empire

Base your answer to the question on the map below and on your knowledge of social studies.

Source: Ellis and Esler, World History: Connections to Today. Prentice Hall, 2003 (adapted) from the NYS Global History and Geography Regents Exam.

What is one effect of the extension of the Maurya Empire about 260 BC?

• Rule by a Christian king

• Influence of Confucianism on government policy

• Spread of Buddhism to those regions

• Spread of Daoist beliefs in schools

Which generalization is best supported by the information on this map?

• No trade occurred between East Africa and the Persian Gulf region.

• The monsoon winds influenced trade between East Africa and India.

• Trading states developed primarily in the interior of East Africa.

• Trade encouraged the spread of Islam from East Africa to Arabia.

What statement is best supported by the information in the diagram?

• The Gupta Emperors did not support the caste system.

• Buddhists followed the caste system to provide order in their community

• The caste system enabled Hindus to choose where they lived.

• The caste system determined what occupations one could have.

In classical India, during the rule of the Gupta Dynasty

• Vaisyas were more respected than Brahmins.

• Hinduism spread to regions throughout Asia.

• Someone born into the Sudra caste could not marry someone born to the Kshatriya caste

• The caste system was abolished

Identify one effect the caste system had on Hindus during the Gupta Empire.

• Hindus followed their caste-duty to be reincarnated in a higher caste.

• Hindus followed Siddhartha Gautama's teaching to guide their lives

• Hindus followed Muhammad's teaching to guide their lives

• Hindus believed that no matter what they did, they would be reborn in the same caste in the next life.

Which concept is most closely associated with this map of Asia?

• nonalignment

• urbanization

• colonization

• cultural diffusion