Ancient India

A sacred text from Hinduism is:

• The Vedas

• The Old & New Testament

• The Torah

• The Giving Tree

The mountain range to the north, in India, is the __________________.

• Adirondacks
• Rockies
• Himalayas
• Alps

In Ancient India, they had 'levels of society' called the ____________________.

• Caste system
• Donald Trump club
• Upper, Middle, and Lower class
• Dora the Explorer club

Hinduism believes in __________ which is the process of birth, life, death, and rebirth.

• Karma
• Reincarnation
• heaven
• the afterlife

The Indian language?

• Hieroglyphics
• Cuneiform
• Chinese
• Sanskrit

Dharma refers to one's ________________________________

• family status

• personal duty

• nirvana

• prayer life

What number system did the Indian mathematicians invent?

• Multiplication
• Division
• Fractions
• Decimals

Which lists the castes in order from highest to lowest?

• Brahmins, Vaisyas, Sudra, Kshatriyas, Dalits (Untouchables)

• Sudra, Brahmins, Dalits (Untouchables), Vaisyas, Kshatriyas

• Vaiyas, Sudra, Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Dalits (Untouchables)

• Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudra, Dalits (Untouchables)

India is called a sub-continent because:

• It is surrounded by the Indian Ocean.

• It is separated from the rest of Africa by rivers.

• It is separated from the rest of Asia by the Himalayan mountain ranges.

• The Himalayas run down the middle of it.

Which of the following could people do only within their caste?

• marry.
• eat with.
• be friends with.
• all of the above.